Oil Rush to North Opens Vast Arctic Field
Edmonton reports a major northern oil rush as fields north of the Arctic Circle attract thousands. Prospectors prepare for a three month season amid long days and harsh travel routes, with Mounties regulating access and Imperial Oil pushing exploration begun in 1919.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Northland
Klondikers
Canada
Arctic Circle
Arctic Ocean
Canadian Mount
Hudson Bay Company
Tew
Peace River Landing
McKenzie
Canadian Mounted Police
Klondike
Fort Norman
O. K
Imperial Oil Company
Standard
Civilization
Arctic Canada
Writer to Lead Russians? Bolsheviki Starving Arts Writer to Lead Russians?
Henriette Safonoff, a singer and cousin of W Safonoff, visits New York for a concert tour. She criticizes the Bolshevik government for smothering Russian art and starving artists and scientists, predicting a future writer will reveal the truth and inspire a new, stronger government.
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New York
Henriette Safonoff
W. Safonoff
Russia
Miners Strike Tension Rises Across Britain
A 1912 era report describes widespread strike support among nearly four million workers including miners. Officials note possible limited participation, while volunteers surge to defend the realm. Coal pumping halts, mines flood, and Glasgow faces a coal shortage as Scotland fears rising unemployment.
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Railway and Transport Workers
Liverpool
Rhondda
Cardiff
Glasgow
Scotland
Capital and Labor Face General Strike Threat Across Britain
In London April, Ramsay MacDonald warns of a general strike that could paralyze British industry within a week if not halted. He says capital and government back owners, while workers organize to demand living wages, with miners leading the confrontation. The conflict is framed as a broader war between capital and organized labor.
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Triple Alliance
Britain
Scotland
Charles M. McCann
London
Labor
Ramsay MacDonald
United Preas Today
MacDonald
Mine Workers leaders cite British strike contrast
Ellis Searles of the Mine Workers' Journal says American pumpers were ordered to stay at work in 1919 to prevent mine flooding and that union officials face federal indictments. He notes Britain urging miners to strike while pumpers were kept at work to protect mines.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
America
Ellis Searles
Mine Workers’ Journal
Sarles
Great Britain
Mrs Stillman Receives 62500 Alimony Payment
Attorneys for Mrs. James A. Stillman announced receipt of a 62500 alimony payment authorized by Justice Morschauser. The statement suggests Stillman’s side will not appeal the alimony ruling.
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New York
James A. Stillman
Justice Morschauser
Stillman
Man Injured While Attempting to Swallow Federal Reserve Notes
Donald Hanlon attempted to swallow two $500 Federal Reserve notes during a running confrontation with deputies at Toppenish. He sustained a shoulder wound. Investigators seek two suitcases reportedly checked by Hanlons in Seattle, per Sheriff Matt Starwich, at the request of Sheriff Bear of Yakima.
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Donald Hanlon
Federal Reserve
Hanlons
Seattle
Matt Starwich
Bear
Yakima
Court Denies Beer Loss Claim Against Ocean Brokerage Co
Olympia court denies BF. C. Lehmie gelow's $6,185 claim against Ocean Brokerage Co for alleged loss of 400 cases Wiedlands beer in 1918.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
BF. C. Lehmiegelow
Ocean Brokerage Co
Wiedlands Beer
Japan to Send Diet Mission to United States
Washington April 9 Japan plans a high profile mission of Japanese diet members to the United States next month to strengthen ties and avert a possible rift. Officials say the move signals priority of U S Japan friendship and may accompany a significant statement on bilateral relations during the visit. Tense exchanges over California anti alien land laws and the Yap mandate fuel frictions, but both sides seek renewed cooperation and peace.
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A. L. Bradford
Washington
Japan
United States
California
America
Yap
Japanese Envoy Baron Kanda Visits Seattle En Route Lisbon
Baron Kanda a Japanese peer and renowned scholar arrives in Seattle with delegates Takio Isawa and L Kobayashi aboard the Fushimi Maru. He speaks on Sino Japanese tensions and dismisses war talk while noting strong ill feeling over the Chinese question. His daughter Yuriko Takaki accompanies him as they proceed to the Lisbon conference.
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U. S
Faron Nalbu Kanda
House of Peers
University of Commerce
Tokyo
Seattle
Lisbon
Takio Isawa
L. Kobayash
Baron Kanda
Yuriko Takaki
Japan
United States
Caron
China
Drunk Man Seeks Appeal Over Court Fine
Louie Johnson a logger asks the superior court to decide how drunk one must be to be considered drunk. He seeks an order directing Police Justice A M Reynolds to show cause why he should not be allowed an appeal. Bellings Whatcom sheriff D D Wallace faces a $156 fine for alleged legal possession of liquor.
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Louie Johnson
Superior Court
A. M Reynolds
Kent
Bellingham
D. Wallace
Whatcom County
Quer
Funeral Services for Charles Mukela Fisherman
Funeral services for 37 year old Alaska fisherman Charles Mukela, who died Thursday, will be held at 10 a m Monday at the Georgetown Undertaking Co chapel near 116 Fourth Ave S. The obituary notes his occupation and residence.
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Charles Mukela
Alaska
Fourth Ave. S
Georgetown Undertaking Co
Boldt's French Pastry Ad Demand
An advertisement urges readers to ask Daddy to bring home Boldt's French pastries, signaling a bakery promotion and household shopping moment.
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Boldt
Mayor Backed Plan to Close Terry Fire Station
Fire Chief George M. Mantor recommended closing the Terry avenue and Alder street station and transferring the apparatus to the Harvard avenue and Union street station. Mantor said the move would save the city about $5,000 and Mayor Caldwell favored the change.
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Terry
Terry Ave
Alder St
Harvard Ave
Union St
Caldwell
George M. Mantor
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