Railway strike negotiations collapse amid government stance
London reports show talks between labor representatives and the government failing as James Henry Thomas says the September offer remains unchanged. He notes mediation efforts by other unions continue while railway workers suspend actions, government emergency powers expand to secure service, and Regent's Park and Hyde Park are used as distribution centers. The Prime Minister and Secretary Thomas present opposing views in brief notices.
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London
James Henry Thomas
National Union of Railwaymen
Thomas
Inas
Regent's Park
Hyde Park
Women of Archangel Buy Poison Says U.S. Officer
A United States officer from Northern Russia reports chemists in Archangel openly sell poison to many young women. They intend to kill themselves rather than fall to Bolshevik forces. Some anti Bolshevik residents refuse to leave despite Bolshevik deportations.
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Reds
Paris
Archangel
United States
Russia
German Agent Sentenced for Forgery in New York
Max Lynar d Louden, a former German agent, linked to a plan to kidnap President Wilson and invade Canada with 150,000 German reservists, was sentenced to three years in Sing Sing for attempted forgery. He had earlier served time since April 1916 for bigamy.
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New York
Max Lynard Louden
Wilson
Canada
Sing Sing
British Troops Land in Odessa Occupy City
British forces from a Black Sea fleet have landed in Odessa and taken control of the city, according to advices received at Budapest. The development marks a significant military advance with German and Austro Hungarian observers noting the rapid occupation and potential regional implications.
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Odessa
Nienna
Black Sea
City
Budapest
Notables Marked For Assassination
San Francisco, Charles M. Schwab, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Lord Fisher, the late Lord Kitchener, and the British vice consulate at Ensenada were marked for assassination by agents of the German government. Former First Lieutenant Wilhelm von Brincken testified to Commissioner Henry M. White, with a transcript received by Henry M. Owens. Von Brincken is serving a two year term at McNeil's Island for involvement in the Hindu conspiracy case.
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San Francisco
Cal
Charles M. Schwab
Cecil Spring-Rice
United States
Lord Fisher
Admiralty
Lord Kitcheter
Enzenada
Mexico
Wilhelm von Brincken
Henry M. White
Seattle
Washington
D Annu nzio Aids Regulars in Fiume Blockade
The Italian army chief of staff at Abbassia met Captain d Annunzio s chief of staff to discuss measures. Volunteers were sent to hold the armistice line, showing cordial collaboration. The Epoca notes the Fiume blockade is now stricter, with mail possibly held at the frontier, and three months of food for the city.
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Fiume
Rome
Abbassia
d’Annunzio
Epoca
Milk Advances In Toronto Price Rise For Milk Tickets
Under Board of Commerce order the price of milk will rise in Toronto. Instead of 15 tickets for $1 consumers now receive 13 tickets for the same amount, advancing a cent per pint. The board allowed farmers a 45 cent increase per can, with six thousand cans daily boosting farmer income by $2,700 daily or about $985,000 yearly.
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Toronto
Board of Commerce
Kolchak Urges Unity in All-Russian Government
Admiral Kolchak, head of the all-Russian government, appealed to the population to drop party struggles and unite around the government as a decree calls for convening a Zemstvo congress.
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Omsk
Zemstov
Kolchak
Arofind
Ottawa Customs receipts rise in six month total
Ottawa Customs reported a six month total of 82,269,212 for the fiscal year ending September 30, an increase of 256,323 from the prior year. September receipts amounted to 14,833,240, up 2,756,729 from September 1918.
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Ottawa
Huge Stocks Held In Cold Storage In Manitoba
Manitoba officials report large cold storage holdings to satisfy home demand for months. The Manitoba Cold Storage Company lists 1,110,000 dozen eggs and massive butter stocks with William Davies Company 13,500 pounds. Beef storage tops half a million pounds with Gordon, Tronside and Fares, plus 30,000 barrels of pickled pork. A board member predicts discovery of up to 3,000,000 pounds of beef in storage as the probe concludes.
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Winnipeg
Manitobae Cold Storage Company
William Davies ‘Company
Manitoba
Board of Commerce Food
Gordon W. Shantz
Manitoba Cold Storage Company
William Davies
Arthur Lobb
Rockwood
Gordon, Tronside and
Fares
Clothing Is Next On Price List Toronto
A Board of Commerce session under Judge Robson with W F O Connor and F A Acland will hear testimony on retail prices of wearing apparel. The inquiry aims to trace how cost spreads reach manufacturers and affect textile pricing, while packers contest wholesale pork price orders.
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Toronto
Board of Commerce
Judge Robson
W. F. O'Connor
F. A. Acland
Cheap Lignite Coal Winnipeg
The attorney general T H Johnson says southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba briquetting from lignite is feasible. An Ottawa experiment plant shows plans for a paying briquet plant to market in fall 1920 at about $10 per ton, rivaling American anthracite. Financed by federal and provincial governments.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
T. H. Johnson
Johnson
Ottawa
Plebiscite in Luxembourg favors Grand Duchess and France pact
Early second day totals show overwhelming support for retaining Grand Duchess Charlotte and for a French economic alliance. Of 14 000 counted, 11 132 back the Duchess and 2 868 the republic while 10 071 back France and 3 130 Belgium. About 80 000 votes likely cast with 40 000 abstentions including Socialists.
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Luxembourg
Charlotte
France
Belgium
Grand Duchy
Republic
Lava Flows From Mauna Lao Threaten Hilo Area
A lava stream up to a mile wide and 30 miles long pours from Mauna Lao crater toward Hilo. It reached the sea about 12 hours ahead of forecast, following a brief lull. The eruption began four days ago and destroyed two ranch homes and other property.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Lao
Mauna Tao
Ottawa Bill to Rename Northwest Mounted Police
In parliament Mr Rowell introduced legislation to merge the Northwest Mounted Police with the Dominion Police into a single federal force. The renamed body will be the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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R.N.W.M.P
Ottawa
Northwest Mounted Police
Rowell
Dominion Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Romanians Seize German Plane in Bessarabia
Romanian bureau at Berne says troops seized a German biplane at Hetin Bessarabia carrying 309 million rubles and a printing press. The aircraft en route to Moscow was forced to land after a gasoline leak. Four German officers were aboard and reportedly resented their arrest.
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Geneva
Hetin
Bessarabia
Berne
Moscow
Hatin
Russian General Must Apologize Must Apologize in Siberia incident
Maj. Gen. Graves, commander of US forces in Siberia, demands an apology from General Rozanoff over the arrest of Capt. Johns and Cpl. Speer ling and the flogging of the latter by Cossacks led by Gen. Kaininikoff. An inquiry into a Japanese officer’s conduct at Iman has begun. the event on September 5 is seen as highly grave since the Allied landings.
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Siberia
May Flame Into War Italian Situation Grows as Elections Near
The Adriatic crisis and Italy’s November 6 general election threaten to pull the Balkans into broader conflict. Paris peace circles see a clash of war and peace factions with Annunzio and Fiume as flashpoints. The risk of a fatal incident involving a Yugoslav and Italian troops could spark renewed hostilities.
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Paris
Adriatic
Rome
Supreme Council
Balkans
d’Annunzio
Fiume
Annunzio
Washington
Italy
Europe
Council
Adda
United States
Shipyard Tie-Up Grips San Francisco Bay Area
About 60 000 workers including shipyard iron trades tailors and drivers face industrial disturbances across San Francisco Oakland and Alameda. A major strike involves 25 000 in Oakland Alameda and 30 000 in San Francisco demanding eight cents per hour raises. Union leaders report shipyards fully tied up with no comment from the California Metal Trades Association.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Alameda
San Francisco Bay District
The
California Metal Trades Association
Fire devastates Sunbury County town and lumber yard
St John New Brunswick Oromocto area suffered near total destruction in a blaze that began at a River Valley lumber mill. About 4,000,000 feet of lumber, mill offices and yards, five stores and several homes burned. Lumber company loss pegged at 200000. Total property loss estimated at least 500000.
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St. John
N.B
Winnipeg Good Roads Board authorises 277 miles road build
The Good Roads Board approves construction of 277 miles of roads at an approximate cost of 676,000 dollars. This advances the municipal road program and expands the total mile cost across municipalities.
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Winnipeg
Good Roads Board
Flooding Hits Spanish Villages in Valencia Region
Carcageneante and Lima in the Valencia province were reported flooded with heavy damage. Authorities describe widespread inundation and property impact across the two villages.
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Madrid
Carcageneante
Lima
Valencia
French Plan for Permanent World Exhibition on Seine Bank
Paris hosts a proposed $20 million building by Quai de Passy to house a permanent world exhibition uniting producers and buyers globally. The plan, backed by a French financial firm, aims to promote commercial intercourse among allied nations with a 12.5 acre site and a 845 by 600 foot footprint.
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Paris
Seine
Objettus 19
Quai de Passy
Bela Kun Not Wanted in Milan Transfer Ordered
Bela Kun, interned by Austria at Heidelmuhl near Raab, was moved after protests by local peasants. District officials and the Austrian Peasants League urged removal to a new habitat to avoid further unrest, with the destination kept secret.
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Milan
Bela Kun
Heidelmuhl
Raab
Austrian Peasants’ League
Vienna
Sugar Rationing Proposed Amid Calgary Shortage
A Calgary probe into a sharp sugar shortage considers adopting Britain’s sugar card rationing system to ensure fair distribution. Local dealers note limited supplies while some wholesalers report good shipments. the inquiry wraps up October 2 before other business lines are addressed.
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Calgary
Britain
Omaha White Woman Confronted by Black Man Near Home
Mrs. W. G. Wiser, a white resident of Omaha, reported being confronted by a Black man in the rear of her residence. The assailant fled. The Wismer home sits in Omaha’s central Black Belt area, described as under military authority led by Major General Leonard Wood.
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Omaha
W. G. Wiser
Wismer
Leonard Wood
Berlin to dismantle nail studded von Hindenburg monument
The Vossische Zeitung reports the great wooden von Hindenburg statue, once studded with nails symbolizing wartime wealth, will be demolished. This reflects the postwar movement to remove symbols tied to the old regime.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Vossische Zeitung
Strike Levels Social Distinction Breaks Down in England
In London social lines once rigid are breaking as a duke drives a motor lorry and an earl sits in a chauffeur seat during a fish train convoy from Billingsgate. The sixth Earl of Port Arlington appears in the social register among those unloading perishable goods. Frederick Henry Smith, heir to Baron Colwyn, serves as fireman on the Liverpool London express arriving in the city.
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London
England
Seort
Billings
Gate
Port Arlington
Social
Frederick Henry Smith
Baron Colwyn
Hudson Bay railway decaying at Port Nelson says police captain
Captain R J Taylor of the mounted police patrol boat reports neglect along the Hudson Bay railway terminals at Port Nelson. He notes the roadbed from Mile 214 is deteriorating and telegraph poles lie on the ground. Terminal shops are rusting and decaying.
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Hudson’s Bay Railway
Port Nelson
R. J. Taylor
Mounted Police
Bay
Mile 214
Women Fail to Appreciate a Gentleman at Any Stage
A remark notes that some women are unable to appreciate a gentleman at any stage of the game and implies challenges in social interactions. No specific individuals or organizations are cited in this fragment.
Labor Troubles And Bolshevists Spark English Soap Market
A Montreal Herald report from Liverpool claims unneeded Canadian bacon was diverted to soap factories in England. 2,000 cases were going bad on docks and sold to Lever Bros for melting into soap. 500-pound cases went for 1s 2d each. The item links unrest to broader economic issues amid war-time dynamics.
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England
Montreal
The
Herald
Liverpool
Lever Bros
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