Ulster Leader Carson Faces Widespread Criticism in Debate
London reports that Sir Edward Carson's Ulster speech drew sharp cross-party condemnation for alleged tactless references to the United States and threats to sell out Ulster volunteers. In the Commons, a 217 to 73 vote rejected a Labour motion to prosecute him for incitement while the Attorney General defended the absence of grounds to seize action.
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London
Edward Carson
Weder
United States
Ulster Volunteers
Gordon Hewart
House Off Commons
Edward
House
JR. Clynes
Edward Carlton
Carson
Donald Maclean
Andrew Bonar Law
Bonar Law
King de Valera
King Carson
Ottawa Privy Council calls national industrial conference
The Privy Council plans a September 1 conference with provincial premiers or representatives to discuss legislation for greater cooperation and harmony in Canadian industry. Organizers aim to secure broad support from labor and employer groups nationwide.
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Ottawa
Privy Council
Forts
Wilson raises 1919 wheat price and tightens imports
President Wilson signed an executive order to raise the guaranteed price of the 1919 wheat crop to 2.30 per bushel at Galveston and New Orleans. A presidential proclamation limits wheat and flour imports and exports after July 31 to prescribed rates set by the wheat administrator.
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Washington
Wilson
Galveston
New Orleans
United States
Ottawa guaranteed minimum price for 1919 wheat
Ottawa correspondent reports Sir Thomas White confirms a probable government guaranteed minimum price for 1919 wheat. The price level is not disclosed. The aim is to stabilize marketing amid unsettled world conditions and U.S. price fixing. The measure should ease crop placement and provide financial stability.
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Winnipeg
Ottawa
Sir Thomas White
Thomas
United States
Heat and Cholera Strain British Troops in India
In Peshawar and the Khyber district, efforts include ice plants at Landikotal and Dakma to supply daily ice to each soldier. Cholera outbreak since June caused 663 cases and 566 deaths, with six officers and 150 men among the dead. A special train transports troops to Murree Hills for relief. housing and rations improving.
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Peshawar
India
Landikotal
Dakma
Khyber
Murree Hills
Spain urged to join Allies and end neutrality isolation
Senator Pere Cabalero told the senate that Spain remains on a low level of neutrality and belittled by other powers. He urged alignment with Britain and the United States on a security pact with France, urging the crown's reply be clarified during Cortes reopening. Copenhagen reports a general strike in Stettin over martial law, with rioting and demands for reform.
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Spain
Senor Pere Cabalero
France
Senate
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Radical Leaders Leave Hungary Amid Crisis and Exile Claims
Reports from Budapest claim General Bohm, the army commander, is imprisoned and ill, with others suggesting Bela Kun has been invited to a conference by the Allies and may be attempting to depart Hungary. Denials say he has not yet left the capital. Also, the Empress of Japan arrived at Victoria carrying 182 saloon passengers, 150 Chinese in steerage, 5,000 tons of freight, including raw silk, after a voyage from Yokohama.
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Nienna
Bohm
Strumfcld
Bela Kun
Hungary
Orient Docks
Victoria
B.C
Orient
Yokohama
A. E. Seaby
F. L. Thomas
F. E Womersley
Liest
D. M. Waller
General Maude
Mesopotamia
Winnipeg Royal Commission Opens On Strike Inquiry
The royal commission led by Commissioner H A Robson held a brief Winnipeg session to decide focus areas. It agreed to study strike effects rather than causes for now, while noting possible later examination of causation and conduct, with employers to be invited to present themselves if desired.
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Winnipeg
Royal Commission
H. A. Robson
Legislative Chamber
Murray
Trades and Labor Council
Mr. Murray
Robson
France Plans War Damage Repair Fund Through Nationale
Finance Minister Klotz presents a bill to deputies approving an agreement with Credit Nationale to facilitate war damage repair. The firm will have capital of 109 million francs and advance funds for up to ten years, secured by France abroad issuing shares guaranteed by the government.
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Klotz
Chamber of Deputies
Credit Nationale
France
Raisuli Attacks Spanish Lines in Florish Fight
Raisuli the Moroccan bandit again targets Spanish positions at Florish according to an official communication. The engagement was long and bitter with heavy losses on both sides as Spanish forces pursue Raisuli into the mountains.
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Madrid
Florish
Set
Raisuli
US Soldier Pay Questioned by General Staff Notice
Washington reports the popular belief that US soldiers earn more than peers abroad is wrong. An official note shows Canada Australia New Zealand pay ahead of the US, with an Australian corporal earning 7290 per month versus 36 in the US army. Pantages to Play Fair Dates Pantages Unequalled Vaudeville runs Regina fair week with three shows daily by Alexander Pantages.
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Washington
General Staff
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
U.S
Fifty-one Manitoba Druggists Licensed to Sell Liquor
Sixty one Manitoba druggists have been licensed to sell liquor for the coming fiscal year, up from last year, according to J. N. Maclean administrator of the Temperance Act.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. N. Maclean
Co-Operative Plan Aims to Relieve Alberta Saskatchewan Stock
The federal government proposes two plans to aid drought threatened stock raisers in Alberta and Saskatchewan. One moves hay from north Dominion lands south to feed cattle or shifts cattle to north hay lands, with costs shared by Dominion government provincial governments railways and stock owners. A second plan would share expenses among Dominion provincial governments and railways. Alberta authorities show willingness to cooperate and suggest provincial governments and railways bear costs.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Don
Forest Fires Threaten Miners in Sal River Valley Tunnel
Three men are trapped by forest fires in a tunnel at the Second Relief mine near the Sal River Valley. A telephone from Eric says the men have four days of provisions and may be safe for now, though suffocation risk looms if flames reach the tunnel mouth. Fires faulted to spontaneous combustion from resin heat and several districts report blazes as a heat wave rages. Slogan City, 25 miles away, is ringed by flames with hoses stretched to outlying areas.
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Nelson
Sal River
Eric
Slogan City
Manitoba Plans Purchase of 23 000 to 30 000 Cattle
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture announced by Minister W Winkler that in response to cattle fodder shortages in Alberta the province will purchase between 23 000 and 30 000 head for farmers. The crisis has left about 150 000 cattle without food due to hay crop failures.
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Manitoba
Alberta
Winnipeg
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
W. Winkler
Britain US Entente Not Reached, Bonar Law States
In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law denies a report that London and Washington had formed a military entente. He clarifies no agreement exists regarding their armed forces or defense arrangements.
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U.S. London
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
Harvest Help Winnipeg Conference About Prairie Harvest Aid
A Winnipeg conference set for July 24 will discuss general questions about harvest help for the prairie provinces with participation expected from regional agricultural groups.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Churchill urges new Centre party to unite moderates in Britain
Colonel Winston Churchill spoke at a London dinner urging a permanent coalition party to unite Liberal and Unionist moderates to resist Bolshevism. The event, attended by over a hundred MPs, suggested Lloyd George might lead the Centre party as it redefines wartime alliances.
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London
Winston Spencer Clarechill
Lloyd George
Criccieth
West End
House of Commons
Centre” Party
Col Churchill
Col. Churchill
Liberal
Union
Laebor Party
New Centre Party
British Leader Rules on U S Ireland Policy
Andrew Bonar Law said Britain does not view U S action on land matters as a violation of the League Covenant Article 10. He added the government will not raise the future government of Ireland at the next League council meeting.
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Lordon
United States
Predicts Split In Labor Ranks Winnipeg
Union officials expect the Dominion Labor Congress to follow the Calgary convention report endorsing the One Big Union project. Discussion centers on canceling the local Trades and Labor Council charter and forming a new council loyal to the congress. RA. Rigg, Western Canada congress general organizer, telegraphed Ottawa and opposed the One Big Union before the vote.
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Winnipeg
Dominic Labor Congress
Trades and Labor Council
Calgary
RA. Rigg
Congress
Canada
Ottawa
Rigg
Council debates reduce Russian blockade and permits idea
The council of five held talks on easing the blockade with proposals for special permits to enter Russian ports. Suggestions noted that Denikine forces could blockade most Black Sea ports, but the supreme council has not asked him to declare such a blockade.
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Paris
Council of Five
Black Sea
Denikine
Supreme Council
Prince of Wales Tour Plans to Canada Via Renown
In Parliament Rt Hon Walter Long announced the Prince of Wales will sail for Canada aboard the Renown from Portsmouth in August. The voyage includes stops at St Johns Newfoundland, St John New Brunswick, and Charlottetown before returning to Halifax.
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Prince of Wales
London
Walter Long
Commons
Canada
Portsmouth
St. John’s
St. John
N.B
Charlottetown
Halifax
Former Emperor Takes a Rest in Amerongen
The former German emperor refrained from tree sowing for the first time in months due to a cold. The former empress has a recurrence of heart trouble.
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Amerongen
British Officials Honored By US
General Pershing awarded Distinguished Service Medals to prominent British officials including Viscount Milner Secretary for Dominion Affairs Winster Spencer Churchill Secretary for War Viscount Baron Wei Director-General of Aircraft Production Baron Leverworth Andrew Weir former Minister of Munitions and Felix Cassels Judge Advocate General in a ceremony acknowledging American thanks for their services.
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London
General Pershing
United States
Viscount Milner
The
Doonies
Winster Spencer Churchill
Viscount
Baron Wei
Baron Leverworth
Andrew Weir
Felix Cassels
Pershing
Priges Drop In Germany Beli Panic Hits Berlin Markets
In Berlin a price drop follows rumors of embargo lifting and illicit dealers releasing hidden stock. Supplies from occupied territories flow in while German stores show coffee, cocoa, butter, sausages, and other goods. Coffee prices fall from forty to below twenty marks. other foods also drop as traders suspend price controls to capitalize on panic.
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Berlin
Resta
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