Will Force Germany To Sign The Treaty Demonstration in Glasgow
Bonar Law the Privy Seal told a crowd in Glasgow that Germany must ratify the Peace Treaty and that the government and allies will use their power if needed. In Paris Frank L. Polk warned German representatives that delays in Washington do not change Germany’s obligations under the Versailles settlement.
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Glasgow
Bonar Law
Germany
United States Senate
Paris
Frank L. Polk
United States
Regen
Prosecution of ex Kaiser London discussed at Pontypridd
Sir Gordon Hewart told a Pontypridd audience that no dissensions exist about the coming trial of the former German Emperor. He said law officers are pursuing careful preparations with fifty thousand written statements reviewed to prosecute war crimes.
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London
Pontypridd
Wales
Gordon Hewart
Germany
Severe Cold Bites Hayre Ranch Stock Thousands Die
Hayre Montana reports blame protracted drought and zero weather for livestock losses. Four weeks of storms worsen conditions as cattle and horses die from freezing or starve while wolves prey on unsecured herds.
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Hayre
Montana
Smallpox Cases In Toronto Drive November Reports
The board of health reports 1,673 smallpox cases province wide in November, with 1,356 in Toronto. There have been seven deaths from the disease so far this year.
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Toronto
Board of Health
Germany's Baltic States Effort Proving Futile
War Office weekly summary says Germany is losing the Baltic campaign with retreat cut off on three fronts as Letts Esthenians close in. Bolshevik activity expands in Turkestan while Denikin’s forces push Reds back near Kursk. White forces clear the Pechora valley as winter stalls North Russia fronts.
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London
Germany
Baltic States
Turkestan
Tashkent
Merv
Russian Transcopia
Lenine
Moscow
India
Persia
Far East
Afghanistan
Bolshevists
Russia
Denikine
Kursk
Kiev
Perdhcev
Pierga
Johnston Requests Donation to St Dunstan’s From Ragging Injury
William E. Johnston, an American anti-saloon organizer, asks that funds raised in a testimonial be sent to St Dunstan’s hospital for the blind. His eye was removed recently after a student ragging incident, and he is progressing satisfactorily and to leave the nursing home tomorrow.
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London
William E. Johnston
The
Evening News
St. Dunstan’s Hospital
Johnston
Queen Accepts Indian Name for Brantford Woman
In Ottawa the Six Nations women near Brantford Ontario presented Mrs Helen Hill, president of the Six Nations Women's Patriotic League, with the Indian name Gah Non Ronh Kwa. The Queen Mary has approved the naming grant.
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Brantford
Ont
Six Nations
Ottawa
Helen Hill
Six Nations Women’s Patriotic League
Canadian Wheatboard Hopes For Profit On U S Market
Winnipeg notes that lifting the U S import embargo on wheat December 15 could push Canadian farmers to higher returns as final payments rise above the 2.15 Fort William price. James Stewart says U S prices were driven by a temporary hard wheat shortage, with further moves uncertain as European contracts loom and U K sales uncertain.
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Winnipeg
United States
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William
Minneapolis
Neapolis
Chicago
James Stewart
Stewart
Wheat Board
Fifty Million Dollars For Soldiers' Settlement
The Soldier Settlement Board reports loans to returned soldiers reaching 50,699,003 dollars as of November 15. A total of 16,175 loans were approved with an average loan of 2,134 dollars. Funds went to land purchases and improvements on Dominion and settler lands, plus stock and equipment, totaling 50.7 million dollars.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Must Return to Farms Beaverton
John Kennedy of the Manitoba Grain Growers urged independent action at a nomination in Beaverton for the North Ontario federal riding. He argued that land workers are essential and that Canada must attract and keep men on the land, criticizing tariff policy and federal taxation as harming agriculture and costing farmers about 300 a year.
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Beaverton
John Kennedy
Manitoba
Robert Henry Halbert
U.F.O
Uxbridge
Neil D. MacKinnon
Cannington
Ontario
Col
Sam Sharpe
Kennedy
Canada
U.S
Villa Captured by Two Men Held for Reward
Francisco Villa has been captured by a force of his own men and is held for a government reward. Two Villa rebels reported to federal headquarters at Parral that Villa was captured and to be surrendered to Carranza forces. Chihuahua state has offered 0,000 pesos as a reward.
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Juarez
Francisco Villa
Caball
Chihuahua
National Railways
Mexico
Villa
Parral
Carranza
Exchange of Prisoners Negotiations At Copenhagen End Soon
Negotiations between James O Grady for Britain and Maxim Litvinoff Bolsheviki ambassador at London on repatriation of British prisoners in soviet Russia are nearing conclusion. The National Tidende reports the talks have been favorable toward prisoner exchange.
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Copenhagen
James O'Grady
Maximilian Litvinoff
London
Russia
National Tidende
Electricity Cure Restores A Sleep Patient In Brooklyn
Application of electric needles to the spine cured sleeping sickness in St. Marys Hospital Brooklyn. Miss Lena Pasco twenty years old had slept since Friday morning and was awakened by electrical treatment.
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New York
St. Mary’s Hospital
Brooklyn
Lena Pasco
London Firemen Overcome in South London Warehouse Fire
Twenty five firemen were overwhelmed by fumes in a large paper warehouse blaze in South London. They were dragged out unconscious by colleagues. Six men were taken to hospital in a serious condition.
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London
Germany Refuses To Sign Protocol
Paris reports Germany will not sign the protocol to bring the peace treaty into effect. Baron Kurt Von Leisner told Secretary Dutasta that Germany rejects indemnity demands for Scapa Flow and seeks no trial for war officers in France and Sadat. Observers say German public opinion has shifted against ratification due to U S failure to ratify the treaty.
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Parisy
Baron Kurt von Leisner
Dutasta
Germany
U.setate
Senate
Scapa Flow
Wean
France
Sadat
Paris
Ontario legislature to drop pomp for simple opening
The United Farmers Labour government will end the era of cannon salutes governors in court dress and official procession at the Ontario legislature opening. A simpler, more democratic ceremony will mark the first session, with less social pageantry and fewer formalities.
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Toronto
Ontario
United Farmers-Labor
Nervy Pair Involved In Illicit Liquor Find In Toronto
Inland revenue officials uncover a modern still ready for business within premises near Willard Hall owned by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Tenant William Long says the room was occupied by two Italians whose names remain unknown. WCTU officers deny knowledge of illicit liquor trafficking at the building. London reports Percy Hurd questions why 33 German ships interned in South American waters were repaired by German firms rather than Canadian yards. Colonel Wilson says repairs could not be done on site and were towed to German yards at Germany’s expense, denying delays.
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Toronto
Inland Revenue
Willard Hall
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
William Long
W.C.T.U
London
Percy Hurd
South American
Wilson
Germany
Recount Sought in Winnipeg Ward 6 Race
Ward 6 representative E H Hamlin formally requests a recount after Blumenberg of Labor wins 2149 votes to Hamlin’s 2039 and Kaplonovitch’s 74 with 69 spoiled ballots.
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Winnipeg
E. H. Hamlin
J. Blumenberg
Blumenberg
Hamlin
Kaplonovitch
Madrid strike swells idle workers to fifty thousand
Madrid dispatches report that during the Barcelona stoppage the number of unemployed workers has risen to 50,000, highlighting the broad impact of the strike on industry and daily commerce.
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Madrid
Barcelomna
Delegates Arrive to Protest Sinn Fein in U S Tour
Ulster Unionist council members led by MP Wm Coote arrive in New York aboard the Columbia to launch a speaking tour denouncing Sinn Fein. The delegation, including six clergy, condemns Sinn Fein as radical and destructive in Ireland and vows to fight its propaganda in America.
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New York
Ulster Unionist Council
Columbia
Sinn Fein
Wm. Coote
Wm Croks
Wyllie Blue
Wm. Corkey
F Harte
E. Maguire
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
United States
Ireland
America
Laurier Memorial Campaign Aims for 100000 Grant
Ottawa Liberal headquarters report strong progress across provinces in raising one hundred thousand dollars for a monument to the late Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The drive runs until February 17, the anniversary of Laurier's death, with a bulletin circulating to provincial Liberal leaders and Hope Chambers serving as campaign headquarters.
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Ottawa
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid
Hope Chambers
Coal Crisis Warning From Canadian Fuel Commissioner
Dominion fuel commissioner Mr Magrath warns Canadians the fuel supply is critically tight with virtually no soft coal in November and only 150 cars per day allotted. He says utilities and domestic needs may be met but many industries could close before winter, and he may seek regulations if the public does not respond to this appeal.
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Ottawa
Canada
Magrath
Dominion
Manitoba Premier vows action if rail line not built
Premier Nortis of Manitoba says the province will act if the Federal Government refuses to construct a railway line into the Copper Lake gold district. The remark comes as talks about regional development and resource access continue.
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Winnipeg
Nortis
Manitoba
Copper Lake Gold District
Peace treaty outlook and Mexican relations stir Congress
Premier Lloyd George urged early ratification of the Peace treaty as Parliament planned to rise December 23. In Washington Senator Fall demanded severing diplomatic ties with Mexico and withdrawing recognition of Carranza, alleging Bolshevik propaganda links involving Mexican officials. The resolution goes to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee amid tension over Con sular Agent Jenkins.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Mexico
Fall
New Mexico
Ates
Carranza
Consal
New York
San Francisco
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Ranza
Jenkins
Pueblo
Congress
Mine Explosionkills Six at Bogle No 3 Mine
Six men died in a blast at Bogle coal mine No 3 in Jacksonville two miles west of Clinton Indiana. Three others were seriously injured. Cause remains undetermined and company officials were among the dead.
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Clinton, Ind
Bogle
Jacksonville
Clinton
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