Belfast Storm Center In Irish Political War
Belfast experiences terror from gunmen and snipers as Ulster cabinet and security forces plan extra troops to restore order amid delicate peace talks. London press notes the religious element in Ulster politics and King George praises Irish reconciliation efforts.
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Ifaat
Ireland
Belfast
Ulster Cabinet
Canaiter
London
Ulster
George
Convocation of
Canterbury
Hold Their Grain in Regina Grain Hold Up Case
Regina Saskatchewan Mennonite lands face litigation over a 1921 crop. Bram Thomson obtained an injunction from Mr Justice Mackay restraining sale of harvested grain. About a million bushels may be held up pending laws.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Justice Mackay
Court of King’s Bench
Bram Thomson
Cheaper Coal Ottawa Plan for Briquetting Plant
Arrangements for opening and operating the Government briquetting plant at Bienfait Sask are to be completed during the Ottawa visit of Premier Martin and Hon C Dunning. Built at 680000 dollars, the plant will manufacture low grade lignite coal from Southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan into briquettes for home use. Work to begin once operating plans are sorted between governments.
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Ottawa
Bienfail
Sask
Martin
C. Dunning
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Panama Canal Traffic Seventy-Year Transit Totals Released
During seven years of commercial operation ending August 14, 13,416 vessels transited Panama Canal. The ships carried 46,889,942 tons with cargo totaling 51,578,920 tons.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Wireless links planned from Edmonton to northern forts
An Edmonton firm with federal approval plans a North Country wireless network linking Fort Neaman and Fort Stith and other northern points. Bert L. Perry promotes rapid Edmonton station setup using Marconi equipment and coast wireless operators, aiming for full operation by early spring as northern steamers gain continuous wireless coverage.
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Edmonton
Alta
Fort Neaman
Fort Stith
Poimts
Bert L. Perry
Marconi
Proposed Wheat Pool Winnipeg Meeting
A Canadian Council of Agriculture meeting will be held in Winnipeg on October 15. A special committee on wheat marketing will meet two days earlier to decide on action regarding the proposed wheat pool and whether to proceed or cancel plans. The status of the Canada Grain Act will also be reviewed.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Street Car Line Taken Over By City In Aug Night
After sixty years of private control including thirty with the Toronto Railway Company, Toronto’s street car system passed to city ownership at midnight August Bist as the franchise expired. It will be managed by the new transportation committee.
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Toronto
Toronto Railway Company
Transportation Committee
Reward Open For Missing Toronto Theatre Owner
A local afternoon paper reports a reward of 50 009 dollars for the whereabouts of Acre 7 Small missing Toronto theatre owner. The reward for his body remains at 15 000 dollars.
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Toronto
Treaty Signed Between United States and Hungary
Budapest reports the peace treaty between the United States and Hungary was signed recently by Foreign Minister Banffy and United States commissioner Ernest Smith.
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Budapest
United States
Hungary
Banffy
Ernest Smith
Smuts Arrives to Warm Cape Town Welcome
General Smuts premier of the South Africa Union arrives in Cape Town to an enthusiastic reception, as reported by Reuters from the cable desk.
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London
Reuter
Cape Town
South Africa
General Smuts
South Africa Union
Von Buelow Dead Berlin Commander in Chief Dies
Field Marshal General Von Buelow who led the German second army in the war died in Berlin. His death marks the loss of a senior World War I era military figure.
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Berlin
General von Buelow
Second Army
International Court of Justice Promises Hopeful Outlook
League of Nations council debates control of minority treaties with Hungary and Romania. Eleven judges to be chosen from about 100 nominees including Sir Robert Borden and C J Doherty from Canada. Western hemisphere likely to supply two or three judges with positions for UK France Scandinavia Slav Germanic states and Asiatic nominees also contested.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Hungary
Romania
International Court of Justice
League
Canada
Sir Robert Borden
C. J. Doherty
Justice
Western Hemisphere
South
Central America
United States
Great Britain
United Kingdom
France
China
Japan
Siam
Lord Fenlow
Baron Phillirmore
Sir Henry Eric Richards
South Africa
India
Freight Rates Reduction Discussed by Railway Board
Ottawa conference between the Board of Railway Commissioners and officials from Canadian Pacific Grand Trunk and Canadian National Railways weighs a reduction in freight rates. Hon F B Carvell, chairman, urges immediate action noting falling wages and cheaper materials lowering operating costs.
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Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
Canadian National Railways
F. B. Carvell
Greeks Claim Setbacks in Asia Minor Fight
Greek troops face heavy losses alleged as Turkish Nationalists resist along the Saksrin River. Front dispatches report continued Greek bombardment of towns on the Black Sea coast while Turkish forces mount counter offensive to halt the Greek advance.
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Athens
Asia Minor
Saksrin
Black Sea
Ottawa Drug Smuggling Fights on Pacific Coast
Air patrols have hindered large scale drug landings on the Pacific Coast. Vancouver customs report seaplanes are used to intercept smugglers as longshoremen are arrested trying to bring opium ashore from a vessel traveling between Canada and the Orient. The fight relies on planes for rapid response to new landing sites.
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Ottawa
Pacific
Air Board
Customs Department
Vancouver
Canada
Orient
AFL launches drive as union membership slips in recession
Atlantic City reports the American Federation of Labor plans a five million member recruitment campaign. The executive council ordered the drive amid a membership drop from 4,078,740 in 1920 to 3,906,526 as unemployment hurts the federation.
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Atlantic City
Nji
American Federation of Labor
Plea for Work From Governor General At Toronto Luncheon
Lord Byng of Vimy urged employment for unemployed returned soldiers during a Canadian Club luncheon in Toronto. The gathering united leading figures from army church social and business circles in Eastern Canada.
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Toronto
Lord Byng of
Vimy
Carorada
Canada
Italian Ship In Serious Condition
Naples reports the steamship Pocahontas remains in port since June 8 over unpaid repair bills. The vessel carries 28 passengers and 253 crew members with only five days of rations aboard, signaling a worsening crisis ashore and aboard.
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Naples
Pocahontas
Fire destroys Nanaimo plant in sudden blaze
A decisive fire wiped out the Nanaimo Fish Meal and Oil Refining Company plant in Nanaimo British Columbia. Loss estimated near $50 000 with about $20 000 insured. The cause was not disclosed and the fire prompted investigations by local authorities.
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Nanaimo, B.C
Nanaimo
Royal Chaplain Edgar Sheppard Dies at Windsor Castle
London reports the death of Rev Canon Edgar Sheppard aged 76 serving as Royal chaplain at Windsor Castle for many years He was chaplain to Queen Victoria later to King Edward and to Queen Alexandra and the present royal family.
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London
Canon Edgar Sheppard
Windsor Castle
Queen Victoria
Edward
Alexandra
Moplah Disturbances Subside in Indian Districts
Reuter report from Simla says Moplah disturbances in several districts are subsiding and a favorable turn is expected soon. Public spirited Hindu and Christian civilians drive off rebels as they appear, amid belief the rising targets all non Muslims, not only the government.
Loans For Stock Raisers Ottawa
Canadian cattle raisers can receive bank advances secured by their stock to buy fodder during low price periods. The plan, announced by Hon. S. F. Tolmie, aligns government and Canadian Bankers Association to help farmers weather the downturn. Banks may extend loans with no fixed aggregate limit, aiming to preserve herds.
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Ottawa
S. F. Tolmic
Canadian Bankers’ Association
J. Tolmie
Prayer at labor temple marks 44 hour week strike in Toronto
Toronto printers of local 91 International Typographical Union praying in the labor temple for union victory after nearly three months on strike for a 44 hour week. The Toronto Globe notes it is the first time a trade union has turned to prayer in its fight with employers and questions if such a scene has occurred before in the labor temple.
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Toronto
International Typographical Union
Labor Temple
Toronto Globe
Spanish Aviators Explore Morocco Amid Tensions
Spanish aviators operating with forces opposing the Moors conduct extensive explorations across plains and mountains in Northeastern Morocco. An official statement from Madrid says hostilities have subsided and nothing new occurred.
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Morocco
Madrid
Auto Fatalities Cost Insurance Companies In 1920
An Insurance Press estimate shows life insurers paid about 4.508 million dollars in death claims from automobile fatalities in 1920. The year saw 12 000 fatalities and about a million injuries from autos.
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New York
Pan-African congress calls for race equality worldwide
London reports a manifesto from the Pan African congress now in session urging absolute race equality as a political and social foundation for advancement. The gathering includes Africans and descendants from the United States the Caribbean Central and South America and Africa. A next session is planned for Brussels or Paris in September.
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London
g@aim
Pan-African Congress
United States
West Indies
Central and South America
Africa
Brussels
Paris
Population figure sparks debate in United States society
A historical note cites a figure of 12,000,000 Black Americans in the United States raising discussions on demographics and social policy.
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United States
Steamboating on Saskatchewan River in the Late Seventies
An account aboard the Northcote describes a tense voyage on the Saskatchewan River with crew disputes and a lunch rally. The narrator details conflicts with the crew and a race to unload freight, ending with freight moved to Prince Albert due to low water.
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Saskatchewan
Runaway Portage Car Tale Highlights Early Rail Hazards
An 1880s Portage Ontario account describes a runaway railroad car on a 3.5 mile line crossing the Portagé. Mules propelled small flat cars as chains broke during descent. A black French half-breed driver failed to stop the car, a passenger named Beardie escaped with gravel injuries, and a makeshift medical scene followed. The tale notes railway evolution from mule to rail and references Hudson's Bay Company selling part of interests in 1883.
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Beardie
McMule
Te Stable
War Ends Officially August 31 in Privy Council Order
London reports a Buckingham Palace Privy Council meeting where King approved a Council order setting the European war ending date at midnight August 31. The order applies generally except regarding Ottawa and affects many national matters dependent on the war's official end.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Population of Scotland Rises in New Census
The preliminary Scottish census report shows Scotland's population at 4,882,000, with 2,348,000 males and 2,534,000 females, an increase of 121,000 since 1911.
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London
Scotland
Local Merchant Urges Patronage to Build Community
A message from a town merchant encourages residents to patronize local businesses to strengthen the community and support hometown growth. The appeal stresses the impact of everyday shopping on local jobs and neighborhood vitality.
Chinese Groups Pledge Support for Washington Conference
In Pekin Chinese associations pledge to back China’s participation in the Washington disarmament and Far Eastern conference. Many prominent Chinese have joined after the Pekin government accepted President Harding’s invitation to send a delegation to Washington. The Chekiang constitutional party calls on other provinces to send representatives to Shanghai for talks on the conference.
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Pekin
China
Washington
Harding
United States
Constitutional Party
Chekiang
Shanghai
Exchange on Official Basis for Empire Teachers
London reports the British Board of Education backs an official system for exchanging teachers across the Empire. So far New Zealand alone has received direct official support from its government for the proposal.
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London
British Board of Education
New Zealand
Dominion
Lloyd George Praised After Sunday Church Visit
Reporters in Edinburgh note Premier Lloyd George left for Blairathol and earned praise for his conduct by attending church twice on Sunday. The visit highlighted public admiration for his example set for citizens.
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Lloyd George
London
Edinburgh
Blairathol
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