Ocean Liners Nearer To West By St Lawrence Plan
Western Canada backs a joint US Canada enquiry into deepening the St Lawrence river to allow ocean going vessels to reach the head of the lakes via a Welland canal route 2100 miles from the gulf. The plan would lower freight costs and move western crops faster by water, with Port Colborne shipments reaching Montreal. W J Stewart and Colonel Kellar lead the terms of reference.
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Oniva
Canada
International Joint Commission
United States
St Lawrence
Montreal
Lake Ontario
States
Welland Canal
Gulf
Port Colborne
W. J. Stewart
Dominion Hydrographer
Kellar
United States War Department
Sir Oliver Lodge on Atomic Properties in Address
Sir Oliver Lodge, at Midland Institute Birmingham, discussed atomic properties during memorial events for James Watt. He asserted wireless telephony used early atomic principles, warned that utilizing an ounce of matter’s energy could threaten ships sunk at Scapa Flow, and urged humanity to delay full discovery until wiser minds prevail.
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Birmingham
Eng
Oliver Lodge
Midland Institute
James Watt
Oliver
Kingston editor J Courtland Elliott retires to university post
Kingston Ontario J Courtland Elliott retires from the Whig editorial staff to become assistant to Professor W Syvanson head of political science at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. Elliott is Queen's arts graduate and son of J G Elliott former Canadian Press Association president.
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Kingston, Ont
J. Courtland Elliott
Whig
W.syvanson
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Mr. Elliott
Queen’s University
J. G. Eltiott
Canadian Press Association
Radio experiment links hydroplane and submerged submarine
New London Connecticut reports an experiment near New London in the Long Island Sound by an experimental station. It established communication between a hydroplane flying about two thousand feet and a submerged submarine several fathoms underwater using both telephone and telegraph.
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New London
Conn
Long Island Sound
Oval
German Troops For Baltic Front
Berlin reports that German militia in the Baltic provinces is growing rapidly as officers and men arrive daily from Germany. Courland remains strongly garrisoned with posters praising the Kaiser and empire, while rumors of disloyalty are denied and troops are redeployed to the northern army.
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Berlin
Vorwaerts
Baltic
Germany
Courland
Stoewer
Bausk
Tros
School Lands For Soldiers Winnipeg
An order-in-council by Acting Premier Edward Brown and Manitoba’s cabinet offers six million acres of unimproved provincial school lands to returned soldiers. An arbitration board will set land prices, with Geo A Metcalfe as province’s arbitrator and a federal member named by Ottawa. The lands, mostly suitable for farming, were valued at 13 million dollars in 1918.
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Winnipeg
Edward Brown
Geo. A. Metcalfe
Manitoba
Arbitration Board
Plan Origin Told Of Fiume Seizure In Venice
Italian government isolates Fiume after Captain d Annunzio seized the city and forced Allied and Yugoslav forces to retreat. Censorship lifted, revealing investigations indicate the plan originated in Venice with the city prefect implicated.
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Venice
London
Fiume
Itahan
d’Annunzio
Copenhagen Fortifications to be Largely Demolished
The Minister of Defense Peterminch has proposed immediate demolition of most Copenhagen fortifications. The plan would raze the land defenses and a large stretch of the coast fortifications, marking a major change in the city’s defensive ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
The
Politiiken
Peterminch
Lloyd George speech at International Brotherhood Congress
Premier Lloyd George spoke to the International Brotherhood Congress, avoiding political announcements while urging fair play among classes. He expressed hope that armaments would disappear and urged broad global justice, noting possibilities of visiting America with Canadian delegates and the United States and Canada joining in shared platforms.
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London
Lloyd George
International Brotherhood Congress
Lf Lo
Sig
Ward
Thoras Hewell
Ulanks
Howell
Hoody
United Staties
Canada
Will Bring Down The High Prices
Judge H A Robson chairs Winnipeg board of commerce vowing drastic action to cut cost of living. Prosecutions will target profits above one cent per pound on sugar and violations by dealers. Regulations to cover packing plants and essentials like butter eggs meats and clothing will be drafted. Probes into living costs to start in Calgary Edmonton and Regina with Major Duncan Stewart S W Frees and James S Rankin named to lead hearings.
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Winnipeg
H. A. Robson
Board of Commerce
East
Robson
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Duncan Stewart
James S. Rankin
Cork Examiner Suppressed in Irish Press Crackdown
Dublin describes the Cork Examiner as a constitutionalist paper that printed a two page prospectus for a republican loan. Censorship lapsed but military authorities retain powers, raiding offices and seizing part of the plant. Dublin dailies refused the same risk.
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Dublin
Cork Examiner
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Examiner
Par
Ten Regiments To Defend Fiume
Rome reports d Annunzio commands ten regiments plus four Fiume volunteer battalions. He occupies a fortified line around Fiume as a strategic position. Citizens support d Annunzio and vow to destroy the town if resistance fails. Nationalists rally nationwide while the government suppresses demonstrations.
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Rome
Donnunzio
Tdea Nazionale
Fiume
d'Annunzio
Italy
d’Annunzio
Baltic federation gains momentum in Riga talks
Reports from Lettish sources say a Baltic federation is forming with progress toward a customs union between Letovia and Lithuania. No official acceptance of Soviet terms yet, but substantial agreement on the union concept.
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Copenhagen
Riga
Russia
Lettish
Baltic Federation
Letovia
Lithuania
Alberta wheat crop estimate by government envoy
W F Stevens representing the Alberta government in Grande Prairie and Fence River districts estimates the wheat crop there at about 8,000,000 bushels. The Edmonton Board of Trade party of 63 tubers tours the stricta marked charge policy of settlers, noting evidence of increasing mixed farming operations.
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Alberta
Edmonton
W. F. Stevens
Grande Prairie
Fence River
Edmonton Board of Trade
Popularizing Reindeer Meat in Canada
Vilhall mur Stefansson, explorer, urged support for promoting reindeer raising in Canada. He argued the northern climate suits work, claimed reindeer meat is cheaper than beef and currently fetches higher prices, and warned against praising southern climes.
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Calgary
Canada
Vilhallmur Stefansson
Stefansson
Masked bandits rob CN Express near Harlaka Quebec
Five masked men on the Ocean Limited bound and gagged mail clerks on the Canadian National Railway train near Harlaka Quebec. They looted the mail car of about 75 000 dollars in silver shipped from Montreal to Halifax and fled toward the United States, possibly intending to cross into Maine.
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C.N.R
Quebec Quebecc
Ocean Limited
Canadian National Railway
Harlaka
Montreal
Halifax
Levis
St. Thomas
United States
Maine
Allies Demand Agreed Austria Not Part Of German Parliament
Berlin dispatch reports the German government signed a declaration on Article 61 of the German constitution. The Allies demanded that Austrian representation in the German parliament not be treated as beyond the peace treaty, restricting German participation in Austrian affairs.
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Paris
Berlin
Food Prices Drop In United States
Government reports from thirteen states show a 10 to 15 percent fall in retail food prices since fair price committees began work. Wholesale prices across four states indicate a 2 to 5 percent drop. Clerical figures say cloth ing prices remain steady while urban markets lower costs. Officials expect further declines as hoarding and profiteering campaigns continue and season progresses.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Fair Price Committees
Houseless veterans disrupt Newport council meeting
London report notes Newport in Monmouthshire facing about 600 homeless families as ex soldiers interrupt a borough council session. Liverpool corporation plans to spend £22,000 to convert army huts into private dwellings with other authorities showing interest in the temporary housing solution.
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London
Newport
Monmouthshire
Liverpool Corporation
London Profiteering Act Impacts Local Prices
The profiteering act, despite defects, quickly lowers prices in several districts. Some local bodies refuse to appoint commissions to enforce it, but residents respond with indignant protests in many areas.
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London
Bandit Robs Buffalo State Bank in Lewistown Montana
A lone masked robber entered Buffalo State Bank in Lewistown Montana and escaped with more than $600. Armed with a gun in each hand the bandit fled as posses comb the area seeking the outlaw.
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Lewistown
Mont
Buffalo State Bank
Allied link up reaches Archangel and Murmansk fronts
Through the capture of Onega, anti-Bolshevik forces establish communication between the Archangel and Murmansk coast fronts, linking the allied positions on the northern front.
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Paris
Onega
Archangel
Murmansk
Praise for the Navy Washington by General Pershing
In his speech Pershing acknowledged Congress honoring him and praised the navy for transporting troops and supplies and keeping sea communications. He noted the army’s overseas convoy with safety and comfort and little loss, stressing lasting appreciation for British seamen’s aid.
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Navy
Washington
Congress
Pershing
Great Britain
Rumanians Begin Withdrawal From Budapest
The Rusnanian army shows a retreat from Budapest with trains moving steadily toward a rendezvous. Officials expect the retirement to be completed within a fortnight as the withdrawal continues across the city.
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Budapest
Gurney Foundry Chief W. Cromwell Gurney Dies
Toronto report states W Cromwell Gurney president and general manager of the Gurney Foundry Company died of heart failure in his physician's office. Son of founder Edward Gurney he succeeded him as president and was in his 46th year.
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Toronto
W. Cromwell Gurney
Gurney Foundry Company
Linited
Edward Gurney
Marshal Foch Seeks Body of Lost Son
Marshal Foch has asked the Belgian government to search for the body of his son killed in August 1914 in the Belgian Ardennes. The elder Foch kept the loss private, and few knew the younger Foch died early in the war.
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Marshal Foch
Paris
Belgian
Ardennes
Foch
Irish philosopher notes on making hay while the sun shines
A statement from an Irish philosopher argues that making hay while the sun shines is acceptable if the sun is clouded. The remark frames prudent opportunism with a weather metaphor, reflecting practical timing.
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Portaga
Donald St. Wnrifes
Usize
Farm Investments
G. A. Young & CO
McIntyre
Tus
Producer Dealers’ Act OF Manitoba
Goden Star Fruit and Produce Co
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W. C. Gurney
Ideal Farm
Wallace Land Co
McArthur
Scott Hill & CO
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Manitoba Farms
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Somerset
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