Selected Immigration Is the Solution of Economic Problems
Hon. Charlies Stewart, Minister of the Interior, told directors at the Canadian National Exhibition that western eastern divisions would fade. He urged selective immigration of agricultural settlers who will stay on the land and warned against inviting business and professional migrants, citing space and quality concerns amid a bumper western crop.
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Toronto
Canadian National Exhibition Association
Charlies Stewart
Canada
Western
Stewart
Soviet Revival Restores Administrative Exile Powers
The Soviet government in Riga reactivates the czarist administrative exile, granting the political police authority to secretly arrest and exile enemies without trial. Reports describe a wave of sudden arrests and exiles targeting those unfriendly or suspected of counter revolutionary leanings, signaling a new reign of terror across the country.
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Riga
Coal Reported In Port Arthur District
Mining engineer Jules Cross of Port Arthur asserts the district is undermined with coal. He cites outcroppings behind the old high school as anthracite burning with intense heat and slight ash, though commercial quantity remains undetermined.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Jules Cross
Odessa Soviet Purges Bolshevism Declares Independence
A Berlin dispatch to the Daily Mail reports the Odessa Soviet has purged Bolshevism and proclaimed independence from Moscow. It says South Russia has joined Odessa and that the revolution has seen bloody encounters as citizens unite against the Communist usurpers.
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London
Daily Mail
Berlin
Odessa
Germany Rejects Proposals for Moratorium Conditions
Berlin reports the cabinet rejected new demands from the Paris Reparations Commission. The commission sought direct contracts for coal and timber with German producers and asked for active guarantees in exchange for suspending gold payments. Germany also refused to surrender state mines and timber lands, citing sovereignty and political feasibility.
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Berlin
Herr Schroeder
German Finance Ministry
Reparations Commission
Paris
Germany
Wirth
Britain orders improved air troop transport for home defence
The air ministry has ordered an improved tubular steel hull troop transport able to carry 25 soldiers and their gear. As part of a £2,000,000 expansion to provide 500 machines, orders also include fully metal planes weighing 15 tons, large multi engine bombers and fast single seater fighters.
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London
Air Ministry
Practical Effort Made In Manitoba To Assist The Farmers
Manitoba to appoint an advisory referee to help cash strapped farmers obtain time extensions from creditors. The plan, endorsed by business leaders after a government conference, aims to prevent selling grain too soon after harvest and reduce wheat market glut. A further meeting will decide the official’s appointment.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dominion
British warships sent to Germany for scrapping
The Times reports arrangements to ship a number of old British warships to Germany for breaking up. The admiralty had previously refused Germany scrap offers, suggesting these vessels are part of a group sold months earlier.
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Leoadon
the Times
Germany
Admiralty
Local merchants urged to boost town and community
A brief call to residents to patronize nearby businesses to strengthen the town’s economy and foster community spirit. The message emphasizes supporting shops, services, and local enterprises to sustain jobs and local character.
Sinking of Mata Off Coquimbo With 300 Feared Dead
The Chilean steamer Mata sank off Coquimbo after heavy seas and a southwest gale. Of 322 aboard, only six survived including two passengers. 17 perished when one boat capsized. Rescue by the warship Chacabuco found numerous bodies and wreckage while another boat with Captain Caldera capsized near shore.
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Santiago
Chile
Mata
Coquimbo
Antofagasta
Chacabuco
Caldera
Englishman Edward Isherwood shot after Cork car death
Edward Isherwood, an Englishman, was dragged from his home by an armed group and shot for driving the car in which Michael Collins died. Though wounded, he feigned death and fled to a hospital a tag reading Convicted spy 1LR A beware pinned to his chest.
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Cork
Michael Collins
Edward Isherwood
Isherwood
Noted Canadian Traveller Praises Minard Liniment
A famed Canadian traveler recounts relief from leg pain after his wife applied Minard's Liniment in Montreal. He asserts the liniment cured the pain within minutes, endorsing the product publicly.
Stodder Wave Power Corp Incorporation In New Rochelle
White Plains New York Stodder Wave Power Corporation with capital of 25000 filed a certificate of incorporation at the county clerk The company will commence business in New Rochelle and aims to develop ocean wave power to boost world productivity and conserve coal oil labor and other resources.
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White Plains
N.Y
Stodder Wave Power Corporation
New Rochelle
Prohibition Slated For Repeal Referendum In Sweden
Unofficial tabulation from Sweden's Sunday referendum shows 942,129 voting against prohibition and 897,594 for it, with a total of 44,545 in unofficial tabulations. The result indicates prohibition defeated in Stockholm and nationwide.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Fire guts Alaska Bedding Co cotton shed at Winnipeg
A fire destroyed the cotton shed of the Alaska Bedding Co in Winnipeg on August 28. Damage is estimated between 45000 and 50000 dollars and the shed housed twenty carloads of cotton.
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Winnipeg
Alaska Bedding Co
Simmers, Limited
British Surge Plans for Unemployment Relief
London reports the Government Committee working on unemployment has set broad policy lines. Official advisors note slow but steady trade improvement and predict a revival of industry this fall. The committee expects winter unemployment to remain at about one million and considers relief work and trade promotion to address the problem.
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London
Britain Will Pay Debts to United States
Prime Minister Lloyd George told Col. E. M. House Britain would settle its current debt to the United States to the last farthing. He urged that Britain seeks no financial aid, only moral support from the United States.
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London
Lloyd George
Col
E. M. House
Great Britain
United States
Col. House
Associated Press
Near Accident for Viscount Lascelles at York Racecourse
Viscount Lascelles escaped serious injury after a horse named Backwood kicked as he passed the paddock at York racecourse. The three year old struck him on the chest, but he was only slightly hurt and reassured Princess Mary that he was unscathed.
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Viscount Lascelles
London
York
Backwood
Lascelles
Princess Mary
Buffalo pair from Wainwright sent to London Zoo
A pair of buffalo from the Canadian herd at Wainwright Alberta will be shipped to England this fall. The Dominion Parks Branch says the move aims to introduce new brood into the London Zoo’s Zoological Gardens.
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Ottawa
Wainwright
Alta
England
Dominion Parks Branch
Zoological Gardens
London
Montreal Population Estimates in Local Directory
The publishers of a local directory estimate Greater Montreal’s population at 863,188 with the city proper at 797,888, indicating growth and urban spread within the region.
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Montreal
Greater
Greek Morale Plunges After Turkish Offensive in Asia Minor
French officials say Kemalist advances disrupt the Venice conference prospects for Asia Minor settlement. Greek morale collapses as the army reels in Smyrna with War Minister rushing to the field. Britain delays talks, while France presses for Greek Turkish talks with Allies to halt fighting.
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Taris
Venice
Asia Minor
Foreign Office
Smyrna
Greece
Constantinople
France
Mine Disaster in Cumberland Claims Nine Lives
An explosion caused a cave-in at the Canadian Collieries Dunsmuir mine in Cumberland BC killing nine men and injuring 17. Names of the dead include Robert Dunsire, John Gibson and John Johaassen. Among the dead were four Japanese and two Chinese. all workers accounted for. Seventeen wounded range from serious to minor, with most expected to recover.
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Cumberland
B.C
Dunsmiur, Limited
Robert Dunsiere
John Gibson
John Johaassen
Canadian dollar at par with U S money for first time since 1915
The Canadian dollar is at par in New York for the first time in seven years. The last date at par was August 15, 1915, when the U S dollar and Canadian dollar were equal in value. The improvement follows Canada’s stronger trade position and a nearly nominal discount rate.
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U.S
New York
United States
Canada
Japanese Cruiser Niitai Lost in Typhoon Off Kamchatka
The Japanese cruiser Niitai went down in a typhoon off the Kamchatka coast on August 26 with virtually all hands lost. About 300 aboard perished. the destroyer Maki was ordered to the disaster site. Attach Importance to Slav's Arrest in Glasgow Prison Term for Yugoslavian Communist.
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Tokio
Kamchatka Coast
Admiralty
Maki
London
Jugo-Slavia
Glasgow
British Intelligence Department
Belgium Canada economic talks near start in Brussels
Negotiations for a bilateral economic agreement between Belgium and Canada are set to begin soon in Brussels. The talks will be led by Hon. W. S. Fielding with Premier Theunys and Foreign Minister Jaspar coordinating the state side.
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Brussels
Belgium
Canada
W. S. Fielding
Theunys
Jaspar
Daring Bank Robbery at Foremost Bank
Six masked robbers held up the Union Bank of Foremost 80 miles southeast of Lethbridge on the CPR line. They gagged two clerks, forced the junior to open the vault, and looted $12,000 cash and $70,000 in securities. They escaped by car after blowing the safe. Police deem pros likely. Later figures increased totals to $134,800 with $4,500 bearer Victory Bonds among the securities.
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Lethbridge
Union Bank of Foremost
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lethbridge-Weyburn
Yeggs
C.P.R
Red troops seize Suchang Mines in Japanese evacuation
Jiji Shimpo report says Japanese evacuated Suchang Mines and Red troops moved in immediately threatening Vladivostok economically. The dispatch notes strategic mining sites in Manchuria and impacts on regional supply lines.
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Red
Tokio
Suchang
Vladivostok
Jiji Shimpo
Difficult Days Ahead in Ireland Before Peace
Political writers expect Sean Collins to run for his dead brother’s Cork County seat with strong southern backing. General Mulcahy holds defense and army posts. if he steps down, General O Connell may be promoted. The Evening Press details resumed Cork guerrilla warfare with clashes at Blarney and Irish forces taking prisoners in Mayo. The Evening Mail warns of continued dark, difficult days and uncertain hours ahead as the government seeks public support.
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Dublin
Sean Collins
Cork County
Richard Mulcahy
National Army
O'Connell
Cork
Blarney
Mayo
Evening Mail
Ireland
Arthur Griffith
Michael Collins
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry Saves Two Children
An Ontario mother credits Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry with stopping her two children’s severe diarrhoea after other remedies failed. She reports blood and vomiting stopped and says the product, priced 50 cents per bottle, saved their lives. The remedy is sold by The T Milburn Co Limited of Toronto.
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Dr. Fowler
Roy Keith
Chariton
Ont
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
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