League of Nations May Be Increased To Fifty Members
Geneva reports the League may grow to fifty members if the political committee's plan passes the assembly. Leria and Egthonia admitted, Lithussia and Hengace delayed pending M Hymans report on Vilna. Lithuania Hungary await further action. Committee also urges adding Armenia clause to Turkey peace treaties and notes criticism of British and French control by smaller states.
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League of Nations
Geneva
Leria
M. Hymans
Supreme Council
Turkey
Armenia
Grain Exchange Names New Winnipeg President
Winnipeg Grain Exchange formally elects C. H. Seaman as president succeeding the retiring Norman L. Leach at the national meeting. J. B. Craig and Dr. Robert Magill are elected vice president and secretary treasurer by acclamation. Seaman and the officers were installed, with a retiring address urging broader cooperation and education in grain marketing.
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Winnipeg
C. H. Keaman
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Norman L. Leach
J. B. Craig
Robert Magill
Seaman
Alberta Premiers Support Housing Plan for Cities
Edmonton Mayors Duggan Adams meet Premier Greenfield to seek aid from the Dominion housing scheme for relief of unemployed. Greenfield promises provincial support and loan security once evidence shows real city housing demand.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Duggan
Adams
Calgary
Greenfield
Dominion Housing Scheme
Turks Must Surrender Plotters In Constantinople
Allied authorities demand that the Turkish government surrender the revolutionaries implicated in a recently uncovered plot. The conspirators are to be turned over within a week for trial by an allied court martial, with the government held responsible.
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Constantinople
Visit of British Association to Canada Planned for 1644
The British Association for the Advancement of Science plans a 1644 Canada visit with preliminary arrangements. The 1925 meeting is set for Hull, followed by Liverpool in 1926. Heavy grain shipment from the west: about 16,000,000 bushels billed to Sept 4 via the Canadian National Railway, exceeding last year's totals to Oct 4.
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Canada
London
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Hull
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railway
Western Points
Nansen Appeals Help for Russians in London Case
Dr. Nansen has filed an appeal in London on behalf of Russians seeking legal relief. The action targets strick conditions and outlines the court's consideration of humanitarian claims.
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London
Dr. Nansen Hassued
Strick
Five Irish Delegates Appointed To Conference
Dublin reports the Dail Eireann approved the cabinet reply to Lloyd George and ratified five plenipotentiaries for a possible conference with Britain. The appointees are Arthur Griffith Michael Collins Robert Batten Eamonn Duggan and George Gavan Duffy. No leak on acceptance or rejection of the conference invitation is known. Lloyd George is expected to stay in Scotland for three weeks.
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Dublin
Dail Eireann
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
Michael Collins
Robert C. Battén
Eamonn J. Duggan
Sinn
Scotland
Cattle Starve In Lower California
Travelers report intolerable conditions in southern Lower California due to three years of light rainfall and scarce pasture. Thousands of cattle have died, incomes collapse, and foreign vessel bans worsen isolation. Protesters expect President Obregon to act to ease the crisis.
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California
Mexico City
Ats
Obregon
War Veteran Sells Medals For Food In Toronto
John Francis Marion, a Great War veteran now in Toronto from Montreal, has sold five war medals for five dollars to buy food. He remains at the Salvation Army hostel awaiting aid or rescue by a philanthropic group. He previously travelled on foot toward Winnipeg and was boarded on a steamer after being taken from a London lodging by a policeman.
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Toronto
John Francis Marion
Montreal
Winnipeg
Salvation’ Anny
Marten
London
Bellingbroke
Greek Drive Against Smyrna Halts for Rest and Refit
General Palag, chief of the Greek armies in Asia Minor, says Greek operations against Turkish Nationalists have paused but will resume. He notes the halt allows soldiers a rest and time to gather supplies and provisions for the next phase.
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Smyrna
Palag
Grek
Asia Minor
Cholera Spreads Fast Paris Dispatch Cites Fast Spread
United States government has sent to invited powers a list of topics for the conference on armaments and Far Eastern questions. The report notes cholera is rapidly spreading in Paris and other regions, signaling health concerns alongside international talks.
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Washington
United States
Paria
Retin
Cattle Should Go To British Market
In New Westminster British Columbia Minister of Agriculture Hon SF Termit urged farmers from the Fraser Valley to build empire trade. He cited 68 000 cattle ready today and said every head should go to the British market while proposing more support for Experimental Farms and agricultural education.
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New Westminster
B.C
Empire
Hon
Termit
Fraser Valley
Trial Shipment Proves Failure for fat beef cattle export
Edmonton records show a June shipment of 36 fat steers to Glasgow incurred a net loss to the government. Cost per head reached 302.07 with 168.17 owning to Edmonton, 100.32 transport, plus overheads. Returns averaged 188.88, with smaller weights selling best in Glasgow.
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Edmonton
Alta
Scotland
Department of Agriculture
Glasgow
Fire at Atlantic Refining Plant In Philadelphia Explained
A severe blaze at the Atlantic Refining Company refining shop in Point Breeze Philadelphia injured ten workers and left three missing. A huge explosion drenched men with scorching oil as they tried to flee, some burned instant and others hurt further back from the tank. Company rescue squads acted quickly to prevent a higher death toll.
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Philadelphia
Vis Point Breeze
Atlantic Refining Company
Dominion leaders urged to attend Washington disarmament talk
Lord Northcliffe, touring Australia, urged Melbourne listeners that Australia and New Zealand must be represented at the Washington disarmament conference. He warned nations uninterested in the Pacific would not decide their fate, stressing Australia’s stake in the talks.
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Melbourne
Australia
Washington
Lord Northcliffe
New Zealand
Pacific
Pusseyfoot John Arrives in Adelaide as Dry Policy Forecasts
A Adelaide cable reports the arrival of Pusseyfoot John son. Johnson states the United States will stay dry and England is expected to be dry by 1930.
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Pusseyfoot
Australia
Londay
Adelaide
South Australia
Pusseyfoot Johnson
Johnson
United States
England
British Zeppelin May Replace ZR-2 in US Plans
Reports from London say the United States and Britain may arrange transfer of a remaining Great Britain airship to US ownership to replace the wrecked ZR-2. US officials recall prior interest in acquiring a former German Zeppelin for experiments. Britain now operates the L-7, the era's largest rigid airship with 2,420,000 cubic feet capacity and 743 feet length.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Italy
France
Britain
America
Zeppelin
Chinese Canadian trade rises with Canada and China
W Y Kwan of the Chinese Railway Commission told the Kinsmen’s Club that trade between Hamilton Ontario and China and Canada is rising annually. He cited 1918 statistics showing imports and exports valued at over 17 million dollars, a 840 percent increase since 1913.
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Hamilton
Ont
China
Canada
W. Y. Kwan
The
Chinese Railway Commission
Chita
Toa
Alberta government seeks wider coal markets amid grading concerns
Edmonton reports Premier Greenfield urging uniform coal grading to aid marketing while delegates from the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy address mineral industry growth. Government aims to boost coal demand, advertising and research, and discuss northern operations, unemployment, and winter employment strategies.
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Edmonton
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
O. E. &, Whiteside
Alberta
Premier Greefield
Greenfield
North Country
McMurray
Uic
Italy Sees Record Harvest Near Prewar Levels
Government crop forecasts Italy's 1925 harvest at about 51.2 million quintals across all grains, nearing the 58 million quintals record of 1913. Prewar output was 48 million, war production fell to 38 million, with this year close to the prewar peak.
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Rowe—Haly
Italy
Fort William jobs to ease unemployment as repairs begin
In Fort William Ontario the Fort William Car and Foundry Company will receive an order to repair 1 500 government cars and 1 000 feet of breakwater at Mission. Work starts immediately, promising relief for local unemployment. In Victoria British Columbia the derelict Canadian Government Steamship Canadian Importer returns after long list, its crew remaining at duty.
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Fort William
Victoria
B.C
France to Recatalogue Residents and Foreigners
Police Chief Leuillier announces a new system to recatalogue and register thumb prints of all residents and foreigners in France. The measure aims to improve crime suspect identification and criminal detection nationwide. Citizens are urged to support local commerce by buying from home merchants to boost community prosperity.
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Paris
France
Leuillier
Dispute Over Wages Hinders Welland Ship Canal Work
After a ten hour conference, contractors and union men on the Welland Ship Canal dispute wages and other issues. Agreement broken, government now must decide.
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St. Catherine's
August Showed Decline In Trade
Canadian trade fell in August 1921 to 127 510 299 dollars from 238 085 409 dollars in August 1920. For five months to August, trade totaled 602 315 038 dollars versus 1 063 353 170 dollars a year earlier, a drop of 461 038 132 dollars. Imports for home consumption in August 1921 were 65 147 301 dollars, down from 124 318 014 dollars, while five months ended August 31 showed 319 009 763 dollars against 597 890 603 dollars in 1920. Domestic exports in August 1921 were 61 488 993 dollars, well below August 1920’s 312 278 064 dollars.
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Ottawa
Department ‘of Customs
Relief Measures Approved for St Vincent and Grenada Storm Losses
Legislation approved relief expenditures for the poor in St Vincent after the great storm that damaged crops and homes. Grenada’s storm damage is pegged at 500000 dollars. Nutmeg and cocoa plantations ruined will need seven years to recover. Chicago builders return to work amid open shop fears and wage decision delays.
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St. Vincent
Windward Islands
Grenada
Chicago
Landis
Fire Devours Lumber Piles Near Railway in Stewincke NS
Fire destroyed about one million feet of Canadian lumber stacked in eight piles near railway tracks in Stewincke Nova Scotia. The blaze originated in one pile and spread to others along the timber row. No injuries reported and cause under investigation by local authorities.
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Stewincke
N.S
Pacific
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Wil
Northcliffe
Is Ray
Russia
Convalescent Ward
H. A. Heddesheimer
Enterprise
Conquest, Sask
U.S
U. S
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk Railways
Georgian Bay
Port McNicol
Foundry Company
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