Huge Butter and Beef Stocks Reported in Manitoba Cold Storage
Manitoba stores show 1,367,000 pounds of butter at Manitoba Cold Storage and 367,878 pounds at William Davies, totaling 1,704,878 pounds. Eggs and large beef and pork stocks also noted. MLA Arthur Lobb listed with 13,500 pounds. Probers expect beef totals could reach 3,000,000 pounds in Manitoba in the probe.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Cold Storage Company
William Davies Company
Manitoba
Board of Commerce
Gordon W. Shantz
John MacPherson
William Davies
Arthur Lobb
M.L.A
Rockwood
Gordon, Ironside and Fares
Baltic Tensions Rise as Von der Goltz Recall Pressured
Germany recalls General von der Goltz from the Baltic but the Supreme Council pursues economic pressure to force withdrawal of all German troops. Measures aim to curb food supply and curb Baltic activities until Germany complies.
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Paris
Germany
von der Goltz
Baltic
Supreme Council
Baltic States
Customs receipts for six months rise to $82 million
Custom receipts for the first half of the fiscal year ending September 30 total $82,269,212, up $256,323 from the prior year. For September, receipts reached $14,833,240, an increase of $2,756,729 compared with September 1918.
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Ottawa
California Syrup of Figs Tone Ad
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It highlights a pleasant fruity taste and states full dosing directions on the bottle. Mothers are urged to say California to ensure the product is trusted.
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California
Notables Marked For Assassination Across Government Figures
Wilhelm von Brincken testified that German agents marked Charles M. Schwab Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and other British officials for assassination. The statement, given to Henry M. White, was transcribed and reviewed by Owens. Von Brincken serves two years for involvement in the Hindu conspiracy case at McNeil's Island.
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San Francisco
Cal
Charles M. Schwab
Cecil Spring-Rice
United States
Lord Fisher
Lord Kitchener
Enzenada
Mexico
Wilhelm von Brincken
Henry M. White
Seattle
Washington
Henry M. Owens
von Brincken
McNeil’s Island
Summer Complaint Warns Of Serious Bowel Trouble
A Halifax area reader cites recurring Summer Complaint in children and praises Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a preventive remedy. An Amherst Nova Scotia mother reports rapid improvement after using the product, noting it has been produced by The T Milburn Co of Toronto for 74 years and sold at 35 cents a bottle.
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L. J. Alteen
Hill St
Amherst
N.S
D Annunzio Aids Regulars At Abbassia Meeting
Italy's 26th regiment chief of staff at Abbassia met Captain d Annunzios staff to discuss actions. D Annunzio volunteers guard the armistice line, signaling strong cooperation with regular troops. Epoca notes stricter Fiume blockade and frontier mail halt with three months of food for the city.
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Rome
Abbassia
d’Annunzio
Epoca
Fiume
Milk Prices Hike In Toronto Under Commerce Board Order
The Board of Commerce allows a milk price increase in Toronto. Consumers now get 13 tickets for the same gum instead of 15, a one cent per pint rise, while farmers gain 45 cents per can. At 6,000 cans daily, this lifts farmer income by about $2,700 daily or roughly $850,000 yearly.
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Toronto
Board of Commerce
Rumanians Seize German Biplane in Hotin Capture
Rumanian troops seized a German biplane at Hotin in Bessarabia carrying 300 million paper rubles and a full miniature printing press. The plane, bound for Moscow, landed after a gasoline leak. Four German officers were aboard and reportedly resented their arrest.
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Geneva
Hotin
Bessarabia
Berne
Moscow
Russian General Demands Apology Over Siberia Arrest
Maj. Gen. Graves warned General Rozanoff that the United States seeks an apology for the arrest of Capt. L. P. Johns and Cpl. Benjamin Speerl ing and the flogging of Speer by Cossacks under General Kalminkoff. An inquiry into a Japanese officer's conduct at Iman has begun. The September 5 incident ranks among the era’s most serious after the Allied landing in Siberia. The detachment said the Americans lacked identification papers.
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Siberia
May Flame Into War In Adriatic The Italian Crisis
In Adriatic tensions rise as Parliament dissolves and Italy plans a November 16 election. Paris concerns mount over a clash of war and pacifist forces, with d Annu n zio and Fiume seen as flashpoints potentially pushing Balkans toward wider conflict. The fear is that a Yugoslav casualty could spark new hostilities.
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Paris
Adriatic
Rome
Supreme Council
Balkans
d’Annunzio
Fiume
Shipyard Tie-Up Grips San Francisco Bay Region
About 60,000 workers across San Francisco Oakland and Alameda face industrial disturbances crippling bay area industry. Oakland Alameda shipyard and iron trades workers led a wage push eight cents an hour culminating in a regional strike of 75 000 in Oakland Alameda and 30 000 in San Francisco with no California Metal Trades Association comment.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Alameda
San Francisco Bay District
Iron
The
California Metal Trades Association
Too Much Canadian Bacon in Montreal Herald Report
The Herald quotes a traveler just back from Liverpool claiming unrequired Canadian bacon was sent to English soap factories. He asserts 2000 cases were going bad on the Liverpool wharves and sold to Lever Bros to melt into soap. Each 500 pound case fetched 1s 2d.
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Montreal
The
Herald
Liverpool
England
Lever Bros
Adamson Urges Immediate Parliament Call in Britain
William C. Adamson, chairman of the Labour Party in Parliament and opposition leader, telegraphed Prime Minister Lloyd George requesting that Parliament be summoned at once.
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London
William C. Adamson
Labor Party
Lloyd George
Floods Hit Spanish Villages Carcagencante and Lima
Floodwaters inundate the Valencia province villages Carcagencante and Lima with heavy damage reported. Local authorities assess impact and safety.
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Madrid
Carcagencante
Lima
Valencia
Labor Troubles Due To Russ Bolshevists
A Toronto report notes a Board of Commerce sitting with Judge Robson and officials to probe high prices in wearing apparel and cost rolls to manufacturers. It also highlights looming fights with the big five pork packers over wholesale prices. In St Louis, ambassador David R B Francis warns Russia unrest stems from Bolshevik influence and calls for League of Nations ratification. He accuses Lenin and Trotsky as German agents and ties global labor strife to Russia.
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Toronto
Board of Commerce
Judge Robson
W. F. O'Connor
F. A. Acland
St. Louis
Germany
Russia
David RB. Francis
American Bankers’ Association
United States
League of Nations
Brest-Litovsk
Lenine
Trotsky
Europe
Blockade Opens Against Germany by Allied Allies
The blockade of Germany begins after threats to remove General von der Goltz troops from the Baltic region. The Intransigeant reports no food ships will be allowed to depart for Germany until further orders. Vessels already en route to German ports may still proceed to their destinations.
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Paris
Germany
von der Goltz
Baltic
Negro Attacks Woman in Omaha Block
Mrs. W. G. Wolmer, a white resident, was attacked by two Negro men behind her Omaha home in the so called black belt. Police and military authorities, led by Major General Leonard Wood, pursued the suspects as the area remains under martial control.
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Omaha
W. G. Wolmer
Wismer
Leonard Wood
Wooden von Hindenburg Monument to Be Demolished
German paper reports plans to demolish the wooden Hindenburg statue once studded with nails by crowds during the war, a symbol of the era and its end.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Vossische Zeitung
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Canada
McDermott
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