Political action debated by Canadian Council of Agriculture
The council discussed provincial versus federal control of farmer political action across Alberta Saskatchewan and Ontario with no final steps taken. A July 26 Alberta United Farmers convention date was set and a push for federal consolidation of independent provincial actions was urged. An invitation to the Liberal convention in Ottawa in August was considered but not decided.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Alberts
Saskatchewan
Ontario
United Partners of
Alberta
Ottawa
J. B. Musselman
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Labor Unrest in Italy Sparks Labor Strike and Protests
In Rome the chamber of labor calls a general strike from midnight Tuesday protesting police and military methods used by the government to curb disorders. The action aims to oppose measures claimed to prevent price declines of necessities. Shops stock up as fear of shortages grows. In Winnipeg, Manitoba, the wage board plans a proposed minimum wage of 120 dollars weekly for office women and 12 dollars for theatre help, affecting about 40 industries and 6,000 workers. Dr. W J McMillan resigns as chair.
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Rome
Chamber of Labor
Fiber of Labor
Bevan
Popolo Romano
Winnipeg
Manitoba Minimum Wage Board
Wi J. McMillan
Winnipeg Declared West Dispersal Hub for Troops
Winnipeg will be the sole military dispersal area for the West with troop trains no longer routing beyond the city after the Olympic movement ends Saturday. Dispersal offices at Saskatoon Regina Calgary Medicine Hat Edmonton Revelstoke Victoria Vancouver and Brandon will close as fewer troops remain to be handled and discharged soldiers will travel on ordinary passenger trains from Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Regina
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Revelstoke
Victoria
Vancouver
Brandon, Man
Labor candidates to run in Winnipeg and surrounding areas
A Winnipeg Labor party meeting chaired by S. J. Farmer announced plans to nominate candidates for all Dominion parliament seats, provincial legislature, mayoralty, city council, and school board. A convention is planned for August.
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Labor Party
Winnipeg
S. J. Farmer
Nitti Urges Swift End to Peace Talks and Allied Harmony
Premier Nitti spoke to parliament urging quick conclusion of peace negotiations and the maintenance of friendly relations with the allies, notably France.
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Rome
Nitti
France
Germans Ratify Treaty With Very Bad Grace
In the Weimar assembly the treaty was ratified amid strong opposition and 99 deputies abstained. Foreign Minister Mueller warned that rapid ratification would lift the blockade, while Spahn said Germany would endure hardship to save itself from the treaty’s injustices. Fehrenbach condemned Alsace Lorraine loss and urged preserving German customs.
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Weimar
Hermann Mueller
Lesin
Peter Spahn
Catholic Centre Party
Germany
Hhese
Assembly
Herr Fehrenbach
National Party
Fehrenbach
Alsace-Lorraing
Alsace
Rewards Consideration For Gallantry By End Of August
Ottawa announces recommendations for rewards to Canadian Expeditionary Force personnel who showed gallantry while escaping or attempting to escape or who rendered exceptional services as prisoners of war or interned. Submissions must be supported by two witnesses and reach militia headquarters by August 31. Active service members use official channels. demobilized personnel through the commanding officer of their district.
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Ottawa
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Militia Department
Fall Harvesting Starts In Ontario
Fall wheat harvesting has begun in several counties as Ontario reports overall poor crops due to dry weather. Some grain has been knocked down by long straw and ripening too fast in places, while winter rye is ready for the binder.
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Toronto
Ontario
Department of Agriculture
Knighthood Claim Over Smoke Box Defence
Charles Hannan asserts he was denied reward for inventing smoke boxes against submarine attack. He cites government correspondence claiming future honors consideration, but no knighthood or pension followed. The author publishes the letters to the public detailing the dispute.
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Charles Hannan
London
Hantan
Mr. Hannan
Jewish casualties cited in Ukrainian anti Bolshevist clash
In London a British official told the House of Commons that many Jews have been killed in fighting between Soviet Russian forces and General Gregorieff’s Ukrainian anti Bolshevist army as it advances from the Black Sea. The undersecretary said Gregorieff is strongly anti Jewish in his sympathies. Separately, the Admiralty announced six improved rigid airships for the British navy with a development cost of about seven million pounds.
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London
Gregorieff
Black Sea
Cecil Harmsworth
House of Commons
Walter Hume Long
Admiralty
Berlin Mob Frees Prisoners After Hanover Attack
An angry crowd attacked the Hanover castle and detention prison, releasing inmates as guards surrendered. Government troops faced sporadic clashes with rioters while overseas troops totals stood at about 32,000 Canadians before further repatriations.
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Berlin
Hanover
Preference for Empire Contracts in Rail Supply Debate
In the House of Commons R P Houston questioned South Africa sourcing rails locomotives and freight cars abroad. L C S Amery said orders predated the armistice and Britain could not always meet prices, but the empire policy favors domestic production where possible and South Africa has tried to buy in Britain, with some locomotives ordered in Canada.
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House of Commons
R. P. Houston
West Toxeth
Liverpool
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Britain
Ho. L. C. S. Amery
Empire
United Kingdom
Amery
Bolshevik Move Targeting Petrograd Evacuations Discussed
In official circles in Washington a definite report states Bolshevik authorities plan to evacuate Petrograd and face opposition from some government elements. A Finnish led attack to aid Kolchak movements at Omsk was approved by a five member council with foreign powers urged to back Finland. Foreign missions in Petrograd reportedly occupied by Bolsheviks and archives seized as espionage charges are prepared.
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Washington
Petrograd
Patis
Kolchak
Omsk
Council of Five
Great Britain
France
United States
Italy
Helsingfors
British Army Won The War Emphatic Statement By Haig
Field Marshal Haig, receiving the freedom of Newcastle, insisted the British army won the war and bore the brunt of fighting in the final years. He urged recognition of the British effort and support for the soldiers and their dependents.
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Douglas’ Haig
London
Haig
Newcastle
Britain
Thomas Wintet Denies Future Plans in Toronto
Sir Thomas Wintet, visiting Toronto, said reports of offered executive posts with Sogge Railway, bank, or fire insurance firm are unfounded and unfair to the men in those roles. He added he has no financial plans for the future.
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Toronto
Thomas wWinte
Sogge Railway Corporation
Bank
Fire Insurance Company
Five's Gate Paris and Wilsons Versailles address
The council of five received a curt Dutch reply denying the Weirengen escape rumor and affirming sovereignty. In Washington, President Wilson laid the League of Nations covenant to the Senate, defending compromises and urging U.S. leadership while acknowledging future detailed talks. He asserted the end of isolation and the nation’s duty as a world power.
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Paris
Council of Five
Holland
Weirengen
Washington
League of Nations
Senate
Wilson
Versailles
League
United States
Capitol
Shantung
Foreign Relations Committee
Committee On Foreign Relations
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
Grampian Strikes Iceberg Killing Two Crew Members
The Allan liner Grampian bound from Montreal to Liverpool struck an iceberg off Cape Race killing two crewmen and injuring two others who were asleep in the bow. Passengers, mostly awake, faced little panic as repairs and transhipment to another ship were planned.
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St. John’s
Mid
Grampian
Montreal
Liverpool
Cape Race
Giant 215 Foot Flagstaff Erected by Canadian Hands
A 215 foot high Douglas fir flagstaff weighing 18 tons, gifted four years ago by the British Columbian government to Kew Gardens near London, is set to be erected by Canadian hands.
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Kew Gardens
London
Replacements for Siberia Troops to Head East July 26
Western Department of the Army announced that replacements for American troops stationed in Siberia will be rushed to Vladivostok on a special transport departing from San Francisco on July 26.
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Cal
Siberia
Vladivostok
Here
Western Department
Army
German Finance Chief Warns of Tax Shock After War
Berlin reports Mathias Erzberger, vice chancellor and finance minister, urging rapid return to peacetime finances. He insists on tax system reform, higher taxes on capital and property, inheritance taxes, and a heavy levy to cut a 72 billion mark wartime debt, with emphasis on balancing home needs and indemnities.
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Berlin
Germany
Mathias Erzberger
Weimar
German National Assembly
Tion
National Assembly
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