Prairie seed relief plan to aid farmers across three provinces
Winnipeg reports final arrangements for distributing relief seed grain to needy prairie farmers. Dominion Minister Robert Weir and provincial agriculture ministers agreed on funding for eight months, pricing plus cleaning and dockage charges, and municipal control of applications and distribution.
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Winnipeg
Robert Weir
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Seed
Treasury
Billy
Weir
Agriculture
Albert Prefcontaine
W. C. Buckle
Cgeorge Hoadley
Gandhi Says Tide Has Turned Toward Settlement in India
Gandhi, worn but cheerful after talks with the Viceroy, hopes a definite settlement of India's problems is near. He plans to brief Sir George Schuster on financial safeguards for the constitution and will meet the Viceroy again. A decision on peace or continued unsettled state is expected by midweek.
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New Delhi
Indis
Associated Press
Mahatma Gandhi
India
George Schuster
Paris to honor Charlie Chaplin with regional knighthood
Paris reports that Charlie Chaplin will be made a Knight of the Region of Honor during his visit next weekend. The ceremony underscores Chaplin’s stature in France where he will be celebrated by regional authorities.
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Charlie Paris
Associated Press
France
Charlie Chaplin
Paris
Hearing of horse stealing charge against J De Boer started
A Supreme Court session opened this morning with Judge Swing presiding over the joint trial of James DeBoer and Clare Miller for alleged horse theft. W Timer testified about two colts stolen December 16 1920 and later found at DeBoers Mahaffy place.
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J. DE Boer
Supreme Court
Justice Swing
James DeBoer
Clare Miller
W. Timer
W. Ulmer
Medicine Hat
Deboer
Vitnesa
Mahaffy
Blanchard
Regina Bank Robbery Suspects Identified in Regina
Police identify two youths in the Royal Bank of Canada hold up on Albert Street and Thirteenth Avenue Regina. The manager and clerk were forced to open the vault and tied while the bandits escaped with 13345. Grummey of 1301 Was Keatia Street Regina arrested with bank map showing Regina branches. Verneh Howard of Saskatoon identified as second suspect and charged with robbery while armed.
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Folice
Albert Street
Thirteenth Ave
Royal Bank of Canada
William Grummy
Keatia Street
Regina
Iusent
David Gilvin
The
Regina, Sask
Pac
Grummey
R.C.M.P
Dewdney Avenue
Royal Bank
Verneh
Howard
Saskatoon
Lang Resolution on Second Year University Work in High Schools
Hector Lang urges the Legislature to study offering a two year junior college option in high schools to provide a pathway to university arts. He cites rising secondary enrollment from 9 143 in 1920 to 21 280 in 1939 and notes teachers aid those unable to attend schools at nearby towns. The proposal would involve collaboration with the University to pursue possible bachelor of arts degrees.
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Hector Lang
Speaker
Tate
Department of Education
Wheat Growers In Mexico Fear Tariff Dumping
Mexican chambers of commerce petition the government for immediate protective action against cheap imported wheat. They warn a higher tariff is needed to shield Mexican growers and dealers from price dumping by foreign supplies. Wheat Pool officials deny Russian origin for 26 000 bushels aboard Stinstad insisting the cargo is Canadian wheat.
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Mexico C
Ily
Associated Press
Chambers of Commerce
Tampico
Winessa
Wassla
Winnipeg
Stinstad
Mexico
Grain Inspection Report Shows Mixed Wheat Yields
Grain inspectors report Wheat grading totals in Winnineg on March 2 with 288 this year versus 170 last year. Other grains include oats 54 and barley 25. Totals show contracts and various grain categories with small counts for flax rye and other grains.
Nurse M Arthur Held On Charge Of Murder
A Brooks inquest jury finds the cause of death a suffocated newborn. Miss Katherine McArthur 22 nurse Medicine Hat faces murder charges and a preliminary hearing followed by trial in Calgary. The body was found after suspicions reported to Alberta Provincial Police.
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Brooks
E. A. Braithwaite
Ikatherine McArthur
J. Cuthbert
Jennie Judge
Bantry
Gall
Medicine Hat
Miss McArthur
Allero Nies
Dy BE. Anderson
Brooks Cordney
Judge
Bassano
Algherta
Tau
McArthur Wua Ee
Calgary
Supreme Court
Robert Anderson
Moan
Cain
A. Myers
John O'Brien
Robert Williamson
H. F. Fitzimimons
Fithe
Ser-geant Cawsey
Actel
William Machews
Bassany
Notable invitees to Medicine Hat Fish and Game banquet
The Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association reports acceptances for its annual banquet from Lieut Governor Egbert Hon George Headley Minister of Agriculture Hon O L McPherson Minister of Public Works Benjamin Lawton Edmonton R T F Rodd Supervisor of Fisheries Edmonton Frank Farley Game Ross President Alberta Fish and Game Association Norman Fraser Edmonton President Northern Alberta Fish and Game Protective League and C A Hayden President Dominion Fish and Game Assoc Under W H Gray the ticket canvass starts tomorrow and runs through the week seating limited to 300 with priority to locals and outside requests. Citizens may still apply to H Gray or C Bh Niles if overlooked and the executive meets again Wednesday at 7 30 in The News office.
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Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association
Egbert
George Headley
O. L. McPherson
Benjamin Lawton
Edmonton
R. TF. Rodd
Frank Farley
Gamross
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Norman Fraser
Northern Albert Fish and Game Protective League
H. Gray
C. Bh. Niles
Explosion in Canadian toolhouse kills Roc ce Vere
Roc ce Vere, 45, was instantly killed in a Niágery Falls Ontario explosion in a Michigan Central Railroad toolhouse. Fire and flying debris shattered windows within a hundred yard radius. Vere reportedly attempted to light a stove with gasoline. He leaves a wife and three children in Italy and had lived in Canada six years.
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Niagéry Falls
Ont
Rocce Vere
Michigan Central Railroad
Jia
Italy
Canada
Naval arms pact reaches tentative three power accord
Paris reports a tentative agreement among Great Britain France and Italy on naval arms left over from London talks. Briand and Dumont accepted the Rome negotiated proposal and informed Henderson and Alexander of the accord. Governments will ratify before final submission and the aim is to ease naval race tensions.
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Paris
Toda Ecid
Tripartite
Naval
Britain
Italy
France
United States
Japan
Ask Feris
Aristide Briand
Charles Dumont
Arthur Henderson
A. V. Alexander
Rome
Henderson
Alexander
Briand
Dumont
London
Great Britain
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Solloway Brokerage Remanded to March 19 in Stock Case
J W G Solloway and partners linked to a stock brokerage case appeared in Police Court and were remanded to March 19. Bail set at thirty thousand sixty dollars. renewal bail listed at fifty thousand ninety dollars. Solloway released from Bridge Jail days earlier and faces Attorney General Department action.
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Biney
Itn
Solloway, Mills and Company
Tiay
J. W. G. Solloway
Mis
Fror
Ethbridge
Premier Bennett Announces Redemption Of Public Service Fund Loan
Ottawa reports Premier RB Bennett announced the redemption of the Public Service Fund loan worth 25 million dollars due April 1. The loan carried five percent interest and will be refinanced using funds the government obtained last fall at 41.2 percent through the Dominion exchange.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bennett
Ser
Vice Fund
A.avi
Governteimt
Penang Fiji Sugar District Quake Claims Many Lives
Reports from Suva Fiji indicate a deadly storm in the Penang sugar district. Emergency authorities confirm multiple fatalities and widespread damage as rescue teams search the affected area.
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Penang
Hura Suva
Fiji’ Islands
Igane S
Penang Sugar District
Garth
Bilvasdsday
Ct Ae
Bitter Storm Claims Lives off Scotch Coast
London dispatch reports Europe and the British Isles shrouded in snow and cold as a severe storm packs high winds and heavy drifts. Traffic halted, lines down in Denmark, and railways blocked across Sweden. Sheep losses mount in Ulster while fishermen face peril as gales lash the Channel.
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London
Associated Press
Europe
British Isles
Russia
France
Sweden
Denmark
Ottawa Premier Comments on Soviet Trade of Coal for Machinery
March 2 Ottawa Premier R B Lehmett declined comment on a Moscow dispatch quoting E Esbha head of Amtérg. The report notes a proposed swap of coal for machinery following a conversation with a Soviet representative. Col J H Mackie referenced a 10 million dollar Russian machinery gift tied to rail equipment.
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Ottawa
R. B. Lehmett
Moscow
Amtorg
E. Eshba
Russia
Lension
J. H. Mackie
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MacGregor
Justice Ewing
Salt
Miller
Sh. Shoenaker
Mahaffy Place
Lethbridge Trail
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Corbett Field
Shoemaker
Witneys
Adam Dubeau
Jim
Earl Willingdon
Indian Council
Sir Edward Luytens
M’arthur
Fish & Game Asso
Rapia
Liberty
Toronto
Tain
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Hurgh
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