Romania Urged to Honor Armistice Demands By Supreme Council
Paris dispatch reports the Romanian delegation leader Nicholas Misu summoned before the supreme council which demanded Romania live up to armistice terms. The council reaffirmed the decision against Romanian occupation of Budapest and outlined required war matériel handovers including rolling stock, vehicles, and livestock from Hungary.
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Paris
Nicholas Misu
Supreme Council
Misu
von Mackensen
Budapest
United States
Europe
Rumanian Supreme Command
Hungary
Rioting in Liverpool Forces Charge Sentries at St George's Hall
Midnight clash outside St George's Hall saw troops charged with bayonets after rowdies attacked a sentry attempting to seize his rifle. The mob beat several soldiers with axe-handle weapons as firing was heard in the Scotland Road district and details from that area were still pending.
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Liverpool
St. George's Hall
Scotland Road
St.George’s Hall
Striking Chicago Shopmen Spread Across U.S.
Leaders of the Chicago 725,000 shopmen on strike report the walkout expanding nationwide. They vow violence will not be tolerated and say no mail trains have been interfered with so far.
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Chicago
Birkenhead Police Resign Over Union Strike Call
Loyal Birkenhead police, about half the force, resign from the police union in protest of its strike action across the Mersey from Liverpool. The move reflects a united stance against the union’s stance and actions.
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London
Birenhead
Mersey
U S Lecturers Are Classed As Intruders
London reports Edward Shortt the home secretary said British electors can settle their domestic questions themselves and that government action for a prohibition campaign is not necessary. The remark drew cheers in the House of Commons.
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London
House of Commons
U.S
Edward Shortt
Home Affairs
Home Secretary
Britain’s Thanks London Vote Hails Allied Commanders
The House of Commons passed a formal vote of thanks to Marshal Foch and allied services from Great Britain for war service. The resolution also cited British women’s organizations. King George recommended titles and large sums for several senior officers across land air and sea forces.
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London
Marshal Foch
France
Great Britain
House of Commons
George
David Lloyd George
Lioyd George
Buckingham Palace
Japan Renounces Claims in Shantung and Talks of Settlement
Tokio reports Viscount Uchida, Japan's foreign minister, states Japan will not claim rights affecting China's territorial sovereignty in Shantung and will withdraw troops once an arrangement is concluded. He mentions a possible general foreign settlement at Tsing Tao instead of a purely Japanese one.
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Tokio
Viscount Uchida
Japan
China
Shantung
Tsing Tao
Training Canadian Wives in Dominion Life
London reports 30,009 British wives of Canadian soldiers plan to settle in Canada. The Khaki college program providing special training for Canadian life has proved remarkably successful.
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London
Dominion
Khaki College
Hungarian throne offered to King Ferdinand of Romania
A Vienna despatch says the counter revolutionary Hungarian government has offered the throne to King Ferdinand of Romania, as reported by the Zwoelf Uhr Blatt in Berlin.
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Berlin
Vienna
Zwoelf Uhr Blatt
Ferdinand
Rumiania
Tariff Resolutions Urge Big Reductions to Cut Living Costs
The Ottawa Liberal platform calls for substantial tariff cuts to lower the cost of living and reduce production costs. It seeks free duties on wheat and related products, farm and mining machinery, lumber, oils, cements, and fertilizers, plus reduced duties on general goods and higher British preference to 50 percent. The party pledges to implement this revision through legislation if returned to power.
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Canada
Dominion
Liberal Party
Prince of Wales to Visit Quebec City Four Days
The Prince of Wales lands in Quebec City on Thursday August 21 at about five in the afternoon and stays until Sunday the 24th. He will lodge at citadel quarters and be greeted by official representatives. A reception at parliament buildings the next day will feature addresses by Sir Lomer Gouin and Mayor Lavigueur.
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Quebec
Prince of Wales
Quebec City
Citadel
Parliament Buildings
Lomer Gouin
Lavigueur
Prince
United States Invites Marshal Foch to Visit America
Echo de Paris reports Visit by Paris Marshal Foch to the United States at the invitation of the U S government and several American organizations.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
The
Echo de Paris
United States
America
Farms Wanted and Land Deals Near Winnipeg District
Advertisement offers farm buyers and sellers a matching service with no charge unless a sale occurs. Listings include 400 acres near Winnipeg at 45 per acre, 640 acres near Portage la Prairie, 640 acres at La Salle, 492 acres west of Winnipeg, 240 acres Meadows region, and other tracts from 25 to 55 per acre with easy terms.
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Winnipeg
Town
Station
Portage la Prairie
Portage
la Salle
Assiniboine River
Eha Creek
U S Moves Against War Profiteering and Packers
Anti trust actions against Armour Swift Morris Wilson and Cudahy are announced by Attorney General Palmer as part of the drive to cut living costs. Prosecutions target food hoarders under the food control law while a federal trade commission report pins high shoe prices on excess profits across the chain.
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Washington
Palmer
Armour
Swift
Morris
Wilson
Cudahy
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Kaiser's Trial in London Maintained by Allies
Andrew Bonar Law stated in the house that the allies remain committed to trying the former German emperor in London. He added no action will occur until the German peace treaty is ratified.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
Bolshevik Take Archangel and Split Murmansk Link
Stockholm reports Bolshevik forces have gained Archangel and severed the link between Murmansk and Archangel coasts. The Social Democraten cites the breakthrough as a strategic advance in the war.
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Stockholm
The
Social Demokraten
Murmansk
Archargel
Quebec Jail Holds 122 Inmates with 80 Defaulters
The Quebec jail currently houses 122 inmates, with 80 listed as defaulters under the M.S.A. The count highlights ongoing enforcement action and the proportion of defaulters in custody.
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Quebec
M.S.A
Wanted 160 acre Manitoba farms for cash offers
Immediate purchase request for several 160 acre farms in Manitoba with large cash payments and possible all cash. Also seeking two or three 320 acre improved farms at not more than 35 cents per acre with half cash, and helpers to assist this year's crop. Dominion Farm Agency, Ltd. Winnipeg.
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Manitoba
Dominion Farm Agency, Ltd
Somerset
Winnipeg
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