May Discuss Anglo Japanese Alliance Question
W A Watt the Australian official arrived in London and urged closer co operation between Britain and the Dominions on foreign policy. He spoke at a honor dinner with Viscount Milner and others and stressed Australia's aim to keep the country white while acknowledging potential imperial talks with Japan.
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Leadon
W. A. Wath
Treakfarer
England
Watt
London
Great Britain
Australia
Viscount Milner
Watt Bn
Asia
Funeral of Princess Gustav Adolphe of Sweden
Crowds filled streets from the royal castle as the funeral for Princess Gustav Adolphe of Sweden proceeded to the cathedral. The service was led by the Archbishop of Upsal with a British chaplain present among foreign diplomatic representatives.
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Stockhoalan
Wenmark
Arthur of
Connaught
Earl of
Oustow
Davidand
Gustav Adolphe
Sweden
Royal Castle
Archibishop of
Upsal
Vay
Shortage of Farm Labor Hits Manitoba Wheat Lands
Manitoba farmers report only about 40 percent of wheat lands worked this season and expect a rise in migrant labor. Dominion employment bureau says vacancies vastly exceed applicants placed, signaling a labor shortage. In Mexico, reports claim Carranza is surrounded near Rimconada in Puebla, per a telegram received by a revolution financier.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Carranza
Paso
Texas
Mexico
Rimconada
Esperanza Station
Puebla
Frm
Alvere Abregon
Roberto Pezpira
Tenants Buy $75 Million in New York Realty
Tenants have purchased more than $75,000,000 worth of realty in New York over the last year under a cooperative ownership plan as a protest against high rentals, according to new learnings.
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New York Land
New York
Police Inspector to Stand Trial in New York Case
Judge Malons refused to dismiss charges against Police Inspector Dominick Henry once commander of the Tenderloin district. Henry faces neglect of duty in the New York vice war for failing to suppress undesirables in his district. Defense contends no regular immoral establishments exist and raids cannot target those seeking immoral purposes.
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New York
Malons
Court of General Sessions
Dominick Henry
Tenderloin
Premier Borden Returns Ottawa
Bronzed and apparently in excellent health Sir Robert Borden has arrived in Ottawa after a five month holiday. He rejects claims his health was poor and smiles at questions about his vigor. Supporters led by Sir George Foater gathered on the platform to welcome him back, as Sir Robert and Lady Borden stepped from the car to cheers. Dr Clark, MP for Red Deer and a National Progressive, stood with the Unionists and celebrated his birthday.
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Ottawa
Robert Burden
Robert
George Foater
Sir Robert
Lady Borden
Dr. Clark
Red Deer
National Progressive Party
Anonymous Gift to Britain For War Debt Reduction
London Chancellor Austen Chamberlain announced an anonymous donation of 130001 dollars to the war loan for cancellation and to aid debt reduction. The donor says he declined fighting for his country and wants to spur others toward patriotic action.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Mass massacre report in Jitomir during Polish Kiev drive
Despatches from the front report that eighteen men and seven women were executed by a Bolshevik extraordinary commission in Jitomir just before the town fell during the Polish advance on Kiev. The messages also detail the alleged massacre and further acts of violence.
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Jitomir
Warsaw
Jitomite
Kiev
Municipal Bill Grants Ottawa Local Employment Powers
Arthur Meighen secures first reading of a bill to endow municipalities with provincial like rights to regulate employment offices within Ottawa. The measure aims to extend local control over job placement and related services.
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Ottawa
Arthur Meighen
New Plans Aimed at Restoring Order in Ireland
General Sir Neville Macready announced new plans to restore order in Ireland as Bonar Law said the cabinet approved them. The plans follow the Cork police murders and include better coordination between military and police. Additional troops may be deployed and the Irish executive will receive full government support to suppress lawlessness.
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London
Neville Macready
Ireland
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Cork
Macready
Netting
General Macready
Messenger Boy Delivers London to New York Letters
A 12 year old London messenger arrived aboard the Carmania in New York carrying letters for city officials and a note from Sir Arthur Pearson to Frank Munsey. He mainly carried a contract from a London music publisher aiming to beat a rival who sent a contract to the United States. Also aboard were Sir Herbert Abell and party bound for Washington to discuss commercial transactions with the commerce department.
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N.Y
New York
London
Cartuania
Arthur Pearson
Frank A. Munsey
United States
Herbert W. Abell
Lady Abell
Sir Herbert Rowell
Department of Commerce
Washington
Huge Deficit Reported by Canadian Northern for 1919
The Canadian Northern railway shows earnings of 33 362 177 57 for the year ending December 31 1919. Expenses totaled 61 034 577 00, producing a deficit of 27 672 399 43. Passenger and freight revenues, plus express and miscellaneous income, are itemized with mileage rising to 9 685 7 miles.
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Ottawa
Canadian Northern Railway
Afth
J. D. Reid
Jwiscuttaneous
Deheta
Little Country
Mennonites Seek New Manitoba Location Not Departure
The Mennonite community in Manitoba reportedly prefers relocating their colony within the province rather than leaving. They ask the government to survey unused lands in harsher areas where settlers avoid and grant education and religious rights, possibly envisioning regions near Hudson Bay. The government has not considered such concessions.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Hudson's Bay
Seed Grain Distribution Ends in Alberta
Alberta harvest seed distribution is complete with field staff called in to account for spring requirements. Officials estimate the total seed value near 730000 dollars, about double last year and the largest since government seed procurement began. All grain issued for seeding is Alberta grown.
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Edimonton
Alta
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba Farmers Get Seed Wheat Loans
The provincial government has loaned Manitoba farmers a total of 264 000 dollars so far this year to acquire seed wheat.
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Winnipeg
Farmers of
Manitoba
Hens to Answer For War Crimes in New German List
Allied nations present to the government a list naming Germans accused of war law violations. It includes four U-boat commanders said to have torpedoed hospital ships, General Stenger accused of ordering execution of wounded prisoners, Field Marshal Buelow and others charged with typhus, and several officers charged with killing and mistreating prisoners. The demand requests bringing them before the supreme court at Leipzig.
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Berlin
Wen
Stenger
Marshal Buelow
von Below
von Langenann
Ernst
Saxony
Krusa
Toll of White Plague Ottawa
Dr Parfitt and Col diarte testified to tuberculosis deaths among soldiers. They reported 42 920 tuberculosis deaths in five years and 508 tubercular cases in the Canadian Expeditionary Force to April 30 1920. The incidence ratio was 14.4 per 1000 enlisted men, 16 percent higher in the last 2.5 years, and Canadian forces showed 120 percent higher incidence than British forces.
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Ottawa
D. C. Parfitt
Muskaika
W. A. Diarte
Parfitt
Acean
Ex-Kaiser Collection to Be Sold at New York Auction
The throne and imperial possessions of the German royal family seized for unpaid bills will be auctioned May 22 in a major New York art gallery. Valdemar Pevelson imported 65 pieces from Berlin and Munich after the Kaiser abdicated. Items include complete salons, portieres, wall hangings, and antique furnishings tied to the Imperial German and Bavarian houses.
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New York
Kaiserin
Kaiser
Berlin
Munich
Holland
Bamner
Valdemar Pevelson
Germany
Prussia
Pevelson
Man travels 98 000 miles on foot from Toronto to Europe
Joseph F Mikkuso a Croatian native who began in 1901 to travel for twenty years claims to have walked about OGRAPH miles with much of the journey on foot arrives in Toronto. He has secured Premier Drury's autograph to add to a remarkable collection in his possession.
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Toronto
Joseph F. Mikkuso
Crotia
Jugo-Slavia
Toravel
EE. Drurys
Eleven British oil wells produce one hundred thousand gallons
Eleven oil wells drilled in Great Britain have produced one hundred thousand gallons of oil. The report notes the output from the wells as a sign of regional oil activity.
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London
Great Britain
Police Barracks Destroyed In Raids In Ireland
Reports describe widespread raids across Ireland targeting police barracks in counties including Cork Leitrim Wexford Cavan Londonderry Meath Donegal and Kyrene. Huts and offices were burned or demolished with explosives while armed guards preserved some property. The attacks affected Cashel Bellinamore and other court homes, with documents destroyed and authorities evacuated.
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Arekon
Altein
Cork
Leitrind
Wexford
Bartirks
Cavan Londonderry
Cashel
Bellinamore
New Cent Coinage In Canada To Be Issued May First
The government announces a new one cent coin for Canada to be issued on May 1. The coin will be larger than the H cent and close to three quarters of an inch in diameter. obverse shows King George V crowned, leftward gaze, with royal robes. reverse reads one cent with a leaf on each side, Canada above and date below.
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Canada
New York Saloons Run Full Blast Amid Prohibition Critique
Judge Charles C. Nott condemned lax enforcement in general sessions court as he sentenced Frank Murray to seven to fourteen years for first degree manslaughter. The case highlights a blast of saloon activity in New York City during prohibition era enforcement concerns.
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New York
Charles C. Nott
General Sessions
Frank Murray
Soviets Grant Concession Over Prisoners in Russia
Soviet officials have promised to spare the lives of soldiers from Denikin's army and other anti-Soviet forces captured in Southern Russia. The London note to British officials states this is the most satisfactory assurance yet received from the Soviet government. The concession could enable future trade deals or other concessions.
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London
Eneral
Denikine
Chinaman Ordained Anglican Priest in Vancouver
Rev. George Le myuen, believed the first native Chinese Canadian clergyman, was ordained priest in Vancouver by Bishop De Pencivr, marking a milestone for Chinese Canadians in the Anglican Church.
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Vancouver
B.C
George Lemyuen
Canada
de Pencivr
Sir Arthur Currie Named Principal of McGill University
Montreal reports Lieut Gen Sir Arthur Currie has accepted the post of principal and vice chancellor of McGill University. The governors cite his war leadership and organizational gifts as ideal for guiding the university, with praise from Sir Auckland Geddes and Oxford figures endorsing Currie’s appointment.
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Arthur Currie
McGill University
Montreal
Arthur Curie
Flanders
G.coalg
K.C.B
Sir Arthur Currie
McGill
Sthir Currie
Sir Auckland Gebles
Balliol
W. C. Adams
All Souls
Oxford
Estes
Sir Auckland
Canada
Great Britain
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Privy Court
Ontario
Pace
Ernos- Generale
Privy Council of Canada
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Dewart
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