Japan’s Attitude Warmly Approved By London Press
London newspapers voice hearty approval of Japan accepting President Harding’s invitation to discuss armament limits and the Far East. The Times says Japan’s best friends forewarned her action and hopes for a deeper friendship that strengthens peace. The Daily Telegraph calls the conference move the best news since World War I guns ceased firing. The Daily Mail believes success in limiting naval programs would serve all parties.
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Trotzky Under Arrest in Archenglesk Village Report
Berlin dispatch via underground railroad quotes a letter from Trotzky to M Bachanov stating the Central Committee favors him but the extraordinary commission has surrounded him with armed men near Moscow. He asks for four cases of canned provisions as safety fears rise.
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Russia
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Archenglesk
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Railwaymen Must Accept Wage Cut For Time Being
Montreal July 29 Special to The Guardian. A conference between Canadian railway officials and the general chairmen of four running trades ended without an agreement to waive tentative wage reductions. The wage cut in effect since Ist continues pending final negotiations or arbitration. Further talks on labor and wages are planned for early fall, with both sides gathering data to expedite conferences.
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Klan Terror Surges Across Texas in Early 1900s
Austin dispatch reports the Ku Klux Klan operating in Texas with renewed vigor. Whippings tar and feathers are used as punishment for alleged moral offences. Incidents are widespread since the group appeared in Dallas on April 1, targeting white and Black victims alike.
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Dentists Seek Flawless Ancient Indian Teeth
VANCOUVER July 25 Two hundred and sixty seven dentists in convention examine an Indian skull with a complete set of teeth praised as perfect. The owners died long ago in the Andes and the skull is loaned to a dental college for study.
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Vancouver
South America
Thames Near Dry as London Faces Drought Crisis
Special to The Guardian reports London entering a severe drought with 100 days and only scattered showers. Thames flow at Teddington Lock has fallen from 1.21 billion gallons in April to about 25.9 million today, forcing reliance on the River Lea and a 6 billion gallon Thames Valley reserve if rainfall remains scant.
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Alligators At Large Haunt London And Halifax
In London residents curb water use amid a summer drought as a private garden hose ban eases the heat with many lawns watered while a guest-hostelry near Yonkers faces quiet disturbances. In Halifax two seven foot gators from Florida rescue twenty two people from a sinking motor boat, then threaten hotel guests as they roam the lake and harbor.
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Inlateamer
Plan Training Cadets In Flying School
The Air Board has submitted to Canadian university heads a draft plan to train university cadets as reserve flyers and aeronautical mechanics. It outlines a three months course for three consecutive years for students desiring to study aeronautical engineering at the Air Force flying school.
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Americans to Bar Our Fishing Vessels
Boston reported that the Canadian schooner Helen McLain landed 77 swordfish after White House orders allowed exemption while the vessel remained on fishing grounds. Ottawa noted the lapse of wartime privileges for Canadian American vessels, rescinding equal entry terms and signaling a push for a permanent fisheries treaty.
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Bohemian Girl Delights Charlottetown Audiences Last Night
Charlottetown music lovers enjoyed a full Chautauqua program led by Arthur Wooley. The Bohemian Girl featured Vera Monks Mabel Ritch J Reed Alex Mason with L Flaville and Wooley in light roles. A later afternoon concert included Vocal and instrumental selections and Mr Jacobi Rubin on Russia outlined harsh Soviet realities and a stark critique of Lenin's system.
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Mabel Ritch
J. R. Reed
Alex. Mason
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Tha
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Thaddeus
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Arline
Forest fires wipe out Nova Scotia villages
In Nova Scotia, reports say New Haven and Neil's Harbor were nearly destroyed by a coast fire with about 1000 people endangered. Three steamers rescued hundreds of refugees as fire spread, while nearby Springhill fires appear under control. Officials describe New Haven as a mass of flame and Neil's Harbor danger fading.
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New Maven
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Cape Breton
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Neil's Harbor
Cutter Cribb
Gladstone Buchanan
Wrong Balfour Dead
London reports the Berliner Tageblatt obituary announces the unexpected death of A J Balfour aged 72, clarifying it is not Lord Balfour of Burleigh. The piece cites his entry to Parliament as Conservative for Hartford and offers limited praise, noting a poor grasp of his achievements amid bogland sarcasm.
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Burleigh
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England
Hartford
No Separate Parleys at Washington Conference
Special to The Guardian reports the United States will reject any suggestion for separate parleys with invited powers at the armament conference. An intimation suggests at least one nation proposed a partial conference. Imperial premiers agree on naval policy, each dominion to handle its own coastal defense.
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the Guardian
N'Hington
United States
London
English Replaces French In German Schools
English would become the compulsory foreign language in Bavarian public schools if Minister of Education Matt has his way. The Bavarian Parliament will debate making French optional as English gains prominence amid growing American influence in Munich and other Bavarian cities.
Lloyd George Plans Canada Visit Amid Ireland Peace Fallout
London reports that if Ireland peace talks fail and no autumn election occurs, Lloyd George may soon visit Canada. The timing hinges on his Washington armament conference trip and potential Dominion Premiers conference in Ottawa as urged by press and officials. Kent, Toronto managing director, has pressed for a long deferred tour with invitations extending over two years, with Meighen’s government coordinating the next cable.
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Ships Tied Up by Immigration Laws
July 28 dispatch reports six transatlantic liners including the Ad, riatic of the White Star Line, held off Sandy Hook beyond the three mile limit awaiting Sunday midnight due to new immigration quotas. Immigation Commissioner Husband ordered lines not to land aliens over monthly quotas, prompting lines like Migali Hellas to depart with 550 Greeks and 100 Turks aboard and Americans aboard to be removed by small boat if needed. Other ships such as Canada, Latvia, and Calabria carry excess passengers as lines race to reach quarantine before dawn Monday for inspection.
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Rainmaker Hatfield Wins Bet for Rainfall in District
Medicine Hat reports that rainmaker Charles MW Hatfield has won his wager with the United Agricultural Association. He will receive $8,000 after rainfall in the district totaled four and a quarter inches from May 1 to July 1, meeting the bet's threshold.
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Charles MW. Hatfield
Medicine Hat United Agricultural Association
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Underwood a Probable Candidate for Durham Seat
Toronto July 20 Several hundred delegates attend a National Liberal and Conservative convention to nominate a House of Commons candidate for Durham to fill N W Rowell’s vacancy. About a dozen hopefuls present with Mr T W Underwood of Markham seen as a strong contender.
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National Liberal and Conservative Party
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Durham
N. W. Rowell
Pulp plant destroyed at Bishop's Falls Newfoundland
The A E Reed Company pulp plant at Bishop's Falls Newfoundland was nearly destroyed by fire causing losses in the thousands. The buildings burned to the ground except for the walls, and a large stock was wiped out. Numerous employees will lose their jobs due to the fire.
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Bishop's Falls
Newfoundland
Hold-Up Men Given Jail and Lashes in Toronto
Three young men convicted of holding up a citizen with two dummy revolvers and stealing about a dollar were sentenced today. Charles Carnell and Leslie Turner received nine months and 40 lashes, Moss McCallum six months and 20 lashes, with term served at the Jail Farm.
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Toronto
Charles Carnell
Leslie Turner
Moss McCallum
Prisoner Escape on Way to Dorchester
Milton Taney a 29 year old inmate bound for Dorchester Penitentiary escaped in St Stephen New Brunswick by shedding his shackles and leaping from a Montreal Express train lavatory window en route to begin a five year sentence for breaking and entering and larceny.
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Dorchester
Milton Taney
Montreal Express
Maritime News From Maritime Provinces Highlights
Coroner's jury rules death of C Arnold Daley accidental after Wednesday automobile crash in Moncton. Harbor commission final meeting planned in St John with August 1st vote expected. Federal Mounted Police to be withdrawn from St John amid labor dispute with NB Power. Maritime golf championship near finish in Amherst with Meilke leading Evans after first nine. final 18 holes to decide title. Rainmaker contract under review as Hatfield faces questions about precipitation timing and effectiveness across the West.
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Canon Scott to Visit Charlottetown Next Week
Canon Scott says he will leave Quebec next Tuesday and arrive in Charlottetown Wednesday evening. A guest of the Great War Veterans Association he plans to stay about a week with a mass meeting at the Prince Edward Theatre on Sunday afternoon August 7 inviting all to renew acquaintances.
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Canon Scott
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Prince Edward Theatre
GW. V. A
Terrific Heat Recorded in the Swiss Alps
ZERMATT Switzerland July 26 Terrifying thunderstorms in the Alps lessen in heat unusually high. The summit of Wellen kuppe at 12830 feet tops 100 degrees Fahrenheit at 10 Velock. Butterflies swarm Weisshorn and Weisschron as climbers report vivid colors. Glaciers and torrents surge, threatening villages and the mountain rail line between Zermatt and the Simplon.
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Weather Summary for Toronto July 29
Toronto weather reports moderate south to southwest winds with some showers in western portions. The day is expected to be fair and warm with high tide at 6 54 this evening and 6 14 tomorrow morning. Sun sets at 7 32 this evening and rises tomorrow at 4 40.
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