18 May 1912
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 18, 1912
Page
1
The snippet notes an advertising circulation and job departments entry with a price and code 4Q 33.00 and $1.59, plus a fragment 2 ae. It appears as a clerical ad line from a newspaper, indicating departmental listings and pricing.
W Leonard Palmer of the Financial News of London will lead an English manufacturing party to Canada. They plan to visit Medicine Hat on July 10 to explore industrial opportunities, aiming to invest capital in Western industry and showcase the advantages of cheap power.
The James Fleming managed P R gardens now host only a single red deer. The News suggests a flowered sign at the station to spell Medicine Hat in blooms, offering a city advertisement and a decorative floral design.
The author laments Medicine Hat's industrial quarter being away from the river and railway. A riverside factory belt would have boosted growth toward Red Cliff and linked the two municipalities. A town planning commission is deemed necessary.
Operations begin immediately on the new building for the Medicine Hat Milling Company. Timber is on order and two carloads of machinery have arrived with two more ready for shipment.
Veterans seek a $100 grant they allege is due for Fenian raid service. The report notes Canadian conditions and compares them to U S treatment for former soldiers.
The Aylmer Express urges residents to destroy flies, arguing swift action saves millions over the season. The Chicago Tribune quotes a politician doubting Mr. Bryan, noting he has been tried three times and found impossible.
The record notes Marquette's death near Ludington Mich born 1637 in Fratee. Montreal fire devastates a quarter of the city. Sir Charles Bagot, Canada governor-general, dies in Kingston. John W Gates born DuPage County Illinois dies in Paris 1911. Battleship Alabama launched at Chester Pennsylvania in 1898.
The public works committee should invest in the road on the far side of the river between the Finlay bridge and the corporate limits, as heavy traffic makes it very worn and a small expenditure would yield significant benefit.
Watson C. Squire a former United States senator from Washington was born May 18, 1838 in Cape Vincent New York. He studied at Wesleyan University taught school before joining the Civil War and later helped raise the Ohio Sharpshooters known as Sherman's Body Guard. He then moved to Seattle and entered business, served as territorial governor for three years and was elected senator in 1889 serving until 1897.
Nicholas IT the emperor of Russia turns 44 today and John C Bowman president of the State University of Town turns 26 today both celebrated with best wishes in this notice.
London holidays and sport burst back to life after three years of restraint with a busy season. King Edward’s death and the coronation overshadowed past seasons, but 1910 promises a grand opening with flat racing, Windsor entertainments, two grand opera houses, a Chelsea international show, and a three-way cricket battle among England South Africa and Australia. Social events include many balls led by the Duchesses of Devonshire Norfolk Portland and Wellington, plus the One Hundred Years Age Ball for Soldiers and Sailors Help Society in 1812 costumes.
The Duke of Sutherland now in Canada says he has interested other British aristocrats in buying and subdividing Canadian farmland for settlement by British farmers. He warns Canada could be lost to the British Empire in five to six years if Britain does not send emigrants and prevent American settlement.
Entries note events from 1648 to 1911 including the United Colonies of New England, James Boswell death in 1795, Iturbide proclaimed emperor in 1822, Lafayette death in 1834, Gladstone death in 1898, and a 1911 U.S. government antitrust suit against lumber interests in New York.
A biographical sketch outlines John A. Mathieson born May 19 1863 at Harrington P E I. He trained as a teacher at Prince of Wales College Charlottetown and later studied law, joining the bar in 1894. He practiced in Georgetown then Charlottetown and entered politics in 1900 rising to Opposition Leader in 1903 and head of the Conservative cabinet in 190?
Secretary of State Knox spoke in Toledo at the Valentine Theatre supporting President Taft’s renomination. He praised both Taft and Roosevelt, but said he would voice support for Taft while reserving the right to oppose if the people deny Taft. He cited pledges kept by Taft and recalled his ties to both leaders.
The Vancouver Sun notes an estimated 400000 immigrants will enter Canada in the next fiscal year, a unprecedented figure for the country and a large share relative to its population. The Ottawa Citizen adds the militia department faces a pension system challenge as about seventeen thousand applicants seek pensions.
Lewis W. Hill president of the Great Northern Railway is 40 today. Waldorf Astor heir to William Waldorf Astor is 33 today. Bishop F D Mouton of the M E Church South is 48 today.
Advertising copy promises a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromo quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Box bears E W Gro R's signature and is priced at 25 cents.
Help wanted advertisement for a printer position at the Daily News in Medicine Hat Alberta. Open to experienced workers. advance opportunities described. Apply in person or by writing to the Foreman.
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