German Socialists Seek to Seize Former Emperor’s Fortune
Berlin March 3 The fight to deprive the former ruler of his property opened in the Diet with a motion to send the issue to the National Assembly. Majority Socialists clash with Independents over confiscating Hohenzollern possessions via a constitutional amendment granting the ex-emperor a fixed maintenance sum. Deputy Craef accuses the ex-emperor of failing to meet dynastic duties and notes his supposed Dutch exile.
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Berlin
Diet
National Assembly
Craef
Ife
Holand
Prime Minister Borden may return to Ottawa soon
Ottawa expects Sir Robert Borden to resume duties before the session advances, after a voyage and rest in Charleston and Halifax. The premier’s improved health reduces party uncertainty as Ottawa awaits his decision on future plans and timing.
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New York
Robert Borden
Borden
Charleston
Robert
Ottawa
J. D. Reid
J. Calder
Withdrawal motion on seven accused strike leaders
Winnipeg March 3. A defence motion to withdraw the trial from the jury will be made after the crown case concludes. Senior counsel Bonnar and Co argue insufficiency and irrelevancy of evidence against certain accused. Ivens claims the Crown omitted portions of articles to mislead the jury.
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Winnipeg
Ward Hollands
R. A. Bonnar
K.C
Hollands
Willian Ivens
Theodore Chubaty
Bindloss
Chubaty
Oyen
A. Miller
E. J. Daniel
White
A.P.P
Daniel
Jacob Zwick
Mayor Hamilton Fined for Assault on Alderman Jackson
Moogo Jaw March 3. Mayor S. A. Hamilton pleaded guilty through his lawyer to assaulting Alderman R W Jackson. Magistrate Twemon fined Hamilton five dollars and costs in the city police court.
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Moogo Jaw
S. A. Hamilton
Twemon
R. i W. Jackson
Ontario grocers foresee further grocery price increases
Toronto March 3. The Ontario Wholesale Grocers' association at its annual meeting decided terms on groceries should be set with no discounts and interest at seven percent after 30 days. President W P Eby predicted prices would rise further during the ongoing reconstruction period.
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Toronto
Ontario Wholesale Grocers’ Association
W. P. Eby
Board of Trade Meeting Scheduled for Tomorrow
The Board of Trade will convene at 3:00 PM tomorrow afternoon to take up several important items on the agenda.
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BR. Oft
Board of Trade
Britain threatens nationwide transport workers strike
London May 3 Great Britain faces a potential nationwide strike by highway transport workers totaling 150 000 to 170 000 men. The Federation of Transport Workers authorized local leaders to issue strike notices after employers refused a pay rise of 10 shillings per week, risking food distribution disruption.
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London
Great Britain
Federation of Transport Workers
Man Receives Month Jail Term for Knife Assault in Supreme Court
Russell Spurlock was sentenced by Justice Walsh to one month in Lethbridge jail for aggravated assault on John G. Endersby. The judge rejected a fine and said using a knife cannot be settled by payment, stressing accountability.
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Supreme Court
Russell Spurlock
Justice Walsh
Lethbridge
John G. Endersby
Spurlock
Woman fined for disturbing drunken behavior in police court
Juanita Money was charged under the vagrancy act and fined ten dollars and three months in jail for creating a disturbance by being drunk. The fine was unpaid and she is to serve the three months at Fort Saskatchewan.
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Juanita Money
Fort Saskatchewan
CNR Head Office Moves From Toronto to Montreal
Toronto residents learned that the traffic department of the Canadian National Railway will relocate its head office from Toronto to Montreal within a week. Officials confirmed the move after staff in the Royal Bank building received the notification.
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Traffic Department
Toronto
Canadian National Railways
Royal Bank
Canadian National
O Brien Interests Consider New Pulp Mill in Temiskaming
The O'Brien interests of Renfrew may build a new pulp mill in Temiskaming country, signaling potential industrial expansion in northern Ontario and a major project for regional economic development.
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O'Brien
Renfrew
Temiskaming
Major Jack Hynes Dead in Trinidad Incident
Former Crantford resident Major Jack Hynes is reported dead in Trinidad. Details of the death and circumstances are forthcoming from local authorities.
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Jack Hynes
Crantford
Trinidad
Late News Committee to Govern Steamship Traffic
Ottawa reports a resolution to form a permanent commission to govern all ocean steamship traffic between UK and Canadian ports, to be brought before Parliament by J. E. Armstrong. Berlin calls for Germans with names on the extradition list to reveal residences. Mary Pickford wins a divorce from Owen Moore in Nevada. Turkey to reduce army and limit forces in Asia Minor. Allied council approves breaking up the Turkish navy in the peace treaty.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada
J. E. Armstrong
Lambton East
Berlin
Paris
Turkey
Asia Minor
Bosphorus
London
Allied Supreme Council
Enver Pasha Reported Living in Berlin Under Assumed Name
The Times dispatch from Berlin reports Enver Pasha former Turkish war minister and Young Turk leader has lived in the city this past week under an assumed name. He is said to seek sympathy for the Young Turks.
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Enver Pasha
Berlin
London
Times
Trial Marriage Convicts Man in U.S. Federal Court
In Phoenix a former British soldier Henry O'Brien was convicted in federal court of bringing Vera Mort to the United States for immoral purposes after a trial marriage scheme with an English artist’s model. Mort testified they met in London and agreed to a six month trial ending in marriage.
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Phoenix, Ariz
England
Henry O'Brien
United States
Vera Mort
O'Brien
London
Postpones Action by Winnipeg Trades Council Defence Committee
Winnipeg March 3 the Dominion Trades and Labour Council secretary P M Draper opinion prompts the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council to postpone action regarding the defence committee until after the trial of tribal leaders is concluded.
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Peg T. & L. Council Defence Committee
Winnipeg
P. M. Draper
Dominion Trades Agress
Winnipeg Trades
Eight Hour Day Legislation In Provincial Hands
Ottawa March 3 The right to enact an eight hour day bill rests with provincial governments according to the labor minister. The federal government asserts jurisdiction under a treaty to act if provinces fail to legislate.
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Ottawa
Labor
Verona
Ita
Hewbys
Budget sets balance between revenue and expenditure
London report notes the chancellor said the upcoming budget would balance revenue and expenditure. Lords debates the proportional representation bill for local electors and discusses nationalization and the yeomanry regiments.
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Wallop on Jaw Saves Girl’s Life in Blaze
In New York on March 2, sixteen year old Frances Nosicia stood near a fire and flames leapt from her clothes. Her elder sister Mrs. Sadie Emori struck her in the jaw to stop the girl from fleeing the blaze. The punch quieted her, allowing Mrs. Emori to wrap a carpet around Frances and smother the flames, saving her life. Dr Eldowitz of Bellevue vouched for the quick action.
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New York
Frances Nosicia
Sadie Emori
Frances
Prohibition Abolished in Grand Mere Quebec City
In Grand Mere Quebec a landslide vote ended local option prohibition. About 12 000 voters existed with 5000 plus ballots cast and only ten favored prohibition. The town will now allow beer and wine under the new provincial license law. The notice also mentions deaths elsewhere including William G Galloway of Laporte Indiana.
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Quebec
Grand Mere
Three Rivers
Shawinigan
Review of liquor laws and enforcement in Alberta
Edmonton reports Hon. J. R. Boyle outlines 1919 profits from liquor sales and bootlegging, urges plebiscite on importation, and calls for tighter warehouse regulation. He cites 2,202 convictions and estimates large illegitimate earnings. The piece also covers 1919 provincial public works progress and highway expansion.
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Edmonton
J. R. Boyle
Legislative Assembly
Boyle
Canada
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Public Works Department
Ghost Pine
Banff Trail
Carsland
Bow River
Bolshevik Forces Forge Rapid Caucasus Advance
London dispatch reports Bolshevik forces advancing rapidly in the Caucasus. An official telegram relayed by Reuters says in the last fortnight Soviet troops captured 12 000 prisoners and General Denekline's army is gradually dispersing.
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Denekine
London
Aiaalay
Caucasus
Reuters’ Limited
Moscow
Denekline
Wet wave sweeps Vermont and Massachusetts towns
Vermont towns vote wet with about 75 percent yes as Burlington St Albans Montpelier Rutland join the wet column. In Massachusetts nearly 50 of 67 towns go wet in annual town meetings despite long dry majorities.
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Mass
Vermont
Burlington
St. Albans
Montpelier
Rutland
Boston
Massachusetts
Bracebridge family pulled from snow as house fire rages
Neighbors found Charles Everett his wife and their 12 year old son shivering in the snow beside their burning Bracebridge home. The trio, sick with influenza, were pulled from the smouldering ruins and rushed to Bracebridge three miles away in serious condition. Haliburton Milloy Bros mill was destroyed by fire.
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Bracebridge
Charles Everett
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Reno
Owen Moore
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