04 Sep 1920
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1920
Page
1
London based American Chamber of Commerce reports July Board of Trade returns show Britain nearing prewar commercial status. Adverse balance shrank to eight million pounds from thirty four million in June, marking strongest showing since the war.
London reports both miners and government issuing explanations on the threatened coal strike. The minister of labor condemns the claim of inaction and indicates willingness to consider new proposals. Insurance quotes show rising strike risk.
London Sept 4 Mrs Terence MacSweeney has appealed to President Wilson on behalf of her husband Cork lord mayor, in a critical condition after a strike in Brixton Prison. Doctors warned relatives not to converse with him today as his strength waned and alarm grew.
The Canadian Pacific steamer Charmer ran aground near the North Shore Heht house in the Narrows in fog before six this morning. It remained stuck for about three hours before refloating. no damage reported to hull. The vessel carried about 100 passengers on a run from Powell River.
Constantinople reports poor plague cases discovered in Turkish government barracks at Scutari across the Bosphorus from the city. The allied sanitary commission has forbidden boat landings at Scutari to prevent spread.
Western weather remains fair and moderately warm with clear to cloudy conditions. Forecast calls for fine and warm weather across all western provinces today and on Sunday, with temperatures in the 40s to 70s in major cities.
Court officials moved into the splendid new court house on First street. Yesterday Is Honor Judge Greene held chambers in the building and praised the improvements in court work conditions. The sheriff’s offices will be moved from the News block to the new court house in a few days.
The report lists October futures for Wheat, Oats, Barley with declines of 1 2 to 3 cents, and December futures down for multiple grains. Cash prices are shown for Wheat Oats Barley Flax and Rye with various grade classifications and track prices, reflecting a subdued trading session.
A letter received by Alderman Ernest Robinson, secretary of the trades and labor council, from Jas. Simpson suggests organizing a Dominion wide Farmer-Labor party. The note cites the Ontario section and Toronto as origin points.
The radical Joergensen who represented Denmark in the Third Interstate at Moscow has been excluded from his country.
Toronto authorities renew rewards in the Ambrose J. Small disappearance. A $50,000 live search reward and $15,000 for body recovery are offered through February 1 1921. The private secretary John Doughty reward of $5,000 is extended until January 1 next. The case has seen extensive funds spent.
Rio Janeiro reports financial conditions in Brazil have deteriorated with erratic exchange rates. North American banks and merchants are denying credit to Brazilian concerns until the situation improves, according to speakers at a semi official commercial associations meeting.
London reports an industrial crisis looming as the Daily Telegraph's Sydney correspondent cites widespread demand for a 44 hour week and no Saturday work. NewsWant Ads flood readers daily with notices.
Disagreement between Bedcliffe School officials and the Teachers' Alliance stops the school from reopening as planned. The dispute centers on the board advertising a wholesale recall of teachers after holidays without prior notice. The issue arose after teachers had applied to return.
Officials from military district No. 18 inspected the existing armory in Medicine Hat and expect a new facility to house Headquarters and squadron of the 1st Alberta Mounted Rifles, 1st Alberta Regiment HQ and A Company, a machine gun battery, 3rd Field Ambulance, and an artillery battery. The current armory cannot hold all units. Funding must be provided in estimates before construction begins.
Toronto police heard William J. Parant admit breaking into a Pape Avenue home and striking a man in bed with a hammer in revenge for a motorist killing his child. He said he aimed at the wrong resident and expressed regrets after learning the mistake. The victim suffered serious injuries.
A Canadian Press report notes John Hoar, maimed in France, killed himself after learning Ottawa would discontinue his disability pension of $81.50 monthly. Ottawa later explained the letter referred to a temporary accommodation allowance during artificial-leg adjustment. Hoar, needy and caring for a working wife, died to avoid burden.
M Tehitcherin the Bolshevik foreign minister agrees to send a peace delegation to Riga to negotiate with the Poles. Reported uprisings in Tashkent and Siberia, with insurgents overrunning Perm and forcing change in Irkutsk Krasnoyarsk. Old Believer districts report revolts as Bolshevik detachments face peasant resistance.
Peterboro Unt Sept 1. The Letter Carriers Convention passed a resolution setting a maximum salary target to be reached within three years starting at 1500 dollars. It also urged uniforms be locally produced and by union labor if possible.
Crews of the Terry boats halted service at 7:80 am stranding thousands of North Vancouver residents who could not reach their jobs in the city. Boats were tied up while the North Vancouver council considered the walkout and planners hurried to find other means to ferry workers across the inlet.
Constantinople reports Kemal Pasha, Turkish nationalists leader, is said to have lost hope for immediate Soviet aid and relief this winter. His troops are described as demoralized and likely to retreat rather than surrender if raids continue.
Reports from a famine stricken district near Pekin claim girls aged under ten were sold for ten dollars. The petition for relief sent to the ministry of the interior cites drought locusts and recent fighting as causes of the famine and devastation.
Redcliff schools will reopen on Tuesday with Principal Whnck in charge, restoring normal operations after a brief closure. The announcement outlines campus safety and calendar updates for students and staff.
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