Britain’s Labor President backs Lloyd George stance
Frank Purdy, president of Britain’s labor conference, asserted that if Germany rejects the terms offered by Premier Lloyd George and President Wilson, the Labor party will press the fight. He argued Germany cannot claim a purely defensive war, and noted no signs of willingness to accept the principles set by Lloyd George, Wilson, and the Labor party.
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Austria's General Strike Temporarily Suspended
London reports Austria's premier conciliatory move calms workers for now though deep seated unrest persists amid food shortages. Amsterdam dispatch notes Vienna censorship blocks news while strikes spread from Daimler works at Wiener Neustadt to munitions plants as shops close and press halts.
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Austria-Hungary
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Vossische Zeitune
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Schorefelder
Daimler Motor Works
Weiner- Neustad
Discontent simmers in Austria Hungary amid war weariness
London reports that while officials claim peace without annexations, public discontent over food scarcity and war weariness threatens renewed upheaval. A massive general strike has ended but hunger and opposition linger, with censorship tightening in Austria Hungary and Germany.
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London
Austria- Hungary
Russia to Write Another Peace Note to Allies
London reports Trotzky, the Bolshevik foreign minister, in Petrograd preparing a new note to the Entente on peace. Fronts show calm aside from artillery duels and patrol skirmishes. Austria names Boroevic as generalissimo to oversee the entire front, challenging expectations of a breakthrough by Hotzendorf before heavy snow.
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Eugene
Boroevic
Conrad von Hotzendorf
Local Police Sergeants Advance to Royal Flying Corps
Secret. Brown, in charge of the Alberta Provincial Police detachment, has joined the Royal Flying Corps and must report February 7. He will leave soon for his corps in Toronto. His successor Sergt Trickey of Lethbridge is due to reach the city today.
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Alberta
Royal Flying Corps
Toronto
Sergt. Trickey
Lethbridge
Cruiser Goeben May Be Total Loss After Battle
Reports from several Austrian and Turkish papers describe a naval engagement between British and Turkish cruisers Vidulla and Salin Selim. Goeben appears to be at least damaged or potentially total loss after failed attempts to salvage machinery. Submarine and air attacks followed, with crew attempting to save armament as ships were beached off Nagara.
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Salin Selim
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Public Meeting at City Hall Tonight on Sanatorium Site
City Hall hosts a public meeting this evening to gauge citizen views on locating a tuberculosis sanitorium near Medicine Stat. Council seeks broad turnout with doctors urged to attend and speak on the proposal and its future city impact.
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Medicine
Mounted Police Busier in Western Canada
Ottawa reports a rise in Royal Northwest Mounted Police activity in Western Canada over the past six months due to duties tied to the Military Service Act. Commissioner McLean says enforcement runs smoothly in western districts while Commissioner Perry of Regina is in Ottawa on force business.
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Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Canada
McLean
Perry
Regina
City finances discussed by Judge Carpenter and bankers
A conference with Judge A A Carpenter of the Utilities Commission and city council members, and a morning meeting with the mayor and local bank managers, addressed important issues on the city’s finances that could not be published at the time.
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Western Delegation Urges Government Control of Railways
A prairie province delegation led by Manitoba Premier Norris urges government control and operation of railways rather than nationalization. They propose a British and American model with state operation and guaranteed profits to stockholders, citing surplus earnings of the Canadian Pacific to cover interest while funding needed equipment. The group plans to form delegated committees to push a resolution at the next Winnipeg Board of Trade meeting and to consider a Edmonton visit regarding Factory Act amendments.
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Edmonton
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Tweed
TIS Board of Trade Seeks Provincial Aid for Industry Growth
The TIS Board of Trade held its first meeting at the Board of Trade rooms with hopeful notes for a busy year. Letters from Canadian and U S industries sought local plant sites and the Industrial Committee was asked to liaise with the City Council for assistance. Discussions covered committee powers, possible special meetings, and handling of external resolutions.
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Trotzky Says Germany Aims to Strangle Russia
London dispatch reports Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik foreign minister, back from Petrograd says German terms favor annexations and aim to strangle Russia economically and politically. He notes Austrian delegates were passive, merely approving German proposals.
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Port o Rico well fed says island prices lower than U S
John M. Turner treasurer of the food commission reports San Juan Porto Rico on January 22 that the island has more foodstuffs on hand and immediately available than in two years. He notes overall staple commodity prices are lower than anywhere under the American flag based on available records.
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Porto Rico
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John M. Turner
The
Food Coiiclission
Eating Horses in Britain
London reports a Harrow meeting where a butcher revealed authorities asked to start horse slaughter due to meat shortages. He began this week with a hundred head, stating horse meat may be unpalatable but is necessary.
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Harrow Butcher
London
Harrow
Kerensky Government Ministers Murdered in Hospital
In Petrograd in January, A A Shingar off minister of finance and Prof i F Kokosh kine state comptroller were killed in their beds at the Marine hospital by a dozen armed men who entered the ward. Kokoshkine died in his sleep and Shingaroff was fatally shot after awakening. The assailants left the scene.
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Kokoshkine
Manufacturers clash over Factory Act shifts at city hearing
The commission heard manufacturers argue the Act forces three eight hour shifts amid skilled labor shortages. Rand and Andrews called it impossible and costly, while Stewart urged suspending the law until workers return from the front. Some speakers supported the Act, noting benefits to employers.
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Allerta
A. F. Andrews
R. P. Stewart
J. Fawcett
Hl. Jowett
Iyers
Council of Women
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H. Hoop
Two Steamers Sunk in Mediterranean Losses Reported
In the House of Commons, Thomas J. McNamara announces that two steamers were sunk in the Mediterranean about three weeks ago with many lives lost. A Tokyo despatch notes a submarine attack on British transports convoyed by Japanese ships, with no damage to the warships.
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Dan
Mediterranean
House of Commons
Thomas J. McNamara
Admiralty
McNamara
Tokio
Bonar Law Reports UK Daily Net Expenditure
London January 23 Andrew Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer announced in the House of Commons the seven week period ending June 19 saw a daily average net expenditure of 7,517,000.
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Andrew Bonac Law
House of Commons
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