Resignation of Briand Shocks French Cabinet
Parla Aristide Briand surprised the nation by resigning as premier after a dramatic chamber speech. He cited insurmountable opposition to his policy and said he could not govern under current conditions. Briand and his cabinet left for Cannes as President Millerand asked M. Poincare to form a new ministry.
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Parla
Aristide Briand
Briand
Ruddenness
Chamber of Devotion
Beem
M. Braind
Millerand
Cannes
Genoa
M. Briand
Senate
Chamber
M. Millerand
M. Poincaire
Driver's Quick Action Saves Many Lives in Belfast Bombing
A bomb was thrown at a tramcar on Crumlin Road carrying seventy five workers. The driver sped away after a revolver shot, causing the missile to miss. The blast shattered the tramcar and frightened passengers. A nearby couple at their doorway was killed by a volley of shots.
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Belfast
Crumlin Road
Burmah Welcomed Prince London Visit News
Reuter's Rangoon correspondent reports the Prince of Wales tour in Burmah as the most successful stop on his rough India itinerary. Public enthusiasm was continuous and officials believed extended time with locals could erase political discontent in Burmah.
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London
Reuter
Rangoon
India
Burmah
German Railways Seize Coal Shipments
Berlin approves seizure of private coal shipments in transit to prevent rail line tie ups amid acute fuel shortages. Government cites rolling stock and coal deliveries to allies as causes and urges other states to act. Public carnivals and celebrations are forbidden by the Prussian government with requests for consistency across federations.
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Berlin
Saskatoon farmers urged to substitute oats for summerfallow
At the agricultural societies convention Prof. Manley Champlin of the University of Saskatchewan field husbandry department urged an experiment substituting oats sown in rows for part of summerfallow. He noted losses from leaving land idle must be offset against grain production costs. W Mckintyan spoke on farm management systems at Brandon Experimental Farm.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Agricultural Societies Convention
Manley Champlin
Feld Husbandry Department
University of Saskatchewan
Prof
Champlin
Jandidie
Fallon
Decrease in Juvenile Crime Highlighted in 1920 Report
Ottawa notes a downward trend in juvenile crime with fewer convictions. The forty fifth annual Canadian criminal statistics report cites 18.19 percent juvenile indictable offenses in 1920, down from 20.8 percent in 1919, after a 14 year rise prior to 1919.
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Ottawa
Criminal Statistics of
Canada
Irish Dockyard to Be Transferred to Government
London Times reports Haulbowline Dockyard at Queenstown will be handed to the Irish government when finally closed. The facility will be stripped of machinery before the transfer. Local merchants urged to support hometown economy.
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Queenstown
London
Haulbowline
London Times
Progressive Party Maintains Identity in Ottawa House
Manitoba and national delegates affirm the Progressive Party will back government reforms as promoted by the National Progressive Party while preserving its distinct identity and organization in the House of Commons. Hon. T A Crerar cites a Saskatoon conference resolution guiding western supporters.
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Progressive Party
Ottawa House
Winnipeg
Progressive
Pariament
National Progressive Party
T. A. Crerar
Beech
United Farmers of Manitoba
Saskatoon
Hom
Mr. Grevat
House of Commons
Submarine Rum Run Rumor Denied by Officials
Naval authorities deny any Canadian government submarine involvement in bootlegging between Canada and the United States Pacific coast. They state no submarines have been sold to private parties, though engines from two boats reportedly went to Ontario municipal use.
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Trac
Pacific
Ottawa
Canada
Department of Naval Affairs
Atlantic
Ontario
Seattle
Deller
British Columbia
United States
Vancouver
Rainbow
Burnham Credits Imperial Press Conference Link
Lord Burnham, Daily Telegraph proprietor, praised the Imperial Press Conference for expanding British coverage of Canadian news. He noted heightened intelligence efforts in London and Canada from Halifax to Victoria and the value of a direct London to Canada news cable service via Reuters and Canadian Press Limited.
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New
Reuter’s
Canadian Press Limited
London
Can ‘Dian Press
British Press Association
Landslide Devastates San Fratello Town in Messina
In San Fratello disaster follows days of rain as earth slid in waves tearing through the hillside. Seven churches reduced to rubble, and not a single house remains habitable. Relief teams search for prisoners and victims amid debris with two bodies recovered.
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San Fratel
Messina
San Fratello
Saskatchewan Legislature Debates Tariff and Trade Measures
The Saskatchewan Legislature resumes after Christmas with Hon. H. J. Latta proposing a resolution to urge federal tariff reductions and broader free list coverage for agricultural and manufacturing inputs. Danbar introduces a liquor export ban. Dunning seeks freight rate cuts and funds for lignite experiments.
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Saskatchewan
J. Latta
United States
Danbar
Estevan
Dominion Gvernment
Dunning
Mayors Urge Britain to Build Battleships for Jobs
At a Newcastle conference of northern English mayors the government was urged to resume battleship construction to curb unemployment from halted warship orders. The group noted U S and Japan are building battleships and called for Britain to respond. They also proposed a 19,000,000 pound loan to shipping firms to start passenger-ship construction.
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London
England
Newcastle
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Japanese Troop Withdrawal Claimed Agreement Reaches
Delegates at the arms conference reportedly reached a settlement on withdrawing Japanese troops from the former German Kia Chow leasehold and from the Tsing Tao Tsinanfu Railway subject to China providing proper policing.
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Washington
Tsing Tao
Beggar Capitalist in Madrid Reveals Large Wealth
Police raid on Madrid begging posts uncovers Madrid Eliseo Pio Rodriguez with $20009 deposited at a provincial bank and a farm with 30 cows, the result of years of mendicancy. Regina officer Lieut Colonel W G Bishop, a prominent Regina figure, dies by suicide over financial worries using a 20 gauge shotgun.
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Madrid
Eliseo Pio Rodriguez
Regina
W. G. Bishop
De Valera Vows to Continue Fight for Irish Independence
De Valera told reporters he would press for independence and oppose oaths tied to the treaty. He predicted elections within six to nine months and warned a treaty verdict would face British-backed coercion. He said Sinn Fein leaders would meet to consider the general position.
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de Valera
Deblin
Pamona de Valera
Mr de Valera
London
Die Valera
Uie
Sinn Tein
Niels Labor Party
Labor
Free State
Ireland
Daib
Dail
Associated Press
Dubin Castle
Ausares
Prairie publishers meet in Regina discuss rates and wages
Daily newspaper publishers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta gathered in Regina to debate burdens from a 500 per cent postage increase on second class mail and the high prairie wage scales affecting the print trade. Attending were E H. Macklin, E. M. Nicholls, Allan Holmes, C. A. Elvin, and others from major papers including Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, and Winnipeg Tribune.
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Regina
Daily News
Prairie Provinces
Vancouver
Canada
E H. Macklin
Manitoba Free Press
E. M. Nicholls
Winnipeg Tribune
Allan Holmes
Prince Albert Herald
C. A. Elvin
Saskatoon Star
Phoenix
Burford Hooke
Regina Leader and Post
Thos. Miller
Moose Jaw Times
A.tyrell
Medicine Hat News
J. H. Woods
W. Watson
Calgary Herald
Ford
Calgary Albertan
A. Torrance
Lethbridge Herald
John M. Imrie
Edmonton Journal
G. McNeil
Edmonton Bulletin
Manitoba Legislature Opens Second Session Forecasts Policy Action
The opening of Manitoba's second session of the sixteenth Legislature featured public attendance rather than throne speeches. Sir James Atkins announced plans to study the provincial service for economies and efficiency, with loans for farmers and changes to taxation by municipalities. The assembly will consider natural resource control, freight rate reductions, a soil survey, drainage cost reforms, and renewed child welfare discussion.
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Manitoba
Winnipes
James Atkins
Loral
James
Heavy Fine For Liquor Manufacture in Edmonton Court
Edmonton police court judge George B. McLeod imposed a heavy fine on George Coydon for illegal liquor manufacture. Coydon paid over one thousand dollars in cash, charged under the inland revenue act. The still reportedly had a capacity of 1,500 gallons per day.
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Edmonton
George Coydon
George B. McLeod
Province
Alberta
Inland Revenue Act
Wanted to frighten British workers with German bulb order
Christopher director of the Central Electric Company testified before a government committee that he recently ordered a million bulbs from Germany to frighten British workmen. He said wages had fallen to four shillings, down from tenpence hourly, though workers are now in a better mood due to foreign competition. The Times reports allied ambassadors consent to Zeppelin Company building an airship in Germany for the United States Government, with work expected to begin immediately.
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Ral Electric Company
Germany
London
Christopher
Central Electric Company
Wilsam
U.S. London
London Times
Council of Allied Ambassadors
Zeppelin Company
United States
New Kind of Fuel Emerges in Port Arthur
In Port Arthur Ontario elevators are burning screenings, a straw weed byproduct, as a fuel due to health board rulings that ban dumping into the bay. Businesses face a surplus of screenings and seek heat value from this alternative energy source.
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Port Arthur
Board of Health
It pays to patronize home Industry Duy from merchants
A brief note highlights local merchants and the value of supporting domestic industry. It urges customers to choose locally produced goods and services, emphasizing community benefits and sustained neighborhood commerce.
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Mark
Prince
Ile Land Incars
Coser
Motherland
Roy G. Ashwin
Publishers’ Advertising Association of Canada
Milestone Mail
Duke of York
Wembly
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