Continued British deflation and loan bill in Lords
A London economist cable to the U S commerce department notes ongoing deflation in British prices as a development feature. It cites a government bill in the Lords authorizing up to 25 million pounds in loans to back capital projects. Trade declines are noted in wholesale prices and value of imports and exports in October.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States Commerce Department
London
House of Lords
Labor Party
Manitoba cattle and horses to exhib at Chicago show
Eleven head of the finest Manitoba show cattle were sent to Chicago for the international show as Manitoba's exhibit. The train carried four heifers and seven fat steers. Two carloads of horses to be exhibited at the show were picked up at Winnipeg.
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Brandon
Chicago
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Cana dian Car and Foundry plants near Montreal idle
The Canadian Car and Foundry Company shops at Saint Pierre-Aux-Liens and Turcott near Montreal have practically closed. The shutdown is temporary and aims for a late December reopening. About 2,000 workers are affected when at full operation.
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Montreal
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Saint Pierre-Aux-Liens
Turcott
Ontario government buys Brien farm for experimental crops
The Ontario Government has acquired the 190 acre Brien farm in Ridgetown for about $10,000. The purchase enables immediate conversion into an experimental farm focused on developing specialized crops, responding to Ontario’s growing notes in this agricultural region.
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Ontario
Ridgetown
Ont
A. D. Brien
Britain Disposing of War Supplies Postwar
The government rapidly disposes of war stocks with surplus stores valued at £675,000,000 sold since the armistice. Liquidation near complete on the continent and expected to end soon in Egypt.
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Britain
London
Egypt
Be fair to local merchants and compare prices first
Be fair to local merchants and ask to see goods and compare prices before sending money to mail order houses. You will find that it pays to shop locally and verify quality before purchasing.
Believes No Danger Of Indian Revolution
Bishop H. L. Smith of India told the National Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Detroit that rumors of an Indian revolution have no foundation. He said lack of friendship between Mohammedans and Hindus would block such a movement and that British control must continue to avert anarchy.
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Detroit
Mich
India
H. L. Smith
National Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Smith
Ontario Boards of Trade Back National Unemployment Plan
At the eighth annual convention in Brantford, Ontario, the Associated Boards of Trade propose a national scheme shared by provinces cities and towns to re open industries and undertake public works to spread employment across the Dominion. They oppose the dole and call for a systematic investigation to guide the program.
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Brantford
Ont
Associated Boards of Trade of Ontario
Dominion
Boards of Trade
Plan to Combat Smugglers With Fast Seattle Boats
Prohibition authorities and customs officials plan to equip Seattle launches capable of 30 mph with one pound rapid firing guns to combat liquor smugglers from British Columbia. Ordinary coastguard vessels reportedly cannot match opposing speed. Crews will be instructed to stop or sink any suspected craft in Puget Sound.
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Seattle
British Columbia
Unemployment In Montreal Grows As Winter Forecast
Social workers report higher unemployment in Montreal this year with charities at capacity. Applications for work surge beyond recent years as experts warn of a severe winter ahead.
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Montreal
China Seeks Role in World Advancement at Armament Conference
China urged full preservation of territorial integrity, open doors, and no secret treaties at the Armament Conference. Dr. Wellington Koo said China seeks equal international intercourse, freedom to develop political institutions, and relief from foreign-imposed limitations to foster peace and progress.
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Washington
Far East
China
Pacific
Wellington Koo
Loyalists Rally Against Sinn Fein Parliament in Ulster
Ten thousand Loyalists met in three Belfast gatherings to protest British policy toward Ulster. The Lord Mayor urged Ulster would not submit to a Sinn Fein parliament and resolutions pledged to reject all-Ireland dominion. Sir James Craig and colleagues were praised for their peace negotiations.
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Ulster
Sinn”Fein
Belfast
Assembly Hall
Sinn Fein
Liverpool
Mr. Lloyd George
James Craig
Saskatoon Offers Municipal Rock Pile Work for Unemployed
Saskatoon city council approves a program to employ destitute, jobless men on a municipal rock pile. Men will break river rocks and receive cards redeemable at local boarding places. The plan is a temporary fix for an estimated 200 to 300 unemployed in the city.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Rebels Attack British London Pandikkad Post
A Reuters report from Delhi describes a clash at Pandikkad where 2,000 Moplah rebels pressed a defense by a Gurkha Rifles company. Two thirds of the rebels were killed along with one British officer and three men.34 wounded and a gun plus knives captured. Artillery was used by the rebels in other operations.
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London
Reuter
Delhi
India
Ghurka Rifles Regiment
Pandikkad
Building permits rise in most provinces in September
The total value of building permits in 56 Canadian cities reached 8,988,157 in September, up from 9,654,085 in August and 9,174,181 a year earlier. Nova Scotia Quebec Ontario Alberta and British Columbia posted gains versus August, while New Brunswick Manitoba and Saskatchewan showed declines.
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Ottawa
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Home merchants boost community prosperity
Buying from local home merchants supports the neighborhood economy and strengthens the community in which shoppers reside. Local businesses rely on this patronage to sustain jobs, services, and growth within the area.
Factory Explosion Kills Twelve at Dotzheim Near Wiesbaden
Twelve people die and 60 are injured in a factory explosion at Dotzheim near Wiesbaden Prussia with damages estimated at 25000 marks General Degoutte oversees aid and rescue efforts French troops aid survivors Dotzheim lies 49 miles north of Oppau where a September 21 plant blast killed 1000 and wounded about 4900.
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Mayence
Dotzhein
Wiesbaden
Prussia
Degoutte
Dotzheim
Oppau
Britain Denies Soviet Charge in Moscow Note
The British Government issued a firmly worded note denying Soviet Foreign Minister Chicherin's charge that British evidence of Bolshevist propaganda in Central Asia and Afghanistan was forged. The note says the Sept. 26 Soviet reply mainly quibbled over official positions and did not address the serious propaganda charges.
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London
Moscow
Chitcherin
Central Asia
Afghanistan
Lord Curzon
Persia
Post Office Imperial Wireless Scheme Collapses
The Westminster Gazette reports the Imperial wireless chain project failed from the start due to aloof Dominions and India. Some say the Home Government has been lukewarm, lending credence to the collapse claim.
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London
Westminster Gazette
Imperial Wireless Chain
Dominions
India
British Press Questions Balfour Naval Limitation Proposals
London papers react variably to Arthur Balfour's disarmament tweaks as the U S plan for naval holiday and submarine limits draws mixed commentary. The Westminster Gazette criticizes year to year battleship replacement while The Daily News and Morning Post diverge on embargoes and defensive needs. The Times cites the Cape Town Times praising Hughes plan as historic.
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London
United States
Washington
Arthur J. Balfour
Westminster Gazette
The
Daily News
U.S
Morning Post
Great Britain
Britain
Daily Mail
Balfour
London Times
Capetown Times
Hughes
Bandit Gardner Identified by Finger Prints in Phoenix
Police say Roy Gardner, escaped from McNeil Island, confessed to the identity after fingerprints matched. Gardner, linked to the Moose Jaw Canadian Pacific express robbery on October 19 with $5000 taken, had previously held a 50-year US sentence and may not be extradited to Moose Jaw for trial.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Santa Fe
Roy Gardner
McNeil’s Island
Gardner
Winnisee
Fron McNeil
Moose Jaw
Canadian Pacific
United States
Canadian Red Cross rejects Russian relief appeal
The executive committee reported to the general council that no relief organization could aid famine hit Russia and that the Canadian Red Cross Society decided it was unwise to make any appeal in Canada for Russian relief at this time.
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Toronto
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
General Council
Society
Canadian cattle trade to Britain reaches milestone at Montreal port
A revival of Canada’s export cattle trade to Great Britain is advancing at Montreal port. Thirty thousand head have been shipped in six months, with several ships awaiting loading, suggesting the season could reach thirty five thousand before closing.
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Montreal
Great Britain
Britain
Miner William Smith Killed at Granby Mine in Nanaimo
Nanaimo BC A mine helper named William Smith age 24 was killed after a rock fall at the Granby mine. He had arrived six weeks ago from Staffordshire England and leaves a wife and five children.
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Nanaimo
B.C
William Smith
Granby
Smith
Staffordshire
England
Filipinos Drown as Maria Luisa Sinks at Manila Bay
Fifty eight Filipinos, including women and children, drown at the entrance to Manila Bay when the interisland steamer Maria Luisa founders in heavy seas. Seventy two more are rescued by a Japanese steamer.
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Manila Bay
Manila
Interisland
Britain to Retire Naval Officers Early Next Year
The Admiralty plans to retire on pensions eighty naval captains and 200 commanders as part of administrative retrenchment, according to the Evening News.
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London
British Admiralty
The
Evening News
Montreal inquest verdict in self-inflicted death case
The inquest returned a verdict of death by own action in the case of Louis Oguinik who fatally shot himself after wounding Sir Andrew MacPhail. Sir Andrews condition was reported as very satisfactory.
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Montreal
Louis Oguinik
Sir Andrew MacPhail
Andrew
Engineer Killed By Boiler Explosion Near Sioux Lookout
Fort William man Gilbert C. McNabb one of the railroad’s oldest engineers was killed instantly when his engine boiler blew near Alma two miles west of Sioux Lookout. Fireman George Reid was badly scalded but is expected to recover. A special train moved the body and the injured man to Fort William. Reid remains in McKellar Hospital with serious injuries. An inquest was ordered.
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Fort William
Ont
Gilbert C. McNabb
Alcoma
Sioux Lookout
George Reid
Sioux Outlook
McNabb
Reid
McKellar Hospital
Labor Party Rejects Defence Cut Amendment in Australia
Reuter dispatch from Melbourne reports the Labor Party amendment to cut defence spending was defeated 30 to 20 in the Australian House of Representatives. The government had proposed a £250,900 reduction while Labor urged a £500,000 cut.
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Lordon
Reuter
Melbourne
Labor Party
House of Representatives
Labor
Germany denies reparations payment failure claim
Berlin denies to allies that Germany will miss the next reparations installment and officials in German quarters reiter deny. Entente circles in close touch with negotiations with the reparations commission also deny the report.
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Berlin
Germany
Robbery at Grand Forks Liquor Store Ends in Escape
Robert Campbell, a government liquor store vendor, was held up and robbed of 200 dollars by two armed men. Police cornered the suspects in the town’s west end and a running gun battle ensued, but the robbers fled.
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Grand Forks
B.C
Robert Campbell
Albert Miller Buried as War Hero at Fort Erie
Albert Miller, who allegedly carried the British message to troops at Mons to end the war, received a hero’s burial in St. Paul’s Church cemetery Fort Erie. The service was under the auspices of the Great War Veterans’ Frontier Post.
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Bridgeport
Ont
Albert Miller
Mons
St. Paul’s Church
Fort Erie
Great War Veterans’ Frontier Post
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