Lloyd George Urges Caution on War and Cooperation
London reports Premier Lloyd George warns against any unjustified war, urging national honor and safety as the deciding factor. He notes Britain and France seek peaceful cooperation amid divergences and stresses unity despite inevitable differences.
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London
Lloyd George
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy
Paris
Mavas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
BM. Palelogue
Maurice Pabelogue
Noyon
Greek Premier Venizelos Wounded in Paris Shooting
Greek Prime Minister Venizelos was wounded as he left the Lyon station for Nice. Two assailants fired on him as he boarded a train. guards subdued them and police protected Venizelos amid a hostile crowd. The premier sustained injuries to his side and left arm, with the assailants arrested after a chaotic confrontation.
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Lyon
Nice
Paris
Vemizetos
Greece
Vers
Gaspm
Venizelos
Deserter Supposed Soldier in Canada Sends War Update
Hooded as deserter by Ottawa militia, Pin W. Cooke of Vancouver writes from England that he served two years in Germany and is recovering in a nursing home after imprisonment. He claims to have lost contact with his wife and family since his capture, while Mrs. Cooke learned allowances were stopped in May 1918.
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Vancouver
Ottawa
W. Cooke
Hasswritten
Little Orchard
Waiton- oe-Thames
England
Germany
Coal price hike hits Montreal winter buyers
Montreal residents facing higher coal costs as rate increases take effect. A note outlines prices around 18.95 per ton with anticipated bills for two tons, and a 40 percent increase applying to residential coal purchases this season.
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Montreal
Stontrealers
Did Not Count on U S Toronto War Reflections
Robert Donald, former head of the London Chronicle, told a Rumor Club audience at armistice time that Britain could have fought through the war without the United States. He cited 322000 in France, 2000000 brought in, and argued their noncombat roles would have shifted if a late date changed the dynamic.
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Toronto
United States
Bolshevists Use Russian Generals in Red Army
The article notes many ex imperial officers serving with the Bolsheviks. General Brusiloff leads a Red army while Kuropathin acts as generalissimo. Parsley defends Moscow and Lebedeff, once condemned to death, remains influential on the staff.
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Mos
Brusiloff
Kuropathin
Ral Parsley
Moscow
Lebedeff
Express Rate Hearings Set in Toronto on September 2
The first hearing for higher express rates will be in Toronto on September 2 with subsequent meetings in other Canadian cities. Current demand seeks a 40 percent increase and railways have added a further ten percent, potentially raising total to 50 percent. An express traffic official said amendments may raise the percentage from 40 to 50 percent.
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Montecai
Toronto
Canada
Era
Express Traffic Association
Two Harvesters Shot in Kapuskasing Attack
Ralph Lucan 22 and Ralph Torraville 25 from Halifax were shot at Kapuskasing Out while en route to Western Canada to harvest in a bid to force a keeper to supply food. Both men were hospitalized in St Boniface for non life threatening wounds with Lucan shot in the calf and Torraville in the thigh.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
St. Boniface Hospital
Kapuskasing
Ralph Lucan
Ralph Torraville
Halifax
Lucan
Terraville
Meighen Preaches Unity Amid Fiscal War Policy Debate
Ottawa reports the Dominion Railway Commission hearing as railway leaders Hanna and Kelly argue for higher freight and passenger rates citing rising labor and material costs. Meighen defended current fiscal policy in Stirling, touting unity, national industry and orderly progress while warning against free trade.
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Ottawa
Dominion Raiway Commission
DB. Hanna
Canadian National Railways System
Howard G. Kelly
Grand Trufk Railway
Canadian Railway Association
Hanna
Hig
Kelly
Canada
Grand Trunk
Manitoba Farmers to Present Evidence at Tariff Commission
Winnipeg farmers will present evidence before the tariff commission when it meets on September 13, announced by W. R. Wood secretary of the United Farmers of Manitoba. In Winnipeg office workers to be organized into a strong union with definite aims, CE. Weller of the organizing committee says.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Tariff Commission
W. R. Wood
United Farmers of Manitoba
Office Workers of
CE. Weller
City
Office Workers’ Guild
Rust and pests threaten crops in North Portal area
Red rust is damaging crops in North Portal and grasshoppers injure much grain. Regina tax officials begin action against defaulters with over 200 writs served in Saskatchewan. Defenders have twenty days to file a defence.
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Regina
North Portal
Saskatchewan
Calgary Visit Lets Imperial Press Delegates Tour Banff
The Imperial Press delegates will receive an automobile trip to Banff during their Calgary visit on August 47. The two day excursion showcases Calgary hospitality. Government forecasts require five thousand harvest hands this season with at least twenty five hundred from British Columbia, as beet worm concerns surface in local agriculture.
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Calgary
Banff
Imperial Press
British Columbia
Fire damages RCMP barracks in Vancouver
A fire of unknown origin partially gutted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police barracks in Vancouver causing about 25 000 dollars in damage. In San Francisco the Crown Prince of Romania Carrol arrived aboard the Korea Maru from Honolulu and planned a two day stay but declined interviews.
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Vancouver
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
San Francisco
Carrol
Romania
Honolutu
Poland Accepts Hungary Aid in Bolshevik War
Polish sources say Poland accepted Hungary plan to send regiments to aid against the Bolsheviki. Hungary reportedly offers about 10,000 soldiers, war munitions, and materiel and to place the Hungarian Red Cross at Poland's disposal.
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Poland
Hungary
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Hungarian Red Cross
Letvia Signs Peace Treaty with Russia
A despatch to the London Times from Riga says Letvia signed a peace treaty with Russia on Wednesday, signaling a new chapter in postwar diplomacy. The accord outlines terms of ceasefire and mutual cooperation as both nations seek stability in the region.
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Letvia
London
Russia
London Times
Riga
Poles Make Desperate Stand Against the Reds Near Pultusk
In Alberta a bandit named Bassoff was tracked to a shack near Pincher Creek and arrested after a night pursuit sparked by a pusher engine headlight. Exemption papers and exhaustion led to his surrender without shots. Meanwhile Paris reports a critical battle front with Polish troops holding around Pultusk as Red forces push toward Warsaw.
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Calgary
Alta
Alberta
Bassoff
Assoff
Pincher
Burmis
Basso
Pultusk
Paris
Rot Shevik
Budenny
Buxnd
Vistula
Japan
Lemberg
Prenwysl
Wrangel
Russia
Craca
One Armed Men Do Efficient Work
Winnipeg reports a visit by W. H. Dunkley of London a carriage manufacturer to study land and social conditions with plans to relocate London's poor. Since the armistice he has employed only one armed men now totaling three hundred in his factory and finds crippled soldiers trained can almost do the work of two hands.
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Winnipeg
England
W. H. Dunkley
London
Can
Bread Prices Rise Across Canada During June
Canada wide bread costs rose in June by about half a cent per 24 ounce loaf as flour climbs 65 cents per barrel. The average is eight and three fifths cents per pound with per capita consumption up six percent. Calgary tops western prices near nine and a half cents. Edmonton slightly above nine. London Ont. cheapest at just over seven cents.
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Canada
Dominion
Calgary
Edmonton
London
Ont
Mennonites Observe School Laws in Saskatchewan Settlement
Reports from Regina indicate Mennonites near Swift Current comply with provincial education laws after stern government measures. Attendance figures rise sharply as the settlement prefers jail over fines, with no enforcement difficulties reported.
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Regina
Sask
Prester Martin
Department of Education
Swift
Japan Considers Delegation to Geneva League Conference
Sydney correspondent reports that the government weighs sending a special delegation to the League of Nations Conference in Geneva. The move is seen as important amid Japan pressing for an amendment to the Versailles treaty. Melbourne dispatches note a bill for a compulsory wheat pool with cross-state cooperation.
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London
Ine Vany Telegraph
Sydney
Geneva
Japan
Melbourne Advices
Poland to Seek US Aid and War Materials
Poland plans to request mediation and aid from the United States and to obtain credit to buy war materials. Warsaw welcomes the U S note to Italy as a signal of support and cautions that freedom for Poland hinges on world action against Bolshevik aggression.
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Washington
Poland
United States
Ral
Polish Council of National Defence
Walnce Lubas
Italy
State Department
Russia
Forger Ponsi Identified by Montreal Expert
Montreal-Charles Yona, known as a Boston financial figure, was positively identified by Eugene Laflamme, the Montreal city fingerprint expert, as the clerk sentenced here in 1908 amid the agery case.
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Montreal
Charles Yona
Boston
Eugene Laflamme
Montreal City
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