Russian retreat in East Prussia sparks panic and flight
Berlin dispatch reports a panicked Russian withdrawal along the East Prussian border under Polish cavalry pressure. Cattle and troops mix in flight as officers try to restore order with revolvers. Russians blame Polish and French air attacks and Western fighting methods.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
London
Warsaw
Prawanysz
Mlawa
Great Britain
Italy
Minsk
Poland
Lloyd George and
Giolitti
Lucerne
Switzerland
Moscow
Briton Miners Vote on Projel Calling Strike
London reports say members of the British Miners Federation began a ballot to decide on a strike to press wage increases and coal price reductions. Voting continues this week with results due later. Government has not offered the proposed wage rise or coal price cut of about 50 cents per ton.
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London
British Miners Federation
Police Court Fine for Intoxication and Oak Bay Death
In police court G. Wawking was fined ten dollars plus costs for intoxication. W Ye Oliver, former reeve of Oak Bay British Columbia, is dead.
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G. Wawking
W. Ye. Oliver
Oak Bay
Increased Wage Award Accepted by Machinists
Winnipeg reports the Canadian machinists and carmen have accepted the raised wages from the Canadian Railway Association. H Kempster, secretary, says officials signed last night for the men. The agreement increases wages about 15 cents per hour.
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Winnipeg
Carmen
Canadian Railway Association
H. Kempster
Lia
Farmers Will Not Follow Lead By Meighen and King
Winnipeg August 24 The farmers political party will not launch a Dominion wide public campaign this fall despite summer efforts to organize and perfect its political machinery. Leader Hon T A Crerar is on vacation at Lake of the Woods and expected home soon.
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Winnipeg
Farmers Political Party
Dominion
Meighen
Ton
Mackenzie King
T. A. Crerar
Lake of the Woods
Colorado Delegates Push Prohibition of Tobacco Sales
Colorado's delegates to the national prohibition convention were instructed to demand a ban on the sale and manufacture of tobacco products.
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Colorado
Rum running riot on Canadian border at Estevan
Regina Aug 24 The Assistant Commissioner of the Saskatchewan Provincial Police Tracey reports Estevan Sask resembles a resort as rum running flourishes across the border. He says Minot North Dakota serves as a clearing station and cars from across the line return with cargoes worth about 2400 to 2500 dollars in Minneapolis. Lawlessness grows as liquor stores fringe the line and even police chief’s daughter is fined for concealed weapons.
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Regina
Tracey
Saskatchewan
Estevan
Sask
Banff
Minot
North Dakota
Eglevan
Minneapolis
Mayor of Cork in Critical State
Lord Mayor Terence MacSweeney of Cork remains in Brixton Jail after a sedition conviction. He has refused food for thirteen days and is described as extremely critical this morning. The Home Office stood firm, denying any release.
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London
Terence MaccSweeney
Cork
Mac Sweeney
Brixton
Home Office
MacSweeney
Ward Family Reported Safe After Bush Fire Escape
Winnipeg residents Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward and Mrs. George Ward believed dead in Mulvihill district fires are now said safe at Camper Manitoba. They reached Camper exhausted after fleeing the flames, according to a long distance telephone report.
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Winnipeg
J. Ward
George Ward
Mulvihill
Camper
Man
Moviemakers in Montreal Set Weekly Pay Rates
Montreal August 24 under a new contract movie and vaudeville operators receive 50 dollars weekly in continuous shows. In vaudeville houses with two or three shows daily pay falls to sixteen dollars and in movie houses to forty five dollars.
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Montreal
Bennett to Represent Canadian Bar Association
Winnipes Aug 24 R B Bennett of Calgary will represent the Guardian Bar Association at the United States Bar Association convention in St Louis Sir James Aikens announced today Aikens will attend the Canadian Bar Association meeting in Ottawa in September
Premier Oliver Seeks Linking Pacific Railways
Premier Oliver of British Columbia, after visiting the Ponce-Coupe district, states his conviction on the necessity of linking the Pacific Great Eastern railway with the E D and B C railway to unify regional rail connections.
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Oliver
British Columbia
Pacific, Great Eastern Railway
E, D. & B.C. Railway
Gov Cox Likely Subpoenaed by Senate Campaign Panel
Chicago reports Gov Cox the democratic nominee faces possible subpoena and compelled appearance before the senate campaign committee. The panel plans to probe both Republican and Democratic national campaigns unless he testifies voluntarily, a committee member told the AP.
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Chicago
Editors Enjoyed Real Holiday at Windermere Lake
Delegates to the Imperial Press Conference paused at Windermere Lake British Columbia after Lake Louise. They enjoyed boating fishing riding golf and Indian potlatch bathing, with residents from Windermere Invermere Golden and Cranbrook and a CPR ore and farm demonstration. Walter Nixon guided a pack horse string as a notable feature.
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Windermere Camp
B.C
Imperial
Lake Louise
Windermere Lake
Agne Lake
Mirror Lake
Bective Mountain
Windermere
Columbia Valley
C.P.R
Invermere
Golden
Cranbrook
G. J. Spreull
South East Kooceniy Associated Boards of Trade
H. G. Parson
Golden Board
Walter Nixon
Western Canada Colonization Assn Plans Dominion Charter Campaign
Meetings of the Western Canada Colonization Association executive at Regina set plans for a Dominion charter. A six-man western delegation will seek eastern contributions by September with October for the western campaign. Winnipeg to serve as temporary west head office and regional solicitors named.
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Western Canada Colonization Association
Regina
Brown
Alberta
Brett
McDonald
Baker
U.S A
Freeman
Lethbridge
Revillion Freres
Edmonton
R. J. Stark
Edmonton Exhibition
Saskatchewan
Major James
Regina Board of Trade
J. B. Musselman
Grain Growers’ of
F. R. McMillan
Saskatoon
Peter McAra
B. T. McDonald
Maniitoba
Jas. H. Ashtown
Winnipeg
H. B. Shaw
Union Bank
W. B. Milner
Winnipeg Board of Trade
W. H. Carter
Carter, Hails, Allinger Co
A. E. MacKenzie
MacKenzie Seed Company
Brandon
J. L. Bowman
Dauphin
Imperial Press Conference
Association
Isaac Pitblado
K. C
Pitblado
Norman MacKenzie
K.C
F. J. James
Manitoba
I. B. Bennett
I. C
Thornton Irwin and Rowell Man Injured in Runaway
Thornton Irwin of Rowell was severely injured when a team he was driving ran away. He rode on a wagon without a box and was thrown to the tongue, dragged as the horses bolted. His left big toe was amputated at the hospital. he is resting, reporting to be as comfortable as possible.
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Thornton Irwin
Rowell
Railways ready for Western wheat flood movement
Ottawa reports that Canadian railways have completed preparations to handle the Western grain crop. Officials say every available box car is concentrated in the West and railways are directing efforts to manage the expected wheat movement without delay.
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Ottawa
Railway Department
Union Jack Flown as Riots March Through Lisburn
In Lisburn Ireland August 24 nationalist properties burned and the Catholic parochial hall destroyed. After Inspector Swanzy was killed loyalist reprisals drive residents to flee leaving only one house with the body marking a flag display to avoid perceived disloyalty.
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Lisburn
Ireland
Swanzy
Prairie Wheat Crop Estimates By Province
Saskatchewan will yield about 122,496,400 bushels from 9,422,800 acres at 15 bu/acre Manitoba 41,026,000 from 2,563,500 ac at 16 bu/acre Alberta 66,295,200 from 3,516,406 ac at 18 bu/acre. Estimates by A B Whitmore, long-time observer of prairie crops.
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Regita
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
A. 13. Whitmore
Tennessee Ratifies Suffrage Amendment
Tennessee attorney general announced that Governor Roberts certified the suffrage amendment at 10:20 this morning and mailed the certification to Secretary of State Colby.
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Nashville
Tenn
Frank M. Thompson
Tennessee
A. S. Roberts
Colby
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Trades and Labor Hall
Becker Block
Meighen & King
R.F.A
Bourke
Tragey
R. B. Bennett
CAN. Bar Association
U.S. Bar Association
City of St. Louis
Cox
Western Can, Colonization Assoc
Dominion Charter
Alta
Thompson
Roberts
Sons of England Benefit Society Lodge
Prairie Hose No
Grand Lodge
Winnipeg Giants
Monarchs
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