Ottawa Government Advances Rural Credits and Old Age Pensions
Ottawa reports the government is pushing rural credit legislation and an old age pension bill for parliament reassembly on March 15. The rural credit plan may follow the US federal land bank model with local loan boards and joint federal provincial funding, details to be released with the bill.
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Ottawa
House
Senate
Federal Land Bank
United States
Dominion Farm Loan Board
Dominion
Ity
Special Committee
W. L. Mackenzie King
Prince Albert
Sask
Prim Ministers
Cief
House of Commons
Hremler King
Premiser King
Willikely
Ernest Lapointe
W. R. Motherwell
Saskatchewan
J. R. Morin
Bagot
King
Canada Gazette
Privy Council Chamber
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Indians Starved in Barren Lands Amid Caribou Shortage
Edmonton dispatch reports five days from Willagerald that Tuttans are starving in the Barren Lands. Corporal Blake led a relief party to recover two starving Indian women and bring them to the Government hospital. The famine stems from the caribou shortage and loss of dog food. A March 4 expedition with two halfbreeds and three par t rails carried limited supplies.
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Edmonton
Edmonton Journal
Forth Smith
N.W
Willagerald
Blake
RCALP
Eight Hour Day Debate Draws Mixed Views in Province
M L A Pingle returns from Edmonton and says a provincial eight hour day could be acceptable only if universal. He notes factory conditions differ from stores and warns a single act may not work. Retailers favor maintaining a fifty one hour week to avoid disrupting shopping hours. Geo H Hutton named president of Calgary Rotary club.
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Pingle
M.L.A
Edmonton
Dominion
Ar. Pingle
Wheat closes lower amid quiet Winnipeg session
Wheat prices fell at the close in Winnipeg on March 6 after a steady day. Trading was thin with exporters and millers quiet and demand poor for coarse grains. cash trade remained small and spreads were slightly higher.
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Winnipeg
Ing
Shorts
Fire brigade responds to Braemar and Woodman alarm
No sign of a fire was visible when crews arrived at Braemar Street and Woodman Avenue after an alarm from the box at 10 30 pm. Firefighters checked the scene and found no fire or smoke. The cause of the alarm was not disclosed.
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Braemar St
Woodman Ave
Snowbound Trail To Red Lake Gold Field
The jumping-off place where prospectors kit for the 150 mile trek into the Red Lake gold field is pictured. Left shows the Stinson brothers and J Grove departing Hudson by dog team while below a snow motor forces through heavy drifts.
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Red Lake
Stinson Brothers
J. Grove
Hudson
Eight Hour Day Clause Draws Garage Industry Fire
A Canadian factory act proposal limits work to nine hours per day and fifty four per week with possible shorter weeks and new shifts. Alberta garages warn the eight hour rule could raise costs, reduce service, and threaten winter jobs, while workers fear reduced wages and outsized layoffs. A former Lenox and Addington grand master of L O S is restrained from publishing the book Orangeism Unfolded.
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M. A. Cory
Ross
Alberta
Mr. Ross
Mr.Ross
Lennox and Addington
Ont
Orange Order
Shakespeare Memorial Destroyed by Major Fire
Stratford on Avon March 6. The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, renowned in the poet's birthplace, was practically destroyed by a large fire today. Firemen battled the blaze as onlookers watched from nearby streets and authorities began investigations into the cause.
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Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avgon
Eug
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
Maniac at Large in San Jose Strangles, Attacks Women
Police seek clues in a San Jose case where a maniac is suspected of strangling two women to death and attempting to strangle two others. Authorities urge caution as fear grips residents and investigators pursue leads.
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San Jose
Cal
Roth Well casing set at Roth No 1 well depth 8045 feet
The six and five eight inch casing was lowered and set overnight at Roth No 1. The casing is tight this morning with no water inflow and the crew resumes well work by balling out the hole.
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Roth No. 1
Alberta Legislature Considers Adjournment Over Transfer Bill
Edmonton March 6. Premier Brownlee hints the legislature may adjourn briefly to await Dominion action on the transfer of natural resources bill before third reading. The bill covers Hudson's Bay Company funds and mineral rights in National Parks, with opposition by U F A but broad support for the principle. The debate includes Spray Lakes development and extension of provincial telephone service to Athabasca, Slave Lake and Peace River.
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Edmonton
Dominion
Provincial House
Brownlee
Ottawa
Reat
Une Dul
Hudson's Bay Company
U.F.A
C. R. Mitchell
Mitchell
House
R. C G. Marshall
Calgary
Spray Lakes
Mr. Giroux
Athabasesa
Slave Lake
Peace River
Briand's Cabinet Resigns After Confidence Vote Defeat
The cabinet of Aristide Briand falls after the Chamber rejects the tax on sales provision by 274 to 221. Briand resigns with other ministers to President Doumergue. he later plans a brief trip to Geneva and will not participate in League of Nations work.
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Doumergue
Briand
Geneva
France
League of Nations
M. Briaud
Paris
League
Europe battered by cyclonic storm across nations
Toulon reports a northerly gale turning cyclonic with tiles torn from roofs and key buildings unroofed. In Messina four people die and three are injured as walls collapse. Italy endures widespread damage from Alps to Sicily with ships harmed in Genoa and Catania.
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Toulon
France
Toulon Court House
Arsenal
Rome
Tions
Italy
Alps
Sicily
Europe
Messina
Genoa
Catania
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G. A. Thompson
New York
Air Service
Ontario
Geo. H. Hutton
Hudson Station
Northwestern
Fred Sexsmith
Roth Well
Federal House
High River
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