All Sailings to British Ports Cancelled by Strike
London reports a general railway strike improving with government measures showing progress. Food distribution continues smoothly and volunteers offer help as ships to British ports are cancelled by the Shipping Board amid the strike. rail services are gradually resuming with limited trains to Portsmouth, Southampton and Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Railways
Downing Street
Washington
Great Britain
Shippin’ Board
South Western Railway
Portsmouth
Southampton
England
Brighton Railway
Brighton
Board of Commerce Sets Stable Prices for Pork and Hog Products
Toronto reports the Board of Commerce ordered pork and hog products sold in Canada from October 15 at prices nearly equal to those on March 16 this year with further reductions possible for sick products. The move aims to keep prices steady and surveillance will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Board of Commerce
Canada
Brandon
Omaha Mob Seeks Mayor After Anti Lynching Advice
In Omaha Nebraska a mob lynched a black man and attempted to hang Mayor Edward P. Smith for opposing lynching. The county courthouse burned and one man was shot and killed with about 40 injured. Federal troops patrol the city as the mayor lies unconscious in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Edward P. Smith
Fort Cook
Fort Omaha
William Brown
Smith
17Th Street
Court House
Harney St
First Frost Hits Medicine Hat As Record Cold Fails
Medicine Hat reports no official frost until last night as temperatures stayed above 32 F though minor touches may have occurred. Lethbridge logged its first frost on the 25th, the latest in a decade, while Regina marked four degrees, ending a long frost-free stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Regina
Rally Day Services Across Churches Highlight Sunday School Push
Autumn Rally Day brought large crowds to Baptist and Fifth Ave Methodist churches. Speakers included Hector Lang on chemistry for children and Capt Colwell sharing a wartime homecoming tale. Mrs Bannan and Rev H S Bagnall led sessions as a massed choir performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
J. H. Tabor
Hector Lang
D. M. Sullivan
Bagnall
Tabor
Fifth Ave
Miners Idle Through Strike Hit South Wales Fields
London reports one hundred thousand miners idle in South Wales due to the railway strike. Collieries close and Swansea harbor trade is paralyzed as the government warns allied nations it cannot allow coal exports while the rail strike continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South Wales
Swansea Harbor
Great Britain
Investitures by Prince of Wales to present decorations
Soldiers and dependents who received decorations by mail are asked to contact Lt. W. H. Williams M C at 406 Dundee Street Medicine Hat phone 8912 to arrange official presentation by H R H the Prince of Wales on Friday October 8 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H."williams
M.C
Dundee Street
Medicine Hat
H. R. H. the Prince of Wales
Rumor of Alsace Republic Gains Attention in Coblenz
Coblentz reports a rumor that an independent Alsace republic has been proclaimed. Paris on Sept 28 says there is no confirmation of the republic claim and no official word on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coblenz
Paris
Coblentz
Alsace
Viume
Wilson
France
Great Britain
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Unionist Caucus Not Officially Called Yet
Ottawa Sept 29 The unionist caucus to be convened this week has not up to date been officially called and it is unlikely to be convened before Wednesday Provincial groups of unionist members have met and will discuss party organization and policy ahead of the general caucus with Sir Robert Borden later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Robert Borden
Prince Starts On Hig Eastward Journey
The Prince of Wales leaves the Pacific coast after eight days in Vancouver and Vancouver Island and proceeds east from Victoria to New Westminster to formally open the annual fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Prince of Wales
Pacific Coast
Vancouver Island
Prince
Victoria
New Westminster
Formation Logal Branch of DLP Decided at City Hall Meeting
A resolution was unanimously carried at a public meeting in the city hall to form a local branch of the Dominion Labour Party. Alderman J Hole and Chas Donald were elected president and secretary pro tem. The gathering included many workers and several ladies, with remarks stressing labour's political representation and scrutiny of public spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Labour Party
Ald. J. Hole
Chas. Donald
Labour
Strikes Paralyze Bethlehem and Elsewhere in Steel War
In Pittsburg on September 29 the great steel strike showed conflicting claims from union leaders and Bethlehem Steel officials about plant operations. Williams reports Bethlehem plant crippled with power shut down while Bethlehem management says most mills run. Across the region Carnegie Steel cuts two blast furnaces as violence-free disruptions continue in Youngstown and docks tied up by walkouts in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
Steel Strike
David Williams
Bethlehem ‘Steel
Penn
Srike
Bethlehem Corporation
Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Youngstown
Carnegie
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Otis Steel Company
Riots in Italian Chamber Prompted Cabinet Uprising
Rome reports a 36 minute free fight in the Chamber of Deputies with about 100 deputies involved. Analysts say the riot may trigger cabinet resignation to avoid sowing a wider crisis before the general election. Vote of confidence recorded 208 to 148.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Deputies
Rome
Parliamentary League
Hitti
Forest Fires Halt Train After Pacific Rail Line Fire
Forest fires along the Pacific Great Eastern Railway above Squamish twisted rails destroyed a wooden bridge and caused rocks to crash onto the right of way. A train carrying 45 passengers was held up for two days as the Cheakamus Valley was swallowed by flames driven by strong winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Squamish
Cheakamus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tric
Folkestone
Euston
Crewe
Quiry
Brandon and
Tungland
J.tungland
H. Whitla
E. Fotheringham
Brandon Creamery
Country Court House
Tobermory Bay
Jack Frost
First Baptist
Thurough
Hig
DLP
Inneoluti Mosniponala
Ofty Hall
M.p’s
Labour Party
H. Jowett
Mr. Jowett
Dominion Textilea Co
Italy
Tamagliso Tittoni
Calgary Hustlers
Dirty Monarchs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!