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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
7
Reports discuss political alignment between labor and farmer movements with Liberal support. King touts democracy and reform, condemns elite influence, and highlights democratic goals. Nationwide harvest news notes minimal hail damage and strong threshing progress across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and other provinces.
Report indicates Minsk talks on peace stall as hunger blocks progress with urgent call for food aid to delegates. Women stenographers are being recruited to meet delegate requests amid ongoing discussions and possible indefinite continuation of the conference.
The Horse Artillery Brigade in Vancouver takes possession of the horse show building under lease to provide a permanent home for the 150th brigade of field artillery.
The Canadian air board envisions a mid next month demonstration of a trans Canada flight by seaplane and railway links. Hon. Hugh Guthrie says the route would include Halifax Winnipeg Calgary and Vancouver with stops at various stations. If weather allows the journey could take 49 to 30 hours including stop time.
Cochrane and the university report strong protests to the Dominion Railway Board over harvester safety on western routes after a recent transportation incident. The local board calls for immediate action to change trav- el modes, reduce risks to residents, and prevent residents from taking measures into their own hands. Copies were sent to F B Carvell, D B Hanna, Premier Meighen, and J P Reid.
London reports 10 planes valued near £2 confiscated by Entente commission at Pict sche works on the Spree river were destroyed by 3,000 Stelan workers. Reichswehr was called but powerless. Government plans to send representatives to the scene and plant, with many officials involved.
The report notes the Duke of Devonshire and four members of the vice-regal family will depart Ottawa around September 7 for a western journey similar to a prior expedition. The itinerary aims to showcase regional interests and reinforce ties between Ottawa and western locales.
An address before a Bar convention argues for a standing international court to interpret and enforce law, aiming to unite nations under a lawful world order. Cave warns against delay while noting the League of Nations as a hopeful framework. The report then shifts to military updates with Polish advances, prisoner captures, and battles along the Narew and Prussian frontier, describing heavy losses on both sides.
During the first six months of this year 12,869 immigrants from Europe entered the United States via Winnipesaukee routes. The report notes about $6,000,000 in valuables and $2,000,000 in merchandise moving with them. A separate burglary at the Winkler Lumber Company office ended with a safe blown open and burglars obtaining only $20.
A Saskatchewan judge ordered a Manitoba man to thirty days in jail for violating provincial pot laws by racing to obey the law. He refused to pay a $10 fine, triggering imprisonment. The case cites Mennonite church involvement and provincial vacancies in a regional bureau.
Calgary district notes that a Southern Alberta oil company with a 40 barrel daily well 43 miles from Calgary declared an 18 percent dividend for the third year in a row. The company markets a product used mainly for tractors. Edmonton reports Harvest leave approved by Mayor Clarke granting unpaid time off to municipal employees across departments. Egmonton postal workers adopt strict adherence to a four hour work week.
Montreal interview with Lord Beaverbrook proprietor of the London Daily Express reports he fears the most serious crisis in the world’s history for England. He notes political and social dangers and says Premier Millerand’s prestige has been boosted by Polish victories shaping Allied policy.
During a conference with the fisheries minister, William Sloan, British Columbia minister of mines and commerce, emphasized the need to conserve Pacific Coast fish by all means. He did not favor transferring BC fisheries administration to Ottawa.
Unemployment in East Hamatton rises with more job seekers arriving from outside the area. Demand for female office and factory work appears higher than supply, while domestic help remains scarce.
Winnipeg report notes Senator Aime Benard and F Lafleche bought the Strathcona farm for 150000, comprising 2500 acres of crops near Cal’s west of Winnipeg. The sale is described as one of Manitoba’s most important farm deals in years, with details on acreage and value. A separate Victoria note cites forest industry costs and government reports on seasonal conditions.
A Tead official stated that when the sop began to move a new price schedule for flour bread and other products would likely be issued suggesting a downward trend for bread to the consumer. Montre: ang railling exp.
Large scale rioting and shootings reported in Belfast’s West Belfast district with mobs, street fighting, and a later flare in Omagh. Army and police faced machine gun fire as several injured were hospitalized and a responding force guarded key streets near Kashmir Road and Falls area.
A government statement outlines the Soldiers Civil Establishment work. It notes total enquiries and cases dealt with under the scheme, with expectations that by year end the overall total will reach about one million and a half. It cites pay received by men, totaling 422,285.
A man identified as Wilfred Perry of 40 years faced a magistrate for being drunk in charge. He received a $20 fine and 130 days detention on the first charge, plus three months more for possession of liquor with no option for a fine.
A report states the Dominion gas well was successfully plugged amid financial notes after clogging, with engineers noting mud pumped across the continent and substantial output figures. The event underscores ongoing drilling operations and related economic implications.
Ottawa reports that fourteen NCOs finished tallying army records covering every unit and man who wore a Canadian uniform. The militia department holds about twenty-one original and duplicate army forms for each service member, and officials say the materials will be preserved and locked away.
About 250 sale grocers from Dominion and twenty manufacturers allied to grocery trade attended the Canadian Wholesale Grocers Association gathering in Toronto. Hugh Blain, president, said prices likely peaked unless workers push for higher wages, and he denied that necessaries had been paid for with coin prior to the meeting.
Military headquarters reports that a limited number of vacancies at the Roy Academy in Woolwich and the Royal Military College in England have been allotted to the Canadian government for nominations. Ages are between 17 and 18.
About 500 miners at No 9 colliery in Glace Bay are idle as workers strike over a five dollar timesheet dispute. The stoppage halts production at one of the district's key mines and reflects tense labor conditions in the mine workforce.
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