Republicans Entrench on Line From Waterford to Limerick
London reports the Provisional Irish Free State tightens control and prepares for large scale operations as Republicans fortify a southwest front from Waterford to Limerick. Galway was retaken with casualties and munitions captured as Dublin reports conflict elsewhere. Michael Collins named commander in chief with Mulcahy and O Duffy on the war council. James Craig and Churchill discuss the Ulster boundary commission.
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London
Irish Free State
Dublin
Waterford
Limerick
Patrick J. Little
Republican Publicity Department
Galway
War Connell
Richard Mulcahy
Owen O'Duffy
War Council
Mulcahy
Free State
Craig
Churchill London
James Craig
Marquis of Londonderry
Winston Churchill
Ulster Boundary Commission
Irrigation Officials Review Prairie Projects
Mr. E. F. Drake of Ottawa and Mr. W. Meek of Calgary visited the city with chamber officials to review local irrigation schemes. They discussed forming Medicine Hat Eastern district and planned summer field work to study the Seven Persons basin for the Medicine Hat Southern district.
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E. F. Drake
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
W. Meek
Calgary
Messrs. H. N. Cavan
E. D. Bennett
Richardson
Chamber of Commerce
Medicine Hat Eastern
Irrigation Division
The
Reclamation Service
Medicine Hat
Seven Persons
Mount Inverest party members return in good health
London reports Brig Gen Charles C. Bruce and the Mount Inverest party have sent a letter indicating all members are returning in fairly good health after being held up by flooded rivers in Thibet. The Calcutta daily News correspondent notes the group faced hardship but proceeded homeward.
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London
Chas. C. Bruce
Mount Inverest
Calcutta
Daily News
Thibet
Bank of England Cuts Discount Rate to Three Percent
London reports the Bank of England lowered the discount rate to three percent, a half per cent drop from the June 15 level, reflecting monetary easing.
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London
Bank of England Today
LABOR DEPT TO SETTLE STRIKE IN DISTRICT 18
Ottawa reports the Labor Department continues efforts to end a coal field strike in District 18 covering Southern Alberta and British Columbia. An agent liaises with both sides after a telegram from Minister James Murdock. Also noted is the drowning of 12 year old George Robertson in English Bay Kitsilano Beach.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
District
Alberta
British Columbia
James Murdock
Weather summary from Western Canada and Manitoba forecast
The past 24 hours across Manitoba and Western Canada saw generally fair and warm conditions with local showers. Forecast calls for moderate to fresh southwest winds with a few local thunderstorms, but mostly fair and warm today and Friday.
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Vancouver
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Moose Jaw
Winnipeg
Nelson
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Saskatoon
Manitoba
Portland Man Dies After Car Plunges From Cliff
F M Bethune of Portland Oregon fell asleep at the wheel and was crushed when his car rolled over a 15 foot cliff on the Ridge Route near Nation Forest Inn.
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Los Angeles
F. M. Bethune
Portland
Ore
Nation Forest Inn
No decision on Wheat Board yet
Edmonton July 18 Premier Greenfield said the cabinet would confer again on the wheat board issue after a lengthy session. The Alberta emergency cabinet did not reach a decision and planned further discussion as ministers return, with August session timing possible if a special legislature is summoned.
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Edmonton
Greenfield
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Regina
Dunning
Wheat Board
Hoadley
Ottawa
Alberta House
Walt
Executive Council
Geo. Headley
Agriculture
Perren Baker
Many Island Lake oil field to see new rig start within sixty days
Mr and Mrs C R Garvai returned from Spokane where Garvai president of the Leaseholders Development Company sealed an agreement with Royalty Development Company to bring a rig and begin drilling in the Many Island Lake field within sixty days. Royalty Development controls 1700 acres in Wyoming and already has a rig drilling there. Garvai saw the Snake River Royalty Syndicate rig and was told loading would start at once. He notes oil men in Spokane are bullish, with several companies planning to establish sites in ten to twenty days.
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C. R. Garvai
Spokane
Air
Garvai
Development Company
Royalty Development Company
Sponane
Many Island Lake
Wyoming
Garval
Snake River
Quebec Political Pot Seethes Ahead of Possible Election
Montreal July 13 The Quebec political scene shows signs of an early provincial election. Conservative leader Arthur Sauve has launched a broad campaign while Premier Taschereau’s Liberal government has not committed to any definite action. Taschereau noted a Liberal convention will be held in La belle County next week to pick a candidate for the seat vacated by Honore Acnim’s bench appointment.
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Montreal
Quebec
Arthur Sauve
Conservative
Taschereau
Sauve
Labelle
Honore Acnim
Weekly clearing house returns show mixed gains
The clearing house totals report $282 727 for this week, $398 741 for last week, and $383 138 for this week last year, indicating fluctuating performance across the period.
Missouri Pacific Flyer Smash Kills Six in Kansas City
In Kansas City area a Missouri Pacific flier No 11 crashed head on with a local freight train after confused orders. Six dead include two white men and four unidentified black men. eighteen injured, some perhaps fatally, as the crash occurred on the outskirts last night.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific Railway
Mosque Roof Collapse Kills Fourteen in Cairo Feast
Cairo reports fourteen people killed and twenty injured when the roof of the Abuelela Mosque collapsed during the feast of the patron saint. The incident caused extensive damage to the mosque’s antiquities and structure.
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Cairo
Abuelela
Voelegs To Hold Further Meetings With Russians
The Hague July 13 The non Russian sub commission on private property of the conference on Russian affairs unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that given yesterday’s Russian views on restitution of foreigners' property in Russia it would serve no useful purpose to continue meetings with the Russian commission The resolution was sent to the Russian representatives and to the full Hague conference commission as a first formal step toward ending the talks
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the Hague
Conference On Russian Affairs
Russia
Canadian Pacific expected to handle fall coal and grain volume
Calgary July 13 Grant Hall vice president of Canadian Pacific and Western lines general manager Charles Murphy say the railway can handle the expected fall coal and grain business. Hall notes prospects for a fair crop in three western provinces and outlines plans to maintain lines and ballast tracks. He sees improved eastern business boosting western traffic and departs for Vancouver after visiting Victoria and Crows Nest Pass.
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Pac
Grant Hall
Calgary
Canadian Pacific
Charles Murphy
Western Lines
Blackie-Lomond
Hall
Weyburn-Lethbridge
Bain
Maughberries
Soo Corporation
United States
Vancouver
Victoria
Crows Nest Pass
Dr McGibbon Sits In Medicine Hat Friday
Dy McGibbon, the banking inquiry commissioner, will hold a public sitting at the Court House in Medicine Hat on Friday July 14 where all grievances may be presented with evidence.
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Dy McGibbon
Banking and Credit
Court House
Medicine Hat
Layout at Many Slang Exceeds Expectations at New Well
In the Many Island Lake district near the Discovery well a large oil rig works on the first well for Community Oil Wells Limited and Medicine Hat Development Company. The Rotary rig, 88 feet high, operates with hy draulic pumps and a 60 hp boiler as crews drill day and night, with locals from Medicine Hat excited by the progress and plans for a Snake River Royalty Syndicate camp nearby.
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Medicine Hat
Island Lake District
Community Oil Wells Limited
Medicine Hat Development Company
Hat and
I. .J. Neely
Olock
Snake River Royalty Syndicate
Arctic cruise to affirm Canadian title to island north of Labrador
Ottawa reports a Canadian government expedition aboard the steamer Arctic will sail from Quebec to northern waters under Captain Kernier. Led by J D Craig the group aims to occupy the island north of Labrador to firmly establish Canada’s title across Davis Strait facing Greenland.
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Ottawa
Can. Pressi
Arctic
Quebec
Kernier
J.D. Craig
International Boundary Commission
Department of Interior
Labrador
Greenland
Davis Straits
Educated man's checkered life ends in 23 month sentence
John McDougall a university graduate and school teacher with a long crime record was sentenced to 23 months in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to jewelry theft valued at 200 dollars. His prior western offenses include 20 years total with periods in Spokane Vancouver Medicine Hat and other points. He is 48. Earlier in 1920 he received 30 days hard labor for begging. Police sent his fingerprints to Ottawa and learned of prior sentences from 1914 Vancouver two years 1916 Victoria four years and 1920 South Vancouver five months.
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Winnipeg
John McDougall
McDougall
Spokane
Vancouver
Medicine Hat
Ottawa
Victoria
Sout
West’s harvest labor demand climbs to 60000 workers
Montreal reports a sharp rise in westward harvest labor needs. An official from the Canadian Pacific Railway predicts about 60000 men will be required, roughly double last year’s eastern migration of 30000.
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West
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
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