Farmers Conference Backs Government Bond Guarantee
Edmonton reports the Farmers Conference urged government backing for irrigation bonds and endorsed sowing fall rye to aid drought hit south Alberta and Saskatchewan. The communique notes cabinet formation discussions, drought risk study, and call for swift policy action without naming cabinet ministers.
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Farmers Conference
South
Edmonton
Farmers’ Conference
United Farmers of Alberta
18 Foot Candle Memorial for Caruso in Naples
In New York on August 12 an 18 foot candle is being made as a Caruso memorial by inmates of an orphan home who say the tenor donated a year for many years. It will burn for 5,000 years and be placed at the church of Re Mandana of Pompeii in Naples. Maker Antonio Ajello has a derrick to dip the candle in boiling tallow and expects completion in ten weeks. It will weigh about 1,000 pounds and burn about 13 years seven months.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
Raic
Re Mandana
Pompeii
Naples
Antonio Ajello
Ajello
Harding's Stepmother Reports Marriage of G T Harding
Marion Ohio August 12. Efforts to hide the marriage of G T Harding father of President Harding and his stenographer Miss Alice Severns failed hours after his return from Monro Michigan where the ceremony was performed yesterday morning. Dr Jaulding admitted he had become a benedict. The couple had first sought Windsor Ontario for a license but were not residents of Canada. Dr Harding age 77 has practiced in Marion fifty years. His bride was born in Marion County fifty two years ago. He has five living children. His first wife died eleven years ago. He said I was lonesome griply untreatably lonely.
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Marion
Ohio
G. T. Harding
Harding
Alice Severns
Monro
Mich
Jaulding
Windsor
Ont
Canada
Marion County
Hardin
City Market Prices Listed For Produce and Meats
Prices at the city market today show Deef five cents a pound and up veal eight cents a pound and up mutton ten cents a pound and up pork sixteen cents a pound and up eggs thirty five to forty cents a dozen butter twenty five to thirty five cents a pound potatoes a pound cabbage five cents a pound pickling onions two pounds for twenty five cents spring vegetables six bunches for twenty five cents cauli fifteen to thirty cents a head cucumbers zero cents a dozen turnips three cents a pound corn forty cents a dozen beans ten cents a pound.
Premier Stewart Resigns in Edmonton
Premier Stewart resigns at 2 pm in Edmonton. The new cabinet will be announced later today or tomorrow morning.
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Edmonton
Stewart
Wood declines Alberta premiership to focus on farmers group
Winnipeg August 12 N W Wood president United Farmers of Alberta and Col John Fraser Toronto Farmers Sun arrive for what may be the wheat board windup meeting Wood says he cannot accept Alberta premiership and will not direct or join the Greenfield administration preferring to devote energy to his organization and its goals
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Winnipeg
N. W. Wood
United Farmers of Alberta
John Fraser
Farmers’ Sun
Toronto
Canadian Wheat Board
Wood
Alberta
Ponzi Furnishings Declared Separate From Wife Claim
In Lexington Massachusetts the referee in bankruptcy ruled the $35 000 worth of furnishings in Charles Ponzi’s home belonged to Ponzi not Mrs Ponzi The goods will be sold at public auction and the proceeds turned over to the trustee for creditors’ benefit
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Boston
Lexington
Charles Ponzi
Middlesex County
Rum Running Seen Increasing Along Border
Windsor officials foresee a rise in illegal cross border liquor trips as orders already flow to Canadian breweries and distilleries. A source close to bootlegging predicts about twenty speed boats will operate before week’s end to ferry liquor to Michigan.
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Windsor
U.S.A
U.S
Michigan
U S A Prisoners Arrive At Reval After Release
Six United States prisoners released from Moscow prisons arrived in Reval on August 12. They spent a happy day shopping and outfitting themselves after shedding prison clothes and undergoing health cleansing to meet regulations. They believe no group will topple the Bolshevik government but famine could hasten its end, arguing famine is exaggerated and misery is widespread.
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Reval
United States
Moscow
Russia
Light potato crop threatens market as bulletin warns
Ottawa reports an extremely light potato yield nationwide in a bulletin from the Botanical Division of the experimental farm. Farmers are urged to inspect crops early and market the produce due to a risk of crop failure.
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Ottawa
Botanical Division
Probable Cabinet Line-Up in Redmonton Conference
Herbert Greenfield head leads the draft Provincial Executive Council with J E Brownlee Verrin Baker George Headley F G Reid Vernon W Smith and Alex Ross named for key ministries. Conference delegates endorsed the draft then postponed final portfolio allocations to Greenfield after Lieut Governor consultation.
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Redmonton
Illerbert Greenfield
J. E. Brownlee
Verrin’ Baker
George Headley
F. G. Reid
Vernon W. Smith
Alex Ross
UFLA
Greenfield
Leaders weigh Europe questions before Washington talks
Paris August 12 Briand, Lloyd George and Bonomi the French British and Italian premiers await settlement of European issues and details of Washington disarmament and Far East conferences before attending in person Briand faces Paris agenda including German reparations and electoral district redraw while Parliament reconvenes October 12 Lloyd George's Washington plans remain unsettled and Bonomi questions the value of premiers at such talks with Count Sforza possibly Italy’s delegate and no agenda mention for Washington in the supreme council notes.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
David Lloyd George
Ivance Bonomi
Washington
M. Briahd
Lloyd George
Signor Bonomi
Count Sforza
Italy
Supreme Council
Redcliff Review Suspends Publication
The Redcliff Review ceases publication with the current issue due to high production costs. Mr Hatcher informed the News by phone that the job plant will continue operating.
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Redcliff Review
the News
Hatcher
Redcliff
Prairie Weather Report Sees Warm, Fair Conditions
A look at regional temps shows Vancouver and western cities clear with readings in the mid to high 70s and Alberta and Saskatchewan mostly cloudy. The forecast calls for showers then partial relief with cooler conditions through today and Saturday.
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Vancouver
Nelson
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Regina
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Thomaston Seized Sailor Vessel Brought 1000 Cases Whiskey
Customs officers say the two masted US fishing schooner Thomaston seized here on Wednesday for port regulation violations landed 1000 cases of Scotch whiskey in Camden New Jersey. The warehouse is under armed guard with no arrests yet. an odd note about barristers follows.
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Philadelphia
United States
Thomaston
Camden
N. J
Ajax Coal Mine to Hire 150 by September End
Ajax Coal Co head J B Swan says fall demand for coal looks strong and the mine will reach ten cars daily by September end. A three story boarding house to house 46 to 50 workers will be built near the mine to cut shuttling time. Coal markets extend to Calgary Winnipeg and Crownne Burdett with Spokane shipments proving satisfactory.
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J. B. Swan
Ajax Coal Co
Swan
Calgary
Winnipeg
Burdett
Spokane
Silesian Crisis Referred to League by Allies
Paris August 12 The whole Silesian question affecting Franco British ties has been referred to the League of Nations by the Supreme Allied Council. Lloyd George and Briand approved the plan unanimously. The move aims to resolve tensions with Italy Japan and Britain over France while relief to Russia remains on the agenda. Briand and Lloyd George proposals fluctuated between arbitration by the United States and League oversight.
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Lloyd George
Briand
U.S.A
Paris
France
Great Britain
League of Nations
Supreme Alled Council
Art
Italy
Japan
Supreme Council
Russia
Briend
Upper Silesia
League
M. Briand
United States
Lord Byng Arrives in Ottawa to Enthusiastic Reception
Crowds throng Ottawa streets and Parliament Hill to greet the new Governor General Lord Byng of Vimy and Lady Byng as the vice regal carriage arrives. Premier Arthur Meighen and cabinet members welcome them, with speeches and a guard of honor marking the ceremony near Nepean Point.
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Ottawa
Parliament Hill
Byng
Central Station
Lady Byng
Arthur Meighen
Iris Excellency
Wwich
Nepean Point
This Year's Wheel Crops in Hungary and Belgium
The report notes that Hungary and Belgium produced only 1 percent of last year's wheel crops, indicating a severe drop in output. No further details on causes or dates are provided in the available text.
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Hungary
Belgium
Oppose Abolition of Wheat Pool in New South Wales
Reuters dispatch from Melbourne reports continued controversy over ending the war time wheat pool in New South Wales. About six percent of New South Wales farmers supported the pool while South Australia’s assembly rejected it by a large margin. A motion of no confidence was tabled due to the government decision to abandon the pool.
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New South Wales
Pool—Assembly
London
Reuter
Melbourne
Australia
War Times
New’ South Wales
South Australian Assembly
Industrial Shares Show Weakness On Stock Market
New York August 12 Wall Street opened with continued weakness in industrial shares as listed names such as Bethlehem Steel General Electric Royal Dutch American Writing Paper Preferred Sears Roebuck and Colorado and Southern declined 1 to 4 points. Late dealer activity led to some short covering in railroad stocks with Atchison Union Pacific Reading Studebaker and Northern Pacific rising 1 2 to 3 4 points and Western Union up 1 1 2. Foreign exchange rates remained steady.
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New York
Wall Street
Bethlehem Steel
General Electric
Royal Datchy
American Writing Paper
Sears Roebuck and Cologado
Mercantile Marine
Baldwin
Pullman
Atchison, Union Pacific
Reading, Studebaer
Northern Pacific
Western Union
Mail fraud arrests widen in $500000 case in New York
Post office inspectors arrest two more suspects in a $500000 mail fraud ring. W. J. Zuckerman and Jacob Levinstein detained, Frederick Steifle of the New York Credit Men's Association says Zuckerman operated in Chicago and St Louis. Bail set at $25000 for Zuckerman, Levinstein released on own recognizance.
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New York
Post Office
W. J. Zuckerman
Jacob Levinstein
Frederick Steifle
Prosecution Bureau of
New York Credit Men's Association
Zuckerman
Chicago
St. Louis
Levinstein
Hull Police Faulted for Protecting Victims in Disorder
Ottawa report cites direct accusations that Hull police ignored requests for help to purge disorderly buses. Arthur Deschenes testifies the force lacked copies of the charter and was unaware of powers to protect citizens. Only three residents testified before the commission adjourned to August 17.
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Ottawa
Hull
Arthur Deschenes
Ostering
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Macdonald Hotel
Lieut
Overnor Brett
Setwart
Western Canada Colonization Association
W. H. Fairfield
F. HH. Auld
Perrin Baker
G. H. Hutton
W. P. Gay
Manufacturers Life Town Department
Mortgage and Lown Association of Alberta
Alberta Farmer
Caruso
Pres. Harding
Prem. Stewart
ULF. A. Organization
Herbert Greenfield
Westlock
Education
Alex Ros
Public Works
Europe
Bonomi
U. S
Copfierance
Ajax
Supreme Allied Council
Lord Byng
Hull Police
Befors Enquiry
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