Coal Miners Strike Looms Across Continent
The 600000 coal miners on the continent face a potential general strike beginning March 31 amid wage disputes. Western Canada and U S mines would be heavily affected while Nova Scotia and Newfoundland negotiate separately. Government hints at legal action but no clear plan. Britain weighs debt relief moves as Lloyd George returns to Parliament for Genoa talks.
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Canada
United States
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Washington
Wales
Lloyd George
Premier Benes Emerges as Key European Leader
The text portrays Premier Benes of Czecho-Slovakia as a rising European statesman aligning with British policy. He commands influence at Little Entente meetings and may reflect a broad European view that any crisis before Genoa would undermine the conference’s potential results.
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Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
Europe
Lloyd George
Government Holds Two Britain By-Election Seats
In Cambridge Sir Douglas Newton won 10 897 to 6 954 for Labour and 4 529 for Liberal after Sir Eric Geddes resigned. In Inverness Coalition Liberal Sir Murdock MacDonald topped 8 340 to 8 024 for Independent Liberal Alexander Livingstone, reflecting big gains by Asquithian Liberals.
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Cambridge
Douglas ‘Newton
Labor
Liberal
Eric Geddes
Liberalism
Inverness
T.B. Morrison
Murdock MacDonald
Alexander Livingstone
Manitoba government to stay in office until supply passed
The Norris government of Manitoba will remain in office with consent from opposition until essential legislation is carried. The move, announced in Winnipeg, may presage more such caretaker arrangements as political parties struggle. Voters are expected to decide in a few weeks, with predictions uncertain about May or June elections.
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Norris
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Trial of Armand Jeannes and Edith Cavell betrayal
Armand Jeannes, labeled in Europe as the perfect traitor, faces formal trial for allegedly betraying Nurse Edith Cavell. The Belgian officer is accused of aiding German forces throughout the war and is linked to hundreds of French deaths.
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Armand Jeannes
Europe
Edith Cavell
Jeannes
Betrayer of Edith Cavell Faces Trial and Death Sentence
The article recounts that a man who betrayed the English nurse Edith Cavell is to be tried for treason, aided by two hundred self written reports left by the German side. Authorities say each report holds material for a traitor's death, while German leaders escape punishment. The piece notes the court needed an attorney for his defense as lawyers refused. Edith Cavell’s legacy outlasts the betrayer and other killers, reflecting on the German mindset.
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Jeannes
Germany
Edith Cavell
Viscount Peel Named Secretary of State for India
Viscount Peel succeeds E S Montague as Secretary of State for India. A grandson of Sir Robert Peel, he brings long public life and minor-office experience. The India position remains grave with troops disarming locals and no large-scale outbreak since the Moplah uprising.
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Viscount Peel
India
E. S. Montague
Robert Peel
Lord Peel
United States Plans Counter-Claim Over Wrangel Island
Washington signals a counter-claim to sovereignty over Wrangel Island in the Arctic. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Canadian explorer, says his party claimed possession for the Dominion. The island, visited by a U S official party in 1881, is viewed as a strategic approach point to northern Siberia.
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Washington
United States
Wrangel Island
Arctic Sea
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Dominion
Republic
Siberia
First British railway amalgamation agrees to form
By government agreement the first major British railway amalgamation is formally approved and will take effect January 1. The aim is to secure economy, greater efficiency, and end wasteful competition. The merging companies include the London and ...
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London
Northwestern and the Midland Debenture Exchange
Northwestern and the Midland announce a capital structure plan with debentures guaranteed and preference stock exchanged at par for stock in a new company. The value cited exceeds eight hundred million Canadian dollars for each firm, and the note term remains undecided.
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Northwestern
the Midland
Last Survivor of Balaclava Charge Dies in London
George Richardson, long thought to have blown the signal that sparked the Light Brigade charge at Balaclava, is reported dead in London. He is believed to be the last of the famed Gallant Six Hundred celebrated in song and story.
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George Richardson
Balaclava
London
Tremendous Advance in Tea Prices Across Global Markets
Tea prices have risen sharply since last May, advancing about 15 to 16 cents per pound in London Colombo and Calcutta. Key markets reflect a wide increase in tea costs affecting traders and buyers worldwide.
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London
Colombo
Calcutta
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