Permit Cards Abandoned as City Ends Strike Permits
City officials announce that permit cards are no longer required for bakers drivers and shopkeepers to operate. The mayor orders removal of cards from wagons and stores and the police will inform business owners. Alderman Queen and the council say the change shows authority remains with elected officials. Senator Robertson visits the city amid supply and fuel updates.
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Delert
Queen
Police Commission
Oiseath
Fowler
Speirs-Parnell
Gray
Senator Robertson
Minneapolis
Ottawa
Bluffing or Weakening in City Labor Stand
Ernest Robinson of the Trades and Labor Council and city alderman declares no compromise while a central strike committee of union leaders demands all disputes settled before workers return. The Labor News questions whether a three-man table talk with workers could yield a settlement, labeling it either weakness or bluff.
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Ernest Robinson
Trades and Labor Council
Daily Press
Labor News
Robinson
Revolution or Law and Order Strike Plot Warns of Red Conspiracy
A provincial editorial argues the May general strike is a Bolshevik-led conspiracy to overthrow government. It claims a Red movement comprising foreign-born activists seeks revolution, with Lenine Trotsky and German Spartacans hailed as idols at a Calgary gathering. Authorities warn citizens, including a Winnipeg merchant, to evacuate if the strike unfolds.
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Calgary
Lenine
Trotsky
Red Movement
Sarajevo
Norris
Gray
Winnipeg
Choose Between Rebel and Citizen in Crisis Sayings
A pamphlet or speech condemns a strike as a power grab by a self appointed junta. It alleges interference with police, street rights, public utilities, press freedom, and mail access. It argues loyal workers are misled and must choose between revolution and constitutional order.
Port Arthur probes high prices amid strike talks
In Port Arthur Ontario the City Council and Board of Trade consult with both sides in a prevailing strike. Labor Minister Gideon Robertson hopes for a reasonable drop in prices including foods and manufactured goods. The situation reflects broader labor tensions and negotiation efforts across Canada and Europe.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Board of Trade
Gideon Robertson
Winnipeg
Peace deadline in Germany extended by seven days
World updates note Germany gains seven extra days to sign a peace pact while other items report a mistaken Port Arthur hold up of Winnipeg girls, Hawker presumed lost, American seaplanes at the Azores, Coronia bringing troops to Halifax, Empress of Japan with Siberian troops to Victoria, Pershing unable to attend a London reception, Benny Leonard stops Young Erne in Buffalo, no general Toronto strike, Turkish issue at the Peace Conference, and several baseball standings entries.
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Germany
Eatons
Winnipeg
Port Arthur
Hawker
Azores
Coronia
Halifax
Victoria
Siberia
General Pershing
London
Benny Leonard
Young Erne
Buffalo
Toronto
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Rone
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Summerside Collegiate Institute
Grieve
Ireland
International League
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Rochester
Jersey City
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St. Louis
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