Parliament Prorogued Amid Prohibition Debates
Ottawa reports the prorogation of Parliament after a morning House vote on the Criminal Code amendment with Meighen opposing Senate changes. Sir Robert Borden notes prohibition and war purchase measures cannot pass this session, while recess discussions will advance in guidance from provincial judges and Dominion officials. London debates focus on Dutch extradition and Chinese League activities in St John’s with community events and honors.
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Commons
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Sir Arthur Currie
London
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Chinese Nationalist League celebrates reorganization
The Chinese Nationalist League held a reorganization celebration at the 1.C.C.F. Hall with about fifty members and guests in attendance. Calgary speaker Y. W. Dong urged China’s awakening and discussed the league goals and the display of a five color flag representing the five Chinese regions.
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Watering After Hours Case Dismissed for Colvin and Bentley
Geo Colvin and Frank Bentley were charged with letting water run after hours. They were caught shortly after 10 pm while watering three lots with one hose. The judge dismissed the case due to the regutation hour and risk of vegetation loss in the heat.
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Geo. Colvin
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Florence Quiet as Strike Declared Off
Morence July 6 reports the strike ended at midnight Saturday with calm restored across the city.
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Morence
Mis sourian claims perfected cottonseed hull potash process
After years of experiments a Mis sourian claims to have perfected a process for extracting potash from cottonseed hulls. The inventor asserts the method yields pure potash with minimal waste and plans to commercialize the technique.
First Defeat for Coalition Over Women's Emancipation Bill
London editors note Friday's defeat as the first for the coalition government. The House of Commons rejected the motion to oppose the Women's Emancipation Bill by 100 to 45, with Labour backing the measure to enfranchise women to sit in the Lords and hold offices.
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Protest Meeting at Elm Street School Tomorrow
A public meeting will be held at Elm Street School tomorrow night at 8 to protest the council’s $5000 guarantee in the Agricultural Society. Alderman Hole will attend.
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Picton doctors condemn conditions at Isolation Hospital
Doctors from Picton speak out against the conditions at the Isolation Hospital describing overcrowding and inadequate facilities. They urge officials to improve sanitation, patient care, and staffing to prevent further health risks in the community.
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District Judge Denies Dismissal in Pownley Gillset Case
Jackson Minn July 7 District Judge EF C Dean denied the defense request to dismiss the conspiracy charge against President A C Pownley of the National Non Partizan League and Joseph Gill sett league organizer. The defense will begin instructing witnesses later today.
Rutland Express Crashes Into Car Near Burlington
Montreal dispatch reports a Rutland train collided with an automobile fourteen miles north of Burlington Vermont on Sunday. Two people were killed instantly and a third was injured as the wrecked car was hurled across the crossing and burst into flames amid the wreckage.
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Wilson to Address Senate Thursday on Peace Treaty
President Wilson will address the Senate on the peace treaty and the league of nations at 12 05 p m Thursday. The announcement came from the White House in Washington.
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Government to Lose Large Loss on Wool Sale
The government will incur a loss of 7 881 280 on selling wool that cost 467 million, signaling a major deficit in the exchange.
Roat torn from mooring as wind strikes at Mineola
At Mineola on July 7 the Roat dirigible was ripped from its mooring by a violent gust. Rope failure left a six by three foot hole in the passage, but 300 men subdued it with ropes and kept it from breaking free. The British airship R-64 will head toward Spain on its return trip, leaving Roosevelt Field at 8:30 tomorrow morning as announced by Major G. S. Scott.
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Rett
Trinity Bay
Newfoundland
Keortnne
Seothind
Hatchet Burial at Coast Quietly Symbolizes Peace Effort
In a ceremony at Hoplish Camp on Star Juan Island a hatchet was buried with 400 masons from Victoria and Friday Harbor in colors of Britain and America. A staff with a white dove atop signaled peace as the scene recalled tensions between Great Britain and the United States in 1819.
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Victoria
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Friday Harbor
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Hoplish Camp
Star Juan Island
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United States
Plan to form One Big Union in North America
Delogs from labor groups in Montana and the Northwest met yesterday in Butte to plan a cross border federation. The circulating idea merges crafts and locals under the American Federation of Labor and Independent, with committees to study a constitutional frame for a unified movement in Canada and the United States.
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