British Premier Presses Productivity and Peace Policy
In a Sheffield speech Premier Lloyd George urged higher national productivity while noting Britain’s near six billion pound debt. He argued living standards rose but must not be sustained by tribunals and labor councils and urged a peaceful settlement with Germany if it meets terms. Meanwhile New York reports 2,500 Teamsters rally to continue strikes as milk transport workers accept higher pay offers.
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Londom
Shefield
Lloyd George
Grample
Germany
New York
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
American Railway Express Company
Cooperanion
Express
Conflicting Reports on Pskov Capture by White Forces
Dispatches from Stockholm describe contradictory news on Pskov. Some say Esthenians took the town while others report delays due to destroyed railroad tracks. however southern and northern stations are reported as in White hands.
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Stockholm
Pskov
Normalizing Riga Conditions Amid German Russian Push
Advises report Helsingfors conditions normalizing in Riga after a German Russian attempt to seize the city. Newspapers are reappearing though supplies stay short and commodity prices rise. Prince Rupert paper supplies to New York Times depart Ocean Falls, pulp drawn from Queen Charlotte Islands spruce used during the airplane era ending with armistice.
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Helsingfors
Riga
Prince Rupert
B.C
Ocean Falls
New York Times
Queen Charlotte Islands
Canadians Anxious to Return Home From Britain
Canadians abroad fear six month delays for return passage as London reports limit shipments. The warning follows rationing and visitor influx while Ottawa warns travelers to plan ahead for extended stay.
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Great Britain
Ottawa
Department of Immigration and Colonization
England
Canada
London
Stamped cheques proposed for all chartered banks
Government urged to issue two cent stamped cheques for use by all chartered banks in Winnipeg. The request aims to standardize banking instruments and simplify transactions across institutions.
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Winnipeg
Closing In On The Bolsheviki Forces
A London dispatch reports General Yudenitch commanding the northwestern Russian force advancing on Petrograd is in close contact with Admiral Kolchak and General Denikine. Allied support has equipped Yudenitch's troops, while Denikine and Kolchak reject German overtures and stay aligned with the Allies. A Berlin notification on a proposed Allied bloc against Soviet Russia follows other neutral states’ indications, though Paris and London have not confirmed any formal move.
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London
Yudenitch
Petrograd
Kolchak
Denikine
Siberia
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Associated Press
Berlin
Paris
United States
Soldier Settlement Board to Auction 2700 Quarter Sections
Lands totaling 432000 acres in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are withheld from sale for soldier settlement. Advertisements will announce public auctions this fall for 2700 quarter sections across Winnipeg Brandon Ashern St. Rose de Lac districts in Manitoba and Canora Wadena Prince Albert Wakaw districts in Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
Soldier Settlement Board
Manitoba
Sasktchewan
Afction
Winnipeg
Brandon
Ashern
St. Rose de Lac
Canora
Wadena
Prince Albert
Wakaw
Saskatchewan
Tragedy Feared as Bear Lake Report Sparks Drownings
Fear grips Peace River as word from Bear Lake mentions a man finding evidence of a tragedy on the lake ice. Authorities fear two popular Peace River youths, Scotty Leitch and Duncan Stewart, have drowned.
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Edmonton
Peace River
Bear Lake
Scotty Leitch
Duncan
Stewart
Salmon Stock Value in Skeena River Season
Prince Rupert BC reports the Skeena River salmon pack completed with a season value of 4,027,900 dollars. Sockeye totals reached about 180,000 cases, valued at 2,700,000 dollars at 15 dollars per case.
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Prince Rupert
Skeena River
Sual
Pact Delayed Paris Sees New Delegates For Turkey Treaty
The supreme council and the peace conference delay finalizing the Hungarian treaty. Delegates may be sent anew to negotiate with Turkey as the United States weighs a mandate. Bulgarian treaty likely soon. Hungary unresolved with no Budapest government yet.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Turkey
Lwasn
United States
Hungary
Budapest
Nations Join Naval Blockade Against Bolshevik Russia
The supreme council note, reprinted in London, urges Sweden Norway Denmark Holland Finland Spain Switzerland Mexico Chile Argentina Colombia and Venezuela to bar trade with Bolshevik Russia. It details port closures passport bans credit blocks and national intercourse limits with Bolshevik ports. Marshal Foch notes British and French ships will blockade Bolshevik ports in the Gulf of Finland. Asquith hints at a return to politics with a National Liberal club speech in London.
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London
Supreme Council
Germany
Russia
Berlin Tageblatt
Daily Herald
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Finland
Spain
Switzerland
Mexico
Chile
Argentina
Columbia
Venezuela
Bolshevik Russia
Marshal Foch
Gulf of Finland
Sugar Shortage Tied to Prohibition and Sweetened Demand
Federal Food Administrator Arthur Williams says New York era temperance and national sugar scarcity stem from huge consumption of sugared soft drinks and candy. He notes the year to date has raised sugar use by about 500000 tons versus the first nine months of 1918.
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New York
Arthur Williams
Winnipeg Teachers Get Wage Increase and Probation Roles
Winnipeg school board approves a wage rise of about fifteen to twenty percent for teachers starting January 1. The board also adopts duties governing juries during the probation period.
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Winnipeg
Tragedy of the Sea Revealed by Four Survivors
Four Newfoundland survivors from the British schooner Onato tell a tale of cargo shifting that crushed Captain Brassis and his brother Ernest during a gale. The Zirkel’s captain reports a deck battle and two pistol shots as the ship sank after the crew was removed. The four men face mutiny charges at Gloucester immigration station.
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Philadelphia
Onato
Newfoundland
Onate
Janes Brassis
Ernest
Sullivan
Zitkel
Gloucester
Douglas Nicholl
Thomas Morton
Lorenzo Ash
Ernest Friezzard
Brussia
Newffoundland
Oporto
Spain
Zirkel
Clemenceau Ministry Survives Vote in French Chamber
The Clemenceau ministry was sustained by 324 to 132 in the Chamber of Deputies. The cabinet kept its policy on the chronological order of elections placing legislative elections on November 16 followed by senatorial and municipal elections. Aristide Briand led the opposition while Clemenceau's majority set a record on the confidence vote.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Aristide Briand
M. Clemenceau
C M A Splits Dominion Into Five Divisions
The Canadian Manufacturers' Association extends its organization by dividing the Dominion into five divisions. Each division will have its own chairman vice chairman and executive to foster closer cooperation among nearby members.
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C.M.A
Toronto
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Dominion
Work Ready For League of Nations Paris
The senate adopted resolutions urging disarmament of Germany and a preferred claim for France in repatriation payments. A Chamber resolution requests a common pool to indemnify war participants. Plans to establish the League of Nations follow ratification announcements. the US may issue a Wilson call for a council meeting and early commission action on boundary questions.
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Paris
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
France
Chamber
Washington
League of Nations
Great Britain
Italy
United States
League
Wilson
Council of the League
Sasre
Germany faces choice on Soviet Russia alliance
Berlin reports that government officials have not officially considered joining the Soviet Russian bloc. A suggested path involves an international commission to discuss the proposal, signaling Germany remains unprepared and in a quandary, avoiding a clear refusal or assent.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Hauling Wheat Across the Line Northern Farmers Benefit
Grain circles report Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers 40 to 50 miles north of the boundary hauling large quantities of wheat into the United States for 60 to 70 cents more per bushel. Elevators in southern areas close as US trade grows. Prohibition enforcement bill signed in Washington with White House awaiting formal signature and Palmer review.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
International Boundary Line
United States
Canada
Washington
Marshall
Gillette
Wilson
White House
Palmer
Ozmo Brings $100,000 in Alaska Gold Dust to Seattle
The power schooner Ozmo arrived from Kuskokwim River points Alaska with $100,000 in gold dust aboard. It completes that district's season clean up of placer diggings.
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Seattle
Wash
Ozmo
Kuskokwim River
Alaska
No Chance For Profiteers British Courts Regulate Prices
British courts and price regulation actions target profiteering this week. Manchester committees find 20 percent excessive charges on Professor Tout’s suits and 25 percent excess on a pair of trous serfs. A military tailors order requires a refund of 16 pence from a medal bar purchase.
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London
Manchester
Tout
Manchester University
R N W M P Heads East Ottawa In Dominion Bill
In senate Sir James Lougheed said the headquarters of the Royal North West Mounted Police would likely be in Ottawa while much of the force remains west of the lakes. Senator Casgrain asked about moving troops east by train for riot duty as a mobile body. The bill received a second reading.
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R.N.W.M.P
Ottawa
Domnion
Royal Northwest Mountedolice
James Lougheed
Senate
Casgrain
James
May Abandon U S Tour By Prince Of Wales
The Daily Mail reports the Prince of Wales may cancel his U S tour due to President Wilson's illness. If canceled, he may extend his stay in Canada, with the King in contact about the potential move and a decision expected soon.
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London
Prince of Wales
United States
Wilson
The
Daily Mail
Canada
British Reinforcements Reach Constantinople Coast
Two British transports have landed reinforce ments on the Turkish Asiatic coast for the British contingent operating against the rebels.
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Constantinople
Demand Surrender Of German Vessels
In Washington Senator Poindexter warned of grave danger from international revolutionary forces seeking to overthrow the government and seize property. Paris reports the supreme council approved a note to neutral powers to join the League of Nations and a draft note to Germany demanding surrender of ships held by Dutch firms and now in German ports. The council also rejected discussing Memel’s fate with Germany, noting only allied powers can decide that issue.
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Washington
United States
Poindexter
Senate
Paris
Supreme Council
League of Nations
League
Germany
Netherlands
Memel
Prince of Wales welcomed in Coblat by Porcupine people
Up to His Royal Highness Englehart Ontario the sign greeted the Prince of Wales with the message the town is yours paint it any color you like and the Porcupine people extended a warm welcome to him.
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Englehart
Ont
Prince of Wales
Cobalt
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