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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Oct 14, 1920

Page

7

Guerrilla Warfare In Ireland May Lead to Reprisals

The report discusses Irish guerrilla actions and potential reprisals by authorities. It notes that General Kirton Hat Locane and allied forces claim no need for the Black and Tans, militia, or further trouble, while acknowledging recent disturbances. The piece questions whether reprisals will occur and what they mean for ongoing tensions in Ireland.

Ireland Iieland Gary Wien Docarme Treland Kirton Militi MarCready Taran Tie Reypripats

Coal rationing for households in Massachusetts announced

Eugene GC Ultiman, chairman of the state commission on the necessaries of life, after a conference with coal dealers appointed by Governor Coolidge, announced that until further notice households would be allowed only three tons of coal.

Boston Epic Eugene GC. Uultiman State Commission On Coolidge

Wonders of Aerial Torpedo Shocks London

An aerial torpedo invented by Chas & Price of Erith offers wireless remote control over long distances and can photograph raids from afar. Sold to the British War Office for domn purpose, the device reportedly travels 175 to 200 mph and can be steered at any moment. The Germans dubbed it the Devil's airship and a former English waiter claimed a £3,000,000 bounty for secret.

London Chas, & Price Erith Wich Wireless Mr. Price England Tower of London

British Bishops Caming In Transport Plan

London bishops discuss involvement in Winnipeg transfer linked to the Lord Archbishop’s Western fund. Officials considering the arrangements and implications for church authorities amid transfer duties and funding concerns.

London Onion Worcester Winnipeg Western Thasactian Fund

Yukon liquor referendum set for May 11 1921 vote

Under the Canada Temperance Act Yukon Territory will hold a liquor referendum on May 11 1921. Robert Craig of Dawson City is appointed returning officer for the poll.

Ottawa Yukon Robert Craig Dawson, V.T Lam Ka

Friends of Irish Freedom Protest at Cork Harbor

Members of the Friends of Irish Freedom passed resolutions urging Secretary of State Cathy to protest the British order blocking ships under the American flag from Cork Harbor and to seek an apology for the freedom of the seas violation. They also condemned England’s effort to overthrow the republic of Ireland and demanded Terence MacSwiney’s immediate release. They opposed U.S. entry into the League of Nations and denounced Governor Cox’s statements as aiding Ireland’s liberty.

National Council of the Friends of Ins Cathy Cork England Republic of Tredand United States Terence MacSwiney League of Nations Cox Ireland

Transfer Track to the Replaced Ottawas at Conquest Sask

The Railway Commission orders reinstallation of the transfer track between the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National lines at Conquest Saskatchewan. Judgment by J G Rutherford and cosigned by the board sets completion no later than November, with review if CN and Grand Trunk Pacific lines link Regina and Riverhurst subdivision. Hearings showed local stock growers affected by 1997 abandonment.

Conquest Sask Canadian Pacific Canadian National Railways Railway Commission Cosmpi-swoner J. G. Rutherford Cansadian National Grand Trunk Pacifie

Grain movement accelerates as farmers rush to head of the lakes

Department of Railways reports rapid grain transport to prairie districts. Demand for wheat cars soars as threshing finishes and farmers aim to move grain before navigation closes. Officials note efforts to marshal supply at Onawa and western points with reserves on hand.

Department of Railways Prairie Provinces Oniaw

Labor Party Plans Fight in Winnipeg Civic Elections

The Labor Party moves to contest the Dorandon preliminary and calls for aldermanic action in Winnipeg. Party leadership urges the executive to engage members and trustees in a push for a quaveralty and reform across local governance.

Labor Party Flans Winnipeg Winnip Aebatem Oon Dorandon

Ten Years for Traitors in Tehio Case

Two Japanese nationals were sentenced to ten years in prison for attempting to sell documents stolen from the Yokosuka Naval Station to Americans. The conviction was reported by local newspapers.

Tehio Yokosuka Naval Station

Meighen Attacks Farmers and Seditionists Alliance

Prime Minister Meighen claimed the Farmers party allied with Winnipeg and Vancouver seditionists to threaten Canada’s system of government. He defended protectionist tariffs to curb trade deficits with the United States and highlighted Manitoba’s growing industrial role alongside Ontario.

Goa Shefford George Beirn Cilena Canada Meighen Farmers’ Party Winnipeg Vancouver United States Ontario

Cheap Apples for Winnipeg Distribution Scheme

Winnipeg residents will buy cheap apples next week under Mayor Charles F. Gray’s program. The first carload from the Toronto district has shipped and should arrive by week’s end. Deliveries will be door to door in sturdy twenty pound sacks at about 2.20 per forty pound sack with a ten cent sack rebate, and 1.12 for twenty pound sacks with a twenty cent sack charge.

Winnipeg Charles F. Gray Toronto

Budka Seeks Naturalization in Winnipeg Church Case

Rights Rev Nicotas Budka bishop of the Ruthenian Roman Catholic Church in Western Canada appears in court before Mr Joy Curran for naturalization. The case was discussed in the secretary’s presence as Budka sought the grant of matrialigation.

Winnipeg Nicotas Budka Western Canada Joy Curran Budka St of Grate Wake

Wrangel Forces Break Through Amid Skirmishes

In a series of riverine clashes near Wrangel and Grn Wrangel commands a cavalry group advancing on izky. Reports describe captured wagons and disrupted supply lines as reinforcements push toward the front. Details remain fragmentary with partial terrain and unit references.

ETON Grn Wrangel Izky Aleta Deeiper

France to repay portion of Anglo French loan

Paris announces France will repay its share of the $300,000,000 Anglo French loan floated in the United States, with the minister stating Paris is responsible for its portion as negotiations continue in a postwar environment.

Paris France New York M. Mar Tially Swim United States

Report on shooting of Councillor Lynch in Dublin hotel room

An official report details a shooting at the Royal Exchange Hotel in Dublin where Councillor Lynch was killed as troops and RIC officers attempted to arrest him. It notes ambushes, two soldiers killed, 30 arrests, arson in nearby villages, and a public inquiry to gather witness testimony.

Sonstabi Dubin Lyrch Dublin Royal Irish Constabulary Royal Exchange Elotel Lynch Mr. Lynch Kilimallock Lahinch Balbriggan Frank White Eamonn de Valera Lawrence Flannagan de Valera Ulster Bank Low

Canada Has Many Phones Across the Nation

Officials of the Bell Telephone Company report Canada ranks second to the United States in per capita telephone use as Canada seeks higher rates before the Board of Railway Commissioners. Britain records two phones per hundred, while Canada shows 1.8. Sweden 6.4, Norway 4.4, Germany 2.2, France 1.0, Italy 0.3 per hundred.

Ottawa Canada Bell Telephone Company Board of Railway Commissioners United States Postmaster-General Great Britain Sweden Norway Germany France Italy

Labor Plans Approved by Western Canada Delegates

Delegates from the United States attending the American Association of Public Employment Offices convention endorsed methods for solving the harvest labor problem outlined by T. M. Molloy commissioner of labor and industries Saskatchewan.

Otttawa Canada T. M. Molloy Labor and Industries Saskatchewan U.S Overange American Association of Peblie

Miller and Elected As President of French Republic

Millerand chosen president of the French Republic after Versailles session. He pledged to restore the republic and pursue a revision to empower the president. Opposition was expected from those not aligned with a stronger presidential role. Leon Bourgeois and Raoul Peret declined to run.

Versailles Alexandre Millerand Republc Leon Bourgeois Senate Edo M. Millerand Versaths Franchalet Chamber of Deputies

Salmon totals rise in 1920 Pacific catch estimates

The Marine Canned Fish Brokers' Association released revised estimates for 1920 salmon harvests across Alaska, British Columbia, Puget Sound, and the Columbia River. Total production is set at GWSS,QO0 cases with Big Cota contributing 1,000,000 cases, up from 1,356,455 in 1949.

Big Salmon Pack Senate Wash Alaska British Columbia Puget Sound Columbia River Marine Canned Fish Brokers’ Association

Ontario Crop Averages High Then Record Wheat Harvest

Ontario reports its largest fall wheat crop on record as agriculture department statistics show overall averages far above prior years across 726,371 acres. Farmers statewide reaped a bumper harvest with yields exceeding previous years.

Ontario Toronto Cimtaria Department of Agriculture

Far-Reaching Drug Traffic Regulations In Canada

Ottawa reports immediate force of regulations aimed at curbing illicit drug traffic. Doctors and druggists nationwide to assist in rounding up addicts. Drug imports show sharp declines: cocaine 2376 to 605 ounces, coriene 12284 to 5816 dollars, morphine 11058 to 103978 ounces, opium 7931 pounds to 992 pounds.

Canada Ottawa Canada Gazette Dominion

Arctic Wanderers Return with Teddy Bear Vessel

Capt. Joe Barnard and A. Anderson arrived at Nome aboard the Teddy Bear after four Arctic years. They spent about 25 months icebound on Taylor Island in Victoria Strait near King William Land. Barnard reported not locating the blonde Eskimos and brought back ancient sod houses and ivory fragments from ruins in East Canadian Gulf.

Nome Alaska Joe Barnard A. Anderson Arctic Taylor Island Victoria Strait King William Land Barnard Jan of Stefansson Carnation Gulf

Bolshevik Victory Declared in Grodno Region

An official communique from Moscow reports Russian Soviet forces repulsing enemy attacks along the Grodno front and launching a counter-offensive that seized a string of villages. Red troops claim occupation of Stary-Chardruj, Bukhara, and the entire region.

London Moscow Grodno Red Stary-Chardruj Bukhara

Rebel General Rodolfo Herrera Declares Revolt in Hidalgo

Reports say general Rodolfo Herrera, accused in the Carranza murder case, has risen against the central government in Hidalgo. Troops are dispatched to seize him and his insurgent band as he moves away from Mexico City toward the coast.

Mexico City Rodulofo Herrero Carranza Hidalgo

Mail Train Robbed in South Bend Heist

Two bandits held up a screened United States mail train in South Bend and seized mail bags valued between 15000 and 20000 dollars. Local authorities investigated the robbery as a major postal heist with significant mail losses.

South Bend Land

Want Menace Removed Kingston Ont Gunboats on St Lawrence

United States government cruiser on the St Lawrence with guns mounted to enforce liquor laws faces protest from the Army and Navy Veterans. They claim the force violates the US Britain treaty and that naval weapons on narrow waters threaten shipping and Canadian homes.

Kingston Ont United States St. Lawrence Army and Navy Great Britain

Fatal Airplane Crash at Shawville Fair Claims Shawville Jeweler

Shawville jeweler E. G. Amey was killed and Lieut. Jack Drummond seriously injured when an airplane used for fair rides crashed after a spiral nose dive. Drummond survived with injuries. Amey died at his brother in law's Pontiac residence. The flight began with a takeoff outside the fair grounds and ended near telegraph wires by the CPR station.

Ottawa E. G. Amey Shawville Quebec Jack Drummond Amey Pontiac Drummond Fair Grounds C.P.R

Montreal Bomb Explosion Shakes City Districts

An early Thursday blast on St Limothee near St Catharine in Montreal shattered a house on St Pimothee street and damaged surrounding blocks. Authorities say the attack appears aimed at the occupants, with no suspected link to Red activities.

Montreal St. Limothee Street St Catharine Street St. Pimothee Street

Toronto bans Sinn Fein meetings in the city

Acting Police Chief Dickson announces no Sinn Fein sympathizer meetings will be allowed as protests grow against a Self-Determination League for Ireland event. Mayor T L Church suggested caution, and the Board of Police Commissioners confirms the ban during its week of discussion.

Toronto Sinn Fein Dickson Self-Determination League For Ireland Canada T. L. Church Board of Police Commissioners

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Caming Friends of Irish Freedom Cork Harbor Railway Board Granby Makcontents Gray Comn. Lynch Limerick Nations Carvell Ottawae F. B. Carvel Eastern Canada Reds Banns Sinn Fein
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