In the municipal elections in Glasgow, the Labourites gained 20 seats. They now hold 44 seats out of 113. ...
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Article : 178 words"In my opinion the A.W.U. will, if it comes to a fight, lose, because the business people and volunteers in the country centres who will not tolerate the union's outrageous ...
Article : 486 wordsReports from Riga received in Copenhagen state that soldiers in Moscow refused to proceed to the front unless they were supplied with new equipment. Civilians joined the ...
Article : 62 wordsA message from Atlanta (Georgia) says that Eugene Debs (the Socialist candidate for the Presidency), from within the prison made the following statement: "I shall not be ...
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Article : 226 wordsA message from San Francisco says it is indicated that the Japanese, exclusion amendment will be carried by two to one. ...
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Article : 200 wordsThe first returns of the licensing polling in Scotland show that about one district in four is in favour of the abolition of licenses. Three-quarters of the ...
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Article : 152 wordsMr. Bonar Law stated in the House of Commons last night that there was no further cause for anxiety in regard to Mesopotamia. A committee was drafting the electoral laws, ...
Article : 61 wordsAdditional votes in connection with the liquor referendum were received by the Home Department to-day. The now totals are:— State control, 23,419; prohibition, 123,250; ...
Article : 63 wordsMembers, of the Imperial Press Delegation held a luncheon in honour of Lord and Lady Burnham. Lord Northcliffe, who presided, made eulogistic references to the ...
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Article : 113 wordsThe Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Rev. Dr. Wright, after being received in audience by the Prince of Wales, will sail by the Orvieto, on the homeward voyage. ...
Article : 111 wordsA report from Berlin says the Allies have diecided to reduce the total of 800,000 German cattle to be delivered to the Allies under the Peace Treaty by half. ...
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Article : 28 wordsThe latest A.M.A. election figures show that Mr. O'Shannessy, the recent Melbourne delegate has been elected vice-president. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 4 Nov 1920, Page 9
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