Formation of Farmers Party Discussed by Canadian Council
The Canadian Council of Agriculture debated a national farmers party with Alberta Saskatchewan and Ontario already acting in a federal scope. Provinces would decide when to convene and district conventions were held. A possible convention linking provincial actions was proposed, with no firm steps taken. The United Farmers of Alberta set July 26 for their provincial convention. An Ottawa Liberal convention invitation was considered but not decided.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
United Farmers of Alberta
Dominion
Ottawa
J. B. Musselman
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Labor Strike Called in Rome Over Government Measures
The chamber of labor in Rome declares a general strike from midnight Tuesday to protest police and military actions aimed at preventing disorder and price drops for essentials. Only the Popolo Romano carried the decision, while food shops faced crowds stockpiling provisions amid fears of shortages.
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Rome
Chamber of Labor
Popolo Romano
Manitoba Board Proposes Office and Theatre Wages
The Manitoba minimum wage board nearing conclusion proposes a weekly minimum of 12.50 for women in offices and 12 for female theatre workers. The plan covers about 6,000 women across roughly forty industries in Winnipeg. Chairman Dr. W. J. McMillan submitted his resignation, which was accepted.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Minimum Wage Board
W. J. McMillan
Winnipeg Becomes West’s Troop Train Dispersal Center
Winnipeg will serve as the military dispersal area for the entire West with troop trains terminating there after those carrying soldiers from the Olympic depart. Dispersal offices west of Winnipeg will close including Saskatoon Regina Calgary Medicine Hat Edmonton Revelstoke Victoria and Vancouver and Brandon Manitoba. Discharged troops will travel to final destinations on ordinary passenger trains.
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Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Regina
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Revelstoke
Victoria
Vancouver
Brandon
Man
Labor Party to Nominate Full Winnipeg Slate
At a large Labor party meeting chaired by S. J. Farmer the group decided to nominate candidates for all Dominion and provincial seats in Winnipeg and surrounding territory. The plan includes candidates for mayor, city council, and the public school board. A convention is planned for August.
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Winnipegz
Labor Party
S. J. Farmer
Winnipeg
Pantages Vaudeville to Feature in Saskatoon and Regina Fairs
Visitors at Saskatoon and Regina fairs will see Pantages unequalled vaudeville. The program mirrors performances in Minneapolis, Winnipeg, Seattle, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles, promising a major added attraction to the fairs.
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Saskatoon
Regina
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Seattle
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Anarchist Bulletin Urges Federal Takeover Plans
Archibald Stevenson testified at the Lusk investigating commission hearing that the anarchist bulletin advocated arresting President Wilson and J. D. Rockefeller, freeing all jailed inmates, and forming soviet organizations to seize government power across the country.
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New York
Wilson
J. D. Rockefeller
Counry
Archibald Stevenson
Lusk
Nitti Urges Swift Peace End to Negotiations
Premier Nitti told parliament that peace talks should conclude quickly and that friendly ties with the allies, notably France, must be preserved.
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Rome
Nitti
France
Germans Ratify Treaty With Very Bad Grace
In the Weimar assembly debate before ratifying the peace treaty 99 deputies abstained. Dr. Mueller warned ratification would lift the blockade and likened the path ahead to a forty years march through dirt. Several speakers denounced the terms as unjust and impossible to fulfill while defending Germany's liberation.
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Weimar
National Assembly
Hermann Mueller
Peter Spake
Catholic Centre Party
Herr Kreizing
Professor Schuecking
Traub
National Party
Herr Kahl
People’s Party
Hidden Bravery To Be Rewarded
Ottawa calls for recommendations for gallantry rewards by Canadian Expeditionary Force members who escaped or served while prisoners or interned. Each case must have two witnesses and reach militia headquarters by August 31. serving personnel go through official channels, demobilized through the district commander. London reports a Commons exchange on South Africa placing rails and locomotives orders abroad, with Canada supplying 40 locomotives, amid empire preference policies.
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Ottawa
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Militia Department
London
House of Commons
R. P. Houston
West Toxeth
Liverpool
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Britain
Ho. L. C. S. Amery
South Africa
Amery
Houston
United Kingdom
Fall Harvesting Starts In Ontario
Ontario crop report notes early fall wheat harvest in several counties with some grain knocked down by straw. Yields expected higher in places though overall crops are poor due to dry weather. Winter rye ready for binder as headings shorten and fields uneven.
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Toronto
Ontario
Department of Agriculture
Knighthood Claimirritates over Submarine Smoke Box Invention
Charles Hannan publishes correspondence with the government over his claim to invent smoke boxes against submarine attack. He says his invention was adopted but his demand for a knighthood and pension was ignored. In February officials told him future honors may consider him, but no knighthood followed.
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London
Charles Hannan
Mr. Hannan
Jewish casualties reported in Russian anti-Bolshevik clashes
In the house of commons Cecil Harmsworth said many Jews have died during fighting between Russian soviet forces and General Gregorieff's Ukrainian anti-Bolshevist army moving north from the Black Sea. Harmsworth noted Gregorieff, described as strongly anti Jewish in sympathies.
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London
Gregorieff
Black Sea
Cecil Harmsworth
House of Commons
Airships for British Navy Under Construction
In the House of Commons Walter Hume Long the First Lord of the Admiralty disclosed six rigid airships of an improved design for the navy. He said the ships would cost seven million pounds as part of ongoing development initiatives.
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London
House of Commons
Walter Hume Long
Admiralty
Han Mob Releases Prisoners at Hanover Castle
A mob attacked the castle and detention prison at Hanover and released all prisoners. Guards surrendered arms without resistance while clashes occurred between crowds and government soldiers.
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Berlin
Hanover
Canadians Overseas Troop Total Reaches Thirty Two Thousand
The Carmania sailed July 5 with 2954 troops and the Tunisian with 268 troops. Since the armistice, 255,413 Canadians have been repatriated. Approximately 32,000 Canadians remain overseas in the British Isles and France, including hospital staffs.
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Carmania
British Isles
France
Reds Prepare To Evacuate Petrograd
Official circles report Bolshevik authorities plan to evacuate Petrograd amid opposition from some government elements. Paris notes approval of a Finnish led attack on Petrograd with Kolchak forces, with allied powers asked to back Finland if Helsinki agrees to aid. Foreign embassies in Petrograd reportedly occupied, archives seized, and officials arrested for espionage.
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Washington
Petrograd
Paris
Kolchak
Omsk
Council of Five
Great Britain
France
United States
Italy
Helsingfors
Black Watch The Best Black Plug Chewing Tobacco Ad
An old advertisement claims Black Watch plug tobacco as the best on the market. It markets a strong, rich flavor and emphasizes long lasting satisfaction for tobacco users.
British Army Won The War, Haig Says
Field Marshal Haig receiving the freedom of Newcastle asserts the British army won the war and bore the brunt of fighting in the final years while urging support for those who fought and suffered and their dependents. He cautions against minimizing Allied efforts.
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London
Field Marshal
Haig
Newcastle
Britain
No Plans for Future Warned By Sir Thomas White
Sir Thomas White, visiting Toronto, denied reports of accepting an executive post with a railway, bank, or life insurance firm. He said there were no financial plans for the future and asserted the claims were unfair to those in the positions named.
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Toronto
Thomas White
Wilson Addresses The U. S. Senate
President Wilson presented the peace treaty with the League of Nations covenant to the Senate urging world leadership by the United States. He argued the world needs a practical international concern and vowed to discuss details later while confirming no vital principle was sacrificed. The Senate received the address with mixed emotion as Wilson outlined future talks and affirmed ending isolation while embracing global responsibility.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Versailles
League
United States
Capitol
Shantung
Foreign Relations Committee
Committee On Foreign Relations
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
Dutch reply on crown prince escape rumor
Paris reports the council of five received Holland’s curt note denying the escape rumor from the Island of Weirengen. The Dutch government says it is conscious of international obligations and will exercise sovereignty as it sees fit.
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Paris
Council of Five
Holland
Weirengen
Grampian Strikes Iceberg Off Cape Race
The Allan liner Grampian bound from Montreal to Liverpool struck an iceberg 45 miles off Cape Race Thursday night. Two crewmen killed and two injured slept in the bow as passengers, mostly women and children, remained awake with little panic. The bow was crushed but the hull below water remained intact. repairs will take weeks and passengers may transfer to another ship.
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St. John’s
Mid
Montreal
Liverpool
Cape Race
Grampian
Giant 215-foot flagstaff to rise at Kew Gardens
A 215 foot Douglas fir flagstaff weighing 18 tons, gifted four years ago by the British Columbian government to Kew Gardens near London, is finally to be erected by Canadian hands.
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Kew Gardens
London
Troops to Vladivostok Transport From San Francisco
Replacements for American troops in Siberia will be rushed to Vladivostok on a special transport from San Francisco on July 26, as announced by the western department army headquarters.
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San Francisco
Cal
Siberia
Vladivostok
Western Department
Weimar Finance Minister Seeks Tax Reform to Stabilize Empire
German vice chancellor and finance minister Mathias Erzberger told the Weimar assembly that the empire must shift to peacetime finance with tax changes. He warned of a perilous 72 billion mark floating debt and proposed higher taxes on capital, inheritance, and property to fund the state and aid the unemployed.
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Berlin
Germany
Mathias Erzberger
Weimar
German National Assembly
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Fehresbach
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U.S
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