Ulster Leaders Speech Condemned Across Parties
London reports a fierce cross party rebuke of Sir Edward Carson for a tactless speech linking Ulster resistance to Home Rule with threats to mobilize Ulster volunteers. The House rejected a Labour motion to prosecute by 217 to 73, with leaders from Liberal and Labour parties decrying incitement and urging moral authority.
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London
Edward Carson
Ulster
Iish
United States
Ulster Volunteers
Gordon Hewart
House of Mons
Sis
Edward
J. R. Clynes
Labor
Magnser
Sir Edward Carson
Carson
Donald Maclean
Andrew Bonar Law
Bonar Law
Pe Valera
King Carson
National conference on labor cooperation in Canada
Ottawa conference to be held September 11 will bring provincial premiers and employer and employee organizations together to discuss legislation. The goal is to foster cooperation and concord in Canadian industry with broad participation from labor and employer groups.
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Ottawa
Privy Council
Rand
Price of U S Wheat Raised to 2 30 a Bushel
President Wilson signed an executive order boosting the guaranteed price of the 1919 wheat crop to 2.30 per bushel at Galveston and New Orleans. A presidential proclamation followed, restricting import and export of wheat or flour after July 31 to protect U S liabilities, within limits set by the wheat administrator.
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Washington
Wilson
Galveston
New Orleans
United States
Price of 1919 Wheat Guaranteed by Government
Winnipeg reports Sir Thomas White confirmed a minimum wheat price to be guaranteed by the government with the aim of stabilizing marketing. The exact price was not disclosed, citing unsettled world conditions and U S fixed price as influencing factors. The move seeks to facilitate crop placement amid demand uncertainty.
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Winnipeg
Ottawa
Sir Thomas White
Sir Thomas
United States
Heat Strains British Troops in Peshawar Region
Heat wave in the Peshawar area prompts ice plants at Landikotal and Dakma to provide daily ice for each British soldier. Special huts in Khyber district treat heat cases. Cholera outbreak since June caused 1,663 cases and 566 deaths among camp followers. six officers and 15 men died. A daily special train transports troops to Murree Hills for relief as housing and rations improve.
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Peshawar
India
Landikotal
Dakma
Khyber
Murree Hills
Spain eyes shift from neutrality to allied pact
Senor Pere Caballero, former ambassador to France, told the senate that Spain’s wartime neutrality has left it low in the eyes of powers. He urged joining allied nations and matching Britain and the United States on a security pact guaranteeing France’s safety to lift Spain from its isolated position.
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Madrid
Spain
Senor Pere Cabalero
France
Senate
Europe
Great Britain
United States
General strike and rioting in Stettin over martial law
Copenhagen reports a general strike at Stettin the capital of Pomerania Prussia accompanied by rioting. The strike includes harbor transport water and electrical power workers in protest to abolish martial law and demand political reforms.
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Copenhagen
Stettin
Pomerania
Prussia
Empress of Japan Arrives Victoria From Orient with Passengers and Freight
Victoria Vancouver Island crowds greet the Empress of Japan as she docks after an 11 day voyage from Yokohama carrying 182 saloon passengers 150 Chinese in steerage and 5000 tons of freight including raw oil. Four British officers Major AS EL Scoby Captain FL Thomas Captain FE Womersley and Jane DM Walle listed among the crew.
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Orient
Victoria
B.C
Yokohama
AS EL Scoby
FL. Thomas
F. E. Womersley
Jan Ae DM. Walle
Strike Investigation Opens in Winnipeg under Robson
The royal commission on the Winnipeg strike opened in the legislative chamber with Commissioner H. A. Robson. The session lasted under an hour and focused on whether to probe the strike's effects first rather than its causes. The commission may later consider the calling and conduct of the strike and related discrimination in reinstatement.
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Winnipeg
Royal Commission
H. A. Robson
Legislative Chamber
Murray
Trades and Labor Council
Mr. Murray
Robson
Paris War Damage Repair Bill Introduced in Chamber
French Finance Minister Klotz presented a bill approving a Credit Nationale agreement to repair war damages. The company will have 100 million francs capital and may advance funds for up to ten years. Shares issued abroad by France will back the funds, guaranteed by the government budget.
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Paris
Klotz
Chamber of Deputies
Credit Nationale
France
Raisuli Again On Warpath At El Arish
Raisuli the Moroccan bandit attacked Spanish positions at El Arish after cutting off camp communications with Tangier, but was repulsed in a long bitter fight. He fled into the mountains with heavy losses on both sides as Spaniards pursue. In Washington the general staff reports U S soldiers earn less than in Canada Australia and New Zealand with Australian policemen earning higher monthly pay.
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Madrid
Raisuli
el Arish
Tangier
U.S
Washington
General Staff
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Pantages to Play at Regina Fair Week
Pantages Unequalled Vaudeville will perform during the Regina fair week. Selected by Mr. Alexander Pantages, the bill aims to attract out-of-town visitors. Three shows daily, with one in the afternoon and two at night.
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Regina Fair
Alexander Pantages
Ottawa Proposes Plan to Help Alberta Saskatchewan Cattle
The federal government backs two ideas to aid stock raisers in dry Alberta and Saskatchewan. One moves hay from north Dominion lands to feed cattle south, the other shifts cattle north for grazing where moisture is ample. Costs would be shared by Dominion government, provincial authorities, railway companies, and stock owners, with an option emphasizing Dominion and provincial costs plus railways. Alberta signaled willingness to cooperate.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Forest Fires Trap Three in Tunnel at Erie Mine
Three men are trapped by forest fires in a tunnel at the Second Relief mine near Erie in Salmon River Valley. They have four days of provisions but risk suffocation if flames seal the tunnel mouth. Several wildfires sweep the district amid a heat wave as rangers blame gas combustion from resin in trees. Slogan City, 25 miles away, is ringed by fires and fire hoses reach outlying areas. The Black Watch chewing tobacco ad accompanies.
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Nelson
Erie
Salmon River
Slogan City
Manitoba to Buy Cattle for Farmers Amid Alberta Famine
In response to Alberta's cattle crisis and fodder shortages, the Manitoba Department of Agriculture will purchase between 25 000 and 30 000 head to aid local farmers. Honourable W Winkler announced the government action. A separate report on a UK US military accord was denied in the House of Commons by Andrew Bonar Law.
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Manitoba
Alberta
Winnipeg
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
W. Winkler
U.S. London
Great
Conference in Winnipeg on harvest help for prairie provinces
Winnipeg hosts a conference on July 24 addressing the general question of harvest labor for the prairie provinces. Delegates from regional agricultural bodies and farm organizations are expected to discuss labor shortages, seasonal hiring, and potential policy measures.
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Winnipeg
Praine
Britain May Have New Political Party Centre party urged by Churchill
Secretive west end dinner drew over a hundred MPs as Colonel Winston Churchill pressed a new permanent coalition party named Centre. He framed it as Lloyd George aligned and needed to keep moderates from Liberal and Unionist ranks to combat Bolshevism. Lloyd George was the anticipated leader, with Liberal and Unionist whips supporting.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Lloyd George
Criccieth
West End
House of Commons
Centre” Party
Col. Churchill
Labor Party
New Centre Party
Law Says U S Senate Ireland Act Not Against Covenant
Andrew Bonar Law, leader in the House of Commons, stated that the British government does not view the U S senate actions on Ireland or related American acts as a violation of Article 10 of the League of Nations covenant. He added the question of Ireland’s future government will not be on the council’s agenda at the next League of Nations meeting.
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London
United States Senate
Ireland
United States
League of Nations
Predicts Split In Labor Ranks Winnipeg
Union officials forecast rapid action by the Dominion Trades and Labor congress following the Calgary report endorsement of the One Big Union. Discussion centered on cancelling the local council charter and forming a loyal new body as R. A. Rigg of the congress reported to Ottawa. He opposed the One Big Union before the vote, noting the council’s current makeup doomed any change.
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Winnipeg
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
Trades and Labor Council
Calgary
R. A. Rigg
Congress
Canada
Ottawa
Rigg
Trades, and Labor Council
Council weighs Russian blockade options and permits
The council of five held a meeting on the Russian blockade with proposals to allow ships into Russian ports under special permits. It notes the Denikine government could blockade most Black Sea ports but the supreme council has not decided to ask him to declare such a blockade.
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Council of Five
Black Sea
Denikine
Supreme Council
Prince of Wales to sail for Canada aboard Renown
Rt. Hon. Walter Long told the Commons the Prince of Wales will board H M S Renown at Portsmouth on August 5 for a voyage to Canada. The itinerary includes St Johns Middlesex Montreal St John New Brunswick and Charlottetown before reboarding the Renown for Halifax.
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London
Walter Long
Prince of Wales
Canada
Portsmouth
St. John's
St. John
N.B
Charlottetown
Halifax
Former Emperor Resting Amid Illness Reports
Former German emperor abstains from tree planting as he battles a cold. His former empress reportedly suffers a renewed heart condition, marking a period of ill health for the imperial family.
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Amerongen
British Officials Awarded U S Distinguished Service Medals
General Pershing awarded Distinguished Service Medals to British officials including Viscount Milner Secretary for the Colonies Winster Spencer Churchill Secretary for War Viscount Peel Baron Weir Director-General of Aircraft Production Baron Leverworth former Minister of Munitions and Felix Cassels Judge Advocate General. He called the honors a token of American gratitude for their services.
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London
General Pershing
United States
Viscount Milner
Winster Spencer Churchill
Viscount Peel
Baron Weir
Baron Leverworth
Andrew Weir
Felix Cassels
Prices Drop in Berlin as Blockade Lifts
Prices on all foodstuffs fell sharply in Berlin after rumors of the blockade ending and illicit dealers released large stock to unload before competing supplies arrive. Tons of provisions arrive from occupied territories while coffee and butter goods appear in stores. coffee drops from about 40 to under 20 marks, other foods fall similarly. Restaurants keep high prices, seemingly to hold them as long as possible.
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Berlin
Germany
Manitoba druggists licensed to sell liquor this year
Sixty one Manitoba druggists have been licensed to sell liquor during the coming fiscal year, down from sixty nine last year, according to J N MacLran, administrator of the Temperance Act.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. N MacLran
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