Labor Party May Rule in Britain
British Labor leader JH Thomas predicts the Labor party could gain control with the next administration. He notes workers view political and union tools as essential to welfare and urges global conditions to prevent a repeat of war. Australian leader TD Mutch praises labor party progress in organizing forms. Coblenz reports mention opposing demonstrations and warnings to squatters amid rumors of secessionist plots.
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New York
Gover
England
JH. Thomas
House of Commons
Thomas
Centra Confederated Union
United States
British Isles
National Union of Railwaymen
International Socialist and Labor Conference
Berne
American Federation of Labor
Repein
Labor Tronger
Labor Party
T. D. Mutch
Labe
Federated Union
Australia
Labor
Muteh
Toffanizer
UN Men
Berlin appoints minister to Holy See after Prussian envoy
Berlin names Berlin Herr Von Bergen counsellor of the Legation as minister to the Holy See for the German empire succeeding the Prussian representative. Von Bergen is described as a Protestant Centralist. A papal delegate is expected to visit Berlin. Pacelli, nuncio to Bavaria, has left for Switzerland and is not expected back in Bavaria.
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Berlin
Vatican
Herr von Bergen
Legation
Holy See
German Empire
von Bergen
Pacelli
Bavaria
Switzerland
Poland Seeks Aid as Nation Rebuilds Under Polish Government
The American Relief Administration reports Poland actively fights Bolshevism and rebuilds under the Pilsudski government. It notes a stark class split between educated aristocracy and agrarian peasants, and highlights aid to Poland with about 100000 tons of American foodstuffs since mid February.
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New York
Poland
American Relief Administration
Pilsudski
New Troops to Russia Arrive to Reinforce Allied Forces
Foreign dispatch reports fresh American and allied units arriving to bolster Russian front lines. The troops are deployed to relieve exhausted forces, continuing fighting since last spring. The relocation signals intensified cooperation among allied powers and ongoing strategic buildup.
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Ted States
Germany Proposes Counter Offers in Versailles Talks
German reports outline counter proposals arguing blockade harms civilians abroad and births. Allies counter that German cuts in milk and medicines, misdirected distributions and use of imports for war aid worsened civilian mortality. Berlin papers note mixed reactions with calls for sober Paris negotiation.
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Versailles
Belgium
Poland
Rumania
Serbia
Germany
Berlin
Theodore Wolf
Tageblats
Vorwaerts
Paris
Oust Toronto Debates Labor, Prohibition and War Costs
Clergy and officials at the royal industrial commission in Toronto debate labour and economic policy. Rev. Ernest Thomas urges interchanges between employers and workers, questions compulsory conciliation, and critiques profit as driving force. He cites prohibition’s mixed social effects and calls for shorter hours and higher wages to ease capital labor friction. Ottawa reports show 1918 war expenditures by Militia and Overseas departments, plus costs of invalided soldiers and naval defense. London notes free passage for ex-service men and a North American emigration boom expectations.
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Toronto
Ernest Thomas
Eld
Aray
Mer
The
Methodist Church
Royal Industrial Commission
Canada
Thomas
Bruce
Mathers
West
Winnipeg
Iso
Simpson
Revisla
Son
Exis
Thomas Seraceontetlaed
Talso
Timpson
W. H. Hodp
Ottawa
Auditor- General of Canada
Militia Department
London
Sertice
Colonial Office
Dominions
North America
Scotland
Claims To Enemy Shipping Should U s Keep Vessels Interned
London lawmakers debated merchant shipping policy as the United States plans to bar ships at ports. Ben Tillet pressed Bonar Law on Britain’s steps to protect interests while J Horatio Bottomley urged Wilson to show sincerity by claiming ships for those who bore wartime hardship.
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U.S
London
England
House of Mons
Ben Tillet
Rth
Salford
Tillet
Andrew Bonar Law
Etepa
Govers
Det
Delees
J. Horatio Bottomley
Fler
Wilson
Plague Follows War Across European Regions
Advices to the supreme economic council report typhus sweeping Poland with about one hundred thousand ill. The disease is epidemic in Poland and Hungary and feared to spread through southwestern Europe as winter approaches, with cold aiding transmission.
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Paris
Poland
Supreme Economic Council
Hungary
Europe
Labor unrest and fires hit Big River region and Canwood area
Telegrams report bush fires near Big River and Canwood Polworth on May 18 19 22 destroying sheds a warehouse and a stable as families become homeless. Industrial leaders discuss causes of labor unrest blaming lack of investment and fear of old age while calling for leadership and capital control. Mounties arrive in Vancouver as precaution amid speculation of Bolshevik influence and global relief efforts unfold led by Herbert Hoover.
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Big River
Regina
A. E. Fisher
Fisher
Big Riv Bush
Canwood
Polworth
Dig River
Lake Saber
Hawker Sets Early Transatlantic Flight Ambitions
Australian aviator Hawker, born in St Johns, rose from mechanic to pilot in Sopwith aircraft. He first gained prominence in 1912 flying a Sopwith bi red and later set altitude records, aiding in Sopwith development during World War I. The London Daily Mail reports a $30,000 prize for a non stop Atlantic flight by Captain Boyd.
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New York
Harry G. Hawker
St. Johns
New Atlantic
Machi
Ater
Yerke Cayais
Boyd
London Daily Mail
Aise
Tars
Newios
Grieve Invited To Try Again In Trans Atlantic Flight
The report notes Grieve invited to resume as navigator for Rayn ham in a British effort to cross the Atlantic. It mentions Martynside plane, Hawker support, and Frederick Raye as navigator selections. Lieut Williams arrives to pick an airdrome and prepare an Alliance two seater with an 80 hp Napier engine for the venture.
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Raynham
St. John’s
Liewt
MacKenzie Grieve
Atlantic
Buly
Frederick Raye
Morgan
Raynlam
Former Premier Lloyd Retires Amid Registrar Offer
Former St. John’s NB Premier Lloyd, whose cabinet resigned, announced possible public retirement if he accepts the registrarship of the supreme court. The incoming ministry had offered him the post after the reshuffle, and he spoke in the assembly.
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Hetiring
St. John’s
Lloyd
Supreme Court
Inl
Flu Outbreak Recurs With 26 Cases and Two Deaths
The flu returns to the area with twenty six cases reported and two deaths from the epidemic occurring Monday.
British commander arrives after desert air trip
Colonel Wilson, a senior British force commander in Mesopotamia, flew from Mosul to England by way of the Egyptian desert and Cairo. The voyage lasted a week.
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London
England
Wilson
Mesopotamia
Inngland
Mosul
Cairo
Agreement Reached On Adriatic Question
Paris reports a four power council reaching a settlement on the Austro Italian dispute over Fiume and Dalmatia. Details of the territorial terms remain undisclosed as Austria faces a multi nation indemnity totaling about 5 billion kronen shared by Hungary Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Romania Poland and Italy. Italy bears part of Austria war costs through acquisitions in Trentino and related areas. Final financial clauses were completed at the conference.
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Conceil
Italy
Fiume
Stapora Spa
Adriatic
Dalmatia
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemeneau
Paris
Austria
Hungary
Czecho Slovakia
Jugo Slavia
Rumania
Poland
Trentino
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Royal Northwest Mounted Police Force
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