Kaiser Will Have Trial In London
The Daily Mail reports former German emperor William II will be brought to England, imprisoned in the Tower, with no death penalty sought and possible life exile if convicted. The trial could include Frederick William, with extradition notes signed by multiple powers and opposition from Dutch circles and Prussian officers.
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William Hohenzollern
England
Tower of London
Daily Mail
Napoleon
St. Helena
International Trial Court
Frederick
Holland
Amerongen
von Estorff
Berlin
the Hague
Paris
Berne
Havas
Striking Manitoba Metal Workers Return to Work
The Western Labor News reports after nine weeks the metal shop workers return to work though some are not reinstated and others refuse under the offered conditions. Big three employers oppose collective bargaining while some smaller firms recognize unions. In Saskatoon and Regina fairs the Empire and Regina theatres will show Pantages vaudeville shows three times daily, pairing with movies for a two hour show.
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Winnipeg
Western Labor News
Saskatoon
Empire Theatre
Regina Theatre
Regina
Trainload of Germans Repatriated From Fort Oglethorpe
A train carrying Germans who had been interned at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia was sent to the transport Princess Matoika bound for Rotterdam to be repatriated.
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Charleston
S.C
Fort Oglethorpe
Rotterdam
Belgium Ratifies Peace Treaty Amid War Victory Gratitude
Brussels reports Belgium's foreign minister introducing bills to ratify the peace treaty with Germany and related accords. King Albert's letter to the chamber praised victory and urged unity for postwar work while a patriotic demonstration greeted its reading. The senate approved bills to honor those killed or executed in the war.
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Brussels
Germany
Albert
Senate
Vast French reconstruction plan unveiled in parliament
Paris reports a 40 billion franc program to rebuild France including railways with some electrified lines and major canal and harbor improvements. In New York the Vulcan Steel Products Co is said to win a 250 million dollar contract to rebuild Nancy in the war ravaged district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
M. Bedouce
New York
Nancy
Vulcan Steel Products Company of
Cossacks Break Through at Ekaterinodar Front
Don Cossacks occupy Millerovo and breach Bolsheviki lines north of Millerovo. Kuban Cossacks rout four infantry and two cavalry regiments. Bolsheviks defeated west of Ekaterinodar on the Kerch peninsula in Crimea.
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Ekaterinodar
Millerovo
Kertch
Crimea
Revolt Brews in Berlin as Strike Threat Grows
Reports from Greater Berlin indicate the strike movement could tilt toward political insurrection. Independent Socialists and Communist supporters act boldly, appearing more confident than during the March revolt.
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Berlin
Greater
Postal Workers Fail To Secure Reinstatement In Winnipeg
A Winnipeg strike dispute ends with the government sticking to its policy of permanent appointments for postal workers who acted as strike treasurers during the May 15 sympathy walkout. Delegation including C Silvertz and J W Johnston return west after cabinet refuses to alter stance.
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Ottawa
Winnipeg
Amalgamated Postal Workers
C. Silvertz
Victoria
L. Pickup
J. W. Johnston
A. Venables
Calgary
Mr. Silvertz
Robert Borden
Meighen
Polish counter offensive shifts Galician front gains
Polish forces report a broad counter offensive along the Galician Volhynian front with breakthroughs against Ukrainian troops. They claim the Lemberg Halicz Stanislaus railway line is back in Polish hands and say 3,000 prisoners and heavy matériel were captured as Brody Plachow Pomor zany and Brzezany fell. Ukrainians allegedly surprised and retreating across multiple sectors while Bolshevik attacks were repulsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Warsaw
Lemberg
Halicz Stanislaus
Brody
Plachow
Pomorzany
Brzezany
Senate Refuses Change on Prohibition Bill Vote
The Senate voted down Sir James Loughheed's motion to drop their amendment on the prohibition bill. The result was 30 to 23 against the motion, a seven vote margin.
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Ottawa
Senate
James Lougheed
Food Riots in Italy Surge as Shops Looted and Goods Seized
In Forli a mass protest over high living costs turned into a revolutionary riot. Shops were sacked and goods looted, then moved to the chamber of labor for distribution or sale at half price under socialist and republican oversight. Gasoline stores were burned and destruction mounted.
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Fork
Italy
Chamber of Labor
Spezia
Forli
Peace River Coal Leases Cancelled by Government Action
A senate select committee inquiry led to the cancellation of coal leases in the Smoky River district of the Alberta Peace River region. Hon. Arthur Meighen ordered the cancellations, halting the Athabasca Grande Prairie and Vermilion railway project. Geological officials testified the area could rival Canada’s best coal and supply the west if developed.
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Ottawa
Select Committee
Senate
Smoky River
Alberta Peace River
Edmonton
Arthur Meighen
Interior
Athabasca, Grande Prairie and Vermilion
Geological Survey Branch
Canada
Hoover Resigns as Food Controller
Herbert Hoover resigns as chairman of the board of the United States Grain Corporation at the food administration grain corporation reorganization. Julius Barnes, wheat director and president, will replace him as chairman while Hoover remains a director, signaling his move toward retirement from public life.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
The
Food Administration Grain Corporation
United States Grain Corporation
Hoover
Julius Barnes
Winnipeg unions end nine week strike after reopening work
Thirteen building trades unions in Winnipeg have resumed work after a nine week strike. Contractors plan new projects this spring, and the comeback avoids pressuring the remaining building season.
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Winnipeg
Death of Lord Raleigh the peer shopkeeper in London
Baron Raleigh John William Strutt dies in London at age 82. He earned the nickname peer shopkeeper for running a chain of small shops fed by his own farm. Born in 1842, his passing marks the end of a notable business and social figure in the capital.
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London
Reign Of Terror In Russia
John A. Embury United States consul at Omsk recounts Bolshevik brutality in Ufa Ossa and other cities. He describes mass killings looting and executions supported by photographs and survivor testimony. He says a government committee oversaw executions and notes thousands of bodies uncovered after snow thawed.
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New York
Russia
John A. Embury
United States
Omsk
Kolchak
Embry
Ufa
Ufa High School
Ossa
Col. Teusler
American Red Cross
Pensions Bill Debated at Vancouver Convention
Major George B Andrews M P for Centre Winnipeg spoke at the G W V A convention noting a new pensions bill will be introduced in Parliament this session. He said it will not please everyone yet it broadly meets general provisions of pensions laws, as a long 17 section resolutions package from veterans branches was presented for Dominion convention approval.
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Vancouver
George B. Andrews
Centre
Anglo French US Pacthalting German Threat
The Journal says the Franco British and Franco American treaty binds Britain and the United States to act in inter dependent support for France. It notes they will aid France only by combined action and not separately, and the intervention is tied to Rhine disarmament failing to shield France from German aggression.
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Paris
Great Britain
United States
France
Germany
Rhine
Fire Devastates Farms Near Sharp Lake West of Haileybury
Two settlers Olsen and Fernholm report loss of farm buildings as the Sharp Lake fire rages west of Haileybury Ontario. Winds rise spreading flames. other properties face grave danger. Light showers fail to hinder fire. Beaver Board plant at Frederick House remains standing though menaced.
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Haileybury
Ont
Sharp Lake
Olsen
Fernholm
Frederick House
Beaver Board Company
Lloyd George on Peace and German Accountability
British premier David Lloyd George addresses the House of Commons on postwar aims. He defends treating Germany as chiefly responsible for the war, discusses Alsace Lorraine and other restorations, and urges a London inter-allied tribunal to try the war’s principal planners. The speech also notes guarantees to France and Allied aid pacts.
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London
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Germany
Versailles
William Hohenzollern
League of Nations
Alsace-Lorraine
Europe
Entente
Lloyd George
United States
England
France
Seats May Be Reserved By Mail Regina
Seats may be reserved for parties by mail at the Pantages theatres in Saskatoga and Regina for the big fair week attraction. The program features top vaudevillians and patrons are advised to write the manager with their requests for prompt service.
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Regina
Pantages
Saskatoga
Times
Government to open reserves for returned soldiers
S Larkin of the Winnipeg Land Settlement board says the Dominion government is preparing to open for soldier settlement the Riding Mountain and Turtle Mountain forest reserves in North West Manitoba.
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Winnipeg
S. Larkin
Winnipeg Land Settlement Board
Dominion
Riding Mountain
Turtle Mountain
Manitoba
Silence When Truth Is Not Needed
A reflective line notes that in certain moments speaking is unnecessary. It contrasts unnecessary speech with the option of utter silence.
New Four Member Council Directs Paris Peace Talks
The group of Premier Clemenceau Foreign Minister Balfour Secretary Lansing M Pichon and Baron Makino forms a temporary council to guide peace conference affairs. It will not include a ten member body this time and will appoint committees on the Austrian treaty reparations and the Bulgarian frontier.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Balfour
Lansing
Pichon
Baron Makino
Viscount Chinda
Japan
Tittoni
Italy
Council of Five
M. Pichon
Baro Makino
Council of Ten
Austria
Signor
M. Maklahoff
Bessarabia
Rumania
France
United States
Great Britain
Germany
United States Senate
Belgium
Holland
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Peace River
Grain Corporation
Lord Raleigh
Ww. N. U
Major Williams
M.P
Britain
States
Alsace Lorraine
Schleswig-Holstein
Hohenzollern
Poland
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