Turkey Refuses Armenian National Home at Lausanne
Lausanne December 13 Turkey refused to grant any Armenian national home or international regulation of minority rights. Ismet Pasha called any such move a threat to Turkey’s unity while Lord Curzon warned of global sympathy fading if minorities are ignored. The minority issue was sent to a sub commission.
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Lausanne
Turkey
Ismet Pasha
Constantinople
Lord Curzon
Ismet
Creilia
Angora
Marquis Curzon
Susanne
Curzon
Europe
Anfara
Steady Progress at McLean Mitchell Well Near Coutts
Calgary reports drilling at the McLean Mitchell well three and a half miles east of Coutts on the international boundary shows steady progress in underreaming a deep hole. George Muir notes quicksand pockets near 2 400 feet complicating casing adjustments while the drill nears solid rock at the bottom and a possible productive sand lies below. News from the Imperial well seven miles west of Coutts has focused on fishing a lost tool string from 1 360 feet.
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Calgary
McLean-Mitchell
Coutts
George Muir
William Livingstone
Muir
Ellis
Vancouver Ballot Extends Two Feet Long for Local Elections
A lengthy ballot in Vancouver lists 26 candidates for mayor city council and school board with 27 crosses each, featuring reform candidate A F Fawcett challenging mayor J D Taylor alongside CC E Tisdall. Exiled Prince Andrew of Greece is cited denying disobedience charges.
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Vancouver
Maoyr CC
E. Tisdall
J. D. Taylor
Aid
J. J. Meitae
A. F. Fawcett
Reform
Prince Andrew
Greece
No New Year Honors List Issued in Britain
London reports that no honors list will be published on January 1 as Premier Bonar Law delays recommendations to the king while a royal commission reviews honors. The situation postpones conferments pending the commission’s awaited report.
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Bonar Law
London
Can
General Hulke Opens The Venture Restaurant In London
Brig General W B Hulke veteran of the Great War launches a modest London cafe in Marlborough Court Carnaby Street named The Venture. He, recently back from Canada, seeks a refined lunch tea or supper at reasonable prices with ex soldiers among staff and a menu featuring a substantial lunch for one shilling sixpence. The venture news notes his knee injury and ongoing medical treatment.
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London
Can
Marlborough Court
Carnaby Street
W. B. Hulke
General Hulke
British Columbia
Canada
France
1&Th
Hulbe
Elks urged to curb elk tooth trading to save Pacific herds
Congressman Albert S Johnson of Washington told delegates at the national game conference that elk teeth sold for 85 a piece threaten Pacific Northwest herds. He urged the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to stop hootlegging and protect dwindling elk numbers. Belleville, Ont. hosts CN rail claim filing as Sir Henry Thornton arrives for talks.
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New York
Pacific Northwest
Albert S. Johnson
Washington
Fle
Benevolent Order of Elks
Pacific North West
Taye
Belleville
Ont
Canadian National Railways
Sir Henry Thornton
The
C.N.R
United Farmers Co operative Annual Meeting Opens in Taronto
The ninth annual meeting opens with nearly 260 shareholders from across the province in Taronto. Directors outline report on cooperative activities and future plans during the session.
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The
United Farmers’ Co-operative Company
Taronto
Warships to be built on the Tyne and Clyde
The admiralty announced one hull of the new capital ships will be built on the Tyne by Armstrong Whitworth and Co Ltd and the other on the Mersey by Cammell Laird and Co Ltd. Clyde builders were passed over for higher tenders but Clyde, Sheffield and Woolwich arsenal will receive related work. Contracts total about £6,000,000, offering 40,000 jobs.
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London
Admiralty
Armstrong-Whitworth and Co. Ltd
Tyne
Cammell Laird and Co., Ltd
Mersey
Clydeside
Becaus
Clyde
Sheffield
Woolwich Arsenal
White River Records Frigid Winter Temperature Drop
Toronto dispatch notes a brutal cold wave as White River sinks to 40 degrees below zero at 3 am, while Winnpeg Calgary and Prince Albert stay near 8 below. Sault Ste. Marie reports two above, Montreal Ottawa two above, Toronto 14 above with winds, Quebec City two below, St. John two above, and Victoria and Halifax both 28 above at 8 am.
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Toronto
White River
Winnpag
Calgary
Prince Albert
Sault Ste. Marie
Montreal
Ottawa
Quebec City
St. John
N.B
Victoria
B.C
Halifax
Premiers Confer on Grain Rates in Western Canada
Edmonton report says Premier Greenfield and British Columbia’s Hon. John Oliver will discuss freight gates and elevator questions affecting Alberta and BC grain shipments in early January. Oliver will then go to Ottawa to raise these issues with the federal government and will halt in Montreal to consult other Alberta premiers.
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Edmonton
Alberta
British Columbia
Greenfield
John Oliver
Oliver
Ottawa
Hospital Staff Disbands Amid Civil Frienos in Sydney
Ongoing frienos among civil hospital commission members forces the entire medics staff at the Sydney Nova Scotia hospital to disband leaving the facility without a medical team and prompting questions about patient care and governance.
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Frienos
Civil Hospital Commission
Sydney, N.S
Workers Party Not Welcome at Big Labor Meet in Cleveland
Cleveland, Dec. 12. A heated session of the second conference for progressive political action adjourned after the credentials committee was asked to decide on seating Workers’ Party representatives. Critics labeled the party un-American and anti-labor and not invited to sit in the conference. The roll call strength for affiliated unions was listed, with several labor groups providing votes while others remained uncounted.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Workers’ Party of America
Credentials Committee
Workers’ Party
C.F. Ruthenberg
Ludwig Love
New York
Volks Zeitung
William Dunn
Butte, Mont
Caleb Harrison
Edward Keating
Washington
Colorado
Tha
Mr. Keating
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotivefiremen
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Switchmen’s Union of North American
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
American Train Dispatchers’ Association
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers’ International Alliances
International Association of Machinists
Amalgamatean Clothing Workers of America
International Typographical Union
Public Legislative Services
Sociallist Party
United Mine Workers of America
Farmers’ National Council
Farmers’ Labor League of American
National Nonportian League
Sui
Abott Fe
WG. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Tis Organization
Etransportation Brotherhoads
Wat Hot
Broadening view dominates East Middlesex Federation meeting
Sympathy with the broadening out policy was the focus at the East Middlesex Federation gathering in Ontario. Leadon and Onton Bee I’ speakers emphasized expanding perspectives as the main feature of yesterday’s session.
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Leadon
East Middlesex
French Cabinet Approves Poincare Reparations Policy
Paris reports the French cabinet approved Premier Poincare s stance on reparations after his London conference briefing. It backs his plan to seek a free hand in negotiations and to honor pledges allowed under the Versailles Treaty if a settlement is not reached before the January 15 instalment.
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Paris
Poincare
London
M. Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Whder
Million Pounds for Unemployed Relieve Plans in Commons
London reports an additional one million pounds sterling for unemployment relief approved by the House of Commons after a 16 hour session. Labor opponents sought to keep Parliament in session until prorogation to pressure further government action on unemployment relief.
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London
House of Commons
Labor Party
Suspect Clara Phillips Arrested in Casper Wyoming
In Casper a woman from a Burlington train is believed to be Mrs. Clara Phillips, linked to the Los Angeles hammer murder case. Officers followed a man and woman who exited the train, arrested her within two blocks, and placed her in a strong jail cell after she refused to answer questions. She carried a clothing suitcase and a vanity case with minimal contents offering few identifying clues.
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Casper
Wyo
Dee
Billings
Clayton
Clara Phillips
Alberta Meadows
Los Angeles
Typhus Epidemic Strikes Erris District Mayo
London reports a virulent typhus outbreak sweeping the Erris district in northwest Mayo. Whole families perish, relief officers and two doctors among the victims, with Erris’s isolation and distance from rail links hindering medical help.
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Earls
Mayo
London
Erris
Ballirea
Daily Express
Erria
Man Kills to Avenge Father's Murder in Grayson Ky
Harrison Blanton, 34, shot Paul Herron on courthouse steps after Herron was acquitted of killing Blanton's father William Blanton. Deputies guarded the scene as a crowd watched. Two others were wounded. Blanton surrendered nearby. A grand jury indicted Blanton for first degree murder.
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Grayson
Harrison Blanton
Paul Herron
Herron
William Blanton
Shariff
Ioneh
Vougpger Blanton
Blanton
Stanly
Blimen
Marelad
Womd
Wilcats Croek
Warner Blanton
Asherift
Attle Triel
Williem Blanton
Jlerron
Halifax Arena Opens Public Skating After 22 Years
The Halifax facility offered its first public skating sessions in 22 years upon reopening attracting families and local skaters. City officials touted renewed recreation options as residents returned to the rink for first time since a long closure.
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Halifax
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