27 Jul 1912
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
1
A London dispatch says England stands ready for battle while longing for peace as parliament signals possible hostilities. Arsenals have worked to stock armaments and Anglo German friendship leaders warn war may be inevitable without dominion support, including Canada’s promised backing.
The emperor Matsuhiro II's health fluctuates between grave danger and faint recoveries as cabinet ministers stay at the palace. Doctors report nephritis diabetes and uremic poisoning with limited nourishment and daily weakness. Latest bulletins show pulse variation but little overall change as physicians seek life-prolonging methods.
San Francisco reports Miss Jen ne Adeline Crocker wed Malcolm Douglass Whiteman in a San Mateo ceremony. Decorations cost about 20000 dollars, guests wore plain clothes police mingled, Crocker gown valued at 60000 dollars with pearls, church and Hillsboro home lavishly adorned, gifts arrive from across the country including a diamond tiara from the Whitelaw Reids in London.
London authorities announce the nine week long dock strike ended to May. The strike crippled London docks for ten weeks and the strike committee says about fifty thousand workers and their families will return to work Monday.
In Crewe Cheshire the bye election produced a Unionist win thanks to a Liberal Labour split. Ernest Craig 8260, Harold Murphy 6294, J H Holmes 2486. McLaren had 7629 in the previous general election, Liberal majority 1704. The race centered on tariff reform, colonial preference, female suffrage, and the government split with Labor.
Denials of rust reports from Canada press the wheat market down in Chicago and Winnipeg. Prices show mixed moves as July oats slump on anticipated Monday receipts and Canada cash prices for wheat and oats fluctuate with varied futures. Liverpool cable notes Irish cattle influx and steady Canadian steer quotations despite last week’s market pace.
In Quesnel British Columbia rich gold quartz was discovered east of town by a prospector named Adams. He offered half interest for 200 dollars after sampling and stakeout. An assay later valued the vein at over 1700 dollars per ton in gold, triggering a local rush as miners flocked with licenses.
Hazleton British Columbia July 27 a fifty mile stretch east of town on the Grand Trunk Pacific grade is idle as industrial workers strike. About one thousand strikers have moved to Prince Rupert where they are reported to be causing trouble for authorities.
The Evening News reports in London that the Times proposal for Premier Asquith and Mr. Churchill to visit Canada has substantial support in the House of Commons. Several members are quoted as favorable to the plan.
Mrs Elizabeth Leonard mother of Major R W Leonard transcontinental railway commissioner died in Brantford this morning at age 87 in St Catherines Ontario.
The metropolitan contingent of the Imperial Cadet Corps will shoot at the Dominion Rifle Association in Ottawa on August 9. The Eton College sixteenth will also go, paying their own expenses.
Henri Deslovers, jailed for the alleged murder of Angele Parmentier, was arraigned for a preliminary hearing amid ongoing questions about the crime. Police have few leads beyond their link to the victim, whose headless nude body was found in the Blackstone River over a month ago.
Customs inspectors toppled a $5,000 opium load from the Pacific Mail Korea after a gunfire chase. Ship carpenter Charles May and waterfront bartender Otto Lengfeld were injured. authorities pursued the smugglers to the dock as tins and belongings floated in the water. District Attorney McNab promised wider cooperation with Pacific Mail officials to curb smuggling.
Coupon No 41 from the Daily News offers a photogramme reproduction of the famous painting The Cigare. Holders must present this coupon and ten cents at the News office after Monday June 24. The picture cannot be mailed.
Barred from testifying, the husband alleges his wife drugged him the eve of the shooting and coaxed him to sign a letter to Grace at Nowanan. The letter swayed as evidence after being mailed but not delivered. Lawmakers debated a bill to bar either spouse from testifying against the other.
Moncton New Brunswick July 27 crowds filled the streets as eastern New Brunswick greeted the Duke of Connaught. Officials closed businesses. the royal party received an address from the mayor and toured the city including a public reception at F W Summers home after a city drive.
A large party of Scottish school teachers sailed on the Allaniner Scandinavian today for Quebec. The pedagogues plan two weeks in Canada to study educational methods visiting Montreal Ottawa Toronto Niagara Falls and Hamilton.
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin July 27 Delegations from cities and towns across the state are gathered for the annual State convention of the Knights of Columbus Today focused on receiving visitors Religious services are planned for tomorrow with main convention business to be conducted Monday by the delegates
In Provo Utah on July 27 Roosevelt adherents rallied to complete Progressive party organization in Utah and to elect delegates to the national convention in Chicago.
A mass convention in Cheyenne gathers to complete Wyoming Progressive Party formation and arrange state representation at the national Chicago convention next month.
Paris marks the birth of Abbe de l Epee with a four day bicentennial celebration starting tomorrow. An international congress of deaf mutes will gather delegates from many countries to honor the pioneer who invented the manual alphabet and advanced deaf education.
New York July 27 The expected confession from one of the men jailed over the Rosenthal murder failed to materialize. The real killers remain at large and District Attorney Whiteman has yet to reveal the actual conspirators behind the plot to kill Rosenthal. Grand jury proceedings adjourned until next week.
A report notes Mrs Horden planning a christening in London with expected ceremonies around late July and August events. Details remain fragmentary but indicate preparations for a church service and associated celebrations.
Winnipeg dispatch reports W J Chapman former CPR timekeeper at Fort William served with a three year sentence in Stony Mountain for payroll padding totaling about forty thousand dollars. He was captured after fleeing to San Francisco where he waived extradition for speedy trial.
Louisville July 27 Mrs Freeman wife of Elder W C Freeman a Baptist preacher and merchant was found dead in his store at Mixle Tenn A few days ago she was arrested with Lucien Simmons a young man employed in the Freeman store Both charged with murder They were the only persons near the Freeman home when the preacher was said to have shot himself
A deadly blast at Hecla mine near Calumet Mich. during July 27 work injures a worker named Hirnest and blinds another identified as George. Dynamite exploded as crews drilled into a hole, causing the fatality and injuries.
In Munich on July 27 a German aviator and a mechanic died instantly when their passenger aircraft crashed. The wreckage indicates a catastrophic failure as investigators assess the accident and safety implications.
Portage area farmers were reported yesterday as red rust affected crops. The outbreak damaged fields and raised concern over insurance coverage for losses among local growers.
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