Germans Brace for New Internal and External Threats
Berlin reports government moves to guard public sites and mobilize 15 tanks and 20 armored cars amid rumors of a renewed anti government plot. The Social Democrats urge citizens to join defense efforts while British diplomat Lord Kilmarnock warns Britain would oppose any military provocation that damages Germany’s chances for aid and cooperation with allies.
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Berlin
Arres
Baron von Leettwitz
Wolf Boreas
Russia
France
Berl
Tageblatt
Kilmarnock
Lam
England
Germany
Winnipeg Janitor Charged With Bribery Plot
Detective Inspector Smith swore out information against C. Smith a janitor of the Bartell apartments on Home Street Winnipeg accusing him of corruptly seeking gifts for providing favors in letting or subletting units in the Bartella block The case would be first of its kind in the city and draws attention from hopeful home seekers He allegedly offered to let an apartment to the highest bidder for himself.
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Winnipeg
Smith
C. Smith
Home Street
Peace Restored in Vladivostok as Japan Terms Accepted
A war office statement says the Vladivostok provisional government signed an agreement accepting most of Japan's terms, peace virtually restored with zero civilian casualties. Minor engagements nearby were stubborn but ended in disarmament of revolutionists. General Semenof's troops are sweeping Bolsheviks south of Chita.
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Tokio
War Office
Vladivostok
Japan
Semenof
Chita
Magazines May Be Suspended in York
National magazines plan to suspend in one issue to cut pages amid paper shortage caused by a railroad strike. Leading periodicals may pause publication temporarily if conditions do not improve. General Denikin, former anti Bolshevik leader in southwestern Russia, will proceed to England after reports he left Constantinople for Malta.
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York
London
Denikine
Russia
Constantinople
Malta
England
Land for Irish Soldiers Promises Lag in Allocation
Dublin officials negotiate for 1,000 acres to be shared by Trishisen volunteers of 1918. Viscount Field Marshal French promised land in 1918, executed by 1919 act, but only 71 men have received allotments. Law limits land to non-tenanted parcels, amid postwar policy shifts favoring small tenants. Thousands applied, six thousand seek consideration as fears of delays grow.
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Dublin
Trishisen
Field Marshal French
Ireland
Landlergy
Protest Against Transit Moving Guards to Portsmouth
Kingston unit of the Army and Navy Veterans passes a resolution protesting the transfer of guards from Edmonton penitentiary, which is closing, to Portsmouth penitentiary here.
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Kingston
Uni
The
Army and Navy Veterans
Edmonton
Portsmont
Civil Service Bonus Supplement Tabled for 1920 21
A supplementary estimate of 12 700 000 dollars was tabled in the house for civil service bonuses during the financial year 1920 1921.
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Awaister
Ireland Policy Shift as Prisoners Released by Direct Order
The Daily Mail reports that General Sir Neville McCready ordered the release of Irish prisoners, signaling a new conciliatory policy in Ireland. The move followed Premier Lloyd George’s plan to reorganize Irish leadership, potentially sidelining officials tied to the old regime and prompting speculation about viceroy power and successor choices.
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London
Neville McCready
Daily Mail
J. S. McPherson
Ireland
Pensions Ministry
Irend
McCready
Mcg iCready
Adda Yy Mail
McCreary
R Dublin
Lloyd George
San Remo
Menasmuch
Viscount French
Ireend
Far
Dublin Raids Follow Easter Week Unrest and Seizures
Post Easter actions in Dublin include embargo removal on bacon butter and live pigs with export ban still in place for those items. Barracks abandoned, investigations continue into Kelly murder with three suspects tied to timber and neighborhood searches. The home of two hunger strikers’s relatives among houses searched. Jacob's biscuit factory near the scene also examined and night-shift workers detained.
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Dublin
Monaghan
Londonderry
Kelly
Jacob
Bavaria Predicts War With France
A Bavarian socialist organ reports a secret Junker Party meeting attended by most military officers. Presided by Herr Von Schock the talks covered splitting Germany into two ports and possible French overtures to attack Prussia. Captain Berthold warned generals would suffer as in Russia, while others supported a new war with France.
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Bavaria
Junker Party
Herr von Schock
The
Patriotic League
Germany
France
Prussia
Berthold
Munich Post
Admira Kolchak
Denikine
Winnipeg Labor Party backs sedition convicts for seats
The Dominion Labor Party branch in Winnipeg votes to nominate ten men linked to sedition charges for provincial seats in July elections. Not all will be nominees. consultations with Socialist and Social Democratic groups aim to share candidate listings. Ivens Woodworth and Dixon are among those pending final endorsement.
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Labor Party
Ivens, Woodworth and Dixon
Gun Patents allegedly sold to Germany questioned
Question in house asks whether Daniel D. Hennick of Logan Ontario offered Canadian gun patents for his invention and, after no action, sold them to the Imperial German government. It also inquires if Hennick plans to return to Canada after eight years in Germany.
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Ottawa
Daniel D. Hennick
Lviing
Logan
Ont
A. L. Des
Champlain
Henrick
Canada
Hastling
Germany
Quebec City Considers New Taxes to Boost Revenue
Quebec officials propose a 15 percent tax on all business enterprises and increased property valuations to raise millions for growing municipal expenditures. Saskatchewan survey finds ninety blind residents in the province, per National Institution for the Blind.
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Quebec
Quebec City
Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
National Institution For the Blind
Hunger strike prisoners released under parole terms in Mount Joy
Hunger strikers at Mount Joy prison near Dublin were released under parole for medical treatment instead of unconditional release. The move followed government and court actions and a row over terms with the prison board, while the general strike was halted and Irish volunteers restored order outside the jail.
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Debiia
Mount Joy
Mount Jo
Siew
Viscount French
Lord Favor
Citizens
Dublin
James Henry Thomas
National Union of Railwaymen
Derriby
England
Thomas
Mater Misericordia Hospital
A Mount Joy
Orange delegation seeks removal of French language from Nova Scotia schools
A Grand Orange Lodge delegation told the Halifax council that French should have no official status in Nova Scotia and should be eliminated from primary grades. They also disapproved of the current separate school system, while the council promised it would be considered.
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Orange
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Grand Orange Lodge
Council of Public Instruction
Ter
Bombs injure crowd during Lisbon protest over food costs
During a Lisbon demonstration against high food prices , three bombs were thrown into a crowd wounding twenty nine people as cabinet ministers addressed the crowd. Two syndicate workers were arrested in connection with the attack.
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Lisbon
Bonar Law Rejects Irish Policy Change During Speech
In London Bonar Law says no shift in Irish policy and cites Canadian plan to investigate before strikes. He discusses hunger strike inmates at Mountjoy and notes government hesitation to release or parole prisoners while stressing cautious policy to protect Irish governance.
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Boston
Auncheon
Wood
Canada
Kansas
West Virginia
May Break Relations Over Polish Russia Peace Talks
A wireless Russian note from the Soviet government says Poland's last note resembles an ultimatum and warns of a possible break with Poland. It states Poland and Russia may meet in Paris or London, with England and the United States to be addressed if talks fail.
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Warsaw
Borisov
Bernesina
Minsk
Poland
Russia
Localitt
Polsheviks
Ady
Paris
London
England
Amers
Beaver Skins Seizure Highlights Regional Illegal Hunt
Samuelson and partner, arriving from Leduc district of White River, are fined for possessing 22 beaver skins and other furbearers. The case notes about $25,000 worth of skins, including fox and 230 marten, and cites the illegality of beaver slaughter in this territory.
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Ole Samuelson
Judee MacAuley
Samuelson
Leduc
White River
Opium Seized Hidden in Eggs Case at Calgary Police
Police seized opium valued at $2,000 hidden in a crate of eggs sent from Montreal to a local Chinese firm in Calgary. Officers are tracing the owner as the investigation continues.
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Calgary
Acre
Montreal
Traitoress to Die Marseilles
Louise Bourne denounced to the Germans in 1914 faced execution in Marseilles. A French neighbor, Michel Amedee, was condemned to death by a German officer and executed shortly before a pardon order arrived, likely altering his fate.
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Marseilles
Louise Bourne
Michel Amedee
Amedee
Potatoes Boycott Hits Seattle Restaurants
Potatoes selling at 200 dollars a ton are under a boycott by the Seattle Restaurant Association. More than 100 Seattle establishments are reported in the association as backing the action until prices return to normal.
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Seattle
Seattle Restaurant Association
Ottawa May Be Capital of Empire Says Col Morden
Col Grant Morden told Empire Parliamentary Association dinner in Ottawa that Canada could be the empire’s capital as resources are developed and Britain’s position is strengthened by cooperation between the motherland and dominions. He praised Lloyd George and urged a strong government to attract people and capital to Canada. Senator Foster and Hon Mackenzie King also spoke.
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Col. Morden
Ottawa
Empire
Empire Parliamentary Association
Rideau Club
Grant Morden
House of Commons
Canada
British Empire
Eno Jone
Senator Foster
MacKenzie King
Britain
Morden
Lloyd George
J. Morden
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