Debate Over Car Sinn Fein Leader Speech Probes Law
In a heated Commons session Sir Gordon Swa rt argued there are no grounds to prosecute Sir Edward Carson for incitement while Labour and Liberal voices condemn the remarks. Bonar Law warned of legal heed while experts debate moral authority amid calls to curb language that could inflame Ulster Home Rule tensions.
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Doh
Ulster Beader
I Gt
United States
Ulster Volunteers
Gordon Séwart
House of Commons
Edward
Gatt
House
J. R. Clynes
Labor
Edward Cari
Carson
Donald Maclean
Andrew Bonar Law
Bonar Law
King de Valera
King Carson
National Industrial Conference to be Held September 11
The Privy Council decided to call a national industrial conference for September 11 in Ottawa. Provincial premiers or their representatives will discuss with employers and employees' groups what legislation will foster cooperation and harmony in Canadian industry. Great efforts will seek broad participation from labor and employer organizations.
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Ottawa
Privy Council
Price Of U S Wheat Raised And Export Limit Proclaimed
President Wilson signed an executive order raising the guaranteed price of the 1919 wheat crop to $230 per bushel at Galveston and New Orleans. A presidential proclamation also limits wheat and flour imports and exports after July 31 to controlled levels set by the wheat administrator.
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Washington
Wilson
Galveston
New Orleans
United States
Wheat price guarantee seeks market stability in 1919 crop
Ottawa confirms a probable minimum wheat price to back the Winnipeg report. Sir Thomas White signals government support to stabilize marketing amid unsettled world conditions and U S price fixes. The move aims to ease crop placement and bolster commercial confidence.
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Winnipeg
Ottawa
Sir Thomas White
Sir Thomas
United States
Heat Terror in Peshawar Redoubles Troop Suffering
Heat waves in Peshawar disrupt British troops with ice plants at Landikotal and Dakma and huts for heat cases. Cholera raged from June for nearly three weeks with 1 663 cases and 566 deaths among camp followers. A daily special train ferries troops to Murree Hills for relief as officers and men persevere.
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Peshawar
India
Landikotal
Dakma
Khyber
Murree Hills
Spain urged to join Allies for France security
Senor Pere Cabrero, former ambassador to France, told the senate that Spain's neutral stance during the war has weakened its standing. He urged alignment with the Allied powers to raise Spain from its low neutral level and support a pact guaranteeing France's security. In Copenhagen, a general strike began in Stettin demanding an end to martial law and political reforms.
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Madrid
Spain
Senor Pere Cabalero
France
Senate
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Copenhagen
Stettin
Pomerania
Prussia
Radical Leaders Leave Hungary
Reports say high command sickness and rest requests affect Hungarian crisis. General Bochm, commander of the armies, is reportedly sidelined as pressures mount amid turmoil. Empress of Japan arrives at Victoria dock from the Orient with 182 saloon passengers 150 Chinese in steerage and 5 000 tons of freight including raw silk. British officers Major Scoby Captain Thomas Captain Womersley and Lieut Walker who served with General Maude in Mesopotamia were aboard.
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Ienna
Victoria
B.C
Orient
Yokohama
Biajor al EL Scoby
FL L. Thomas
FL. E Womersley
D. ME. Walker
Commission opens probe into strike effects in Winnipeg
Royal commission led by H A Robson convened in the legislative chamber to study the strike impact. The session lasted under an hour and prioritized examining consequences over causes, though the panel may later address how the strike was called and conducted. Mr Murray urged addressing reinstatement discrimination and preparing case lists for affected workers and employers to present.
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Royal Commission
H. A.robson
Legislaive Chamber
Judge Robson
Murray
Trades and Labor Council
Robson
France Allocates Millions for War Damage Reparations
Finance Minister Klotz introduced a bill approving an agreement with Credit Nationale formed to facilitate repair of war damages. The company will have 100 million francs capital and advance funds for up to ten years, secured by government guaranteed shares abroad.
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France
Paris
Klotz
Chamber of Deputies
Credit Nationale
Raisuli Again On Warpath Attacks Spanish at El Arish
An official dispatch reports Raisuli the Moroccan bandit attacked Spanish positions at El Arish after cutting his camp from Tanier. The fighting was fierce with heavy losses on both sides. Raisuli withdrew into the mountains as Spanish forces pursue the fugitive leader.
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Madrid
US soldiers paid less than British dominions, says officials
An official general staff table shows Canada Australia and New Zealand pay higher wages for each grade than the United States. For example a corporal earns 72.90 monthly in Australia versus 36 in the US Army. Pantages vaudeville dates noted for Regina week. Winnipeg reports 61 Manitoba druggists licensed to sell liquor for the coming year, down from 69.
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Washington
U.S
General Staff
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Pantages
Regina
Alexander Pantages
Winnipeg
Manitoba
J.N. MacLean
Federal Plans To Move Hay And Cattle To Aid Alberta Saskatchewan
The federal government proposes two plans to relieve stock in Alberta and Saskatchewan amid feed shortages. One would cut hay in the north, bale it, and ship it south or move cattle north to the hay lands. Costs would be shared among the Dominion government, provinces, railways, and stock owners, or split among Dominion, provinces, and railways. Alberta appears willing to cooperate, likely favoring the shared-cost option.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Forest Fires Threaten Mine Tunnel Trapped Workers
Three men are trapped by forest fires in a tunnel at the Second Relief mine near Erie in the Salmon River Valley. They have four days of provisions but risk suffocation if flames close the tunnel mouth. Separate fires threaten Slogan City as heat wave spreads.
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Salmon River Valley
Nelson
Erie
Salmon River
City
Churchill S speech sparks talk of Centre party union
London reports Colonel Winston Spencer Churchill urged a new permanent coalition at a west end dinner attended by over a hundred MPs. He, a Lloyd George disciple, called for continued moderate Unionist and Liberal cooperation to fend off Bolshevism and preserve war gains.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Lloyd Gorge
Criccieth
West End
House of Commons
Centre” Party
Col. Churchill
Lloyd George
Labor Party
New Centre Party
British Leader defends US Senate Ireland stance in League talks
Andrew Bonar Law said Britain does not view US Senate actions or similar American bodies as violating Article 10 of the League of Nations covenant. He added the issue of Ireland’s future government will not be on the League council agenda at the next meeting.
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London
United States Senate
Ireland
United States
League of Nations
Split In Labor Ranks Follows Calgary Report
Winnipeg reports say the Dominion Trades and Labor Congress may act after the local Trades and Labor Council endorsed the Calgary convention report backing the One Big Union. R A Rigg says Ottawa will be advised. council charter changes and a new loyal union may form. In Paris the five powers discuss Russian blockade and possible Russian port access permits.
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Winnipeg
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
Trades and Labor Council
Calgary
R. A. Rigg
Congress
Canada
Ottawa
Paris
Council of Five
Black Sea
Denikine
Supreme Council
Prince of Wales Set to Tour Canada From Ports mouth
Rt. Hon. Walter Long announced in the Commons the Prince of Wales will sail for Canada aboard I M S Renown from Portsmouth on August 5. He will visit St John s Newfoundland St John New Brunswick and Charlottetown before returning to Halifax aboard the Renown.
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London
Walter Long
Prince of Wales
Canada
Portsmouth
Prince
St. John's
St. John, N.B
Charlottetown
Halifax
Former Emperor Takes a Rest at Amerongen
The former German emperor refrained from heavy duties for the first time in months, likely due to a cold. The former empress meanwhile has had a recurrence of heart trouble.
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Amerongen
British Officials Honored By U S
General Pershing awarded Distinguished Service Medals to British officials including Viscount Milner Secretary for the Colonies Winster Spencer Churchill Secretary for War Viscount Peel Baron Weir Director General of Aircraft Production Baron Leverworth Andrew Weir former Minister of Munitions and Felix Cassels Judge Advocate General. He called the awards a token of American appreciation for their services.
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London
General Pershing
United States
Viscount Milner
Winster Spencer Churchill
Viscount Peel
Baron Weir
Baron Leverworth
Andrew Weir
Felix Cassels
Prices Drop In Berlin After Blockade Lifts
Prices across Berlin food stalls plunged as the blockade ended and rumors of an embargo eased. Illicit traders released large stocks triggering panic selling, while shipments from occupied territories flooded markets. Coffee fell from about 40 to under 20 marks. other staples slashed, though restaurants kept high prices to maximize margins.
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Berlin
Germany
Occupied Territories
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