29 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
1
Alberta lawmakers pressed for immediate action on tuberculosis with calls for a provincial sanatorium and stronger reporting. They discussed funding, federal cooperation, and the role of家庭 health services, hospitals, and schools in prevention and treatment.
A bill to incorporate the Red Deer Valley Railway Company was read a first time. The proposed line would run from Princess on the CPR northwest through Red Deer Valley to the CNR with branches along Berry Creek Bull Point Creek Willow Creek and Mitjii Creek valleys. Capital stock is listed at $1,000,000 with Lorne Nelson Laidlaw Chas Stewart Blanchard J W Dempsey and H O Knowles of Medicine Hat and G Fred Long as solicitors.
Winnipeg market today shows Wheat May 186 to 186 189 1 8 July 18 5 8 Oct 150 152 Oats May 62 4 63 7 8 July 62 1 4 62 9 4 Oct 54 1 4 55 45 8 Barley May 108 0 4 Flax May 265 1 2 266 1 4 July 268 268 Wheat No 1 Nov 190 1 8 No 2 187 1 3 No 3 181 1 8 No 4 171 1 8 No 5 142 Y s No 6 120 1 8 feed 100 Oats No 2 CW 64 7 8 No 5 CW 67 m S eMra feed 61 5 S No 1 feed 60 1 8 No 2 feed 59 2 8 Harley No 3 CW 107 No 4 CW 100 rejected and feed 90 Flax Ne TI NWO 28h Nov y CW 259 1 4 Chicago wheat May 187 1 2 196 aed July 1558 166 2 8 Sept 149 1 4 145 1 4 Minneapolis wheat May 16 196 i Study P80 3 8 684 T-4 Rept 149 1 2 159 6 4
The Grand Trunk Pacific steamer Princes Rupert is ashore twenty miles west of Prince Rupert. She is reported to be in shallow water but all passengers are safe.
In Toronto on March 23 during a Parliamentary Committee session examining conditions of returned soldiers A B Bennett threatened to resign after critiquing questions by Pardee and Ross. He objected to probing remarks about fees charged and suggested a land settlement plan, while others noted Saskatchewan had 700+ returning men and 400+ secretaries handling complaints.
Copenhagen reports a steady rise in the rouble on the Danish exchange market as traders weigh Russia's future prospects. The note hints at selling ideas via a News Want Ad as a reliable quick salesman.
Private messages reach The Hague claiming Emperor William suffers a severe nervous breakdown and his doctors order a cure in Hamburg as World War I reports circulate from London dated March 94.
Winnipeg dispatch reports railway officials say western farmers pushing for corn for wheat shipments ignore elevator space limits. Congestion at Fort William and Port Arthur remains unresolved as Eastern Canada blocks grain movement from head of the lakes. No relief expected until navigation opens and even then tonnage remains uncertain. Rail workers warn against loading cars with wheat that cannot reach elevators.
Market brisk with eggs 40 cents a dozen and butter 40 cents lb. Dressed poultry 25 cents lb. beef and pork steady. Two S O E members Hunt and Gilkes enlisted in Calgary for France service. Various local residents and guests attend social events at Bridgman home. Marriage rumors link cellist Mischel Chernuiavsky to Mary Rogers in September. Prisoners of War Fund tea at Mrs. Iddon’s home noted. Ward couple returning to Regina after Long Beach visit.
London reports March 23 that the French and Italian ambassadors in Petrograd delivered official recognition of the Russian provisional government to the Russian foreign minister. A Reuters despatch notes the acknowledgment came yesterday under Thursday's date.
Washington reports 30,000 smallpox cases in Germany as described by Reichstag Socialist Karl Hoffmann in a department speech. The disease is spreading, prompting concern over the outbreak and its reach in Europe.
Miss Helen Dillenback and Mr. Harry Raymond wed in a quiet Edmonton ceremony conducted by Dr. McQueen on a Saturday morning. The bride serves as Hon. C. R. Mitchell's private secretary and the groom represents Swift-Canadian in Lethbridge and nearby districts. The couple stays with Mr and Mrs R B Smith at Glen leg Tower as guests of the groom’s relatives.
Internee Billy Shamonds writes from Germany to Mrs Rossiter via post dated January 20 expressing thanks and news of parcels reaching camps. The letter notes Ivan with his family and hopes for recovery. Also mentions Mrs George Blaik ill in Calgary General Hospital and a Portland Oregon birth announcement in 1917 for Fairbairn and Asp couples.
Ottawa March 22 Sir George Foster as acting prime minister received a cable from Sir Robert Borden declining to accept the resignation of Hon P E Blondin postmaster general Borden congratulated Blondin on his decision to form a regiment for overseas service Hon E L Patenaude appointed acting postmaster general
Moose Jaw March 2 A jury in the Supreme Court in Walker vs CPR awarded the plaintiff 15 500 with special damages of 2 220 total 16 820. Medical experts testify Walker suffers locomotal ataxia from injuries in the wreck of the tri cities express in which he served as engineer.
London officials announce British subjects sailing to the United States or Canadian ports must carry valid passports endorsed or issued within at least thirty days of sailing. In Philadelphia a report notes the sinking of the American tanker Healdton by a submarine off Terschelling, with at least twenty crew lost. The incident prompted warnings and consular updates from Washington and Amsterdam.
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