Allied Council Plans Joint Buying and Price Supervision
Paris reports a tentative plan for joint buying and distribution with supervision of selling prices, to be submitted to Premier Millerand. The London accord aims to secure materials, address exchange obstacles with Europe and the United States, and seeks direct talks with the Soviet government on wheat exchanges.
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Pres Wilson Split With His Party Widens in Washington
Washington reports show President Wilson and the Democratic Party at a widening breach. Critics say his recent appointments snub party supporters while favoring Western and nondelegated figures, prompting demonstrations of discontent, with Lansing rising as a potential rival in Georgia and elsewhere. The article notes moves that hint at a party split and possible opposition in the 1916 era.
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Senate
White House
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Shipping Board
Charles R. Crane
China
Colby
Democratic Party
Robert Lansing
Georgia
Lansing
Ottawa Board approves loans nearly sixty million
A Soldier Settlement Board report shows loans totaling almost 57,000,000 for agricultural settlers. By February 14, 15,088 loans had been approved, over 12,000 settlers established on farms, with Alberta leading at about 17,000,000 and 4,600 settlers funded.
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Alberta
Ottawa
Soldier Settlement Board
Borden to resume leadership before end of session
Ottawa may 2 Hon J A Calder and Hon Dr Reid report Sir Robert Borden much improved in health after meeting him in New York. He will return to Ottawa before the current session to resume leadership of the government.
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Ottawa
J. A. Calder
Ilon
Reid
New York
Sir Robert Borden
England
Robert
Canada considers commission to central Europe visit
Ottawa reports a proposed League of Nations backed commission with Canadian representation to inspect Austria Poland and southern Russia to assess conditions in central Europe. Deputy Labour Minister F A Acland in London and Tom Moore Trades and Labor Congress president accompany him. The next governing body meeting is in London March 22.
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League of Nations
Canada
Austria
Poland
Russia
Europe
F. A. Acland
London
Acland
International Labor Conference
Tom Moore
Trades and Labor Congress
King's Liberal caucus outlines party organization
Ottawa reports the first caucus in the new parliament buildings convened in the opposition room at 10 30 this morning. Hon Mac kenzie King outlined progress on party organization and committees were named to carry the work forward with unanimous support. W H White of Victoria Alberta presided.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
King
W. H. White
Victoria
Alberta
Bank of Alberta Proposed to Open in Six Months
Edmonton announces a movement to create the Bank of Alberta with its own charter to operate as a provincial institution. An application will be made to parliament at the next session for a charter, with a favorable reception expected and a six month outlook to begin business.
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Edmonton
AlBerta
Canada
Bank of Alberta
Dominion Parlament
Railway Board Rejects Proposal on U.S. Demurrage System
The board of railway commissioners in Canada rejects applying the United States equal demurrage system to cars. The decision was received by the Montreal board of trade. The article notes an unrelated fact that Guinea pigs begin to breed at ten months.
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Montreal
Board of Railway Commissioners
Canada
United States
Transportation Bureau
Montreal Board of Trade
Supreme Court Session Narrow. Currie Off Charge
The Supremes court opened with Mr Justice Walsh presiding as a small docket heard several cases. Russell Spurlock pleaded not guilty to unlawfully wounding Endersby and to related charges while Theodore Chubaty denied forging cheques for 95 and 154 dollars. A jury was empanelled for Spurlock’s case, and other matters saw stays or dismissals as prosecutors announced no further charges against Percy Currie for prohibited literature.
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Russell Spurlock
John G. Endersby
Endersby
Theodore Chubaty
R. B. Davidson
Jones
Wm. Mitchell
Claude Edwards
L. W. McBean
B. D. Thirlwell
J. B. Bates
Jacob Zwick
R. R. Evans
Percy C. Currie
Rand
David Hopkins
Mr. Rand
Calgary
Annie Goudreau
Cand
Cameron
David
Gasoline Prices Condemned as Grossly Excessive
A London committee report denounces current gasoline prices as grossly excessive. It cites concentration of supply by powerful combines and calls for international price regulation under League of Nations auspices, naming Standard Oil and Shell as principal concerns.
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London
League of Natons
Standard Oils Company
Shell Corporation
New York
Hot time in New York Chinatown last night
Fire swept the apartment house in Chinatown where Tom Lee and his wife Mrs Lee had headquarters threatening to raze the joss house on Mott street. Many Chinamen were carried down ladders. a dozen overcome by smoke. rescued amid confusion as fire crews faced language barriers.
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Chinatown
Tom Lee
Joss House
Mott Street
All Evidence for Crown Submitted in Peg Trial
Winnipeg March 2 Crown senior counsel A J Andrews announced that all evidence in the sedition trial of strike leaders has been admitted. He will start his jury address this afternoon with completion expected by tomorrow noon. Witnesses Constable McQueen and Barat K Wynn RCMP testified on June 21 riot. the Buford US army transport arrived in New York as the soviet ark to deport 249 undesirables.
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K.C
Crown
W. H. Trueman
John Queen
A. A. Treaps
Mr. Trueman
Justice Metcalfe
R. A. Bonnar
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McQueen and
Barat
K. Wynn
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
United States Army
Buford
Russia
New York
City Fathers Seek Power To Levy Poll Tax On Men Only
The council agreed to ask the legislature for power to impose a ten dollar poll tax on all adult males not paying other city taxes within six months residence. Failure to pay within three days could lead to distress and sale of goods or imprisonment up to thirty days. The charter amendment would also place taxes payers on the voters list for municipal elections without separate registration.
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Marie Dressler
Teaven
Ald. Boyd
Ald. McLarty
Ford
Board of Trade Convention Set for Calgary May Fifteenth
Delegates from western Canadian boards of trade will attend a Calgary convention around May 15. Each board may send many delegates to discuss railway policies freight rate equalization service development coal and mineral trade foreign markets Pacific ports colonization housing intraprovincial trade merchant marine and other western Canada economic issues.
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Boards of Trade
Calgary
Board of Trade
Western Canada
Pacific
West Indies
Canadian Deep Waterways and Power Association
Canada
Farmers Dominion Wide Convention To Be Discussed
In Toronto on March 2 observers expect the Canadian Council of Agriculture to discuss a Dominion wide convention of farmers to decide on a federal platform. The March 23 city gathering may trigger a rural Ontario push to field farmer candidates for the federal elections. The convention agenda from Winnipeg is awaited.
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Ont
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Ontario
Winnipeg
Historic Trinity Church Sold in Montreal to Franciscans
Montréal March 2 Trinity Church on St Dennis Street near Place Viger Square has been sold after years as an Anglican church. The Franciscan order Wathapa will use it for Roman Catholic worship after required alterations, for a price of $125 000.
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Trinity Church
St. Dennis St
Viger Square
Montreal
Wathapa
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