Undue Profits Will Spell Ruin, Toronto Price Inquiry Heard
Mr O Connor warned at the price inquiry that a fair profit must be set for commodities beyond sugar or risk criminality. He predicted price breaks and national ruin if prices stay high. A C Pyke and Robert Daw son backed price checks with co operation. rivets in and prices held may cause hardship for workers and families.
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Toronto
O'Connor
A.C. Pyke
Robert Dawson
Retail Merchants’ Association
Mr. O'Connor
Leaving Russia To Fate Threatens Allied Loyalty
London. Col. John Ward, Labor MP, after returning from Russia, warns that deserting the Russians who stood with Britain would taint Britain’s name among non Bolsheviks in Russia. He says Britain must provide more than goodwill to those who aided the Allied effort to keep Germans from transferring men to the western front.
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London
John Ward
House of Commons
Russia
Western Front
Col. Ward
Sinn Fenners Not In Cork Monitor Raid Claim
Official quarters deny a Daily News report that Sinn Fenners boarded a British monitor off Cork, overpowered the crew, and stole rifles munitions and valuable instruments. No details of any raid or escape are substantiated.
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London
Cork
Daily News
Kolchak Offensive Advances on Siberian Front
General headquarters reports Kolchak forces pressing the offensive along the Siberian front with the enemy driven back everywhere and forced to abandon prisoners and booty as heavy losses occur.
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Omsk
Kolchak Army
Siberian
Steel Workers Set Strike Over Unions at U S Steel
Representatives of 24 steel unions announced a strike to begin September 22 to win recognition of their unions and the principle of collective bargaining by United States Steel Corporation. They asked President Wilson for a clearer statement on possibilities of a conference with steel officials and followed his request to withhold action until the industrial conference.
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Washington
Wilson
United States Steel Corporation
Fteel Corporation
Aliens In Canada questioned on internment terms
Ottawa tackles interned aliens in Canada with notices to the House. Euler of North Waterloo seeks figures on how many enemy aliens remain interned, how many were interned after the armistice, and the timing of their release or repatriation. He will also ask if a naturalized British subject from New Zealand who is of German origin may be interned or deported to Germany.
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Ottawa
House of Loammacane
Euler
North Waterloo
Canada
Wits
New Zealand
Germany
Zin
Winnipeg Electric Railways Wage Increases May Reach $400000
An authoritative source says the Mathers board decision mandates wage raises totaling 400000 for Winnipeg Electric Railway workers. The retroactive increases would affect carmen conductors motormen trackmen repairmen and inspectors, with official statements due later this week.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Electric Railway
Mathers Board
Move to control cold storage proposed by president
The House Agriculture Committee reported a bill to require stamps on all cold storage food and to record entry and exit dates for every container. The measure, part of the cost of living laws, aims to regulate storage and labeling to curb price rises.
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Washington
Winson
House Agriculture Commission
Hughes declares Germany best organized nation for commercial war
Premier Hughes told a Nationalists' Federation meeting that Germany is today the best organized nation for a commercial war. He rejected suggestions of pursuing trade relations with Germany and urged others to seek trade elsewhere.
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Melbourne
Hughes
Nationalists’ Federation
Germany
Peace Treaty Signed by Austria and Renner Departure
Austria signs the peace treaty as Dr. Karl Renner departs for Vienna to shore up a fragile government. Bulgarian treaty details linger, with delivery at the French Foreign Office on September 12 and a 21 day observation period expected before a vacation. Allies note Renner’s calm handling boosts postwar goodwill and hint Vienna may see improved treaty terms with honest effort.
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Pr. Renner
Germany
Austria
Renner
Rioting Bloodshed in Boston During Police Strike
In Boston two men and four boys were killed as violent protests erupted around Scollay Square and South Boston amid a police strike. Cavalry and a machine gun were used, injuring police, guardsmen, and civilians. a woman was wounded and a volunteer officer hospitalised. Troops restored order after heavy rioting with missiles and clashes near the Peninsula.
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Boston
Mass
Scollay Square
Policemen
American Federation of Labor
South Boston
Peninsula
Hurricane Smashes Key West and Florida Keys
A violent hurricane paralyzes Lower Florida causing extensive destruction. Three hundred twenty frame buildings razed, churches wrecked, five stores toppled, and damage exceeds two million dollars. Vessels sunk near Key West including the Grampus and the A V Drew. crews’ fates unknown. navy radio station out of service. Fruit and vegetable losses around Miami reach about half a million.
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Key West
Fla
Florida
Goulds
Miami
Grampus
Key West Harbor
A. V. Drew
Tampico
Cuba
Navy
Selfless blood transfusion aids wounded soldier at Queen Military
In Kingston Ontario at the Queen Military Hospital Sergt Thompson, a pernicious anaemia patient, underwent a successful血 transfusion. Volunteer Harry Parkes, an orderly at the hospital, donated a pint of blood to Thomp son, and both men are reportedly doing well with the patient’s life expected to be prolonged by many years.
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Kingston
Ont
Queen Military Hospital
Sergt. Thompson
Harry Parkes
Parkes
Thompson
Australia Seeks Indemnity Share From Germany
Melbourne Premier Hughes tells cabinet that if Germany pays first indemnity by 1920 Australia would receive ten million pounds sterling. He notes that once the indemnity is fully paid Australia's total share would reach nearly sixty million pounds sterling.
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Melbourne
Hughes
Germany
Australia
Postal Workers Set Own Path Winnipeg
At the Winnipeg branch meeting of the Amalgamated Postal Workers the group voted to avoid affiliation with the Trades and Labor Council and to reject local or sympathetic strikes. They urged deletion of the local strikes clause from the constitution and called for government representation on any deputation to discuss civil service reclassification. The next meeting will address salary reductions from the cost of living bonus and changes to the reclassification bill. Frank R. Sutton was elected president, William Moore vice-president, and E. J. L. Fuller general secretary.
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Winnipeg
Amalgamated Postal Workers
Trades and Labor Council
Winnipes
Frank R. Sutton
William Moore
E. J. L. Fuller
Help Canada Aid Kolchak With Supplies For Russia
Lieut.-Col. Douglas D. Young urged Ottawa to send Red Cross supplies and munitions to Kolchak and Denikine to fight Bolshevism in Russia. He told the House of Commons that Russian troops are wounded and lacking medical care, and Canada can aid the downtrodden Russian people with Red Cross aid.
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Canada
Kolchak
Ottawa
Denikine
Red Cross
Russia
Douglas D. Young
France
B.C.D
Siberia
Col. Young
House of Commons
Last Of Canadian Contingent London Sails Home
The last overseas contingent heads home as Col Thomas Gibson and Col A G Rankin depart from London. Regina takes the last group from Witley camp and the Corsican leaves Glasgow with 300 families. Uruguay resumes duties as a hospital ship. Fewer than 8,000 Canadians remain for repatriation as sailings taper to small parties.
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London
Thomas Gibson
Toronto
A. G. Rankin
Lang
Ottawa
Caronia
Regina
Witley
Glasgow
Evacuation Delayed as Russians Are Rescued
Churchill states no British policy change on North Russian evacuation and no joint operation with Admiral Kolchak before winter. He denies British troops’ involvement or government responsibility in Petrograd actions. Currie supports veteran pensions, opposes a $2,000 gratuity, and calls for a commissions review and broader pensions.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
North
Russia
Churchill
Kolchak
Petrograd
Held Up German Goods Melbourne Trade Embargo Sparks Delay
German goods reaching Australia remain subject to seizure despite cables claiming resumed German Britain trade. Commercial firms await a government detailed announcement clarifying the embargo on German trade relations and its implications for imports.
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Melbourne
Germany
Britain
Australia
Eight jailed Australian strike leaders released on bail
After twenty six days in custody on seditious conspiracy charges Chief Justice Mathers granted bail to eight leaders. Each was set at four thousand dollars with two thousand dollar sureties. Crowds cheered as William Ivens Alderman John Queen and the others left the provincial jail, hailed by supporters.
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Winnipeg
Mathers
MacDonald
Metcalfe
Ivens
Ald
John Queen
Ald. A. A. Heaps
George Armstrong
R. E. Bray
W. E. Pritchard
R. J. Johns
R. B. Russell
New Zealand House Approves 16.5 Million Pound Ex‑Service Loan
Wellington lawmakers authorize a government loan of sixteen and a half million pounds sterling for settling ex service men in New Zealand. The interest on the loan will be free from income tax.
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Wellington
N.Z
House of Representatives
New Zealand
Australian Navy Reorganization Plan Proposed by Jellice
Sydney reports Admiral Sir John Jellice has completed a report proposing an Australian naval unit. The plan calls for eight battle cruisers twelve light cruisers twenty four destroyers and twelve submarines and supply ships to be built by 1923 at an annual cost of 25 million dollars. Government acceptance remains doubtful.
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Sydney
N.S. W
John Jellice
Nationalization Of Mines Endorsed At U M W Convention
The convention of the United Mine Workers of America endorsed nationalization of mines with only one dissenter who was shouted down. He later clarified his remark as meaning impossible for the present. Concrete proposals are awaited with the committee report. The six hour day and five day week for coal miners were also approved for inclusion in the joint wage conference agenda at Buffalo on September 25.
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Cleveland
U.M.W. of A
Committee On
Buffalo
South Africa Ratifies Peace Treaty in Assembly
Lieut General J C Smuts, Premier of the Union of South Africa, states that the House of Assembly ratified the peace treaty during debate. He said approval was not requested but ratification. He added Germany would seek modifications via the League of Nations as enemy powers likely join soon.
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South Africa
Capetown
House of Assembly
J. C. Smuts
Union of South Africa
League of Nations
Edmonton Premier backs irrigation plans for southern Alberta
Premier Stewart assured a deputation of landowners from Southern Alberta that the Dominion Government should proceed with irrigation schemes in the south, despite unsettled details between federal and provincial sides. The group visited the provincial ministry to learn the government’s stance on advancing irrigation.
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Edmonton
Stewart
Alberta
Gossip Sparks Scandal Power Amid Eye Light Metaphor
A provocative line compares gossip to a bright eye that wields power, suggesting rumors shape reputations and influence social dynamics through sharp attention and scandal. The phrase implies intrigue thrives where information circulates and observers react quickly.
State Ownership Of British Mines Drives Wheat Board Order
Winniper The Canadian Wheat Board issues Order No. 42 restricting wheat transfers by rail in Alberta and Saskatchewan without a Wheat Board permit. The affected Alberta and Saskatchewan regions span major railway lines and towns including Lacombe, Compeer, Swift Current, Maple Creek, and Kindersley. The article also reports Glasgow quip about neighbors and notes a Trades Union Congress vote endorsing nationalization of coal mines, backing the Sankey report’s state ownership and joint control.
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Winniper
Canadian Wheat Board
Alberta
Saskatchewan
C.P.R
C.P.R. Subdivision
Catknife
Wilkie
Whardisty
Macklin
Biford
Helfield
Kerrobert
Coronation
Swift Current
Empress
Maple Creek
Maynard
Shaunavon
Govenlock
C.N.R
Kindersley
Hanna
Elrose
Delisle
G.T.P
Trandorato
Artland
Biggar
Calgary
Alean
Battleford
Glasgow
Trades Union Congress
Robert Smillie
Coal Commission
Sankey
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Massachusetts Capitol
Arthur Currie
Grampies
Hamilton
United Mine Workers
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