Legislative debate over road policy and highway funding
Miduenton March 3 Slight progress in the legislative assembly as bills on road policy received further discussion. Section 6 of the Highways Bill was disposed of and a proposed amendment in the closing minutes sought to have fund allocation first approved by the Good Roads Board. Returns included cost comparisons for liquor licenses in 1915 and 1923 with voter totals of 97,453 and 176,386 respectively. A telephone pole purchase inquiry elicited amusement when the number and use were revealed as negligible. The election bill for assembly members, Agricultural act changes, Municipal Hall Insurance and Highways act movements were noted. adjournment set for Thursday.
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Miduenton
Legislative Assembly
Tasasi
Nct
Good Roads Board
Alex. Ross
Grain Movement At Vancouver Steady For Export
Vancouver harbor handles a steady grain export flow with ships and railways enabling cargoes. Aggregate ship capacity reaches 5,000,000 bushels while many more vessels and rail cars are scheduled, with about 458,100 dollars weekly value in shipments to Canada.
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Winnipes, Maren & With
Vancouver
Sngothiy
Progressive measures loom in Parliament debate summary
In Ottawa, Progressive MPs led by Forke vow to back progressive measures. Forke warned against harming the country with persistent protection, called for moderated economy, and favored Lindson Bay railway as a priority. He proposed removing sales tax on farm implements and a cross party parliamentary committee to review Canadian National Railways. J B Woodsworth criticized Cape Breton strike and McLachlan’s sedition sentence, urging a parliamentary probe into the British Empire Shel Corporation. MacLean and Lewis supported export duties on pulp wood and pushed for broader reforms rather than minor fixes.
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Ottawa
Marek Oo
Progressive de Orends
Tier
Robert Worle
Legden
Daeise Vesterda
Canadian National Railways
Mr. Forke
J. B. Woodsworth
Cape Breton
J.B. McLachlan
LWO
McLachlan
Halifax
Aly. Woodsworth
Nova Scotia
J. M. MacDonald
Defence
Stitl
Woodsworth
Shel Corporation
W. MacLean
South York
A. Lewis
Swift Curren
MacLean
St. Lawrence Waterway
Lewis
Wheat duties may be raised or remain unchanged
Washington March 6 The Tariff Commission delivered to President Coolidge its wheat inquiry report and the president is expected soon to announce a prohibition on any increase in the current wheat duties and all wheat products.
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Washington
Tarity Commission
Coolidge
Sean
Ann
Strange stories told police by crank in San Francisco
Prison and police officials in San Francisco questioned Ralph Thurber who claimed to have links to the 1920 Wall Street bombings. He admitted fabricating exploits as a Princess Pats member and invented travel and birth details. Rev. Herbert Wilson denied ever meeting Thurber and revealed no sightings of the London informant.
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Eory
London
Ralph Thurber
Wall Street
Oiman
Ralph Thurher
San Quentin Penitentiary
Thurher
Scotland
Herbert Wilson
Thurber
San Quentin
Wilson
Willian 3
Burns
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Chief Grain Inspector Tenders Resignation in Winnipeg
March 3 George Lees reports that the Chief grain Inspector for Canada in Winnipeg has tendered his resignation to take effect March 31 due to ill health. He has led grain inspection for twelve years and his evidence before the Grain Enquiry Commission has been a feature of the Winnipeg session. James Fraser is noted as a potential successor in connection with the inquiry.
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Winniper
George Lees
Canada
Pas
Seivris
Oe Weares
Grou Enquiry
Winnipeg
Saarl
James Fraser
Holne
Equality in divorce drives Canadian reform efforts
Chicago report notes Mrs. Ceho eucki seeks equal rights as she requests more affection from her husband who kisses a horse. Ottawa dispatch covers P Shaw pushing to place wife on par with husband in divorce grounds during the current session.
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Ottawa
P. Shaw
Wet
Calgary
Earthquake in Quebec felt over wide area
A severe tremor lasting about ninety seconds was reported yesterday afternoon between the Lawrentide ranges and the St. Lawrence river area. No damage occurred though residents note increased seismic activity in recent months, possibly linked to the Japanese catastrophe.
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Mulhale,jue
Maren Ic
Lawrentide Chains
St. Lawrence River
Transcanada Ltd. Running Time Set at 90 Hours
Montreal dispatch reports the running time for the Trans Canada route between Montreal and Vancouver, a distance of 2 885 miles, will be reduced to ninety hours starting May 18 next for spring and summer months. Canadian Pacific Railway headquarters cite the change.
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Transcanada Ltd
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Canadian National Orders Large Locomotives
Canadian National Railways placed orders with Kingston Ontario based Canadian Locomotive Company for fifteen mountain type passenger locomotives and five Santa Fe transfer engines, and with Montreal Locomotive Works for thirty Mikado freight engines.
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Montreal
Maren
National Railways
Canadian Locomotive Company
Kingston
Ont
Montreal Locomotive Works Oarders
Federal Grand Jury to Probe U S Oil Scandals
Reported uproar over a federal grand jury inquiry into oil scandals. Two congressmen accused of improper money reception as President Coolidge orders full prosecution. Evidence suggests officials used inside information for speculation and improper access to government files.
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U.S
Washington
Congress
Seders
Coolidge
Attorney Generals Department
Ciblecte
Sigmor
Tolmie to head Canadian exhibits at Empire exhibition
A W Tolmie of the Department of Colonization and Immigration will oversee Canada's display at the British Empire exhibition opening in April at Werribey near London Ireland. The event is billed as possibly the most unique in its history.
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A.W. "Tolmie
Department of Colonization and Immigration
Werribbley
London
Ireland
Falls forty story window and escapes injury
In St John New Brunswick on March 4 Robert Gilroy fell fifty feet from a fourth story window to a pile of packing boxes. A scratch on the right ear and a small abrasion on the cheek were his only injuries. He claimed to have fallen after losing his hold on an old iron hinge. He twisted in midair to aim toward the packing boxes and, after the impact, picked himself up and returned to cleaning windows.
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St. John
Robert Gilroyl
Gilroy
Che
Liquor Bill to be discussed in the House tomorrow
The Edmonton press reports that the liquor control measure, including local option provisions, will be brought up in the Alberta legislature for discussion on Thursday afternoon. Attorney General J. B. Brownlee indicated no drastic changes, with minor revisions to advertising censorship and local options likely. further debate is expected as the bill moves forward.
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Edmonton
J. BE. Brownlee
Brownlee
Robert Pearson
Calgary
Calg ary to Edmonton highway graveling plan outlined
A long list details 60 miles of improvements on the Calgary to Edmonton route including 18.5 miles to be gravelled and specific segments such as Strathmore south four miles Cochrane to Morley 16 miles and Edmonton to draw 2 miles. The plan covers numerous towns and counties with a reconnaissance for a Peice River main highway this year and indicates extensive work from Calgary to Airdrie Didsbury to Carstairs and beyond.
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Hat-Calgary
Plinonton
Ware
Alberta
Hon
Public Works
Revistaruire
Medien Hat
Crow's Nest
Cate Men
Amiles
Penehes Creek
NiKali
Llonerey
Throne Hills
Obl Mian
Lethbrice
Frank
Brodie
Landbreek
Lethbridge
Coutts
New Dayton
Warner
Mill River
Toten
Jasper Highney- Bainwhistle
Evinsburg
Monmantay
Winterburn
Mdies
Fallis
Calgary
Bantry
Cochrane
Morley
Ghow River
Spicer Creek
Hanna
Watts
Hanne
Viking Galahar
Caster
Garden Plains
Castor
Killam
Retreer
Rocky Mountain Pear
Rocky Mountain Ferry
Rede Deer West
Weraskiwin
Hayler
Hardisty
Inghendon
Metisko
Sedgewick
Peice River
Airdrie
Didsbury
Carstairs
Innisfail
Girls
Lacombe
Podoka
Wetaskiwin
Mennonion
Edmonton
Churchill to Have Plenty of Opposition in By Election
London Misch 3 Winston Churchill has announced he will contest the Westminster Abey division by election, drawing Liberal opposition led by Solicitor Scott Phiskers a four time war court martialled conscientious objector. Independent Conservative Charkingson withdraws in support of a “better man” while Otto Nicholson stands as official Conservative candidate. Labour undecided may field a candidate and a fifth possible entrant is Teseuh Thaverek Wilson leading a Trade Unionist line.
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London
Misch
Winston Churchills
Abbey
Westminster
Churchill
World
Scott Phiskers
Charkingson
Churchil
Otto Nicholson
J. Os. Nicholson
Col
W. G. Nicholson
Merliament
Hoods
Labor
Qayet. Unchoaen
Teseuh Thaverek Wilson
National Sailors’ and Fireden’s Union
Aqaang
Typhoid Fever Hits Eudist Novitiate Students
Quebec reports eighteen of twenty applicants to the Eudist Mothers Novitiate at Charlesburg are currently ill with typhoid fever. The admission group was expected to enter soon, but their condition today is described as improving.
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Quebec
Hae
Mathers
Charlesburg
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