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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1924
Page
7
The article notes Britain may withdraw an offered preference tied to trade talks amid debates in Parliament over provisional rules. It cites opposition from traders and the political climate ahead of a potential free trade majority, with specifics on food items like canned salmon and tobacco cited as part of the offer.
Rome reports the minister urging indemnity and aid after peasant losses in the Bergano Valley with material damages estimated at 130. The cabinet approves travel and living expenses for relief workers and lays groundwork for a relief scheme. Bert A. Macdonald proposes a selection scheme with committee members from Regina and Montreal.
Parliament prepares to debate the empire conference with Prime Minister and Liberal policy affirmed. Dominions gain autonomy on defence decisions while Britain retains treaty revision rights when multiple dominions are involved.
The government weighs restoring penny postage with a focus on postal finances and revenue. Officials cite potential extra income around twenty million, balanced against reduced mail volume, and reference past reductions from three to zero cents as a precedent.
McMaster a Liberal free trader will start a speaking tour January 9 from Winnipeg to Regina Saskatoon Calgary and Edmonton. He will deliver addresses in the prairies to size up conditions ahead of the coming season under unspecified auspices.
Mrs Henry Clay Wright of Austin Texas will debut in New York as a concert singer in a recital planned at a local auditorium. She is small and sight challenged yet her voice is clear and firm and her step is sure. Married for 87 years she has four children and seven grandchildren. She has never had a formal music study due to limited opportunities.
Lt. John A. McCready of the United States Army Air Service plans a first day attempt to set a new altitude record using an improvised supercharger. The device aims to let the engine perform efficiently at extreme heights, targeting about a 2 1/2 percent power increase and a substantial boost in horsepower.
Chester M. Elliott of the Alberta Cooperative Wheat Producers Limited announced that Home Grain Company along with Grain Company in Alberta have 11 elevators in the province and signed an agreement to handle wheat for the pool.
Weather in East Northay Ontario brings unprecedented mildness with warm rains. Trees bud along lake shores and tulip bulbs sprout while farmers plow and harrow fields and golfers enjoy daily games.
Prominent labor man and mayoral candidate cautions against a general strike in Vancouver. He argues against broad work stoppages and urges targeted action to aid workers while endorsing orderly processes.
London The Daily Chronicle prints an announcement that an energetic movement is on foot in the Fiji Islands for annexation by Canada on terms similar to Hawaii’s incorporation into the United States.
Sir William Mackenzie prominent railroad builder and former president of the Canadian North Railway dies after pneumonia illness. He had been at Bis Residence for some time and was nearing recovery when his condition worsened. He is survived by his son B. M. Mackenzie and several daughters and was in his later years connected to South Africa and New York travel.
Hon W H Sutherland announces five year road plan for British Columbia with about 000,000 in expenditure. Aimed at extending trunk roads and building a network of lateral roads from Guesnet to Prince George and beyond toward the Alberta border.
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts grants a travel scholarship of 1200 dollars to Canadian architects to promote architecture as mother of the arts. Eligibility requires Canadian citizenship, six years in Canada, and age between eighteen and thirty.
Sir Arthur Currie, principal of McGill University, conferred the honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Fridtjof Nansen, famed Arctic explorer and League relief commissioner.
Japanese public groups react to large returns of Japanese immigrants from the United States. Press and vernacular papers urge the foreign office to counter U.S. Supreme Court citizenship rulings and California and Washington immigration laws. The government has prepared guidance for Ambassador Hanishara in Washington but has taken no public action.
Rome official Morandi reports Italy's 1921 wheat harvest at about 223 million bushels plus 45 million on hand, enough to meet needs to next fall. He warns that due to global tensions it may be necessary to import 36 million bushels to keep the reserve. Halifax voters head to polls as W A Black wins Conservative nod in Halifax Dartmouth county.
J. W. Biglands of Lacombe Alberta won the grand championship for oats at the International Hay Show and Craiistow event. JW Lucas of Day Jes ANA finished second with 1 36 points, marking a repeat win for Biglands after two years. The contest featured strong fresh entrants and notable sales chatter around the top prize.
French government officials say troops occupying the Ruhr are being moved to camps outside the cities to ease the burden and irritation on Germans. No evacuation plan is in place. forces stay at current strength but will be removed from streets to reduce friction. Relief includes freeing political prisoners and allowing expelled residents to return home.
Sir Henry Thornton of Canadian National Railways says cattle bound for Great Britain will not go through Portland Maine. Ports at St John and Halifax will handle shipments and facilities have been prepared. Canadian exporters expect about 50 000 head to be moved this season amid British embargoes. A New England railway plant demonstrates a high speed electric locomotive in testing.
Clowns Patis-inrectiontes in Brothers have been granted academic palms by the French Government for services to the public in spreading good cheer. This marks the first award of its kind since the days of the court.
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly gives first reading to a bill aimed at preventing the creation of monopolies. The measure signals a push to curb concentrated economic power and promote competition.
President Coolidge is described as opposing the League while weighing foreign debts tariffs and immigration policy. The piece notes favored prohibitions enforcement in the military, a possible commission in emergencies, and cautious stance on subsidies and prices. It mentions supporting farmer unions and government aid in exporting wheat and reorganizing freight rates.
The Japanese cabinet agrees to advance funds to 26 insurance firms under terms covering 10 percent losses from a disaster, with loans bearing two year interest repayable via sinking funds. Foreign insurers operating in Japan also receive similar terms amid the crisis.
London 94 2 Eyncourt, director of naval construction and chief technical adviser to the Admiralty since 1912, will retire from the Admiralty and join the shipbuilding firm of Armstrong Whitworth Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne.
EW Beatty, president of Canadian Pacific Railway, urged economy and prudent immigration policy at a St John luncheon with business leaders. He warned against wasteful capital projects and called for cutting national and municipal expenditures to reduce taxes, aiming to improve the country’s economic position over the next two to three years.
A passing transcription notes a group described as four nations English Irish German and others recently arriving in Regina. They travel toward various destinations with a party of seven children amid uncertain stays and routes.
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