Labour backs federal Old Age Pension plan in Ottawa
Ottawa reports Labour MPs welcome the Government's tentative Old Age Pensions Bill as a first federal step. J S Woodsworth notes no provincial concurrence needed, easing provincial costs while provinces that agree share the burden. A A Heaps calls it a parliamentary advance, with 100,000 benefited to date and calls for further reductions in taxation and a fair fiscal readjustment. The House is expected to pass the measure unless provinces oppose.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Ernest Lapointe
J. S. Woodsworth
Winnipeg North Center
A. A. Heaps
Winniper North
Henri Bourassa
Labelle
Canada
Dandurane
League of Nations
BASIS FOR UNION REACHED IN FARMERS’ GROUPS
Saskatoon Jan 30 Two farm organizations the 8.G.G.A. and the Farmers Union have reached a basis for union and appointed committees to draft the incorporation documents for a new United Farmers organization. Separate conventions will vote on the committee report. a three quarters majority will trigger a joint convention and a majority vote would make the Union effective subject to legislative approval. Two schooners are being built at Edmonton for Arctic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
8.G.G.A
Farmers’ Union
United Famere
S.U.G.A
Apolia
Killer Talks of Horrible Crime with Detectives
Philadelphia report details David N. Marshall in Moyamen Sing prison describing a murder after dismembering Anna May Dietrich. He says he bungled the job and regrets not concealing the crime, proposing poison to fake suicide. Police records note his remorse and admission.
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Philadelphia
Anna May Dietrich
Tillside Cemetery
David N. Marshall
Moyamen Sing Prison
Marshall
Rotary Church Parade Honors Rev Thomas Wilson
The Rotary Club will hold its annual church parade on Sunday evening to honor Rev Thomas Wilson. Members and wives will hear his farewell sermon before his departure to the Coast, as the popular pastor has greatly endeared himself to the club and community.
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City
Thomas Wilson
Rotary Club
Medicine Hat Licenses 927 Automobiles in Alberta
Edmonton report shows Alberta's 53 029 passenger autos trucks and livery cars with 17 667 licensed in cities. Calgary 7 706 Edmonton 6 857 Lethbridge 1 278 Medicine Hat 927 Ta miskwin 455 Red Deer 449. Total touring cars 49 954 trucks 3 138 livery 642. In towns 11 099 and villages 12 527. 11 799 from other places. Calgary 89 livery cars Edmonton 109 Lethbridge 23 Medicine Hat 20. A dominant Alberta model accounts for 27 080 cars registered while Ford trucks total 2 444.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Wetaskiwin
Red Deer
Dmonton
Canadian Mineowner Robbed In Chicago Of Large Sum
Dorothy Jackson was questioned by police in Chicago after two men robbed her invalid employer F. J. Rolston, a Canadian mine-owner from Owen Sound, Ont., of 14650 dollars in negotiable paper as he watched.
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Chicago
Dorothy Jackson
F. J. Rolston
Owen Sound
Ont
Bank of Commerce Robbed at Nutana Sask
Bandits roped and masked in blue coats robbed the Nutana branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce during lunch hour. They seized about $1200 from the teller and junior clerk, tied them with wire, then escaped through the front deck. Police sought suspects with no trace by evening.
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Bank of Commerce
Nutana, Sask
Saskatoon
Jeh
Nutana
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Dairy Production Value Stated for British Columbia 1925
The 1925 dairy industry in British Columbia was valued at 10.5 million dollars, reflecting the sector's scale within the province's agricultural economy.
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British Columbia
Wreck toll rises as storm-battered ships report distress
News from the Atlantic outlines ongoing peril as ships struggle after Antinoe rescue and Laristan loss. Errington Court, missing since a mid Atlantic distress call, resumes course after steering repairs. Canadian Settler reports boiler trouble and drifting in hurricane conditions bound for Antwerp to Halifax. Roswulind and City of Melbourne report forced seazure until gales ease.
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New York
Perfil
Atlantic
Errinton Court
Burns Brothers
Errington Court
Canadian Settler
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Halifax
Antwerp
Red Cross Hner
St. Johns
Melbourie
Dr Gershaw's Ottawa Speech Er-K W Gershaw
The speech by Dr. Gershaw of Medicine Hat congratulates contributors to a debate on free exchange of ideas. He notes Alberta Liberal history and previews a brief future-focused contribution, referencing 1921 and a return to the discussion.continued on page seven.
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K. W. Gershaw
Medicine Hat
Elliott
Thaaterege
Gald
Alberta
Canada
Fires Ravage New England After Severe Storm
New York dispatch reports two major fires in Taunton Massachusetts and Paterson New Jersey as a cold spell eased. In Paterson, three fires in two apartment houses and stores displaced 70 families and caused 150000 dollars in damage. Taunton Inn, a landmark hostelery, burned for unknown reasons inflicting 500000 dollars in losses with most guests away.
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New York
Atlantic
Taunton
Mass
Paterson
Taunton Inn
New England
Saskatchewan Livestock Board elects officers in Saskatoon
C. H. Lear of Regina was chosen President of the Saskatchewan Livestock Board at its Friday meeting in Saskatoon. James Brown of Neudorf was elected Vice President and J. C. Robertson was re elected Secretary Treasurer.
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Saskatoon
C. H. Learmonth
Regina
Saskatchewan Livestock Board
James Brown
Neudorf
J. C. Robertson
Sec.-Treas
MacRobert Re-elected in East Renfrewshire Vote
In Renfrewshire East, Alexander MacRobert Conservative won the bye election with 11 817 votes to 10 889 for Reverend J Munro Labour. The contest followed MacRobert s appointment as Solicitor General for Scotland.
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Renfrew
Scotland
East Renfrewshire
Alexander MacRobert
Petition reaches Ottawa over Cross election
A petition signed by Athabaska voters requests a House inquiry under the Corrupt Practices Act into the election of Hon. C. W. Cross, Liberal MP for Athabaska. The petition has arrived in Ottawa and will be read in the House on Monday.
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Hdmonton
Athabaska
House of Commons
C. W. Cross
Liberalay
Ottawa
Civic Gym pupils stage extensive physical culture display
An audience applauded a Civic Gym program featuring vaulting, parallel bars, horizontal bar stunts, wrestling bouts, and athletic dances by senior and junior pupils. Mayor Bullivant awarded certificates, praising improvements in fitness and gym work.
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Bullivant
Lis Worship
Jie
Oon
Charles
Edward
KR. Wade
F. Irwin
Ree
Jack Otto
Glen Crane
Wade
ROTH WELL Indicates Casing Set At No 1 Well
The six and five-eighth inch casing has been loosened at the No 1 well and the hole beneath is in a deeper water layer. Casing is expected to be set tonight at about 28 feet.
Italy approves Locarny Panet pact by large margin
In Rome the Chamber of Deputies backed the Locarny Panet pact by secret ballot with a 254 to 6 vote last night. The decisive parliamentary action marks a firm Italian commitment to the international accord.
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Rome
Dan
Chamber of Deputies
Edmonton Muni and Insurance Acts Drafted for Session
Two bills for a new municipal act and a new insurance act were drafted by the executive council and approved for the coming session. The municipal act would unify revisions and grant unlimited future district area, allow council changes with ratepayer petition, regulate itinerant peddlers, and enable ministerial general assessments. Details on appeals, building assessments in hamlets, and business taxes remain to be finalized. The main provisions were reviewed at the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts convention.
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Edmonton
Executive Council
Ccahella
Tmt
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Alberta Man Sees Five Year Solution to Ontario Coal
Alberta coal operator Jesse R. Gonge told the Engineering Institute that Ontario would have no anthracite problem in five years. He stressed not heat units but what can be extracted and claimed Alberta coal has anthracite-like features.
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Toronto
Jesse RR. Gonge
Alberta
Engineering Institute
Ontario
Winnipeg Wheat Market Strong and Active on Jan 30
Winnipeg reports a strong and active wheat market with prices rising above Friday. July contracts were heavily bought by southern-connection brokers, while cash and coarse grades remained quiet. Chicago buyers reportedly returned to Winnipeg, and substantial volumes of the new market class were forwardly traded.
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Winnipeg
United States
Southern
Chicago
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Heaps
Saskatchewan
Arctic
S. Woodsworth
Labor
M.P
Rotary Church
St. John's
Rev. T. Wilson
Kings
Great Britain
Joseph Hayes
Coé¢ksahutt
Mayes
Coldstream Guards
Sudan
Pentonville
London
England
Ireland
Robert Gardiner
Progressive
Acadia
Médicine Hat
Gardiner
Western Canada
Col. Spencer
Lloyd's
mid-Atlantic
Swansea
Wales
Dr. Gershaw
Livestock Board
Alex MacRoberts
Renfrewshire
Roth Well
Italy
Conge
L. BR. Phoyteson
Alberta Coal
Eastern
Chie
Thomson
Alberta Coul East
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