07 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1912
Page
1
Met Duke and Duchess of Connaught at Gleichen yesterday as inspectors of 5 A G and Co. work. The visit highlighted corporate oversight and royal interest in industrial activity at the Gleichen site.
A convoy of Medicine Hat autos traveled to Gleichen to inspect the Southern Alberta Lands Co directors and stockholders. The visit included a meeting with the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and a dam tour, with expected completion by Sunday and return to Medicine Hat by Monday. The party included about fifteen Calgary hire cars and numerous S A L Co figures, ending with Premier Sir Robert Borden aboard the Lady Grey in Quebec.
The Governor General and royal party travel by train to Gleichen to inspect Southern Alberta Lands Company irrigation works then motor to Cochrane and Ghost River camp. Princess Patricia plans to ride to the camp while Col. Lowther leaves for British Columbia. The party stays under canvas with a central dining tent and Mounties nearby for security. Ducks and trout await fishing at Ghost River.
Cor nelius G Hayes, former police inspector, faces cross examination on false statements about Commissioner Waldo. Hayes testified that Waldo ordered him not to raid disorderly houses, while Waldo previously testified differently, and the trial continued after yesterday's adjournment.
Ancient capital bursts with fête as Premier Borden and wife return from Britain aboard the Lay Grey. Thousands greet the party while a distinguished Quebec delegation includes Geo. Perley Cochrane, Mayor Drouin, City Council members, and leaders from the Board of Trade and Manufacturers' Association.
Chicago reports a weekend rally as wheat and oats advance with December wheat around 90 7-8 to 91 cents. Winnipeg notes weak flax and lower October prices while oats stay steady on strong demand and light receipts. Minneapolis and Liverpool futures quoted steady with autumn delivery contracts.
Liverpool cabled that improved weather boosted beef demand with prices advancing three quarters of a cent. Canadian steers now quoted from 13 3 4 to 14 3 4 cents per pound. The Woman's Auxiliary of St Barnabas Church will hold a donation tea on Tuesday Sept 10 at 685 Main Street.
London reports two major lines Allan and Canadian Pacific plan four new Atlantic and Pacific liners with cruiser sterns. Emperor Russia already launched, others due May. Proposal aims for 24 knot speed Liverpool to Halifax in under four and a half days. Premiers discuss liner equipment in London talks.
Suffragettes invaded the grounds around King George's Highland Castle in Balmoral during the shooting season. A strong police guard was stationed, but the women outwitted the guards and left purple flag signs reading Votes for Women Means Peace for the Cabinet Ministers along His Majesty's private golf links.
Chicago surgeon reports John Mortimer 36, laborer, swallowed nineteen knives, seventeen nails, blades, screws, a silver dollar over eighteen years. Doctors removed the items in a successful operation at County Hospital. Mortimer, calling himself the human tool chest, wagered he could ingest the objects, claiming pain prompted the procedures.
The Board of Trade shows a rise of 45.69 million dollars in imports and 38.48 million dollars in exports for August. In imports the gains are split among food stuffs raw materials and manufactured goods. exports rise most in coal and manufactured goods.
Montreal Sept. 7 Ed Frank Lukeman says he is retiring from active participation in amateur athletics. In a Star interview he notes he has done his share and will not run again for several reasons, despite enjoying his experience in sport.
The International Association for Testing Materials delegates finish a New York session and travel by special train to Washington to inspect government laboratories. They then visit Pittsburgh for demonstrations at the Bureau of Mines experimental Station and tour coal mines steel and cement mills and electro technical factories, and end with Buffalo Niagara Falls on the return to New York, including Bethlehem Steel works en route.
At Atlantic City a ninth annual national convention of the United Spanish War Veterans and the Ladies Auxiliary opened with flags and music. Headquarters at Hotel Rudolf, with Wilson expected to arrive early in the week to address delegates and review a large parade featuring U S soldiers sailors and state militia.
Moscow marked the centennial of the Borodino clash as Russia honored the warriors who faced Napoleon’s French legions. Festivities near Borodino commemorated a battle that weakened the invaders and helped bring Napoleon's retreat from Moscow.
The Madeira Mamore railway linking the coast to deep Brazilian jungle was inaugurated with ceremonies featuring many nations. Dr Albert Hare of Washington DC represented the Pan American Union as guests praised a project seen as a major engineering feat. The line opens vast farming lands and aims to tap a large wild rubber region.
Madison Square Garden will host a major Socialist campaign demonstration in New York on Monday night with Eugene V. Debs and Emil Seidel as principal speakers. Various political and labor groups in the city will attend in force.
Rev. H. Grefe pastor of the Lutheran Church in Germantown Iowa perished in a motor car wreck near Paulina Indiana six miles away. Witnesses say he murmured a prayer but never cried out as flames consumed the wreck shortly before dawn.
John Youngberg of Grassy River Ontario died at Spooner Hospital from a gunshot wound suffered while hunting in a canoe at Cull Bay. His companion Jack Walden dropped to pick up the gun when it exploded, causing the fatal injury.
Postmaster General Pellettier announced further reductions in cable rates following British and Western Union representations. Plain language telegrams drop from six pence to four pence half penny per word. rush service expands with priority to shillinga word traffic. night letters set at 72 cents for twelve words plus five cents per extra word. Weekend deferred cables drop from six shillings for thirty words to four shillings sixpence with Monday delivery. Regular press telegrams fall from five pence per word to three pence half-penny with no nineteen hour delay. Rates apply to Canada and United States exchanges, with other points reduced accordingly.
The CW A P Dispatch from Winnipeg reports a week of rain aiding harvest in Manitoba Saskatchewan and southern Alberta. About 75 percent of Manitoba wheat cut with sprouting in stock raising yield and lowering grade. Saskatchewan around 50 percent harvested with better yield and potential improvement in quality. Cutting in southern Alberta 80 percent complete amid light frosts and good weather overall. Saskatoon notes 60 percent of wheat 35 percent of oats cut with some green barley and heavy bin- der workload. Regina reports continued field work as weather dries and binders return to fields.
A cablegram from Rev Dr Woodsworth reports the English supply of Methodist ministers to Canada is exhausted. He was sent to recruit from theological colleges but weeks of effort yielded few results as the shortage worsens.
Reported plan by Canadian Presbyterians and Methodists in Toronto to discard the International Sunday School Lessons in a church education movement. Details unclear due to fragmented source text.
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