MacMillan opens Arctic voyage from North Sydney
Donala MacMillan and a party of explorers prepared to sail from North Sydney for the far north. After a slow passage from Halifax they arrived Saturday, stocked supplies, and adjusted instruments for the Arctic dash. Local volunteers offered to join but MacMillan said there was no room for more men.
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French Labor Federation Convention Opens in Lille
The French Federation of Labor opens its annual convention in Lille to decide whether to remain aligned with the Third International or pursue social revolutionary aims. The gathering faces hints of factional strain while promising unity among trade unions, with metal workers narrowly backing Bolshevik alignment and electing syndicalist secretaries despite communist efforts.
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Peasind
Ling of Metal Workers
Moscow
Commiuniats
Laborer Bravely Faces Oil Well Fire in Mexico City
An asbestos guarded laborer at Amatan oil fells near Number Five faced extreme heat for about fifteen minutes. He helped near closing a valve to cut off supply, risking life as flames raged and the well burned. Officials estimate several million dollars may be lost if the blaze cannot be fully extinguished.
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French Socialists Invite German Leader in Paris
Paris July 25 Arthur Crispien German Socialist leader and Reichstag member received a special invitation from the Seine section of the French Socialist party to attend a ceremony in Paris next Saturday honoring Jean Jaures. Crispien said he will accept per Paul Faure secretary general of the Seine Federation.
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Esperanto Abandoned As Hopeless Wreck
Gloucester July 25 The schooner Esperanto, winner of the races for the international fishing weasel championship in Nova Scotian waters, has been abandoned as a hopeless wreck on the Rip and Sable Island. The Gloucester ship, four times floated only to sink again, broke up as a second project to refloat her was abandoned.
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Turks Reported Overthrown in Konleh Rail Center
Dispatches from Smyrna via the Bachange telegraph say Konleh, a railway hub about 36 miles south of Angore, has seen a revolution as Turkish Nationalist authorities are overthrown by the local population, according to Gunday newspapers. The Athens source notes unrest spreading through Smyrna.
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Danube River Internationalized Celebrated by Allies
Paris on July 2 reports the Danube river finally internationalized as allied powers sign agreements. Representatives from interested nations completed the action, paving a new framework for river usage and cooperation.
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