Lake of the Woods Milling buys Medicine Hat mill assets
Lake of the Woods Milling Company confirms a deal valued over $300,000 to purchase the plant and business of Medicine Hat Milling Co. Possession is set for June 1. Linseed mill remains with the McNeeley family and will operate under current management for two years as plans for a paint factory expansion are announced.
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Lake OF the Woods Milling Company
Medicine Hat Milling CO
W. N. McNeeley
Messrs. McNeely
Medicine Hat Milling Co Sold to Lake of the Woods Milling
W N McNeely announced the Medicine Hat Milling Company has sold to the Lake of the Woods Milling Co for about 800000 dollars. New owners plan immediate upgrades, double output, triple elevator capacity, and spend 100000 locally this summer with work already starting.
Orangemen Send Money to Ulster
Raging, May 28. By unanimous vote of delegates at the Grand Orange Lodge of British America annual convention a 1000 contribution was sent to Ulster. A further 600 was voted for relief of victims’ relatives of the Newfoundland sealing disaster. Grand Master W J Morrison of Saskatchewan read the welcome address.
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Grand Orange Lodge
British America
Ulgier
America
Newfoundland
W. J. ‘Morrison
Grand Lodge
Saskatchewan
Borden Opposes Parliament Inquiry on Railway Deal
Ottawa May 28 In the commons Duncan Ross moved to defer the concurrence on Canadian Northern Railway resolutions pending a parliamentary inquiry. Borden opposed, warning of disastrous financial results and urging the public to express opinion in favor of the government policy. Tauber questioned if the leader would go to the country. Borden replied that he would later present voters with a discussion opportunity.
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Ottawa
Duncan Ross
Canadian Northern Railway
Borden
Wilfrid Tauber
Alberta Methodist conference elects president on first ballot
Calgary May 28 Rev. W. A. Lewis 3B A of Edmonton was elected president on the first ballot of the Alberta Methodist conference. Rev. G. G. Webber, also of Edmonton, was the next highest in the vote.
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Calgary
W. A. Lewis
Edmonton
Alberta Methodist Conference
G. G. Webber
United States to Sell Battleships to Foreign Power
Secretary Daniels told the Senate naval affairs committee that Washington plans to dispose of the battleships Idaho and Mississippi for the same amount the United States paid to construct them.
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Washington
Idaho
Mississippi
United States
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Daniels
Canada Australia weekend letter service announced
Montreal May 28 report that the Canadian Pacific railway telegraph and the British Pacific cable board plan to inaugurate a weekend letter service between Canada and Australia including the Fiji Islands. The May 28 launch sets a rate of three dollars for twenty words or less with fifteen cents per additional word over twenty.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Telegraph
British Pacific Cable Board
Canada
Australia
Fiji Islands
Start Excavation for Maple Leaf Mill Project
The superintendent in charge announced the Maple Leaf Milling Company will begin excavation tomorrow. Work will be rushed to complete the site quickly.
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Maple Leaf Milling Company
United States Considers Selling Two Battleships to Greece
Secretary Daniels told the Senate naval affairs committee that the United States may sell the battleships Idaho and Mississippi for roughly what it cost to build them. He said Greece has shown interest in buying the ships to bolster its navy. The sale would fund a new dreadnought, with the ships no longer modern enough for line of battle. เก
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Washington
Idaho
Mississippi
United States
Senate Naval Affairs’ Committee
Daniels
Greece
House
Senate
Deplorable Destitution Case Among Eighteen Russians
Sergt Gover n reports a pitiable scene in a Steel street shack where eighteen Russians, eight of them children, live with almost no furniture or food. They landed two weeks ago with $20 each and now are penniless. police seek work for the men while one woman is injured from a cellar fall.
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Sergt. Govern
Steel Street
Criminal Code Action On Bucket-Shop Gambling Noted
Chief Bruce reports a communication from the attorney general’s department citing Section 231 of the Criminal Code which bans bucket-shop gambling and margin trading with penalties up to five years in prison or a fine. The department pledges prosecution help. Also cited is the Companissa Act requiring full legal names for stock ads to avoid illegal bare lists. Police will enforce both provisions.
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Bruce
Attorney General’s Department
Medicine Hat
Hocking ‘Valley
Southern Pacific
Heavy Fire Loss In Listowel Factory Totals 10000
A large sash and door factory in Listowel Ontario owned by Nathan Calder of Medicine Hat was destroyed in a mysterious blaze causing about 10000 in losses though the plant had not operated for years. Police conduct a broader inquiry into several suspicious fires reported in recent days. Dreamland tonight Regular prices.
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Listowel
Ont
Natham Calder
Medicine Hat
Attempted blast at Blairmore brewery shocks town
Blairmore Alberta May 28 police monitor suspects after thirty sticks of dynamite with a fuse, one inch burned, are found under Blairmore brewery. The business recently changed hands with George Skelding of Macleod as buyer.
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Blairmore
Alta
George Skelding
Macleod
Post Office Fire Endangers Hardieville Postmistress
A fire destroyed the Hardieville post office near Lethbridge, with postmistress Mrs. Greepe narrowly escaping harm. The incident prompted emergency crews to inspect the scene and secure the area. The cause remains under investigation.
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Hardieville
Lethbridge
Greepe
Tash Away and Spend the Money in Estimates
Estimates laid before the Commons show total expenditure for the year at 208,174,088 dollars, a five and a half million rise over the previous year, with large sums allocated to militia and railway votes for various purposes.
Supplementary Estimates Load Ottawa Budget
Ottawa lays supplementary estimates totaling 17 438 912 dollars with 9 666 197 revenue and 7 762 7 capital. main estimates drop by 11 920 990 dollars though total yearly outlay rises about half a million. Highlights include 218 000 to finish Connaught rifle range, 1 240 638 militia add on, and 25 000 customs warehouse at Port Arthur.
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Ottawa
J. W. White
Connaught
Prairie Provinces
Railway Department
Montreal
Quebec Bridge
Welland Cana
Port Arthur
Fort William
Kenora
Gold Found Near Irvine in May 1927 Reports
Local notes recount a farmer near Irvine finding visible gold and gold-bearing ore in May 1927 while tending land south of town. The fragment mentions a good sized find and references geese and boats in the scene.
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Irvine
Municipalities Must Pay For Indigents
Fragmented OCR text discusses obligation of cities and towns to fund indigent services. The readable portion lacks clear details on scope, dates, or statutory basis, but implies municipal financial responsibility for care or support of indigent residents.
Canadian Pacific line threatened by spreading forest fires
Dense smoke hangs over miles of the Canadian Pacific Railway between Blagden and West Field as a terrible conflagration rages in the back lands since Sunday afternoon, threatening the region near St John New Brunswick.
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St. John
N. B
Canadian - Pacific Railway
Blagden
West Field
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