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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
2
Future Wt May Become Great Country by Rivers Confluence
Journal of the Mesopotamian board of trade notes that ocean going steamers may reach Nakomar above Basra via the Tigris and Euphrates. Irrigation projects in the river valleys could revive ancient prosperity, turning Mesopotamia toward renewed growth despite Turkish influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paphrates
Mesopotamia
Irish Peace Delegates Named for Dail Eireann Congress
Delegates to the peace congress are to be Irish representatives. Count Plunkett Professor Edward De Valera and Arthur Griffith are likely to be appointed to head the Irish delegation. Revenue changes will be decided by the Dail Eireann after proper notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irin Dameal
Dail Eireau
Count Plunkett
Edward de Valera
Arthur Grifith
Taft Urges League Of Nations In Antiwar Lecture
Former President W. H. Taft spoke at Catherine's about fighting German influence with the world league concept. He called for a surgical, not brutal, intervention and supported a league of nations to clinch aims. A program to hold nine conventions in eight cities across the country was planned, with Canada as the first stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherines
W. H. Taft
United States
Aaiel
Taft
League
of Nations
Canada
Yorkshire coal field faces idle time and strikes
The notice reports rising labor unrest with a Yorkshire coal field likely idle affecting 150000 workers. Scotland readies a general 40 hour week strike while York shire operators have locked out 40000 men over meal breaks. London engineers' dispute improves with some employers granting demands but electrical workers threaten action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
Scotland
Yorkshire Nee Association
London
Portuguese Colonial Fears Reach Paris Peace Talks
African colonies are cited as Portugal’s vast empire facing risk amid anarchy in Lisbon. Delegates at the peace congress are urged to recognize Portugal’s past wealth and possessions, while Lisbon’s official decree fines monarchist districts in Oporto Vizeau and Braga from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand dollars per day of rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sina Kein ‘Paclinant
Ite
Plunkett
Tipperary
Ati
Paris
Africa
Portugal
Lisbon
Oporto
Vizeau
Braga
Dominions Paris Discuss Foreign Policy Influence
Officials in Paris follow keenly the British Dominions aspiration and whether it will demand a full say in imperial foreign policy. A high figure summarized the situation as the empire being both a nation and a league of nations in one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
League of Nations
May Export Low Grade Flour Ottawa Policy Change
The Canada food board allows millers to export separated flour grades outside Canada to the West Indies and Americas under special permits. Permits cover Straight run flour and separations, with Newfoundland exports limited to standard flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada Fool Board
Canada
West Indies
Central
South America
Newfoundland
Newfoundland Food Board
Germans Seek Short Cut to Peace Through Air War
From Bruges reports a writer in London describes the massive air attack on the Belgian port. Bombs shattered docks and pontoons, wrecking a destroyer and a submarine. reinforced concrete ruins dot the canal area as German forces faced intensified British air power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bruges
Government Finds Arms In Warsaw Amid Political Tensions
Government investigators seized thousands of rifles machine guns and hand grenades in Warsaw intended to spark an overthrow of the Pilsudski regime now led by Paderewski. Authorities also arrested about 1000 Bolsheviks and aim to ensure orderly elections. Prince Feisal calls for autonomy for Hedjaz in a peace conference memorandum covering Syria Mesopotamia Yemen and Nejd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilsudski
Paderewski
Warsaw
National Assembly
Hedjaz
Paris
Feisal
Peace Conference
Syria
Upper
Mesopotamia
Lower
Yemen
Nejd
American President Leads US in European Crisis Effort
Led by President Wilson, the United States directs a supreme council to urge settlement of Russia internal dif ficulties. The American voice moves toward concert with European powers on the gravest issue now before them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Council of the
Russia
United States
Portugal Sees Second Monarchy Move in Two Weeks
Washington reports a new uprising in Portugal seeking to restore the monarchy. Information says it occurred about ten days ago, was suppressed by the government, and several leaders remain jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Portugal
State Department
Department
Commonwealth to survey aerial route to Far East
The government announces formation of a company to survey an aerial route between Australia and the Far East. The project marks a step in establishing possible air links and strategic infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Far East
Canadians in Germany deny mass withdrawal claim
Reports claim Canadian forces are leaving Germany. officials state the plan is to move divisions by stages through France to the sea and then to Canada, while other divisions stay in the German occupation army until further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Militia Department
Dodds
Montreal
Germany
Eral ‘Staf
France
Belgium
Eng- Tang
Canada
Army of Occupation
Planes Gifted to Canada By British Citizens
The air ministry will hand over three imperial airplanes subscribed by citizens of Glasgow Leicester and Paddersfield to the Canadian government through Sir George Perley. The aircraft, presented in the named cities, have been used in wartime and are now transferred to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Ministry
Canadien
Sir George Perley
Imperial
Glasgow
Leicester
Paddersfield
No War Gratuity for Widows and Next of Kin
Official denial states no war service gratuity is payable to widows or dependents of deceased soldiers. Pension regulations cover next of kin of those killed or dying of wounds, while the order in council only addresses gratuity payments to dependents of those who die after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C.E.F
Militia Department
Order In Council
PROUD OF ACHIEVEMENT
Bishop Perrin notes reports from British Columbia praising prohibition. The Times editorial says America has not yet banned alcohol and highlights Britain’s moderation, crediting substantial declines in drunkenness and notable habit changes as a record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Columbia
Bishop Perrin
United States
the Times
America
Times
Bismarck Planned Second War Against France
Paris reports a Petit Parisien document quotes Prince Bismarck musing on another war to destroy France. The note, said to be from a Hanoverian ex-counsellor, claims Bismarck vowed to seize French colonies and wealth to dismember France again, preparing the German people for power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bismarck
Germany
France
Petit Parisien
Hanover
Radical Party Reorganizes Over President Trigoyen Crisis
Buenos Ayres reports the radical party plans a declaration disavowing acts of Dr. Hipolito Irigoyen's successor Dr. Hipolito Trigoyen. Elected president in 1916, he took office October for six years. His wartime stance has sparked factional strife in Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
la Provinca
Saya
Radical
Hipalito Trigoyen
Irigoyen
Argentina
Radical Party
Trigoyenthas
Italians Press for Dalmatian Coast Access at Peace Talks
Italian delegates at the Paris peace conference confer with General Diaz on Italy's aims. They stress control of the Adriatic and seek possession of the Drei Ner Pass and ports along the Dalmatian coast to safeguard Italy’s land and sea access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Diaz
Pari
Italy
Seara
Adriatic
Dalmatia
Sinn Feiners Seek Attention Abroad Through Parliament
Dublin papers view the Irish parliament as a hollow move meant to draw global notice for the Sinn Fein cause. They suggest Sinn Fein members aimed to provoke police suppression or influence peace talks, with censorship limiting public petitions and the Dublin lord mayors' actions amid unclear leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Sinn. Feiners
Lawrence Geil
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Pilsudiski
Berne
Gress
Survey
Sir George Mel, Brown
Sir
Geo. McLaren Brown
Canadian Pacific Railway
Heer
WV. Massey
New Zealand
J. G. Ward
Finance
Supreme Council
Germain
Rosa Luxemburg
Berlin
Tageblatt
Rosa
Zurich
Lubeck
Switzerland
Sinn
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