Hawker Cross Atlantic Bid in Jeopardy Over Ireland
London reports Hawker was forced to land near Dingle Bay within 100 miles of Ireland as wireless messages tracked the Sopwith biplane manned by Hawker and Lt Commander Grieve. Earlier updates note Hawker 150 miles off Ireland and 27-year-old Australian aviator’s risky non stop attempt from Newfoundland toward Ireland.
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London
Harry Hawker
Dingle Bay
Limerick
River Shannon
Sopwith Airplane Company
Hawker
Ireland
Sopwith
Air Ministry
Grieve
Harry G. Hawker
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Greenwich
New York
McKenzie
Frederick Raynham
Morgan
Raynham
St. John’s
Warry G. Hawker
McKenzie Grieve
Trish
Sorwith
London Daily Mail
Waynham
Charles J. Morgan
Mawker
Martynride
Credentials Exchanged In Brief Allied-Austria Session
In St Germain en Laye on May 19 the Allied powers and Austrian peace delegates exchanged credentials at 3.20 pm. The session lasted four minutes.
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St. Germain En Laye
A. P
No Soviet Government Formed in Winnipeg Says Ottawa
Official advices from the government state they have no information of a soviet government forming in Winnipeg. The latest news received indicates everything remains quiet and calm.
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Peg
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Intoxicated men fined by magistrate Rae this morning
Bowmin and J R Towey were each fined ten dollars and costs after being found intoxicated. The notice also mentions a wanted column in the shop window of the city.
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VW. Bowmin
J. R. Towey
Magiastrate Rae
Naws
Berlin Demonstration Presses France on Peace Terms
President Floori told a Berlin demonstration that Germany would never sign the peace terms, signaling firm opposition to the Allied settlement. Demonstrators gathered publicly as authorities monitored the event.
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Berlin
A. YP
Floori
Germany
Dominion veterans discuss post discharge gratuity and demobilization
A Ottawa delegation from the Dominion command of the G W V A and MPs met Sir Thomas White and Major-General Ss Co Mewdburn to press extension of post discharge gratuity, further bonuses, pensions, and demobilization issues. White said cabinet will consider questions. estimated costs would total over 600 million for the year, making a $850 million bonus unlikely.
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Ottawa
Dominion
G.W.A. A
House of Commons
Thomas White
Ss. Co. Mewdburn
G.W.V.A
Andrews
C. G. McNeill
R. B. Maxwell
Margeron
House
Griesbiach
Lang
Stedman
RR. J. Manion
G.w.via
Sir Thomas
Canada
Boy Anniqnaire I Killed Wn Auto
In Washington on May 19 Vinson Walsh McLean 12 son of Edward B McLean publisher of the Washington Post and Cincinnati Enquirer was fatally injured when struck by an automobile at the McLean summer home in Friendship near here He died a few hours later Heir to large estates of John R McLean and Thomas F Walsh he was among the wealthiest children in the United States
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United States Navy
Horta
Aiircraft
Daily Mail
London
United States Naval Seaplane
N.C. 4
Azores
Lisbon
Air Ministry
Venta de Gada
United States
N.C
Columbia
Washington
Towers
mid-Atlantic
Navy’ Department
Ponta del Gada
Navy Department
Jackson
Vinson Walsh McLean
Edward B. McLean
The
Washington Lost
Cincinnati Enquirer
McLean
Friendship
Here
Loy
John R. McLean
Thomas F. Walsh
Congress Convenes in Extraordinary Session With Republicans
In Washington on May 19, Congress meets at noon in an extraordinary session led by the Republican majority. The assembly focuses largely on organizational work and procedural preparations.
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Washington
Congress
Saskatoon to Regina First Saskatchewan Cross-Country Flight
Lieutenant G A Groome completes Saskatchewan's first cross-country flight, arriving in Regina from Saskatoon after circling the city and landing west of Parliament Buildings. The May 19 event marks a historic aviation milestone for the province.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
G. A. Groome
Saskatoon
Parliament Buildings
Seeding in Oak River district stalled by rain and frost
Heavy rainfall and hard frost halted seeding in the Oak River district delaying field work and threatening early-season crop plans. Local farmers assess impacts and await drier conditions.
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Oak River District
Wallan Syndicate Seeds 7000 Acres of Flax Near Medicine Hat
The Wallan syndicate completes planting of 7000 acres of flax on non irrigated lands west of Medicine Hat along the Suffield branch. Seed costs about 1.50 per bushel, indicating substantial seeding outlay for this large operation.
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Wallan Syndicate
Canada Land and” Irrigation Company
Medicine War
Suffield
PLA
Port Arthur Ship Yards Hit by 11 am Strike
Port Arthur shipyards idled at 11 am as iron ship builders walked out. The plant, employing 1,300 workers, tied up amid demand for higher wages and shorter hours, with the men preferring lower food costs over wage increases.
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Port Arthur
British Warships Engage Bolshevik Fleet in Gulf of Finland
Helsingfors May 19 British warships fought the Bolsheviki fleet in the Gulf of Finland for 35 minutes on Sunday. The Bolsheviki fled to Kronstadt after one of their vessels was sunk and another stranded.
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Gulf of Finland
Helsingfors
Kronsteet
General Denekine Captures 10,000 Prisoners
London reports General Denekine leading anti Bolshevik forces near Tsaritsin on the Volga announcing the capture of 10,000 Bolshievik prisoners and 28 guns. The news came via telegraph from the British military mission chief at Ekalerinchur.
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London
Reuter
Denekine
Tsaritsin
Volga
Ekalerinchur
No Papers For Winnipeg Strike Halts Deliveries
Ottawa wire informs local postmaster that no newspapers can be received for Winnipeg during the ongoing strike, halting distribution to the city.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Strikes Keep Quiet As Ottawa Monitors
Ottawa reports Winnipeg remains quiet with no clash between authorities and strikers. Cabinet to discuss the situation. Manitoba provincial actions and sympathy strikes in Saskatoon noted. Winnipeg reports isolate the city as telegraphers strike disrupts news services.
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Ottawa
Tabor Stoday
Winnipeg
Department
Cabinet Council
Robertson
White
Saskatoon
Mar
Repina
de Dew Tiouse
Labor
Cahill
Manitoba
Labor Department
Caserain
Mon A. K. Maclean
Courtesy CP Speclat 7 2 arrives at 11 80 am
Courtesy CP Speclat 7/2 arrives at 11 80 am Tuesday. Ownne to strike in Winnipea, no further information available.
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Speclat
Ownne
Winnipea
German Delegate Says Treaty Will Be Signed Despite Threats
Versailles dispatch quotes a German councillor of legation returning from Berlin declaring the peace treaty will be signed despite threats of being hacked to pieces if it is not. The statement emphasizes resolve to avoid another rejection of terms.
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Versailles
Legation
Berlin
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Alberta Sunday School Federation
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