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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
1
In Cie Switzerland a special League Council session is set for Paris to handle the Bulgaria trouble. Briand and notes to Athens and Sofia press League Covenant obligations for a peaceful settlement amid the Bulgarian appeal. Greek forces report progress but diplomacy dominates as hostilities pause.
The Department of Justice declined comment on the Privy Council Committee's refusal of Canada's petition to appeal under the Grain Act of 1912 as amended, concerning revenue from grain sold at elevators and its use for Act administration by the Grain Board.
Wilmot a 16 year old appeared before City Police Court charged with theft. He allegedly took a pair of shoes from a man on the street and faced a punishment option of ten days imprisonment or a harsh alternative. Witnesses testified he had wandered the country and tried to explain his actions as hardship.
Nanaimo British Columbia October 28 A Chinese laborer named Chone Mok about 35 years old was killed when he leaped from a runaway logging train on a hillside near the Frank Behan Logging Company works six miles from town. Two other passengers were slightly injured as the train careened and several men leaped to safety. The train halted at the bottom and the crowd dispersed.
In December, Theo Mantz was found not guilty of theft after appealing a prior conviction. The case involved a claim by George Schmidt over cotton and soap stolen from Mayle Tree Cotton Company assets. The appellate court quashed the earlier verdict in Mantz favor, and the public report notes Mantz is exonerated.
Inspector of Fisheries Rodd spent the day in the city discussing water diversion with engineer Pongal and evaluating a plan to raise Elkwater Lake’s level. He will inspect the proposed bass nursery on the Smithert ranch and review trout released at Battle Creek years ago, following Armstrong’s representations.
Wheat prices rallied after a brief drop with wood buying toward the close. October at 1.2734, November 1.2655, May 1.2218, December 1.2614, amid light public interest and quiet export demand. Coarse grains followed the trend with a firmer tone as cashMerchants stayed active and prices moved higher.
The article notes Armistice Day 1925 will see nearly two million veteran poppies worn by Canadians, a significant rise from last year. It explains the poppies support disabled veterans and are produced by veterans’ organizations using impaired workers. The piece honors fallen soldiers and cites poet James McCrae on remembrance.
In New Brunswick on October 28 a man shot and killed his wife in front of their house. The couple had separated after she refused to quit her job as a domestic worker. The husband then died from his wound shortly after.
Dudge Greene will be at his office on Saturday night at eight Velock to issue advance poll certificates.
Bridgewater Ont. Det. 23. Miss Margaret Sharpe 28 was instantly killed. Helen Ellsworth 52 a schoolteacher of Ridgeway was seriously injured, and her sister Ruth 24 a schoolteacher was injured when the automobile they rode in was struck by a fast passenger train at Shirley’s Crossing near here yesterday.
The Chicago police investigated the death of 55 year old wheat trader Philip J Reaume found in his hotel room Wednesday. The body showed signs suggesting torture before a fatal blow, indicating possible murder with prior abuse.
Sault Ste Marie Ontario October 25 report: Frank Bortge, 66, father of 24 children with his wife. The 24th child, a girl named Theresa Christine, was born Wednesday night. The family includes three daughters and eleven sons, with Eugene as the eldest son.
A Montreal report notes a Sunday appeal urging Catholics to vote honestly and retain the faith as the federal election approaches. The appeal targets all masses and churches nationwide, urging turnout the Sunday before the election.
In Sault Ste Marie last night a full grown bull moose stood on the road opposing an automobile driven by George Crack Government Road Superintendent. The moose charged the car but backed off when a horn blast frightened it away.
A representative meeting under the Chamber of Commerce endorses a fair trading policy as urged by Ma Crowder Dominion president of the Retail Merchants Association of Canada. The resolution condemns price cutting and supports uniform trade standards across Alberta and beyond.
Bay Shore Park Baltimore October 22 British airship the Napier S 4 wrecks in navigability and seaworthiness trials. Captain Henry Baird, pilot, escaped injury though suffering shock after wing fluts failed at about 200 feet. Plane plunged into water, navigator surfaced wearing a life belt.
Thom ie Augustus Towers, first officer of the Canadian Pacific liner Melita, was arraigned in the police court here today and remanded for one week on charge of ordering Captain Arthur Tinywood Clews's murder. The Melita sailed for Canada today under Captain C Freezer, successor to Clews.
Charles Johnson, 56, of Smithsalls Ontario, despondent over a string of disasters, hanged himself in his barn yesterday. His wife’s health recently declined and a horse team ran away after his funeral.
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