Berlin turmoil as government tightens grip amid Spartacan fighting
London reports several hundred killed in Berlin clashes while the central council orders full military force to quell Spartacan agitation. Nosko named commander in chief as government troops seize key city centers and guard the Brandenburg Gate amid renewed gunfire and rail disruptions.
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London
Berlin
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Gopenhegen, Dan
Central Council
Berg
Frankfort
Gustav Nosko
Basel
Wolff Bureau
Selves
Anveigerche Pitter Hand
Cogupy
Bolshevik Leaders Quarrel As Lenine Arrested
Copenhagen reported Lenin the Bolshevik premier of Russia was arrested on orders of Leon Trotsky the war minister who has declared himself dictator The dispatch says the arrest rose from policy disputes with Lenin over reforms and a coalition with Mensheviki versus continued red terror.
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Trotasky
Lenine
Copenhagen
Nikolai Lenine
Russia
Leon Trotsky
Marine
Moscow
Gothenburg
Sweden
Trotsky
Mensheviki
Soldiers Protest Demobilization Delays In London Demonstrations
London January 8 soldiers from Shoreham camp on leave from Saloniki protested delays in demobilization. Lorries with slogans and a deputation to the War Office followed tense marches from Osterly to Whitehall. Officials promised no punishment for demonstrators and conveyed grievances to Viscount Milner and Gen. Sir William Robertson.
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London
War Office
Shoreham
Saloniki
Lloyd George
Hnfil
Milner
William Robertson
Jay
Bngpdafeton
Ips
Shorestore Park
Service Corps
Osterlyn
Army Service Corp
Whitehall
Ministry of Demobilzation
Oxterly
Brighton
Lack of Snow Not Affecting Crop Outlook
Prominent Taber farmer Thos Judson says light snow this winter will not change next year's crop. He notes snow falls melt and mainly run off, freezing limits moisture, and forty years of experience show snowfall amounts have little bearing on summer conditions.
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Thos. Judson
Taber District
Government buys land for another school farm
The province plans an agricultural school at Youngstown in Acadia on Goose Lake near the O NR line. A half section of land adjoining the town will host an experimental farm. buildings and school setup will start soon. Three schools already operate at Vermilion Claresholm and Olds with a Raymond site added last summer.
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Youngstown
Acadia
Goose Lake
O.N.R
Vermilion
Claresholm
Olds
Riding
Raymond
Chief of Police Resigns Position in Medicine Hat
Chief Bruce resigned as chief constable yesterday afternoon. He sent a letter to Mayor Brown asking to take effect in one month and to go on leave until discharge. The mayor accepted the resignation and granted leave to become effective at 6 p.m. tonight. Constable Laight placed temporarily in charge of the police department pending a successor.
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Bruce
Brown
Higuse
Medicine Hat
Laight
Hrucs
Bolshevik Forces Close on Vilna in Three Sides
Warsaw reports two regiments of Bolsheviki near Vilna the capital of Lithuania as of January 6. The forces are well armed and less than twelve miles from the city. Russian government agents run headquarters at Koyno Grodno and Brest-Litovak.
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Warsaw
Vilna
Tithuania
Koyno
Grodno
Brest-Litovak
Contagious Flu Cases Reported Amid Quarantines
New flu cases appear in seven houses under quarantine while five houses are released. The illness is highly contagious though less virulent than the recent epidemic, prompting caution to avoid exposure in affected areas.
Hanna to Medicine Hat rail line urged for quick completion
Arcadia riding MP A McCall urges immediate completion of the Hanna to Medicine Hat CN rail branch. He notes grading done, material and some steel in place, but influenza halted work. Calgary council backs fast action, saying the line would unlock vast territory and provide many jobs.
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Calgary Council
Av. A. McCall
M.P
Arcadila
Calgary
Hannaio Medicine Hat
C.N.R. Ha
Opinriot
Yarmmkent
Wold
Canadian National Railway
Hanna
Medicine Hat
Manna
Steeveville
Labor convention debates striking for press free speech
Delegates at the Alberta Federation of Labor convention discuss two issues. They urge empowering the incoming executive to call a strike to end government censorship of press and speech and seek removal of restrictions on freedom of expression. They cite profits and information access as reasons to lift ban.
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Alberta Federation of Labor
Dominion Glass
Redcliff
Federation
Maguire
Capitaniade
Redcliff Visit Raises Child Labor Questions at Glass Plant
Alberta labor officials led by J. J. Roper visited the Dominion Glass Co. factory in Redcliff to inspect alleged child labor. Delegates observed boys and a girl under school age at work, questioned ages, and cited violations of age limits and five hour day rules. Evidence from the event prompted a plan to prosecute the firm as the convention stayed to collect further evidence.
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Federation
Prcoue
Redcliff
J. J. Roper
Alberta Federation of Labor
Dominion Glaze Co
Hansel
Edmonton
Roper, Russell
Joseph Knight
Dominion Glass Co
Sonm
Thars-Ohildesn
T. D. Cooke
Z Tiston
Quebec
Leon
Labor Bureau
My. A. Farnsworth
Fereus
Seus
Debate Over Provincial Labor Dept Sparks Convention Heat
Redcliffe delegates at an Alberta federation session heatedly debated forming a provincial labor department. Resolutions covered Travelling Shows Act changes to protect labor, Theatre and factory safety, and establishing a centralized Labor Bureau to coordinate provincial labor efforts amid wartime leave and worker issues.
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Brandenburg Gate
ASG
Halsheviki
David Beatty
Chatfield
G.N
J. A. M'Call
McColl
Committee
Siikle
Dominion
Trades and Labor Congress
Dundda
Whertley
Eagr Mons
Labor Dept
Knight
J. L. “Aaron
Dominion Trades Congress
D. ‘Cooke
L. Aaron
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