Old-Timers to Inaugurate Fortieth Medicine Hat Picnic
Agricultural Society sets June 27 for the Fortieth Anniversary Celebration at the exhibition grounds. Afternoon events, an Old-Timers Dance that evening, and group photos of 1883 arrivals. Civic half holiday proposed with Mayor Huckvale presiding. Multiple committees named for arrangements, finances, races, sports, bands, and publicity.
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Agricultural Society
Chamber of Commerce
Medicine Hat
Exhibition Grounds
Tlatcoming
Huckvale
Ashe
The
W. A. Church
H. N. Cavan
Jas K F. Fisher
Porter
J. F. Fisher
C. W. Twaites
J. Mitchell
G. Ff.herbert
A. P. Burns
C. A. Richardson
Harebell Ordered to Murman Coast for Force Backing
London May 10 The warship Harebell was ordered to Murman coast to deter Soviet interference with British vessels beyond the three mile limit and to use force if needed. The government also reported the English trawler Lord Astor was captured by a Russian gunboat ten miles off Murman and a protest and crew release demand were issued.
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London
Harebell
Murman
Three Mile Linl
Ronald McNeill
Lord Astor
Marman
Moscow
Immigrants Arrive in Peg Winnipeg May 10
Eight hundred immigrants from Great Britain and Europe reached Winnipeg yesterday. Some settle in Manitoba while the majority head further west. The group includes imperial ex service men and 24 Swiss, with 20 Salvation Army boys bound for Manitoba farmers. A scarlet fever and measles outbreak hits Windsor Ontario with over 200 public school pupils affected. New Zealand offers London market 4 million pounds stock at 92.
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Winnipeg
Great Britain
Manitoba
Salvation Army
Guard Garden Hose Theft Alert
Police urge residents to bring garden hoses indoors amid numerous theft reports logged at the police offices. Authorities warn that unattended hoses are being stolen and advise securing outdoor utilities.
Macleod appoints mayor by acclamation
J. W. McDonald of KAC becomes mayor of Macleod by acclamation after no other nominations were offered yesterday to replace J. L. Pawcett who resigned. A. T. Leather and C. W. Stevens are acclaimed as councillors, replacing Thewill and R. T. McMichel. McDonald is the former crown prosecutor of Macleod district.
Explosion at Corslenna Texas Leaves Dozens Dead
In Corslenna Texas on May 10 a blast from a hot roller ignited by J. K. Hughes Development Company killed at least fourteen workers. Three skeletons were found in a grim well pit with more bodies feared as the fire raged and debris burned miles away.
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Corslenna
Texas
J. K. Hughes Development Company
Flag Pole Erected on Grounds of Medicine Hat General Hospital
Mr Harold McBain secured a sixty five foot flag pole for the Medicine Hat General Hospital grounds after a tax sale transfer to the hospital. The pole stands in a concrete base and the flag will be unfurled this afternoon with the dac donated years ago by the late FE Fewrives.
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Medicine Hat General Hospital
Harold McBain
General Hospital
McBain
FE. J. Fewives
Krupp Officials Removed to Düsseldorf After Labor Tensions
Essen reports Krupp von Bohler and other condemned officials were moved to Düsseldorf with guards. Workers fear rising unrest as authorities try to keep order. A French court martial in Mainz sentenced 17 railwaymen to prison and fines up to 100 million marks. New Degoulle order limits coke stocks in Ruhr under heavy penalties.
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Essen
Krupp von Bohler
Krupp
Dusseldorf
Werden
Mayence
Catse
Degonudle
Ruhr
Attack Stopped by Pekin Gov Over Shantung Bandits
Washington reports the Pekin government halted Chinese troop action against Shantung bandits and ordered an inquiry. Foreign captives in Suchow and Shantung are said to be released, with Miss Fleming and Mrs. Sanderson among those unaccounted in initial lists.
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Washington
Shantung
Pekin
Tare Department
Shanghai
Chevalier Musso
Tsao Chwing
Nal
Asia Developmen Company
Lin Cheng
E. F. Fleming
Sanderson
United States
Lillian Auld
L. Seaton
Lake Gebhart Crew Rescued Near Umatilla Reefs
Twenty three members of the Lake Gebhart crew were transferred to the tug Humaconna after the steamer was stranded on rocks near the Umatilla Reefs off the Washington coast. Two men remained aboard the vessel.
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Seattle
Roche
Umatilla
Washington
Humaconna
May Snow Sweeps Ontario and Northeastern States
Snow blankets Gloverville Johnstown and Fulton counties with heavy May snowfall. In Cleveland May Blizzard causes traffic delays as sleet and cold grip the area. Montpelier reports three inches of snow the heaviest May fall since 19. Toronto records another May snowstorm as temperatures dip to 27 degrees.
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Glovervile
N.Y
Johnstown
Fulton
Hamilton Counties
Cleveland
Montpelier
T&sc
Liner Mont Laurier on Boiler Trouble Returns to Belfast
The Canadian Pacific liner Mont Laurier en route from Glasgow to Quebec on May 5 developed boiler trouble. She is returning to Belfast where her passengers will be transferred to other liners.
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London
Mont Laurier
Glasgow
Quebec
Belfast
Jimmy Rattray Injured in Elevator Accident
Jimmy Rattray The News press man and Monarchs star catcher was trapped between the elevator and floor while awaiting the basement descent. The platform caught his foot but there was enough clearance to prevent broken bones and no serious injury was reported.
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Jimmy Rattray
Monarchs
Witch
Misfortune Follows McNamara Family In Ottawa Tragedy
Patrick McNamara endures a double family blow as his sister dies before his mother’s funeral and his Ottawa home burns to the ground leaving his wife and three young boys to flee in night attire. The infant was dragged from a crib amid flames and the house is a total loss.
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Ottawa
Patrick McNamara
Radical Socialist Leader Proposes Vavonsa Capital Plan
Philip Snowdon emerges as a British radical figure advocating vavonsa capital and the nationalization of all land in Great Britain, positioning himself at the forefront of proposed socialist reforms.
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Philip Snowdon
Vavonsa
Great Britain
No Ceremony Held in Edmonton for Picariella and Bassandra
Edmonton May 10 There has been no marriage license issued for Mrs Emitte Picariella and Charles Bassandra. Father McCaffrey of the Fragles countersigns denies any ceremony occurred and Archbishop O Leary’s secretary says no ceremony took place in any Edmonton Catholic church. He suggests Calgary as a possible location.
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Edmonton
Vital Statistica
Emitte Picariella
Charles Bassandra
WcCaffirey
Fragelscan Fathers
Father McCinhgan
Archbishop O'Leary
Lassandra
Smoker Aids Calgary Hikers On Ottawa Journey
A G W V A club room event supported Geo W Hincks and Marshall MacDougall two hikers crutch bound from Calgary to Ottawa. Donations came from G W V A L A G W V A Victoria Girls Barr hall club and individuals. The hike began April 1 with Irvin e to New York rivals later.
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G.W.V.A
Geo. W. Hincks
Marshall MacDougall
Calgary
Ottawa
L.A
Victoria Girls
Barrhall Club
Chris Robertson
Irvine
Tom Bennett
Medicine Het
Frisco
York
Train Plunges Into Rhine Near Saint Gour
Telegram from Saint Gour in Rhenish Prussia reports a French train plunging into the Rhine with 29 bodies recovered. Travelers at Saint Gour say the scene is inaccessible to the French transport. Saint Gour lies near Bacharach. F J Vollmer reelected chief ranger of Saskatchewan forest order at Moose Jaw session.
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Berlin
Saint Gour
Rhenish
Prussia
Rhine
Bacharach
J. Vollmer
el Bled
High Court of Saskatchewan
Independent Order of Foresters
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat Petroleum lifts funding for near Bulls Head drilling
At a brief shareholders meeting of Medicine Hat Petroleum Co Ltd $20 000 was unanimously raised to resume drilling at the Bulls Head well. Directors and residents pledged rapid operation resumption with subscriptions totaling 1100 already, as efforts to finance casing and drilling proceed.
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Medicine Hat Petroleum Co., Ltd
Bulls Head
Ar. Geo
Pratt
Ajp. Philiips
Ming
Phillips
Hume Pingle
T. F Macdonald
A. B. Cook
L. Stockwell
Dunmore
C.D. Holder
A. J. N. Terrill
Dr. Gershaw
Severe Floods Hit Canterbury and Marlborough Provinces
London cables report the worst flood since 1563 in Canterbury and Marlborough. Phenomenal rainfall broke river banks, destroyed roads and railways, and caused heavy stock losses and extensive property damage. Floods are receding but weather remains unsettled.
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London
London Morning Post
Wellington
Province of
Canterbury
Marleborough
Volstead Act Limits on Prescription Liquor Tossed
Federal Judge John Knox voided a section of the Volstead Act restricting quantities prescribed by physicians and barred enforcement actions against Dr. Samuel W Lambert. The petition stated several patients required more than a pint of whiskey every ten days for treatment.
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New York
John Knox
Samuel W Lambert
Lambert
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Imatilla Reef
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