Government Resumes Control of Sugar Prices Nationwide
Government reestablishes sugar price controls through a pact between the department of justice and the food administration. Licenses will be revoked for proof of profiteering. sugar to reach consumers near 11 cents a pound. The United States sugar equalization board owns the domestic and Cuban crop and sells to refiners at 7.28 cents while refiners are bound to 9 cents less a cash discount. Wholesalers and jobbers may charge up to 63 cents per hundred pounds for handling and retailers profit 1 to 1.5 cents per pound. The House agriculture committee backs extending the Food Control Act to retailers, aiming to curb profiteering and lower living costs.
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Wacebierton
Department of Justice
Food Administration
United States Sugar Equalization Board
House Agriculture Committee
House
Divorce surge at King's Bench fall sittings in Winnipeg
Law courts announce more than eleven hundred divorce applications to be heard when the Court of King's Bench opens for the fall sittings on September 15. Six judges will hear the cases with many filed by soldiers returning home. Claims range from 200 dollars upward according to lawyers.
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Winnipeg
Law Courts
Court of King's Bench
Intercession Aim for Amnesty of Absentees Under Military Service Act
At a meeting of the national trades and labor council the group decided to ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to intervene for a general amnesty for absentees under the Military Service act.
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Quebec
National Trades and Labor Council
Royal
the Prince of Wales
Harvesters Riot On Train En Route To Farms
A train carrying 8 to 900 harvesters from various districts disrupted travel on the way to West farms. The group robbed a shop of 300 dollars and attempted arson at St. Andre de Kiamouraska station, with other offenses and train stone throwing reported along the route. Detectives boarded the train but no arrests were made.
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Riviere du Loup
Que
St. Andre de Kiamouraska
Protests Target Erzberger At Berlin Rally
In Berlin supporters of the National Liberals held a noisy meeting under the slogan Away with Erzberger. Speakers hurled insults at Finance Minister Erzberger and called for his retirement. Some demanded he be strung up, and a resolution was adopted condemning his actions.
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Berlin
Erzberger
Justice ministry to review evidence against ex-vice chancellor
Berlin authorities instructed to examine the evidence gathered against former vice-chancellor Dr Karl Heffferich with a view to prosecuting him.
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Berlin
Ministry of Justice
Karl Helfferich
Italian Troops Enter Hungary Reported Without Details
Italian troops are reported to have entered Hungary with no accompanying details on the movement.
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Hungary
Strike Ties Miramichi Mills in Canada
Miramichi mills across Newcastle N B shut down as workers strike for a nine hour day and 65 cents per hour. Men loading steamers join the action, halting operations at nearly all plants.
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Newcastle
N.B
Miramichi
No Waste Space Six-Room Economical House Plan
A compact six room design markets low cost construction with ample space. It features a vestibule extending to a verandah, a front living area that can merge into a dining room, a kitchen for casual meals, and upstairs three bedrooms with a bath and large closets. The plan allows flexible entry changes from side to rear.
Increased Wages For Telegraph Operators
Montreal reports wage hikes for CPR telegraph operators after a railway wage board decision. Morse operators gain $10 monthly and percentage group workers $12, with new rates by location and a minimum $100 monthly systemwide, except city send only offices at $75. An eight hour day applies to large outside centres, retroactive to June 1, with clerks’ pay to be decided September 16.
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Montreal
CPR
Canadien Railway War Board
Morse
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Calgary
Vancouver
Austrians Demand Full Treaty Text Before Signing
The Austrian delegation told the supreme council it must take the treaty to Vienna for assembly approval before delegates can sign. The council expressed surprise and urged arrangements to sign without Vienna oversight. Signing may be postponed into September due to the request.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Vienna
Assembly
Citizens Move to Prosecute Prince Berlin
At a cit meeting discussion focused on Prince Friederich Leopold cousin of former Emperor William who stayed in the country amid rumors of illicit trading and food hoardingAuthorities searched his castle seizing large food stocks they distributed to hospitals but officials declared royal immunity preventing charges against the prince.
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Prince
Berlin
Cit
Friederich Leopold
William
Hohenzollern
Fires Ravage Montana and Idaho Forests in Record Crisis
Forestry officials warn the northern Idaho and western Montana districts face an unprecedented fire emergency. New blazes erupt daily, existing fires run out of control, and suspected incendiaries have disrupted firefighting communications, causing serious isolation of crews.
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Idaho
Missoula
Mont
Forestry District
Montana
West
Salvation Army Leader Sowton Assigned to Sweden
Commissioner Charles Sowton, head of Western Canada Salvation Army based in Winnipeg, is chosen by General Bramwell Booth to lead Salvation Army work in Sweden, announced by Col. John McMillan, Toronto district chief secretary.
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C. Sowton
Sweden
Toronto
Charles Sowton
Salvation Army
Western Canada Territory
Winnipeg
Bramwell Booth
John McMillan
Trade commission orders sugar for local use first
Instructions issued by the Canadian trade commission require refiners to satisfy all local sugar demands before exporting. The directive was relayed to F. C. Kimber secretary of the Sydney board of trade in response to a government inquiry.
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Sydney
N.S
Canadian Trade Commission
F. C. Kimber
Sydney Board of Trade
Consumers Form League to Fight Food Prices in Paris
Citizens and housewives in the Montmartre district have formed the consumers league of France to oppose high food costs. The founders plan to expand the group into a national buyers federation with members across the country.
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Paris
Montmartre
Consumers” League of France
National
Buyers’ Federation
Britain Prices Wheat For Ninepenny Loaf Policy
In Ottawa, W. Sanford Evans says Britain’s $1.89 wheat price is a resale figure to fund a ninepenny loaf. He notes Britain buys wheat at any price, then covers the gap by selling flour and wheat, with the loaf subsidy shifted onto the wheat price. The policy reflects past practice of subsidizing the loaf through price differentials.
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Great Britain
England
U. S. Government Brings Down Prices
Attorney General Palmer said evidence shows the government price reduction campaign bears fruit with easing costs in many lines. He noted prosecutions against hoarders and profiteers as enforcement, while state boards set up fair price pledges and officers report seizures in Columbus Georgia St Louis Detroit Chattanooga and Kansas City under the Food Control act.
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Washington
Palmer
Maryland
Department of Justice
Enrcore
Columbus
St. Louis
Detroit
Chattanooga
Kansas City
Railways and Daylight Saving in Canada
The Ottawa note explains US Congress veto against daylight saving implies Canadian railways must also revert when clocks are set back. It argues that Canada will follow the same pattern as the United States, applying the old system concurrently with Americans.
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Ottawa
United States Congress
Canada
United States
Canadian Railways
Opposed Paris Holiday Proposal Delayed Conference
Debates over a potential vacation for the peace conference meet strong opposition. Many insist no recess until the Austrian treaty is settled, likely not before September 1.
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Paris
Greeks Seek Protection for Massacre Hit Caucasus Greek District
Saloniki representatives of 35 000 Greeks in the Ardshan district of the Caucasus telegraph the peace conference asking protection from Turkish soldier brigades based at Erzerum. The Greek community reports massacres and widespread pillage.
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London
Saloniki
Ardkshan
Caucasus
Erzerum
Miners Plan Five Day Week at Sydney Convention
Miners in Sydney Nova Scotia prepare for a major gathering this week to discuss a five day week wage demands of 25 percent and other key issues affecting the coalfields and the province.
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Sydney
N.S
Government explains wheat price policy for farmers
Government details that the initial 2.15 dollar price is not a fixed limit. Farmers will receive the world market price plus the initial payment, with any excess over 2.15 returned from surplus sales. The plan aims to speed sales, curb profiteering, and pass benefits to farmers while selling surplus at best world price.
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Canadian Press, Limited
United States
Canadian Wheat Board
Why Shoes Are High In Boston A Grand Jury Inquiry
Suffolk county grand jury examined shoe workers earnings. Some earn $120 weekly, many about $60, average around $40. Unskilled help rose to about $30 weekly, while former wages were $12 to $15. A $5.50 factory shoe was displayed at $12 in a nearby store.
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Boston
Mass
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Rubber Factory Planned for Collingwood Suburb
A rubber factory is to be established at Collingwood, a suburb of Vancouver, signaling industrial growth on the coast. The project will create local employment and may influence nearby areas with new infrastructure needs.
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Collingwood
Vancouver
Wanted Immediate Farms in Manitoba For Cash Deals
Advertises fast cash purchase of several 160 acre Manitoba farms with option to buy equipment. seeks two to three 320 acre improved farms at under 35 per acre with half cash and crop assistance. promises no listing charge and a Giants deal from Dominion Farm Agency Ltd Winnipesaukee area contact Main 3836.
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Manitoba
Dominion Farm Agency, Ltd
Somerset
Winnipes
Employment For Returned Men Ottawa
General Currie urged Canadian business leaders to hire returning soldiers saying the problem is exaggerated by those at home earning far more than soldiers. He argued Canada can absorb 300000 returning men as they were an asset before the war and must not be left unemployed.
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Ottawa
Currie
Canada
Debts Reflected in a Man's Clothes Cut
A short adage notes that a man's financial state shows in his attire, suggesting wardrobe choices reveal debt levels and social standing rather than wealth.
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