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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
3
Apex resident had been despondent for days. He said goodbye to his wife in a letter left with her and then disappeared. His body was later found floating in the Moose Jaw river, 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 help from 30 000 harvest hands from the east to bring in crops. Overall yields are good with minimal hail and rust damage observed.
About 1 547 immigrants entered Canada on July 1 crossing the border with cash totaling 423 739 and effects valued at 83 753. Of them 65 were British born, 10 returned Canadians, 1 286 US born, 2 French, 86 Scandinavian, 58 other. Journeys targeted Ontario 69 Manitoba 354 Saskatchewan 355 Alberta 690 British Columbia 79.
Through a Canadian associate, the amalgamated four British match firms plan a large mill in Quebec and a match plant at a 5 million dollar investment. The Dominion industry branch will be run by a twelve member board with six Canadians and six British directors.
Lady Melvin Jones died recently in Toronto in her seventieth year. She was the widow of Sir Lyman Melvin Jones, a founder of the Massey-Harris Company.
Canada air board discusses a trans-Canada flight starting in Halifax and finishing in Vancouver with stops at Sault Ste Marie Winnipeg and Calgary. If conditions are favorable the demonstration could occur late next month, aiming for a 40 to 50 hour nonstop style journey to showcase air navigation possibilities.
The Alberta Federation of Labor will publish a new newspaper called the Alberta Labor News starting with a special Labor Day edition. Henry J. Roche will manage the venture and Elmer E. Roper of the International Pressmen's Union will serve as editor following repeated calls at federation conventions.
About a dozen hunger strikers in Cork jail are reported near collapse with two said to be almost dead, intensifying concerns over conditions and treatment amid the protest.
Saskatchewan leads western Methodist missions with $62,286.22 in offerings this year, part of a nationwide total near $1 million. Contributions show a $16,000 increase from the previous year, with Manitoba $60,512.90, Alberta $29,485.76, and British Columbia $28,096.80.
A local dealer predicts a land boom as farmers receive wheat payments this year. He argues that farmers will seek more acreage and city lots will rise with the influx of spending, fueling a brisk forward step in land values.
Mrs Bunk Jones of Louisville welcomed triplets. Just before them Mrs Willie Jones arrived to help and soon after delivered twins. Then Asiah Parks, a daughter, joined as attendant and became a mother herself, making six children born in the same house within three hours.
Report from the Halifax area indicates waters near the mouth of the harbor are infested with blue sharks. The fish are described as not man eating but large enough to kill a man if encountered while cruising aboard schooners at station.
Prominent sugar merchants in Toronto predict a price drop and plan to acquire sugar at fifteen cents per pound. They cite market signals and wholesale activity as the basis for the anticipated decline.
The commissioner deputy Willoughby of Great Britain was killed in his residence at Kheri in Oudh province. An accompanying Mussulman fanatic and accomplices carried out the attack while servants were absent.
J Goodman of Hamilton Ontario advertised a return offer promising customers who deposit $1 on August 29 would receive $2 on September 4. About 1,157 people reportedly participated. When questioned about financing, Goodman claimed the plan was fair and above board.
Negotiations between Russia and Poland move to Riga Latvia with little progress at Minsk. A Minsk wireless link to Warsaw is cut and posters label Poles as spies. Delegates report unfair treatment as they work from Minsk under hostile conditions.
Cardinal Leon Adolphe Amnette archbishop of Paris died suddenly during a vacation near Paris. He passed away at six o'clock in the morning.
A blast at the Detroit Pressed Steel Company yards injures thirty workers, eight critically, and wrecks four buildings. Windows shatter in nearby houses as continuing investigations seek cause.
The Historical Society for Saskatchewan notes rising demand to form a provincial association to collect collate and preserve materials on the province history before it is lost Latta provincial minister of highways supports an early start to systematically gather original documents and safeguard historic landmarks to ensure lasting records.
The first woman prisoner of the Russo Polish war arrives in Warsaw dressed in a regulation uniform soiled by dust. Polish Red Cross nurses take her from a cart and she breaks down, crying.
A man was found dead hanging from a tree on the Saskatchewan riverbank near the High Level Bridge in Edmonton. He carried about $253, plus a bank book showing a $2,000 balance in a local bank.
A group of Bedouins killed about 150 Christians in Ajlun, a village 50 miles northeast of Jerusalem. Another report says a Bedouin raid on a train near Damascus killed a naval officer.
Permission granted to film moving picture scenes on Lourdes Chapel grounds with Pope Benedict in lead role. He interacted with groups and did close-ups while photographers pressed within four feet, smiling for the camera and showing amusement at their persistence.
Alberta reports a bumper year with grain yields likely to exceed 1915 levels. Irrigated districts are expected to produce up to fifty bushels of wheat per acre, marking the best crops on record.
John Watt, pioneer interior prospector, arrived in Victoria to confer with Premier Oliver. He brought oil samples from the Flathead near the International boundary and declared the field will prove one of the world's richest.
A large deposit of sodium sulphite has been staked out north of Viceroy. Government analysis returns 98 percent pure sodium sulphite. A syndicate formed to develop the property, with thousands of tons in sight.
Five to eight hundred workers are needed in the Drumheller district Alberta as coal orders pour in from prairie provinces. Most miners are on farms and the labor shortage could become serious.
A London shipping firm using a desk telephone conducted what is claimed as the first commercial in-flight telephone conversation. The pilot over the English Channel was given urgent coal supply instructions for Marseilles via Croydon airdrome and the air ministry wireless link. The caller heard the aircraft propellers as the pilot said he was passing Folkestone.
The placer camps in the Yukon valley yield for 1920 is estimated at 4 485 090 dollars. Six weeks remain to finish the season as weather turns cold. Output has shrunk due to a dry season and reduced gold purchasing power.
Sarah Bernhardt the famed actress nicknamed The Divine Sarah is very ill in Paris and could not travel to honor a London engagement. Her condition kept her from leaving Paris for the London performance.
The customs department of Australia has notified the department of trade and commerce that delays are arising because shipping documents fail to arrive in Australia with goods from Canada.
Mrs Tarasoff was killed by a bull last October with no eye witnesses. Evidence pointed to an animal encounter and clothing fragments were found as if she hurriedly removed them. Her estate sued Stan Zielinski and Justice Embury awarded 6000 damages to be distributed among her husband and three children.
About one o'clock in the morning James Masters a farm hand on Andrew Melin’s farm in Dobie township Ontario seized a rifle and threatened the family before firing at Anna Melin aged 11 through the head and then killing himself. He had lived in the district for two years and is believed to have been insane.
Henry Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts went to England in 1913 to swim the English Channel. He began from South Foreland in August and reached within six miles of France before turning back. In July he returned to Dover to practice for an attempted crossing now underway.
A Prince Albert branch of the Canadian self determination league for Ireland has been set up with the aim to unite organized bodies behind Ireland's chosen form of government free from British administration. A counter league may be formed if activity grows.
A safe was stolen from the Winkler Lumber Company office in Plum Coulee Manitoba and blown up about half a mile away. The burglars obtained only twenty dollars in the break in.
Hon C C Ballantyne federal minister of Marine and Fisheries told a conference he backs conserving Pacific Coast fish by all means but opposes transferring British Columbia fisheries to the provincial government.
Military headquarters at St John New Brunswick reports limited vacancies at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich and the Royal Military College Sandhurst England have been allotted to the Canadian government for nominations Ages are seventeen to eighteen years old.
The late Richard Marpole, chief executive agent in British Columbia for the Canadian Pacific Railway, died June 8. His will cites an estate valued at $604,232.94 with liabilities of $15,688.28 and names distribution to his family and grandchildren.
The body of rancher E. P. Fellows was found in his cabin near Lougborough Inlet. Police report he appears to have shot himself in the head after shooting his dog.
John Egan and Frank Kelly were executed in Sing Sing’s electric chair a few days ago. Kelly requested watermelon for his last repast along with roast chicken, French fried potatoes, coffee, biscuits, and milk.
Dr Mcintosh Bell and Jimmy McMillan were on a fishing trip near Haileybury Ontario when Bell became lost. He fired a signal shot and heard another shot, later finding McMillan dead on a log.
The president of the Royal Bank of Canada, visiting Europe on bank business, notes thriving conditions in England and a recovering France. He observed the Paris branch was doing a thriving business and reports overall solid economic health during his brief stay.
John Murray, a C N R fireman, argued with his wife over their four children and was found by a son with his throat cut at the door. An inquest will probably be held.
Four year old son of farmer G H Effey north of Rush Lake rode a water tank wagon. The wagon lurched and he slipped under the rear wheel. He was alive when recovered but died about twenty minutes later.
The News notes there is no basis that conciliation by the triple alliance and other unions will avert a stoppage. Indications point to a complete reversal of government policy toward the coal mining industry as necessary to prevent work stoppage.
Miss Margaret Clotilde MacDonald, former matron in chief of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, is awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The honor, international in scope, recognizes women whose humanitarian work has paramount importance.
Coal miner Patrick Flynn received 264 dollars for a two week period at a Frostburg Maryland mine. He worked about nine hours daily in the pit.
The A. W. Carlson Company of Seattle launched the SeaGypsy tugboat built in 56 hours, a claimed world record for ship building speed.
Prices of necessaries were said to have peaked unless workers demand wage increases. Hugh Blain of Toronto, president of the Canadian Wholesale Grocers' Association, denied the group was a combine before the Board of Commerce.
Kenneth Rose farm in East Williams Ontario on the second concession of Nairn reports oat yields averaging 75 bushels per acre. The crop is described as a splendid sample in every way.
An urgent appeal to the minister of foreign affairs at Warsaw requests immediate food aid for the peace delegates. Preparations are under way to send five young women stenographers to the conference as requested, signaling a potentially lengthy session.
About 500 miners at Glace Bay and No 9 colliery walk out over an employee time sheet dispute involving roughly 5.09 dollars. The strike halts one of the district’s key producers and the mine remains idle.
A leading Montreal milling expert predicts that as the western crop moves, a new price list for flour and related products will be issued with a likely downward trend in bread costs for consumers.
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