Alberta Mental Hospitals Face Building Surge
Magistrate Emily Murphy and a five member visiting committee urged a big hospital building program in Alberta to address rising mental health care strains. The inspectors reported widespread conditions needing remedy and urged municipal action, as many citizens attended Judge Murphy's lecture at the city hall, filling the hall and standing.
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Alberta
Emily Murphy
Murphy
Bullivant
Canada
Ponoka
Red Deer
Oliver
United States
Great Britain
Dominion
Ponoka Hospital
Maharajah narrowly escapes elephant attack in India
From Allahabad a despatch to the Daily Express reports the Maha raja of Dodhapur in British India escaping injury as an elephant charged during a shooting expedition in the Nilgiris. The staff killed the elephant and rescued the raja who was shaken and bruised after the incident.
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London
Dodhapur
British India
Niliri Hills
Daily Express
Allahabad
Church Conference Quietly Probes Arts Course Reform
Winnipeg May 29 report on a United Church conference where a rift nearly formed between former Methodists and Presbyterians over Wesley College Arts course proposals. Officials said the ideas would not expand the course but adjust it to fit changing times.
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Winnipeg
United Church Conference
Wesley College
Burma Cyclone Kills Over 1,200 in Rangoon Area
A Rangoon dispatch reports a cyclone and tidal wave in Burma have killed about 1,200 people. The disaster struck Wednesday evening, flooding Naaf river towns and sweeping villages up to fifteen miles inland. Arakan coast damage is heavy with all cattle perished and communication severely disrupted. Relief efforts are underway but inadequate.
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London
Burma
Exchange
Rangoon
Naaf
Maundawa
Araken
Mrs Bertha Knight Wins $40,000 Damages in Hotel Death Case
In Edmonton on May 29 the Supreme Court jury returned a unanimous verdict for Mrs Bertha Pearl Knight, awarding $40,000 against Grand Trunk Pacific Development Co. over the death of her husband Albert Knight in the Macdonald hotel elevator shaft on December 20, 1924. The judge denied a motion to set aside the verdict and granted a stay pending appeal.
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Edmonton
Bertha Pearl Knight
Grand Trunk Pacific Development Company
Supreme Court
Walsh
Justice Walshend
Hedin
Neil
MacLean Rose
Justice Walsh
Buy Home Products Campaign Week in Fraser’s Store
A province wide Buy At Home campaign runs Monday through the week with warm display of local products including Red Cliff. Fraser’s old store on Second Street hosts the exhibit under the Alberta Women’s Institutes and local merchants. Fifty admission tickets daily, with a Saturday June draw for prizes. Visitors welcome each day near the post office location.
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Nex
Fraser
Second Street
Women's Institutes of Alberta
W B
Sir James Cantlie Dies in London Leader in Surgery
London reports the death of Sir James Cantlie noted surgeon who aided Sun Yat Sen to escape imprisonment in the Chinese legation. Cantlie was a close friend and respected medical figure in British circles.
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London
James Cantlie
Sun Yat Sen
Iso
Nora Northam Leads In Popularity Race As Votes Roll In
Nora Northam takes the lead with 81100 votes by noon while Ila Cory slides to second. Viva Cox from Redcliff gains, others like Phoebe Drew and Winnie Bruce trail. Irene Jolson shows a small tally. A note of British respiratory disease is mentioned in passing.
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Nora Northam
Ila Cory
Viva Cox
Redcliff
Su Cory
Phoebe Drew
SM Dilsy Ratledge
Winnie Bruce
Irene Jolson
Rain Lifts Crops in Manyberries District
Magistrate Millis reports excellent crop prospects across Manyberries as recent rains fall from Medicine Hat to Twelve Mile coulee, with lighter showers toward the town. In Manyberries Magistrate Ellis presides over a liquor sale case. J Cooper found guilty and fined 100 plus costs.
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Manyberries
Millis
Medicine Hat
Twelve Mile Coulee
Ellis
J. Cooper
Appointment of Returning Officers in Medicine Hat and Cypress
Mrs. Angus Baker of Aber dear Street Medicine Hat is named Returning Officer for the Medicine War constituency and will open offices and appoint assistants next week. Dr. W. R. Hawke of Norton is appointed Returning Officer for Cypress. The Presbyterian Church general assembly plans a Winnipeg meeting in 1927.
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Angus Baker
Aberdeer Street
Medicine War
the News
General Assembly
The
Continuing Presbyterian Church
Winnipeg
First Crop Report Highlights Favorable Manitoba Seedings
The Manitoba Free Press notes a favorable start to 1926 with wheat seeding ahead of 1925 by a week to ten days and little damage reported. In Alberta, seeding completed mainly after May 15 with heights from 2 to 11 inches, rain welcome, and wheat acreages up. Summer fallow seeding ranges 1 to 70 percent, averaging about 40.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Wiliam Davis wounded after Logan Ave bank robbery duel
William Davis alias Walford Boone, the Logan Avenue bank robber who killed a Royal Bank employee, is recovering at General Hospital after a battle with police. Police report two accomplices George Lutles and George Millar were arrested, Detective Morris led the ruse, and Davis was wounded six times.
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Winnipeg
William Davis
Walford Boone
Royal Bank
Logan Avenue
General Hospital
Seltdy
Davis
Robert Segal
United States
Ontario
Manitoba
Lle
George Lutles
George Millar
George Smith
Joe
Segals
Hous
Garive
Nan
Coammand
Smith
Bert Morriss
Morris
James Thompson
British coal strike prolongs emergency powers and travel stats
London May 29 A Royal Proclamation extends the state of emergency over the coal mine stoppage begun May 1 for one month. Bank holiday weekend travel on London underground buses and trams totals 15 788 000 passengers.
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London
Londons Underground
Wheat Markets Edge Lower on Light Trade in Winnipeg
In Winnipeg May 29 trade was light and mostly technical with wheat prices down 7 8 to 1 3 4 cents. May closed 1.51 1 8, July 1.48 1 2, October 1.31 1 8. Rye fell 2 to 2 1 4 cents, flax steady, coarse grains dull. cash demand improved but volumes remained small. A refinery project valued at 125000 dollars was announced for Wainwright.
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Winnipeg
Levator
Tories Oppose Old Age Pension Bill in Commons
Ottawa May 28 The Government's Old Age Pension Bill passed its third reading in the house as Conservative MPs Peter McGibbon and R B Manson argued provinces would not adopt it. Conservative J H King proposed two minor amendments on payment procedures as debate continued.
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Ottawa
Peter McGibbon
Muskoka
R. BR. Manson
York - Sunbury
R. J.manson
Fort William
A. W. Neill
Camex-Albern
British Columbia
J. H. King
Roth No. 1 Well to be Cement Plugged
Mr Pinky Reet in charge of Hoth No 1 Well operations returns from Calgary after consulting with the Department of the Interior on cement plugging procedures. Abandonment will begin Monday with the well filled from bottom up to the MUK River gas sand, a process to take weeks.
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Pinky” Reet
Hoth No. 1
Calgary
Dept. of the Interior
Muk River
Roth
Medicine Hat
Angie
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Wastrate Murphy
Jodwapur
Alaska
Teller
Nome
Amundsen-Hilsworth
Mirs
Knight
BUY Home Products
Cantlie
A. J. Brace
F.R.G.S
Student Volunteer Movement For Foreign Missions
China
Canadian Methodist Society
Chengtu
South Country
Cypress
the Free Press’ First Crop Report
British Coal Strike
Wainwright
Tories
OLD Agg Pension
B. C
Lodge No. 3
Integro
H. C. Cooper
Geo, Milburn, Doble Grand
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