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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1923
Page
3
A Premier announced a general election in Ontario for late June. The plan includes three bills on redistribution proportional representation and single transferable vote. A confidence vote cleared the government and a special committee will work on the redistribution bill.
Easter week bells rang in Moscow churches as a Soviet campaign by young communists spread nationwide. Descriptions claim anti religious demonstrations emerged in several areas while a rally in Odessa featured men removing iron fixtures and burning them amid public showings of faith.
Berlin reports attempts to import coal from South Africa and Britain to the United States amid prolonged Ruhr shipments. Several steamers have already set sail from South Africa carrying coal for Sefrwe.
McGill and McDonald College figures are named to key academic roles in Canada and the United States. Jenninice Laing, dean at M Gi University, becomes Dean of the Graduate School of Arts while Dr M Adull, Latin professor from the University of Chicago, leads the Poultry Division of the USDA. BD Jules, born in Burford Ontario, joins the British Columbia agricultural department previously.
A Salisbury protest meeting urged the Imperial Government to enact a new constitution for Southern Rhodesia in line with the referendum verdict last fall. The non-party gathering called for a new responsible government and timely financial measures to ease uncertainty before another year passes.
The Canadian railways announce a substantial reduction in immigrant fares from Europe to Canadian points effective with the St Lawrence route opening. New rates to Winnipeg and the West are set near pre war levels, with Europe sales beginning April 19 and United States arrivals to Canada starting May 1. Vancouver will ship wheat directly to Norway and Sweden, with 281,250 bushels booked at the Vancouver Merchants' Exchange marking a first. Vancouver is linked in a broader pattern to Scandinavian ports, a historic first. Hon George BP. of Militis notes a planned $10,000 expenditure on land and hangars in Winnipeg this year.
London reports a dramatic Commons scene as Stanley Baldwin faced a fierce backlash. The chamber, normally calm, erupted in uproar when the government was defeated, the Speaker lacked power to suspend debate, and closure was used. Labor benches sang The Red Flag as the event drew grim headlines for Parliament.
The notice reports sales of school lands from quarter sections in a preemption area, with sales through December 31, 3953. Revenue totaling 12 251.465098 dollars was earned from these sales, and at year end the remaining amount due was TIS6STUS51. The purchaser count and later surrender to the government reached 1208 quarter sections.
The report shows March average living costs slightly higher than February. Family budgets via Department branches indicate March 1922 expenses around $1054, with June costs near $1682 and earlier March 1911 figures around $1079. The data highlights steadily rising expenses across periods.
Elw J. O Connor of Sault Ste Marie describes a harsh battle with asthma catarrh and throat irritation. He credits Catarrhzone for soothing relief and breath restoration, urging others suffering from catarrh asthma throat irritation and bronchitis to try it, from Catarrozone Co Montreal.
A London board of education projection shows 169,000 fewer pupils than prior estimates, with surplus staffing reduced by 1,060 teachers. The count signals continued lower pupil numbers for several years and rising per pupil costs as schools adjust to the trimmed roll.
Mrs Mary McLean of Nova Scotia recounts relief from rheumatism and kidney trouble after using Dodds Kidney Pills. The ad claims pills strengthen kidneys and cleanse the blood. A political note follows, stating Hopkins defeated Knowles by 1,261 votes in a nearby district as polls near the US border close.
Delegates from exhibition associations and farm groups discussed future federal funding and breed restrictions at a meeting. Grants of 5000 dollars yearly to several fairs were approved, with two or three year prospects for class one fairs. Proposals limited draught horse breeds and shaped beef cattle class rules, while dairy cattle remained debated with Alberta and Saskatchewan delegates. Final decision left to fair boards in consultation.
American prohibition agents forecast a spring surge of liquor shipments from Canada as snow melts along the border. Washington and New England promotion agents warn of fleets of liquor trucks as smugglers move southward, and they say they are preparing for the influx.
Albert bin Stein's relativity theory is confirmed by results deduced from photos of the sun eclipse. The findings come from the W. H. Crocker expedition from Lick Observatory led by Lor. W. Campbell of the University of California on September 21, 1992, off Australia’s northwest coast.
In the House of Commons Dr. R L Wit Towne questioned GI Commissioners about screenings shipped from Canadian Government elevators since 1915. The Minister of Trade and Commerce replied that only one complaint had ever been received and the matter lapsed due to the complainant not proving nonreceipt of the product named in the documents.
A provincial proposal suggests Manitoba incorporate as banks under the Federal Bank Act to supply credit to agriculture. Debate centers on Treasury Board notes, provincial charters, and branch banks as a means to aid producers while criticizing the current loan system favoring manufacturers.
Brig Gen William Mitchell announced an air route from New York to Peking China to the Chamber of Commerce. Stopovers would include Winnipeg and Nome Alaska with a Siberian crossing at the Amur River. Estimated cost per passenger around 1200 dollars, first trip possible soon with four total stops.
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