War Cabinet Again Debates Wilson Plan on German Colonies
January 29 Paris edition reports a Great Britain war cabinet meeting at 3:00 PM to discuss clashes between President Wilson plan for German colonies and other conferees. It notes possible shifts toward Wilson viewpoint after his speech detailing the plan, with Lloyd George Balfour and Clemenceau speaking on the matter.
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Great Britain
Wilson
Paris
London Daily Mail
Supreme Council
Lloyd George
Balfour
Clemenceau
London
Telegraph
Quai d’Orsay
East Africa
Pacific
Hughes
Australia
New Zealand
Equator
Lussier Captures Seventeen Planes Amid War Honors
Bob Lussier, a Royal Flying Corps cadet in 1917, returned to Medicine Hat as Captain J. 2. Lussier with seventeen enemy planes to his credit and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He received a warm community welcome, spoke little of his feats, and is regarded as a leading air fighter.
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Bob” Lussier
Royal Flying Corps
Medicine Hat
J. 2. Lussier
Bob
France
Winnipeg Delegation Offers Help Restore Order After Aftermath
A eight-man delegation of returned soldiers led by A Toseley met Mayor Gray in Winnipeg to offer cooperation with police to restore order. Swift's plant sought 500 returned soldiers to fill jobs held by aliens, while J H Ashdown ordered dismissal of alien workers. Major Gray and Brigadier General Ketchen helped defuse a threatening scene at Swift Canadian Company’s Himwood plant.
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Winnipeg
A. Toseley
Gray
Swift
Great’ War Veterans’ Association
J. H. Ashdown
Ashdown Hardware Company
Charles F. Gray
H. D. B. Ketch
Ketchen
General Ketchen
Enduring Strikes Persist Across Britain Amid Turmoil
A Belfast procession of 20 000 strikers paraded through the streets as police clashed at the town hall. West Clyde area miners in Scotland agree to 40 hour week settlement terms after a Glasgow conference. Rioting damaged shops in Belfast while London notes trade union leaders face criticism from the food controller, amid broader strike action across the country.
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Tendon
Manchester
Belfast
Town Hall
Scotland
Grimby
Rugby
London
Jegmamittes
Ald
Clyde
George H. Roberts
Great Britain
Unknown Ddmopton group meeting details emerge
Fragmentary OCR notes show a 42 member count out of 125 for a democratist union with unclear context and garbled names. Further text is illegible, preventing clear identification of event date, location, or leadership.
Campbell to hang April 28 for murder
Edmonton reports James Arthur Campbell was found guilty of the murder of Sam Zapplex and sentenced by Justice Walsh to be hanged on April 28.
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Edmonton
James Arthur Campbell
Sam Zapplex
Justice Walsh
Train 3 Annuled. Consolidated With No 4 Arriving Tonight
Owing to a slide in the mountains, train No 3 was annulled and will be consolidated with No 4, now due to arrive at 8 45 this evening.
Pillsbury Flour Mills to Shut Down for a Day
Minneapolis January 28 The Pillsbury flour milling system will shut down today for the first time in many months. C A Loring president says the company produced more flour than it could sell, so production will pause for a day.
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Minneapolis
Pillsbury
C. A. Lorings
Need for Rural Hospitals Emphasized by Dr Bove
Dr Bove urged that rural districts require proper hospital accommodations to provide city level medical care. He noted rural municipal hospitals were created last year but debate continues over their population reach and taxation, urging action for health over property.
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Boyd
G.W. N.O.K
G.W. V.A
Free Tractors May Remain On Tax-Free List
Ottawa reports cabinet to consider extending free tractor duties as the current remission under the War Measures Act nears its February 7, 1918 expiry. Officials expect a further extension through the peace period, though no decision has been made.
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Ottawa
Prince Maximilian of Baden Nominated for German Presidency
Amsterdam reports a Berlin despatch in the Neue Journal of Vienna that Prince Maximilian of Baden, former Imperial chancellor, will be nominated by the German Social Democrats and German Democrats as their candidate for the presidency of the German republic.
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Amsterdam
Maximilian of Baden
Social Democrats
German Democrats
German Republic
Berlin
Neue Journal of
Vienna
Dockyard Regulations in Preparation for Cabinet Submission
Ottawa reports new dockyard regulations are being prepared and will soon be submitted to the cabinet. The measures aim to provide full protection for the Cosabippeta Unive perchies concerned.
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Ottawa
War costs in Britain and Germany reach vast totals
London figures from Sir H Holden at the London City and Midland Bank show Britain spent about £8,128,000,000 on the war with £1,107,000,000 lent to allies. Germany’s total was about £7,750,000,000 with only £450,000,000 lent. Debts of German states added further burden.
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London
Great Britain
H. Holden
London City and Midland Bank
Germany
Fragmentary note on beekeeping industry and figures
Incomplete text references Jai Malia and Somarinaae within a beekeeping industry context. Details and roles are unclear due to damaged OCR. no verifiable events, dates, or named organizations are readable for a complete summary.
Public Meeting Called Over City's Water and Garbage Charges
Mayor Brown calls a public meeting at Empresas Theatre to explain water rate increases and a fifty cent monthly garbage collection charge. He aims to show how taxes burden all residents and how current expenditures and education costs drive the needs for direct charges. He urges calm, reasoned consideration by ratepayers to share burdens fairly.
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Brown
Empresas Theatre
Medicine Hat Board of Trade to Reorganize With Fresh Blood
The Medicine Hat board of trade plans a major reorganization to boost its community role amid anticipated national economic expansion. Officials seek a strong new executive largely drawn from newcomers to board activity, freeing existing officers from time constraints. An annual meeting is set for next Tuesday with interim efforts to recruit active supporters for leadership roles.
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Medicine Hat
Board of Trade
Hat Jies
Board of Trade Activities
Spen Whg
Tds
Fox
Calgary hosts large industrial center delegation meeting
A Calgary gathering on January 27 with 80 to 50 attendees at Edmonton palace chambers discussed forming a provincial conference. Veterans and labor groups urged a permanent industrial research and meat facility, aiming to influence the provincial assembly and city labor relations.
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Calgary
Edmonton
Board of Trade
Marshall
Cat
Migor
Jack” McCoubrey
Willian ‘Gaenil
Soldiers’ — Ployment Committee
Cousiers
Marshally' Akman Mahaffy
H. B. Pearson
Calgary Gas Company
Calgary Technicsl
Eggation
Maharfy
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Prueie
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Jaimalia
Somarinaae
Eplasine
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