21 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
1
McCurtain Oklahoma March 21 Rescue efforts after the Sans Bois mine explosion continued as bodies recovered rose past one hundred. Officials from nearby mines and government experts directed systematic explorations, with hopes fading for survivors among the entombed workers. The blast’s cause remains undetermined.
Frank Harrington appeared before Capt. Parker at the Medicine Hat court on charges of shooting eight horses and stealing two belonging to A. Marchessault of Many Herries. Mounted Police tracked him for months from Many Berries to Sas Katon and B. C before arresting him in a lumber camp. The hearing yielded testimony from Marchessault, constables, and local residents, linking Harrington to the horses and branding.
Carlstadt Union No. 380 of the U F A held a meeting detailing farm cooperation, elevator plans, car shortages, and the Grain Act distribution of cars. Organizer Geambeck spoke on farmer efficiency, with committees to contact dealers for bulk purchases and plans to grow local elevator capacity. Ladies were invited, and the next meeting set for April 2, 1912 with a music program.
In Bad Axe Michigan the Sporting poisoning case prepares for a circuit court session next Monday. Defendants are Mrs Carrie Bodle Sparling and Dr Robert Macgregor charged with first degree murder in the deaths of four Sparling family members. Prosecutors say nearly 100 witnesses will testify.
Roosevelt gains on La Follette in Wisconsin with early returns showing Roosevelt 14 920 to La Follette 22 648 across 44 counties. Roosevelt wins 15 of 49 counties. La Follette leads statewide by about 11 700 in county majorities. Taft expected under 2 000 votes. official tallies delayed due to remote precincts.
The gentleman's evidence backed the prosecution's case. The prisoner pleaded not guilty to stealing horses or selling them to Colquhoun. The hearing resumes this afternoon.
Johnson City Tennessee March 21 members of the East Tennessee Educational Association gathered at the State Normal School for what promises to be the most profitable annual meeting. The event will run through tomorrow and Saturday with speakers Superintendent James Mo Greenwood of Kansas City Doctor Folo Rallo of the University of Tennessee William S Beward of the University of Chattanooga and several other well known educators.
Post office inspectors arrest Daniel Callas Callahan for complicity in three diamond robberies totaling 120000. The crimes include the robbery of a St Louis post office sub station and other locations.
Winnipeg and Minneapolis quote daily grain prices with wheat contracts for May and July, plus flax and barley figures. Chicago markets show May and July wheat with corresponding reports and futures values across several contracts.
London reports the minimum wage plan for coal miners faces delayed passage amid union opposition and Liberal doubts. Labor demands for firm wage figures threaten committee-stage battles, with potential general election if the bill falters. Unemployment among miners and other workers climbs as strike pressures mount.
Manchester March 21 Tom Mann labor leader was remanded by Sanford Magistrate after being brought up on a charge of maliciously and advisedly publishing printed matter called syndicalist to persuade service members of His Majesty to defect and mutiny. Bail was refused.
Tuscon Arizona March 21 wide purple decorations marked the Elks first annual State reunion. Prominent members from Arizona and western states attended as a street parade opened the event which continues tomorrow.
Ottawa reports the House quiet on railways estimates as Frank Cochrane outlines policy to assist provincial railway projects. Ex-minister Emerson and G P Graham urge curtailing surplus and double tracking LC R from St John to Halifax. Cochrane says aid will be extended to any railway in the public interest and that rolling stock purchases claim most of this year’s surplus. Martins Burrell’s agricultural aid bill advances after amendment.
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