Progressive group split over Speech from the Throne address
Toronto and Ottawa dispatches report Miss Agnes McPhail of Grey County says Progressives will consult their executive before voting. She notes the weight of each House vote and says Progressives seek benevolent legislation not faction fights. G P Graham debates cabinet entry and senate seats as Liberal motion votes loom.
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Toronto
Agnes McPhail
South Teast Grey
Grey County
Ottawa
Conservatives Reticent on By Election
Ottawa January 26 The rumor that the Conservatives decided not to oppose Premier King Prince Albert could not be confirmed this morning. Conservative ranks say the matter is under consideration and no definite word has been received from Prince Albert Conservatives about their attitude. The by election in which Premier King hopes to win a seat in the House is set for February 1.
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Ottawa
G. P. Graham
Athabasca
C. W. Cress
Charles A. Stewart
Graham
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Martime
Liberal Party
Senate
James Lougheed
Canadian Press
King
Prince "Albert
Prince Albert
Ontario Woman Perishes While Seeking Shelter From Blizzard
The frozen body of Mrs. Malcolm McLeod aged 50 was found near Wolseley Ontario after she left her farm home Friday night seeking warmth. Her house had no fuel and little food and the blizzard raged Saturday night.
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Owen Sound
Ont
Malcolm McLeod
Wolseley
McLeod’s
Burns birthday tribute from Calgary poet John Kerr
Calgary 5 John Kerr writes a yearly tribute to Robert Burns praising his humor and sentiment. The piece notes enduring Scottish pride and social faults, urging kindness and unity as Scotsmen recall Burns.
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Robert Burns
Calgary
John Kerr
Lost an Arm
Clayton Cunningham formerly of Yarmouth Nova Scotia had his arm amputated above the elbow after leaping from a moving freight train and falling beneath the wheels in Vancouver. He is recovering in hospital.
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Vancouver
Clayton Cunningham
Yarmouth
N. S
Atlantic liners struggle through fierce June storm
Two trans Atlantic liners arrived after enduring a day and a half of northwest gale. Ten other liners faced the same tempest, one of the worst storms to hit the seaboard this winter, as they battled rough seas and high winds.
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New York
Hardor
Atlantic
Seaboard
Caplan Buys Philadelphia Building for 11 Million
Joseph Caplan, who moved from London as a boy, has purchased a Philadelphia building for 11 million dollars. The News Want Ad columns note the sizable real estate acquisition and potential market impact.
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Joseph ‘Caplan
London
England
Haad
Philadelphia
Wheat Jumps on Alta Report Boosting Short Covering
Reports of a reduced Alberta wheat crop estimate spurred a broad short covering rally in Winnipeg trading. May closed 7 8 higher at 165, July 1 4 up to 61 58 6 8, Oct 81 36 1 4, with May delivery slipping to 1 52 on the downside as foreign demand lagged. Oats barley and rye traded lightly while cash grain activity stayed with local millers.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
English medical effort advances cancer cure prospects
Dr J R Fraser of Montreal says England’s medical profession is close to breakthroughs in cancer research after a six month tour of Europe. He notes all energies are focused on determining the disease cause and cure and predicts relief and eventual cures will be announced soon.
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St. John
N.L
England
J. R. Fraser
Montreal
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montrose
France
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Fraser
Wells Progress At Roth No 1 Drill Site
The hole at Roth No 1 well has been carried down to 2900 feet and all is going well. Drilling continues in the formation and the plan is to extend depth to confirm no further water strata before setting six and five eighth inch die.
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Roth No. 1
Man Found Dead At Toronto Hotel
A man registered as Frank Shaver of Thomilton was found dead in a bed at a Toronto hotel on Sunday aged about 20 with his heart ear and a pocket knife beside him. Police described the death as self inflicted actions.
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Toronto
Dan
Frank Shaver
Thomilton
Nee
Toronto May Cancel Order Welsh Coal For Alberta
Mayor Thomas Mester said Toronto may cancel its 3000 ton coal order if Alberta bound 100000 tons of coal from the Western Province can be drawn for Toronto. He wrote to Sir Henry Thornton and Mackenzie King seeking action and anticipated shipment of overdue coal from the 25000 ton shipment arriving in Ontario.
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Toronto
Lan
Thomas Mester
Sir Henry Thornton
Prender Mackenzie King Y
Kester
Ontarly
Homage Paid Deceased Prelate at Matines Belgium
Mass crowds in Matines honor Cardinal Mercier died Saturday in Brussels after fleeing to honor his country during the German invasion. Messages of condolence arrive from across the world as the Apostolic figure is remembered for courage, resistance, and peaceful leadership.
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Matines
Belgium
Mercier
Nenaira
Canada market should boost US products in 1926
A Commerce Department report notes US goods can be sold solidly in Canada, and should be more popular in prominent markets during 1926 than in 1925. The observation appears in a Washington dispatch.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Department of Commerce
Lethbridge Backs Highway Project
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce and the Joint committee backing the Medicine Hat to Havre highway report strong local support. A. Ge Rantine stated by phone that Lethbridge favors the project and the Board of Trade has wired the minister of public works in support.
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Bend Wire
Medicine Hat-Havre
Chamber of Commerce
Medicine Hat
Havre
Lethbridge Board of Trade
A. Ge Rantine
Lethbridge
See.a. Richardson
Board of Trade
Minister of Public Works
Britain in Crisis as Railway Union Teeters on Strike
London reports that J Thomas secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen announced talks for a possible strike on Friday night. A Union vote will decide the issue after disapproval of the National Wages Board award. The dispute centers on rejection of the cost of living wage scale for new railway recruits and for promoted juniors.
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London
J.thomas
National Union of Railwaymen
National Wages Board
Thomas
Hehalf
Gindes
Japanese Quake Felt in Victoria Near Gonzales Observatory
A severe earthquake was recorded by the seismograph at Gonzales Observatory in Victoria near 4:49 p.m. yesterday. The tremor lasted about five hours with epicenter probably near Japan, according to Superintendent Napier Denison.
Baldwin Seeks Peace Talks to Avert Industrial War
London June 24 The question in England is whether Prime Minister Baldwin can avert an industrial war if miners strike. He plans one last conference with A J Cook and KR Williams to hammer out a settlement or bring in an outside mediator and even pause coal commission reports if a peace path appears plausible.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
England
Ute
Baldwin
A. J. Cook
KR. Williams
O Owners’ Federation
The
Coal Commission
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