Reply to Lloyd George Proposals Sent to Eamonn de Valera
The Dail Fireann replies to Lloyd George letter of August 13 to Eamonn de Valera. It avoids mentioning a republic but upholds independence while hinting at continued peace talks. The Irish Bulletin questions the offer and argues true freedom must guide negotiations.
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Eamonn de Valera
Irish Bulletin
Dail Eireann
Ireland
Lloyd George
Canada
South Africa
Bulletin
Germany Insults Britain Booklets Rush Into Canada
Dominion Command of the Great War Veterans Association reports four German pamphlets insulting Great Britain and allied rations arriving in Canada. The secretary C G MacNeil says the matter is being raised with the government and a letter sent requesting swift action to stop the influx.
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Ottawa
Great Britain
Canada
Dominion Command
Great War Veterans ‘Association
C. G. MacNeil
Secretary of State
Japan Accepts Invitation to Washington Conference on Far East
Tokio reports that Japan has accepted President Harding's invitation to attend the Washington conference on Far Eastern questions and disarmament to be held in November. The advance acceptance was forwarded to Washington.
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Tokio
Japan
Harding
Washington
Floods Ravage Shantung as Huang He Rises
Heavy rains have swollen the Huang Ho causing floods across Shantung province destroying hundreds of villages and crops. Rail traffic between Peking and Shanghai is interrupted and thousands are left homeless after a month of rain amid famine conditions in the region.
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Peking
Shantung
Shanghai
Many Lives Lost In Malabar Riot
A Bombay despatch reports over a thousand people killed in rioting in Malabar district British India. English women and children are feared endangered in outlying areas as several railway stations are wrecked. The Leinster Regiment unit at Tirunangadi is reported cut off. Rioters are said to be moving toward Calicut on the coast.
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London
Malabar
British India
Exchange Telegraph Company
Bombay
Leinster Regiment
Tirunangadi
Calicut
Canadians Wanted For National Fleet
R B Teakle of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine Company urged enlisting as many Canadians as possible to man ships of the national fleet. He denied discrimination and praised the Navy League of Canada for its work in this respect.
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Montreal
R. B. Teakle
Merchant Marine Company
Teakle
Navy League of Canada
Record Non-Stop Flight From Montreal to New York
Canadian aviators aged 28 to 40 completed a record non stop flight from Montreal to New York in 13 hours minutes aboard an eight passenger Junkers monoplane. The crew were former Royal Flying Corps members.
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New York
Montreal
Royal Flying Corps
Quebec to Reforest Three Million Acres
J G Piche chief forestry engineer of Quebec announces plan to reforest 3 000 000 acres of waste land. Rotary Club address outlines a rapid, province wide program to restore forest cover and improve land use.
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Quebec
Quebec Department of Lands
J. G. Piche
Rotary Club
Writs Issued for West York Ottawa Byelection
Writs for the West York Ottawa byelection have been issued. Nominations are set for September 22 with polling on October 6.
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Ottawa
West York
Wreck Of Giant Dirigible ZR-2 Tragedy In Hull
In Hull England a crash of the dirigible ZR-2 claims 72 lives among US and British crewmen. Of 49 Americans only five survived. Noted officers named include Commander Louis H. Maxfield and Brig Gen F M Maitland among the dead. The craft had been aloft 34 hours on a test flight from Howden to Pulham when it buckled and plunged into the Humber River amid suspected rudder tests and a gasoline tank explosion. The exact cause remains unknown.
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Hull
England
United
A. H. Swann
L. C. Little
R. S. Montague
Thomas
Sieur Wann
Howden
Pulham
United States
Great Britain
Humber
Immigration policy linked West growth to East jobs
The text argues that immigration to the West creates employment in the East, as more settlers reduce per capita costs for railways and public services. It claims a ban on immigration raises unemployment east of the country, since Western costs are carried by few. More settlers should broaden overall purchasing power and jobs.
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Canadian West
Canada
Premier Hughes To Visit France
Premier William Hughes of Australia travels from London on a homeward journey to spend a week in France. He will present an Australian flag to Amiens and unveil a cross honoring Australian soldiers fallen at Villers-Bretonneux in 1918.
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London
William Hughes
Australia
France
Amiens
Villers-Bretonne
Reuters
Sastri
India
Imperial Sea
Hughes
Geneva
League of Nations
Ample Feed Supply Reported for Prairie West
Ottawa telegraphic reports from three Prairie provinces indicate a plentiful feed supply for livestock with prospects for more hay if dry weather continues. Cutting is hindered by full sluices, but overall conditions remain favorable for the western herds.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Prairie Provinces
Tribute to Late Sir Sam Hughes
Ottawa politicians and public men mourn Sir Sam Hughes noted as a leading figure in Canada’s political and military life. Prime Minister Arthur Meighen calls him truly remarkable with alert mind and fearless heart and praises his service to Canada and the Empire.
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Ottawa
Sir Sam Hughes
Canada
Arthur Meighen
Rioting and Mass Violence Loom in Malabar District
British India reports grave unrest as sedition spreads through Malabar. Rioters clash with troops, property is destroyed, railway lines cut, and post offices looted. Military reinforcement arrives at Bangalore and a proclamation cites open rebellion. several murders, including a police official, are noted as violence continues.
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Bombay
Malabar
British India
Bangalore
Mysore
North
Honani
Calicut
Greeks Hopeful on Asia Minor War Progress
Greek minister of war M. Thoeotikis said operations against Turkish Nationalists in Asia Minor would finish within a month at the current pace. He estimated Turkish forces opposing the Greeks at about 60,000.
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Athens
Asia Minor
M. Thoeotikis
Peace Treaty Signed With United States in Vienna
In Vienna the treaty of peace with the United States has been signed, marking a formal end to hostilities and establishing the terms of accord between the two nations.
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Vienna
The
United States
Steamboating on the Saskatchewan River in the Seventies
The narrative recounts Hudson's Bay Company steamers on Lake Winnipeg and up the Saskatchewan River, noting American captains, Indian crews from The Pas and Grand Rapids, and a dramatic 1877 incident aboard the Nor-West where a fierce Indian crewman defended against a abusive mate. It describes cultural tensions, shifts from Yankee to Scottish captains, and a river strike near Cedar Lake with a resolved ultimatum.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Lake Winnipeg
Grand Rapids
Edmonton
Nor-West
Mississippi
Missouri
Pas
Prince Albert
Alex. Matheson
Fort Pitt
Mate
Fort Garry
Northcote
Chemahawin
Cedar Lake
Russia May Have To Refuse Relief
The Pravda in Moscow says Russia will decline famine aid from Britain and France because aid is conditional on recognizing debts of the former Russian regime totaling several billion gold roubles. The Soviet government would rather buy food itself for about 100 million roubles than pay interest on the debts worth around 500 million roubles.
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London
Russia
Pravda
Moscow
Riga
Congestion Of Fruit In Okanagan
A Vernon British Columbia report notes an early Okanagan fruit harvest but a shortage of prairie orders causes congestion as fruit awaits shipment. Prices are lower this season and shipping warehouses anticipate increased activity shortly due to housewives delaying preservation.
First Car of Wheat Arrives at Calgary
The first carload of this season's spring wheat reaches Calgary, shipped by J. S. Galbraith and Sons of Vernon BC and consigned to Willard Cumming and Co. It graded No 2 Northern and sold at the Winnipeg cash close price of 1 77 14. About 100000 bushels exist in Vernon district with most destined for Europe via the Panama Canal.
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Calgary
J. S. Galbraith and Sons
Vernon
B C
Willard Cumming and Co
Winnipeg
Europe
Panama Canal
Winnipeg Old-Time Dealer Robert Leckie Dies at 70
Robert Leckie, listed among the first Winnipeg directory entries of 1476, died here at age 70. Born in Kincardine Ontario, he came to Winnipeg in 1874 and ran a decorating business until his 1919 retirement.
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Winnipeg
Robert Leckie
Kincardine
Ont
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