Turku and Greek Defiance Mark Mudania Conference Fallout
Turkish insistence on marching into Thrace and Greek resolve to fight marked a fractured Mudania conference. Jamet Pasha pressed immediate Thrace entry while Allied and French envoys split, with Charpy and Bouillon backing Turkey and France offering a divergent interpretation of the Allied note. The Greek delegation also rejected peace, pledging readiness to defend Thrace and Greece’s honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamet Pasha
Thrace
Harrington
Jamet
Semet
Mombelli
Charpy
Franklin-Bouillon
France
Greece
Strathcona Sinks Off Cabot Island After Twenty Years at Sea
The Grenfell Mission steamer Strathcona sank a few miles off Cabot Island in Labrador after twenty years of service. All six crew members were saved. In Alaska near Cape Mason the American fishing vessel Bartalone burned, and Captain Harry Selig with the crew rowed 14 miles to a loggers camp after abandoning ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
Mid
Grenfell Mission
Strathcona
Labrador
Cabot Island
Prince Rupert
Cape Mason
Alaska
Harry Selig
McGill Honors Memory Of Colonel McCrae
A memorial stained glass window at McGill University was unveiled in the medical building to honor three faculty of medicine killed in the Great War. The window commemorates Lieut Col John McCrae, author of In Flanders Fields, and Lieut Col R P Campbell and Lieut Col H B Yates. General Sir Arthur Currie unveiled it, with an address by Rev Canon Almond.
Dr Fowler's Berry Remedy Endorsed for Cholera Relief
Mrs Isaac Smith of Campbellton New Brunswick reports her husband and she nearly died from cholera before using Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. After starting the medicine they found great relief and recommend it to friends. The product, priced 50 cents per bottle, is sold by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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Fowler
Isaac Smith
Campbellton
N.B
Dr. Fowlers
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Ont
Turkish forces ordered to evacuate Asia Minor zones
A special Angora dispatch reports orders issued to Turkish military commanders to evacuate neutral zones in Asia Minor at once. Turkish cavalry has begun withdrawing from the Dardanelles section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Angora
Asia Minor
Dardanelles
Sir Henry Thornton Appointed New Head of Canadian National Railways
Major Gen Sir Henry Worth Thornton, formerly of the Great Eastern Railway of England, is named president and general manager of the consolidated Canadian National Railway. An order in council approved the joining of Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk lines into the system. A three year contract pays 50000 dollars annually with termination protections. The new board includes John H Sinclair Richard P Gough James Stewart Ernest Decarry Frederick Dawson Tom Moore Graham Bell and Gerald Ruel. The government emphasizes non interference and political independence in the administration.
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Ottawa
Henry Worth Thornton
K.B
Great Eastern Railway
England
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk
Canadian National Railway System
Sir Henry Thornton
Sir Henry
John H. Sinclair
K C
New Glasgow
N.S
Antigonish
Richard P. Gough
Sellers Gough
Toronto
Montreal
Bandits Add Murder to List of Crimes
Regina reports bandits in southern Saskatchewan added murder and two robberies to their crimes. Paul Mattoff of Regina Wine and Spirits was shot dead at the Bienfait CPR station as $6000 in cash was taken. Police pursuit followed in a Cadillac as a gun battle erupted. a second robbery at Roche Percee is blamed on the same crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Paul Mattoff
Regina Wine and Spirits Company
CPR
Bienfait
Hirsch and
Frobisher
May Adopt Postal Areas In Large Canadian Cities
Ottawa officials propose dividing major Canadian cities into postal areas to speed mail delivery. E J Underwood submitted the plan at the Dominion postal officers conference, while Calgary Vancouver Winnipeg London and Hamilton officials doubted its immediate practicality due to rapid Western city growth and changing maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion Postal
E. J. Underwood
Post Office
Postal Service Branch
Calgary
Vancouver
Winnipeg
London
Hamilton
Cascarets Advertises 10 Cent Thanks for Easy Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a ten cent laxative for all ages. It promises relief from constipation and associated symptoms with one or two tablets and notes a candy taste and affordable price.
Akali agitation grows into formidable movement in India
The Allahabad Daily News reports Punjab unrest is turning into a major revolutionary drive aided by secret radio propaganda affecting Indian regiments. Muslim hostility, Hindu extremism, and anti British press intensify the risk, while the All India Central Khalifat Committee seeks a December Khalifat conference inviting Muslim governments to send delegates.
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London
Daily News
Allahabad
India
Reuter
Punjab
Allahabad Daily News
All India Central Khalifat Committee
Angola
Constantinople
Iraq
Egypt
Persia
Afghanistan
Gaya
Bengal
Delegation to Seek Dominion Fruit Preference in Britain
A Sydney dispatch reports a fruit growers delegation, possibly with Victoria Premier Lawson, will travel to England late this month to push for a preferential market for Australian and other Dominion dried and canned fruits.
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London
Reuter
Sydney
Australia
Lawson
Victoria
England
Dominions
Bar Women From Pulpit Will Not Become Pastors
Toronto report states the discipline committee of the general conference voted 17 to 16 against recommending women’s admission to Methodist pulpits. Three women served on the panel and urged approval while opponents argued it would tend to “rob the cradle.”
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Toronto
Methodist
General Conference
Methodist Church
Putnam's Corn Extractor Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims Putnam's Corn Extractor cures corns in 24 hours with no failure. It urges avoidance of substitutes and brands Putnam's as the painless remedy, priced at 25 cents everywhere.
Disastrous Floods In Bengal Cause Wide Losses
Reuters report from Calcutta states Bengal floods have caused widespread deaths and ruin as a major junction remained submerged for days. Refugees crowded the area as villages were destroyed and an outbreak of cholera compounds the crisis.
Constantine Abdication Document Recovered in Athens
The Times Athens correspondent reports Constantine's abdication act is found in the possession of his aide Colonel Nicol. The disclosure will be published immediately. Local merchants urged to buy at home as news spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Athens
the Times
Constantine
Col
Nicolaide
Destructive Forest Fires Ravage Northern Ontario Towns
The northern Ontario firestorm devastates Haileybury New Liskeard Englehardt Elk Lake and Cobalt as 25 000 residents face displacement Prolonged flames kill at least 33 with hundreds missing and property losses pegged at four to five million dollars Heavy rains begin to quell fires and aid recovery efforts in the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway corridor.
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Cobalt
Dane
North Bay
Haileybury
Englehardt
New Liskeard
Charlton
Uno Park
Earlton Junction
Elk Lake
Englehadrt
Ont
Northern
Ontario
Temiskaming and
Northern Ontario Railway
Englehart
Chinese Students Receive Ultimatum in Victoria Schools
After a meeting between the school board and Chinese representatives the board issued an ultimatum. Chinese pupils must return to school at once or all Chinese public schools will be closed and registration opportunities withheld until January after Christmas vacation.
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Sir Henry
Ottawa
England
Canada
King
Victoria
Montreal executive killed in Portage la Prairie crash
W Watts of Montreal, superintendent for the Royal Insurance Company, was killed near Poplar Point when a car he rode in was forced off the road and overturned in a six foot ditch. Major G Killam and W W Watson of Winnipeg were seriously injured.
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Portage la Prairie
W. Watts
Montreal
The
Royal Insurance Company
Poplar Point
G. K. Killam
Winnipeg
W. W. Watson
Prince of Wales to attend Canadian Club luncheon in London
The Prince of Wales has consented to be guest of the Canadian Club of Great Britain at a luncheon at Strafford Place on November 10. The club members express delight at the honor and note their rapid growth and success.
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London
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Strafford Place
Queen's University Degrees Awarded to Western Students
Degrees announced at Queen's University include the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce recipients from western Canada. Bachelor of Arts went to Robert Nichol Anderson of Saskatoon, Barbara Robina Morrison of Regina, Claude Hill Robinson of Camrose, Lloyd Fleming Smith of Moose Jaw. Bachelor of Commerce to Clarence Laverne Yoerger of Humboldt.
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Robert Nichol Anderson
Saskatoon
Barbara Robina Morrison
Regina
Claude Hill Robinson
Camrose
Alta
Lloyd Fleming Smith
Moose Jaw
Clarence Laverne Yoerger
Humboldt
Sask
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Constantipople
McGill
Colonel McCrae
McGill Univer
Medical Building
Lieut
John Mc
Henry Thornton
Canadian National Road
James Stewart
Canada Wheat Board
Maple Leaf Milling Company
Ernest R. Decarry
Montreal Civic Committee
Frederick G. Dawson
B.C
Tom Moore
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
Graham A. Bell
Railways
Gerald G. Ruel
Dodd
Oan
Teel Ba As
N. UL Doll
W. A. de Wolfe
Enterprise
Consort
Calcutta
Joote
Castoria
Fletcher
the Centaur Company
New York
Cry
Turkey
M. Franklin Boullion
Hamid Bey
Mudania
Chanak Zone
Thaleybury
Tleaslit
Victoria School Board
Ultimatum
Royal Insurance
Kingston, Ont
Queen's University
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