23 Mar 1931
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1931
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a ship’s perilous journey amid ice, with references to a disaster, sea conditions, and late efforts to restore progress. The text mentions a steamer and a hinge on supply delivery, with scattered names and places obscured by noise.
Edmonton report says Liberal leader George H. Webster attacked a government bill to amend the Provincial Loans Act. The bill would let the lieutenant governor in council borrow to honor guarantees without further appropriation. Webster demanded prior legislature approval of guarantees and full public disclosure of losses and amounts per guarantee.
Conference efforts to prevent a Dominion wide tie up with a rail strike involve the firemen and locomotive engineers of Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. The Wilson commission recommends irrigation loans and tax arrears consolidation for the new West, while changes to government financing are debated as session ends.
Miss Tolstoy the daughter of Count Tolstoy has pressed Canada for permission to enter the Dominion to edit a Canadian newspaper and live in Canada. She says the Soviet government ordered her to return to Russia but she has not yet received entry clearance, hindered by lack of passport.
Readable bits mention an incident with a famous travelling figure and her mother, injuries reported, a Scottish ship, Expre and Express lines, and pedestrians or carriages involved but many words are garbled leaving the core event unclear.
Ottawa reports strong cattle export interest with estimates of 15 000 to 20 000 head to Britain this summer. Some predict up to 100 000, but domestic use may limit shipments. freight may drop costs if Churchill Fort shipments begin.
Rates for about 13 000 rural Manitoba telephone users were reduced by four dollars per year the change announced to lower household and farm expenses. The measure targets long distance charges and monthly service to ease rural cost of living.
A morning fire in Holdénivas New Hampshire burned seven Avery children ages 17 to 3 and two parents plus other relatives. The blast destroyed a parlor and roof trapping victims. Firefighters arrived too late to save the victims. Cause is undetermined amid a string of recent blazes.
Winnipeg grain inspections list provides figures for wheat oats barley rye and other grains with multiple year and contract references. The fragmentary data mentions quantities like 268 production last year 88 and 9 contracts plus 115 oats 26 barley 31 and 42 for Ady Flas with rye 1 2.
An OCR fragment from a London hospital report describes artificially grown cancer tissue and a serum developed to revive living tissues. The text is incomplete and garbled with misread words and broken phrases.
An unclear report from Calgary recounts a troubling incident involving a man suspected in multiple disappearances. A witness described observing a figure near a river crossing, then seeing him vanish along with four girls described in the fragment.
A clerk of Nenad Tay Township in Bent district reportedly shot himself, dying from a bullet wound. The brief, terse note notes a years long service and a possible personal crisis as the cause.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a death near Pinewood and a person named Olga. It references Fort-Francis and a provincial police context with terms like River and Rainy. The readable items describe a scene, a wound, and an agent or official in a fringe maker area, with no clear dates or full names.
The Alberta Association of Professional Engineers held its annual banquet with comments by Allenby and Abad v. graduation. Edmonten Marah 24 notes a toast to the Province of Alberta. Russia was described as at the lowest margin of something unclear. A toast referenced world wheat and Brown creges.
A gang of experienced burglars drilled open a safe at the Fire Roxy theatre in Winnipeg March 22. The heist, worth over $3,000, involved a veteran crew and was discovered by employee Ernie Harvey before police arrived. A second entry attempt at a hotel was reported but details remain unclear.
Fragmentary OCR notes from Ottawa dated March twenty eight hint at a parliamentary debate. The readable parts reference figures eighty and thirty in response to a speech and mention actions by accounts or agencies but lack clear names or outcomes.
A worker died instantly while dismantling equipment near Powell River in a hazardous site incident. The accident occurred as the man labored on a deteriorating chimney or similar structure. Authorities are reviewing safety procedures and the exact cause.
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