Subways Disaster and Canada Defence Debate
A New York subway accident near Grand Central leaves many injured with two likely fatally, as a panic causes chaos and hospitalizations. Separately in Ottawa, MPs vote on a defence budget of 725 798 dollars amid war and peace debates, with leaders cautioning about military needs and costs.
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East Side
Grand Central Terminal
Vanderbilt Hotel
Bellevue Hospital
Manhattan
Forty Firet Street
Ottawa
Department of National Defence
Hense of Commons
B. M. MacDonald
National Defence
Europe
Robert Forke
Canada
W.C
Brant
Navy League
K. B. Hanson
York-Sunbury
Clark
Murray MacLaren
St. John
R. B. Hanson
York-Sudbury
Bove
J. B. M. Baxter
J. J. Hughes
Kings
Woodsworth
Winnipeg
Department of Defence
Great Lakes
United States
Woodsiworth
Youthful Slayer Plays Jazz Tunes After Death Sentence
Potsdam May 10 A few minutes after being sentenced by Judge Koch to die in the electric chair for the murder of 15 year old Ida Cavalier the executioner’s youth played jazz on the phonograph. He appeared unconcerned about death, saying he would have plenty of friends to save him. Counsel planned an appeal to the State Supreme Court for a new trial and then to the Board of Pardons.
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Potsdam
Ponzi
Koch
Digeit Prindiother
William Cavalier
Adeten- Cavalleria
State’ Supreme Court
Board of Pardons
Strathcona Horse Stables Burn At Tuxedo Barracks
Fire at the Strathcona Horse stables at Tuxedo Barracks destroyed the building and caused the deaths of about twenty to twenty five horses. A sentry raised the alarm shortly before 2 a.m. and firefighters prevented the blaze from reaching the main buildings by spraying water on the roof.
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Winnipeg
Tuxedo Barracks
Weekly Luncheon Of The Medicine Hat Rotary Club
The youngest member Harry Mathews gave a short outline of his firm’s history, praised for presentation and information. President Ashton Andrews led a busy luncheon with crowding program. Joe Marsh received congratulations. plans for a community pleasure feast and carnival were discussed. Rotary Beaver Dam Camp and improvement programs were noted. Jimmy Connery sang a popular number.
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Medicine Hat Rotary Club
Harry Mathews
Ashton Andrews
Joe Marsh
Rotary
New Milk By Law Under Fire at City Council Meetings
The council debated a milk by law with Alderman Hole opposing charging non selling cow owners a license. Mayor Huckvale noted old by law taxed licenses not collected. A certificate of testing would justify a license waiver. Chautauqua license fees were also discussed with local business impact and proposed reductions.
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Ald
Hole
Huckvale
Messie
C. H. Howey
W. H. Ellis
Ald. Simpson
Mitchell
Bannan
Morrison
Bell
Aot
Simpson
King
and - Boyd
Hight
Parliament Activity Highlights May 19 Ottawa
The Senate will sit while the House of Commons considers the estimates for the Department of Trade and Commerce. Yesterday amendments to the Bankruptcy Act were introduced in the Senate and the House passed total salaries of 1,537,542 for the Interior Department. The Finland Treaty bill received second reading, and Turtleford and the Bengough Willow Bunch branch line bills and the Special War Revenue Act stamp on cheques bill were given third readings.
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Ottawa
Senate
House of Commong
Department of ‘Trade and Commerce
House of Commone
Department of the Interior
Turtleford
Bengough-Willow Bunch
Dairy Produce Act amendment clears House committee
The Agriculture Committee of the House of Commons approved an amendment to the Dairy Produce Act authorizing the Department of Agriculture to withhold the grade certificate of butter deemed unfit for export. The report appears in the May Ottawa notes.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Committee
House of Commons
France Reinforces Front as Riffian Campaign intensifies
Rabat Morocco May 19 General Billotte arrives with heavy French reinforcements on the Riffian front in Cha chaoust as Abd El Krim mobilizes forces along the Ouergha river and seeks propaganda support. French response aims to clear rebel agents from pacified areas while noting Rif tribesmen’s capable sharpshooting.
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Abd-El-Krim
Rabat
French Morocco
Billotte
Chachaoust
Abd-Ei-Krim
Ouergha
Morocco
Lyautey
Foreign Legion
Campbell to Fight Arrest in Oil Permits Conspiracy Case
Great Falls Mont May 19 Resistance to removal to Washington D C for trial on charges that he conspired with Senator Wheeler and ex interior official Booth to fraudulently issue oil permits will be mounted by Gordon Campbell. A bench warrant was issued May 14. Campbell’s counsel says government indictment lacks basis for action and no offense was committed. Ford says they will fight to the Supreme Court if needed.
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Great Falls
Mont
Washington, D. C
B. K. Wheeler
B. S. Booth
Interior ‘Department
Gordon Campbell
C. Ford
Campbell
Wheeler
Booth
Washington
Ford
Mr. Ford
Supreme Court of the United States
Cottages Robbed at Elkwater and Local Conference
Cottages at Elkwater were broken into with A P Burns and TH C Yull reporting losses of dishes, utensils, and other items. The thefts followed an earlier break‑in at Yull’s cottage, prompting calls for a strict investigation as cottage robberies worsen in B C. Meanwhile the British Columbia conference elected Dr A M Sanford, principal of Columbian College, New Westminster, as its final president.
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Elkwater
A. P. Burns
TH. C. Yull
British Columbia
Drs A. M. Sanford
Columbian College
New Westminster
Winnipeg grain wheat declines as May futures slip and October rallies
Fluctuating prices on the Winnipeg grain exchange saw May wheat drop eight cents on the early break, July down to 1767-8, and October rallying to finish two cents up from Monday. The market faced selling by small holders, but buying interest supported the October crop future while export demand remained weak. Coarse grains remained slow with light trade and inactive cash markets for wheat and flax.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Kiwanis Club to Host Visit by Lewiston Montana Group
Rev W L McKay of Medicine Hat Baptist Church spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon on the home divorce question. Walter Western thanked him for the address. Lewiston Montana Kiwanis guests arrive May 29 and a golf challenge with the Rotary is set for May 25, with 17 Kiwanians to defend. Monarch Orchestra provided music.
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W. L. McKay
Medicine Hat Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club
Walter Western
Lewiston
Montana
Rotary Club
Hop. Wil
Charlie Smyth
Eli
Yuichi Soi
Nurse Survives Arctic Voyage To Return To Kotzebue Sound
Nome Alaska May reports Mrs G C Brady government nurse narrowly escaped death at sea after a blizzard forced a refuge in a native cabin near the Noatak river. She had traveled with Superintendent Chance to reach native villages and schools, braving -30 below zero winds and drifting ice near Cape Thompson before returning safely to Kotzebue Sound.
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Nome
Alaska
Brady
Noatak River
Point Houe
Kotzebue Sound
Pioneer Mountie Col John Henry McIlree Dies at 76
Victoria mourns the death of Col. John Henry McIlree 1800 aged 76 a veteran of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and one of the last links to the pioneer era of the Northwest Mounted Police force.
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Victoria
The
Northwest
John Henry Mcllree
Pioneers
Royal Northwest Mounted Police Force
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