Ottawa voids British Columbia mine act in cross border dispute
Ottawa ruled that Canadian courts, not provincial lawmakers, must handle the Dolly Varden mine dispute near Alice Arm British Columbia involving investors from Chicago and New York. The BC act threatened to seize the Dolly Varden mine over a $400000 contractor claim, prompting U S investors to fear a ban on foreign capital entering Canada.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canada
Ottawa
British Columbia
Alice Arm
B.C
Dominion
United States
Walkout cripples nation's industry
The U S department of justice opened a Lever law inquiry into Chicago and other cities as the Senate orders an Interstate Commerce Committee probe of the railroad strike. Union leaders threaten government action while authorities report widespread walkouts across the Midwest and delays in fuel and freight supplies.
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Ralph H. Couch
Washington
Department of Justice
Chicago
Palmer
Senate
McCormick
Senate Interstate Committee
Dig
Clyne
Georgia
C. B. Ames
1500 Yardmen in Los Angeles Quit Strike Spreads
Four thousand yardmen in the Los Angeles railroad yards are reported still on strike at an early hour. The walkout began yesterday and spread to Southern California last night, cutting off service to San Pedro while passenger service remains largely unchanged.
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Los Angeles
California
San Pedro
Fugitive Shot in Leg by Policeman Near Rainier Club
C A Avery a 34 year old fugitive allegedly caught stealing automobile tires from machines beside the Rainier club was shot in the leg as he attempted to flee by Patrolman J J Hueghan on Thursday night.
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Rainier Club
C. A. Avery
J. J. Hueghan
Bay Area railroad workers strike in sympathy with Eastern California
Nearly a thousand railroad workers in the San Francisco bay district yards walk out in sympathy with strikers in the East and Southern California. An embargo on all perishable freight and livestock was announced by railroad officials.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay District
Southern California
Fifty Denver switchmen strike in sympathy walkout
Fifty union switchmen on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, about 75 percent of the local switching force, walked out today in sympathy with the Chicago walkout demanding a dollar an hour. Other rail employers in the area consider similar action.
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Puebls, Col
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Chicago
Switchmen Want Increased Wage
CHICAGO, April 9. Outlaw switchmen of the Yardmen's association, which started the nationwide strike, demand wage increases to about $1 an hour. The dispute began when president John Oorman was discharged by a regular conductor of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, prompting a protest walkout and swift escalation to a broader strike of switchmen requesting the higher pay.
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Chicago
Yardmen's Association
John Oorman
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Burglary Report at F J Victor Jewelry Shop
Burglars jimmied the front door of the F J Victor jewelry shop at 1202 Second Ave early Friday. An automatic alarm summoned policemen J J Rush and C D Folkieh. the burglars fled before arrival. Victor was notified and said nothing was missing.
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F. J. Victor Jewelry Shop
Second Ave
J. J. Rush
C.D. Folkieh
Victor
J K Smart Takes Option on Buena Vista Apartments
J K Smart has taken an option on the Buena Vista apartments from owner Margaret Finck. The property is valued at $90,000.
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J. K. Smart
Buena Vista Apartments
Margaret Finck
Bandit Robs Mail Clerks on Santa Fe Train
A lone robber boarded westbound Santa Fe train No. 9 at Henryetta Oklahoma last night held up four mail clerks and rifled the mail car. He jumped from the train near Sheffield a Kansas City suburb. The amount taken is not yet known.
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Santa Fe
Henryetta
Sheffield
Kansas City
Jerusalem Quiet After Two Days of Rioting
A Jerusalem report dated Wednesday from a news agency says normal conditions are returning after two days of clashes between Jews and Mohammedans leaving about 250 people injured.
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London
Jerusalem
Prince Edward on Way to Honolulu
Prince Edward of Wales set sail from RAN Clisco aboard the British cruiser Menown bound for Honolulu after departing on April 9. The voyage marks a royal journey overseas with the prince traveling in official capacity aboard a British naval vessel.
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Prince Edward
Honolulu
Ran Clisco
Prince Edward of Wales
Menown
Old Spanish Game Fails to Get Him
Henry Markle of 412 Cedar Ave. received a letter from a supposed imprisoned banker in Madrid claiming a chance to recover 480000 and offering 160000 for help. The letter instructs a cable to Amat Manuel in Santander and warns of a long running Spanish swindle. Federal agents confirm the scam has fooled victims for years. The article notes the army strength on March 16, 1920 was 239223.
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Henry
Markle
Madrid
Spain
Markie
Amat Manuel
Santander
Assault Charge Is Filed Against Her
Tacoma reports Mrs. Julia Smith charged with assault in the first degree for dangerously wounding County Prosecutor William J. Askren Saturday night. She already faces two to five years for an illegal operation and is held without bond in the county jail.
Hotel guest leaps to death from fire escape
F. Palmquist a 49 year old restaurant cashier and guest of the New Cecil hotel died after jumping from a fourth floor fire escape on Thursday night. He had lived at the hotel over a year and an employee said he had been acting queerly recently.
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F. Palmquist
New Cecil
Palmquist
Burglars Enter Italian Importing Co Store
Burglars entered the Italian Importing Co store at 1041 King St on Thursday but obtained nothing. Owners had hidden the day’s receipts after reporting a previous week’s robbery profits to police.
In Rainier Valley Anti Jap League Ads Promote Meeting
Ten thousand circulars bearing Beware the wily Jap were distributed in Rainier Valley to announce a mass meeting at Woodmen's hall in Columbia Friday evening under the Rainier chapter of the Anti Japanese league. Since a Jap appeared in Hillman two weeks ago, three more homes have been sold to Japs and a Togo Investment agent has bought a Dakota street residence near Rainier Ave.
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Rainier Valley
Woodmen's Hall
Columbia
Rainier
Anti Japanese League
Hillman
Togo Investment Company
Dakota St
Rainier Ave
Dismiss Charges Against Editor Selvin
Judge Mitchell Gilliam dismissed charges of criminal syndicalism against Edwin Selvin editor of the Business Chronicle on motion by Prosecutor Frown. Selvin faced accusations for an editorial published November 15 advocating violent resistance by radicals.
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Edwin Selvin
The
Business Chronicle
Mitchell Gilliam
Frown
Selvin
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