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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 14, 1914
Page
1
Mayor Brown discussed a proposed Civle Mixed Farming Commission to study the Medicine Hat district and improve local food prices. The plan aims to boost production of butter eggs meat potatoes and vegetables within 25 miles of the city to lower costs.
Lisbon June 14 The entire railway service of Portugal was suspended today due to a general strike by employees. About one third of the lines are state owned and affected by the stoppage.
Reports from New York dated January 14 indicate Sir James Whitney, after an eleven hour sleep, remains only haltingly improved. Doctors Biggs and Pyne say signs are inconclusive and his condition fluctuates between activity and stupor as he rests and moments pass with party members entering and leaving his room.
Testimony from BG Fagan, recently retired in Ohio, cites a widespread conspiracy to disrupt the currency legislation in the United States. He describes a Kewanee Tube Works plant with about 1800 workers and asserts the aim was to intimidate Congress into opposing the bill.
Royal Commission testimony in Winnipeg details Deputy Chief Newton's claim that Constable Reid befriended and socialized with disreputable individuals while guarding the notorious escapee Krafchenko. Records show Reid associated with Percy Hagel and others, prompting questions about police favoritism and meals provided to the prisoner.
Fragmentary text notes a Paris event linked to Turkish politics dated January 14. Mentions Gifry Pasha and Turkish party chiefs, a radical Turkiah group, and references to Cherif with unclear context.
A motorist identified as Tony Osadshuk died early today when his car left the road in Lethbridge and struck the entry side, authorities reported. The accident occurred around dawn, with investigators tracing loss of control as the likely cause.
Weather remains poor with subfreezing temperatures and fog across the coast. Rescue efforts continue as vessels report weak wireless signals from the missing Cobequid with 120 people aboard. Hope rises that the Canadian Northern liner and Royal George heard distress calls and approach the wreck site near the Bay of Fundy.
Cape Town reports martial law across the Union after a general strike by the federation of trade unions. The move targets sympathetic strikers and bans inflammatory words and intimidation while newspapers face publishing restrictions. The strike areas are split into nine regions.
Alberta delegates in Ottawa spent the morning visiting government departments and were granted interviews by cabinet ministers this afternoon. They aimed to understand each branch’s workings and press needs of the province.
Toronto reports cold climax and rapid warmup as a Chinook wind spread across Ontario. Temperatures rose from near zero to 16 degrees above in many areas by noon after an intense cold snap began at 10 p m the previous night.
Tokyo counts Yukio Ito, a revered admiral in the Japanese navy, died in his seventy first year. He shaped naval development, led fleets in the Sino Japanese War, and served as chief of naval general staff during the Russo Japanese conflict. Vancouver grand jury protests jail inspection denial at British Columbia penitentiary.
After two days and a half of direct evidence and cross examination the prosecution in the Bending Fitzgerald case rested at noon. The plaintiff's counsel Blanchard and Clarke sought to prove that the contest had concluded with the deal to rural vendors. Farmers from the Seen area testified about the alleged arrangement.
refugee relief efforts underway as Japan endures volcanic eruption and strong earthquakes near Sakura Jima. Death toll uncertain. Kagoshima city reports damage while Ito Sakura suffers heavy devastation. Troops and ships search the islands for survivors. former Japanese minister Ito Kagoshima reports missing persons.
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