Rate Case Back to Railway Commission in Ottawa Debate
Ottawa hearing on appealing Railway Board rates featured Prime Minister Meighen and ministers weighing whether to refer back to the Railway Commission. CPR arguments centered on fair profits, wage gains, and spreading increases nationwide, with calls to honor full application and oppose Western five percent cuts.
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Railway Commission
Ottawa
Meighes
Sven
Mis Free
Demim
Feppard
Pepposed
Mey, KC
CPR
Railway Board
Hos
G Ballantyne
Tilley
Mr. Tilley
J. A. Calder
Montreal
Quebec
St. John
Halifax
Symington
Weston
Fort William
McDonald
Canadian National Railways
LCNR
CNR
Manitoba Plan District Agent Fight Sow Thistle
St Paul Minnesota reports advocate for district agents to eradicate sow thistle in Minnesota. J H Hay deputy commissioner of agriculture says thistle is serious in the district and urges county agents to implement eradication work. New Steamship Service Planned Victoria BC aims round the island weekly service for next summer aboard Princess Maquinna touching Quatsino Sound and Vancouver Island.
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Minnesota
St Paul
Minn
Manitoba
J. H. Hay
May
Victoria
British Columbia Coast Steamship Service
Vancouver Island
Quatsine Sound
Vancouver
Younger Mennonites to Quebec for land migration plans
Manitoba Mennonites, initially set on leaving the province due to schooling limits, now inform the Quebec Government they will send a delegation to Abitibi to select land for migration.
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Quebec
Manitoba
Abitibi
Vancouver civic receipts top five million this year
The city treasury shows receipts exceeding five million dollars so far this year, highlighting strong revenue generation for Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Civic Ta
Rail relief announced for Manitoba car shortage
A. E. Warren general manager said steps will relieve the car shortage on Canadian National lines in Northern Manitoba after a talk with J. L. Brown of Pilot Mound, president of the United Farmers of Manitoba. Brown had complained to the Board of Railway Commissioners.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian National Lines
A. E. Warren
J. L. Brown
Pilot Mound
United Farmers of Manitoba
Brown
Board of Railway Commissioners
Sinn Feiners Raid Vessel For Arms Off Dublin
The Fanad Head steam freighter arriving from Montreal on September 22 was raided by Sinn Feiners in Dublin harbor. Four revolvers and one rifle were taken, with the seized arms reportedly belonging to crew members of the Head Line vessel.
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London
Dublin
Montreal
Prince Ro per Strikes Rock Near Swanson Bay
The Grand Trunk Pacific steamer Prince Ro per hit a rock near Swanson Bay while northbound. Passengers were removed and continued their journey aboard the Prince John.
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Vancouver
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Roper
Swanson Bay
Prince John
Wall Street Victim Dies After Explosion
The thirty seventh death from the Battery Place explosion is recorded as Theodore Peck of Nyack New York dying at Post Grente Hospital on September 16. Burns and injuries were involved in the incident.
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New York
Freight Rates Case Faces Ottawa Appeal Split East West
The Ottawa hearing on freight rate discrimination between the East and West shapes a potential rehearing. Western interests seek parity while eastern voices urge preserving or modifying the current system. Manitoba's H J Symington argues rates must reflect service costs and regional disparities.
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Ottawa
Railway Commission
James Lougheed
Rastern
A. C. McMaster
Toronto Board of Trade
Manitoba
H. J. Symington
Poland Receiving Allied Help Report from Moscow
Wireless dispatch from Moscow says Poland has received large allied aid including seven steamers loaded with munitions and three tanks plus 12 small vessels with provisions. United States sent volunteers. France delivered two ships carrying over a thousand infantry and 15 tanks.
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Poland
London
Moscow
England
Mes
United States
Agers
France
Mackenzie King Explains Liberal Distinctions in Western Tour
Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King addresses a Vancouver audience outlining a fundamental clash between Ottawa’s Liberal government and the opposition. He says the nation faces a choice between change and resistance, urging immediate price reductions and broader social reform amid rising=new electorate of young voters and women.
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Vancouver
W. L. Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
Ottawa
Canada
Thos
King
Iceland Seeks Direct Steamship Link With Canada
Iceland aims to establish continuous freight and passenger steamship service with Canada. Montreal will host open season service for Iceland, Halifax in winter, if Mr. Arai Eggertson—a prominent broker from Winnipeg—succeeds in his government mission. He seeks local loan options with the Dominion Government or banks to spur Nordic Canadian trade.
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Iceland
Montreal
Halifax
Arai Eggertson
Mnipeg
Eggertson
Dominion
Chicago Collar Manufacturer Sees 12 12 Per Cent Price Rise
A Chicago based middle western firm producing men’s collars reports a 12 12 percent price increase amid market shifts. Details are limited in the fragmented OCR excerpt.
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Chicago
Downward Shift in Cost of Living Affects Canada US Ties
The article notes a proposed Canadian minister in Washington was indefinitely postponed. It discusses Dominion representation and Britain’s role, then shifts to a Labor Department analysis showing price declines in Canada and mixed movements in the United States, with July 1920 figures highlighting rising food, rent, and clothing costs.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Auckland Geddes
Dominion
Australia
South Africa
Dominions
British Foreign Office
Iit
Havig
Ottawa
Labor Department
Department of Labor
Ioa
Labor Gazette
Alberta Coal Superior To American Product
J. E. McCall power engineer for Calgary reports from Winnipeg on coal tests for the Alberta Provincial Government. Manitoba engineers witnessed results showing Alberta coal outperforms American product in heating efficiency and reduced costs, though export cleaning remains an issue for market placement.
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Calgary
Alberta
Manitoba
J. E. McCall
Winnipeg
Grain Tie Up Benefits Farmers at Canadian Lines
The CN line tie up speeds grain shipments to the Great Lakes and provides farmers at Canadian Pacific points with an advance of four cents a bushel over list prices. Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company is not included. The measure aims to speed up shipments to lake head markets.
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Regina
Canadian National Lines
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Great Lakes
Wheat arrives in Montreal harbor from 1920 crop
The Midland King carrying over 200000 bushels of 1920 wheat has unloaded at Port Colborne and is being transferred to Montreal, confirming the first grain crop arrival for Canada in 1920.
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Montreal
Canada
Canada Steamship Lines
Midland King
Port Colborne
Aviator on Alaskan Expedition Injured
Report from Prince George B C states Lieut Nutt in charge of plane No 3 on the Alaskan flying expedition crashed during a landing at Hazelton B C on the return to New York from Nome. Pilot injured and aircraft badly damaged.
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Prince George
B.C
Lieut. Nutt
New York
Nome
Hazelton
Ontario backs Backus deal for Lake of the Woods power
The Ontario Government and a syndicate led by E W Backus of Minneapolis sign an agreement on pulp wood limits and water power in the Lake of the Woods district. The plan calls for a Kenora mill and power distribution to Kenora with leases and dam regulation to be set by government. Backus consents to comply with ministerial dam rules. The agreement includes a pledge to sell a portion of newsprint first to Canadian newspapers before export.
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Toronto
Ontario
E. W. Backus
Minneapolis
Kenora
Backus
Norman
Lake of the Woods
Wants to Buy Left Ear Novelty Affair in New York City
Wealthy Cuban immigrant Frank F. Quesada has received numerous letters from men offering their left ears to replace one he lost after a horse kicked him. Submissions range from $2,000 to $100,000 as he pauses at 158 East 122nd Street seeking a donor.
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New York
Frank F. Quesada
Quesada
No. 158
East 122Nd Street
Injured Treated in Hospital After Belfast Incident
Twenty two people are under treatment in the hospital following an incident in Belfast. Details remain unclear but officials report multiple injuries and ongoing medical assessment. Local authorities cordon off the area as emergency services respond.
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Belfast
Jarles
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Wall Street
Sir Auckland Geddes
C.P.R
Montreal Harbor
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