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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
2
Moscow reports an unprecedented wolf invasion with several thousand cattle killed and many people wounded. Special rifle detachments hunt the packs as hospitals treat bite victims and authorities guard against a rabies outbreak. Similar attacks spread to Siberia, with wolves appearing in alarming numbers.
Premier King in Vancouver argues the Australian treaty strengthens empire ties and broadens trade. He cites preferential tariffs in fish and paper, notes potential but limited competition, and defends butter and raisin provisions while urging mutual concessions to boost Dominion commerce.
Toronto reports 463 candidates nominated for 245 House seats as nomination day nears. Conservatives lead with 197 nominees, Liberals 177, Progressives 56, independents 13, with totals excluding today’s entrants. The tally reflects party conventions and announced candidatures.
Montreal reports the heaviest grain week of the season ending Friday night with CN Railways figures showing shipments surpassing 4.25 million bushels and 237 more cars than the prior year. The week’s marketing pace doubled the 1934 level, marking a strong rebound in grain logistics.
The CPR crop report notes cool, unsettled weather delaying threshing across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. It cites high grades and better than expected yields, labor shortages as workers move East, and improving dairy output with a larger butter crop.
Edmonton October 2. Premier Greenfield indicates a decision on whether six provincial bye elections will proceed under the usual act or be combined into a general election will come soon. The topic has not yet been discussed due to council disruptions but is expected to be taken up with all ministers in the city.
Rene Holland aged 24 died from a skull fracture after falling from a mine wagon on Wednesday morning. The accident was caused when the horse bolted, sending Holland to the ground and he later died at Toca hospital.
President Von Hindenburg Foreign Minister Stresemann and other government members were sent numerous threatening letters prior to the German delegation leaving for the Security Conference, officials admitted today.
Vancouver reports the Wadson's Bay steamer Bay Chino freed from Arctic floes in August and now sails to Unalaska for bunkering. After fueling the vessel is expected to reach Vancouver within twenty days.
London reports a new act effective yesterday requires written consent from both parents for anyone under 21 to marry. Both mother and father must agree, granting mothers equal authority in parental consent for marriage licenses.
The Paris Prague express derailed after colliding with a freight train eighteen miles from Strasbourg. Two train hands were killed and one passenger injured. Grand Duke Cyril, famed for surviving Port Arthur, was aboard but unharmed.
In New York City on October 1 two men were killed and a third wounded as gang warfare erupts along the East Side. Irving Madonic a task driver died at the Roumanian coffee house after being lured from a cabaret and shot. Merer Lewis a glazier was killed while with his wife and nine year old son. he was shot six times and is listed in critical condition. An unidentified man was also shot and killed at 12 Street and First Ave as the shooter walked away.
In Alencon France Oct 5 Mme Jeanne Gandre a farmer's wife and mother of nineteen children was awarded the Legion of Honor. The decoration was pinned on her breast in a ceremony witnessed by villagers all along the countryside. All her children live with her on the family farm.
The Conference of Allied and German statesmen opening in Locarno on Oct 5 aims to discuss a security pact. Mayor Rosca of Locarno gave the welcoming address as delegates, including Austen Chamberlain, arrived by car. M Vandervelde came on foot. Police kept crowds back at the Palace of Justice.
Carl Axetson of Bingville Alta writes that industrial group cooperation underlies modern production and distribution and that Canada must pursue industrial and political action to control natural resources and public utilities for all, not a privileged few, urging readers to start such work in the upcoming election.
The Saskatchewan Seed Board rejects new Marquis wheat names, fearing confusion. At an advisory board meeting in Toronto, they will push to retain the current numbering system for Marquis variants.
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