Asquith Government Faces Embarrassing Suffrage Split
London January 22. A high authority states that if the suffrage amendment is defeated and Sir Edward Grey votes against the Franchise Bill the government will feel compelled to resign. The cabinet has aligned to a single suffrage principle though divisions remain among four party positions.
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London
Edward Grey
Sir Edward Grey
Asquith
House of Commons
Premier Asquith
Jewelry Lending Business Flourishes in London
London January 22 a new trade grows in the West End and upscale suburbs. Jewelers lend jewelry for evening wear to women lacking sufficient gems to make an impression. Borrowers must be known to the shop and jewelers take precautions against loss of loaned ornaments.
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London
Weather Across Manitoba Saskatchewan Bitter Cold Lingers
Winnipeg reports very cold weather with Alberta at four below Calgary and Lethbridge Medicine Hat at two to four above. Prince Albert hits 22 below while Battleford Moose Jaw stay 20 and 12 below. MilCosoba Manitoba records 28 below and Winnipeg 22 below. A Great Lakes blizzard tied up streetcars. Probabilities show fair and cold.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Mercury
Alberta
British Columbia
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Regina
Prince Albert
Battleford
Moose Jaw
MiImedosa
Winnipeg Mercury
Great Lages
Laurier seeks full record on Algoma Steel rail duty claim
Ottawa Jan 22 Sir Wilfrid Laurier moves for a copy of all applications to the government by the Algoma Steel Company for remission of duty on rails imported by the company at Ft William and for all correspondence on the subject and evidence supplied by the company in support of its claim
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Ottawa
Wilfrid Laurier
Algoma Steel Company
Ft. William
Munro In Critical Condition After Farm ers Bank Collapse
Woodstock report says Lieut. Col. Munro, last president of the Farmers Bank, remains critically ill in Toronto after a prolonged illness tied to the bank's collapse. Dr W Beattie Nesbitt, the first president, is also seriously ill in Embro, according to a despatch.
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Woodstock
Ont
Farmers’ Bank
W. Beattie Nesbitt
Toronto
Embro
Col. Munro
Archbishops Appeal in England for Western Canada Aid
Canterbury archbishop and York archbishop with the Bishop of London urged support for Western Canada at Westminster. They spoke of Canada as a spiritual asset and praised Presbyterians for their work there while hoping Canada remains British and Christian in its church.
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London
Canterbury
York
Western Canada
Westminster
England
United States
Canada
Canon Stuart
Church of England
Church of Canada
CPR Freight Record Sets City Carload Time
The CPR established a new freight record by moving a carload of Studebaker automobiles from Walkerville Int to Medicine Hat in fourteen days. This rapid transit is praised as excellent given winter conditions.
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C.P.R
Studebaker
Walkerville
Int
Medicine Hat
Fielding Questions Reciprocity Policy In Letter
London January 22 Hon W S Fielding writes in the Morning Post asking opponents of the reciprocity agreement to quote where the policy harms national or Imperial interests. He says he seeks justification for favoring tariffs abroad while restricting similar sales to neighboring markets.
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London
W. S. Fielding
Morning Post
W‘elding
Startling Facts for Dakota Farmers
At a Tri State grain growers meeting in Grand Forks North Dakota the North Dakota Agricultural College president warned that wheat removes soil fertility. He cited 46 1-2 cents per bushel in plant food and a 9.30 value per acre loss, totaling 70 million dollars in state crop value. He noted the USDA report puts wheat cost at 58 cents per bushel, urging livestock keeping crop rotation and diversified farming as remedies.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Northwest
North Dakota Agricultural College
Tri- State
North Dakota
United States Department of Agriculture
Bonfield Dies After Lingering Illness
Thomas Philip Bonfield, president of the Kankakee and Seneca Railroad and director of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Big Four roads, died at his home in Kankakee after a lingering bronchitis illness.
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Kankakee, Hl
Thomas Philip Bonfield
Kankakee and Seneca Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Big Four Roads
Manitoba legislature debate on throne speech ends with government majority
The debate on the speech for the throne in the Manitoba legislature closed yesterday and the government was sustained by its usual majority.
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Manitoba
Americans in Vera Cruz Alarmed Over Rebel Violence
The United States government orders naval protection for Americans in Vera Cruz and southern Mexico. The gunboat Wheeling sails from Tampa to Santa Cruz to evacuate Americans and other foreigners amid a slaver crisis surpassing the Diaz uprising last October.
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Washington
Vera Cruz
Mexico
State Department
Republic
Wheeling
Tampa
Santa Cruz
Des Moines
Royal Pacific defense urged by Canada join
The Sydney Morning Herald cites Admiral Kinghall and supports a Pacific defence plan with Canada joining via a local naval unit. Imperial authorities back cooperation with Pacific forces and timely ship deployment. At Vancouver Captain J B Newcomb fell from a garage roof and died instantly.
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London
Sydney Morning Herald
Vancouver
Kinghall
Canada
Stres
J. B. Newcomb
Marlier
Pilgrims Drowned in Egyptian Avalanche
Suakiam, Egypt, Jan. 22. Three hundred and fifty Mohammedan pilgrims from Indian to Mecca were drowned today. An avalanche and torrents of water swept down the mountain, overwhelming the caravan and encampment midway between Medina and Yembo on the Red Sea. Fifty of the 400 escaped.
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Suakiam
Egypt
Mecca
Medina
Arabia
Yembo
Red Sea
Democrats Favor Free Meat Tariff
Washington notes indicate the House Democrats revived the free meat tariff idea from the previous session as part of the extra session tariff revision. The Ways and Means panel heard a strong majority push for free meats and a broader shift to free cattle and other goods in line with Democrat policy to place necessities on the free list such as sugar and lumber.
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Washington
House
Congress
House Committee On Ways and Means
Knox Says Panama Canal Talks With Britain Move Ahead
Secretary Knox outlined the status of Panama Canal negotiations with Great Britain. The American reply to the British protest was sent to London by telegraph and delivered to Sir Edward Grey, with publication delayed as courtesy to Britain. A copy was also given to the British foreign office and ambassador.
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Washington
Knox
Great Britain
London
Sir Edward Grey
Edward Grey
British Foreign Office
Chicago Garment Workers Set Ten Day Strike Notice
Fifty thousand union garment workers in Chicago were ordered to strike within ten days unless contracts are signed by twenty four employers. A committee was named to negotiate with the firms. In New York Roosevelt and two organizers visited the East Side workers on strike in white goods kimono and wrapper concerns.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
New York
Madeline Doty
Gertrude Barnum
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Col. Theo. Roosevelt
Grain Growers Leader Warns of Farm Losses From Transport Delays
Fred Green secretary of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association argues in Fort William that redirecting energy from export to interior terminals stores and cars could have saved western farmers from heavy losses. He notes terminal elevators are near full and yards show heaps of grain.
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Fort William
Fred Green
Saskatchewan Grain Grower’s Association
Liberals Retain Font District Seat After By-Election
London voters in Font district return Liberal candidate following the death of I. W. Hummeers. The bye-election outcome keeps the Liberal hold on the seat with a reduced margin.
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London
I OW. Hummeers
Senator O Gormar Answers Root Argument In Canal Debate
In Washington on January 22 Senator O Gorman argued against the Root amendment repealing the free passage clause for the Panama Canal. He warned that allowing foreign power control over domestic policy would threaten national honor and integrity, noting the 45 15 Senate vote last August. He said the canal bill aimed to curb railroad monopoly and that the United States must not be dictated to by a foreign power.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Senate
Brandegee
Canal Committee
Root
O'Gorman
O’gorman
United States
Suffragettes Harangue Near White House in Washington
A party of suffragettes halted traffic near the White House for fifteen minutes as they heard speakers Mrs Patricia Street of Sydney and Mrs Lucy Burns of New York outline the case for equal franchise. The crowd included well known figures and cheered as the speakers continued after a minstrel band left.
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Washington
White House
Patricia Street
Sydney
Australia
George Elliott
Lucy Burns
New York
Temperance Forces Plan Provincewide Drive for Prohibition
Winnipeg reports that Manitoba temperance groups will organize to press for provincial legislation to abolish the bar. The Social and Moral Reform Council met behind closed doors with Dominion Secretaries Shearer and Moore present. A major provincial temperance convention is set for February 18, the eve of the council’s annual meeting. Critics say current law favors politicians and allows municipalities to vote out traffic while enabling the governing party to block public will through the courts.
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Winnipeg
Man
Social and Moral Reform Council of
Manitoba
Shearer and Moore
Toronto
Moral and Social Reform Council
Equor Party
Idw
Jamaica prepares for canal opening with harbor upgrades
London reports Colonial Secretary Harcourt stated Jamaica negotiates with a Canadian syndicate to provide coaling docking and repair facilities for ships. A site abutting Kingston harbor is secured and harbor improvements extend to Trinidad Port of Spain and St George, plus bunkering stations for Barbados and St Vincent.
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London
Panama Canal
Harcourt
Commons
Jamaica
Kingston Harbor
Trinidad
Port of Spain
St. George
Barbadoes
St. Tatia
Hariman Attacks Innocence of Tveitmoe and Clancy
Job Harriman told the state building trades council convention that Olaf A. Tveitmoe E A Clancy and J E B Munsey convicted in Indianapolis for dynamite conspiracies were innocent. A banner of Tveitmoe was unveiled as the crowd cheered. both men were elected to state council offices. Messages of sympathy and belief in innocence were sent to them at Leavenworth prison.
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Los Angeles
Job Harriman
McNamara
State Building Trades Council
Olaf A. Tveltmoe
E. A. Clancy
San Francisco
J. EB. Munsey
Salt Lake
Indianapolis
Harriman
Tveitmoe
Clancy
State Council
Leavenworth Prison
Stokely’s Death Sentence Commuted to Life
Ottawa has commuted Fred Stokely’s death sentence for killing his brother to life imprisonment. He remains in Lethbridge jail and was scheduled for execution today before the clemency decision.
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Lethbridge
Ottawa
Fred Stokely
Warner
Stokely
Cockshutt Plow Co plans new western warehouse site
Brantford Ontario January 22 1926 H H Cockshutt chief of the Cockshutt Plow Co says after the Regina cyclone last June the company began erecting a large Saskatoon warehouse but suffered little loss and now plans a new Edmonton building as western demand grows with the Peace River land rush. the C N R to build a $300000 hotel in Prince Albert.
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Brantford
Ont
Regina
H. H. Cockshutt
Cockshutt Plow Co
Saskatoon
Prairies
Edmonton
Peace River District
Adrianople Surrender to Bulgarians Reported
Vienna reports the Ottoman Grand Council voted to accept European peace terms and Turkey would surrender Adrianople to the Bulgarians. The note notes skepticism in Berlin and Reuters of a firm pledge while Constantinople traces a changed press tone toward bowing to Europe. The naval battle off the Dardanelles left 436 casualties.
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Constantinople
Grand Council
Ottoman Empire
Vienna
Turkey
Adrianople
Berlin
Europe
Porte
Dardanelles
Tory Farmer Faces Fallout Over UFA Convention Plot
A United Alberta proceedings note reveals Tory Farmer attempted to inject political elements into the UFA convention. The incident prompted apologies and wider discussion on party policy, with Calgary reports noting tensions and considerations of leadership responses.
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Calgary
Alberta
A Night Wy? Burns Smoking Held in Cochran’s Hall
The Sons of Scotland announce a smoker in Cochran's hall on Friday evening at 8 15. An excellent programme is prepared and a great time is assured for all attending.
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The
Sons of Scotland
Cochran's Hall
Bye election heats up in Londonderry as police tightened
Londonderry Jan 22 The bye election campaign moves with no incidents yet but thirty extra mounted constabulary were imported yesterday. Suffragists interviewed Nationalist candidate D E Hogg without satisfaction. They tried to see Col. Pakenham the Unionist who slipped away. The two candidates met in a restaurant and spoke cordially, each noting the other's respect.
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Londonderry
D. E. Hogg
Col. Pakenham
Caruso Lost in Turin A Flight for Enrique's Missing Bid
In Turin a baffling note reports Caruso lost in Jan with a 22 caliber claim. Enrique is tied to a missing bid or item described as the Bult in uncertain terms.
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Turin
Enrique
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