Almighty Voice and the North West Mounted Police Chase
A Duck Lake Saulteaux narrates the 1880s pursuit of Almighty Voice, a famed outlaw who killed a Northwest Mounted Policeman and wounded others. He evaded capture for years, aided by Indian camps, with stories of courage, attempted bounty plans, and a plan to lure him to justice.
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Aviles
Melfort
Saskatchewan
Saulteaux
Lake
Duck Take
Moenties
Fort la Dome
Life
Béatty
Mr. Metis
Joe McKay
Joe
Almighty Voice
Bemken
Stalis
Kinistin
Bis Omah
the Mounted Police
Vancouver Conference Seeks Railway Rate Equalization
Calgary Board of Trade telegrammed opposition to a Vancouver meeting aimed at equalizing railway rates between east and west. The conference gathers representatives from four western provinces to prepare a case for the Railway Commission at the end of January or start of February.
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Calgary
Alta
Railway Commission
Boards of Trade
Vancouver
Inva Telégrany
H. Hanna
Calgary Board of Trade
Vancouver Board of Trade
Woman Speaker in British Columbia Legislature
Mrs Mary Elen Smith who led the Vancouver poll in the December provincial elections will be tendered the speakership of the British Columbia Legislature after a Cabinet meeting. The move follows her wide popularity and service in the house.
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Victoria
Mary Elen Smith
Vancouver
British Columbia
Toronto Judge Declares Crime Epidemic and Sentences Two Men
Judge Coatsworth warns of an epidemic of housebreaking burglary and highway robbery. He sentences Frank McCarthy of Montreal and Henry Morgan of Toronto to five years in the penitentiary for housebreaking.
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Toronto
Coatsworth
Frank McCarthy
Montreal
Henry Morgan
Ship brings Chinese eggs and cargo to Vancouver
The Royal Mail liner from Oriental ports has docked on the British Columbia coast. Among its cargo are 438 tons of Chinese eggs with 288 tons for overland points and 150 tons for local and coastwise shipment, plus 600 tons of silk and 2,000 tons of general goods.
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Vancouver
Dominion
British Columbia
Royal Mail
Fapregs
Russia
Oriental
Simple Funeral for Von Hollweg in Rustic Cemetery
Berlin reports the burial of former Imperial Chancellor Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg at Hohenfinow Rustic Cemetery. Funeral rites were plain and held in the presence of villagers estate employees officials and land political associates.
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von Hollweg
Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Hohenfinow
Chariceltor
Plot to Blow Up Tower of London Crown Jewels
The Daily Sketch reports a plot to destroy the Tower of London storage area for the crown jewels using time fuse bombs. The plan surfaced during a raid on Sina Fein premises, revealing dangerous intentions tied to the historic site.
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Tower of London
London
The
Daily Sketch
Sina, Fein
Canadian Grain Growers See Limited Russian Competition
Ottawa reports from the Canadian Trade Commissioner in Milan indicate Canadian grain growers face little near term competition from Russia. Italian and other European markets have only one shipload of Russian grain. cargo quality is questioned and Romanian and Yugoslavian shipments are unlikely to rise significantly despite favorable transport conditions.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Russia
Milan
Italy
Co-Operative Institute of Russia
Romania
Jugo-Slavia
Turkish Nationalist Leader Sends Ironical Message to Lloyd George
Mustapha Kemal Pasha the Turkish Nationalist leader sends a pointed reply to Lloyd George via the British Prime Minister thanking Britain for assisting the Nationalists by noting 40 000 rifles and war materials supplied to Armenians who surrendered under the peace treaty. The National Assembly has made Mustapha Kemal a field marshal in recognition of his services.
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Lloyd George
Angora
Agia Minor
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Great Britain
National Assembly
Mustapha Kemal
German Admiral Von Tirpitz Says Germany Faces Hopeless Future
Munich Admiral Von Tirpitz, naval secretary early in the war, expresses a grim view of Germany’s future in a Southern German publication. He warns that without national unity and sacrifice, Germany cannot be revived, while claiming eighty million Germans could form an invincible force if they unite rather than remain divided.
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von Tirpitz
Germany
Munich
Admiral von Tirpitz
Europe
Unpaid Certificates Lie On Canadian Wheat Board Books
Winnipeg report states about 1,000,000 in participation certificates issued by the Canadian Wheat Board remain outstanding after December 31, 1920. Certificates lapsed become invalid and unclaimed sums may go to foreigners suspected of not signing government documents.
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Canadian Whéat-Board
Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat-Board
Winnipeg Tribune
Red agitation threatens Hamilton workers in Ontario
Reported unrest in Hamilton Ontario where unemployed militants allegedly urge demonstrations and possible looting of stores. Secret service kept watch and ordered about a dozen agitators to leave the city amid threats of imprisonment.
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Alamiltop
Hamilton
Ont
Secret ‘Service
Robbery at D Annunzio Office in Fiume Reported
Theft claims several million lire in cash from the Gabriele D Annunzio office at Fiume. Ar ditti are accused of forcing entry and stealing unspecified strongbox contents amid a broader enterprise described as a robbery.
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Romes
Gabriele D’annunzio
Fiume
Arditti
Canadians Call for Disarmament Agreement Support
Four prominent Canadians urge the three nations England United States and Japan to pursue a disarmament pact. They warn that cutting expenditures now will prevent costly rebuilds after a future world conflict and favor civilization over widespread destruction. Samuel Gompers endorses disarmament as AFL president.
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New York
England
United States
Japan
New York World
W. L. Mackenzie King
Vincent Meredith
H. Montague Allen
Professor Leacock
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Phelan Quizzes Britain Over Oil Policy
In Washington Senator Phelan accuses Great Britain of emulating the Hun by pursuing post war oil policy. He claims Britain seeks U S oil lands abroad while appealing for aid and holding a wall backed position to press for a world monopoly. He cites four billion dollars in U S loans as financing such efforts.
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U.S. House
Washington
Great Britain
Hun
Phelan
California
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
United States
Alberta Looks to Double Municipal Tax Ceiling
The Alberta government backs raising the municipal district tax limit from one percent of assessed value or ten cents an acre to two percent or twenty cents. The change was requested by a delegation from the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and approved in principle by the province.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Ontario Education Minister Warns of Excess Unqualified Teachers
Toronto Ontario Minister of Education R A Grant says a published figure claiming a 2000 teaching shortage is greatly exaggerated. He concedes vacancies exist but stresses there are too many unqualified teachers in the province.
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Ontario
Toronto
R. A. Grant
De Valera Appears Busy With Sinn Fein Leaders
Associated Press reports Eamonn De Valera in excellent health and very busy. He has held multiple conferences with leaders of Sinn Fein departments.
Plans for Government Wheat Marketing Schemes Debated
Dispatch from Ottawa reports thick rumors on wheat pools and a possible government department to handle farmer advances and storage. The idea includes a harbor of refuge scheme run by a grain board, with James Stewart named as a potential head, and Saskatchewan considering a Saskatchewary pool through the Cooperative Elevator Company.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
Ottawa
Board of Grain Commissioners
Board of Grass Commissioners
James Stewart
Wheat” Board
James Steart
Stewart
Saskatchewan
George Langley
West
World trade encircled by government ships via Canada
Canada's ocean carrying trade completed its world girdle with the departure of the steamship Canadian Inventor from Vancouver to Singapore and Calcutta. Eastbound from Montreal and Saint John will meet westbound ships from Vancouver at Calcutta, the terminal port, enabling a continuous global network.
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Montreal
Canada
Globe
Vancouver
Singapore
Calcutta
St. John
Suez Canal
Franco-Canadian commercial pact talks expected on return
Ottawa notes Sir George Foster will report definite results from negotiations with the French Government toward a new Canada France commercial treaty. He sailed home on December 3 aboard the Empress of Britain.
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Ottawa
Sir Geo. Foster
Canada
France
Sir George
Britain
Turn Out Government Boats Vancouver
Keels of two government steamers the Canadian Transporter and the Canadian Trader were laid at Coughlan shipyards here recently. Seven hundred men are employed in the yards.
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Vancouver
Coughlan
Anglo-American MP Donald McMaster Seriously Ill
London reports Sir Donald McMaster member for Chertsey is seriously ill in a condition described as grave by medical authorities.
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Donald McMaster
London
Sir Donald McMaster
Chertsey
Long Arctic Dog Sled Journey Dawns in Dawson Y T
Five RCMP dog teams will depart Dawsons this week for a thousand mile mid winter Arctic Marathon. They aim 500 miles north to Fort MacPherson and back, around early March. Several parties plan to join, with 20 days expected for the round trip.
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Fort Norman
Bandits Steal $18,000 From Detroit Bank
Three armed men locked the manager and a clerk in the vault at the Michigan State Bank of Detroit west side branch. They escaped with $18,000 after keeping staff imprisoned for nearly two hours before their absence was noticed.
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Detroit, Mich
West Side
Michigan’ State Bank of
Detroit
Angus Shops Reopen After Twelve Day Christmas Holiday
The Angus shops in Montreal reopen after a twelve day Christmas holiday. The facility employs about five thousand five hundred workers and resumes operations under the same conditions as before the closure.
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Montreal
Paol
Angus
Christmays
Elaborate Opening of Parliament Planned for Northern Ireland
London Ulster leaders seek a grand ceremonial opening for Northern Ireland's parliament and aim to secure the King's personal opening or the Prince of Wales if needed. The Times notes the Ulster start faces Irish objections, while the government leans toward a bold plan to run elections in both Ulster and the south and apply the act across regions together.
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Northern Ireland
London
Prince of Wales
London Times
Aries Crix
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Little Clerk
B.C. Howse
China
Hagué
D'Anoensio
W.W. Swanson
W. W. Swanson
University of Saskatchewan
de Valera
Eue
Arctic
R.C.M.P
Dawson City
Bandits
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