Renewal Of Present Treaty With Japan Debate At Premier Conference
A Pacific powers conference considered renewing the Japan alliance. Prime Minister Meighen urged against renewal arguing allied policy is outdated and costly armaments should be curbed. Premiers Hughes of Australia and Massey of New Zealand backed the alliance, stressing protection and peace through restraint.
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London
Arthur Meighen
Smiots
South Africa
Hughes
Australia
Massey
New Zealand
Meighen
British Empire
United States
Japan
Medghen
Desperate Applicants Threaten Violence Over New Hotel Jobs
In Montreal more than 600 men applied for work on the Mount Royal Hotel site worth 9 million dollars. Many were described as desperate with some contractors advancing wages. one applicant even threatened bodily harm to secure employment.
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Montreal
Mount Royal
Byng Lands August 11 for Canadian Landing in Halifax
Lord Byng of Vimy the new Governor General will land in Canada on August 11 at Halifax instead of Quebec as requested by the Halifax Board of Trade and supported by Hon. F B McCurdy.
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Byng
Halifax
Lord Byng of
Vimy
Canada
Wall
Quebec
Britain
Halifax Board of Trade
F. B. McCurdy
Ant-Bolshevik Leader Semenoff Sighted With Japanese Officers
Part of his army seen with Japanese officers near Vladivostok as Semenoff, a leading anti Bolshevik figure, vanishes from the Shodo Maru. Troops move toward Grodekovo with an auto carrying Russian and Japanese officials. A separatist government may follow.
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Vladivostock
Semenoff
Grodekovo
Vladivostok
Siberia
Moscow
Admiral Kolchak
Omsk
Chita
Viladivostol
Earth Growing Warmer Says Meteorological Chief
Toronto report quotes Sir Frederick Senn, head of the Dominion Meteorological Bureau, asserting a consistent warming trend due to seasonal or cyclical conditions. He notes increased air movement from the equator, a natural rain shortage especially in Southern Alberta, and a remarkable last month for warmth and sunshine with little rainfall.
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Toronto
Frederick Senn
Dominion Meteorological Bureau
Alberta
Farmer’s Losses Highlight Cattle Market Woes
A Lambton County farmer recalls buying stockers for 4005 dollars, feeding on 170 acres, and selling for 4023 dollars, illustrating how farmers absorb losses in the cattle market according to Department of Agriculture records.
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Sarnia
Ont
Department of Agriculture
Lambton County
Tragic Belt Accident Claims Life At Cordage Plant
18 year old T C Draper employed at Western Canada Cordage Company was crushed to death after being caught in a belt drive at the factory. Coroner and authorities investigating.
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New Westminster
T. C. Draper
Western Canada Cordage Company
Settlement Reached In British Coal Miners' Strike
London reports a settlement ending the prolonged coal strike as the government renews a 10 million subsidy to bridge three months of hardship. A wage base of 20 percent above prewar scale and a profit share will be set for eighteen months under a national and district boards.
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London
Miners Reach Agreement Aims to Cut Costs and Boost Coal
London reports the new miners pact will trigger opening of new coal schemes. Owners and workers are expected to cooperate to improve efficiency and make cheap coal available for rehabilitating industry overall.
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London
Danger of Massacre in Asia Minor
In the Ismid area of Asia Minor Greek and Turkish forces clash with the town evacuated by Greeks and burning. Cecil B. Harmsworth said in the House of Commons that there is danger of a considerable massacre and Allied representatives are acting to prevent it.
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London
Ismid
Asia Minor
Cecil B. Harmsworth
Foreign Affairs
House of Commons
Harmsworth
Germany Remiums reparations payment to commission
Paris Germany has paid 44 million gold marks to the reparations commission. The sum, settled in European currency due to a temporary policy against dollar payments, brings Germany's total turned over to about one quarter of a billion marks.
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Paris
Germany
Reparations Commission
Commission
Paris Considers Loire Water Plan Amid Drought
Prolonged drought leaves Paris with critically low Seine and Marne levels barely meeting 400000 cubic meters daily. City council orders bids for Loire water project to secure supply fast.
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Paris
Seine
Marne
Loire
Crops Burning Up In South Dakota and North Dakota
Wet weather absent in the region as dry hot winds sweep through Buffalo and nearby areas. Farmers report many fields showing black rust and crop health deteriorating with several hundred acres likely to be plowed under.
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South Dakota
Fargo
N.D
Buffalo
U.F.A. Nominates Calgary Woman for Claresholm Riding
Mrs. Louis McKinney former non partisan member receives U F A nomination at a convention in Claresholm riding. She is expected to face a Liberal candidate in the race.
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U.F.A
Calgary
Louis McKinney
Partizan
Claresholm
Greeks Evacuate Ismid Opening Route to Constantinople
Constantinople news notes Greek evacuation of Ismid in Asia Minor clears a Turkish nationalist path toward the capital. Nationalists under Mustafa Kemal Pasha are not expected to honor the neutral zone laid down by the allied commission.
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Constantinople
Ismid
Asia Minor
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Allied Commission
Oil Prices Drop in Pittsburgh as Agencies Cut Pennsylvan ia Crude
Crude oil prices fell in Pittsburgh as principal purchasing agencies announced a 25 cent per barrel cut in Pennsylvania crude, lowering the price to 2.25 dollars.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Agree On Peace Pact
Washington reports a compromise draft of the Knox Porter resolution to end the state of war with Germany and Austria reached by Senate conferees.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Austria
Senate
Drought Boosts Vegetable Prices in Maritime Provinces
Reports from St John New Brunswick indicate a dry growing season will reduce crops and lift vegetable prices across the Maritimes. The drought-driven squeeze affects supply and consumer costs this year.
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Maritime
St. John
N.B
Mennonites Likely to Stay in Manitoba Says Official
A Manitoba government official returning from the Mennonite settlement reports little chance of Mennonites moving to Mexico or elsewhere. He notes under 100000 acres of the million held in Southeastern Manitoba are listed for sale and none have sold or drawn buyers to date.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Victory for Farmer Candidate Medicine Hat
The United Farmers of Alberta forces won a sweeping bye election in Medicine Hat as Robert Gardiner defeated Col. Nelson Spencer by a large majority likely near eight thousand once all polls are counted. Spencer carried only three or four of 148 polls, with farmers expected to dominate country districts and Medicine Hat city projecting Spencer a sizable but still narrow win.
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Medicine Hat
United Farmers of Alberta
Robert Gardiner
Nelson Spencer
Spencer
Medicine Hal
Germany to Reinstate War Railway Material to Allies
Washington reports Germany has fulfilled its obligation to replace railway material seized during the war. The Inter Allied Railway Commission demanded five thousand railway cars be delivered to France and Belgium, with France to receive 1,500 and Belgium 3,500 cars.
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Germany
Washington
Inter- Allied Railway Commission
France
Belgiu
Jones survives after neck injury in Ontario fall
John Jones fell from a motor truck in Chatham Ontario suffering a broken neck vertebra but no nerve damage. He was strapped to a plank and doctors expect a full recovery.
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Chatham
Ont
John Jones
Jones
Sugar price slump threatens Jamaica estates
In Kingston Jamaica an unemployment crisis looms as sugar prices fall. Some estates have suspended operations and others may close unless the government provides a loan to the planters.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Local merchants urged to buy at home
Community leaders call on residents to support local merchants by buying locally to boost the economy and keep dollars in the town. The campaign emphasizes storefronts, jobs, and neighborhood vitality through everyday purchases.
Volcano Terrorizes Sicily Island of Stromboli
Messina reports Stromboli on Stromboli Island off Sicily erupting violently. Lava and sulphur gases spew from the crater as panic spreads among islanders. Residents gather on the shore hoping for a lull in activity and fearing a looming disaster.
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Messina
Italy
Strombo
Stromboli
Sicily
Off West with the Hudson's Bay Company Winter Packet
In January 1874 the narrator joins the Hudson's Bay Company winter packet to Fort Carlton, traveling with dog teams from Swan River. He recalls Chief Factor John H. McTavish, Brandy and the others, a rough crossing of plains, first encounters with guides, and a primitive foot repair by Jeune-Homme as the journey begins toward the unknown interior.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Swan River
Northwest
Johnny Beads
Fort Garry
Red River
John H. McTavish
H. B. Co
Fort Carlton
Saskatchewan
Wood
Carlton
Great Northern Packet
Johnny
Poplar Point
H. B. Post
Mr. Chisholm
Portage
Chisholm
Mr. McDonald
Jeune- Homme
Ogemases
Jeune-Homme
Campaign Urged to Sell Canadian Frozen Fish in Britain
J Forsythe Smith Canadian trade commissioner at Liverpool urges a British campaign to market Canadian frozen salmon in the United Kingdom. He notes seasonal demand gaps during Britain's closed season and says fish from 7 to 14 pounds sell best in London.
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Great Britain
Ottawa
J. Forsythe Smith
Liverpool
Department of Trade’ and Commerce
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Littles
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