Cardinal Mercier's Secretary Arrested
Paris dispatches report Belgian Cardinal Mercier’s private secretary has been arrested. The notice also covers wartime actions across the Western Front with French and German forces exchanging attacks near Avoncourt Meuse sector and Meusa while Allied and Russian fronts show ongoing bombardments and counterattacks.
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Berlin
Tuckerton
M. Loncin
Cardinal Mercier
Brussels
Paris
Salonika
London
Duiveland
Verdun
Paris-Verdun
Haucourt-Bethincourt
Woevre
Argonne
Vosges
St. Eloi
Postavy
Oberdo Heighta
Isonzoe
Avocourt
Bethincourt
Meuse
Haucourt-Malancourt
French War Office
Houyette
la Fontaine-aux- Charmes
Alderson Community Mourns Olga Hoidge 18
Olga Hoidge 18, daughter of Principal T B Hoidge of Alderson Public School, died at 2 pm Wednesday March 29. Funeral is Friday at 3 pm from the Methodist church with Rev T Taylor in charge. Also notes on bereavements, Red Cross drive, Lieut Stephen Swayne death in war, and local incidents including a restaurant plan linked to Louis Rhodes.
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Olga
T. B. Hoidge
Alderson
Holdge
Methodist
Stephen Swayne
Lieut
Swayne
England
Tide Lake District
India
Louis Rhodes
Abe
George Thompson
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Hospital
Rosenberg
Jones and Dixon
Bucket Brigade
Jenner: Ford cars arrive in town for A C Cudmore
A carload of Ford automobiles arrives for A C Cudmore who serves as agent. Mr McKibben of Home Grain Co and Johnston, a lumber merchant, are said to have bought new cars this spring. Mesaré Ray Gordon Thomas Kreig Roy Darnell enlisted in the 175th. M J Stapleton named commissioner for affidavits. Rainey Quesenberry, two years old, seriously ill with pneumonia noted alongside other local mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Ferrer
P. J. O'Connor
George Gunderson
River Bend
Patriotic Fund
Walter Liddle
New York State
U.S. A
Iddesleigh
B. Buckingham
J. Garrison
Mr. Holmes
Peter Christengen
Hat Hospital
Jenner Pool Hall
Jenner Gun Club
J. Stiles
Quesenberry
Ford Automobiles
A. C. Cudmore
McKibben
The
Home Grain Co
Johnston
Mesaré Ray Gordon
Thos. Kreig
Roy Darnell
M. J. Stapleton
Rainey
Peter Christensen
Carvell’s Privilege Bid Stalls in House Row
Ottawa reports F L Carvell pushing a privilege motion over Meighen statements on shell orders and western firms. The speaker rules him out of order, with Carvell planning to pursue the matter by other means as Meighen and McClellan engage over railway bridge guarantees and Edmonton funding for road construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
F. L. Carvell
J. W. Flavelle
Imperial Munitions Board
Mr. Carvell
Steamer Englishman Torpedoed After Shelling
Washington report says the steamer Englishman was shelled by a submarine, then torpedoed after stopping. Secretary Lansing announced the information reached the State Department this afternoon.
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Washington
Mar
Lansing
State Department
The News Supports Farmers Against Immediate Repayment
The News in Alberta urges the federal government to oppose pressing farmers for immediate seed grain repayment and relief loan repayment while advocating removing the wheat duty between Canada and the United States.
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The
News
Alberta
Canada
United States
Trains Wreck Near Amherst Kills Dozens
A three-train wreck near Amherst, Ohio, injures 40 and at least 21 killed with bodies recovered from the debris. The Chicago Buffalo Flyer sections and the Twentieth Century Limited were involved in a fog bound collision, aiding rescue efforts from Cleveland and Elyria.
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Cleveland
Ohio
New York Central
Amherst
Elyria
Chicago
Buffalo
Alberta Assembly Feisty Session Protests Mark Debate
In Edmonton March 27 T M Tweedie warned ministers will resist opposition tactics in a session dominated by estimates debate. A G Fiddler questioned the minister’s answers provoking police court like exchanges while E Michener pressed for a fully funded sinking fund.
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Edmonton
T. M. Tweedie
Centre Calgary
E. Michener
Red Deer
Brunner testifies on Bribery in Saskatchewan Legislation
Regina hotel man Frank Brunner asserts he gave 500 to Gerhar Ens and 10 000 in checks to Clayton Peterson for use with the Bantish the Bar Bill. He names Cawthorpe and Pierce as having received money while five other members are not pressed. Cross-examination continues.
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Centre Calgary
George Hoadley
Okotoks
R. E. Campbell
Rocky Mountain
Callery
A. G. Fiddler
Department of Municipal Affairs
Tie
Victuallers
Regina Hotel
Regina
Sask
Frank Brunner
Licensed Victuallers Association
Saskatchewan
Brunner
Gerhar Ens
Rosthern
C. H. Cawthorpe
M.L.A
Biggar
H. C. Pierce
Wadena
Clayton Peterson
Sutherland Committee
Peterson
Royal Commission
Ottawa Cables Dominion on Allison Case Fuse Contracts
The Department of Justice weighs securing Col. Allison’s return from the south as Premier Borden seeks Sir Sam Hughes’s explanation of Kyte’s charges over fuse contracts in the United States. General Bert rim may also return as an Imperial Munitions Board negotiator. The government keeps the House intact awaiting a reply.
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Ottawa
Borden
Sam Hughes
England
George Kyte
Richmond
United States
J. Wesley Allison
Justice Department
Col. Allison
Bertrim
Imperial Munitions Board
Severnyy Salt
Kyte
Edmonton Tax Sale Forbidden by City
Edmonton officials cannot hold an arrears tax sale after a large deputation of property owners pressured the Municipal Law Committee. Clauses 34 to 78 were struck out, removing the power to sell for taxes. Support came from Hon. C. W. Crosa Ho L. Boyle and Hon. A. G. MacKay. The city may gain relief and issue debentures against unpaid taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Municipal Law Committee
C. W. Crosa
Ho L. Boyle
A. G. MacKay
Respirator On View From Fighting Tenth Soldier
Private Charlie Middleton’s gas mask worn during trench service with the Fighting Tenth is exhibited at the Black Cat Cigar Store. The display showcases the respirator used to shield him from German gas.
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Pte. Middleton
Charlie Middleton
Black Cat Cigar Store
French liner schedule changes announced in Paris
Paris reports minister of commerce Etienne Clemen tel announced that no French liner would leave Bordeaux for New York on Saturday unless otherwise marked. American mails will go via England.
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Paris
Etienne Clementel
Bordeaux
New ‘York
England
Terrific storm devastates British Isles reports deaths and disruption
London March 29 eleven deaths have been reported from a great storm that hit the British Isles on Monday and Tuesday. Railways telegraphs and telephones remain degraded. tracks and wires damaged. trolleys blocked by poles and trees. five sailing ships in the Bristol Channel missing since the blizzard began.
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London
British Isles
United Kingdom
Bristol Channel
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Avancourt
Avoncourt Wood
Meusa
Stossweler
Muhlbach
Hartsmann- Wellerkopf
Verl Alderson
Jenner
McClellan
Board of Trade
M. A. Brown
Toronto
C.N.R
Sir William
Mcleod
Mave Rutherford-McLarty
Mitchell
McLeod Edmonton
VN Y. Central Railroad
Alberta Assembly
Col. J. Wesley Allison
Fat 15
Dept. of Justice
Allison
Bertram
Agal
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