Taft praises British law as debt owed by U S to Britain
Former President and chief justice Taftaddressed the Canadian Bar Association in Ottawa noting the U S owes debt to British law and praising the British bar. He recalled the friendship between U S and Canada and spoke of appointing judges to enforce the eighteenth amendment amid jokes from the audience.
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Taft
Ottawa
New iTaven
New York
Washington
Canadian Bar Association
American Bar Association
Canadian Association
America Association
Montreal
Canada
United States
Tait
Executions by Bolsheviki in Petrograd Plot Probe
Sixty one people were executed by the Bolsheviki for involvement in the Petrograd plot, per a Pravda despatch. Among the dead were sixteen women accused of sheltering male participants. Prince Constantine Toumanoff, 29, and Prince Sergius Oukhtonizky, 35, were named as spies or information couriers. six individuals were described as American spies or couriers.
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Riga
Bolsheviki
Petrograd
Pravda
Constantine Toumanoff
Sergius Oukhtonizky
Russia
Unemployment Conference Doubtful Step in Ottawa
In Ottawa an unemployment conference involving financial interests and the employment service council is uncertain. A final decision rests with Hon. G. D. Robertson, Canada’s labor minister, and no action is yet decided at the council’s meeting.
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Ottawa
Iit
Employment Service Council
G. D. Robertson
Labor
Nicaraguan Forces Quell Uprising at Honduras Frontier
Managua reports the government sent 3000 troops to the Honduras frontier and rapidly suppressed a revolutionary uprising. Officials say without prompt action the revolt could have drawn in several Central American republics.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Honduras
Fire at Digby Reshapes Annapolis Royal History
A cigarette tossed into stables behind the Queen's Hotel started a blaze that destroyed about a third of Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia. The town, famed as North Americas oldest white settlement and a picturesque community, suffered extensive damage.
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Digby
N.S
Queen's Hotel
Annapolis Royal
Virginia
Canada
War veterans push immediate amalgamation plan approval
Dominion Vancouver meeting of the Great War Veterans Association Army and Navy Veterans and Grand Army of United Veterans unanimously passed a resolution asking that Dordiouceide amalgamation plans proceed immediately. The decision will be sent to all Dominion commands.
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Dominion- Widemeee
Vancouver
B.C
Dordiouceide
Great War Veterans’ Association
Army and Navy Veterans
Grand Army of United Veterans
Dominion
Note on Mandates Position Clarified for Major Powers
A new note to Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan expands the position on mandates especially for classes A and B. The note has been submitted for consideration to the League of Nations Assembly in Geneva.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Assembly of the League of Nations
Geneva
Milestone Mail Passes to Derby Newsman Captain Barradell
Ownership of the Milestone Mail shifts from R. G. Ashwin to Capt. T Barradell MC of Derby Eny who becomes proprietor and previously managed a large Derby newspaper office. Barradell served with distinction in World War I with the North Midland Field Ambulance and Nort humbrian Field Ambulance on the Somme Flanders and Champagne fronts. He earned the MC for gallantry under shell fire and evacuating wounded. He also served with the 1st V B North Midland Brigade Bearers Sherwood Foresters Bearer Company and the 1st North Midland Field Ambulance before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Milestone Mail
R. G. Ashwin
T. Barradell
M.C
Derby
Eny
Capt. Barradell
North Midland Field Ambulance
Northumbrian Field Ambulance
Sherwood Foresters
1St North Midland Field Ambulance
Grain Men Elect Officers Calgary
M J Thordarson manager of the Calgary branch of the N Bank Grain Company was elected president of the Western Grain Dealers Association at the annual meeting in the Grain Exchange. H Heimbecker of Parrish and Heimbecker Calgary was chosen vice president and D O McHugh was reelected secretary treasurer. Annual reports were read and approved.
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Calgary
N. Bank Grain Company
Western Grain Dealers’ Association
Grain Exchange
H. ©. Heimbecker
Parrish and Heimbecker
D. O. McHugh
Seattle forms eighteen mermaid life savers corps
A group of eighteen women in Seattle have passed all official tests to qualify as life savers at city bathing resorts. The corps, described as husky mermaids, will perform safety duties and rescue operations at beaches and pools under municipal oversight.
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Seattle
Soviet Forbids Investigation of Famine Relief
The Russian Soviet Government forbids the International Russian Relief Commission from investigating conditions in Russia for famine aid. A note from Foreign Minister Chitcherin to Britain Italy France and Belgium objects to Joseph Noulens of France as chairman calling it a monstrous sneer at starving Russia.
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Moscow
International
Russian Relef Commission
Allied Supreme Council
Russia
M. Chitcherin
Great Britain
Italy
France
Belgium
Joseph Noulens
Colonization Funds Sought for Palestine Mission
Dr. Arthur Rupin told the world Zionist congress that 500000 pounds annually for several years could settle 100000 Jewish families in Palestine within three years. Dr. Chaim Weizmann countered that Britain’s aim was to aid Jewish settlement and determine Zionist futures.
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Carlsbad
Czecho-Slovakia
Arthur Rupin
Zionist Colonization Department
Zionist Congress
Palestine
Chaim Weizmann
Zionist
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Zion
Sinn Fein Invited To Conference In Inverness
The British Cabinet invites Mr. de Valera to send delegates to a conference with Cabinet Ministers at Inverness on September 20. Ireland to stay within the Empire is the condition. The note urges an early reply and argues against further note exchanges. Northern Ireland must not be coerced, officials reaffirm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
Cattle Stealing Charges in Alberta Border Case
Montana rancher James R. Leach and cowboy James Muir were committed for trial at Coutts on cattle theft charges involving Wallace, Ross and Webster outfits on the Alberta side. Eight cattle tied to the alleged thefts have been gathered by Montana sheriffs and handed to Canadian owners. Brand running was used, and Sheriff Morgan testified Leach admitted guilt at Chester.
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Lethbridge
Alta
James R. Leach
Montana
James Muir
Coutts
Wallace, Ross and Webster
Alberta
Brand
Morgan
Liberty County
Leach
Chester
Lake Freight Increases Raise Grain Shipping Costs
Lake freights on grain from Fort William and Port Arthur to Georgian Bay points have risen 11 cents per bushel this week. Officials say the premium is due to Chicago demand for tonnage, forcing Canadian shippers to pay to attract vessels to the lake head for cargoes.
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Winnipeg
Fort William
Port Arthur
Georgian Bay
Chicago
Lake Head
Women Seek Husbands Fuel and Apartments Advertised in Germany
German newspapers publish numerous personal ads seeking husbands, alongside a plentiful supply of fuel and advertisements offering flats or apartments as incentives.
Preparations for Dominion General Election Under Way
The article explains the issuance of writs for the general election and the immediate dispatch of necessary forms to returning officers nationwide. It notes preparations at the chief electoral office, provision of printed instructions, and up to date voter lists in most provinces under the Dominion Elections Act with revising officers to be appointed as required.
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Miyawa
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Grain Shipments Break All Records
Winnipeg reports record grain movement on Canadian Pacific lines with eight million bushels shipped east so far this season. Wheat and other grains totaling 7,402,354 bushels across 5419 cars plus 1,020,400 bushels in 580 cars of coarse grains reflect early harvest and prompt market sales driving congestion in Montreal.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railways
Western
Montreal
Graphite Found Near Salvus on Skeena River
Dr. Stanwood of Los Angeles reports a graphite discovery near Salvus along the Skeena River in British Columbia. The seam runs about 1,500 feet wide and six miles long.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Stanwood
Los Angeles
Salvus
Skeena River
Freight Rate Reduction When Conditions Warrant
Government officials discuss railway rate policy amid Western Canada inspection. E. W. Beatty CPAR president says rate cuts may be needed when company finances allow, stressing economy and the balance between affordable rates and credit for expansion.
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Fort William
Ont
E. W. Beatty
K.C
C.P.R
Western Canada
Beatty
Canada
Unemployed Men Refuse Harvest Work
Ottawa report on unemployment describes difficulties for Canada’s Employment Service. Victoria office spent the week ending August 20 registering about 1,600 men for prairie harvests but only around 600 were willing to go, amid scarce current or upcoming work.
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Otttawa
Employment Service of Canada
Dominion
Employment Service
Victoria
B.C
Prairie Provinces
Greeks Still Advance in Asia Minor
Greek forces press forward in Asia Minor as Turkish Nationalist troops are driven from new positions after September 1. Turkish attacks Tuesday night failed to hold gains, and casualties are unofficially estimated at 12,000 killed or wounded for the Turks with heavy Greek losses reported but not clearly quantified.
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Asia Minor
United States Relief Sends Food to Starving Russians
A US steamer Phoenix carried the first consignment to Petrograd for starving Russian children. The ship sailed from Hamburg as the American Relief Administration dispatched its initial train from Moscow to Samara on Monday.
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Riga
United States
Phoenix
Petrograd
Russia
Letvin
Moscow
Hamburg
Tion
Samara
Local dollars boost community vitality
The adage that every dollar spent in town strengthens local services and shops is emphasized. It highlights how supporting neighborhood businesses fuels employment, municipal revenue, and community projects. The piece advocates choosing local options to sustain the town’s economy.
Fire Destroys Molterno Village in Italian Tyrol
A mountain village Molterno near Trent in the Italian Tyrol was wiped out by fire. Seven hundred residents were left homeless as bold flames fanned by a cold wind worsened conditions for women and children. Government relief supplies were dispatched to the scene.
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Rome
Molterno
Trent
Tyrol
Will Forcibly Feed Hunger Striker Janney
On day thirty three of hunger strike Captain E L Janney is ordered to Galt hospital for forcible feeding to save his life. Doctors report a weakened heart and grave fears for his condition. Ontario friends have informed the Minister of Justice of the case.
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Lethbridge
E. L. Janney
Galt Hospital
Janney
Uderstood
Ontario
Sinn Fein to Meet Cabinet Committee on Sept 20
London reports that Mr. Lloyd George sent a letter to Eamonn de Valera indicating Sinn Fein plenipotentiaries will meet a special cabinet committee at Inverness on September 20. The purpose is to clarify the six British conditions for Ireland's dominion status while avoiding an ultimatum and maintaining a path toward settlement.
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London
Lloyd George
Eamonn de Valera
Dublin
Inverness
Sinn Fein
Ireland
de Valera
Mr. de Valera
League of Nations
Hungarians Capture Austrian Sentries Near Mattersdorf
Hungarian forces seized the Austrian sentries at Sagersdorf as they push toward Mattersdorf the Burgenland Government seat. Priests Stephen Varga and Karl Schmidt led the attack and were detained after the fighting. two garrison members were killed and others wounded before reinforcements arrived and Austrians were freed.
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Vienna
Agendorf
Mattersdorf
Burgenland
Stephen Varga
Sagersdorf
Karl Schmidt
Drassburg
Priso Oner
Werner Neustadt
Canada oil production in fiscal year ends March 31
Ottawa reports Canada produced 187 016 barrels of oil in the year ending March 31, totaling about 6 454 571 gallons. The bounty totalled 98 163 dollars.
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Ottawa
Canada
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U.S
Quelied
Western Newspaper
A. 3. Lorimer
Carstairs
Sinn Feinn
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