Grain movement in Western Canada shows slight rise for November 1924
A Board of Grain Commissioners review notes November shipments of Western Canadian grain were slightly higher relative to total crop, led by barley and wheat. Inspections reached 24, 026 cars for wheat and barley volumes exceeded 15, 922 cars, with cargoes moving toward Europe and the Orient amid varying freight costs. New elevators at two plants expand handling capacity for the near term.
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Dee
Board of Grain Commissioners
A. Ursell
Prairie Provinces
Vancouver
Europe
Atlantic Seaboard
Orient
Hathor. Comminsteners
Parliament Opens As Baldwin Outlines Agenda
London reports Baldwin declares sub committee found the Zihovieff letter authentic. New parliament begins a long session with debates on debts, Egypt policy, naval base at Singapore, and postwar plans. Lloyd George criticizes omitted debt references while Labour and Liberal leaders push amendments to the king's speech.
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London
Iife
Stanley Baldwin
Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
Livy. George
House of Commons
Westminster
Winston Spencer Churchill
Lloyd George
Britain
United States
France
Prince of Wales
Argentina
Egypt
Great
Austin Chamberlain
Rome
Sudan
Labor
Isis
Russia
Great Britain
America
Victoria Man Drowns After Car Plunges From Pier
Robert Mc Coubrey, owner of the Modern Shoe Store in Victoria, drove his car off Pier B at Ogden Point in darkness during heavy rain and drowned. Passenger Helen Lockhart of Vancouver escaped but Mc Coubrey's body remained unrecovered as the Restorer crew aided the rescue.
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Victoria
Robert McCoubrey
Pier B
Ogden Point
Helen Lockhart
Vancouver
Restorer
McCoubrey
British Columbia Adopts Drastic Motor Vehicles Act
British Columbia passes a sweeping Motor Vehicles Act overhaul aimed at road safety. The measure removes speed limits from the act and requires drivers to operate vehicles safely or risk license suspension or cancellation for violations.
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British Columbia
Victoria
Trehovis
Woman from Pound Survives 17 Month Sleep After Childbirth
Mrs. Minés Spankevitz, 29, spent 17 months unconscious following insanity linked to the birth of her son Raymond. Physicians say family disturbances triggered the condition. she later recovered at home after initial asylum commitment and a prolonged medical care period. She is mother to Alvin, Donald, and Raymond, whom she barely recalls.
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Pound
Wis
Minés Spankevitz
Raymond
Spankevitz
Christmas Parcels for the United States
The piece explains parcels sent via Canadian post offices to a United States border customs office, where they are inspected for duties. Due to peak Christmas volumes, delays may occur, so the public should mail U S parcels well in advance.
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United States
Extradition Fight Over James C. Arthur Advances
Paris reports lawyers will fight the extradition of James Charles Arthur in England linked to a blackmail swindle plot against Rajah Sir Hari Singh. They cite the Anglo French treaty and French law noting offenses arose after the arrest and involve a 1919 blackmail incident.
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Paris
James Charles Arthur
England
Hari Singh
Arthur
Chinook Farmer Dies From Suspected Arsenic Poisoning
Cereal Alberta December 10 A coroner's jury returns a death verdict for Andrew Simon Chinook district farmer who died December 3 in hospital after a protracted agony. Arsenic source unknown though analysis hints arsenic may have come from a brew or wood alcohol with arsenic trace found in the man’s stomach.
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Alta
Andrew Simon
Lethbridge Elects Two Ladies to School Board
In Lethbridge two women, Mrs Charlies McClenaghan and Miss Susie Bawden, head the poll and win seats on the public school board. K D Johnson and Robert Barrowman win city council terms of three and one years. A plebiscite grants firemen one day off in seven by a narrow margin of 65.
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Lethbridge
Charlies McClenaghan
Susie Bawden
K. D. Johnson
Robert Barrowman
Trotsky to Seek War Cures in Milder Climate
Moscow reports War Minister Trotsky has had four weeks of fever after flu and now plans to depart for a water cure at a resort in a milder climate.
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Moscow
Trotsky
Jellicoe Retires as Admiral Lord Jellicoe Steps Down
The Admiralty announces Admiral Lord Jellicoe will retire effective December 6 on his sixty fifth birthday. He leaves long service with notable commands and ceremonial duties.
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London
Admiralty
Lord Jellicoe
Grain-Carrying Fleet Aims to Dock and Clear in Time
Twelve vessels of the grain carrier fleet race to dock and clear before insurance rates rise as upper Lake Superior sees little wind and heavy ice. Canada Steamship lines docked with large cargo of package freight while crews battled ice to access holds.
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Iets
Uc Ohel
Ho Lakor
Lake Superior
Jines
Canadian Pacifics 30 Million Note Certificates Sold in Canada
A strong Canadian syndicate purchased the Canadian Pacific Railway 20 year note certificates totaling 30 million dollars. The certificates are general obligations secured by land agreements worth 66 million and carry a sinking fund. CP owns over 20,000 miles of railways and various operations, with net income around 235 million and securities valued near 460 million.
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Montreal
Mec
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Orthermore
Ocean Steamship
Victory
Das
Itis
Lanigan Defends Railroads At New England Banquet
W B Lanigan headlined the Canadian Pacific Railway defense of North American railroads at the New England Railroad Association Canadian Night banquet in Boston. He attacked muckrakers, praised wartime service, and urged railways to operate with reasonable returns to support national development.
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Boston
North America
W. B. Lanigan
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wa Grant Hall
F. Wanlyn
AL Temple
Canadian Pacific Ravil Way
New England Railroad Association
Copley-Plaza Hotel
Lanigan
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Maple Leaf Milling Co Warehouse Robbery Report
A broken warehouse window at Maple Leaf Milling Co indicates an overnight entry. Investigators found only three or four bags of flour missing, with the pile near the window suggesting an outside-access theft.
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Maple Leaf Milling Co
Millerand Says Germany Is Impenitent Threat to Peace
French President Millerand, speaking in Brussels, asserts that a close entente among Britain Belgium and France is necessary to preserve European peace because Germany remains impenitent.
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Millerand
Germany
Trussels
Bormer
France
St. Britain
Belgium
Europe
Kiwanis Accepts Invitation To Dine With Rotary
Kiwanis Club held its first regular meeting at the Cee on Tuesday with full attendance. Tom Marshall of Chicago gave an instructive address on Kiwanis before accepting an invitation from the Rotary Club to be their guests Monday next. A number of committees were formed including Attendance, Education, Finance, Public Affairs, and InterClub Relations with members listed for each.
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Cee
Tom Marshall
Chicago
Rotary Club
Rotary
Modiy
Hume Pingle
Norman McKenzie
George Preston
Bert Louch
Jack King
W G. Nickeraou
Premier Gi Confined by Serious Gripe Attack
Paris December 10 Premier Gi is confined to his room today by a severe attack of gripe. His physician bulletin notes his body is accompanied by swelling in the leg.
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Paris
Railwaymen Seek Change in Bylaw on Canadian Pacific
Ottawa reports two railway brotherhoods the Order of Locomotive Engineers and the Order of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen asked the cabinet to rescind a bylaw that regards main track switches as station limits. Counsel for the railway company said the rule works well and sending it to the railway commission would not help. Minister Graham promised consideration of the request.
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Ottawa
Order of Locomotive Engineers
Canadian _ Pacific Railwaya
Railway Company
P.R
Railway Commission
P. Graham
Rhi
Eig
Blair Likely to Resign Alberta Conservative Leader
W J Blair, Alberta Conservative leader, may resign as party head due to health. Reports say action by the provincial executive has been delayed while Blair contemplates the decision. Calgary and Woodstock dispatches note others seek a successor as Bennell returns from the east to discuss the matter with party leaders.
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Alberta Conservative Ary
Woodstock
Ontario
Edmonton
Cathia
Blair
Calgary
KR. B. Bennell
P. Bean Conservative Association
Ken
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