Mackenzie King Calls Tariff Reform to Cut Living Costs
Premier Mackenzie King urged immediate tariff reductions on foodstuffs and production machinery to lower the cost of living. He spoke at Ottawa, stressing a revision that benefits all provinces, supports agriculture, and promotes production while rebuilding the economy postwar. He warned against artificial shortages and emphasized immigration to boost supply.
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Cnase
Canada
US Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Perop
British Isles
Europe
Manitoba Liquor Act amendments seek stricter control
Winnipeg report notes amendments to the Manitoba Liquor Act to tighten liquor control with new folio prescription forms printed on counterfeit resistant paper. A duplicate copy will be retained by the Liquor administration. Gen Wrangle is tipped to succeed Denikine in the anti Bolshevik command on the Russian front according to Jone South. It is ridiculed that heredity in children favors red hair over brains.
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Winnipeg
Attorney-General’s Department
Wrangle
Denikine
Budapest
Jone
Would Be Popular Appointment for Governor General
The Essex County Standard reports in a patently speculative line that Ottawa would welcome a Governor General with military experience and close ties to Canadian troops. It notes Lord Byng, then Sir Julian Byng, once commanded Canadian forces in the field as part of British military leadership.
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Ottawa
Essex County Standard
Agas
Canada
Lord Byng
Julian Byng
How Kolchak Met Death Was Killed to Prevent His Rescue
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Herald reports that Admiral Kolchak was executed to prevent rescue by white troops marching toward Irkutsk. The Moscow Soviet wireless message urged captors to spare him, but the appeal came too late. Pravda quoted that Kolchak was hoisted by his soldiers’ bayonets just days earlier.
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Iniral Kolchak
London
Irkutyk
Copenhagen
Moscow
Pravda
Kolchak
Punish Ex Kaiser, Says Alfred Noyes in New York
Alfred Noyes arrived on the Nieuw Amsterdam and will teach at Princeton for three months. He declares the ex Kaiser must be punished for war suffering, insisting the people of England pay taxes for decades while German leaders face consequences and dismemberment.
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Alfred Noyes
New York
Nieuw Amsterdam
Princeton University
Noyes
Fay
Kaiser
Hiss
Texary
Holland
England
Conference rejects nationalization of mines in Britain
Late London report describes a federation of British industries conference where a resolution against state ownership was led by Sir Sam Nimens of the Mining Association. He argued nationalization would seize miners’ demands and endanger employment and wages, warning it would threaten the country’s financial system.
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London
Conference of Miners and Producers
Federation of British Industries
Sam Nimens
Mining Association of Great Tain
Javmio
Tabor
Borden May Retire From Active Premiership
Dispatches from London indicate Sir Robert Borden’s health remains poor and his retirement from political life seems likely. If he resumes duties it will be brief, with plans to travel to the Riviera or the Americas before possible summer return to Ottawa. Anxious Unionist members discuss the party caucus and policy outcomes as Parliament’s session nears.
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England
Rober. Borden
London
Sir Robert
Lord Jellicoe
Riviera
Atlantic
Ottawa
Robert
Poty
Isle
Dublin and Idaho in political sparring over rights and borders
The Freeman's Journal and The Irish Times critique Ireland Home Rule and suffrage debates while Idaho a state legislature rushes through state matters. In Washington a proposed treaty with Great Britain to establish the Canadian boundary commission is put to a House vote amid ongoing disputes between the nations.
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London
The
Freeman's Journal
Ireland
Irish Times
Boise
Idaho
Maho
Jatroke
Horton
Partition of Ireland
Party of Rest
Washington
Great Britain
Canadian Boundary Commission
Ogaucs
Representanith
Republica
No Very Drastic Liquor Reforms For Great Britain
Pall Mall Gazette reports lenient stance on liquor control measures in Britain. Government plans focus on limited changes to hours and licenses, with no local optice and reliance on the Scottish experiment this year to shape policy.
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Great Britain
Pall Mall Gazette
Reig in Copenhagen Schleswig's Return to Denmark
In Copenhagen the Schleswig return to Denmark is celebrated amid public sentiment. The article notes mixed reactions as plebs in the first Schleswig zone show varying responses to the shift and the regional effects on governance and identity.
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Schleswig
Denmark
Copenhagen
Plebs
Recount Denied in Nosth Nosth Liquor Referendum
A local judgment denies the request by the Citizens Liberty League for a recount of the October 20 liquor referendum vote in Nosth neg Toronto. Coatsworth ruled against granting the recount, leaving the result from the poll unchanged.
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Aronsa
Suage Coatsworth
Tizen’s Liberty League
Nosthneg
Toronto
British House Cheers Canada London Relief Comment
In the House of Commons Austen Chamberlain the Chancellor of the Exchequer indicated the Indian government wished to contribute to relief for Central Europe. The remark drew cheers from members.
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Canada
London
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Eiope
CPR Discusses Cattle Care as Livestock Contract Debate Grows
Ottawa reports Mr Charles Murphy general manager Canadian Pacific Western Lines argues railways should not bear cattle care en route. He says responsibility lies with shippers and notes winter shipment difficulties. Murphy supports limited attendant provision via private companies. railway crews oppose mandatory care duties.
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Ottawa
Chas. Murphy
Canadian Pacific Western Limes
Murphy
CPR
Sid
Me. Murphy
Henderson
Train Union
Ands J
Carvell
Ms. Murgiy
Macific
Morphy
Jesus
Limelight for German Heir as Surrender Telegrams Reach Allies
A former German heir to the throne reportedly pressed a telegram proposing surrender in exchange for exemption from extradition. Major Vor Mannheim cites Berlin’s crisis as the motive, while Dutch papers call the move a bold, "beautiful" gesture amid Allied pressure.
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Asterdam Wilhelms
Germany
Vor Mannheim
Teiersa
Tock
Baron von Lowe
Berlin
Paris
Britain Extends Aid to Europe as Sugar Shortage Grows
Britain pledges further help to Europe while Canada reports a rapid decline in sugar supplies. Commissioners accuse a mail order firm of inflated pricing and question its Canadian incorporation. Britain and the United States discuss wartime relief with Austen Chamberlain signaling a cooperative approach and planned funding to secure food, raw materials, and freight for allied nations.
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Windsor
Wis
Canada
James Murdock
Cu Yoard of Commerce
Asso
Sulary
Evience
Mich
Mary Pany
Martin
Manitoba Eyes July Provincial Election Likely July 20
Manitoba prepares for provincial elections as the term of government ends August 6 1920. Election lists are being drafted and voting rights discussed while Canada faces a flax shortage with 309 tons sought by buyers yet only about 60 tons produced last year. United States firms quickly snapped up available fibre as market demand remains high.
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Winnipesermment
Canada
United States
Han
Praise For Canadian Gunners In Montreal Dinner
General Sir Arthur Currie praised Canadian artillery at a Montreal dinner marking the 5th anniversary in France. He noted officers who commanded overseas would lead reorganzed units, and credited Montreal soldiers with developing harassing, counter battery, and barrage fire, including Brigadier General McNaughton.
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Montreal
Tycenoy
Canadian Field Artillery
France
Arthur Currie
Artllery
Currie
McNaughton
Stock Prince Ranch Busies Canada Sales of Breeding Stock
Agents move breeding stock for a Welsh Prince Ranch in Western Canada. Two or three sales in a week attract buyers and consignors. Exelent young stock drawn from breeding programs.
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Lendon
Tne Fence of
Wales
Western Canada
Conference on Exchange Rate Participation Considered by Government
The British government signaled willingness to join a conference on exchange rates if neutral observers and the League of Nations were satisfied with its fairness. Mr Chamberlain stated the US position is crucial and that avoiding new borrowing remains key. He noted reconstruction of Europe requires careful exceptions to general credit policy and involvement of Canada, the US, France, and others in food and raw material aid.
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London
Austen Hord
League of Nations
Chamble
Great Britain
United States
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Europe
Canada
France
Austria
Polad
Fife
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