Sugar hoarding warned as shipping delays pinch supply
The Ottawa convention warned against sugar hoarding as a shortage looms due to a marine strike. Hugh Blain of the Wholesale Grocers' association said speculation pushed price fears, while relief could come in 30 to 60 days if shipping normalizes. Private shipyards halt warship work, easing yards for commercial orders.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Hugh Blain
Wholesale
United States
Halifax
Montreal
Three Men Die in Idaho Forest Fire Near Burgdorff
A forest blaze near Burgdorff north of Lake Port burned three men to death while a 200 man crew fought the fire. Heavy winds drove flames through the woods, separating the three workers from the crew as the largest Idaho fire of the season spread over more than 40 000 acres.
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Boise
Idaho
Burgdorff
Lake Port
Wheat Board Public Meeting in Toronto on 1919 Wheat Handling
The Canadian Wheat Board schedules a public meeting in the Board of Trade rooms Royal Bank building Toronto Ontario at 9 30 am Monday September 3 to hear opinions on the 1919 wheat crop handling scheme.
German princes sue over confiscated estates after failed talks
Berlin reports that former Duke Charles Edward of Coburg Gotha sues the republic of Gotha and its commissioners to recover his estate seized after he declined a 15 million mark settlement. The Prince of Waldeck Pyrmont also sues for half his domain after negotiations failed.
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Berlin
Charles Edward of
Bolshevist Readers Send Families to Switzerland for Safety
Swiss reports reveal Bolshevist readers in Russia Hungary and Germany sent wives and relatives to Switzerland for safety. Women used false Czech and Slovak passports and aliases. Swiss authorities now tighten examinations to curb the trickery.
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Geneva
Russia
Hungary
Germany
Switzerland
Prince to See Hockey Match During visit
Lester Patrick plans an ice hockey exhibition for the Prince of Wales during his September visit. He will likely assemble two teams of professional players to showcase Canada’s national winter game on artificial ice for the royal spectator.
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Victoria
Prince of Wales
Lester Patrick
Canada
Lloyd George Calls Halt To Expenditures
Lloyd George urges immediate curtailment of national spending after a House of Commons speech. He tells ministers to justify cuts or relinquish posts, insisting on economy and ruthless reduction while maintaining essential services. He notes public staff have not shrunk postwar and orders officials to report progress by half term.
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London
House of Commons
Lloyd ‘George
Fetter
Daily Mail
Almongt
Cath
Sinisters
Esthonian Denies British Railway and Port Lease Claims
Copenhagen reports the Esthonian press bureau denies a National Tidende claim that Britain seeks a railway concession via Estonia to Russia or negotiations for leasing the islands of Dago and Oesel in the Baltic Sea for a commercial port. The Tidende had asserted England aimed to lease Dago and Oesel and to build a Baltic port.
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Copenhagen
Esthonian Press Bureau
National Tivente
Great Britain
Esthonia
Russia
Oesel
National Tidende
Baltic Sea
England
Esthenia
Silk Cargo Worth 10 Million Leaves Vancouver by Train
Ten million dollars worth of silk shipped from the Orient aboard the Empress of Asia has departed Vancouver in four special trains bound for the interior. The unusual cargo movement highlights a major trade shipment through the port.
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Vancouver
Iworth
Orient
Paralyzed Rail Service As California Strike Stalls Trains
A strike by yard and switchmen and allied crafts halts steam rail transportation across southern and central California. Union leaders ordered workers to resume, but many acted independently, delaying schedules. only a few trains moved, including the Pacific Limited from Oakland.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Warren 3. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pacific Limited
Southern Pacific Company
Oakland
Southern and Western Pacific
Santa Fe
Prohibition Gains Reported In Six Massachusetts Cities
Benefits Of Prohibition Bostow Mass June judicial reports show arrests for drunkenness in six larger cities for the first month of prohibition. Edward C R Bagley state director of prisons said these arrests would be negligible in the future. The six cities including Worcester and Holyoke accounted for 329 arrests in July compared with 975 in June. August figures likely show further declines.
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Bostow
Mass
Edward C. R.bagley
Worcester
Holyoke
Rich Gold Strike Rush At Copper Lake District
Prospectors flood Copper Lake district after J. P. Gordon reports a four vein six feet wide with quartz and gold carrying 30 percent content. Samples show wire and nugget gold. Commissioner Wallace calls it unparalleled. Gordon notes visible gold at pit walls and bottom in granite schist basin.
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Copper Lake District
Copper Lake
J. P. Gordon
Wallace
Gordon
Taking of Petrograd Doubtful in Belief of Bolsheviks
The Daily Mail’s Helsingfors correspondent doubts a takeover of Petrograd by the Bolsheviks will occur. An all land operation would need Finns, Russians and Estonians, and Finland’s aid seems unlikely after a socialist victory toppled General Mannerheim.
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Petrograd
London
Daily Mail
Helsingfors
Finland
Mannerheim
Vancouver Postal Workers Withdraw From One Big Union
Vancouver postal workers voted to withdraw from the One Big Union in the Vancouver trades and labor council referendum. The tally was 314 in favor and 90 against with about 400 members in the Vancouver Postal Workers' Association.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Postal Workers
Vancouver Trades and Labor Council
Postal Workers’ Association
Geddes Presses UK Economy Push at Basingstoke
Sir Avchtland Geddes, Minister of National Service and Reconstruction, announced a special financial committee chaired by Premier Lloyd George to cut expenditures. He argued Britain must rely on its own economy as US help would worsen exchange and hurt imports.
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Mowekland
Geddes
Harcpe
Matt Werk
London
Avchtland Geddes
Basingstoke
Lloyd George
Sir Auckland
United States
New York
Britain
Atlantic
Europe
Bolsheviks Admit Odessa Occupation After Bombardment
A Moscow wireless message reports that allied forces occupied Odessa after a two day bombardment by thirty ships. Bolshevik troops push toward Prisov three and a half miles from the city. Confirmation of Odessa occupation followed in official quarters as a Russian volunteer army took the city and Bolsheviks moved toward Balta, 120 miles northwest.
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London
Odessa
Moscow
Prisov
Balta
Ammunition Schooner Explodes At Sea Blazing Fire Forces Escape
Twelve crew members of the Texas auxiliary four-masted schooner El mer Roberts report a lamp explosion in the engine room caused a rapid fire and the vessel to blow up while sailing from Bordeaux to New York with a full ammunition cargo. The crew escaped in a boat and later met the Roseway of Yarmouth after two days at sea.
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Yarmouth
N.S
Texas Auxiliary
Elmer Roberts
Jorgenson
Bordeaux
New York
Roseway
Bremen Not Captured Says London Officials
Official information from London states there is no truth to reports that the German submarine Bremen was captured and returned to Germany. The British Admiralty has no information on the Bremen’s fate, and it is assumed the submarine foundered while attempting to cross the Atlantic.
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London
Germany
Atlantic
Government cuts prices as diplomats named to posts
Berlin reports list German ambassador candidates to the United States Great Britain and China with no France choice discussed Washington notes Tribes trend downward but not enough to affect immediate purchases Attorney General Palmer says progress on curbing artificial inflation continues and hopes for price relief as law amendments curb profiteers and hoarders
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Berlin
Haniel von Haimhausen
Washington
United States
W.S. Solf
Great Britain
Herr Badowitz
China
Fritz August Thiel
Japan
Tokio
Germany
France
von Hatmhauser
Haimhausen
Countt von Bersstorff
Department of Justice
Palmer
Congress
Tran Shioe
Waterford Jail Sold for 35 Dollars in Granary Use
The Waterford jail, long idle since Prohibition began in 1912, known locally as the calaboose, was sold for 35 dollars. The present owner rents it as a granary, reflecting the town’s lack of need for an active jail amid near-zero drunkenness.
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Waterford
California
Calaboose
Gompers Pledges AFL Support to Actors Strike
Samuel Gompers pledged every service and aid of the AFL to the Actors Equity Association until an honorable end to the strike. He appeared unexpectedly at a 2000 member meeting and urged a fight to the finish, receiving an enthusiastic ovation from the crowd.
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Gompers
Actors New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Actors’ Equity Association
Association
Miners in Sydney Reject Five Day Week Plan
United Mine Workers convention in Sydney Nova Scotia decides not to press for a five day week for now. Delegates also adopt a resolution denouncing housing conditions in several mining districts.
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Sydney
N.S
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Wanted 160 acre farms in Manitobar for cash sale
Dominion Farm Agency offers large cash payments for immediate purchases of several 160 acre farms in Manitobar or larger 320 acre parcels. Will pay up to 35 per acre, with half cash on sale, and will buy equipment. Requires sellers to assist this year’s crop. No listing charge and guaranteed square deal. Winnipeg contact Main 3836.
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Manitobar
Dominion Farm Agency, Ltd
Somerset
Winnipeg
Elma
Station
Portage
la Salle
Alpeai
Dangerous correspondence destroyed in Hungarian archives
Budapest dispatch reports Otto Bauer, ex Austrian state secretary, instructed Bela Kun era foreign affairs head to destroy all records on arms deliveries from Austria to Hungary, a finding from Hungarian foreign ministry archives. The telegram indicates efforts to hide arms transfer details.
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Basle
Foreign Ministry
Otto Bauer
State Bureau of Foreign Affairs
Bela Kun
Himo
Austria
Hungary
Budapest
Deportation of 600 Germans in Sydney
Following the governments policy, 600 more Germans have been deported from Sydney. The group includes several well known buyers.
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Sydney
Nsw
Rome to Naples Air Service Inauguration
Announcement from Rome declares the start of passenger airplane service between this city and Naples. The new route marks a milestone in regional air travel and promises faster links for travelers and businesspeople alike.
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Rome
Naples
Martial law extended across Hungary
A Havas dispatch from Budapest reports that martial law proclaimed in Budapest a few days ago has been extended to the entire country.
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Paris
Budapest
Hungary
Havas
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Portsmouth
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the Mail
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Prince
U.S
Mae
Board of Trade
Comnet
Black Sea
Bremen
U. S
Dr. Self
QomLew
Dr. Glasgow
Gov. Portage
Donald St. Winnipeg
Scott’hill & CO
P.B
Portage Ave
Main
Winniper
Farm Homes and Farm Investments
G. A. Young & CO
McIntyre
Ideal Farm
Manitoba
Winniter
Wallace Land Co
McArthur
P. A. Lazarnick
Curry
Portage Avenue
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