Almighty Voice described as famed outlaw in Saskatchewan tale
The article recalls the pursuit of Almighty Voice, a Sauiteasx from the Duck Dake band, who shot a North West Mounted Policeman near Melfort. It details his escape, the mixed pursuit by soldiers and Indians, and a key moment where a Metis trader and his wife discuss justice and possible capture. The narrative frames him as a hero to some and a dangerous fugitive to others, noting reluctance to aid in his capture and the evolving attitudes toward Native justice.
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Northwest Mounted
Inian
Melfort
Voice
Saskatchewan
Sauiteasx
Oak Lake
Fort la Corns
Life
Jor
Almighty Voice
Kiiistin
Tran
Nat
Mounted Police
Equalize Railway Rates Proposal Reaches Calgary Board
A telegram to JOH Hanna Calgary Board of Trade from Vancouver Board of Trade proposes equalizing railway rates between east and west. It calls for two supporting cases to be prepared for presentation to the Railway Commission. A conference of western boards of trade will meet in Vancouver late January or early February.
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Calgary
Railway Commission
Boards of Trade
Vancouver
Joh Hanna
Calgary Board of Trade
Vancouver Board of Trade
Woman Speaker in B C House Emerges from Cabinet Talks
Mary Ellen Smith, who headed the Vancouver poll in the December provincial elections, is set to be tendered the speakership of the British Columbia Legislature. The move follows Cabinet discussions and reflects her broad popularity and service in the house.
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Victoria
Mary Ellen Smith
Vancouver
British Columbia
Toronto Crime Epidemic Leads To Penitentiary Terms
Judge Coatsworth denounces a wave of housebreaking burglary and highway robbery in Toronto and sentences Frank McCardy of Montreal and Henry Morgan of Toronto to five years in the penitentiary for housebreaking.
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Toronto
Coatsworth
Frank McCardy
Montreal
Henry Morgan
Vote $50,000 For Irish Relief
New York American committee for relief in Ireland approved sending 50 000 dollars for immediate aid to Belfast and Cork, accelerating relief efforts amid dire conditions in Ireland.
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New York
American Committee For Relief In
Ireland
Belfast
Cork
Chinese Eggs Arrive in Vancouver for Dominion Use
The steamship Empress of Russia docked in Vancouver three days late due to heavy gales along the British Columbia coast. It carried 438 tons of Chinese eggs, with 288 tons for overland points and 150 tons for local and coastwise routes, plus 600 tons of silk and 2,000 tons of general cargo.
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Vancouver
Dominion
British Columbia
C.p.os
Royal Mail
Oriental
Burial of former Ioaperiat Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
A simple funeral was held at the Rus Cemetery in Hohenfinow for former Ioaperiat Chancellor Dr. Von Bethmann Hollweg. The rites were modest and the interment occurred with villagers, estate employees, officials, and political associates in attendance.
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von Kollweg
Berlin
von Beth
amann-Hollweg
Hohenfinow
Plot to Blow Up Tower of London Foiled
The Daily Sketch reports a plot to destroy the Tower of London section housing the crown jewels using time fuse devices. The plan was uncovered during a seizure of Sinn Fein premises in London.
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Tower of London
London
Daily Sketch
Sinn Fein
Dutch Courts Refuse Extradition of Flemish Activist
The Hague refused to grant extradition for De Vreeze, an individual labeled a leading activist in the Flemish separation movement during the war. The decision centers on whether he should be surrendered to authorities for trial, with the case raising questions about wartime acts and postwar accountability.
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the Hague
de Vreeze
Fessor de Vreeze
Grain outlooks for Ressia and neighboring nations
A terse report from the Canadian Trade Milan office notes Ressia Ottawa grain growers face little Russian competition for now. Only one shipload of Russian grain has arrived in Italy, under a thousand tons, much in poor condition. Prospects for grain from Romania or Yugoslavia to European markets remain limited despite better transport and exchange rates.
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Ottawa
Ratine
Domminion
Russia
Milan
Co-Operative Institute of Russia
Rumania
Joro Slavia
Turkish Nationalist Leader Names Mustapha Kemal Marshal
In a sharp turn of diplomacy Mustafa Kemal Pasha mocks Lloyd George for claiming British aid to Turkish nationalists amid Armenian support. He notes Britain provided rifles and war matériel under the armistice treaty. The National Assembly honors Kemal with the title marshal of the Turkish army.
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Asia
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Lloyd George
Great Britain
National Assembly
Mustapha Kemala Geld
Quote from German naval secretary on hopeless war outlook
The document notes the German naval secretary doubting a kindly fate will spare Germany 200 years to recover after initial defeats. He warns against hostile surrounding powers and argues unity is needed to resist dissolution. The fragment suggests a pessimistic view of fate and resilience.
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Mus
Unpaid Certificates Lapse Warns Foreign Claimants
The Canadian Wheat Board issued participation certificates worth about one million dollars that were due by December 31, 1920 in Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Tribune notes the lapse has rendered them invalid. It says unclaimed amounts mark many as foreigners wary of government documents, with one certificate worth roughly 500 dollars in value.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Winnipeg Tribune
Unemployed Stirring Anger in Hamilton Sparks Crackdown
Secret service officials have monitored a Hamilton meeting where extremists proposed looting by unemployed men. A dozen agitators were ordered to leave the city under threat of imprisonment as authorities act against potential lawlessness.
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Secret Service
Hamilton
D'Annunzio Robbed of Funds and Art in Fiume
In Rome several million lire are reported stolen from the office of Gabriele D'Annunzio et Fiume by armed men who overpowered the regency guards. The raid also affected Dannunzio's enterprise and the poet soldier is shaken, as he departs Fiume for an unknown destination.
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D’annunzio
Rome
Gabriele D’annunzio
Fiume
Arditti
Nungio
D'Annunzio
Disarmament Plan Draws Canadian Support
The New York World reports Canadian figures including W J Mackenzie King Sir Vincent Meredith Sir H Montague Allen and Professor Leacock favoring disarmament with England United States and Japan. Samuel Gompers AFL president backs it stating I am for disarmament. They urge cutting military expenditures despite pain to civilization to avoid another world conflict.
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New York
Cuw Org
England
United States
Japan
New York World
W. J. Mackenzie King
Vincent Meredith
H. Montague Allen
Professor Leacock
Tail Twisting Senator Washington
Senator Phelan of California accuses Britain of using U S aid to back a war effort and of buying oil lands abroad while seeking world control of oil. He links Britain to a four billion dollar loan and argues for equal rights in world oil development as McKellar urges halting British oil imports.
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Washington
Ureas Gimnasi
Hun
Phelan
California
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
United States
Britain
Great Britain
Alberta Seeks Doubling of Municipal Tax Limit
The Alberta government favors increasing municipal taxation from 1 percent of assessed value to 2 percent and raising the rate from 10 to 20 cents per acre, as conveyed to a delegation from the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts. The proposal aims to materially expand the present tax ceiling for districts.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Ontario Education Minister Challenges Teacher Shortage Figures
Minister of Education R H Grant disputes a published claim of a 2000 teacher shortage in Ontario calling the figure greatly exaggerated while noting there are too many teachers in parts of the province. In Dublin, Eamonn De Valera is described as busy with multiple conferences with Sinn Fein leaders.
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Ontario
Toronto
R. H. Grant
Ce Valera
Dublin
Associated Press
Eamonn de Valera
Ieaders
Sinn Fein
Alaska Pioneer Dead in Dawson Claim
Alaska pioneer Alaskan and Yukoner Dawson ermonerson, a well known figure, died recently in Dawson after moving there in 1893 and living in the region for five years.
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Dawson
Rmerson
Rumors swirl over wheat market plans in Canada
Winnipeg reports rumors of new marketing schemes for wheat as the government considers a pool style system run by a government department under the grain commission. Names linked include James Stewart and Saskatchewan proposals may rely on the Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company amid broader farmer body discussions.
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Board of Grain Commissioners
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Middle West
George Langley
World trade encircled by government ships voyage
The final link in global merchant carrying trade is completed as the steamship Canadian Inventor sails from Vancouver to Singapore and Calcutta. Eastbound vessels from Montreal and St John will meet westbound ships from Vancouver at the Calcutta terminal, completing the circle through the Suez Canal.
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Canala
Globe
Vancouver
Singapore
Calcutta
Montreal
St. John
Suez Canal
Crminal
Pact and Franco-Canadian Commercial Talks in Ottawa
Sir George Foster returns to Canada from the Empress of Britain voyage on December 31 to report negotiations with France toward a new commercial treaty. A definite result is anticipated upon his arrival in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Sir Geo. Foster
Canda
Canada
France
Sir George
Government steamers laid at Vancouver yard ceremony
The keels of two new government steamers the Canadian Transporter and the Canadian Trader were laid at the Coughlan shipyards in Vancouver. About seven hundred men are employed in the yards.
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Government Vancouver
Coughlan
Sir Donald McMaster Ill in London
London for Parliament member Sir Donald McMaster II of Chertsey is seriously ill and confined to hospital care in a rare health update from the capital.
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Donald McMaster II
London
Sir Donald McMaster
Chertsey
Long Journey to Arctic Dawson by Dog Teams
A team of Cat Mounted Police dog teams plans a thousand mile mid winter Arctic Marathon from Dawson this week. They head 500 miles north to Fort Mace Pherson near the Mackenzie River, then return, expected back in early March. Reports say Arctic explorers and whalers may push tieups to Fort Norman with dog teams. journey could take 20 days.
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Dawson
Arctic
Fort Mace Pherson
Mackendie
Fort Norman
Robbers Escape With $18,000 From Detroit Bank
Bandits armed with pistols locked the manager and clerk in the west side Michigan State Bank of Detroit vault and escaped with $18,000. They imprisoned staff for nearly two hours before the theft was noticed and the robbery uncovered.
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Detroit, Mich
Ihter Armed Paints
West Side
Michigan State Bank of Detroit
Angus Shops Re open After Brief Holiday Closure
The Angus shops in Montreal reopen under the same conditions after a twelve day Christmas closure. The Canadian rack Railway facility employs about 5,300 workers and resumed operations following the holiday break.
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Montreal
Canadian Rack Railway
Elaborate Opening of Parliament Planned for Northern Ireland
The London Times reports Ulster leaders pursue a grand opening for Northern Ireland's parliament seeking royal approval or a Prince of Wales presiding if the King is absent. The Times notes Southern Ireland poses the main hurdle. The government plans to press ahead with elections for Ulster and Dublin parliaments concurrently, defying cautions to delay.
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Northern Ireland
Prince of Wales
London
London Times
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W. W. Swanson
University of Saskatchewan
U.S. House
Alaska
Manitoba Free Press
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Stewart
RCMP
Dawson City
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