A Western Circus Spendthrifts and Trees for the Plains
A Regina circus leaves town rich, raising questions on value of entertainment. The writer argues for wholesome recreation at fair cost, notes overseas profits draining away, and praises patriotic efforts like Fulkerson’s family housing plan. He urges tree culture across the prairie, citing Lumsden and Lethbridge as models, and lauds Joseph Conrad as a sea writer of vivid, adventurous prose.
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Joseph Conrad
Jack” Miller
Quippelle River
Lumsden
Lethbridge
Woman in Men’s Clothing Defends Masquerading Charge
Ivy Nasur a 21 year old Columbus Ohio mother faced Magister Tobias in Yorkville court defending a masquerading charge. She said posing as a man was needed to obtain work and that she left her Detroit husband with their five year old son. A diary entry notes 736 miles traveled in twelve days in men’s clothes with ten cents. She claims to have worked as a bell boy at the Statler Hotel Buffalo and as a waiter in a circus.
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Ivy Nasur
Columbus
Ohio
Tobias
Yorkville Court
Detroit
Statler
Buffalo
Regina Funeral Directors Convention Demonstrations
At the Saskatchewan funeral directors convention in Regina from June 29 to July 2, members will view embalming demonstrations. Professor A H Worsham of Chicago will present and lead embalmer license examinations conducted with Dr. Seymour, Saskatchewan public health commissioner.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
A. H. Worsham
Chicago
Worsham
Seymour
Bureau of Public Health
Scottish bank strike plans wage and condition demands
Employees of Scottish banks plan a strike to press for higher pay and improved conditions. The move signals possible service disruption as unions coordinate action across branches and head offices.
Alberta Civil Servants Bonus Approved for July 1
The order in council sets yearly bonuses for provincial workers with $300 for married and $120 for single staff, paid quarterly. The first payment under the amended plan was on April 1, affecting about 850 government employees. The government may change the scheme without notice, but no change is expected before the month start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Editor Honored by Regina Press Club Banquet
The Press Club of Regina honored Jos. Cruikshank a longtime news editor of the Regina Leader with a complimentary banquet to mark his departure for Wilmington North Carolina where he has bought an interest and will become managing editor of a new paper.
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Press Club of
Regina
Jos. Cruikshank
Regina Leader
The
North West
Wilmington
N.C
Will Not Run Salem Bland for Northeast Toronto Legislature
Dr. Salem Bland pastor of Broadway Methodist Tabernacle in Toronto refuses the nomination to contest northeast Toronto for the legislature as a labor representative.
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Salem Bland
Broadway Methodist Tabernacle
Toronto
Cattle and Hog Market Shifts in Canadian Trade
Market data show 40,000 fewer cattle sold in Canada this year versus the same period last year. Hog numbers fall by more than 27,000. In contrast, calf marketing increases this year.
Ex-finance minister Thomas White rules out federal premiership
Thomas White declares to friends in Montreal that he will not run for prime minister and will not return to politics. He says his public affairs participation is finished and rejects rumors of possible Unionist leadership.
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Thomas White
Sir Thomas White
Montreal
Shomas
Tragic Deaths of Two Children Near Anselmo
Two young children of homesteader Nicholas Herriges seven miles west of Anselmo were found dead in the bush about a mile from home. Death attributed to exposure and starvation, the cause deemed undoubted.
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Nicholas Herriges
Anselmo
Westerner Richard Marpole Dies in British Columbia
Vancouver reports the death of Richard Marpole 70 year old executive agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway. A prominent Western Canada figure for many years, his passing marks the end of an era in rail service leadership.
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Vancouver
Richard Marpole
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Western
Canada
Some Interesting Little Sketches from Life
A nostalgic portrait of a dwindling old family doctor who served a village through cholera and childhood illnesses. He mingled care with duties as undertaker and minister, while a new, precise modern doctor replaces him with a gleaming limousine and less time for patient confidences. The piece includes a humorous tale of a city health inspector confusing the old physician’s tidy yard with a rival’s neglect.
Cure for cancer claimed by Toronto doctor
Dr. T. J. Glover of St. Michael's hospital in Toronto announces a serum-based cure and preventative for cancer. Hospital staff remain cautious as several cases show relief while the treatment is still experimental.
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T. J. Glover
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto
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Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Caruso
Geraldine Farrar
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Galli Curci
Bairnsfather
Kiplin
Theodore Roosevit
Kaiser
Fulkerson
St. Joseph
United States
Dakotas
Dominion Forestry Branch
Captain Marryat
Peter Simple
Clark Russell
Grosvenor
Robert Louis Stevenson
Conrad
Undertakers
Larsen
St. Louis
Frasco World
Larsen’s Sanitarium
Scarth St
Emily Brown
Vale of Tears
Bank of England
Leo Lard
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