Resignation in Germany Shifts Posture on Reparations Talks
London reports the Allied ultimatum to Germany sets a May 12 response date on reparations. Dr. St Hamer met Downing Street officials as the document was handed to him. Fehrenbach’s cabinet resigns in Berlin while Stresemann emerges as a probable successor. Formal invitations go to U S for posts with the Supreme Allied Council. The Cameronian sails May 11 on its maiden Halifax voyage.
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Pilot survives 4000-foot fall in Gurds seaplane crash
Capt. W. R. Maxwell of Hamilton guided a Gurds seaplane after a tail spin from 4000 feet near Grand Mere Quebec. He, mechanic William Bowden, and passenger all escaped with only slight bruises and a shake. The plane struck trees after a recovery from the spin.
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Interview in Dublin on Irish affairs to shape devolution
Belfast reports Sir James Craig Ulster leader and Eamonn de Valera Sinn Fein chief met in Dublin to discuss Ireland’s affairs. The meeting, seen as significant, followed de Valera’s recent pro devolution proclamation and Craig’s plan for Ulster party talks.
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Sun Yat Sen Becomes President of Republic of China
A dispatch from the Chinese Nationalist league announces Sun Yat Sen M D L L C assumes office as President of the Republic of China. He entered the presidential office on May 6 and an inauguration occurred at 10 o clock in Canton city.
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Chamber of Commerce meeting set for Friday night
A full Chamber of Commerce meeting is called for 8 o clock tomorrow evening in the City Council Chamber. Agenda includes secretary's report, Red Cross enrollment campaign, Medicine Hat Exhibition dates, and city street improvements. Local officials Hays Harkvale and Col. Spencer attended.
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Vocational Training A Farce Avers Flynn
Winnipeg speakers at a veterans mass meeting condemn vocational training as a failure. J Harry Flynn, Dominion organizer, cites only two percent of trained men using trades and blames returned men and dependents for not fighting for what should be theirs. He also questions government blame.
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Open Fund For Injured Placer Football Player
Citywide sympathy runs high for Mr. W Gallagher who suffered a broken leg in last night’s football game. A subscription list for his benefit is open at the G.W.V.A. club rooms.
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Rain Storm Drops General Rain Across Region
A general rain storm affected an area from Wassano to Piapot with heavy fall over Medicine Hat. About one third of an inch drenched locals as talk swirled about Rainmaker Hatfield and his forecasted showers from May 3 to 6. Rain reached Lethbridge Calgary and Edmonton outside Medicine Hat.
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Severe wind and rain storm paralyzes New York area
A May 5 storm batters New York and nearby seacoast towns, bringing the heaviest wind and rain in 19 years. Trolley and train service halted, electric wires felled, and property damage runs into thousands of dollars as civic leaders welcome Sir Henry Drayton, the finance minister, in Toronto.
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Silesian Frontier Closes Amid Rising Tensions
Warsaw reports Upper Silesia border closed on the Polish side due to conditions in the district. Polish government is surprised by developments and seeks to restore calm. An immediate report was sent to the Allies after learning of the disturbances.
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Upper Silesia
Daylight extension foreshadowed in Britain rise to two hours
London Gazette announces the secretary for home affairs will advance clocks two hours over Greenwich mean time. The forward-setting order is not yet issued but is expected as a coal conservation measure amid the miners' strike.
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Dramatic Suspension by North Bay Mayor Hits Police
North Bay Ontario May 5 Mayor Ferguson suspended the entire police force except one officer citing general inefficiency and planning to file several charges against officers. He offered no further explanation.
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Unrest in Palestine continues after Jaffa riots
Paris dispatches report ongoing unrest in Palestine following the Jaffa riots between Muslims and Jews. Russian Zionists allegedly donned British uniforms and fired into crowds. Assassinations and further violence are described as continuing.
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Palestine
Jaffa
Foreign Office
Montreal Hangman Ellis Visits City on Way to Amherst
Montreal mayor Arthur Ellis, famed as a hangman, arrived yesterday on a route to Amherst Nova Scotia. It is learned that in the past year Ellis earned 2500 dollars by executing men for the Government and paid a substantial income tax. He said he had a profitable year with no incidents.
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Arthur Ellis
Amherst
N.S
Ellis
Downward Revision of Rates Follows Wage Adjustments
Montreal May 4 Special to the News President Beatty outlines the CPR annual meeting remarks. He notes the year’s operations faced exceptional costs, with labor, materials, and fuel at peak levels and added charges from exchange and taxes raising expenses. The shareholders are urged to grasp the detailed factors behind the report.
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Beatty
C.P.R
Transportation Annals of Canada
Strain on Rail Lines Voices Costs and Recovery
A corporate report details extra expenses of 13.5 million dollars tied to prewar pay, freight rate changes, and coal purchases. It praises equipment efficiency, staff loyalty, and high upkeep costs, notes 1920 expenditures, and describes traffic contraction from December with economies yielding improved early-year results.
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Canada
United States Labor Board
Two Million Out of Work in Great Britain
London May 5 Nearly 2 090 000 people are out of work according to unemployment statistics issued by the Labor Department of the Board of Trade this week Official records show 89 000 people were thrown out of employment during the past week The rapid unemployment rise is linked to the miners strike and recalls wartime workhouses while public sentiment grows uneasy The city of Regina sold a bond issue of 154 010 to A B Amey Co of Toronto.
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Associated Press
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Medicine Hat to honor D W Hays at luncheon
Citizens of Medicine Hat host a luncheon for D W Hays former general manager of the Canada Land and Irrigation Co. at the Assinibela hotel Friday at 12 15 suggesting a brief visit before his return to Spokane.
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