Alberta High Court Declares Vancouver Marriage Null
In Red Deer Alberta Justice Mitchell rules a Nevada divorce not recognized by the province leaves the 1928 Vancouver marriage between Jane Elizabeth Drake and Wilbert Hamilton MacLaren void. The Ontario-style proceedings show the couple remained bound to the initial Alberta domicile and marriage remains intact.
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Calgary
Alberta Supreme Court
United States
Justice Mitchell
Alberta High Court
Judicial District of
Red Deer
Jane Elizabeth Drake
Wilbert Hamilton MacLaren
Alix
Alberta
Canada
Reno
Nevada
Alberta Supremes’ Court
Vancouver
B.C
Chervis
Auto Collision Kills Three Prescott Youths
A party of four Prescott youths returning from a dance collided with a Canadian Pacific overhead bridge abutment on Provincial Highway Two near Prescott Ontario. Joseph O'Reilly and Francis Black were killed instantly. John Taster, 15, died later in hospital from chest and head injuries. John Kelly remains hospitalized with multiple fractures but expected to recover.
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Brockville
Ont
Prescott
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. Vincent de Paul Hospital
Joseph O'Reilly
Francis Black
John Taster
Jonn Kelly
Post Office Air Mail Grant Faces Debate and Delays
Ottawa reports show the post office estimates finally passed committee with salaries of 17.3 million and mail service funds of 16.3 million plus a 1.18 million miscellaneous item. A contract delay blocks air mail to Western Canada, as Western Canada Airways and officials seek a favorable rate around 75 cents per mile.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
Committee of Supply
House of Coramon
Yukon Territory
Peter Ysmint
Western Canada
Western Canada Airways
Western Canada Air Way
Post Office
Grain Mixing Manipulation Revealed by Grover
Victoria reports a long–time prairie expert, C. C. Castle, ending 40 years of influence on grain regulation. He warns Saskatchewan farmers against a monopoly driven wheat pool, urging caution over consolidation and echoing past Royal Grain Commission questions from 1899.
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Victoria
Weme
Saskatchewan Grain Commission
Prairies
Cone
Ife
Saskatchewan
Wheat Pool
Menobare Dart
Aaron Sapiro
C. C. Castle
Clifford Sirton
Royal Grain Commission
Toulon
Manitoba
J Wells Sentenced to Six Months for Assault
J Wells pleaded guilty to assault in District Court and was sentenced to six months jail. The incident occurred at a Mast Springs dance on October 5, 1923, where he allegedly injuring J Marty during removal attempts. Wells later fled to Montana, returned to Canada, and was committed for trial after a speedy hearing before Judge Green.
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J. Wroells
Green
Mast Springs
J. C. Marty
Marty
Wells
Montana
Canada
Basil Allen to Speak on Indian Administration at Club Dinner
Basil Allen former Indian Civil Service and Legislative Assembly member will address the Canadian Club on The problems of British Administration in India at the Cecil Hotel Monday at 6 30 p.m. Reservations with Secretary Whiffin required tonight. He is accompanied by his wife and a large turnout of ladies is expected. Attendance is limited to club members with guests allowed for out of town visitors.
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Basil Allen
Indian Civil Service
Legislative Assembly
India
Cecil
Whiffin
Allen
Coast skipper Captain Gillam dies aboard Princess Norah
Victoria BC May 4 Captain Edward Gillam a renowned British Columbia skipper died aboard his command the Canadian Pacific west coast steamer Princess Norah as it neared Tofino. He came here from Nova Scotia in 1923.
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Victoria
B.C
Edward Gillam
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Frontier Well Cemented to Straighten Drill
Oil Well News reports the Frontier well in the Wildcatils cemented at a tenth of 450 feet to straighten the hole from about 560 feet. Kedei Oils Limited drills Runchmen's well on the Gordon Campbell Alberta Pome at Aldersyde to 2558 feet with two shifts as oil and gas shows continue in Fernie shales, lime expected between 3500 and 5600 feet. Calmont No 1 crew to clean out Calmont No 7 from Tulsa, gas debris caused hole obstruction. drilling to resume once bottom is reached.
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Miller Court &Co., Ltd
Frontier
Kedei Oils Limited
Gordon Campbell
Aldersyde
Fernie
Calmont No. 1
Calmont No. 7
Tulsa
Oklahoma
C N Shaw to Open Jewelry Store in Edmonton
Mr C N Shaw of Edmonton will open a jewelry store next week in space formerly used by Dixon Radio on Second St. He will stock jewelry and run a watch and clock repair department. Shaw is the son of L E Shaw of Edmonton, proprietor of a longstanding jewelry store.
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C. N. Shaw
Edmonton
Dixon Radio
Second St
Mr. Shaw
L. E. Shaw
Capital City
Vauxhall Seeding Reaches Sixty Percent In District
Vauxhall has sixty percent of its seeding done in the Medicine Hat district as snow and rain delay farmers elsewhere. The district shows eagerness despite weather, with frosts and expected delays noted. Torbert H. James, former mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, and city assessor, has died.
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Vauxhall
Medicine Hat
Trobrt. H. James
Oshawa, Ont
Alimony Rules Examined In Dominion Divorce Law
Ottawa May 4 The matter of alimony and child custody in divorces granted by Parliament falls under provincial powers under the British North America Act Justice Lapointe told the House of Commons during the opening hour of debate on divorce bills.
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Ottawa
C. P
House of Commons
Justice Lapointe
Narrow Escape When Caught in Belting at Mills
Jimmie Rattray a known local baseball and hockey figure had a narrow escape after being caught in a belt at Maple Leaf Mills. He was hurled to the floor, with arm and leg injuries and extensive bruising. Dr. Fish removed him to a hospital for X rays to check for internal injuries.
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Jimmie” Rattray
Maple Leaf Mills
Fish
Rattray
Aged Blind Man Found After 24 Hour Search
Aged blind man Wallace Harkness, 10 years old in error, missing since Thursday morning near Shipman farm Birch Hills Saek, was found this afternoon by searchers. He was exhausted from hunger and exposure but expected to recover.
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Birch Hills
Saék
Wallace Harkness
Shipman Farm
R.C.M.C
Harkness
Nout
Alex Shipman
Victoria Cup Handicap Won by Royal Minstrel at Hurst Park
Royal Minstrel, four-year-old colt by Tetretama Harpsichord, captured the Victoria Cup handicap at Hurst Park England today's race by a length and a half over Caballero owned by H E Steel. Knight of the Grail, owned by R Farquharson, finished third, another length and a half back. Royal Minstrel started at three to one against Caballero at 100 to 15 and Knight of the Grail at 100 to 5.
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Hurst Park
Eng
Royal Minstrel
C. P. Cough
Volt
Caballero
H. E. Steel
R. Farquharson
Vessel Founders Bus Captain and Crew All Saved
The vessel wrecked off Thunder Bay on Lake Huron has been identified as the O. E. Parks owned by Captain Sam Shields of Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. The 140 foot ship left to pick up a pulp wood load for Fort Huron. Capt. Shields reports the captain and 12 crew members were saved.
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Sault Ste Marie
Ont
Thunder Bay
Lake Huron
O. E. Parks
Sam Shields
Sault Ste. Marie Mich
Parks
Fort Huron
Shields
Riots in Germany Blamed on Soviet Instigation
Berlin reports show 27 dead in May Day disorders with 21 killed in Neukölln and Wedding districts. Police say Moscow Communists aided by Soviet army officers directed the rioting as 1,100 arrests were made and siege measures extended into Monday.
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Germany
Berlin
Neukoelm
Tou
Seige
Charles Bruce MacKay
Nelson
New Zealand
Waitare Daily News
MacKay
Hermann Strasse
Charles B. MacKay
Fie
Foreign Press Association
Neukollen
Wedding
Moscow
Fifty Die As Euphrates Floods Hit Deir Ezzor
A river flood at Deir ezzor along the Euphrates swelled banks causing at least fifty deaths. About 200 houses were destroyed and hundreds of animals perished. Airplanes assisted in rescue efforts today.
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Beirut
Syria
Deir Ezzor
Euphrates
Grain inspections report from Winnineg May 4
Grain inspectors in Winnineg on May 4 checked 600 cars of wheat with contract grades 300 and 400 cars also examined.
Death List of Forty Four in Southern Tornadoes
Forty four people are confirmed dead with five missing and about one hundred injured after tornadoes and storms hit seven southern states including Virginia Arkansas Tennessee Maryland Florida Alabama Kentucky Michigan Ohio. Rye Cove Virginia saw the worst damage with a collapsed school killing 12 children and one teacher while 37 others were injured. A Woodville Virginia school and a La Grange Virginia cabin also suffered fatalities.
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Atlanta
Virginia
Arkansas
Tennessee
Maryland
Florida
Alabama
Kentuckty
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Rye Cove
Woodville
la Grange
Germany and United States Agree On Reparations Plan
Paris May 4. Germany and American reparations delegations have reached a full agreement on the settlement. France and Belgium must approve. Britain and Japan tentatively back it. The plan splits the gap between 1.85 and 2.20 billion marks annually, with total costs near 41 billion marks or about 10 billion dollars.
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Paris
Owen D. Young
France
Belgium
Italy
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Itusband
Mitchell
Pritchard
Massachusetts
Air Mail
Vendt
Regina
Post-Office Department
Post-Office
James Richardson
Hooves
Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
Newspaper Publishers Convention
J. Wells
J. G. Marty
Mecatana
Indian Legislative Assembly
Jimmie Rattray
Nee Sn
U.S
Rhine
Kennel Club
The
Medicine Tat Kennel Club
Twaites Tall
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