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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
11
Harry Apex a Moose Jaw man despondent for some time said goodbye to his wife in a farewell letter left with her and then disappeared. His body was later found floating in the Moose Jaw river marking the first trace since his disappearance.
John Doughty, former secretary to Ambrose Small, is said to have been arrested in southern France. Toronto police have not confirmed the arrest.
Farmers in the prairie provinces receive 30 000 harvest hands from the east to help in taking off crops. Overall crops are good with little damage from hail and rust.
July saw 1 547 immigrants cross into Canada with cash totaling 423 739 and effects valued at 83 753. Of these 65 were British born, 10 returned Canadians, 1 286 born in the United States, 2 from France, 86 from Scandinavia and 58 from other nations. Destinations include Ontario 69, Manitoba 354, Saskatchewan 355, Alberta 690 and British Columbia 79.
Through a Canadian associate company the amalgamated British match makers will build a large mill in Quebec and set up a match plant with a $5,000,000 investment. Dominion branch management assigns twelve directors six Canadians and six British.
Lady Melvin Jones, widow of Sir Lyman Melvin Jones of Toronto and a founder of the Massey-Harris Co., has died in her seventieth year.
The Canada air board plans a staged flight across Canada combining seaplane and airplane segments. Starting in Halifax the route would stop at Sault Ste Marie Winnipeg Calgary and other points aiming to reach Vancouver within forty to fifty hours if conditions are favorable.
The Alberta Federation of Labor will publish its own newspaper named the Alberta Labor News starting with a special Labor Day edition. Henry J. Roche will manage and Elmer E. Roper of the International Pressmen's Union will serve as editor following mandates from federation conventions.
A dozen hunger strikers in Cork jail face extreme weakness with reports that two are nearly dead and several others on the verge of collapse. The protest intensifies as authorities monitor their health.
Saskatchewan led western Methodist missions with 62,286.22 dollars in contributions, part of nearly one million dollars raised in the past year. Manitoba followed with 60,512.90 dollars, Alberta 29,485.76, and British Columbia 28,996.80 in the Western conferences.
A local real estate dealer forecasts a land boom as farmers receive wheat cheques this year. He expects increases in farm lands and city lots as farmers seek more acreage and money moves into property.
Mrs. Bunk Jones of Louisville Kentucky recently gave birth to triplets. Just before this Mrs. Willie Jones arrived to help and an hour after her arrival she, as a daughter-in-law, gave birth to twins. In the meantime Mrs. Asiah Parks, another daughter, attended the two mothers and within an hour she herself became a mother, making six children born in the same house in three hours.
Reports from Halifax harbor authorities warn that waters at the mouth of the harbor are infested with blue sharks. The creatures, while not man eaters, are described as large and capable of killing a man if encountered aboard schooners at cruising stations.
Prominent men in Toronto's sugar trade foresee a price drop and seek sugar at fifteen cents per pound. The anticipated decline reflects market shifts and aims to secure affordable supply for buyers.
A British commissioner deputy Willoughby was murdered at his residence in Kheri Oudh by a Mussulman fanatic with aiding accomplices. The assassin entered while all servants were away.
J Goodman of Hamilton Ontario advertised a plan offering $2 to anyone who deposited $1 on August 29. About 1,157 people joined the offer, with Goodman declaring the scheme fair and above board as he sought to finance the payout by September 4.
Negotiations between Russians and Poles shift from Minsk to Riga Latvia with little progress toward settlement. Reports say Poles faced unfair treatment as delegates, posters labeled them spies, and the Minsk Warsaw wireless link was tampered with hindering contact.
While vacationing near Paris, Cardinal Leon Adolphe Amn ette, archbishop of Paris, died suddenly at six o'clock in the morning.
A recent blast at Detroit Pressed Steel Company injured thirty workers, eight seriously, and damaged four buildings. Windows shattered in nearby homes as debris scattered through the area.
Saskatchewan historians press for a provincial body to collect and preserve the province’s early records. Minister Latta supports the idea noting Saskatchewan’s history is evolving and timely collection will safeguard landmarks and documents before they vanish.
A Soviet Red Cross nurse becomes the first woman prisoner to reach Warsaw during the Russo Polish conflict. She wore the regulation uniform, was dusty from the road, and cried when removed from the transport by Polish Red Cross nurses.
The unidentified man was discovered hanging from a tree along the Saskatchewan riverbank by the High Level Bridge in Edmonton Alberta. He had about 253 in his pockets and a bank book showing a 2000 balance at a local bank.
Report says Bedouin attackers killed about 150 Christians at Ajlun a village northeast of Jerusalem. A separate despatch notes a Bedouin raid on a Damascus train where a naval officer was among the dead.
Permission granted for filming on Lourdes Chapel grounds with Pope Benedict taking a leading part in group and close-up sequences. He appears amused by photographers who pressed within four feet to snap his smiling moments.
Alberta reports a bumper year with grain yields exceeding 1915 and crops described as the best on record. Irrigated districts are projected to reach about fifty bushels of wheat per acre.
John Watt, pioneer prospector, arrives in Victoria to confer with Premier Oliver and presents oil samples from the Flathead near the Kootenay border. He asserts the field will prove one of the world's richest.
A large deposit of sodium sulphite has been staked north of Viceroy with thousands of tons in sight. Government analysis shows 98 percent pure sodium sulphite. A syndicate has formed to develop the property and exploit the mine.
Five hundred to eight hundred coal miners are needed in the Drumheller district Alberta as orders pour in from prairie provinces. Most workers are on farms and the shortage may become serious.
A London shipping firm member used a desk phone to speak with an aviator flying over the English Channel to Paris. The call relayed coal supply instructions from Croydon to the air ministry wireless installation as the pilot passed Folkestone.
The Yukon valley placer camps yielded an estimated 4,485,090 dollars in 1920. Six weeks remain to finish the season as colder weather approaches. Output has shrunk due to a dry season and reduced purchasing power of gold.
Sarah Bernhardt known as The Divine Sarah is very ill in Paris and unable to leave for a London engagement, delaying her performance schedule.
The customs department in Australia has informed the department of trade and commerce that delays arise from shipping documents not arriving with Canadian goods, complicating clearance and trade flows between the two countries.
A ten day old baby was found asleep on a doorstep in a Regina household. The child was bundled and took discovered by a boy. Police investigated but found no owner or traces. The baby is now in care of the Babies Welfare.
Mrs. Tarasoff’s estate sued Stan Zielinski after she was killed by a bull last October. Justice Embury awarded $6,000 in damages to be distributed among her husband and three children as part of her estate.
About one o clock in the morning James Masters a farm hand on Andrew Melin's Dobie township farm Ontario seized a rifle and threatened the family. He shot Anna Melin 11 through the head and then killed himself. Masters an Englishman had lived in the district two years. It is believed he was in-.
Henry Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts traveled to England in 1913 to swim the English Channel. He began from South Foreland in August but stopped six miles from France. He returned to Dover last July and has since trained for a cross channel attempt ongoing at that time.
A Prince Albert branch of the self determination league for Ireland is formed to mobilize support for Irish self government without British interference. Some locals see it as not Canadians' business and warn a counter league may form if activity grows.
Thieves stole a safe from the Winkler Lumber Company office in Plum Coulee Manitoba and blew it up about half a mile away. They obtained twenty dollars from the safe after the break in.
Federal Minister C. C. Ballantyne told a fisheries conference he supports conserving Pacific Coast fish by all means but opposes transferring British Columbia fisheries administration to the province. He spoke alongside the fisheries minister, outlining national stewardship priorities.
Canadian cadet openings limited for nominations at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich and Royal Military College Sandhurst England. Vacancies allotted by government. Ages range from seventeen to eighteen.
The late Richard Marpole, chief executive agent in British Columbia for the Canadian Pacific Railway, died June 8. His will filed for probate shows an estate valued at $604,232.94 with liabilities of $15,688.28. The estate is divided among his family and grandchildren.
A rancher named E. P. Fellows was found dead in his cabin near Lougborough Inlet. Police report he appeared to have shot himself after shooting his dog.
John Egan and Frank Kelly were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison. Kelly asked for watermelon for his last repast, along with roast chicken, french fries, potatoes, coffee, biscuits and milk.
In Haileybury Ontario vicinity Dr. McIntosh Bell and well known driller Jimmy McMillan were on a fishing trip when Bell became lost. He fired a distress shot and heard another shot before discovering McMillan dead on a log nearby.
The president of the Royal Bank of Canada arrived from England and said Europe business is strong. He visited the Paris branch and reported England's business conditions excellent with France recovering rapidly from wartime effects.
John Murray a CNR fireman was found with his throat cut after arguing with his wife over their four children. One of his sons found him at the door. An inquest will probably be held.
A four year old son of farmer G. H. Effey, living north of Rush Lake, rode on a water tank wagon with his father. The tank lurched and the child slipped from the hind wheel, passing over him. He was alive when found but died about twenty minutes later.
The News reports no foundation for success of triple alliance talks and other unions to avert a miners strike in London. Indications show only a full reversal of government policy toward the coal industry can prevent work stoppage.
Miss Margaret Clotilde MacDonald has received the Florence Nightingale medal from the international Red Cross committee. The award honors women whose humanitarian work is paramount. MacDonald served as matron-in-chief of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the war.
Patrick Flynn, a coal miner in Frostburg Maryland, received 264 dollars for two weeks of work. He worked about nine hours daily, reflecting high wages in the local pit.
The A. W. Carlson Company of Seattle launched the SeaGypsy tugboat after a 56 hour construction period. Officials claim it may be the world record for ship-building speed.
Prices of necessaries were at their peak unless workers demand higher wages, said Hugh Blain of Toronto president of the Canadian Wholesale Grocers Association. He denied the group as a combine as alleged before the Board of Commerce.
Oat yields in Middlesex County shattered records as Kenneth Rose reports a 75 bushels per acre average on his Nairn farm in East Williams. The grain is described as a splendid sample in every respect.
The 2,500 acre Strathcona farm in Manitoba was acquired by Senator Aime Bernard and F. Lafleche for $150,000. The property lies at Calrine, about 15 miles west of Winnipeg.
The minister of foreign affairs in Warsaw has received an urgent appeal for immediate food shipments to the peace delegates. Five young women stenographers are being prepared to accompany the conference, indicating a lengthy meeting.
A dispute over an employee time sheet involving about $5.09 has led to a strike across 560 miners at Glace Bay and No 9 colliery, a major producer in the district, causing idle operations.
A leading Montreal milling expert says as the western crop moves the new price list for flour and related products is likely to be issued. He expects a downward trend in the cost of bread to consumers.
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