Gathers in the City for Alberta Industrial Congress
A large Alberta Industrial Congress opens in Calgary with leaders from finance, manufacturing, and media arriving by special trains. Hotels fill as attendees stay with relatives, while officials arrange Canadian Pacific sleeping cars. Prominent visitors praise the event and anticipate a major industrial expansion for western Canada. The program includes moving pictures and a tour of provinces, with sessions beginning the next day.
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Alberta Industrial Congress
Tiiy Abricel
Congress
L. Chudleigh
Board of Trade
Brown
Fec
Little
Western
Canada
Passing of Andrew Carnegie Today in Eighty-fifth Year
Andrew Carnegie a steel magnate and philanthropist died at Shadowbrook, Lennox, at 7 10 am after a brief bronchial pneumonia illness. Born 1835 in Dumferline Scotland he spent decades in American industry and education funding. He leaves widow and daughter. his literary works included The Gospel of Wealth and books on industry and democracy.
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Lennox
Mass
Andrew Carnegie
Shadowbrook
Roswell Miller
Lake Mahkeenae
Dumferline
Scotland
Heath
America
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Carnegie
Skibbo Castle
Sutherlandshire
St. Andrew's University
Aberdeen University
Britain
James Watt
Plumb plan for railroad control called vicious by senator
Washington August 11 Senator Pomerons Democrat Ohio denounced the Plumb plan for tripartite control of the railroads as vicious and Bolshevik in tone and said it would be rejected by the American people. He called the plan worse than socialism in a public letter to railroad officialdom and Ohio brotherhoods.
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Washington
Russia
Pomerons
Democrat
Ohio
Brotherhoods
Fomerons
Dr Stringer Returns to Montreal After Troop Lectures
The Right Rev. Dr. I. O. Stringer Bishop of the Yukon returns to Montreal aboard the Scandinavian. He spent ten months overseas delivering citizenship lectures to troops before docking on Saturday afternoon.
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Montreal
I. O. Stringer
The
Yukon
Strike situation in U.S. shows regional contrasts
Reports to the railroad administration indicate the strike situation west of Chicago and in the southeast was virtually normal. In New England and Chicago many men were still out. Voting on the official strike ballot was expected to begin soon.
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New England
Chicago
Washington
Railroad Administration
Southeast
Knight targets Toronto labor for 20,000 OBU members
Joseph Knight of the One Big Union says he will stay in Toronto to recruit 20,000 members from organized labor, then target unorganized workers. An international officer notes the recent OBU meeting drew about 40 as machinists rebuffed Knight, with projections of rapid gains in four months.
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Toronto
Joseph Knight
O.B.U
Mr. Knight
Mir
Knight
O. Lb.u
Secret Japan Britain treaty concealed from Lansing
Washington on August 11 United States Senator testified before the foreign relations committee that Viscount Ishii the Japanese ambassador to the United States concealed a secret treaty between Japan and Great Britain regarding the Shantung peninsula in China.
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Washington
Japan
Great Britain
Shantung, China
Lansing
Viscount Ishii
United States
Semile Foreign Relations Committee
Peterborough Council Plans $10 Gold Piece for Triplets’ Mother
Keene Aug 11 The Peterborough city council will gift Albert Doris mother of triplets born in June with a $10 gold piece engraved. Previously the council decided to present silver mugs to the babies.
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Keene
Albert Doris
Peterborougty
Peterborough
St Pauls Presbyterian calls Rev R McDonald to Prince Albert church
St Pauls Presbyterian of Prince Albert announces the call of Rev R McDonald of Carmichael Church Regina to serve as minister at Prince Albert.
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St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
Prince Albert
R. McDonald
Carmichael Church
Regina
Mon Meighen Coming West With Delegation
Col Nelson Spencer wired Ottawa to learn when the interior minister would visit the west. He received a telegram from Hon A Meighen stating he and Hon G Calder would leave Ottawa Wednesday and would advise the meeting date with the Medicine Hat delegation.
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Lieate
Nelson Spencer
Ottawa
Uscerain
Department of the Interior
Col
Spencer
A. Meighen
GG. Calder
Ino
Gas Well to be Blown off in Armoury Park Event
The Armoury Park gas well will be blown off immediately after tonight’s banquet at the curling rink. A daylight tour to Calgary via special train from Medicine Hat tomorrow at 8 will depart. tickets are available at the depot and from the Board of Trade, Pingle’s Drug Store, or the rink after 6 30 p.m. tonight.
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Armoury Park
Calgary
Lethbridge
Weelock
Saa
Pam
Wip
Elvie Hanquet
Board of ‘Trade
Pingle
U S Protests Sonora Agrarian Law
President Wilson informed the senate that repeated protests against Sonora’s agrarian law have been sent to the Mexican government by the state department due to concerns over American interests.
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Washington
Sonora
State Department
Senate
Wilson
Expulsion shakes Great War Vets over school caretaker post
Hamilton Aug 11 Robert Wright a member of the board of education and former soldier was expelled from Mast Hamilton G W V A for opposing the selection of Robert Clegg as caretaker of King George school Wright argued the substitute had filled in overseas for three years and was thus entitled to the vacancy The executive acted amid a stir in G W V A circles and a general meeting is to decide Wright’s future actions
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Hamilton
Robert Wright
Board of Education
Mast
Hamilton G.W.V.A
Robert Clegg
King George School
Wronchix
Will
Wright
Clegg
G.w.vla
Harvesters Wanted for Manitoba Fields in Neepawa
The local labor bureau seeks fifty additional workers for Manitoba harvest fields at Neepawa. Over one hundred men have already been sent. applicants should apply at once at the bureau.
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Manitoba
Neepawa
Bureau
Dr James W Robertson sails to secure Canadian agricultural exports
Ottawa August 10 Dr James W Robertson returned from Europe at the request of the Minister of Agriculture. He acted as the department's representative to study disposal of Canada’s exportable foodstuffs and to arrange settlements with the United Kingdom and the continent. He visited Paris five times during the peace conference. He said most time abroad was spent arranging export disposal and hoped Britain would act in line with Canada’s wishes later this year.
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Ottawa
James W. Robertson
Europe
Department
United Kingdom
Paris
Robertson
Loum
Canada
President Wilson Withholds Peace Terms Documents
President Wilson told Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairmen Lodge that he cannot provide the documents used by American peace commissioners at Paris in negotiating terms. The request seeks papers related to the peace talks and terms agreed at Paris.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Foreign Relations
Coonmittes
Paris
Two Drownings Reported at English Bay
Two brothers Cecil Vaneed aged 2 and Clarence Vaneed aged 21 were drowned while bathing in English Bay Sunday afternoon. The younger was a returned soldier.
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Vancouver
Bcl
Cecil
Clarence Vaneed
English Bay
Currie Seeks Greater Understanding Between Motherland and Colonies
Gen Currie, commander of the Canadian Corps in France, told a Reuters interview aboard the Caronia bound for Canada that while Canadians respect the British, they seek deeper intimacy with the colonies. He urged more cooperation, rational discipline, and shared sacrifice to foster mutual understanding.
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Motherland
Colonies
Liverpool
Reuter
Caronia
Canada
Currie
France
Sotherland
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Bolshevik Russia
DR. Stringer
U.S
Norris
Horace Chevrier
Winnipeg
Senator Watson
Joe Knight
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