Possible Kaiser Trial in London Debated by Lords
In the British Lords debate on postwar trials, Viscount Bryce and Baron Buckimaster warned against trying the former German Emperor in London. Earl Curzon argued exile and martyrdom risk, noting no final decision, with location uncertain and public opinion a factor.
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London
William
Earl Curzon
Viscount Bryce
Baron Buckimaster
Charles I
Napoleon
National Life
Britain
Berlin Trade Resume Shifts as Blockade Eases
The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports Cologne flooded with foreign goods as blockade easing begins. French firms flood cocoa powder and food products while American offers include bacon and machinery. Anglo Japanese firms push borax and soap imports.
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Berlin
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Cologne
Wheat Harvest Near Brandon Shines as Crop Ripens
Brandon Hills farmer Robert Roddick begins cutting wheat from a field sown April 18. Described as the finest crop since 1914, it marks 30 years since wheat was cut in this district in July. Wheat fields in the Assiniboine River Valley ripen rapidly.
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Brandon
Robert Roddick
Brandon Hills
Paris Honors Murdered Soldier Mannheim in Berlin Funeral
Paris remembers Sgt. Paul Mannheim of the French army who was killed in Berlin on July 13. His burial at Pere Lachaise drew large crowds with representation from President Poincare and Prime Minister Clemenceau.
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Paris
Paul Mannheim
Berlin
Sgt. Mannheim
Pere Lachaise
Poincare
Premier Clemenceau
Fatal Airplane Crash Near Portage La Prairie
Lieut. W. R. Cross and Mrs. S. P. Kerr died when their L W F war plane crashed near Portage La Prairie after the engine stopped in flight. Lieut. S. P. Kerr of Winnipeg’s Veteran Airplane Co. survived in a precarious condition at Portage General Hospital.
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Portage la Prairie
Lieut
W. R
Lieut. Kerr
Winnipeg
Brandon Exhibition
Kerr
Cross
Cambridge Honorary Degrees Awarded to Military Leaders
General Sir Arthur Currie led Canadian forces among Cambridge University recipients of Doctor of Laws at senate house ceremony. Admirals Sturdee and Wemyss and generals Rawlinson Birdwood Wilson Herne Manass the Earl of Cavan and Gen Pershing also received degrees. Rippling rain saw undergraduates cheer as Birdwood was carried shoulder high after luncheon at Christ College.
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Cambridge
England
Arthur Currie
Cambridge University
Senate House
University
Arthur F. Shipley
Christ College
Sturdee
Wemyss
Rawlinson
Birdwood
Wilson
Herne
Manass
Earl of Cavan
Gen. Pershing
Christ College Hall
Gen
Civilian Disturbances Across England Hit Several Towns
Widespread unrest hits Swindon where youths and discharged soldiers looted 20 shops and burned the town hall flagstaff. Luton reports the town hall set ablaze and police used charges. Coventry suffers shop attacks with 40 injured. police seek Birmingham aid. Bilston mobs topple a wall and hurl bricks at officers. Additional police called from nearby towns.
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London
Swindon
Luton
Coventry
Birmingham
Bilston
Farmers oppose easing Canadian cattle import ban
England’s farmers reject relaxing long standing restrictions on Canadian store cattle imports. The chamber of agriculture report argues against any relaxation citing Canada’s extended frontier and ongoing U S animal disease risks, despite no disease proof in Canada.
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London
England
Council of the Chamber of Agriculture
Canada
U.S
Ottawa waits on peace Proclamation after Versailles treaty
Parliament faces a delayed peace proclamation as Canada awaits ratification of the Versailles agreement. officials note Britain may act early but Canada will seek full debate before ratifying treaty terms and ending the War Measures Act. ratification from Germany and three allied powers is required, with Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey also needing approval.
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Ottawa
Germany
Paris
C. J. Doherty
A. L. Sifton
Canada
Versailles
Sir Robert Borden
London
Britain
Great Britain
A. B. Aylesworth
U.S
British Empire
France
Italy
Japan
Austria
Bulgar
Turkey
Canagans Sentenced In England
London. At the Survey assizes Bugler Robert Todd and Private E A McAllan of the Canadian Forestry Corps were found not guilty of manslaughter in the death of Police Sergeant Green at Epsom and discharged. Privates F H Wilkie of the 102nd Canadian Battalion J Connors of the 113th Canadian Highlanders A McMaster of the 3rd Canadian Reserve D Verex and A Masse of the Canadian Forestry Corps were found guilty and sentenced to twelve months imprisonment with hard labor.
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London
Robert Todd
E. A. McAllan
Canadian Forestry Corps
Green
Epsom
F. H. Wilkie
J. Connors
Canadian Highlanders
A. McMaster
Canadian Reserve
D. Verex
A. Masse
No Trace of Nipigon Man in Nipigon Murder Case
Another day passes in Fort William Ontario with the second man linked to Constable Armstrong's Nipigon murder still at large. Police from local forces Mounted Police Dominion and provincial units, plus railway police, continue ceaseless searches in the woods between Port Arthur and Wild Goose Point.
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Fort William
Armstrong
Nipigon
Symons
Bayleigh
Mounted Police
Dominion
Port Arthur
Wild Goose Point
Strikers On Trial At Winnipeg
In Winnipeg eight labor leaders face sedition charges as a secret service chief testifies that agents warned of a revolution during peaceful initial strikes. The defendants include R B Russell W M Ivens W A Pritchard R J Johns A A Heaps John Queen George Armstrong and R E Bray. Evidence cites Ivens and Armstrong speeches urging revolution and a witness recounts inflammatory talk to foreigners. The case highlights tensions surrounding the labor temple permit system and police response.
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Winnipeg
Labor Temple
Sergt
A. E. Reames
Manitoba Royal Northwest Mounted Police
John Queen
George Armstrong
R. E. Bray
Sergt. Reames
E. J. Murray
Wm. Ivens
Geo. Armstrong
Ivens
Liberal Sweep Destroys Conservatives in Prince Edward Island Election
In Charlottetown Liberal candidates won 26 of 30 seats, leaving Conservatives with only four and defeating several incumbents. Dissatisfaction with roads and taxes, plus a favorable mood after federal results, fueled the landslide as Liberals seized both Charlottetown seats and swept the province.
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Charlottetown
P.E.I
Arsenault
James A. McNeill
H. F. Murdock Kennedy
J. D. Stewart McKinnon
Bell
Lea
Gallant
Methberall
Sanders
Dennis
McLean
McArthur
Crosby Hughes
Lepage
Brodie D. MacDonald
Nash
Irving
Higgs
Duffy
D. C. MacDonald
Acorn
Cox
McIntyre
Johnston
Dewar
Sutherland
Butler
Hes
Labor
Public Works Department
Agricultural Department
Medaille Militaire Awarded to Black Corporal Hero of 372nd
The French government awarded the Medaille Militaire, its top decoration for enlisted men, to a Negro corporal of the 372nd Infantry who had formerly worked as a waiter in a Boston restaurant. The note praises that heroism is independent of race or prior service.
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372Nd Infantry
Boston
Bolshevik Peace Offer Amid Balkan Fronts
London reports a Bolshevik delegation arrived at Kishineff to offer peace terms to Romanian troops on behalf of Lenin. They propose Bessarabia cession to Romania if Romania blocks Ukrainian and Kolchak forces from crossing the frontier. An eight day armistice is in place on the Bessarabian front.
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London
Kishineff
Nikolai Lenine
Berlin
Lenine
Bessarabia
Rumania
Admiral Kolchak
Omsk
Victory For Clemenceau Paris
Newspapers hail Premier Clemenceau after his government wins a confidence vote in the chamber of deputies. Some papers say the outcome signals a push for a stronger policy to curb the high cost of living, and pledge to seek a national mandate in upcoming elections.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Prince To Visit White House Washington D.C.
The Prince of Wales will visit the United States next month as a guest of the U.S. government. King George has accepted President Wilsons invitation for a Washington meeting after his Canada trip, then a brief stop in New York aboard the British battleship Renown while still in government guest status.
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London
Prince of Wales
U.S
King George
Prince
Wilson
Washington
Canada
United States
New York
New York Harbor
King to Unveil Montreal Statue by Electrical Cue
King George agrees to unveil the Sir Etienne Cartier memorial statue in Montreal by pressing a button at Balmoral. The ceremony is planned for September 6, Cartier’s birthday anniversary, with a wire link from Balmoral to connect to Atlantic and Canadian cable lines for a direct electrical connection.
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Montreal
King George
Etienne Cartier
Balmoral
Duke of Connaught
E. W. Villeneuve
Cartier
Cagtier
Germany Would Be Friends With Neighbors
Weimar Dr. Hermann Mueller as foreign minister urged strict enforcement and revision of the peace treaty while promoting concessions to Belgium for neighborly understanding. He favored non intervention in Russia and improving ties with Poland and Czecho Slovakia, but not with former allies Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Weimar
Hermann Mueller
National Assembly
Belgium
Mueller
Russia
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Germany
Bulgaria
Turkey
Clergymen Ordered To Pay Ten Per Cent Revenue Share
A Kingston Ontario court under Judge Lavell attaches the income of twelve Roman Catholic priests in the Kingston archdiocese. The ten per cent revenue share due to Archbishop Spratt from their parishes funds the judgment in the $20,000 case brought by Sister Mary Basil against Archbishop Spratt and Sister Margregie of the House of Providence.
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Kingston, Ont
Lavell
Kingston
Spratt
Mary Basil
Margregie
House of Providence
Germans Must Surrender Livestock to Paris
A report to the French peace commission chaired by Rene Viviani states Germany must surrender large livestock holdings to France and Belgium. It specifies 500 stallions 3000 fillies 90000 milk cows 100000 sheep 10000 goats to France and 200 stallions 5000 mares 5000 fillies 50000 cows 4000 heifers to Belgium, delivered monthly over three months.
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Paris
Germany
France
Peace Commission
Rene Viviani
M. Dubois
Commission
Belgium
Government to Run Twenty Ships in Atlantic Trade
By year end the state will operate twenty ships totaling 110000 tons net, pushing in North Atlantic and West Indian trade. The seven steamers already in service report strong profits from their voyages.
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Ottawa
Trading In Titles Is Charge Made
The British political scene debates whether honors are auctioned. The new national party alleges MPs rejected title offers for cash to party funds, cites a baronetcy offer for £25,000, and claims titles were granted to politicians of dubious character or linked to scandals.
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London
House of Lords
New National Party
House of Commons
Page Croft
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Egypt
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Foreign Office
House of Com
Mons
White House
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