Ulster Leader Carson Criticized Over Speech Remarks
London reports say Sir Edward Carson faced sharp criticism from across parties for references to the United States and threats to mobilize Ulster volunteers against Home Rule. The House of Commons voted 217 to 73 to reject prosecuting him. legal advisers found no grounds to move against him.
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London
Edward Carson
United States
Ulster Volunteers
Gordon Hewart
House of Commons
Sir Edward
House
J. R. Clynes
Labor
Carson
Donald Maclean
Andrew Bonar Law
Bonar Law
King de Valera
King Carson
Labor Conference Called At Ottawa
A national industrial conference will be convened in September with premiers and employer and employee representatives to discuss laws that foster cooperation and harmony in Canadian industry. The Privy Council decided to invite all provincial premiers and accredited representatives to seek broad support from labor and employer organizations.
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Ottawa
Privy Council
Price of U S Wheat Raised as Wilson Signs Order
President Wilson signed an executive order boosting the guaranteed price of the 1919 wheat harvest to 2.30 dollars per bushel at Galveston and New Orleans. A concurrent proclamation limits wheat and flour imports and exports after July 31 to prescribed conditions set by the wheat administrator.
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Washington
Wilson
Galveston
New Orleans
United States
Minna Price of 1919 Crop in Ottawa Prospect
Ottawa correspondent reports Sir Thomas White confirming a probable government guaranteed minimum wheat price. The exact figure was not disclosed as the move aims to stabilize marketing amid unsettled world conditions and U S fixed price factors. The guarantee is expected to ease crop placement and provide financial stability.
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Winnipeg
Ottawa
Sir Thomas White
Sir Thomas
United States
Heat and Cholera Strain British Troops in Peshawar Campaign
The report details extreme heat in Peshawar and Khyber districts with measures including ice plants at Landikotal and Dakma and huts for heat illness care. A cholera outbreak from June caused 1,663 cases and 566 deaths among camp followers. six officers and 15 men died. A daily special train ferries troops to Murree Hills for relief. housing and rations improve. The piece lauds troop steadiness amid hardship.
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Peshawar
India
Landikotal
Dakma
Khyber
Murree Hills
Spain urged to join allies to raise its war status
Former Spanish ambassador Senor Pere Caballero told the senate that Spain’s neutral stance during the war has lowered its standing with major powers. He urged Spain to ally with the Allied and associated nations and join Britain and the United States on a security pact for France.
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Madrid
Spain
Senor Pere Cabalero
France
Senate
Europe
Great Britain
United States
General strike and riots erupt in Stettin Pomerania
Copenhagen dispatches report a general strike accompanied by rioting starting in Stettin the Prussian province of Pomerania. All trades are involved including harbor transport water and electrical power workers. The strike demands abolition of martial law and other political reforms.
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Copenhagen
Stettin
Pomerania
Prussia
Radical Leaders Leave Hungary
Vienna reports a political crisis in the Hungarian soviet with General Boehm imprisoned and health rest rumors. Bela Kun’s alleged conference invitation fuels escape rumors, denied as departure from Budapest未. Empress of Japan arrives at Victoria dock with 182 saloon passengers 150 steerage and 5,000 tons freight from Orient. four British officers aboard noted for Mesopotamia service.
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Vienna
Boehm
Strumfeld
Bela Kun
Hngary
Hungary
Orient
Yokohama
A. E. Scoby
F. L. Thomas
F. E. Womersley
D. M. Walker
Mantle
Mesopotamia
Strike Investigation Opens in Winnipeg Under Robson
The royal commission session in Winnipeg lasted under an hour and focused on whether to probe strike effects first rather than causes. Judge Robson indicated the inquiry may include calling and conducting the strike, but plans depended on witnesses awaiting other charges and potential employer input.
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Winnipeg
Royal Commission
H. A. Robson
Legislative Chamber
Robson
Murray
Trades and Labor Council
Mr. Murray
Finance Minister Klotz Seeks Credit Nationale War Damages Plan
In Paris the Finance Minister introduces in the chamber a bill approving a Credit Nationale agreement to repair war damages. The company will have capital of 100 million francs and may advance funds for up to ten years. Government budget guarantees secure the shares issued abroad by France.
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Paris
Klotz
Chamber of Deputies
Bril
Credit Nationale
France
Raisuli Attacks Spanish Lines at El Arish Again
An official communiqué states Raisuli the Moroccan bandit struck Spanish positions at El Arish. The attack followed cut communications with Tangier and ended in heavy losses on both sides. Spaniards pursue Raisuli as he retreats into the mountains.
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Madrid
Soldier pay abroad outshines U.S. wages says study
An official general staff table dispels the belief that U.S. soldiers earn the highest pay. It shows Canada Australia and New Zealand pay much more for each grade. For example an Australian corporal earns 72.90 dollars monthly versus 36 dollars in the U.S. army.
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Washington
U.S
General Staff
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Pantages Vaudeville to Play Week at Regina Fair
Pantages Unequalled Vaudeville will perform all week at the Regina fair with three shows daily. Alexander Pantages has specially selected the bill, adding a premium attraction for out of town visitors seeking amusement.
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Pantages
Regina Fair
Alexander Pantages
Manitoba druggists licensed to sell liquor
Sixty one Manitoba druggists have licenses to sell liquor in the coming fiscal year compared with sixty nine last year according to J MacLean administrator of the Temperance Act.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. MacLean
Ottawa proposes plan to relieve Alberta Saskatchewan stock raisers
The federal government submitted two plans to provincial authorities to aid cattle herds in dry Alberta and Saskatchewan. One option is to cut, bale, and ship hay from north lands or move cattle to hay lands. Costs could be shared by Dominion and provinces, railways, and stock owners. another option spreads costs among Dominion, provinces, and railways. Alberta shows willingness to cooperate.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Forest Fires Driven by Heat Endanger Miners
Three men are trapped by forest fires in a tunnel at the Second Relief mine near Erie in Salmon River Valley. They have four days of provisions and may be safe for now, but could suffocate if flames block the tunnel mouth. Fires blaze across the district from a heat wave driven by resin gas. Slogan City, about 25 miles away, is encircled by flames with hoses extending to outer sections.
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Nelson
Erie
Salmon River
Slogan City
Manitoba to Buy Cattle for Farmers Amid Alberta Fodder Crisis
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture announced plans to purchase between 25 000 and 30 000 head of cattle to aid farmers facing a cattle feeding shortage caused by a wider crisis in Alberta. The announcement was made by Hon W Winkler minister of agriculture. In London a reported Anglo American entente on military establishments was denied in the House of Commons by Andrew Bonar Law.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
W. Winkler
U.S. London
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
Harvest Help Winnipeg Conference Set for July 24
A Winnipeg conference on July 24 will discuss harvest help needs for the prairie provinces, gathering local officials and workers to address seasonal labor shortages and farming support.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Britain May Have New Political Party
London reports a dinner speech by Colonel Winston Churchill urging a new permanent coalition party called the Centre party. Churchill promoted continued liberal unionist cooperation to fight Bolshevism, with key coalition whips and Lloyd George seen as likely leader, while Labour's future stance sparked speculation.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Lloyd George
Criccieth
West End
House of Commons
Centre” Party
Col Churchill
Col. Churchill
Labor Party
Diners
New Centre Party
U K Says U S Ireland Question Not To Be Raised
London reports Andrew Bonar Law says Britain does not view U S senate actions on Ireland or allied U S groups as violating the League covenant Article 10. He states the future government of Ireland will not be on the League council agenda at the next meeting.
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London
United States Senate
Ireland
United States
League of Nations
Split in Winnipeg Labor Ranks After Calgary Report
R. A. Rigg of the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress warned Ottawa of action after the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council adopted the Calgary convention report. He opposed the One Big Union, arguing the council’s make-up doomed any vote. The council could face charter cancellation and a loyal union reform.
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Winnipeg
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
Trades and Labor Council
Calgary
R. A. Rigg
Congress
Canada
Ottawa
Rigg
Council debates Russian blockade and port access
A five member council discussed the Russian blockade with proposals to permit ship entry under special permits. Some suggested Denikin forces could blockade most Black Sea ports, but the supreme council has not asked him to declare such a blockade.
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Council of Five
Black Sea
Denikine
Supreme Council
Prince of Wales to Visit Canada on Renown
Rt. Hon. Walter Long said in the Commons the Prince of Wales will sail from Portsmouth on August 5 aboard H M S Renown for Canada. He will visit St John Minnesota wrong? St John Newfoundland and Charlottetown then reboard at Halifax.
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London
Walter Long
Prince of Wales
Canada
Portsmouth
St. John’s
St. John, N.B
Charlottetown
Halifax
Former Emperor Takes a Rest at Amerongen
The former German sovereign rests at Amerongen after months of sowing trees. He is said to be suffering from a cold, while the former empress has a recurrence of heart trouble.
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Amerongen
British Officials Honored By U S Medal Ceremony
General Pershing awarded Distinguished Service Medals to British leaders including Viscount Milner Secretary for the Colonies Winston Spencer Churchill Secretary for War Viscount Peel Baron Weir Andrew Weir Baron Leverworth former Minister of Munitions and Felix Cassels Advocate-General. He called the awards a token of American appreciation.
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London
General Pershing
United States
Prices Drop in Berlin After Blockade Lifts
Prices on foodstuffs plunge in Berlin as embargo rumors trigger panic selling by illicit traders and a real drop follows the blockade's end. Tons of provisions flow from occupied territories while German coffee cocoa butter and sausage prices fall. restaurants keep high prices to ride out the change.
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Berlin
Germany
Occupied Territories
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