Murderer of Nellie Pendleton recaptured near Fort Saskatchewan
A prisoner named George Edmond Jackson, convicted of a sensational murder and once under sentence of death, briefly escaped from the Dominion guard at the Fort Saskatchewan jail on Thursday evening. Warden John McLean pursued and captured him, returning him to the municipal jail as investigations and official correspondence with Ottawa continue.
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Wan
Nellie Pendleton
Fort Saskatchewan
Saskatowan
Lymburn
George Edmond Jackson
John McLean
Alberta
Department of Justice
Ottawa
J. F. Lymburn
Dominion
Prince Albert
Gay
Jackson
McLean
Edmonton
Attorney-General's Department
Federal Department of Justice
W. Stuart Edwards
Communist Manifesto Outlined by British Party
London May 13 The Communist party released its manifesto last night praising a revolutionary workers government for Britain. It calls for nationalization of land mines railways large factories shipyards banks and foreign trade with complete independence for colonies and a Britain as a workers Soviet republic federated with the USSR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thos. ‘I. Changpion
C. P
Communist Party
Britain
Union of Soviet Republics
Changes Agreed On Election Act Clauses In 1925 Irregularities
In Shawa May 70 a committee on privileges and elections proposes amendments to the Election Act. Two amendments pass, removing the offence of hiring vehicles for voters and barring contributions to party funds. Reforms aim to improve voter lists, deputy returning officers, and create a permanent party apparatus to reduce partisan satellites. The revision responds to Athabasca 1925 irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eo Shawa
Athabasca
Fatal Riverside car crash claims Wm. Thomas
Returning to Medicine Hat from Redcliff the car driven by Dave Morrison overturned at Second Avenue and Fourth Street Riverside. Wm. Thomas died from suspected neck fracture. others escaped major harm. Coroner held an inquest. funeral for Thomas set for Monday at St Barnabas church.
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Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Dave Morrison
Wm. Thomas
Second Avenue
Fourth &T
Riverside
E. Tunstall
A. Tarr
I. McInroy
S. Sharkey
Morrison
Fourth St
Thomas
M. G. Northam
MacCharles
Nott’s
McEwen
St. Barnabas Church
Earls Thay
Youngs Plan Narrows Reparations With Canada Excluded
Paris reports reform proposals by Owen Young would remove Canada from German reparations while the United States seeks a compromise. British experts dispute the extent of concessions required and anticipate rejection of Youngs scheme to zero out German payments. The plan hinges on reducing obligations and seeking partial debt relief rather to satisfy all allied demands.
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Paris
Temunsen
Tn Yeung
U.S
Germany
Mr. Young
Eagle State Oil Plans Second Well Near Gasser Field
Preparations are underway for Eagle State Oil Company to sink a second well about two miles from the existing big gasser. Supplies have been ordered and should arrive in a month. The new location lies two miles from the present field.
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Eagle Butte
Eagle State Oil Company
Australia Opposes Reparations Compromise Move
London reports Premier Bruce of Australia cables Premier Baldwin in London to oppose any plan excluding Dominions from German debt claims. He backs Churchill’s stance that the American plan is unacceptable to Britain, noting Paris confirmation that the Young plan would leave Britain nothing for Dominions or arrears.
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London
Owen OD. Younn
Bruce
Australia
Pierrie Baldwin
Vigoro
Dominions
Germany
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Paris
Owen D. Young
United States
Fall Wheat In Canada Winter-Killed Six Percent
Ottawa May 11 Canada’s fall wheat planted last November 951000 acres has suffered six percent winter kill or 53300 acres leaving 897700 acres for harvest across all Canada. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics released the first crop report of the season.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Exiled Communist M. Tomsky Sent to Siberia by Soviet Government
M. Tomsky, once barred from England for funding a general strike via Moscow money, has been banished to Siberia by order of the Russian Soviet Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Tomsky
England
Trades Union Congress
Moscow
Britain
Siberia
Saskatchewan set for June sixth provincial vote
Regina reports Premier Gardiner announces June 6 as the date for Saskatchewan's provincial election and May 12 as nomination day. Writs will be issued as the sixth Legislative Assembly is dissolved. Two northern ridings Ile a la Crosse and Cumberland elections are postponed due to travel difficulties. Government supporters hold 53 seats with Conservatives four and Progressives five.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
J U. Gardiner
Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
Cardiner
Ile A la Crosse
Ena
Cumberland
Conservatives
Progressives
Tragic Saskatchewan City Mother Kills Four Children Then Commits Suicide
In Saskatoon a 35 year old wife Mrs Muriel E Wilson killed her four children Laura May nine Lours Singleton four and a half Marjory two and a half and Glenn William five months old before taking her own life on the Saskatchewan river bank near the CPR bridge. The note left behind asked forgiveness and spoke of her husband W A Wilson a Prairie City Oil Company traveler.
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Saskatoon
City
Muriel E. Wilson
Saskatchewan River
C.P.R
Marjory
Glenn William
Wilson
Milne
Ernie Randall
Albert Filavelle
Beaver Creek
Randall
Laura
Tourist Hotel Fire Claims Many Lives in Amarillo
Amarillo Texas May 11 a hotel blaze swept the Tourist Hotel killing four men and a woman fatally injured. Firemen found three bodies burned beyond recognition on the third floor. A man died leaping from that floor and landlady Mrs Birdie Thodes also jumped to escape and was fatally wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
Birdie Thodes
Public Works Estimates Set At 7.56 Million In Parliament
Ottawa May 11 The Day in Parliament reports the House of Commons in Committee of Supply approved harbor and river improvements totaling 7,560,620 dollars. Nine divorce bills received third reading while two obtained second readings. Minister C A Dunning withdrew a Canadian National Railway cut off bill between Pilington and Niagara Junction.
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Ottawa
C. Press
House of Commones
Committee of Supply
C. A. Dunning
Canadian National Railway
Pilkington
Niagara Junction
Alberta Crop Report Seeding Progress Varies Across Province
Alberta reports about 75 percent of wheat seeded with steady coarse grain progress. Moisture is generally satisfactory, though southern areas show delayed spring work due to intermittent rain and snow. Central and Northern sections anticipate a 5 to 10 percent acreage rise, aided by new land cleared in 1928.
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Edmonton
Department of Agriculture
Unabated Forest Fires Rage Across Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Devastating columns of fire sweep through northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan as no rainfall and stiff winds hinder fighting efforts. More than twenty separate blazes threaten timber lands from Flin Flon to the Barrows, with communities near Cold Lake and Mandy Mines at risk. Fire rangers report extensive damage and critical conditions at Mile 32, Mile 8 60, and Ross Navigation areas as winds continue to drive flames northward.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Northland
Asqua
Porcupine
Prince Alpert
Clain
Cold Lake
Mile
Mandy Mines
Ross Navigttion Company
Horses Perish In Barn Fire At 836A Fifth St
A fire last night at the rear barn of 836A Fifth St killed a team of horses and caused extensive damage, with flames bursting through the roof before rescue efforts ended. A cow escaped unharmed as firemen battled the blaze affecting the ground floor and hay loft. The two story barn, owned by J. Hindenburg, was insured.
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Fifth St
J. Hindenburg
Bail Refused in Ot tpy Supreme Court
Ottawa May 11 Justice Hodgins in the Ontario Supreme Court refused bail for Louis M. Auger former M P Prescott. He ruled the new trial was secured on a technicality and that the offence carries the same maximum penalty as murder. The Appellate Court of Ontario granted a new trial set for next October.
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Ottawa
Louis M. Auyrer
M.P
Prescott
Justice Hodgins
Supreme Court of Ontario
Auger
Appellate Court of
Ontario
Young Australians Entertained to Breakfast by City Fathers
A crowd welcomed young Australians arriving by special six car train at 7:50 am in Medicine Hat. Mayor J J Simons led the party, greeted by Mayor Bullivant and city officials. They attended a breakfast at Fifth Avenue Church hosted by the Ladies Aid, sang Australia and national anthems, and praised Medicine Hat’s hospitality recalling a 1915 visit.
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Major Simons
J. J. Simons
Bullivant
Judge Greene
E. T. Scragg
North Railway St
Fifth Avenue Church
Medicine War
Medicine Hat
Alberta
A. Hawthorne
Devas
Tonia Lid
Medicine
Beira Aul
Australia
Canada
King
Boullivant
Hawthorn A
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Volting
Communists of
River Side
Young
Premier Gables Baldwin
Soviet
Saskatchewan Gen
W. A. Wilson
Prairie City Oil Company
Peace Haver
Otawa
Ot Py
Supreme Court
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