France Presses Broad Submarine Plans At Naval Conference
Delegates from France insist on freedom to build submarines and cruisers, with French authorities seeking to expand tonnage to 330 000 tons and add destroyers and other auxiliaries. Britain and other nations react with concern, while Balfour warns of possible limitations unless freedom of action remains. Conference shifts to discuss submarine regulations and limits on auxiliary vessels.
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Washington
France
British Empire
Conference Naval Committee
United States
Arthur J. Balfour
Great Britain
Conditions on the Farm Urged by Sir Clifford Sitton
Sir Clifford Sitton urged improved farm conditions at the Am Amerigo Association meeting. He said science and education should focus on inventions and appliances to ease farm work, boost productivity, and keep families from leaving the farm. He linked farm life quality to national progress and emphasized practical action over propaganda.
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Toronto
Ameriego Association For the Advancement of ScidBee
Clifford Sitton
Interior
Canada
Harding Shipbuilding Plan Faces Opposition In Congress
President Harding plans a shipbuilding program with direct subsidies and heavy spending. Strong opposition is forming in Congress and among agricultural interests, casting doubt on enactment despite administration pressure. The piece urges support for local merchants to aid community prosperity.
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Hardin
Washington
Harding
Congress
Prince of Wales Opens Victorian Memorial in Calcutta
Amid splendor and cheering crowds, the Prince of Wales inaugurated the Victorian Memorial in Calcutta. The marble palace houses a museum with portraits of Indian emperors and notable figures from the Victorian era, commemorating India and its leaders. The building took 15 years to complete and was opened with a formal state ceremony.
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Calcutta
Prince of Wales
Victoria
India
Deni
Rush For Gold Claims Activity Greatest Since the Opening Up of Northern Manitoba
Mining claims in the Elbow Lake area north of The Pas Man are attracting heavy staking as a new mineral belt opens in northern Manitoba. Hollinger Mine in Porcupine has taken an option on Murray Brothers claims, spurring prospectors to the district. Claim sales are rising with prices from 500 to 1000 dollars. a seven mile distant group sold for 5000 cash, another for 2909 dollars, and a banker received 2700 for a claim. Much funding comes from Montreal and Toronto interests.
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Elbow Lake
Rhern Manitoba
Hollinger
Porcupine
Murray Brothers
New Camps
Montreal
Toronto
Heavy Sentence for Window Smashing Galician
Stephen Zawisiuk known as a Galician admitted to smashing store windows with an iron bar to gain a winter term. judged on ten charges with a heavy sentence, details suggest a single incident in the early hours of last Wednesday morning. The case occurred as part of a broader report noting liquor legislation discussions and a veteran’s disorderly conduct case in Ottawa.
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Stephen Zawisiuk
Eo Moore
Ottawa
H. Coulter
Vancouver
Askwith
Plan to aid famine areas in Southern Russia
The Iranian Kea Cross and Soviet representative M. Vorovsky sign an agreement to establish eighteen food and medical depots in famine regions of Southern Russia. The government contributes 6,000,000 lire for the relief work.
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Rome
Russia
M. Vorovsky
Toronto Liquor Shipment Seizure Upheld by Court
A Toronto magistrate’s order for seizure of a cargo of liquor shipped from Montreal to Toronto was sustained in the first appellate court. In Chicago, a Purity Conference session denounced the impact of movies jazz dancing and cigarette use on public morals.
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Toronto
Denison
Montreal
First Appellate Court
Chicago
Cannibalism In Russia Reported In Famine Areas
Official report to the all Russian Soviet congress details cannibalism in famine districts of Russia. Delegate Ovsienko cites starvation scenes, with guards over burials, children sent to steppes to perish, and mothers harming babies. He warns most depend on aid while many adults would die waiting.
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Riga
Russia
All Russian Soviet Congress
Ovsienko
Samara
Rosta
Moscow
Ramikovekey
Steppes
Toy spending soars as war disrupts German supply
New York reports over $1000 spent by Americans on toys and games amid National City Bank hassig. The value of domestically produced toys has more than tripled since the war cut German imports.
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New York
United States
Hassig
Ince
Germany
Western Canarian Society of Agrom Convenes Second Annual Meet
Agricultural experts from the Dominion and the United States gather for the Wester Canarian Society of Agrom convention. Prof Manly Bracken of Maniwba Agricultural College praises early investigators while urging soil conservation. Dr Champtin of the University of Saskatchewan outlines field tests with fallow substitutes and a 1922 project on crop productivity. M J Tinline and Scott Lask discuss practical crop rotations to ease farm finances and seasonal labor.
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Prof. Bracken
Wincipes
Tay
Dominion
United States
Wester Canarian Society of Agrom
Proffohm Bracken
Maniwba Agricultural College
Canada
Manley Champtin
University of Saskatchewan
Satan
M. J. Tinline
Scott, Lask
Prairie Farmer
Crown Prince Praises Conference and Diet Speech
The regent Hirohito voiced gratification at growing Japanese government ties with major powers as the Washington Conference nears completion. He urged public cooperation for national prosperity and lasting peace. In Canada, Hamilton Kiwanis hear of a spring campaign to curb reckless driving across the province led by F Diggs.
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Japan
Tokio
Hirohito
Hamilton
Ont
Department of Public Works
F. €. Diggs
Kiwanis Club
British golf champion and Herd plan North American tour
Carcage and Alex Herd, holder of the British title in 1907, will tour Canada and the United States next summer. Veterans will compete in the United States Open at the Skokie Club in Chicago.
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Sumer Sage
Great Britain
Alex Herd
Canada
United States
Skokle Club
Chicago
Summers in Canada alleged to grow drier in report
Hamburg chamber of commerce report says 1921 aims to fulfil peace obligations fail and no political or economic effort will succeed unless conditions change. Weather expert charts show summers not consistently drier. rainfall linked to Arctic Pacific Gulf air convergence affecting Manitoba and the West. Lake Louise deposits slowly fill, thousand-year timeline. Seed analysts urge unified seed grading across North America.
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Hamburg
Germany
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
London
France
England
America
Toronto
Whem Lee
Manitoba Agriculture College
A. J. Conner
Dominion Meteorological Office
West
Arctic
Pacific
Gulf
Manitoba
W. A. Johnston
Geological Survey
Ottawa
Lake Louise
Canada
George H. Clark
Dominion Seed
North America
France Defends Fleet Submarine as Essential Defense Weapon
In Paris the French Senate debated the marine budget with Senator de Kerguezec arguing the submarine is a necessary defense tool. He urged it be limited to military use and questioned the Washington conference push for 320,000 tons of capital ships, insisting France aims to avoid offensive war.
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Paris
France
Senate
de Kerguezec
de Bon
Unemployed Night Guards Considered for Philadelphia Plan
Philadelphia officials discuss using 4000 unemployed residents as night watchmen funded by 15 cent weekly contributions from each family. Major J Hampton Moore cites expected reductions in auto thefts burglaries and banditry and police endorses the plan.
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Philadelphia
J. Hampton Moore
Suspect Surrenders After Theft Charge in Oakland
William B. Shelley, sought for theft in Oakland California, surrendered at the local police station. He asked to be remanded for work and to notify Oakland police for communication.
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William B. Shelley
Oakland
Cal
Famous British Actor Sir John Hare Dies at 77
Sir John Hare, noted English actor and stage figure, died aged 77. He gained Canadian audiences through his Shakespearean and dramatic roles, including The Gay Lord Quex, and made his first stage appearance in Liverpool in 1864 after leaving civil service plans.
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Sir John Hare
Dominion
Lord Ques
John
Giggleswick
Kip
Tiserpool
London
Prince of Wales Company
Clyde Shipyard Output Drops Sharply in 1921 Return
Clyde shipbuilding for the year shows 314 vessels launched totaling 514000 tons. This marks a major drop from last year. The largest 1921 launch was the Windsor Cable at 19000 tons.
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London
Clyde Shipbuilding
Lloyd George Says British Government Has Reached Limit on Irish Question
Prime Minister Lloyd George declares no further reopening of the Irish treaty discussions is possible. He states Ireland is equal to other empire states under the treaty and warns that any alteration would void the agreement, delaying evacuation plans and cabinet actions.
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London
Lloyd George
Ireland
Toyo
League of Nations
Canada
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Canadian Pacific Railway
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