German Army Aims at Lithuania as Bolsheviks Hold Key Towns
Lithuanian sources report a 40 000 strong German force moving toward Lithuania and Russia claiming to aid Admiral Kolchak. Paris reports German discussions of a Germany Russia Japan alliance amid Bolshevik advances. Bolshevik forces abandon Bobruisk and seize Rylak. Kronstadt sees brutal street fighting with corpses seen by allied airmen.
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Lithuania
Russia
Kolchak
Paris
Steibiko
Germany
Japan
London
Bobruisk
Minsk
Moscow
Rylak
Kraak
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Old Lady Urges Prince to Marry and Multiply Heirs
Ottawa crowds greet the Prince of Wales at City Hall as he shakes hands with over 2,500 people. Mrs. Alice Woolley of Ottawa tells him to marry soon and raise more like him amid the public laughter.
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Ottawa
Prince of Wales
Tce of Wales
Newnber
Mennonites Favor Noncombatant Roles in War
J C Yoder of Kalona Iowa chosen moderator as Mennonite church binds delegates from sixteen conferences including Canada India and nineteen states. The conference asks Canada and the United States to respect Mennonite pacifist doctrine and, if conscription occurs, that members serve only in noncombatant branches of the army.
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National Conference
Canada
U. S
Harrisburg
J. C. Yoder
Kalona
Iowa
the Mennonite Church
India
United States
United ‘Ey
Ssa
France Obtains All But US-Held ARP Property in Germany
Washington reports the sale to France for 400 million dollars of ARP property in Germany excluding assets reserved for U.S. use and troops. Payment will be in 10 year 5 percent gold bonds redeemable in gold or francs. Original cost was over 1 billion, current value about 749 million, with 25 percent merchandizing deduction to 562 million.
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Washington
France
A.rp
United States
War Department
Special Liquidation Commission
Canadian Hog Prices Hover as Canadian Hog Fails to Catch U S
Toronto August 29 hog market chatter notes US hogs rising to 15.00 in Chicago while Canadian buyers expect no follow through. Dealers both wholesale and retail see no indication yet that the Canadian hog will mirror American price gains.
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Toronto
Chicago
United States
New York Cable Operators Stage Weekend Strike
A new wrinkle in labor action unfolds in New York as Commercial Cable company workers on the Atlantic lines begin a 48 hour weekend strike starting at midnight. They will return Sunday midnight and strike each weekend until demands are met.
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New York
Atlantic Lines
No News Issue This Labor Day Monday
The newspaper will not publish an issue on Monday Labor Day as it is a public holiday. Readers are advised to check the next edition for updates and local notices.
Nottingham Lace Firms Boycott Enemy Alien Employing Declares Ten Year Policy
The Nottingham Lace Employers' Association passes a ten year resolution pledging not to trade with any local lace firms employing or re instating any enemy alien who has been interned or left the country or may be in business there.
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Nottingham
Nottingham Lace Employers’ Association
Prices of milk rise at Crystal Dairy Co
Announcement states milk prices will increase starting next Monday September 1. Pasteurized milk 16 cents per quart and 9 cents per pint Jersey special 7 cents per quart and 9 cents per pint. Table cream half pint 9 cents XX cream half pint 25 cents.
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Crystal Dairy Co
Jersey
Roscoe H. Johnson Elected President of Telegraphers Union
Chicago. Roscoe H. Johnson of Chicago tonight was elected president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America. The ceremony follows a convention in which Johnson secured the top post amid a year of organizational change.
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Chicago
Roscoe H. Johnson
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Buffalo Marksman Wins Honors In Trap Shooting
Frank S. Wright of Buffalo captured top honors at the fourth international trap shooting tournament. He posted perfect scores in both morning and afternoon sessions and achieved 100 straight in the Canadian national exhibition handicap, totaling 175 straight for the day.
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Toronto
Frank S. Wright
Buffalo
Declares Dr. Lipp Unable to Stand Trial
Berlin reports Dr. Juipp once involved with the Soviet government in Munich is declared incapable of standing trial due to mental illness. He has been confined in an insane asylum for some time.
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DR. Lipp
Berlin
Juipp
iMunich
Canon Slilliard Dixon Resigns as Rector in Toronto Church
Canon Slilliard C. Dixon submits resignation from his post as rector of Little Trinity Church on King Street East in Toronto.
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Canon Slilliard C. Dixon
Little Trinity Church
King Street East
Toronto
Canadian National reports cutting nearly finished across line
The Canadian National railway crop report for the week ending Aug 23 covers Port Arthur to the Rocky Mountains. It notes cutting nearly complete, threshing starting or about to start, limited labor shortages at two points, and rust damage at fifteen Manitoba points affecting wheat grade.
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Toronto
Canadian National Railway
Port Arthur
Rocky Mountains
Ing
MuneNutt
Rossburn
Craigmyle
Calgary
Sandi Ision
Manitoba
Alberta Seeks 12.5 Million Victory Loan Boost
Calgary reports the 1930s third victory loan aims at 12.5 million dollars for Alberta with Oct 27 to Nov 15 floating dates. The campaign mirrors past efforts, with bonds tax liable and a Sept 5 public meeting planned to organize efforts in the province.
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Alberta
Calgary
Victory
Southern Alberta Victory Loan Executive
C. R. Mitchell
Board of Trade Rooms
Dominion
Ottawa
Southern Executive
P. L. Naismith
Nitro West Virginia auction of wartime city complete community
Washington reports Nitro West Virginia the wartime city and industrial complex with 707 buildings housing facilities for 20 000 people valued around 70 000 000 is put up for bid to the highest bidder. Bids due September 30 1919 at the Ordnance District Salvage Board Philadelphia. The powder plant produced 10000000 pounds of powder before hostilities ended.
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Washington
Nitro
W. Va
War Department
United States
Ordnance District Salvage Board
Market Street
Philadelphia
Penn
Wreckage From Merchant Ship Adrift Off Brittany Coast
Wreckage from a United States merchant ship washed ashore along the Brittany coast near Locquielt after a great storm. The boat’s name could not be deciphered as the storm abates today.
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Lorient
France
Brittany
Here
Locquielt
United States
Captain H. H. Ross Recounts Copper Ore Strike
Capt H H Ross recalls the Copper Lake gold strike near Pas with ore estimates up to 100000 pounds per ton. He notes the ore as purplish copper with gold and says no facilities exist to move it yet. Ross also mentions his past as builder of the Assiniboia hotel and City of Medicine Hat steamboats on the South Saskatchewan. He now runs a tug line near The Pas and was in the city on a business trip to British Columbia.
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H. H Ross
Assiniboia
City of Medicine Tat
South Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Pas
Copper Lake
Capt
Ross
Rosa
Fort William to See Morning Newspaper Edition
Report notes plans to establish a morning newspaper at Fort William, indicating a new daily publication may begin operations to serve the local readership with early city news and regional coverage.
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Fort William
Foch Credits British ATD for Speedy War End
Marshal Foch writes to the British Parliament thanking them for sustained determination to reinforce and sustain 1918 American divisions, aiding transport and decisive war effort.
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Foch
London
Marshall Foch
United States
Currie Denies Sacrificing Canadian Lives At Mons
General Sir Arthur Currie addressed 3,000 at Massey Hall denying charges he sacrificed Canadian artillery at Mons to defeat the war. He recalled orders from Allied command to maintain pressure and that no English shell entered Mons, while some units wished to continue fighting until the war ended.
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Mons
Currie
Felpek
Alexandra High School Reopens With Addresses
Alexandra High School opens at 9 AM with students entering for work and a 10 AM assembly where Mayor M Ai Brown will speak on The Development of Alberta followed by Rev. A C Farrell on The Development of Character. Citizens invited.
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Alexandra High School
M Ai Brown
A. C. Farrells
Mayor Brown
Brown
Alberta
A. C. Farrell
Fifth Ave. Church
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