Memorable Meeting Between Lloyd George and Eamon De Valera
London reports a two and a half hour Downing Street talk between Prime Minister Lloyd George and Irish republican leader Eamon de Valera. They discussed possible terms for a conference table involving Ulster and looked toward a joint communique. The meeting drew fervent prayers and was described as cordial with substantial grounds for hope of settlement. De Valera cited Southern Ireland commitments, limiting unqualified replies to some proposals. Both sides warned against irreconcilable issues and avoided any rupture during the talks.
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London
Lloyd George
Eamonn de Valera
Downing Street
Great Britain
Dal Fireann
Ulster
Archbishop of Canterbury
National Assembly
Church of England
de Valera
Air Eireann
Southern Ireland
Big Gold Strike Sparks Alaska Prospector Stampede
In Alaska 39 miles south of Anchorage gold quartz claims report values over 100 dollars per ton. About a dozen rich fissures cover a twelve by seven mile area. The first strike at Girdwood on the government railroad sparked a rush as miners return with reports of equally rich finds along Turnagain Arm.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Girdwood
Turnagain Arm
State Department notes Japan accepts armament talks
Washington reports Japan accepted President Harding's proposal to hold a conference on arms limitation but did not reference the Far Eastern question. The Chinese Government also unqualifiedly accepted. Officials declined to comment on the Japanese reply as its text was not released.
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Washington
Japan
Harding
State Department
Ontario revival plan eyed by Drury government
The Globe reports unofficially that a special commission may be appointed to study industrial and commercial conditions in Ontario to craft a general revival plan. The body will likely include representatives from boards of trade, manufacturers, and farmers.
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Toronto
Globe
Drury
Ontario
Boards of Trade
Hail Swept Areas Report Wide Damage in Southern Alberta
Reports show a broad hailstorm last week from Claresholm to Weyburn sweeping through Claresholm Nobleford Coaldale Chin Skiff and across the CPR line. Crops on CPR land and the Van Horne colony were almost wiped out with 70 to 80 percent damage in places and insurance claims peaking at sixty thousand dollars in Limerick.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Claresholm
Nobleford
Coaldale
Chin
Lethbridge-Weyburn
CPR
C.P.R
van Horne
Saskatchewan
Shaunavon
Weyburn
Assiniboia
Limerick
Japan’s Chief Concern San Francisco
In Tokio the Kokuminto party issued a statement published in Yomiuri asserting the Anglo Japanese alliance has been revised twice since 1902 but the core spirit remains. It argues Japan’s fear is not isolation if the pact ends but whether Japan can hold its own if temporarily isolated.
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San Francisco
Tokio
Kokuminto
Yomiuri
Japan
U S Veterans Join Canadians in Affiliation Move
Ottawa reports that the British Great War Veterans of America council has approved affiliating with the G W V A of Canada. The move aims to allow American based veterans who fought with Canadians to maintain membership in the Canadian association through cross border affiliation.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Great War Veterans’ Association
National Council
Great War Veterans of America
G.W.V.A. of
Canada
United States
Ontario Grapes To Surpass Italy In Quality
Thomas J. Mahoney of Niagara Peninsula Growers Limited says Niagara grapes will rival Southern Italian varieties and be picked in late August. He notes warm weather, strong sun, and generous rain benefit peaches and grapes despite earlier crop havoc.
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Hamilton
Ont
Italy
Niagara District
Thomas J. Mahoney
Niagara Peninsula
Theatrical Mutual Association Rejects Prohibition Opposition
A resolution by Franklyn P. Calhoun of Philadelphia to oppose prohibition laws in Canada and the United States was rejected by the Theatrical Mutual Association during its session in Toronto.
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Toronto
Franklyn P. Calhoun
Philadelphia
Canada
United States
Theatrical Mutual Association
B C Lumber Mill Destroyed By Fire
Port Alberni British Columbia fire destroyed the Gilroy McKay lumber mill with plant loss around 73000 dollars and a million and a half feet of lumber lost The Canadian Voyager cargo saved and vessel spared Fire spread rapidly in brisk winds as crews battled the blaze protecting nearby homes unknown cause
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Port Alberni
B.C
Gilroy-McKay
Quebec
Alberni
Great Britain Leads In Shipbuilding
The United Kingdom shows 2,813,000 tons more ship under construction than the United States. British yards account for nearly sixty percent of world shipbuilding, per Lloyds Register. In the June quarter world construction fell about 900,000 tons from the March quarter.
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New York
United Kingdom
United States
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Wnde
Germany
Long Distance Wireless Record Set From Pacific Route
Merchants Exchange wireless picked up a message from the Canadian-Australian liner Makura claiming a new Pacific long distance record. The vessel, about one day out of Auckland bound for Vancouver, was heard giving her position more than 6000 miles away.
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Vancouver
Merchants Exchange
Pacific
Exchange
Auckland
New Zealand
Trial Of German War Criminals In Leipzig For 1918 Hospital Ship Attack
At the Leipzig Supreme Court continuation two German sub Lieutenants Ludwig Dittman and Johann Boldt face murder charges for firing on lifeboats after the Llandovery Castle was torpedoed in 1918. Popitz testified he and Dittman urged against attacking the hospital ship but the submarine dived and fired two torpedoes. Only 24 of 258 aboard were saved. A German War Office expert said no proof existed of abuse of hospital status. The ship was torpedoed June 27, 1918, off Fastnet while bound from Halifax to an English port.
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Leipzig
Germany
Supreme Court
Ludwig Dittman
Johann Boldt
Llandovery Castle
Popitz
Lieut
Dittmar
Pathiz
War Office
Halifax
Fastnet
The New Agriculture Addressed At Saskatoon Convention
Prof W J Rutherford head of the College of Agriculture spoke on The New Agriculture while Prof A M Shaw discussed Livestock its place in Saskatchewan agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan gathering. The Dean outlined a vision of a profitable productive comfortable beautiful educational agriculture to keep boys on the farms.
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Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
W. J. Rutherford
College of Agriculture
A. M. Shaw
Saskatchewan
Local Merchants Urge Buying in Town
It pays to patronize home industry and buy from the merchants in your own town, urging residents to support local businesses and keep money circulating locally.
Meighen in Odd Company at the Eighty Club
Premier Meighen found himself among unexpected guests at the Eighty Club with Right Hon. H. H. Asquith to his left proposing his health. The assembly included prominent figures of anti-Lloyd George Liberalism amid the British political scene.
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London
Meighen
Eighty Club
H. H. Asquith
Is Left
Asquith
Britain Cancels Building Subsidies
The British Government halted subsidies to promote house building, a postwar policy aimed at easing the housing shortage. The scheme is credited with creating about 200,000 dwellings and costing roughly ten million pounds annually, with future liabilities and a capital loss upon seven year revaluation upon transfer to local authorities.
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London
Forest fires roar back near St John and Hillendale
Strong westerly winds revived the Westfield blaze on the St John River threatening summer cottages at Hillandale. Smoke shrouds Grand Bay hindering visibility as firefighters recalled to fight renewed flames.
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St. John
N.B
Westfield
St. John River
Hillandale
Grand Bay
Kidnapped Earl Freed by Captors in Bantry
The Earl of Bandon, seized on June 21, was returned to Bantry unharmed. A broad search followed the kidnapping with activity from authorities and the public. Sinn Fein reportedly pledged to release him as a gesture of good faith.
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Cork
Earl of Bandon
Bantry
Sinn Fein
Prince Invited by Japan to Visit After India Tour
The Prince of Wales received an official invitation from the Japanese Government to visit Japan after completing his India tour, with the trip reportedly set to begin toward the end of October.
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London
Prince of Wales
Japan
India
Early Days In The Hudson's Bay Service
A first person account from 1878 describes preparations and perils on a river journey from Cumberland House to Grand Rapids. Crew includes Antoine Moran the steersman and a mischievous Indian boy. mosquitoes, shortages, and a perilous night voyage test resolve. The party aims to reach Lake Winnipeg via York Boat and the Colwil steamer, facing uncertain channels and night danger. (To be continued)
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Cumberland House
H. B. Co
Grand Rapids
Long Portage
Mackenzie River District
Red River
Kitche-moko-mon
York
Saskatchewan
Cedar Lake
Anti British Film Will Be Produced
New York Robert Goldstein formerly jailed for ten years for Es pionage Act violations linked to a 13 reel propaganda film The spirit of 76 has had his sentence commuted and released after three years He plans to exhibit the film and has hired a hall in New York Also Vancouver Merchant Dies in China Sam Kee a 64 year old Vancouver merchant and property owner died in China after months of illness while on a business visit
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New York
Robert Goldstein
Mosity
United States
Vancouver
China
Sam Kee
Conference on Armament Limits Promises Global Debate
Semi official circles foresee a major international conference on armaments with Britain France Italy and possibly China joining. Washington talks may draw premier statesmen including Briand and Lloyd George with potential British delegates like Balfour Lee Worthington-Evans Beatty and Grey.
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London
Great Britain
France
Italy
Harding
China
Washington
Briand
Lloyd George
A. J. Balfour
Council of the
League of Nations
Lord Lee
Fareham
Admiralty
Laming Worthington-Evans
Lord Beatty
Viscount Grey
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Alta
B. C
Britain
Maritime Provinces
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Sinn
Hudson’s Bay Service
Antoine
Chema-wa-win
Saskatchewan River
Antoife
Conneil
Rabbit Point
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