World Events Their Significance In South Africa Rebellion
The report describes a South African rebellion in the Rand area with mobilized troops, volunteers, planes and artillery. Hundreds are dead or wounded, 6,000 to 7,000 prisoners taken, and an alleged pretext for strike motives. General Smuts leads operations amid warnings of massacres of native miners. The government appears to control the crisis, seen as near the end of anti constitutional uprisings post Boer War.
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South Africa
Britain
Smuts
Johannesburg
Rand
Wold
Britain facing political storm after Montague resignation
The piece links Montague's dismissal as India chief to a looming political storm. It notes his defense of India policy and criticism of Greece and near East issues, while Lloyd George faces holiday upheaval. It also touches on U S disarmament talks and Gandhi's arrest amid unsettled India but maintained order.
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E. S. Montague
India
Montague
Greece
Turkey
Near East
Lloyd George
Ghandi
B. S. Montague
Manitoba Liberal government defeated in legislature
Manitoba politics reflect opposition gains as the Liberal government led by T C Norris falls to a 27 to 25 censure vote over Public Utilities Commission dismissal. The June 1920 election showed a fractured balance among Liberals, Conservatives, Farmers, Independents and Labor, with agrarian groups increasingly politicized. France relaxes marriage age to 25 with parental consent loosening earlier limits, a move viewed as easing elopement risks. European “little powers” Poland Latvia Scotland Finland and Yugoslavia align to preserve postwar borders against Genoa Conference shifts, while big powers seek stability and rehabilitation.
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Labor
Liberal
Farmers
Europe
Poland
Latvia
Leotland
Finland
Jugo- Slavia
Ontario Budget Surpasses Dominion Scale in Public Accounts
Public Accounts show Ontario expenditures last fiscal year at 119,403,475 dollars, up from 82,844,790 the year before. Ordinary expenditures reached 28,579,687 dollars, an increase of over two million. Receipts over ordinary expenditures yielded a surplus of 681,789 dollars.
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Ontario
Dominion
United States Demands 241 Million for Rhineland Troops
Allied finance ministers in Paris confront a US demand of 241 million dollars for expenses of American troops in the Rhineland. The claim is treated as a priority over German reparations sharing, with a formal resolution apportioning any reparations subject to it. European observers view the move as signaling US isolation from European politics.
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United States
Rhineland
Paris
Berlin Readies First 20 Story Skyscraper
Berlin plans its first skyscraper rising to twenty stories, vastly exceeding the five story tall former city landmark. The land, owned by the city, was nearly given to the construction company to secure the project and address the urgent need for office space.
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Berlin
Britain faces widespread engineering strike over overtime rules
For days British engineering trades have been locked out with over 400000 directly affected and as many as a million more impacted. The dispute centers on overtime necessity and workers’ input. Board of Trade efforts failed, negotiations continue as union funds grow tighter.
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Britain
Board of Trade Department
Wages Cut in Britain Hit Six Million Pound Weekly
Official returns show 1921 wage reductions by British workers totaling over six million pounds weekly affecting more than seven million workers. The cuts nearly match all increases granted in 1919 and 1920. Income tax payments by fewer than 2.5 million people reach four hundred million pounds.
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Old Land
Minard's Liniment Promoted for Coughs and Colds
Advertisers push Minard's Liniment as a remedy for coughs and colds with claims of relief. Consumers are urged to try the product, noting its availability through local merchants and pharmacies.
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Minard
Parkdale Pastor Injured in Auto Crash. Church Burglars Strike
Rev A Logan Geggie, pastor of Parkdale Presbyterian, suffered a broken right arm and a cut over the eye after being hit by a car at Queen and Sorouren avenues. Earlier burglars entered the church and schoolroom, leaving without taking items. Edmund Hardy of St Andrew's Church was formerly organist at Parkdale.
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A. Logan Geggie
Parkdale Presbyterian Church
Queen and Sorouren Avenue
Geggie
Edmund Hardy
St. Andrew's Church
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