Textile pioneer sees western Canada flax fields as future textile base
New Hampshire textile magnate L Massey visits the western prairie to explore flax straw as raw material for linen yarns and fabrics. He notes 600,000 tons of flax straw could be gathered with low delivered costs and argues straw fiber could sustain a large future industry in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
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Mr. Massey
United States
Western
Canada
West
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Duluth
Ireland
Taft Excludes Prospects of Bill Defeat
President Taft has not admitted any likelihood of the bill being amended or defeated. He now concedes a remote possibility but vows to fight, saying he does not expect a long vacation and that Congress may stay on the job as long as needed.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Man Is Charged With Murder Of Wife In Montague
William Moline has been arrested in Montague on a murder charge after his wife was found dead in a pantry. An inquest revealed neck injuries beyond those caused by the rope, suggesting violence rather than suicide.
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Montague
Wm. Moline
Aaase
I Abbadie Sails for France Amid Deportation Uncertainty
Quebec May 27 report states I Abbadie sails this afternoon for France with authorities confirming the move. Officials refuse to reveal whether he will travel by Lake Manitoba or Victoriam, citing a desire to avoid a curious crowd. He may be deported if Ottawa does not permit his stay. Miss Benoit’s fate remains tied to appeals, while her brothers press for permission to keep her in Canada. Both detainees have not caused trouble.
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Quebec
I Abbadie
France
Lake Manitoba
Canadian Pacific
Liverpool
Benoit
Ottawa
Canada
Trade report on Birkenhead cattle and sheep prices
Liverpool May 27. John Rogers & Co report slow but firm cattle trade in the Birkenhead market with recent prices steady. US and Canadian steers bring 12 to 18 cents per pound, lambs 14 cents, and ewes 11 to 12 cents per pound as sheep values remain well maintained.
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Tiverpool
John Rogers & Co
Birkenhead
States
Chicago Pacific Coast Through Passenger Service Inauguration
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad completed arrangements for tomorrow’s launch of through passenger service between Chicago and the Pacific Coast. Terminal points are Chicago and Tacoma with trains via Milwaukee, St Paul, Minneapolis, Aberdeen, Mobridge, the Missouri River crossing, Coeur d Alene, and Washington timberlands to Seattle and Tacoma.
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Chicago, Ill
Chicago, Milwaukee and St.Paul Railroad
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Tacoma
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Aberdeen
Missouri River
Mobridge
S. C
Coeur d'Alene
Virgin Timber Lands
Washington
Seattle
Police Chief Sentenced to Life for Slaying in Fulton
Clinton Kentucky May 27 Lee Carter former Fulton police chief received a life sentence for the murder of Frank Bacombe son of a Seattle millionaire Bacombe who left the University of Illinois for New Orleans was shot to death after a quarrel in Fulton authorities said
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Clinton, Ky
Lee Carter
Fulton
Frank Bacombe
Bacombe
University of Illinois
New Orleans
Carter
Greenwood Rushing Coke from East to Fuel Furnaces
Nelson BC May 27 Greenwood reports twelve thousand five hundred tons of coke en route from the east and all furnaces in operation at full blast to handle the supply.
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Nelson
B. C
Greenwood
Riverside Park lot block offered at 159 dollars each
Parcel listings describe a block of lots in Riverside Park priced at 159 dollars per lot with buyers named Pettet and Hill iard.
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Riverside Park
Pettet and
Hilliard
Two Million Immigrants In 10 Years Burgesses Endorse Action
Ottawa reports ten year immigration totaling about 1,714,326 through March 31, 1911 with 200,000 more since. British and American arrivals mostly farmers or laborers. Saskatchewan Alberta receive over half a million. Medicine Hat burgesses back by laws to aid two new industries with 63,000 in debentures for municipal improvements. Alberta Foundry and Machine Co and D C Cameron associates to build plants with hundreds employed and tax exemptions.
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Action OF Council
Ottawa
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Prairie Provinces
Hungary
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario
Mantoba
Quebec
British Columbia
Yukon
Maritime Provinces
Western Canada
Eastern Canada
Medicine Hat
Alberta Foundry
Alberta Foundry & Machine Co
Union Bank Lot Sale Recalls Complex Title History
A 25 foot frontage lot on Toronto Street is sold to Union Bank at 600 per foot. The lot originally 75 by 130 feet changed hands several times from Mayor Milne to W. Cousins and back, with final movements driving prices from 6 000 to 50 000. The Dreamland Theatre sits at the rear, with the Union Bank lot extending 30 feet from its side wall and 70 feet in depth.
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Toronto Street
Union Bank
Milne
W. Cousins
Fine Station at High River
High River Alberta May 27 work on a new railway station for the C P R began today. The modern fireproof building will replace the present station and be set in a surrounding park. Estimated cost is twenty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High River
Alta
Dreamland at Coney Island Destroyed in Early Fire
Fire swept through Dreamland at Coney Island in the early hours, threatening adjacent amusements and several shops. By 3 15 a m firefighters aimed to confine the blaze to the Dreamland area with no reported casualties and the loss estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dreamland
Coney Island
Author Killed by Cycle in New York Crash
New York reports author and historian Mrs. Mary Platt Parmane was struck and killed by a motorcycle at Sixth Avenue and 5th Street near her home. Rider William Hermann aided the victim and was paroled pending inquest proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Platt Parmane
Sixth Avenue
Wm. Hermann
Eight hurt and one killed in trolley freight crash near Buffalo
Eight persons were injured and one fatally when a trolley freight train at Tonawanda struck a Grand Trunk passenger coach, sending it from the middle of a Buffalo to Vancouver train across Lehigh Valley tracks. The most seriously injured was Mrs. Mary Carrett of Brantford Ontario.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Tonawanda
Grand Trunk
Vancouver
Lehigh Valley
Mary Carrett
Brantford
Ont
Men fined in Police Court in Medicine Hat
In police court A Cunningham was fined $3 for an indecent act on the streets of Medicine Hat. Thomas Mook, convicted of intoxication, paid $5 and an additional $10 for procuring liquor after being interdicted.
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Medicine Hat
A. Cunningham
Thomas Mook
All block 17 sale in Herald at $200 per lot
Pettet and Hilliard announce block 17 parcels offered in Herald at a price of 200 dollars per lot. The message lists buyers as Pettet and Hilliard and notes the sale terms.
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Herald
Pettet and
Hilliard
Mounted Police Manoeuvres Impress Montreal Crowd
Montrealers welcomed the North West Mounted Police as they pass through on route to London for the coronation. A large Lafontaine Park gathering watched the mounted unit display their skill, invited by Mayor Guerin. Constable Cripps, while confined to bed upon arrival, showed great improvement.
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Montreal
Calgary paper prints dubious life story of Robertson murderer
The Calgary News-Telegram prints a questionable life history of Robertson the condemned man and confuses him with Tommy Robertson of Medicine Hat. The misidentification stretches across hundreds of miles to Northern British Columbia as readers are urged to seek legal counsel.
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Calgary
Calgary News-Telegram
Robertson
Tommy Robertson
Medicine Hat
Skeena River
Tommy
British Columbia
Vancouver General Strike Set for June 5
In Vancouver eighty delegates vote on a general strike call for June 5 in support of carpenters bakers and machinists. Fourty vote yes, five against, five conditionally affirmative with two abstentions. Most abstentions and conditional votes stem from lack of instructions from their unions.
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Vancouver
B. C
Trades and Labor Council
Joint Committee
Heavy April Rain Deluges Hit Western Canada
Winnipeg reports 1 to 2 inches of rain during the night after a drizzly day. Market gardeners fear floods in low lands while frost warnings extend through central and northern Alberta. Saskatchewan records night frosts and several inches of snow have fallen this week.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Buy trackage on spur. rises in value quickly
Pettet and Hilliard offer 156 ft of track on a spur for 1800 dollars. The terse note highlights rapid value increase and limited length available.
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Pettet and Hilliard
Not Insane Olé Berg Discharged After Mental Observation
Ole Berg, a Minnesota arrival homesteading 30 miles northeast of Medicine Hat, faced insanity charges but was deemed not insane after Dr. Kershaw's opinion. He was observed for three days for sociable habits including thrice daily visits to neighbors and sleeping in another homesteader’s bed with his clothes on before Magistrate Kealy discharged him.
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Medicine Hat
Ole Berg
Minnesota
Kealy
Kershaw
Ole
Crop Prospects Across Nations Report Mixed global signs
Washington dispatch notes varied crop outlooks abroad on May 27. Argentina shows bumper wheat flax seed and oats potential while corn remains weak. Uruguay reports solid corn and good wheat prospects. Australia faces reduced sowing due to rain. Britain India and Canada show strong yields in wheat and oats. Germany averages, while Austria and Hungary strain underperform.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Argentine
Uruguay
Australia
British India
Canada
Central
Europe
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Japan to Build Dreadnought Warships and Cruisers
The Japanese government awards contracts for two Dreadnought battleships and four Dreadnought cruisers to be laid down in 1911. Each vessel will displace 28,088 tons and mount 12.5 inch guns. One cruiser is being built at Vickers-Armstrongs Barrow. Remaining ships to be constructed in Japan.
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Tokio
Vickers -Yands
Barrow
Land
Japan
Labor Day Celebration Planned By Trades Council
The Trades and Labor Council met with President B Bell amy in the chair and decided to hold a large Labor Day celebration in the city again this year. Last year’s event drew a record attendance despite bad weather, and organizers will start early and promote the affair in nearby cities. A special meeting will set details and begin arrangements for a massive event. The meeting also discussed union labor hiring, pay scales, and the use of open shops, noting carpenters securing a 50 cent per hour rate and ongoing labor tension over non union workers and a slaughter house nuisance in city districts.
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Trades and Labor Council
B. Bellamy
Mr. Bellamy
G. W. H. Simpson
Carpenters’ Union
Maroons Sign Kirkham From Waterloo Club
Winnnipeg Manitoba May 27 Manager Eddie Taylor lands second baseman Kirkham from the Waterloo club of the Three Eye League to bolster the Maroons. Glockner currently at second is a strong fielder but hits poorly. Brandon May 27 The planned baseball doubleheader is postponed due to prolonged rain pools on the field. James Manes arrives to strengthen Pacific Coast league team.
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Winnnipeg
Man
Eddie Taylor
Maroons
of Kirkham
Waterloo
Glockner
Brandon
James Manes
British Minister to Mexico Appointment Reported
London May 27 The appointment of Francis William Strong as British Minister Resident to Colombia is announced with confirmation he will be posted to Mexico. The decision underscores diplomatic shifts and pending postings for London’s foreign service.
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London
Francis’ William “Strong
Columbia
Mexico
Bazetted
Tower
Ball Games Called Off In Winnipeg Due To Wet Grounds
Winnipeg on May 27 reports that all ball games scheduled for this afternoon have been canceled because of wet grounds.
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Winnipeg
London Cricket Results Highlight Domestic Wins
London fixtures on May 27 saw Middlesex defeat Lancashire by an innings and eleven runs, Notts overwhelm Gloucester by innings and 165 runs, Kent prevail over Leicester by nine wickets, Warwickshire beat Sussex by two wickets, and Surrey edge Hampshire by one wicket.
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Middlesex
Lancashire
Notts
Gloucester
Kent
Leicester
Warwickshire
Sussex
Surrey
Northampshire
Brakeman Crushed Hand. Amputation in Yard Accident
CPR brakeman John Matheson suffered a crush injury while coupling cars in the yards yesterday afternoon. The doctors amputated the little finger of his left hand. He was taken to General Hospital and was able to go home today.
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John Matheson
C.P.R
General Hospital
Excavation Work Reported at Hull Block Corner Site
Notes indicate a single day event in a high school annex offering four choice lots for $300.00, with parties Pettet, Hilliard, and A. P. Burns connected to excavations on Fourth Avenue and adjacent street.
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Edo
Pettet and Hilliard
A. P. Burns
Tinder Way
Hull
Fourth’ Avenue
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The
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D. C. Cameron and Associates
FINE
General Stke
Insang
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Labor Council
Cricket
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