First North West Territories Council session outlined
The minutes recount the March 8 1877 opening at Swan River of the first legislative session of the Council of the North West Territories under Canadian authority. It notes commissions presented by Laird Ryan and MacLeod and the assembly’s formal steps to frame rules and prepare an address to the Lieutenant Governor.
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Council of the North West Territories
Council of the
David Laird
North West Territories
Matthew Ryan
Hugh Richardson
Esquires
Jas. Farquharson MacLeod
C.M.G
Amedee Forget
Canada
Canadian Dominion
Ryan
Committee of the Council
British Labour Delegates Report On Russia Conditions
The first report from British labor delegates returning from Russia describes widespread distress and disorganization, suppression of liberty, poor sanitation, and broken manufacturing due to material shortages. The unanimous document criticizes Polish war policies and urges immediate recognition of Russia, while Lenin’s letter urges revolution in England and defends red terror as protecting workers.
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Russia
England
Teeadectn
Turner
Tom Shaw
Scarborough
Nikoli Lenine
Bolsh Priier
Lenine
North West Territories Council Receives Dispatch From Secretary
The North West Territories Council begins under the Lieutenant Governor with a dispatch from the Secretary of State and a copy of an order by the Governor General in Council. The note references resolutions and ordinances of the late North West Council, which never truly existed on Territorial soil.
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Council of the
North West Territories
North West Council
Late North West Council
Eighth Congress Opens in Geneva Addressed by Mrs Catt
The International Woman Suffrage Alliance opens its eighth congress in Geneva with a sermon in Geneva Cathedral by Maud Royden former City Temple London pastor and a first official meeting in Communal Hall. Principal speaker is Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt president of the Alliance.
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International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Geneva
Maud Royden
London
Carrie Chapman Catt
Alliance
De Valera outlines zigzag travel route after convention
Eamonn de Valera, Irish leader, told reporters in Chicago that after the Republican convention he would travel to San Francisco and then to New York. He gave no further plans, but a party member said on return to Ireland he would go by a zigzag route to avoid detection by British authorities.
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Eammon de Valera
Chicago
San Francisco
New York City
Ireland
Zionist Executive Plans 10 Percent Tithe for Palestine
A world-wide appeal to Jews is to be made by the Zionist Executive Committee for a self-imposed tax of 10 percent, under the Old Maascher, aiming to raise 125 million dollars to finance immigration to Palestine.
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Zionist Executive Committee
Palestine
Ottawa Letters Question 25 Percent TB Pension Rise
Letters from Ottawa express dissatisfaction with a proposed twenty five percent pension increase for tuberculosis patients among returned soldiers. Critics say the raise would not match the benefit given to ordinary pensioners. No official announcement yet, but Commons members confirm the rise and the pensions committee plans to report in about ten days.
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Ottawa
Commons
Pensions Committee
House
Portugal Minister Bautista Dies After Sudden Attack
Portugal mourns Dean Antonio Maria Bautista a 57 year old minister who collapsed at a ministry conference from lung congestion. His death ends a career in the colonies and in France where he led a counterattack in 1918. Ramos Preto becomes premier.
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Portugal
Antonio Maria Bautista
Interior
Ministry of the Interior
Ramos Preto
Senhor Bautista
France
the Lys
Rival Claims Spark Tension Over Aland Islands
Rumors hint at growing conflict between Sweden and Finland over the Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea. Both nations press for control, challenging the 1856 Paris Treaty neutralization as Sweden’s League of Nations membership is seen as a restraining factor.
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Sweden
Finland
Aland Islands
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Bothnia
Paris
League of Nations
Grand Duchess Olga Seeks Aid From Red Cross At Belgrade
The Grand Duchess Olga sister of the late Czar of Russia and a refugee, arrived at Belgrade station with ruined attire and empty purse. She found relief from the American Red Cross, eating a steaming soup plate and noting it was the first substantial meal in a week.
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Olga
Czar
Russia
Red Cross
Grand Duchess
Belgrade
Platform of Farmers Attacked by Vancouver MP
H H Stevens M P for Vancouver told Montreal Progressive Club that the Grain Growers Council and Agriculture leadership advocate a platform leading to the socialization of Canada’s grain industry. He warned the government would market all grain and seize elevators the C P R and banks, excluding private dealings. He said prairie farmers largely oppose the platform but minority voices are silenced by the council structure.
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H. H. Stevens
M.P
Vancouver
Progressive Club
Montreal
Progressives
Council of Agriculture
Canada
Stevens
C.P.R
Prairie Provinces
New Luxury Taxes To Be Discussed In Ottawa
Discussion on the new luxury taxes will occur in Ottawa soon. The resolution will be read paragraph by paragraph and amendments noted by the minister of finance will be considered, but the original luxury taxes from the budget remain law for the time being.
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Ottawa
Coal Price Hike in Alberta to Meet Wage Increases
Alberta raises coal prices from 9.75 to 10.50 a ton for lump and 8.75 for steam. The rise is to offset higher wages granted to miners last week.
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Alberta
Saskatoon Child Killed in Vehicle Incident
Irene Merrifield visiting with her parents was killed late Saturday afternoon when struck by an automobile. The driver told police the child darted into the path of the car and he had no time to avoid the collision. both parents witnessed the accident.
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Irene Merrifield
Mass meeting in Cairns Park calls for government resignation
Eighteen hundred citizens in a unified meeting at Cairns Park pressed the Union government to resign at once. The gathering, organized by the Great War Veterans Association and the Trades and Labor Council of Saskatoon, included a broad cross section of society.
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Cairns’ Park
Great War Veterans’ Association
Trades and Labor Council of Saskatoon
Irish Police Boycott Declared Against Royal Irish Constabulary
The Irish Republican Army headquarters in North Roscommon proclaims a general boycott against the constabulary. The order aims to halt supplies of food milk and other necessities to police and their families.
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Irish Republican Army
North Roscommon
Irish Constabulary
Not in Favor of Soviet Government Says AFL
The American Federation of Labor states it cannot support or aid the Soviet government while the regime lacks legitimacy from Russian national assemblies or seeks to militarize labor, threatens free speech and union rights, and opposes organized trade unions.
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American Federation of Labor
Premier Gouin to Retire as Quebec Leader for UK Steel Adviser
Sir Lourie Gouin, premier of Quebec for fifteen years, plans retirement to serve as legal adviser for the British Empire Steel Corporation. The move signals a shift in provincial leadership and ties to industrial interests.
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Lourie Gouin
Quebec
British Empire Steel Corporation
Finance minister seeks broader luxury tax exemptions
The minister of finance moved a long list of additions to fuels and foods exempted from the luxury tax and argued exemptions should cover fuels and foods entirely. W F O Connor KC resigns from the Board of Commerce to join a major company as counsel, leaving only Commissioner Merdock on the board and prompting speculation the government may abolish the board.
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W. F. O'Connor
K.C
Board of Commerce
Urican
Robson
O'Connor
Merdock
Exploding fishing rod injures boy in Nova Scotia
Charles McKinnon returned from France with a German dugout fishing rod that has lain unused. Fourteen year old Maéalville Brennan borrowed the rod to fish, it exploded while being assembled, injuring his face and causing serious wounds. A portion of the rod contained high explosives.
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Charles McKinnon
Nova Scotia Highlanders
France
Maéalville Brennan
McKinnon
Brennan
Glace Bay General Hospital
Haig Urges Unions and Employers to Aid Ex-Soldiers
Marshal Haig addressed the National Association for the Employment of Ex-Soldiers, saying trade union selfishness and the existence of unionism deny work for ex-soldiers. He insisted unions need not abandon principles, but called for exceptional action by both sides to meet exceptional circumstances.
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Marshal Haig
National Association For the Employment of
Smith Named To International Immigration Commission
J. Obed Smith, superintendent of immigration in London, is appointed to represent the Dominion government on the international labor body commission to study emigration and immigration. The commission convenes in Geneva early in 1921.
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J. O. Smith
J. Obed Smith
London
England
Dominion
International Labor Body
League of Nations
Geneva
Haslam Re-elected Saskatchewan Land Settlement President
J. H. Haslam of Regina was re elected president of the Saskatchewan land settlement association for one year at its Saskatoon annual convention held last week. A ten member committee will campaign for reentry of all provincial land development organizations into the association. Saskatoon will serve as permanent headquarters for one year. Speakers included Premier W. M. Martin Mayor Young Bruce Welker and Hugh J. Hughes marketing director for Minnesota agriculture.
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Haslam
Saskatchewan Land Settlement Association
Saskatoon
J. H. Haslam
Regina
Woman Offers $50,000 Reward For Missing Toronto Millionaire
A United States woman mails a letter promising to reveal Ambrose J. Small, the Toronto millionaire, in exchange for a $50,000 reward. The disclosure would locate Small who disappeared from public view.
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Ambrose J. Small
Toronto
United States
Three Negroes Lynched by Mob at Duluth
A mob of about five thousand overpowered police at the Duluth headquarters and lynched three Black men tied to an assault on a white girl. The mob conducted a makeshift court and temporarily acquitted two of the suspects.
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Duluth
Wireless teleg raphists strike disrupts ports and shipping
The Association of Wireless Telegraphists reports a strike by marine wireless operators affecting all ports and shipping. The men demand a 180 percent increase over pre war rates and improved employment conditions.
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Association of Wireless Telegraphists
Bolshevik Plot Aims at India and Beyond
The Star reports possible Bolshevik inspired uprising in India. It suggests a coordinated Red force could attack Persia and Afghanistan as part of a large plot to end British power in India. Britain’s Indian forces may be overwhelmed if the plot matures.
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Buffalo
Kewatin
Board of Health
Orient
London “Star
India
Persia
Afghanistan
No Strike Averted by Toronto Letter Carriers
Post office civil servants in Toronto decide not to strike. The meeting across branches halted the threatened work stoppage.
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Toronto
Post Office Services
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Mr. MacLeod
Mr. Ryan
Divine Providence
James F. Macdeod
the Jewish Appeal
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