May Day unrest across Canada and Britain sparks strikes
Toronto milk drivers strike and bread bakers threat while Sydney Nova Scotia miners protest May Day imprisonment of Winnipeg leaders. London street railway workers abandon service, Winnipeg parade draws about 6 000 participants. Eight million Britons observe May Day with no public service disruptions. Paris sees clashes injuring two deputies and deaths.
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N.S
Ottawa
London
Toronto
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Britain
Parmanent
Montreal
Nominion
London Street Railway Company
Brothers
Great Britain
London and Liverpool
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Wm. Vaillant Couturier
Alexander J. Blank
Place de la Republique
Supreme Court to Decide Status of B C Board
Ottawa May 1 The Supreme Court of Canada will rehear the case testing the constitutionality of the board of commerce as a profit fixing tribunal. The hearing, first of the term starting May 4, will review the board’s relation to business operations in Canada with a test case on its exact status.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Board of Commerce
Supreme Court
Canada
Chicago tenants join May Day rent strike
Thousands of Chicago families refused to vacate apartments in a May Day move, defying eviction attempts. H J Standish head of the Chicago Tenants Protective Association predicted about 10 000 families would defy landlords. He said tenants faced exorbitant rents and could not pay or find alternatives.
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Chicago
H. J. Standish
Chicago Tenants Protective Association
Accident at Bowell Claims a Child
A six year old boy, Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Further of Bowell, died after an accident on the farm. He was dragged after attempting to mount a horse around 1:30 pm Friday. He died in the early morning at the General hospital. The family, well known in Alberta, mourns the loss. a younger daughter remains with them.
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General Hospital
Tir
R. S. Further
Bowell
Charles
Alberta
Bolshevism and Socialism lecture tonight at theatre
Alyo P. W. Collins will lecture on Bolshevism and Socialism at the rear press theatre tonight. Admission is free, seats reserved for war veterans, and the event is expected to be well attended. Mr Heeter Kang will chair the meeting which begins at 8 o'clock.
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Heeter Kang
Vancouver
Collins
Japanese Aid Prolongs Battle at Chita Front
Vladivostok reports a severe fight near Chita between General Voitzkoffsky’s last Kolchak remnant forces and the Bolshevik faction. Japanese support is declared for Voitzkoffsky, per a Russian source.
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Votsekottsky
Bolsheviki
Vladivostok
Wmratts-Bukaha
Kolchnak
Transbiastralia
Voitzckoffsky
Builders urged to provide houses for skilled workers in Winnipeg
May 1 report notes a Building Owners association meeting advised large employers to seriously consider building houses to retain skilled artisans in Winnipeg. The discussion focused on housing as essential to keeping skilled labor in the city.
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Winnipeg
Assoc
Building Owners Association
Captain Baker to Speak at Dreamland Forum on 8.C.R. Work
Capt. Baker formerly city clerk and now with Spencer and Baker will speak at the Dreamland Theatre forum tomorrow afternoon. He will discuss the work of the Soldiers' Rehabilitation department and is expected to deliver a highly informative address.
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Captain Baker
8.C.R
Capt. Baker
Spencer & Baker
Dreamland Thea Tre
CHV
Injured Teamster Thrown From Wagon In Lumber Loading
Blarvey Baker a teamster for Jay and Co of Woodstock suffered serious injuries Friday when he was thrown from a wagon he was loading lumber onto and run over by the wagon.
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Blarvey Baker
Jay & Co
Woodstock
Friday
Increase Allowance For Grain Doors In Western Canada
Ottawa May 1 By Canadian Press Increased allowances for grain doors supplied in Western Canada by shippers for ordinary freight cars Carrying grain are placed at $2.25 per door for lowers and 75 cents for uppers. In the ruling of the Canadian Railway Commission these rates apply on cars with five foot doors and compare with the current rate of 1.50 and just 50 per cent higher. For six foot doors the new rates will be $2.60 for lowers and 90 cents for uppers. Memphis Tennessee electrical workers have raised their wages to $1 per hour and secured double time for overtime.
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Ottawa
Canada
Stormy clashes near Sinn Fein prison in London crowd
In London on May 1, Sinn Fein sympathizers and opponents clashed outside Wormwood Scrubs prison. Mounting police charged the crowd as stones and earth were thrown. Several people were slightly injured. Disorder recurs near the prison though hunger strikes are not blamed.
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London
Sinn Fein
Womnwood Scrubbs
Special Train Planned for Chicago Delegates to Alberta Event
May 1 report from General McDonald of the Industrial Development Association via Alberta officers states a special train will carry Chicago delegates to the upcoming industrial congress. Alberta officials, including T. J. Cardelli, discuss entertainment plans with board of trade committees for the delegates' two day stay. Alberta representatives previously held productive talks in Chicago Minneapolis St Paul Montreal Toronto and Hamilton with manufacturers and boards of trade.
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Chicago
Industria Congress
General McDonald, Manier
Industrial Development Association
Alberta
Ft Tl
Anderson
Maninger
Wongbesa
Calesey
Hdr
T. J. Cardelli
Board of Trade
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Montreal
Toronto
Hamilton
Uso Edition
Boards of Trade
Land values jump in Gravelburg district sale at $104 per acre
In Reetna on May, land values in the Gravelburg district rose to a new high when half a section three miles from town sold for 104 dollars per acre. The prior district record stood at 75 dollars per acre for a farm sale.
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Reetna
May
Gravelburg
Street railwaymen seek higher pay in Sioux City and Tawa
Street railway workers in Sioux City and Tawa demand wage increases from 88 to 60 cents per hour and 41 to 65 cents per hour. They also press for a union shop contract.
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Sioux City
Tawa
Brotherhood Federation aims to form branches in Medicine Hat
A meeting at Fifth Ave church proposed forming a large branch or one in each church of the Canadian Brotherhood Federation allied with the World Brotherhood Federation. Secretary-treasurer C A Richanson was named, with a committee of two laymen from each church.
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World Brotherhood Federation
C. A Richanson
Board of Trade
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Marsh
I. W. Williamson
Canadian Federation
England
Brotherhood Federation
France
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World Brotherhood
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Arthur Henderson
Brotherhood
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Manitoba
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Canada
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Alberta
Calgary
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Bell
Serbia
Grain Markets Report From Winnipex May First Prices
Today's quotations show oats at May 11 1 4 to 1 18 and July 10 1 2 to 1 4, barley May 1 to 2 160 1 2, July 6 1 2 to 166 1 8, flax May 6 05 to 5 05, July 5 05 to 6 04. Rye May 223 and cash prices list oats and barley values with No 2 C W oats at 115 and No 2 C W rye at 226.
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Wlax
N.W.C
C. W
Devon Farmers Raise Egg Prices for Turkeys and Geese
Devon farmers are now getting 2s 6d per egg for turkey and goose eggs, up from 9d before the war, reflecting adjusted wartime costs and market conditions.
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Devon
Arsenal and Liverpool Triumph in English First Division Matchday
Arsenal beat Bradford 2 0 and Blackburn Rovers defeated Sheffield United 4 0. Liverpool won 1 0 at Sunderland while West Bromwich Albion routed Chelsea 4 0. Other results include Manchester City 2 2 Aston Villa 2 and Derby County 1 1 Newcastle United 0 0.
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GWA Extends Membership to Veterans at Dominion Convention
The GWA and G W V A extend membership to veterans of other wars as decided at the Dominion convention in Montreal. Bruce notes expected membership growth and cites multiple welfare efforts including funeral expense refunds, post discharge relief for a deserted woman, and mothers pension aid for a widow of a returned man. The provincial executive discusses soldier settler land sales, miner conditions in Alberta, and plans for a war memorial and swimming pool.
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G.W.V.A
Bruce
S. ©. R. Department
Baker
Hudson Bay
Dominion
Alberta
Bolshevik Forces Occupy Baku
London reports Bolshevik forces seized Baku on April 28, a key Caspian port and petroleum hub, in a move confirmed this morning. Calgary dispatch says Dr. George Hilton plans double dipping arrangements in Alberta this summer, with compulsory dipping ordered in progress.
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Baku
Caspian Sea
Calgary
George Hilton
Dominion Government
Alherta
Red Deer Builds Lakes to Slow Spring Floodwaters
In Red Deer residents are constructing artificial lakes to hold floodwaters from the spring thaw, aiming to reduce overflow and protect nearby properties and infrastructure.
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Red Deer
Italian Premier Nitti seeks 25 million loan from Britain
London dispatch reports Premier Nitti sent an memorandum to David Lloyd George detailing Italy's economic needs especially for corn and requesting a credit loan of 25,000,000 lira to buy goods in England. Lloyd George reportedly promised to consider the request.
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Italy
London
Nitti
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
England
Rome
Aly
Winnipeg Mayor cites citizen buyingt to curb clothing costs
Winnipeg Mayor Charles Gray argues residents are driving up clothing prices through high buying. He cites personal purchases of two $55 suits, a $35 overcoat, an $8.50 pair of boots, and a six year old hat to illustrate restraint. He urges collective action to reduce costs.
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Winnipeg
Charles Gray
Russians Near Defeat as Poles Push Offensive
War office dispatch reports the Twelfth Russian Army nearly defeated by Polish forces. It states the 7th and 8th divisions were destroyed and Bolsheviks retreated east with heavy casualties. The communication emphasizes the enemy suffered significant losses.
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War Office
Twelfth Army
T7th
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