Violence Clashes In Rand Prompt Martial Law Rumors
Dispatches report heavy fighting between striking miners and police in Johannesburg and Benoni with 32 killed and 57 wounded by Friday night. A bombed workers hall, red flags, and commandoes widespread as authorities warn of martial law and civilian disruption across the Rand.
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Rand
Western Rand
Johannesburg
London
Trades Union
Benomi
C. O. F. Wright
Ribstone
Reuter
East
West Rand
New Primrose
Witwatersrand
Germiston
Montague defends India policy and cabinet solidarity claim
Edwin S. Montague told the Liberal Club at Cambridge that his resignation was aimed at preserving the government. He accused diehards in Indian policy of political shortsightedness and warned the cabinet faces collapse as colleagues disappear.
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London
Edwin S. Montague
Cambridge
India
Lloyd George
Montague
Alberta Education Annual Report Highlights 1921
Deputy Minister urges year round rural schools and more teachers. Normal Schools note rising attendance, foreseeing teacher supply meeting demand by September. High school inspectors report growing interest in secondary education and higher attendance. School libraries distributed 51 170 volumes across 2 371 districts.
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Lectern Tong
Ross
The Haunted Homestead and Mary Ellen in Nova Scotia
In Caledonia Mills Nova Scotia the McDonald farm is shown with fires started by a ghostly presence and Dobbin the horse braided by spooks. Mary Ellen adopted daughter of fifteen is depicted with a new beau as Dr Franklin Prince visits to test the haunting. Alex McDonald and Detective Carroll appear in the scene.
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Alexander McDonald
Dobbin
Mary Ellen
Caledonia Mills
Nova Scotia
Franklin Prince
New York
Alex McDonald
Detective Carroll
Ghostship on Caledonia Mills News Aims to Interview Poltergeist
Dr. Walter Franklin Prince, famed New York scientist, stays in Caledonia Mills to investigate a Halifax ghost reported to twist cattle tails. He seeks to interview Mary Ellen McDonald, adopted daughter present during the haunting, as local witnesses recount alleged poltergeist phenomena traced to the McDonald home.
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Caledonia Mills
N.S
Walter Franklin Prince
New York
American Institute of Scientific Research
Dan McGillivray
Alex. MacDonald
MacDonald
Dr. Prince
Mary Ellen 15
McDonalds
Mary Ellen
Harald Whidden
Halifax
P. O. Carroll
Province
Whidden
Carroll
Lethbridge Council Guarantees Fair Board Deficit Support
The Lethbridge city council guarantees the fair board against any deficit incurred by the 1922 exhibition.
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Lethbridge
Fair Board
Changes Anticipated for Home Office Leadership
London dated March 16 reports expectations that Rt. Hon. Edward Shortt will be elevated to the judicial bench and that Rt. Hon. Sir Hamar Greenwood will replace him as home secretary.
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London
Ion
Edward Shortt
KK. C
Home Secretary
Hamar Creenwood
Ireland
Home Office
Despicable Vandalism Hits Local Pipe Band Drums
An act of vandalism damaged three snare drums after a dance at the Vets clubrooms. It happened last night following a welcome to Regina and Vancouver hockey teams. Repair costs are about 15 dollars, and the pipe band had been building a strong reputation with their services.
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G.W.V.A
Regina
Vancouver
Vets
Limerick Trouble Settled Amid Irish Army Evacuation
Belfast reports a settlement of the trouble between rival Irish republican army forces. The agreement calls for both sides to evacuate Limerick, ending the city’s strife.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Insect Pests Act Amended In Alberta Legislature
Edmonton March 10 Special to The News amendments add disease to agricultural pests definition and grant inspectors entry power. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may fund pest actions from general land taxes, with grasshopper bait costs split between districts and municipalities.
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Edmonton
Women Institutes Act Debate Divides Alberta Legislature
In Edmonton on March 10 the Legislature debated amendments to the Women's Institutes Act with a partisan division as Independents joined the government. Notable absences included W. G. Johnston and General Stewart. The session covered multiple acts including Motor Vehicles and tax recovery reforms while Mrs. McClung and Hon. J. R. Boyle sparred over the public impact of politics on women.
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Edmonton
Women’s Institutes Act
W. G. Johnston
Medicine Hat
Stewart
Lethbridge
R. G. Reid
Land Titles Office
Alex. Ross
McClung
J. R. Boyle
George Hoadley
Famine in Russia Affects 30 Million, Delegates Report
Delegates arriving in Warsaw for the League of Nations hygiene conference disclose that about 30,000,000 Russians are famine stricken. They name Turkestan and Odessa as regions in desolation, with the Black Land once Europe’s granary now nearly deserted.
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Warsaw
Moscow
League of Nations
Russia
Turkestan
Odessa
Europe
Gas at Many Island Well Differs From Hat Gas
Gas from the Medicine Hat Development Company well in the Many Island Lake district is described as coming from a different strata than Hat gas. Workers exposed to the strong odor felt indisposed, and the gas is notably wet, with dampness detectable on the skin. The report notes the gas’s character may affect oil prospects but remains distinct from Hat wells.
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Medicine Hat Development Company
Many Island Lake District
Medicine Hat
Canadas bacon exports fall. new hog grading planned
Ottawa reports Canadian bacon exports to Great Britain dropped from 493 000 to 844 000 hundredweight while Danish exports rose from 746 000 to 1 849 000. Starting May 1 the Agriculture Department will grade hogs by breeding weight and quality to reward premium quality. Packers offer farmer incentives to boost production.
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Ottawa
Dominion Street
Canada
Great Britain
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Death of Alfred Polhamus Pacific rail official in Pasadena
Alfred Polhamus longtime general passenger agent for Canadian Pacific Railway in Southern California dies at his Pasadena home from internal injuries after a fall while playing with his son. He held offices in Los Angeles and served fifteen years in the role.
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CAN. Pac
California
Pasadena City
Calif
Alfred Polhamus
Southern California
Canadian Pacific Railway
Los Angeles
Hockey game result to be posted in Regina window
The article reports that tonight’s Vancouver vs Regina hockey result will be published in the News office window period by period as soon as received. Enquiries may be made to No 3815. It is said the first period score will reach Medicine Hat shortly after 9 o'clock.
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Regina H
Vancouver
Regina
No. 3815
Medicine Hat
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