Pingle reports Calgary Liberals poised for leadership choice
Calgary reports Charles Pingle M L A meeting Liberals in the city amid Edmonton conference preparations to select a leader for the Legislature. He says Calgary Liberals are enthusiastic and two names, J. T. Shaw and Mayor Webster, are regarded as likely leadership candidates.
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Webster
J.T. Shaw
Gary
Hon. C. R
Mit Weil
Calgary
Charles Pingle
M.L
Edmonton
Buchanan
Pingle
J. T. Shaw
Community meeting backs Medicine Hat Havre highway route
In Robinson Alberta on March 20 1926 residents from Josephburg Norton Five Mile Bix Water and surrounding districts urged a highway from Wild Horse to Medicine Hat via Elkwater Lake The meeting endorsed a route through Thelma Elkwater Josephburg Robinson Five Mile Norton Dunmore and asked the Public Works Minister to have engineers inspect the defined route The gathering attracted over a hundred farmers and followed comments from Henry Cavan Andrew Anton and supporters including the Manyberries Board of Trade Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce and government officials.
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Edmonton
Alta
Sir
Josephburg
Robinson School House
Medicine Hat-Havre
Wild Horse
Thelma
Dominion Forest Reserve
Elkwater Lake
Elkwater
Josephsburg
Robinson
Five Mile
Norton
Dunmore
Medicine Hat
Minister of Public Works
Department
Bixwater
North Slope
Josephbureg
Grintey
Ross
Farm Hand 4p on Canadian Farm Ends in Accident
Saskatoon Marel 39 Bation Swillo aged 26, a Czech immigrant and experienced farmer, died after a team bolted when he rode swinging Canadian double trees. He had just arrived from Czecho Slopakia to work on a farm in Sask toony. He leaves a widow in Europe.
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Saskitoony Marel
Bation Swillo
J. Schick
Eschere Ham
Sask
Swillo
Europe
Poetter Sentenced At Police Court For Burglary
At the police court Magistrate Iris sentenced Frank Poetter to ten days hard labor at Lethbridge and a $20 fine on three burglary charges. He is to live with his sister in Montana after serving the term as a condition of leniency. the father agreed. Twelve youths aged 14 to 23 faced sentences for burglary, with Poetter remanded until today for final disposition.
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Iris
Frank Foetter
Lethbridge
Montana
Ellis
Alex MacGregor
Poetter
Frank Poetter
Campeau
Redcliff
Billa
Gang Robberies Tote Near Million In Loot
New York on March 2 police say total loot by a gang led by escaped convict Richard Rose White amounted to about 1 million dollars. Police estimate 750000 was taken in the city over the past year with other robberies in Baltimore Buffalo and New Jersey. Investigators also seek links to several murders across cities in a little more than a year.
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New York
Richard Rose Whittemore
Coughlin
Baltimore
Buffalo
New Jersey
Dunning to Take Seat in Commons This Afternoon
Ottawa March 22 Charles A Dunning minister of Railways and Canals was sworn in as a member of the House of Commons for Regina before the clerk Arthur Beanichese in the railways ministry office He is to be introduced in the House this afternoon by Premier King and possibly Minister W R Motherwell of Agriculture
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Ottawa
Holt
Charles A. Dunning
House of Commons
Regina
Dunning
Arthur Beanichese
House of ‘Commons
King
W.R. Motherwell
Weather outlook: fair and mild across Manitoba Saskatchewan
The forecast calls for fair and mild conditions across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta today and Tuesday with light winds and no precipitation expected in these regions.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Captains Car Burned Near Elkwater Lake
Capt C A Anderson lost his Essex coach to fire Friday while en route to Elk Water Lake to spend the weekend. He had lighter loads to free the car when the engine caught and fire quickly enveloped the vehicle, aided by a high wind, resulting in total loss. Mr Dunlop traveled from Calgary to adjust the loss.
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C. A. Anderson
Htis Essex
Elkwater Lake
Harry Peters
A. P. Bairns
Peters
Capt. Anderson
Dunlop
Calgary
Death of C J Mayhew Calgary Bakery Director
Calgary reports the death of C J Mayhew 41 director of Canadian Bakeries Ltd and former Shelly Bakery executive. He died on the operating table at General Hospital after a ten day illness and removal from his home at 829 Searto..
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Calgary
C. J. Mayhew
Canadian Bakeries, Ltd
Shelly Bakery
General Hospital
Seartoro
Investigation reveals improper restraint at Lethbridge jail
Edmonton reports the dismissal of Deputy Warden Sacker after a special board investigated Alberta Provincial jail practices. The panel found prisoners abused by handcuffing and leg shackles, with 45 minutes to 3 hours of restraint, and urged full punishment-book reporting, better ration rules, and improved infirmary and recordkeeping.
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Edmonton
Lethbridge
Alberta
Franz
Ponoka
Nominations Made For West Middlesex Byelection
Strathroy Ont March 22 Liberal Hon John C Elliott and Conservative Thomas Elliott were nominated for the West Middlesex bye election on March 29 nominations closed at 2 pm A Liberal organizer and a Conservative were among speakers at the public meeting.
French cabinet approves new business tax rise and tobacco levy
Paris reports the French cabinet approved Finance Minister Peeret's plan to raise revenue by higher direct taxes. The business turnover tax would jump from 1.2 to 2 percent, with tobacco taxes also increased. A special account may be opened for voluntary subscriptions to redeem short time bonds.
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Paris
Peeret
M. Peret
Roth No. 1 well reaches limestone after deepening
At noon today the Roth No. 1 well stood down 8 520 feet. The six and five eighth inch hole has been carried 655 feet into the limestone and will be extended as far as the open hole allows. The 8 700 feet of five and three sixteenths inch casing has arrived and was cleared at the Custom office this morning.
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Roth No. 1
Germany May Withdraw Application for League Seat
Berlin reports Foreign Minister Stresemann told the Reichstag Germany reserves the right to withdraw its application for entry into the League of Nations if the commission's council reconstruction decision does not meet Germany's expectations. He criticized obstructionist tactics at Geneva delaying Germany's council seat promised at Locarno.
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Berlin
Stresemann
Reichstag
Germany
League of Nations
Commission
Council
League
Geneva
Locarno
Prohibition Investigations Call Failure Amid Underworld Contacts
Rev Dr James Emphringham, secretary of the Temperance Society, claims his undercover tour in a dozen cities shows prohibition failing after mingling with bell boys bootleggers and underworld members. He spoke from St Luke's Episcopal Church outlining his findings and urging action. Classified ads are praised as fast sellers demonstrated by advertising in The News.
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New York
James Emphringham
Church Tempérance Society
St. Luke’s Episecopal
Emphringham
Three Die In Fire At Restaurant In M E D And B C Town
Smith Alberta March 22 two children and a young woman burned to death when the restaurant and store of Mrs A T Vinocent burned completely The victims were Richard aged 3 Farrar aged 6 and Miss Nellie Cory 19 who had been staying in the house to look after the children The town lies 186 miles north of Edmonton on the Edmonton Davegan and British Columbia railway at the south end of Lesser Slave Lake.
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Richard
Farrar
Nellie Cory
Smith
Edmonton, Davegan
British Columbia
Edmonton
Lesser Slave Lake
Woodsworth Motion to Refuse Responsibility in UK Policy
The House of Commons will discuss Woodsworths motion to refuse responsibility for complications arising from the United Kingdom foreign policy. An all day debate is expected with Premier King and Rt Hon Arthur Meighen likely to participate, Meighens stance drawing attention after his Hamilton speech.
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House OF Commons
Ottawa
J. S. Woodsworth
United
Kingdom
King
Arthur Melghen
Meighen
Hamilton
Last Minute Break in Wheat Sinks Winnipeg Prices
Wheat trading in Winnipeg ended with a sharp late decline mirroring Chicago. October led losses, May at 1.4538, July 1.431, October 1.2838, while overall activity was light and cash markets reported slow. English military inquiries noted for Manitobas amid firmer Liverpool cues.
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Chicago
Manitobas
Liverpool
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