Empire Conference Debates Patents and Empire News Services
Imperial conference discusses continuing the Imperial shipping committee under a royal charter, but no unanimity. It approves 1920 Ottawa press rates reduction and considers an Empire officials conference to standardize patents. South African delegates oppose settlement plan citing limited white labor in South Africa.
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London
Imperial Shipping
Ottawa
Empire
South Africa
British West Indies Confederation Bid Fails in Kingston
A motion in the Kingston legislative council urging confederation between the British West Indies and Canada was defeated. The debate referenced a February U S Senate proposal asking if Britain would cede West Indies properties to the United States, which local representatives rejected as unsupported by their people.
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Kingston
Jamaca
Legislative Council
British West Indies
Canada
United States Senate
Reed
Missouri
Great Britain
West Indies
United States
Washington
Fires Ravage New Brunswick Forests Across Westfield Area
In Westfield N B and surrounding districts residents fear forest fires spreading toward homes as three blazes burn along a six mile front threatening Westfield Nerepis and Grand Bay. The Canadian Pacific Railway sends workers and harvesters to aid tired fighters. More than one hundred homes lost with property damage exceeding 3 million dollars as fires burn through dry buildings amid water shortages.
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Nerepis
Grand Bay
Canadian Pacific Railway
St. John
N.B
New Brunswick
Final Tribute To Caruso In Naples Funeral
Enrico Caruso’s funeral in Naples moved from the royal church of San Francesco Di Paola to the cemetery with troops and crowds. King Victor Emmanuel sanctioned services, a large choir performed, and officials lauded the singer as the municipality of Naples bore funeral expenses.
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Naples
Enrico Caruso
San Francesco di Paola
Victor Emmanuel
New York
Conservatory
Kingdom of
Fearful Portugal Revolution Rumor Stirs Madrid
A Reuters despatch cites a Madrid report claiming Lisbon rose in revolt after cum ots from Vigo but notes the telegram says extensive precautions were taken and troops remain confined to barracks with no widespread unrest visible across Portugal.
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Madrid
Vigo
Lisbon
London
Reuter
Armistice Day Proposed as Opening for Disarmament Talks
Washington considers Armistice Day as the opening date for the disarmament conference after Britain signaled willingness to align with the U S plan. Officials await formal British assent before finalizing the invitation date with other powers. French gambling profits cited at 30 000 dollars per day as a separate note.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
United States
Navy to replace obsolete ships with Hood class battle cruisers
London reports that the Admiralty plans four new battle cruisers of Hood type by 1926 to modernize the fleet. Colonel L Amery says the move avoids a new arms race and would prevent fleet inferiority while keeping disarmament talks intact.
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London
L. Amery
Secretty
Admiralty
Serger
Amery
Ion
Col
Iarthenne
Ater
Freight rate reduction plea reaches Montreal Board of Trade
The local board of trade received a letter from Hon. F. B. Carell announcing plans to reduce freight rates on Canadian railways. The Montreal Board of Trade had earlier urged the railway commission to cut freight charges in line with the 12 percent wage reduction now in effect.
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Board of Trade
F. B. Carell
Montreal Board of Trade
Railway Commission
Starving Peasants March To Moscow Amid Famine
Hunger stricken peasants flee famine districts toward Moscow as villages burn in flames. Reported preparations include trenches and war matériel around the city. Telegrams from Helsingfors note the Petrograd garrison mutinied again.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Helsingfors
Petrograd
Bush Fires Clear Settler Land in Cobalt Ontario
A settler west of Cochrane along the CN line says recent bush fires, though destroying buildings and hay, simplify clearing. He notes burning reduces clearing costs from about $200 per acre to about $20 for two and a half acres after trees are felled and piled, enabling easier progress in moderate conditions.
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Cobalt
Aerial Mail Service Approved for Geraldton Derby Route
The Australian Government accepts Major Brearley’s £25000 tender for a weekly aerial mail service from Geraldton to Derby. The 1200 mile wild-country stretch will inaugurate the first official aerial post in Australia at the start of October, delivering mail to remote settlements.
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Melbourne
Major Brearley
Royal Air Force
Geraldton
Derby
Australia
Railway Wage Question Declared Not Yet Opportune
President D B Hanna of Canadian National Railways says it is not opportune to submit wage reduction questions for railway employees to a conciliation board. He notes the tentative agreement is subject to revision and suggests arbitration if talks fail, after permanent schedule adjustment meetings.
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Ottawa
Canadian Railways
D. B. Hanna
Canadian National Railways
Hanna
Baseball Players Not to Play Again
Chicago report states none of the acquitted AL players involved in the 1919 World Series fix will be reinstated to organized baseball. The statement came from Judge K M Lans dis, the National Baseball Commissioner, outlining no immediate prospect of return.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
National
Emperor Charles I Rumors of Return Stir Hungary Coup Hope
Unconfirmed reports say former Emperor Charles I of Austria may have fled Hertenstein and is secretly in Hungary awaiting a chance to rally a coup. The situation remains unverified with officials and sources offering no definitive confirmation.
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Charles
Geneva
Charles I of Austria
Hertenstein
Hungary
Stockmen Seek Government Aid for Western Livestock
Calgary audience heard C W Peterson president of the Farm and Ranch Review warn that Canada faces an acute livestock crisis. He urged immediate diplomatic talks with the United States to win free entry for animals and products and argued that Chicago access could absorb all classes of livestock better than any overseas market.
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Calgary
Canada
C.W. Peterson
Farm and Ranch Review
Calgary Board of Trade
Peterson
United States
Chicago
Rust and Saw Fly Hit Western Wheat Crops
Reports on crop conditions note heavy damage from rust and the wheat stem saw fly in western wheat fields near Ottawa Ontario. Yield varies by section due to hot dry July weather, with some areas experiencing bumper crops while others face disappointing results as harvest comes unusually early.
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Ottawa
Greeks Warned by Allies Over Move on Constantinople
London dispatch says Allied powers warned Greece that any advance on Constantinople by Greek forces, now fighting Turkish nationalists, would not be tolerated. Great Britain remains strictly neutral between Turkey and Greece.
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London
Greece
Constantinople
Great Britain
Turkey
Italian Line Creates Italy Canada Service
New York shipping circles report that Naviza zione Generale Italiana Line directs part of its ships to a new Italian Canadian service. It is said to be the first Italian line between Italy and Canada as Italian routes to the United States falter under current immigration laws.
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New York
Navizazione Generale Italiana
Italy
Canada
United States
Famine Force Destroys Millions of Russian Horses
Russian papers in Moscow report that thirty six million horses prior to the war have nearly vanished as famine drives the population to eat horse meat. The meat supply has become so scarce that it was rationed over a month ago to hospital patients.
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New York
Moscow
American Relief Administration
Voyage of Neshton and Tannis in Cree tale from trading post life
An elderly trader recalls befriending Neshton a bright Cree youth and his love tale with Tannis daughter of South Wind. Rival Broken Face challenges their union, a plan to elope succeeds, children are born and die, and the trader later aids by funding a church and hospital.
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Tannis
A-ke-a-penas
Neshton
Broken Face
Saskatoon
Reader
Sreures
Yannis
Baby
Allies Present Demands for Troop Transit Across Germany
German government asked to allow transport of Allied troops through German territory due to possible need in Upper Silesia. The note was delivered by the French and British ambassadors and the Italian chargé d affaires to Foreign Minister Rosen. Berlin indicated readiness to accede and would confer with the Minister of Communication on transport steps.
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Berlin
Waffaires
Rosen
Germany
Upper Silesia
Caruso Fortune Estimated At About 30 Million Lire
Rome dispatch to the London Times reports Mrs. Caruso will go to the United States to oversee her husband’s estate before returning to Naples. The estate is valued at about 30 million lire, roughly 6 million dollars at current exchange.
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London
Caruso
United States
Rome
London Times
Naples
Egg crate mishap prompts Croydon air station alert
A cryptic report from Kent describes eggs and crates being launched into the air near Orpington at 9 am. The items were recovered and rushed toward Croydon to catch the 10 o'clock air station window.
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London
Orpington
Kent
Croydon
Ulster Peace Plan Hopes Sighted in Dublin Dispatch
A Dublin dispatch to the Press Association says Sinn Fein delays in replying to the British peace proposals stem from seeking Ulster adhesion. It suggests Sinn Fein would accept the plan if Ulster adopts a give and take attitude. Sir James Craig may enter London Conference but won’t join current deliberations until a conference is arranged.
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London
Dublin
Press Association
Sinn Fein
Ulster
Sinn. Fein
James Craig
Prege Association
Three Men Killed In Silk Dyeing Plant Accident
In Patterson New Jersey three men were killed and three seriously injured at the Standard Silk Dyeing Company plant when a whizz machine extractor on a silk drying unit exploded. Shrapnel sprayed bronze and iron scraps over nearby workers.
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Patterson, N.J
Standard Silk Dyeing Company
Sweden Seeks Canadian Wheat Supply
A brief item notes Sweden desires Canadian wheat shipments, signaling trade talks or procurement moves. Little further context is given beyond the intent to source wheat from Canada.
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Portugal
Annou
J. R Lowe
the Outlook
Chaplin, Sask
Italian-Canadian Steamship Service
Ne-Gua-Nan-I
O.ge-Mas
Little Clerk
Fortune
Sinn Feinn
Sweden
Vancouver
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