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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
1
Parliament adopts a farewell address on Premier Borden's motion with Sir Wilfrid Laurier seconding. The notice praises the Duke and Duchess of Connaught for their splendid services to the Dominion as they prepare to depart Canada.
Cold Wednesday night saw Fingerville vs Town in a pitchers duel with weak batting and base running. Billy Hughes scored three runs as Wigle and Doc Betts contributed strong plays in a tight field contest.
The Medicine Hat brick works, located about a mile from the city, opened on June 1 with the largest brick plant west of the Great Lakes. The old industry has grown through multiple owners and is now led by W. Overpack as president and GM, D. W. Brown as vice president, and A. P. Perchiose as secretary. The firm, capitalized at 500000, currently invests 250000 and employs sixty workers. Capacity is 260000 bricks every ten hours.
Wards Farmery on the right scored a brilliant third goal from the touch line. Lovell Wallace and Cookes added goals for Town. Robert Cook scored for the Indians in the 4 1 defeat.
The Pale Face and Indian teams met last night at Mission Beld. The Indians were hampered by missing regulars, spoiling their forward play. The Town side improved with Bickle replacing Hoge at half back and delivering strong defense. The notable feature was the Town’s shooting.
Premier As quith announced in the House of Commons that he will introduce the promised bill to amend the Irish Home Rule Bill before further progress in the Lords. The Unionists have won the day by insisting he take action now.
The hotel arrivals include B. J. Gittizin of Ottawa, J. W. McIntosh of Winnipeg, A. McCarthy of Winnipeg, J. Anderson of Prince Albert, A. T. Headwell of Edmonton, P. H. Campbell of Saskatoon, A. S. Farnworth of Detroit, and D. G. Thompson of Saskatoon.
The Pas Herald reports CN R announces through sleeping car service Winnipeg to The Pas twice weekly starting July 5. Trains leave Winnipeg Mondays and Thursdays at 10 20 am, arrive The Pas Tuesdays and Fridays 8 50 am, return The Pas 6 10 pm, arrive Winnipeg Wednesdays and Saturdays 3 15 pm. Mixed train operations Hudson Bay Junction to The Pas continue.
Work on 1,000 feet of water mains presses through rock and deep frost. Contractor Murphy reports frost to six feet in places. Thirty men on Larose avenue and twenty on Edwards avenue dig through blasts and earth as crews prepare to finish the project with continued good weather.
B G Henderson of the Canadian Salt Company Windsor Ont elected President of the Canadian Manufacturers Association J H Sherwood of Alaska Feather and Down Company Montreal chosen second vice president
An attempt to blow up the coronation chair at Westminster Abbey disrupted by authorities. The chair, dating to 1296, has been a symbol of royal ceremonies. Officials attribute the act to militant factions aiming to disrupt the coronation.
Eight people died and eight were badly injured when a fire swept through an old style East Side tenement in New York City early today. Five of the dead were women. The blaze caused extensive damage and led to evacuations of nearby apartments. Investigations into the cause were underway.
A ceremony for Kermit Roosevelt son of Col Theodore Roosevelt and Miss Belle Wyatt Willard daughter of Ambassador Willard was held today in the chapel of the British Embassy in Madrid Spain.
The Northern Aid Bill received its third reading in the Senate and now only awaits the governor general's assent to become law.
Ottawa reports that over one hundred fishermen died when a devastating cyclone struck the northern New Brunswick and Gaspe coast last Friday. Hon. J. D. Hazen said the fishing fleet was caught unprepared in a terrible storm, with many homes destroyed and the disaster described as the worst in New Brunswick fishing history.
Two prospectors and an Indian boatman are believed drowned after their boat capsized while trying to cross the flooded Colorado River near Calzona Arizona. Rivermen report the river remains in a critical condition and foresee the flood peak yet to come.
North Bay Ontario reports a major blaze last night on the National Transcontinental Ry near Cochrane. Ten stores and nine residences were destroyed in the fire, with extensive damage across the area as firefighters battled the overnight blaze.
The Times warns of a potential war between Greece and Turkey as Balkan unrest intensifies. It notes Bulgarian expulsions of Greeks from Asia Minor and Thrace reflect a drastic Turkish policy. The paper suggests Turkey aims to reconstruct Salonika and regain Macedonia, risking broader conflict.
In Sandy Hook New Jersey on June 10 the yacht Resolute led the preliminary races to defend the America's Cup, finishing about four minutes ahead of Vanity. Defiance debuted but dropped out on the first leg.
A blaze at the Mallinekrodt chemical works in St Louis caused damage estimated at $200,000. The fire occurred after a civil marriage ceremony for Miss Belle Roosevelt, daughter of Col Theodore Roosevelt. The ceremony was held at the other house of Willard, ambassador to Spain, Madrid.
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