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Winnipeg Plasterers Strike and Global Tensions Ripple Through News
The item bundle reports strikes in Winnipeg plasterers and a wave of international developments. Ontario Local Option took effect in 44 municipalities on May 1, coal miners’ dispute nears settlement, and reforms like a Sunday observance act roll into many Dominion provinces. It notes political moves around Lord Strathcona’s duchy, Roblin’s Conservative strategy in the West, and railway commission scrutiny of express rates. It also touches on famine in China with millions affected, relief efforts, and a vivid catalog of stray notes from various regions, including sports horse news and local civic quibbles.
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Ontario
Imperial Cabinet
Lord Strathcona
Victoria
Dominion
Campbell
Morris
Express Companies
Railway Commission
Altoona
John Barleycorn
Roblin
B. L. Borden
West
England
Holy Land
Catholic Association
United States
Urbar
Boreham
Essex
Ph. Autrian Ministry of Ariculture
Joachimstaht
Bohemia
China
America