Second Industrial Commissioner for The Hat's Bureau
Medicine Hat plans a second publicity commissioner to boost new industries in competition with western cities. A city hall meeting raised nearly 4500 in subscriptions, with total raised at 19 980 and 5423 collected so far. The bureau seeks funds to finance expansion as eight prospective industries could employ about 2000 people, including a window glass firm and a large iron works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Industrial Bureau
Bureau Council
Spencer
Bureau
Saskatoon
L. Y. Birnie
L Industries
Babb
R. A. Sewell
W. H. G. White
Brown
W. G. White
White
Glass
Brass Works
Motor
Overpack
Fulton
Indiana
Becker
D. W. Brown
Ed. Bennett
Patton
Local Shore Finance Listings and Donations Summary
A fragmented OCR listing shows names of realty, land, and business firms with scattered monetary amounts such as 500 and 100 dollars. The snippet also lists multiple entities and individuals, interspersed with approximate figures and punctuation, indicating a historical financial advertisement or fund contributions segment.
Turks Capture 1000 Italians, Telegraph Report Claims
London report says Turkish Island government claims Italian troops landed recently and were defeated. The message states 1000 Italians captured, with wartime victory proclaimed by authorities through telegraph lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. P. Cable
London
Rhodea
Progress of Aviation Exhibition in New York Opens Soon
Special to the News reports the Aero Club of America exhibition at Grand Central Palace. Panels cover Octave Chanute experiments and early aircraft like the June Bug and Red Devil. Highlights include Hamilton’s Philadelphia to New York flight machine, wellman airship relics, Morane monoplane, and Harriet Quimby’s Bleriot crossing the English Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Central Palace
Aero Club of America
Octave Chanute
Charles K. Hamilton
Captain Baldwin
China
Japan
Alan Hawley
Augustus Post
North Pole
Vedrines
Paris
Madrid
Harriet Quimby
English Channel
Minersville clash as police fire on crowd of 3000
In Pottsville May 8 a battle between police and a 2000 to 3000 strong crowd in Minersville left four men shot, three fatally wounded, and over a dozen others hit. A brick struck Mrs. George Moll on her porch. The unrest followed an attempt to arrest two men by Supt Geo W Kosser of Pine Hill Coal in his car on Fourth Street.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Pottsville
Minersville
Kwomay
George Moll
Iti
David Davis
Fourth St
Geo.w. Kosser
Pine Hill Coal Company
Flood Relief Push In Pointe Coupee Parish Nears End
New Roads Louisiana May 8 flood relief crews expect most marooned residents in Pointe Coupee to be rescued by week’s end. Texas and Pacific Railroad says about 7,000 people moved from upper parish areas. Refugees crowd New Roads station en route to Batton Rouge relief camps after four women were rescued near Morganza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Roads
Pointe Coupee Parish
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Texas and Pacific
Batton Rouge
Morganza
Canadian Northern GM McLeod Tours Medicine Hat Prospects
General Manager McLeod of Canadian Northern Railway praised the city’s development and optimistic business prospects after a day in Medicine Hat. He noted rich Ansley Coal nearby and outlined a slightly altered Edmonton Medicine Hat route and site planning for a station. Hon. C. R. Mitchell met him in Medicine Hat. other officials remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLeod
Canadian Northern Railway
Medicine Hat
Ansley
Canadian Northern
Edmonton
Medicine Tat
C. R. Mitchell
Roosevelt Leads Taft in Texas Convention Returns
In Dallas on May 8 Roosevelt held a substantial lead over Taft in Texas convention votes with 72 to 45 and 40 uninstructed. three-quarters of counties reported, though contests and uninstructed delegates neutralized the edge. IndependenceKansas and Duluth items follow on endorsements and charter changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Taft
Col
Roosevelt
Steamer Smith Thomegon Grounds Near Little Rapids
Steamer Smith Thomegon carrying grain from Fort William to Buffalo grounded at the upper end of Little Rapids about 12 30 this morning on a rocky bottom. A weak steering gear caused the incident and the vessel will need to be lightened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seo, Mich
Smith Thomegon
Fort Willam
Buffalo
Little Rapids
Day seeks Ward 1 city council seat in Medicine Hat
A letter from A P Day requests electors to vote for him in the Ward 1 vacancy caused by Alderman Howson's resignation. He pledges to prioritize the city's interests, support progress and improvement, and welcome schemes that benefit Medicine Hat. He notes he cannot meet all voters before election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howson
A, P, Day
License Commissioners Renew All City Licenses
The License Commission held a session in city hall to renew licenses for the coming year and to consider new applications. Renewals granted include numerous hotels and liquor stores in Taber, Bassano, Seven Persons, Irvine, Bow Island, and surrounding towns. Medicine Hat Wine & Liquor Co. faced a protest over a third wholesale store. The board will decide further at Calgary on May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards
Young bank clerks embezzled large sum in Vancouver
Three local bank clerks, two at Merchants Bank and one at Imperial Bank, were arrested for embezzlement. They confessed with possible collusion among all three. Stolen totals include 5000 dollars and 6986 dollars split between two. The oldest is 24, youngest 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Merchants Bank
Imperial Bank
Ogilvie Company name linked to funeral plans
Montreal dispatch notes the funeral for F. W. Thompson will be arranged in several days. Rumors point to Mr. Black as a potential successor, a longtime figure in the Ogilvie company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. P. Dispatch
Montreal
F. W. Thompson
Black
Ogilvie Company
Western Canada cold storage and packing company incorporation
Notice in the Gazette lists the Winnipeg head office and a capital stock of 550 000 for the Western Canada cold storage and packing company. Incorporators include Howard Grant Reynolds William John Lecapallem printers and several Winnipeg engineers secretaries and brokers. The company is authorized to acquire assets from Central Canada Meat Plant Medicine Hat and related entities.
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Ottawa
Western Canada Cold Storage and Packing Company
Winnipeg
Howard Grant Reynolds
Wiram John Lecapallem
Alex. Hamilton
E. H. Edburne
Albert Jacks
Edwin J. Reynolds
Douglas M. Bruce
F. H. Malcolm
Spain
Central
Canada
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the Hat’s Bureau
Alberta Realty Co
Ginther Land Co
J. F. Bending
S. E. McClellan
L. H. Pruitt
A. Balthasar
E. D. Bentley
Bo Brane
Alberta Clay Products
E. D. Bennett
Cees Jas
Hargrave and Son
H. T. W. Forster & Co
W.R. Martin
Harriton
Cyvivaeuc Neus Aces Ku Watson
Malcolm & Co
T. G. Allan
A. Dickinson
Reba God Davidson
Sake
URKS
New
Oreleans
Torras
New Orleans
Ww. A. P. Dispatch
Independence, Kas
Col. Roosevelt
William Allen
Duluth
Babb & McLean
Assiniboia
Isabella Bassett
Cosmopolitan Hotel
City
Jas. Fleming
American Hotel
J. J. Quail
Royal Hotel
J. B. Howson
Diamond Wine and Liquor Co
Martin and Philips
Suffield
Fred Mund
Grand
Walsh
Messrs
Pabst & Mueller
Winnifred
Paul Poultier
Brooks
Redcliff Hotel Co
Redcliff
Gottfried Roloff
Alberta Hotel
Irvine
John Pollock
Golden West
Geo. Nelson
Grassy Lake
Joseph Dobbs
Palace
Taber
Dan McMillan
D. J. McMillan
G. F. T. Ridgedale
Myrtle
Bow Island
R. Pallister
West
Burdette
T. H. Hunter
Bassano
W. B. Code
Western
Bas
Alexander Street
Alex Strachan
M. M. Cox
J. H. McRobbis
Ogilvie
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