Explosion Destroys Wall Street Buildings in New York
A massive blast in New York Citys financial district near Broad Street caused extensive ruin at J P Morgan and Company, the sub treasury, and the assay office. At least 31 people died and over 200 were injured as panic shut the stock exchange. Authorities suspect a bomb, with evidence including iron fragments and TNT remnants. Five Morgan executives were in the building but escaped unharmed.
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New York
Wall Street
Broad
United States Department of Justice
J. P. Morgan and Company
Sub-Treasury
Assay
Stock and Curb Exchange
Dorlet
Trewds
Treasury
Governor's Island
Pabey
T.N.T
Cate
William J. Burns Detective Agency
Burns
Kenton
Bureau of Combustibles
Mosnam
Morgan Firm
Thomas Amery
Thos W. Morrow
Elliott C. Bacon
George Whitney
Broad Street
Morgan Building
Less Cattle in Britain Signals Export Meat Opportunity
A report to the Department of Trade and Commerce from Harrison Watson, Canada's London trade commissioner, shows Britain’s cattle herd at 5,597,000, down more than ten percent from 1919 and the lowest since 1903. Sheep figures fall over eleven percent from last year, underscoring Canada’s chance to expand export meat trade as H. S. Arkell notes.
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Ottawa
Great Britain
Department of Trade and Commerce
Harrison Watson
London
Canada
H. S. Arkell
Dominion Livestock
Canada’s five month trade shows export drop amid imports surge
Ottawa reports total Canadian trade for the five months ending August 31 at 1.063 billion dollars, up from 861 million last year, while exports fall to about 154.39 million from 7.45 million earlier. Imports rise sharply to 597.89 million, up from 366.35 million, with duty receipts at 90.35 million, up 23.05 million.
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Ottawa
Customs Department
Canada
Opinion of UA President on Wheat Marketing Line
H. W. Woods, president of the UFA, argues economical wheat marketing would offset freight rate increases. He cites Ottawa Bureau of Statistics data showing a 258 million bushel prairie crop and says continued wheat board would have offset the added west to Fort William freight burden.
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Calgary
Wheat Board
West- Fern
Fort William
H. W. Woods
UFA
Wood
Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Oil boom shakes Saskatchewan near Swift Current
An oil boom grips Saskatchewan near Swift Current with drilling to begin on the Canadian side of the Montana border south of Pontiex. American promoters press leases on Montana farms and Saskatchewan ranches for oil testing as excitement grows and tests advance toward the boundary.
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Canadian
Montana
Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Swift Covent
Pontiex
Saskatchewan Ranch
Saskatchewan Grain Growers Arrange Tariff Commission Input
Regina and Winnipeg discussions show Saskatchewan Grain Growers, led by J B Musselman, preparing a draft statement for October 11 12 submission to the Tariff Commission. Individual farmer testimony and retailer input likely to follow at local sittings and through the Saskatchewan commission group.
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Regina
Norman P. Lambert
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Tariff Commission
Winnipeg
J. B. Musselman
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Musselman
Ite
Lambert
Ottawa
Comision Organization
Grain movement prompts rail border car limits
In view of heavy western crop movement, Canadian railways tighten controls to keep freight cars from crossing the border. U.S. car shortage of about 600,000 means cross-border Canada cars rarely return, with higher storage charges. Authorities expect congestion and grain blockade risks as eastern wheat movement peaks.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Must Pay Debts Due to Germany Must Pay Debts Due to Germany
Debts owed by Canadian firms to German and other enemy firms during the war will be collected by the Canadian Government and paid at full German mark value. Amounts over 100 dollars are collected through the Secretary of State and forwarded to Britain for transfer to Germany. The Canadian Manufacturers' Association noted several firms hold such debts, some large.
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Montreal
Department of
Secretary of State
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Railway Board Sitings On Western Tour Schedule
Railway Commissioners begin their western tour with a Winnipeg stop at City Hall on Wednesday morning September 29 and Saskatoon the following day. The itinerary lists Edmonton Prince George Prince Rupert Victoria Vancouver Vernon Nelson Calgary Medicine Hat Regina Saskatoon Winnipeg Fort Williams with hearings on express rate increases and other cases at various points.
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Ottawa
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Prince George
B.C
Prince Rupert
Victoria
Vancouver
Vernon
Nelson
Calcary
Alta
Medicine Mat
Regina
Saska
Fort Williams
Ont
Express
Petain Marries at Paris City Hall in Seventh Ward
Paris reports Marshal Henri Philippe Petain and Madame Hardon wed at City Hall in the Seventh Ward with Petite Parisienne noting the ceremony. John McCormack cancels Australian engagements and heads to London to avoid fallout after remarks on the Irish question, per Exchange Telegraph from Melbourne.
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Paris
Henri Phillippe Petain
France
Verdun
Madame Hardon
Seventh Ward
Petite Parisienne
John McCormack
Australis
London
Exchange Telegraph
Melbourne
Soviets Stir Trouble in Italy With Metal Workers
Rome reports a Tribuna document claims Soviet Russia supporters seek Italy's recognition of Moscow and aim to broaden a political movement among metal workers. The file asserts Legion of Red Guards contact and permanent Soviet conditions. Milan notes Labor Confederation will push for worker-led management and vows to intensify actions if masters resist.
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Rome
Metal Workers
Russia
Italy
Moscow
Tribuna
Legion of Red Guards
Torre Annunziata
Naples
Milan
Confederation of Labor
Wrangel Forces Soviets to Beat Retreat in Romania and Russia
Paris dispatches report new Wrangel Army successes in southern Romania as anti Bolshevik forces gain ground. Don River actions see Nazarov cut the route from Voronezh to Tzaritzin. Bolshevik 7th Division retreats amid heavy eastern Poland and Volhynia fighting near Brest-Litovsk and Kovel.
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Paris
Alberta Wheat Crop Boom Reaches Record Value in 1919
The Herald reports Alberta's 1915 wheat crop at sixty million bushels valued at 50 million dollars. By 1919 it shows improved yields and higher values with official estimates up to 82,972,000 bushels at 260 dollars per bushel, potentially yielding over 215 million dollars for farmers, suggesting a fourfold value increase since 1915 if prices hold.
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Calgary
Herald
Alberta
Alice Farmers
Curlers to Sail on Dec 30 for England Matches
The Canadian branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club of Scotland announces a team of 32 representing Canada will depart for England on December 30 to engage in a series of curling matches against Scottish teams.
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Montreal
Royal Caledonian Curling Club of Scotland
Canada
England
Saskatchewan Needs Nurses Now in Regina and Province
Officials at Regina General Hospital report a shortage of nurses and materials for nurses in Regina and across Saskatchewan, highlighting a provincial staffing and supply crisis in healthcare.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Sask
Regina General Hospital
Albanian Government Presses Allies on Serbia Troop Withdrawal
Albanian leaders urge Washington President Wilson and British Premiers Lloyd George and Mil Jerand to compel Serbia to withdraw its troops from Albanian territory. The appeal seeks timely diplomatic steps from the allied powers.
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Serbia
Washington
Wilson
Lloyd George
Mil Jerand
Australian Navy Reorganization Advances Amid Scrapping Plans
The Australian navy reorganization is moving forward with several ships slated for scrapping. Proposals to abandon the oval college are under discussion but face strong opposition from critics who fear impact on training and heritage.
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London
Sydney
Oval College
U S Committee to Probe Irish Atrocities Sparks Talks
A Free Press Ottawa despatch notes the U S Committee of One Hundred on Ireland plans to hear evidence from British authorities Sinn Fein and others. The aim is a neutral inquiry to reduce Anglo American tensions and prevent war as sessions in Washington are set for October.
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Winnipeg
Free Press
Ottawa
New York
Oswald Garrison Vilard
Ireland
Sinn Fein
One Hundred
United States
Great Britain
Sinn Fien
Washington
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Ian
Farmers and Tariff Com
Germany
Railway Board
Labor Movement
Soviet
Gen. Wrangel
Kovel
Anzac Navy
U. S
Prague
Czecho Slovakia
Bovril
Eae
Ae Eae Ch Sones
Wiliam Rogers
Rogers & Son Mart
Rogers
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