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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
3
Fragmented OCR note recounts wartime debate and quotes Lloyd George urging restraint to prevent conflict. Mentions steamboats inspectors and a 16th century-like debate, with fragmented names and dates scattered through the text.
Greek Premier Patis-Preatie Ventzylos was attacked while leaving a Tyra railroad station en route to Nice. Gunfire erupted as a diver and two assailants opened fire, wounding the premier slightly and injuring others. Police dispersed the crowd and arrested the suspects amid a chaotic scene.
The search ends for Bo U Messing missing since November as his wife Ind tas and kin mourn his presumed death. A wartime POW tale emerges from the 40th Osttadians unit with references to captures and delays, while Mrs. Cooke W918 recalls past support and his captivity in Germany.
The report notes coal at 18.95 per ton in Montreal and mentions resters facing winter costs. It cites a proposed 40 percent increase in certain sales taxes planned to take effect, affecting consumers and suppliers.
The text appears as a garbled transcription referencing war plans and authorities but contains no clear events, names, dates, places, or outcomes. It reads as disjointed fragments about plans, persons, and groups with no verifiable facts to report.
A displaced Imperial Russian army cadre joins the Bolsheviks while General Parsley defends Moscow and General Tebedeff, condemned to death, remains in a key post. The aged Kuropatkin, at 70, has become a clerk under the new regime alongside General Bresiloft.
Higher Express Rates Montrab reports the first hearing on increased express rates will be in Toronto on September 2 with later branch meetings in Canada. Current requests show a 40 percent increase and railways seek an additional ten percent, totaling 49 percent. An official indicates amendments to the proposal may lift the rate from 40 to 50 percent.
Two harvesters bound for rye fields were shot by a Kapuskasing storekeeper on Tuesday afternoon when they attempted to force food. One man was hit in the calf and the other in the thigh but both survived.
The article outlines why freight charges should rise, led by presidents of railroads and freight interests. It notes higher labor and material costs, plus the need for roads to cover expenses to avoid seeking external subsidies. Costs such as spikes and steel rose sharply from 1914 to 1920, and operating profits lagged behind rising expenses.
Winnipeg reports that Manitoba farmers plan a September 15 meeting announced by WLAL Woods, secretary of the United Farmers of Manitoba, to discuss tariff goals. C. F. Weller, organizer chairman, notes city office workers may unionize for unified aims.
Regina notes Reed rust threatens crops in North Portal with grasshopper damage to grain. Regina tax officials have begun action against deraidiers and over 200 writs issued in San. A 20 day deadline is set to file a defense.
Calgary hosts Imperial Press delegates on August 17 for a two day trip to Banff. Government figures show five thousand hands needed for the season with about two thousand expected from British Columbia.
A fire engulfed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police barracks in British Columbia causing extensive damage estimated at 527 URW. Authorities say the blaze destroyed the building interior and prompted an emergency response.
Crown Prince Carrol of Roumania arrives in San Francisco for a two day stay during his world tour. He is accompanied by Mrs. Karen Mur ing to stay, and he declined to be interviewed.
Meighen outlines a general policy for a new national party in Stirling Village. He defends wartime unity, urges protectionist tariffs to shield Canadian farmers, warns against free trade, and calls for national solidarity among races and creeds under law and order.
Polish sources report Poland has accepted Hungary’s offer to participate in the war against Bolshevik forces. Hungary will supply about 10000 war munitions and dispatch a small regiment to Poland as part of the aid arrangement.
A London Times despatch from Riga reports that Letvia signed a peace treaty with Russia on Wednesday.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Polish fighters resisting Soviet forces with dire consequences. References to battle lines, improvised defenses, and harsh terrain hint at a chaotic frontline scene amid broader conflict and shifting loyalties.
A fragmented report describes one-armed workers performing tasks efficiently in a factory setting. The text mentions duties, shop floor effort, and comparisons to able-bodied colleagues, with various garbled phrases about leadership and productivity.
Canadian bread prices continue to climb with the average price per pound up about eight and a third cents across the Dominion. Calgary reports near nine cents per pound, while Edmonton sees over nine cents and London Ontario notes seven and a half cents. Overall bread per barrel and flour costs have also increased since January, impacting per-capita consumption.
Report from Regitta Sask ier Maru notes Mennonites observing school laws with gradual improvement. Government and Mennonites discuss enforcement, penalties include fines and jail time for noncompliance, reflecting tensions over provincial education statutes.
Telegraph Sydney correspondent reports Japan weighing a special delegation to the Geneva League of Nations Conference. The move follows delays in Pacific mandate issues as Tokyo seeks an amendment to the Versailles treaty. Melbourne advises a bill for a compulsory wheat pool with interstate cooperation.
Poland will seek immediate aid from the United States and likely credit to purchase war materials, said Prince Lubomirski. The Polish council of national defence warned Bolshevik threats mark a world war, decrying world indifference as Poland faces invasion. State Department released the U S note to Italy to allied governments for wide dissemination.
Boston financier Charles Ponzi has been positively identified by Montreal fingerprint expert Eugene Laflamme as the bank clerk sentenced here in 1908 for forgery.
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