British financial mission sails to New York for debt funding talks
London December 87 The British financial mission to the United States led by Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin has left for New York aboard the Majestic. The group includes Mrs Baldwin Montagu Norman Rowe Dutton and P J Grigg. They aim to reduce Britain's annual payments to the United States and ease debt burden with a view to a January return.
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London
United States
Stanley Baldwin
New York
Majestic
Mrs. Baldwin
Montagu C. Norman
Bank of England
Rowe Dutton
P. J. Grigg
The
Treasury
Evening Standard
Baldwin
Great Britain
Bonar Law
Europe
Six Nations protests league referral by Levi General and Hill
Brantford Ont December 27 Levi General and David Hill were not authorized by Six Nations Indians to refer their case to the League of Nations. The loyalists secretary Asa Hill accuses them of high handed actions and trips with Yankee lawyers and Dutch embassies at the reserve's expense. They demand an accounting of funds and full land freedom.
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Brantford
Ont
Levi General
David
Hill
Six Nations
Reserve
Davis S. the
People of the Six Nations
League of Nations
Hil
Charlies Stewart
David S. Hill
Mr. Lansing
Washington
New York
United States
Indiana
Fire destroys Delmar apartments in Toledo killing man
A blaze in Toledo last night tore through the Delmar apartments, the citys costliest dwelling, and claimed the life of Ned Toledo 27. W A Faunce of the Eastern Mortgage and Realty company is among the dead. Over a dozen others were hurt by smoke inhalation as damage nears 800000 dollars.
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Toledo
Ned
Delmar
W. A. Faunce
Eastern Mortgage and Realty Company
Auto Struck by Street Car in Vancouver
Grant Mc Phatter is in hospital with a fractured skull and Mrs McPhatter is believed to be similarly injured while Ross McPhatter, 11, has a severe concussion after a motor in which they rode was struck by a street car. Three other occupants of the auto were slightly injured.
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Vancouver
Grant McPhatter
Amundsen Troubled by Old Injury in Alaska
Captain Roald Amundsen, leader of the North Pole expedition, is troubled by a fractured arm from his Siberian voyage. He is wintering in Nome or Alaska and has undergone an X ray exam of the injured limb.
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Amundsen
Name
Alaska
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Siberia
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Northwest Passage
Body of Tug Cornell crewman brought to Erie Port
The body of Mike Paytosh, crew member of the missing tug Cornell from Cleveland, was brought into Erie on the Dilmore. Officials say the Cornell sank after a boiler explosion, carrying seven crewmen to their deaths.
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Erie
Mike Paytosh
Cornell
Cleveland
Dilmore
Goleman First Aid Team Wins Cup
The Coderre cup for miners first aid champion of Canada was won by No 1 team of International Coal and Coke Co, Coleman Alberta. Close behind were Western Fuel Corp Nanaimo BC and No 3 team of the same company. The trophy honors Mr Justice Coderre, former minister of mines.
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Ottawa
St. John Ambulance Association
Teains
International Coal and Coke Company of
Coleman
Alta
Western Fuel Corporation
Nanaimo
B. C
Crow's Nest Coal Company
Fernie
Michel
B.C
Canada
Justice Coderre
Dr Wilbur Crafts Dies of Pneumonia at 73
Dr. Wilbur F Crafts longtime head and founder of the International Reform Bureau died in a Washington hospital at age 73 from pneumonia. He led production and reform efforts for 28 years and was widely known for his activism. Toronto police records indicate a rise in underground drug traffic this year compared with 1920.
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Washington
Wilbur F. Crafts
International Reform Bureau
Toronto
British grain firms to open Vancouver branch offices
Vancouver Dec 27 Three British grain brokerage firms announce plans to open Vancouver branch offices. Strauss & Co have placed A M Whitmore in charge of their Vancouver branch and Dreyfus & Co and Mendell Brothers will follow with local offices.
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Vancouver
Strauss &Co. Live
A. M. Whitmore
Dreyfus &C
Mendell Brothers
Strong Demand for a Wheat Board in Alberta
Edmonton reports daily cabinet meetings ahead of the legislature session. Government notes substantial work on new legislation including city act revision, conciliation act, and public utilities act amendments. Premier Greenfield says broad support for a wheat board exists across Alberta from country members and farming public. Alberta Federal members in conference with the cabinet also confirm strong demand for a wheat board.
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Edmonton
Public Utilities
Wheat Board
Greenfield
Alberta
Collie Peggie Returns Home for Christmas
Peggie a pedigreed female collie returns to Walter Mills in Moose Jaw on Christmas Day after finding her way back from Big River Saskatchewan. The dog had spent the summer with Mills and was taken to a ranch there by Mr. H Gilmour in the fall, over 200 miles away. Peggie arrived in fine condition, tired and hungry.
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Moose Jaw
Peggie
Walter Mills
K.C
Big River
Sask
Prince Albert
H. Gilmour
Mr. Mills
Music Instructor Dies While Preparing to Ring Bells
A. I. Brede, 41, a music instructor and organist at St. Anthony's church in St. Louis, died suddenly of heart disease while preparing to ring the church bells.
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St. Louis
A. Il. Brede
St. Anthony's Church
Registrar W. E. Bishop of Owen Sound Dies at Home
W. E. Bishop, registrar of Owen Sound Ontario V. C., died at his home. He served in public duty and his passing is noted in local records.
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W. E. Bishop
Owen Sound, Ont
V. C
Labor party leads in Australian elections
Melbourne reports second counts in the preferential system show heavy losses for the Hughes government. Five ministers including Senator John Earl and Senator Arthur Rogers are defeated or at risk, signaling a Labor plurality with 28 seats, National Liberal 27, and Liberal and Country party 20 in the House of Representatives.
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Labor
Nat. Liberals
Liberal and Country
Melbourne
Reuter
Hughes
Edward Millen
John Earl
Executive Council
Arthurs. R. Rogers
Trade and Customs
Australian House of Representatives
Labor Party
National Liberal Party
Liberal and Country Party
Ford plan to expand with new plants to provide jobs
Henry Ford outlines a vast program to build six billion dollar plants near Chicago and elsewhere to manufacture car bodies and assemble autos. The policy centers on creating more jobs, with Detroit remaining the central hub while new sites in St Louis New Orleans and St Paul are explored.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Chicago
Ford Motor Company
Ford Company
Ford
New Orleans
St. Louis
St. Paul
Figs Grown in Canada Claim by Canadian Grower
Armilton Ont December 26 John Flett says figs can be grown commercially in Canada based on results from the past two years.
Frances Senior Anstey, Kamloops district figure, dies at 93
Frances Senior Anstey a longtime resident of the Kamloops district in British Columbia has died at age 93. Her local ties and presence were longstanding in the community.
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Frances Senior Anstey
Kamloops
B.C
Toronto Aero Nautics School Receives Wind Tunnel Grant
The University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering supports Canada’s sole aero nautics school with a wind tunnel grant from the Advisory Council of Scientific Research to advance important aeronautics research.
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Canada
Faculty of Applied Science and Enginering
University of Toronto
Advisory Council of Scientific Research
BritishGovt Won’t Yield on Mosul Oil Vilayet
In Lausanne via Curzon Britain states it will not abandon the Mosul oil vilayet despite Turkish demands and warns no Near East conference delay will sway its stance. London dispatch reports risk of conference abort if Turkish methods continue.
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Turkey
Britain
Mosul Oil Vilayet
Lausanne
Curzon
Great Britain
Mosul
New U S Tariff Effects Discussed At Cabinet Meeting
Washington reports from a cabinet meeting indicate U S exports and imports are rising under the new tariff law. Officials note improving world trade and anticipate further signs in gold exports, with the balance of trade and invisible flows shifting to draw gold abroad and restore purchasing power.
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Washington
United States
Hoover
Harding
Broad
Oliver
Tarding
Grant New Trial On Liquor Charge In Lethbridge
An application for a new trial by HE Hendershot former C P R station agent at Burdett was granted. He was convicted under the Liquor Act for liquor in other than a private dwelling and fined $50. The new trial will be held in Lethbridge by Magistrate Barker on Thursday the 28th after rain from Buvalet.
Germany defaults on wood and lumber deliveries in reparations
Paris reports the Reparations Commission found Germany in voluntary default on wood deliveries for 1922. France Italy and Belgium back the declaration while Britain opposes it. The move shapes the January 2 premiers meeting and Britain’s isolation on the issue.
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Paris
Germany
Poincare
Nest
France
Italy
Belgium
Great Britain
Reparations Commission
Britain
Cieat
Mussolini
Plunkett Sails to Study U S Agriculture on Mission
Sir Horace Plunkett sailed from Liverpool aboard the Adriatic for a six week tour of Washington and other American cities. He will assess agricultural efforts in the United States and report back for the Irish government.
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Liverpool
Sir Horace Plunkett
Adriatic
Washington
Sir Horace
United States
Wireless photography process completed in London
The Daily Mail reports electrician T. T. Baker, a pioneer in photo telegraphy, has completed a wireless photography process. He claims to have sent by wireless a photograph reproduced on sensitive film at a distance from the sending set.
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London
The
Daily Mail
T. T. Baker
Saint Thomas d'Alfred Church Destroyed by Fire
The parish church of Saint Thomas d'Alfred in Fassett Quebec was destroyed by a fire. The cause is under investigation and the loss affects the local community and historic parish.
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Saint Thomas d’Alfred
Fassett, Que
Peace moves rise as Ireland seeks permanent peace
In Dublin over Christmas Sinn Fein clubs discuss a general convention on January 1 to push for lasting peace. De Valera issues a declaration on behalf of government and army urging all citizens and soldiers to renew efforts for independence and liberty.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Mansion House
Pai
England
de Valera
Eamonn de Valera
Republic
Man to test own blood to determine parentage
Cedar Rapids Iowa Des. Rev Naven who said he was kidnapped as a child will submit to a blood test to determine parentage. The request for such a procedure came in a letter from Wilfred Ledoux of St Hyacinthe Quebec who said his son disappeared about eighteen years ago.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Des
Naven
Wilfred Ledoux
St. Hyacinthe
Quebec
Prohibition Agent Charles Blinn Fatally Shot in Steubensville
Prohibition agent Charles Blinn, head of an eight member enforcement squad, was shot to death in a dark alley in Steubensville's Polish district. The incident occurred late at night amid ongoing efforts against bootleggers.
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Prohibition
Steubensville
Ohio
Chas. Blinn
Blinn
Moritus
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