Crerar backs wild lands listing plan for prairie states
Hon T A Crerar endorses Western Canada Colonization Association proposal to inventory unoccupied prairie land under government auspices and set sale prices to curb land speculation. He argues land held out of use should be made available to new settlers to relieve artificial handicaps and support Canadian expansion. The stance aligns with Western farmers’ long advocated policy.
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T. A. Crerar
Western Canada Colonization Association
Canada
Western
Coal Transportation Problem Highlighted by Canadian Committee
Canada has vast coal reserves in eastern and western fields but 70 percent of manufacturing lies in Ontario and Quebec where no coal is produced. The transportation challenge was outlined to the House Committee on fuel resources by Joseph G. Hudon of the Department of Mines. He cited a large coal deposit at Sheep Creek Alberta, nearly equal to anthracite in size.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Special House Committee On Fuel Resources
Joseph G. Hudon
Department of Mines
Hudson
Sheep Creek
Alberta
Bolshevism in Ireland Network in Dublin
A London Times despatch from Helsingfors reports a telegram to Maxim Litvinoff claiming a Bolshevist organization exists in Dublin aiding the Irish Republican movement. The telegram allegedly urged moving 50,000 pounds through Krassin, the Soviet minister of trade.
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Dublin
London
London Times
Helsingfors
Maxim Litvinoff
Krassin
Ambassador to Vatican Selected Paris envoy chosen
Charles Jonnart, ex high commissioner in Athens and former ambassador to the Vatican, is selected by the French Government as ambassador to the Vatican per L'Eclair. Pope Benedict reportedly chose Monsignor Cerretti as nuncio in Paris under the same conditions.
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Paris
Charles Jonnart
Athens
Vatican
L’eclair
France
Pope Benedict
Monsignor Cerretti
Trail Ore Tonnage Surges Past Year in Trail Smelter Output
Trail British Columbia reports a 50 percent gain in ore tonnage this year at the Trail Smelter. Through the latest week, 149,677 tons have been received versus 89,741 a year ago, with Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company properties contributing 147,379 tons of the total.
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Nelson
B.C
Trail Smelter
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Condemns Disturbances In Upper Silesia
The inter allied commission proclaims unity in condemning disturbances in Upper Silesia. The allies state these events will not influence decisions and that a future ruling will rely on the vote and the peace treaty outcomes.
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Oppeln
Upper Silesia
Interallied Commission
Allo
Upper Silesian
To Vote on Daylight Saving Plebiscite in Saskatoon
Saskatoon voters will decide on daylight saving for the upcoming summer in a plebiscite scheduled for June 1. The measure seeks public guidance on whether clocks should advance for daylight saving time.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Swiss Expel Foreigners From Berne News Item
Swiss authorities order many Dutch newspaper correspondents to leave Berne and other Swiss cities. The Dutch ambassador protests. Financial strain, unemployment, and high food prices fuel Swiss sentiment to curb foreign influx.
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Berne
Switzerland
Irish relief loans announced from United States for Belfast
Typewritten notices in Dundalk and nearby districts claim the Irish Republic has raised many millions of pounds in the United States to aid relief for the Irish nation. They state that all victims of English aggression will receive compensation from the republic’s treasury.
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Belfast
United States
Dundalk
Irish Republic
Republic
Dominion Sugar halts refining raw sugar beet contracts
In Chatham Ontario the Dominion Sugar Company says its large plant has ceased refining raw sugar and the Kitchener plant will not operate this autumn. The current beet price minimum is deemed too high, preventing full acreage contracts under the present sugar market situation.
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Chatham
Floods Hit North Saskatchewan Sooksaw Limits and Bridges
Flood damage reported from northern Saskatchewan near Lett and Battleford. The G T P railway bridge is submerged several feet, necessitating a new bridge. At Sweetgrass debris swept away bridge piers and track suspension. Only one road bridge on Cut Knife Creek remains intact.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Lett
Battleford
G.T.P
Cut Knife
Harvey Arrives in England as United States Ambassador
Colonel George Harvey, newly appointed U.S. ambassador to the court of St James, has arrived in Southampton. A deputation from the port officials and the U.S. consulate greeted the envoy on arrival.
Cotton Wages Cut Shocks Manchester Mills
The Manchester cotton spinners and manufacturers association announced a 30 percent wage cut in the wearing section, affecting about three hundred thousand workers. A similar reduction had already been announced in the spinning section.
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Manchester
Eng
Brandon Theatre Destroyed By Fire in Brandon Manitoba
A fire destroyed the Willis Theatre and contents in Brandon Manitoba following an explosion not yet burned. The loss is estimated at more than $20,000.
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Brandon
Brandon, Man
Willis
Canadian bankers discuss trade and defense costs amid tariff changes
The Canadian banking community views recent billete announcements as unlikely to shift exchange rates immediately. Defence spending projections show per capita costs varying with population, highlighting Canada’s position among major nations as estimates total around 15.2 million dollars for armed forces and police operations.
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Uailing Wyapd
Aval Canad Mounted Police
Progensiapgn
Canada
Carfada
Ustralig
United Kingdom
States
Holland
Norway
Rhea
Spain
Gerk Pmany
Hungary
Russia
All Star Scottish Football Team to tour Canada 1912
A party of sixteen players from Scotland arrives in Halifax May 18 as part of a missionary tour to strengthen Empire ties through sport. The Dominion Football Association, led by Dan MacNeil and D. W. Roy, arranged the trip with Canadian National Railways handling transport across Canada and back, plus four US games. The roster includes Craig Brown, John Marshall, James E. Gordon, Alex Bennett, Alex Troup, Jimmy Quinn, James McMenemy, Paddy Crossan, Alex McNair, Jimmy Brownlie and other noted players, with Col. J. B. Wilson as chairman and Andrew Mitchell and Thomas Sloan among directors.
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Halifax
Dominion Football Association
Dan MacNeil
D. W. Roy
Atlantic Seaboard
Canada
Scotland
Glasgow
Liverpool
Cunard
S.S. Cameronia
Canadian National Railways
Pacific Coast
Montreal
Ottawa
Hamilton
Toronto
Fort William Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Prince Albert
United States
Col.j. B. Wilson
V.D
Third Lanark
Andrew Mitchell
Thomas Sloan
Mr. Connell
Craig Brown
Motherwell
Cringan
Celtic
John Marshall
Middlesborough
Dens Park
Jimmy Quinn
James McMenemy
Partick Thistle
Napoleon
Paddy Crossan
Edinburgh
Jimmy Brownlie
May Secure Truce in Silesia Ends Hostilities Pending Settlement
A Warsaw despatch reports negotiations between the Inter Allied Commission in Upper Silesia and Polish insurgent leader Adelbert Korfanty led to a suspension of hostilities. Insurgents will hold a demarcation line and remain in position pending final settlement by Allied councils after the plebiscite, with the industrial territory remaining under Polish occupancy.
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London
lIt
Inter-Allied Commission
Upper Silesia
Adelbert Korfanty
Warsaw
Poland
Germany
Cannot Support Coalition Government Cannot Support Coalition Government
Scottish MP Sir Godfrey Collins declares he cannot support the Lloyd George Coalition further. He faults the government for heavy taxation in the third budget since the armistice and for Ireland reprisals, and says he cannot back its extravagance or policy.
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Lloyd George
London
Godfrey Collins
Greenock
Scotland
Godfrey
Ireland
League to Meet in September in Geneva
The League of Nations assembly will hold its next meeting in September in Geneva. Council President Dacunha issued the call for the session.
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League
Geneva
Assembly of the League of Nations
Dacunha
League’ S Council
Plumbers Object To Tabor Saving Device in New York
Testimony from a joint legislative committee hearing describes a modern wash bowl claiming 80 to 60 percent less labor for installation, barred from new New York buildings by the Master Plumbers Association. The hearing survived a week recess as officials debated wage and work rate implications.
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New York
Legislative
Sinn Fein Proposals Move Talks Toward Peace in London
Sinn Fein representatives have brought proposals to London as part of Irish controversy negotiations. The Daily Mail reports government circles feel optimistic after talks with Prime Minister and Eamon de Valera’s views being broadly understood. Albert King of the Belgians to visit England in July from the 4th to the 8th.
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Sinn Fein
Longon
London
Daily Mail
Sinn Fea
Datby- Mail
Eamonn- “de Valerats
England
Albert
Englantrary
Ship Fireman Fatally Smothered in Cross Bunker Load
A maritime report from Liverpool describes a coal cargo voyage where a fireman was buried by a cross bunker and smothered during a near two day voyage. The incident occurred on a ship arriving at the port, with crews investigating the accident and noting hazardous conditions aboard.
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Sydnee
Fae Gamer
Germany Accepts Allied Reparation Terms Unconditionally
Berlin reports that Dr. Wirth formed a centrist coalition and the Reichstag accepted the Allied ultimatum unconditionally. The new cabinet, with Wirth as chancellor and foreign minister, promised a definite yes to the terms and sent the reply to London and Paris for transmission to Allied governments.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Dr. Wirth
Inet
London
Germany
Ierates
Ian
House of Commons
Pal
Raphy
Thes .Abinet
Dr. Wurth
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