22 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1910
Page
1
Chicago reports seventy five thousand engineers trainmen and conductors across western railways prepare to negotiate for about a fifteen percent raise. Engineers will meet managers in Chicago after a pending referendum by trainmen and conductors. The west rail network lines including the Illinois Central are covered.
Erickson British Columbia reports a rich placer gold find on Goat River by Ira Bean. Thirteen claims have been staked as locals plan a syndicate named the Indiana group to fund fluming and tunneling to bedrock ten to fifteen feet below water. The low river allows seven months of work and prospects appear promising for profitable extraction.
Messrs. R. E. A. Colp Frank Beat tie and Albert Ellsworth of Bow Inl are at the Alberto today.
The King Edward Hotel in Schrieber Ontario was totally destroyed by a Wednesday morning fire. A Finn girl Patm! died in her bed while Missa McBride escaped in night robes. Cadet the French girl was badly hurt leaping from a window. Miss Moore an elderly kitchen helper burned badly and may not recover. Port Arthur hospital treats the injured as wind limits spread.
Persistent rumors sweep Montreal that Hon. L. J. Brodeur lies seriously ill at Caledonia Springs Hotel. Alderman A. N. Brodeur affirmed the minister’s fatigue after the Euch to Congress but said his general health is not worse than recently.
Spokane, Wash. Sept. 22 Mr. George Harcourt deputy minister of agriculture Alberta reports C R Mitchell Medicine Hat and other Alberta officials will attend the Dry Farming Congress in Spokane the first week of October Harcourt will speak on The Necessity of being acquainted with the Monthly Rainfall He plans to bring a 12 foot Union Jack with Canadian coat of arms for the state armory and reports additional flags from Saskatchewan and Alberta to accompany the delegation.
Kingston Ont Sept 22 Arch bishop Gauthier of Kingston Diocese has been chosen to succeed Archbishop Dulamel as Archbishop of Ottawa. The announcement was made at the palace this morning amid regret from Kempston citizens over the removal of His Lordship.
In London on September 22 a window display of Ontario peaches draws crowds. Passers by doubt if the fruit is Canadian grown while retailers quote sixpence for small peaches and eight pence for large ones.
Washington reports the recent cholera epidemic in Italy traced to Russian gypsies disembarking at Brindisi. Surgeon H N Geddings of Naples discusses the infection’s origin in a State Department report.
London reports an espionage backstory as German and British officers study languages abroad. Two English officers arrested by Germany are said to be social prominents on the British Navy active list, with London denying espionage while hostage Helm faces trial. Authorities warn of reciprocal measures amid cross border spy activity and future royal clemency. Mr. McCadeam returns to lead Union Bank at Seven Persons.
The piece recalls a Detroit Tigers versus Chicago White Sox game and praises local players like Harper and Schaeffer while noting Ralph Works on duty in Indianapolis. It reports on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway events with De Palma Hearge Harroun Dew son Aitkin and a 105 mph one mile, 6.49 ten mile, and a 75 mph average for a 100 mile race won by Heame Bemz in the same car as Barney Oldfield. Labor Day crowds reached twenty five thousand with no accidents, and notes prosperity in the east alongside rising living costs and farm-product prices.
The body of an unknown Finlander, badly mangled, was found on the C N R tracks at Slater River last night. He was evidently crushed by a passing train. Alman Hardy, a 25 year old sailor, fell from the mast to the deck of the schooner Mincota in Shelburnie Nova Scotia and was instantly killed.
St. John N B Sept 22 A hermit known as John Simms the trapper was found dead in his log hut at Lepreaux with both feet almost shot off He is said to have a wife and daughter at Liverpool N S For seven years the man lived a recluse scarcely speaking to anyone
Sixty one people died by drowning in Maine during the just closed summer. Nineteen perished in June, twenty four in July and eighteen in August. Most drownings occurred in canoe, boat or bathing accidents.
Vancouver reports a notorious gang of train and hotel thieves has operated from Ashcroft to Montreal, robbing travellers of cash and valuables during the tourist season. Detectives say western HQ is Ashcroft with riders slipping into the Cariboo. A Winnipeg Countess of Antrim case ties diamonds possibly reaching British Columbia.
A head on crash on the Fort Wayne and Wabash line near Kingsland north of Bluffton claims forty two lives and injures seven. The south bound and north bound cars collided at high speed due to misread orders. Local reporters and officials describe scenes of horror as injured were treated.
Boston and Ottawa dispatches discuss a proposed 1914 centennial celebration of 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain. The plan favors an arbitration treaty and peacetime observances without military displays, including a merchant marine parade and educational commemorations.
Montreal and Melbourne reports touch on railway issues and expected return of Tait from Victoria. The Public Utilities Commission in Quebec met to fix dates as investigators probe Montreal street railway accidents. Thomas James Tait, ex Canada Pacific manager, resigns in Melbourne and is expected home for Christmas.
Judge Taylor quashed the 1909 Gaunt conviction for selling stationery without a license. The ruling held the Wilson Stationery Co. of Winnipeg can operate in Alberta under the Foreign Companies Ordinance without municipal license fees, with Gaunt's defense hinging on acting as an agent for the registered company. Mr and Mrs James Fleming traveled to Maple Creek for the Fall Fair.
The completed statue of Laura Secord in Queenston Heights, St Catharines Ont, awaits unveiling. Inscriptions credit Secord with aiding the British at the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13 1812 and risking her life in the fight and recall a government erected monument.
A dispatch from St. Hyacinthe Quebec dated September 22 reports a scholastic dispute among clergy. The item mentions organized groups and unrest within a church faction, noting petal references and unclear outcomes.
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