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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
3
The French press expresses alarm as Britain and Germany’s semi official envoy discuss a moratorium on reparations while Dr Rathenau shapes possible aid. Sir John Bradbury denies advocating a moratorium though French reports claim he warned against it.
Ottawa reports 659 claims totaling 22,194,978 dollars filed with Major H. Spencer Relph of the secretary of state for reparation for wartime acts against Canadians and property. Many more claims are expected as Sir Douglas Haren investigates amounts. Canada’s share funds these payments from Britain’s indemnity, with Armenian and maritime loss claims noted.
Krassin and Litvinoff plan to press UK and US for relief on Russia debts as Germany may be granted a moratorium. Krassin may travel to Washington to rally interest before the conference ends. A US destroyer Delong went aground near San Francisco harbor. Wheat sales to India at 61 pence per bushel. University of Montreal to honor Marshal Foch with Doctor of Laws during his visit.
Lord Mount Stephen died peacefully at Brocket Hall England after years as a recluse. An associate of the late Lord Strathcona he began in Canadian trade in Montreal. In tribute to the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway flags at half mast were flown at railway offices and depots.
Nakastakon a Swampy Cree elder born at Moose Factory on Hudson Bay dies at 114. Known as dancing girl in English, she helped greet Anglican missionaries and lived at Birch River Reservation. In recent years she was blind and unable to walk.
Colonial Secretary Lonton Winston Spencer Chore ll urged London to invest within the empire to ensure safe returns and future development. He warned that abandoning the empire would invite economic weakness and jeopardize Britain’s position in the world market.
In four days the New England thaw revealed damage running into millions of dollars to electric and telephone systems. Officials report unprecedented difficulties in restoring service after the sequence of storms.
A formal complaint to Toronto’s Department of Education cites English school treatment of Canadian teachers in London. Delegates, including a former Toronto principal, receive about 75 dollars monthly. a kindergarten post is also noted as redacted. The letter references travel warnings from Premier Lloyd George to Mayor Greb.
Ottawa reports S L Newman secretary of the Canadian Seed Growers Association says members won 22 of 25 wheat prizes at the Chicago International Exhibition including the first nine. They also took twenty prizes in oats first and third in alfalfa seed and second and third in flint corn despite an unfavorable Canadian crop year.
The Russian rouble rapidly depreciates against the dollar with rates moving from 150 099 to about 208 000 per dollar in a single day. Analysts cite fear of money holders seeking foreign currency and a government decree releasing new paper money on December 1. The reform aims to simplify notes by revalue and reduce wealth disparities, signaling broad economic disruption.
Berlin faced blackouts and service suspensions as city electrical workers walked out demanding substantial wage increases. Settlement talks were underway when the strike began, leaving loaded streetcars idle, telephone lines cut, and underground trains halted except at worker stations. Evening papers were scarce.
A Saskatchewan sample wheat sweepstakes triumphs with J C Mitchell of Drayton winning the headlining champion wheat title. George Kraft of Bozeman gains consolation with wheat grown from Saskatchewan seed, while Canadian horses earn top class prizes and many firsts in arena competition.
In Hamilton Ontario teacher Mies F Cuthbert was fined ten dollars and costs after authorities found she punished Sydney Painting with 15 strokes for telling an untruth. The magistrate ruled the punishment barbarous and excessive, noting one or two strokes would suffice. The incident prompted questions on disciplinary methods in schools. The report also notes Vice Admiral Sir Wil G Pakenham will visit British Columbia aboard the Raleigh, with Esquimalt December 16 to 27 and Vancouver December 27 to January 9.
New South Wales Premier London-Sydney Dooley cites a Reuters report that the Newcastle Steel Works shut down sections and laid off hundreds due to unrestricted imports of camouflaged German steel. He argues the Commonwealth Government policy cripples Australian industry.
Barcelona Chief Inspector Fernandez Luna led a surprise visit to clubs to check police orders on gambling suppression. He found games of chance unchallenged and dismissed about a dozen inspectors and captains. The move sparked turmoil as officers allegedly connected to profits from the games were implicated.
In dense fog south of California ten high school students died when a Southern Pacific No 15 southbound train struck the mobile bus carrying them to school. The collision occurred as another bus cleared the crossing. victims were unable to escape as debris and bodies were scattered.
Abe Davis a 19 year old druggist's assistant died from wounds after a bandit shot at the Notre Dame and Gertie streets store. Manager Joseph Wilder remained in hospital. No bandit identified. Also notes Admiral Beatty sailing home on the Adriatic after six weeks in North America.
Four Army aviators two officers and two privates died when two planes in a combat drill collided at an altitude of about 2000 feet and crashed near Post Field Fort Sill Oklahoma.
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