British Expenditures and Pension Reforms Move Forward
In the Commons Chancellor J Austen Chamberlain reported that average expenditure from April to July reached about £4,500,000 daily. Worthington Evans, minister of pensions, outlined pension projections and a new weekly scale for totally disabled and married dependents, with increases for children and widows to follow.
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Rouse of Commons
J. Austen Chamberlain
Worthington Evan
Sir Laning
Sir Laming
Salvage of Scapa Flow German ships discussed in Commons
In the House of Commons Walter Long states that a Wan eship three sight cruisers and fifteen destroyers scuttled at Scapa Flow on June 22 are ready for salvage with work on three more destroyers underway. No court of enquiry planned. American Record for Aerial Height Mineola.
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London
Waneship
Grand Navy
Scapa Flow
Orkney Islands
House of Commons
Walter Home Long
Admiralty
Long
Mineola
Roland Robi
Roosevelt Field
Adjutant Casale
Villa Coublay
Russians favor Spitzbergen cession to Norway
The Russian political commission in Paris urged the peace conference to consider transferring Spitzbergen to Norway. It notes the Arctic archipelago between Franz Josef Land and Greenland and says an international convention would protect the rights of persons owning property there.
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Paris
Spitzbergen Archipelago
Arctic Ocean
Franz Josefland
Greenland
Spitzbergen
Norway
London Cheered Great Dirigible Return to England
The giant British airship R.34 landed at Pal Norfolk on July 18 and then left for East Fortune Scotland before heading to the United States. It circled over London at low altitude, drawing cheering crowds during the flight.
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London
Pal Norfolk
East Fortune
Scotand
United States
Peace Proposals Not Given Lenine Denied in Commons
In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law denied that Premier Lloyd George knew of W. C. Bullitt's mission to Russia or that Bullitt carried any peace proposals to Bolsheviks leader Lenin. The government leader said Lloyd George was unaware of Bullitt's mission until his return and denied any such proposals being given.
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Taborers
Phillip Kere
Lloyd George
Lenine
C. Bullitt
United States
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
Bonar Law
Bullit
Russia
Bullitt
Keep Out of the Way, If You Can Help It
A practical proverb notes that avoiding interference is prudent when unable to assist. It urges non intervention and respect for others’ space, reflecting a cautious approach to disputed or crowded situations. The saying emphasizes restraint and consideration in daily conduct.
Government Plan For Marketing Crop Ottawa
The government outlines a 1919 wheat marketing plan creating a board to buy and auction the crop, pay cash advances to farmers, and sell exports with domestic sales at controlled prices. The board will handle purchases, record-keeping, and distribution of surplus to original sellers, while prohibiting futures speculation and ensuring timely marketing and cash flow for farmers.
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Ottawa
Canada
Europe
Fort William
Orig
Nillers
Hogan
Wbolly de Fallor
Board of Grain Supervisors
Tornado Sweeps New Brunswick Causing Major Farm Damage
A violent electrical storm and wind swept lower New Brunswick reaching tornado proportions. In Carleton county near Florence and Centreville eleven barns were razed. In St Florence the B F Smith and Company warehouse collapsed, about 100 feet long, and uprooted trees while telegraph and power poles were scattered. Hay wagons left in open barns were lifted and dragged along, hay strewn everywhere.
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Frederickton
N.B
New Brunswick
Carleton County
Florence
Centreville
St Florence
B. F. Smith and Company, Limited
Marshal Foch Welcomed in London for Freedom of the City
General Foch and French leaders were honored as London awarded him the honorary freedom of the city. Crowds cheered as he rode from the Carlton to Guildhall, with dignitaries including Prince Arthur of Connaught and Winston Churchill in attendance. He praised British and Dominion forces and industrial effort supporting the Allies in World War I.
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London
Matarshal Foch
Weygand
Carlton Hotel
Guildhall
Foch
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Field Marshal
Haig
Henry Wilson
Winston Churchill
Messrs. Long and Barnes
Marshal Fock
Bes
Britain
Meuse
Rhine
Congress Deliberates Ratification Of League Of Nations
President Wilson discussed the German peace treaty with four Republican senators as opposition grows in the Senate and committee. Debate centers on entangling alliances and constitutional war powers, with many lawmakers reserving judgment as the text is studied.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
League of Nations
Senate
Committee
France
Congress
Conspiracy Letters Seized in Western Canada Raids
Police raids across Vancouver Edmonton Calgary and Winnipeg uncovered letters tied to a Communist and socialist network. Officials describe a broad propaganda effort distributing banned Socialist and Bolshevik literature and urging coordinated demonstrations to destabilize government. The issue sparked hearings into seditious conspiracy actions and arrests.
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Toronto
Russell
Russia
Socialist Party
Quest of Letters
Vancouver
Edmonton
Calgary
Winnipeg
Race Riots in Chicago Prompt Troop Patrols
Chicago endured race riots with Governor Lowden calling in State troops at Mayor Thompson's request to shield life and property. A three mile square barred zone in the South Side black district limited movement, searches for weapons, and halted in and out passage. Incendiary attacks rose as trains and supply wagons faced threats. Negro leaders warned of growing starvation amid the chaos.
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Chicago
Lowden
Thompson
12Nd Street
55Th Street
Michigan Boulevard
Wenworth Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Dickson
Black Belt
Demand For Harvest Help Winnipeg
Manitoba harvest jobs attract few workers as unem ployed men hesitate at six dollars daily two thirds time. J A Bowman of Canada’s employment service says relief aid next winter should prompt responder behavior. Re employed men are being sent to farms. crop failures in Saskatchewan push Manitoba workers southward. About 4000 to 6000 men to be placed in Manitoba and Saskatchewan for the harvest.
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Winnipeg
J. A. Bowman
Employment Service of Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Bowman
British Victory Loan total tops seven hundred sixty seven million
In Parliament Chancellor Austen Chamberlain announced the victory loan had raised 767,800,000 pounds in Britain exceeding the prior figure by 59,800,000. The update was delivered from the house of commons in London.
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London
House of Commons
J. Austen Chamberlain
Industrial Unrest Threatens Britain and Bulgaria Peace Talks
An uneasy mood grips Sofia over the Paris peace mission and Bulgaria's claims in Dobrudja and Macedonia. In Britain, industrial unrest nears a critical point with police strikes, rail and dock labor actions, and talks of a general strike amid calls for nationalization and political change.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Paris
Dobrudja
Keras
Macedonia
Great Britain
United States
London
Lloyd George
Divsatis
Por
Lancashire Cotm
Yorkshire
Liverpol
Bakers
London Police
Stke
E. Shortt
Zerous
Yorkshire Miners Ignore Leaders In Deadlock
London reports the Leeds conference failed to end the coal strike as miners refuse the government's formula and reject Mines Federation action. Leaders see little progress and no resumption plan, leaving the outlook tense and unresolved.
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London
Leeds
Mines’ Federation
French Bond Sale Plans in New York Market
Paris bond sale arranged by Louis Krotz with J P Morgan bankers to market French treasury bonds in New York at sixty and ninety days. The issue totals 50 million dollars and the U S treasury department reportedly consented to the plan. In Connecticut a Navy submarine G 2 sank off Waterford Bay with two crewmen drowned and six rescued. the craft was deemed obsolete and used for experiments.
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Paris
Louis Krotz
of Finance
United States
J. P. Morgan and Company
New York
Treasury
United States Treasury Department
New London
Conn
Long Island Sound
Pleasure Beach
Waterford Bay
New Dominion Loan Sways Sale of Crops and Prosperity
Sir Thomas White says the recent Dominion loan funds went to sale of crops and to boost the country’s prosperity. The report notes about 167 million dollars funded peace and wartime needs, with tens of millions for timber and agricultural products, framing last year’s victory as foundational.
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Thomas White
Gina
Thormas Watt
Tire
Dominion
Detobilietion
Tapentes
Alto
Peace Will Be Ratified This Month
News from New York Paris Helena shows focus on treaty ratification. German copper purchases surface as discussions on the peace treaty proceed in Paris and Washington. Montana senate moves to ratify the federal suffrage amendment with strong backing and near unanimity.
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New York
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Japan
Helena
Mont
Montana
Ene State Senate
Federal
House
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Arctic
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Uss
Balan
Hopt
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