Two men brought before Bow Street over alleged plot with Irish links
P Cleary and J D McGonagh faced Bow Street police court amid an alleged plan to attack British naval assets. They were remanded for a week. Separate reports describe a brutal murder at sea involving Capt Gillis and his son, with suspects tied to the Irish Republican movement and a pirate attack on the schooner Herly G. Baker awaits hearing January 23.
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P. Cleary
J D.mcgonagh
Bow Street
Ball
A. Phipwright
Liie
London
Hazlar
Portsmouth
Mrough
Scotland Yard
Admiralty
Inspector Dunwoodie
Willan J. Gillis
William
Gillis
Dunwoodle
Gilly
Baker
Italian Chamber Endorses Electoral Reform Bill
Rome Jan 19 The Italian chamber adjourned after adopting the Electoral Reform Bill. The Mussolini government weathered a new crisis as the chamber reviewed the measure article by article and passed it with confirmed support, removing a provision for plural voting.
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Rome
Fagolati
Mussolini
Chambe
Artele
Inquest Into Death Of W. C. Cornish Scheduled
The inquiry into the death of W. C. Cornish who died suddenly at his home last week will be held tomorrow night in the police court.
Church Union vote tally tops 900 with Canada merger favored
Toronto January 19 Church Union Bureau of Information reports 757 congregations favor merger into United Church of Canada and 191 oppose as of noon. Provinces show varying results.
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Toronto
Church Union Bureau of Information
United Church of Canada
Woman Charged With Selling Poison Liquor
Chicago on Sunday saw twelve deaths from moonshine and motor car crashes. Two men suspected of criminal activity were shot dead. Twelve were hospitalized with poison liquor. a woman was arrested for selling poison liquor to youths, causing one death.
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Chicago
Forty-Five Below Zero In Quebec Weather Record
Sherbrooke Quebec reports the coldest spell in two years with Lennoxville Experimental Farm recording 45 degrees below zero. Siphaniés Loughedd is recovering from a severe illness.
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Quebec
Sherbrooke
Que
Lennoxville Eperimental Farm
Siphaniés Loughedd
Montreal police force to undergo complete reorganization
A provincial inquiry headed by Mr Justice Codlerre recommends the dismissal of key Montreal police officials and a full reorganization of the police service. Arthur Brossard is counsel for those charged, naming Captain Sanve, Captain Tuspedior Roberts, Sergt Bond, and others as affected by the inquiry’s actions.
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Es Futreal
Montrea Ps
Fai
Ioca Pation
Justice Codlerre
Arthur Brossard
Council
Brossard
Sanve
Tuspedior Roberts
Sergt. Bond
Legt. Buoudeu
McCann
A. E. Belanger
Ernest Belanger
Arthur Belanger
Dapuls and
Gagnon
Former Queen Maria Sophia Dies in Munich
Munich reports the death this morning of former Queen Maria Sophia born October 4, 1841 at Posenhofen. She was daughter of Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria and Francis I of Naples. She served as a sister of mercy in the Franco Prussian War. Francis died in December 1894.
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Munich
Bavaria
Maria Sophia
Posenhofen
Carl Theodore
Francis Fk
Naples
Francis
McCormick Sues Former Wife Over Rockefeller Stock Trust
Harold F McCormick, Chicago farm implement maker, files suit in Indianapolis seeking 123842 shares of Standard Oil valued over 8 million dollars held in trust for granddaughter Anita Oger. He alleges Edith Rockefeller McCormick seeks possession of the stock from the trust set up by John D Rockefeller Sr in 1917.
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Indianapolis
Harold F McCormick
Chicago
United States
Standard Oil Company
iIndiana
Anita Oger
McCormick
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John D. Rockefeller Sr
Harrod F. McCormick
Sait
Iowa Hog Worker Inherits Irish Title And Fortune
Larry O Keefe of Austin Minnesota a hog sticker at a packing plant has word from Canadian attorneys that he is heir to a 260000 dollar estate in Ireland carrying the title Sir Lawrence O Keefe His grandfather died in Ireland last year making him the sole living relative O Keefe who is married with two sons plans to continue working until the money arrives.
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Austin, Minn
Larry
O’keefe
Ireland
Lawrence O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Toronto Bricklayers Accept 1925 Wages Then
Toronto union brick layers accept 1.01 percent rise to a new wage rate of 123 dollars per hour for 1925, with a 125 dollar per hour level in effect during 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Kiwanis Clubs Memorial Marking Canadian Tribute
Kiwanis Clubs celebrate its tenth anniversary by funding a memorial in Stanley Park near the Harding address site. Ninety thousand members contribute fifty cents each, funding design sculpture and granite from Canada for the international friendship project.
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Kiwanis
Harding
Stanley Park
Paris Fashion Slant Shifts Toward Subtle Charm and Color
In Paris on January 19, observers note a decline in bobbed hair and bright complexions among the feminine set. Cigarettes and slang have softened as soft cashmere and flowing hats return, colors rise while black outfits wane, and shorter skirts gain life with fuller backs.
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Paris
Wheat Pool to Acquire Country Elevators
Regina January 19 at the head office of the Wheat Pool the organization announced an effort to acquire elevators at country points as part of its expansion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Wheat Pool Organization
Fire destroys Raymond Block. $7,000 liquor stock lost
Hope B C residents fled in their sleep as a morning blaze gutted the Raymond Block building. Government liquor stock valued at $7,000 disappeared with the restaurant and general store furniture and equipment. Total losses estimated at $25,000.
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Hope
B. C
Raymond Block
Vendor's
Manitoba Sugar Company formed for beet sugar plant
Winnipeg January 19. Application filed with the Manitoba government to incorporate the Manitoba Sugar Company with capital of 1,500,000 dollars. Hon T A Crerar named provisional director. Project aims to build a beet sugar plant and promote large scale beet cultivation in the Red River valley.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Sugar Company
T. A. Crerar
Rel River
Moderation League Elects Its Officers
The Medicine Hat Moderatior League met at the court room city hall on Saturday evening and elected officers. President W Cousins. Honorary Secretary F M Oliver. Executive C Anderson J Robinson J W McLane R S Boyd W Eliott. Delegates to the provincial executive meeting in Calgary Wednesday W Cousins C A Anderson J Robinson.
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Medicine Hat Moderatior League
City Hall
W. Cousins
F. M. Oliver
C. Anderson
J.robinson
J. W. McLane
R. S. Boyd
W. Eliott
Calgary
A. Anderson
J. Robinson
Hislop's Sentence to Be Appealed in Court
Edmonton observers report no immediate motion to appeal the three year terms on each charge in the girl case. Advocate J. B. Wallbridge, K. C. prepares reasons for the Appeal Court. Dr Hislop remains in the guard room at the Court House. A. Rennie, former Westminster Trust Co. manager, has died at New Westminster.
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Edmonton
Supreme Court
Hislop
J. BE. Wallbridge
K. C
J. A. ‘Rennie
The
Westminster “Trust Co
New Westminster
Paris Fog Blankets City as Streets Risk Collision
Paris awoke to a dense fog of Londonlike dampness that caused numerous near collisions. Pedestrians used Japanese lanterns to cross streets due to a blackout in municipal lighting. The meteorological bureau forecasts similar conditions for the coming days.
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Paris
Meteorological Bureau
Pastor Resigns After Church Union Rejection
Ottawa reports Rev. G. G. TD. Kilpatrick of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church announced his resignation after the congregation voted against Church Union. St. Andrews, one of the oldest and wealthiest churches in the city, faced the upheaval as the decision was made.
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Ottawa
G. G. TD. Kilpatrick
St. Andrews Presbyterian
St. Andrews
Canada Takes Initiative in Photographing Solar Eclipse
Ottawa June 10 The Royal Canadian Air Force will photograph an eclipse of the sun from two airplanes departing Camp Borden in the morning. Piloted by air force officers, the mission aims to capture eclipse images from above the clouds, a first for airborne eclipse photography and highly watched by aviators and astronomers.
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Canada
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Camp Borden Air Station
Uebt
Oastarlo
Alr
Turmoil In Shanghai As Pacification Forces Readied
Reports from Shanghai state telegraph wires are cut and messages blocked as 12,000 Chang Yuen-Ming troops, interned after a defeat at Chi Yuen, depart for Tsing-Tao to be disbanded. Fears rise that Chi Hsieh-Yuen allied with the ousted Pekin government may be defeated by Lu Yung Hsaing, risking foreign settlement security with a Russian brigade suspected to complicate the move.
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Shanghai
Chang Yuen-Ming
Roupe
Chang
Chi Yuen
Tsing-Tao
Chi Hsieh-Yuen
Pekin
Lu Yung Hsaing
Lu Yung-Hsaing
Near-accident as vehicle swerves to miss child
Mr. Fred Villeaux narrowly avoided striking a youngster sleigh riding on Hedley Shaw hill this morning. The auto skidded and hit a telephone pole, causing damage, but the driver chose safety over injury to the child.
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Fred Villeaux
Hedley Shaw Hill
Acros
Villeausx
Germany Adopts Dawes Plan Commitments Under Luther
Berlin announces the new government led by Chancellor Dr Hans Luther pledges legal fulfillment of the London Dawes agreement and strict enforcement of its laws to the Reichstag in a program aired tonight.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Hans Luther
Reichstag
Spouses’ $2 Fine Costs Wife $300 in Transit
Mrs. Peter Floria of Detroit visited traffic court to query a $2 fine her husband paid for driving the wrong way. She testified she spent $65 by rail and faced other expenses totaling about $100, with a bank deduction noted.
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New York
Peter Floria
Detroit
Mich
Floria
Weather forecast notes approaching cold wave
The message says pressure is low in the western provinces with moderate temperatures and signals another cold wave will arrive from the north.
Lady Willison Dies After Illness in Toronto Home
Lady Willison wife of Sir John Willison died in Toronto after a week of pneumonia illness. The news notes her death at her home and identifies her as a promised journalist.
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Lady Willison
Toronto
John Willison
Provincia Legislature Opens Feb 19
Edmonton January 19 The Alberta legislature will assemble on February 10 according to a morning council meeting. Opening is set three weeks after the last session, with expectations the docket will run six to eight weeks, avoiding last year’s liquor control and church union delays.
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Edmonton
Legislature of
Alberta
Questroning Liquor Control and Church Union
Fire destroys cabin and hotel claiming six lives
In Cochrane Ontario on January 16 a fire swept through N Be dour’s cabin and the Canada hotel boarding house on Third Avenue. Six people died including Mrs Bedour and two hotel guests with the blaze reported as out of control when first noticed.
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Cochrane, Or
Canada Hotel
Third Avenue
Cochrance
Flrst
Clerk Sues Postmaster Over Alleged Slander
Ottawa January 9 clerk J Harris of the post office sues deputy postmaster general L J Gaboury and financial superintendent W J Glover for twenty thousand dollars claiming slander in a letter dictated by Gaboury and posted by Glover. The action is to be heard at the winter assizes opening here today.
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Ottawa
J. Harris
Preston
L. J. Gaboury
W. J. Glover
Gaboury
Glover
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Charles Aylett
Church’ Union
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