Canada Faces Gold Reserve Strain as War Echoes Rise
Ottawa reviews the Dominion note stock and gold backing amid a planned redaction of Minion notes in circulation. January figures show 318,690,089 in notes with gold backing at 114,821,062 and securities 124,237,000. End-year gold totals reach 116,014,654 with 144,428,000 secured. Officials weigh buying more gold or retiring notes from loan or revenue proceeds as London reports Britain plans a 100 million note cut. The crisis mirrors wartime gold depreciation seen in the Civil War when greenbacks fell to 38.7 cents.
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Ottawa
DoMinion
Finance Department
London
Finances of Count Hohenzollern Contested Property Plan
An editorial in Vorwärts condemns efforts to preserve the former emperor William’s fortune. It argues the Prussian diet bill restates property rights while omitting guilt, noting the government may seize private fortunes under the national constitution. The piece labels the move as a display of old Prussian efficiency.
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William
Vorwaerts
Germany
Hohenzollern
Geddes Says Former Kaiser To Be Tried If Exiled
Sir Auckland Geddes in Andover declares the government will prosecute the former German emperor and apply the prescribed penalty. He warns that if the Netherlands offers asylum within Dutch territory the Kaiser cannot reside in Europe and Holland must relocate him to an offshore island. The speaker adds a caution about bluffing losers.
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London
Sir Auckland Geddes
Andover
Holland
Europe
Heavy North Atlantic Storm Bites Coast and Ports
A severe storm drives huge waves and ice across the North Atlantic coast, crippling towns along New Jersey and Long Island. The Maine steamer runs aground on Long Island. fogs and floods hamper river traffic and fuel supply tightens as snow and high seas cripple transportation.
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New York
North Atlantic
New Jersey
Long Island
Maine
New England Steamship Company
Porthamby
New York Harbor
Hudson
Harlem
Rockaway Beach
Canadian Delegates Had Rough Journey
Ottawa reports Canadian labor delegates to the Paris Conference faced a difficult Atlantic voyage delaying arrival after the International Labor Office adjourned. F A Acland cabled that key Paris items would wait for the London session on March 2. The government extended passage to allow Acland and Tom Moore to remain in England for the London meeting.
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Ottawa
Canada
Paris
Atlantic
International Labor Office
London
F. A. Acland
Robertson
Mr. Acland
Tom Moore
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
England
Berlin observer argues against Wilhelm sentence as danger to republic
Karl Kautsky in the Berlin Volks Zeitung warns that trying Wilhelm II in a foreign court would make him a martyr and boost his popularity, becoming a threat to the republic. He suggests the Entente should press Holland to house the former emperor on a distant island to foil conspiracies with German allies.
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Berlin
Karl Kautsky
Berlin Volks Zeitung
Wilhelm
Herr Kautsky
Holland
Wilson Found Guilty in Saskatoon Murder Trial
John Wilson, ex R N W M P, found guilty of murdering his wife Mary Wilson by a King's Court Bench jury. Chief Justice Haultain to sentence him to the gallows at Prince Albert jail on April 23. Jury deliberated one hour fifty minutes. Wilson protested the methods used to obtain information, then was led from the court four minutes after verdict. His counsel offered no defence. The prisoner stated he was physically unable to stand the strain of entering the box.
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Saskatoon
John Wilson
R.N.W.M.P
Mary Wilson
King’s Court
Haultain
Prince Albert
Wilson
Former German Ships to be Sold by U S Government
President Wilson approved the sale of 30 former German passenger vessels after bids were received by the Shipping Board. Negotiations will proceed, with a clause in contracts ensuring vessels remain under the American flag and usable by the Army in a national emergency.
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Washington
Wilson
Shipping Board
Payne
War Department
Salvation Army Commissioner to Discuss Canadian Immigration Plans
Commissioner Lamb of the Salvation Army will arrive in Canada in a few days to confer on the government’s immigration policy. He expects no difficulty in continuing Salvation Army plans as the government scheme closely follows the Army’s emigration framework.
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London
Lamb
Salvation Army
Canada
Famine Stricken Petrograd Described by Red Cross Expert
Professor Zeidler of the Russian Red Cross reports Petrograd suffers extreme famine and cold. Water is scarce, hospitals are few, typhus and influenza rage, and robbers plunder deserted districts as authorities struggle to maintain safety amid power and fuel shortages.
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London
Petrograd
Zeidler
Russian Red Cross
Neva
U S Manufacturers In Majority Ottawa
The Canadian trade commission compares foreign branches in Canada finding fewer than six British manufacturers with branch factories versus about 530 American manufacturers. Their products span farm machinery tractors to packing house goods.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Trade Commission
Set Profit on Woolens New York
federal food administrator Arthur Williams ruled a 16 percent maximum profit for woolen merchants. One firm earning 1.85 dollars per yard on 3.55 cost was ordered to repurchase stock within 24 hours, resell at no more than 10 percent profit, and pay the former supplier 125 dollars per yard.
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New York
Arthur Willams
German official placements prompt diplomatic friction
Berlin reports indicate Janan urged the German government that Dr Soli former secretary for the colonies would not be persona grata as Germanys representative at Tokio. Kreuz Zeitung notes Brussels also questions Herr Lands berg appointment amid similar difficulties.
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Berlin
Zyoclf
Uhr Blatt
Janan
Dr. Soli
Germany
Tokio
Kreuz Zeitung
Brussels
Herr Landsberg
Shareholders Forum Plans Ratification of Grand Trunk Pact
London Sir Alfred Smithers chairman of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway calls a meeting of shareholders for the 19th to ratify a government agreement. The board urges acceptance, noting wartime railway finance, Canada’s limited income guarantees, rising operating costs, and the need for rate increases to ensure a fair return once the government owns the system.
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London
Alfred Smithers
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Canadian Railways
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Pacific
Government of Canada
Railway Commission
Help For Vienna Children
An Italian train arrived to take 2 500 Vienna children to Milan for the winter and brought Red Cross supplies. This completes the tenth consignment to Italian towns to house the children free of charge, with many towns willing to accept more. Transportation limits prevent a larger exodus while frail children remain in hospitals awaiting care.
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Vienna
Milan
Red Cross
Italy
Academy condemns gold crowns and nerve removal in dental care
The American Academy of Dental Science condemns gold crowns as unsanitary and disease prone. It also denounces removing nerves before fillings and urges hospital extractions for patients over twenty, arguing current methods require change.
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Chicago
American Academy of Dental Science
Witness testifies Solomon spat on US flag at war
Albany court hears Ellen B. Chivers 18 testify she saw Charles Solomon spit on the United States flag during the war. Chivers says she volunteered evidence as the duty of any American and recalls Solomon saying you would not wipe your feet on her platform.
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Albany
Ellen B. Chivers
Charles Solomon
United States
Solomon
Canadian Air Board to set two Alberta airdromes
The Canadian Air Board will establish two airdromes in Alberta for instruction and government work. One site will be in Calgary with 12 machines and another at Peace River Crossing, per Major McLaren.
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Calgary
Canadian Air Board
Alberta
Peace River Crossing
Major McLaren
Offer Award for Flu Cure in Denver
The Denver Post reports a $25,000 prize to the physician who finds a cure or effective treatment for influenza. Payment awaits approval of the cure by the Rockefeller Foundation and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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Denver
Colo
Denver Post
Rockefeller Foundation
John Hopkins University
Beltimore
Plan for Opening of New Parliament Buildings in Ottawa
Ottawa plans call for formal opening of parliament in the new buildings February 26 in the Commons chamber with the Senate to follow later. The National Memorial Commission will oversee a monumental war memorial museum to house Canadian war trophies and honor national sacrifice.
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Ottawa
Canada
Great War Veterans’ Association
Royal Society of Canada
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
The
Royal Academy
Town Planning Institute of Canada
Advisory Arts Council
National Memorial Commission
Offtawa
Commons
Senate
Railway Committee
House of Commons
Duchess of Devonshire
George Foster
Developments in India's Industrial Growth Plans
In opening the legislative council, Lord Chelmsford announced steps to boost industrial development through a central authority coordinating with provinces, creation of scientific services, and a government stores purchase system. A committee led by Dr Jocelyn Field Thorpe will organize chemical services and raw materials, while another reviews indents for execution in India and the munitions board advances the commission's proposals to form a new department of industries.
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Delhi
India
Legislative Council
Lord Chelmsford
Secretary of State For India
Jocelyn Field Thorpe
Munitions Board
Industrial Commission
Department of Industries
Government urged to sink oil wells at Athabasca
The Dominion Government should spend at least 500000 dollars to sink wells in the Athabasca oil fields to provide permanent employment for returned soldiers, removing the need for charity relief. Major G W Andrews DSO was the principal speaker at the central branch meeting of the Great War Veterans Association.
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Winnipeg
Athabasca
Great War Veterans’ Association
G. W. Andrews
D.S.O
Nature Leaves Work for the Dressmaker to Finish
A brief note highlights how natural forms and weather patterns inspire unfinished garments, leaving designers with work to complete as they translate organic textures into textiles.
List of Huns Wanted by Allies For War Crimes
A wartime tally names German officers and officials accused of atrocities. Crown Prince Ruprecht, Fauke von Württemberg, Kluck, Mackensen, and others are listed for massacres, executions, pillage, and submarine outrages. Extradition notes and resignations accompany the document.
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Kluck
Senlis
Aerschot
von Mackenzen
Romania
Baron von der Lancken
Charles Fryatt
Edith Cavell
Admiral von Capell
Liman von Sanders
Gen. Stenger
Niemeyr Brothers
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Count Hohenzollern
Auckland Geddes
Republic
U.S
G. T. Shareholders
Government
Sir Alfred Smithers
Baron von Kurt Leisner
Baron von Lersner
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