Russia open to neutral country for peace talks
A wireless Moscow message suggests transferring the Russo Polish peace negotiations from Minsk to a neutral nation. Berlin cites 34,000 Bolsheviks interned in West Prussia. Danzig harbor hosts British and French warships as the US orders the Pittsburg to protect citizens there.
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Paris
Minsk
Moscow
Riffel Tower
Foreign Office
Prussia
London
West Prussia
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Vauxhall Farmers Organize as Board of Trade District
A federal meeting in the Vauxhall District last night at Staples Farm formed an active Board of Trade for the area. Medicine Hat merchants and the local Board of Trade attended. The group aims to unite nearly a hundred farmers, foster community spirit, and plan a winter drive to form stock, potato growers, and similar associations while improving schools, telephones, roads, and railway service.
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Vauxhall
Staples Farm
Board of Trade
Medicine Hat Board of Trade
Kellas
Medicine Hat
Henew
View Board of Trade
Monarch player’s April Fool prank fuels odd chase
A Monarch ball player phoned Bob Lusier in town claiming a Lethbridge Rotarian player had missed the train and that Bob must head to Lethbridge. The ruse created a busy scene but Bob declined to search for a missing player as he needed to return to his farm.
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Bob Lussier
Lethbridge
Ponzi Home and Autos Taken Over by Receivers
Boston August 28 receivers took over Charles Ponzi s home and his automobiles as part of the bankruptcy action. Ponzi once led a scheme involving international reply coupons before his fortunes collapsed.
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Chas. Ponzi
Boston
Mass
Sworn to kill Lloyd George report from London
The Daily Mail dispatch reports Sinn Fein members believed to be six in Ireland part of a group sworn to kill Premier Lloyd George. Authorities take special precautions to guard him.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Ireland
Sx Sinn Fenners
Lloyd George
Toronto Distillers to Go Out of Business
Toronto Aug 28 Gooderham and Worth the Toronto distillers have made their last whiskey. I D Gooderman manager of the firm states this morning that when the present stock is exhausted the firm will go out of business as distillers. He would not say what disposal will he made of the distillery.
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Toronto
Gooderham and Worth
I. D. Gooderman
Grain Prices and Market Quotes on Wheat Oats Barley
Market notes listing wheat oats rye barley and flax prices with Oct and May futures, cash bids, and regional track quotes. Includes Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta pricing, and indicators for condemned or rejected lots.
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Nor
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Armed men steal $5,000 whiskey in Brookfield raid
Five armed men robbed the home of Mrs Garrity in Brookfield Mississippi last night taking about $5,000 worth of whiskey. They forced the family to stay in a room during the theft.
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Brookfield
Liqior
Tie
Miss
Mra I
Finlay Bridge Concreting Price Recommended
A city council committee proposes accepting H H Bateman's tender of 4700 dollars for Concreting the Finlay Bridge floor plus 1100 dollars for not closing the bridge, with cement and steel. A special committee will present the price to Bateman. if he refuses, the Public Works Department will do the work. Mayor Brown says the bridge will close for one day after each half of the work, ideally only on two Sundays.
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Finlay Bridge
H. H. Bateman
Public Works Committee
Ald. Huckvale
Ald. Burns
Public Works Department
Brown
Better Days For The Babies In Medicine Hat
A free clinic for children up to school age opens in Medicine Hat Alberta as part of Public Health. The event runs Tuesday and Wednesday September 7 8 with a garden party at the Nurses Home and an 8 pm address at City Hall by Dr Leitch and Miss C Smith. A first clinic is set for Wednesday from 2 to 4 at the new courthouse.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Department of Public Health
Leitch
Edmonton
C. Smith
Registered Nurses’ Association
Court House
High School Opening for 1920 1921
The notice invites friends and parents to a formal opening of the High School for 1920 1921 on Monday at 10 30 a m in the auditorium Rev TE A Davis rector of St Barnabas will conduct the opening exercises followed by short addresses Miss Laura Brownlee a senior student will perform a vocal solo A large turnout of parents is desired to encourage students and faculty
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TE. A. ‘Davis
St. Barnabas
Laura Brownlee
Federation of University Women awards $1000 scholarship
Toronto August 28. The Federation of University Women votes a $1000 scholarship for the next triennial period to encourage Canadian women graduates to pursue study at a British university.
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Toronto
Federation of University Women's Elitcs
Ask Authority to Investigate Matter of Rents
Winnipeg Aug 27 Captain W White chief commissioner of the Canadian Board of Commerce seeks Ottawa power to investigate rent profiteering after an unofficial inquiry across the west He found much feeling on the issue but current powers bar official probes He will return to Ottawa after public inquiries in Winnipeg Regina Calgary Edmonton Vancouver and Victoria and tentative investigations awaiting action
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Winnipeg
W. White
Canadian Board of Commerce
Ottawa
White
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Victoria
Prolonged Atlantic Port Picket Protest Shuts British Ships
Sinn Fein women pickets sparked a New York walkout by over 2,000 longshoremen against Britain’s Irish policy. Plans to spread the strike to other Atlantic ports include crews as well as longshoremen. Archdeacon Mannix and Terence MacSweeney are cited in protests near Baltic and other ships.
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New York
Sinn Fein
Great Britain
Atlantic
United States
Terence MacSweeney
Cork
Mannix
Trish
North River
Cunard
White Star Line
Baltic
Ireland
England
Lloyd Godérge
Terrence MacSweeney
Ners
Canopic
Olymnic
Celtic
Cunard Lines
One Hundred Thousand Immigrants From U S Next Year
Winnipeg is seen as destination by a group of 50 American bankers business men and farmers after a 3 000 mile tour through Western Canada They predict that one hundred thousand immigrants will come from the United States next year reflecting optimism about Canada’s prairie provinces.
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Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Prairie Provinces
British R-32 begins 24 hour instructional flight over London
London August 28 The British dirigible airship R-32 flew over the capital in the start of a 24 hour instructional flight. The United States crew aboard is training in England to operate the B-38. It is being constructed at Bedford for the navy.
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London
United States
England
United States Navy
Bedford
Medicine Hat Pupils Win Prizes in Art Exhibitions
Medicine Hat school art pupils excel in Calgary and Edmonton shows earning prizes in landscape figure perspective design and interior decoration. Winners include Amy Mannery Audrey Terry Eva Parker Frances McCandie Dorothy Eliott Hilda Kusler Gertrude Smith Elaine Harrgreaves Stanley Dowler Erin Menning Live Johnson Arthur Brier Katherine FilsonRichard McKenzie. Prize money totals 35.00 with awards to open-competition entrants from across the province. Winners may pick up drawings at Alexandra High School after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
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Medicine Hat
Calgary
Edmonton
Eleventh Street
Amy Mannery
Audrey Terry
Eva Parker
Frances McCandie
Dorothy Eliott
Hilda Kusler
Agnes Young
Gertrude Smith
Elaine Hargreaves
Stanley Dowler
Erin Menning
Live Johnson
Arthur Brier
Charlie Caldwell
Katherine Filson
Richard MclKenzie
Alexandra High School
Fourth Annual Gora Feed At Ronalane Farm Delights Alberta Visitors
About two hundred guests from Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge Brooks Moose Jaw and Regina attended the Canada Land and Irrigation Co event at Ronalane Farm. The crowd viewed farm operations and water tests feeding on corn and other farm produce, with a four inning ball game and a brief film features segment.
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Alberta
Ronalane Farm
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Brooks
Moose Jaw
Regina
Canada Land and Irrigation Co
Ronalane
7.L. Tyrrell
McDermid Engraving Co
Fox Movie Weekly
Cap” Parker
Wot Bon and
Flays
Manger
Blue Bow
Vo OW
Parrish
Vauxhall Engineers
M. Cory
W.cory Entcher
Verne
Drake
W. W. Parrish
Barney Nason
P. B. J. Harding
W. P. Schutte
Hurt
Marl Benltimer French
W. YY
Williams
A. Cory
O. Boyd
Ald
Wyckvale
Judge Greene
Tl. S. Ireland
Bet
J. Mullivant
S. G. Bannan
A. P. Phillips
Geo. Preston
W. HH. Fairfield
M. Henderson
H. S. Dixon
Marsh
Av. W. Lang
M. A. Cloukeh
J. Murray
Taylor J. Hill
P. G. Foster
Je. Iverson
Earl Nell
R. P. Stewart
Father Titzpatrick
W. J. Conrad
R. A. Bond
Gen. Headley
Dr. Tolmie
Ay Taber
J. A. Reid
Local Farmer Threshed Experimental Wheat Plot
Mr J Swan harvested a small Wheat plot at Sixth Ave and First St. He sowed Bur bank’s Pearl on about one thirtieth of an acre. Birds ate about half the crop leaving him roughly a bushel for his share. He plans to sow again next year to produce more seed.
Vancouver Port Revival Plans Mapped by Minister
Vancouver reports the Dominion government plans to invest millions to elevate the port to world class status, with support urged from locals. Marine Minister C C Ballantyne told a Board of Trade delegation that shipping facilities lag behind times. Also noted, 682 war veterans from Sarnia will receive civic gratuities in about 30 days.
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Vancouver
Dominion
Ron. C. C. Ballantyne
Marine and Fisheries
Board of Trade
Frank
Sarnia
Canada reports near balance in year trade figures
Canada’s exports nearly balance imports for the year ending July 21. Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures show imports valued at 1,858,191,735 dollars and exports at 1,264,463,587 dollars.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Protesting Ex-Servicemen Object to Barmaids in Liverpool
About 2,000 former service men in Liverpool protest the employment of barmaids in city hotels and pubs. A deputation to the Liverpool Brewers and Spirit Merchants Association warned that action would be taken if barmaids did not make way for service men. Liverpool employs about 2,600 barmaids.
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Liverpool
Liverpool Brewers and Spirit Merchants Association
Destructive Bush Fires Ravage Manitoba Farmland
In Winnipeg on August 28 fires continue to rage across Manitoba causing heavy losses in hay and grain crops and at some locations destroying farm homes school houses and other buildings. Reports say rain is essential to avert further damage.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
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Danzig
Danzig Bay
U.S
Wheat
Dee
Public Works Dept
Federation of Women’s Clubs
C. Com
Whitté
Ottawa Board
Florida
Dewitt C. Elwood
Miami
Fla
Rosenthal
Elwood
Britain
Western
HGR
J. B. Swan
Dominion Govt
Smart’s Orchestra
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