07 Mar 1919
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1919
Page
1
Petrograd and Moscow face famine as shortages deepen. The Bolshevik movement gains attention amid reports of rising prices and rationing. A Red Deer meeting is planned for March 13 to discuss independent political action and potential U.F.A. involvement.
Alberta plans a June gathering in Calgary drawing continental manufacturers and leading industrial figures. The Alberta Industrial Development Association aims to expand coal exports to Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with committees forming to invite prominent public and industry leaders for a major provincial industry push. References to city officials and university figures appear among organizers and nominees.
Fragmentary report describes heavy fighting in Berlin with Spartacans involved. Claims of artillery use and casualties surface as the attack disrupts the German capital amid chaotic scenes.
Paris report says the commission on the war crimes inquiry will receive the full set of documents detailing German and allied operations. It includes Belgian police papers and detailed instructions for destruction, naming officials in charge and methods to be used.
A Tuesday morning gathering on March 25 at Becker Hall will discuss political action. President J. W. Wood is invited to attend as the fraternity holds a convention under its political action resolution with the UFA annual meeting in January referenced.
Fragmentary report mentions Bohemia near Karlsbad with Czech military actions and casualties including 17 killed and 110 wounded, plus civil injuries in another collision. Names and places are garbled and uncertain.
March proceedings in the public court centered on the judge denying discretionary punishment. The judge imposed jail terms for several defendants on six dates, while twenty others facing absentee charges were rejected due to lack of attorney-general permission for prosecution.
March 7 in Saskatoon the court quashed the verdict against J H Lewis a railway mail clerk after Judge MacDonald raised grave doubts about a key prohibited publication charge. The information lacked proper order creating two offences and the judge ordered release while preserving the social tension and political timing of the case.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases and names, hinting at a damaged historical notice. Readable bits include scattered terms that resemble person and place references, but the full context and event remain unclear.
Ashley a rancher near Fin horn testified he found a three year old stallion castrated and brain damaged around end May. He blamed Rupreme or Lightizer for the act and said a veterinary surgeon performed the operation. The case involves an accusation and a related earlier aid in information.
A California copper mine, Iron Mountain, halts development and production as copper prices fall. Directors in London ordered the cutback and gave no reopening date. The stoppage follows a period of reduced activity and uncertain future for the operation.
London reports a House of Commons debate on a bill proposing compulsory service for the British army of occupation. The plan would allow conscription, with enlistment through a set period, and would apply if the empire remains under occupation. MPs clashed over conscription versus voluntary service.
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