Alberta water power debate ends in 35 to 9 vote
In Edmonton on March 12 the assembly approved a government motion to have the Dominion government assign the Spray Lakes water power site to Alberta for development as a public utility or for state regulation. An amendment urged a full, permanent transfer of rights to the province. The debate ran into session adjournment with remarks from Premier and opposition figures.
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Alperta
Alberta
Ottawa
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Brownlee
Mr. Mitchell
A. L. Giroux
Alex Rosg
Charles Stewart
Alberta opposes seven dollar rate for coal with Ontario
Alberta Government rejects Ontario's seven dollar coal rate plan and backs Ottawa protest. Premier Brownlee informs Charles Stewart the province will adhere to the original agreement while awaiting a Railway Commission investigation, leaving both producing and consuming provinces standing firm on the rate.
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Edmonton
Marchz
Ine Dole
Ontario
Alberta
Ottawa
Brownlee
Charles Stewart
Railway Commission
Steady Progress Report At Roth No One Well
Roth No 1 well shows ongoing drilling with the hole at Sam at 3176 feet and steady progress toward depth as of today.
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Sam
Brighter Outlook in League of Nations Talks May Resignations
Reports from Geneva indicate Spain will resign unless granted a permanent seat on the Council. Allies and Germany debated Germany’s admission and council elevation with a reflection period announced. The League awarded the Mosul region to Great Britain under mandatory rule, while Turkey objects citing Lausanne treaty violations and Turkish protests rose after ambassador Lindsay’s London departure.
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League of Nations
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Germany
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Council of the League of Nations
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Link
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Irak
Turkey
Constantinople
Ronald Lindsay
London
Lindsay
Angora
Ronald Tol Rushdi Bey
Leopold Schepp Dies At 84 After Wide Philanthropy
New York March 12 Leopold Schepp financier and manufacturer died at 84 after giving away millions to humane causes. His philanthropy totaled about 37 million with two major funds the 2.5 million Leopold Schepp Foundation for boys and a 2 million for girls. He remained head of his commodity firm at the time of death.
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New York
Leopold Schepp
Tre Still
Cocumat Hn.porting
Schepps
Reichstag clash over monarchist fate cited in Berlin
In Berlin on March 12 the Interior Minister Wilhelm Kuelz faced fierce attacks from extreme Nationalists over monarchist betrayal. He contrasted William II's exile with Frederick the Great's defense to save the monarchy. Nationalist Count Westarp moved a vote of non-confidence amid cheers and shouts.
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Reichstag
Wilhelm Kuelz
Herr Kuelz
William
Kolland
Frederick the Great
Tornen
Hurr Kuelz
Halland
Count Westarp
Kerr Kuelz
Quebec Amends Election Law In Ballot Reform
Quebec legislative body gives third reading to Prem Taschereau measure. It ends ballot stubs and removes requirement for candidates to publish election expenses. A separate note honors Illinois University with a proposed element name illinium for No 61.
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Quebec Legislative Assembly
Prem. Taschereau
University of Illinois
Wheat futures climb as export demand strengthens
Active session in Winnipeg sees May at 1.603 4, July 1.493 8, October 1.331 8 as prices rise 18 8 to 21 4 cents. Export sales reach about 2 million bushels in 24 hours while cash grains gain on wheat. A hydro-glider in the Belgian Congo carries six passengers at speed of twenty miles an hour over shallow water.
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Seaboard
Belgian Congo
Women Institutes Highlight Alberta Home Products Drive
The Southern District Conference of the Alberta Women's Institutes opened in Lethbridge with Mrs. C. Lynch Staunton presiding. She urged continued support for home industries and announced a resolution to unite Institutes in a vigorous campaign for use of home, Alberta, and Canadian products. The exhibit of Alberta goods drew strong interest and membership reached about 2500.
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Canada
Alberta Women’s Institutes
C. Lynch-Staunton
Lundbreck
St. Augustin’s Hall
Lynch-Staunton
Lethbridge Board of Trade
Medicine Hat
Calgary
J. N. Beaubier
Champion
W. I
Cypress Hills Men Heavily Fined For Pole Theft
Two Cypress Hills residents faced Robsart court for stealing corral poles and derricks from Guy Bryan. They were found guilty and fined fifty dollars plus costs each and ordered to repay Bryan one hundred sixty dollars. Police work by Constable Hillock aided arrest and conviction amid rising thefts in Cypress Hills.
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Robsart
Guy Bryan
Bryan
Contable Hillock
Alberta agent general revival debate in Edmonton
Edmonton asks if the agent general office created in 1912 and abandoned in 1917 will be revived. Hon Herbert Greenfield, former premier, named Alberta’s agent general in London. Acting Premier Hoadley faced the question as the Minister of Agriculture evaded a clear answer.
Public accounts show 1925 surplus of 188 thousand dollars
Edmonton reports for 1925 an actual income account expenditure of 11 343 006 45 dollars, 246 261 03 under estimates, and revenue of 11 351 025 99 dollars, 309 916 99 above estimates. The net surplus of 188 019 54 dollars increases the annual deficit improvement to 650 178 02 dollars, as outlined by Treasurer Reid and Premier Brownlee.
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Edmonton
R. G. Reid
J. &. Brownlee
Woman Sentenced After Rear End Collision At Second Street
At the police court Mrs. W. Flynn pleaded guilty to driving at an unreasonable speed and was fined $15 plus costs after a morning crash at the intersection of Second and North Railway Streets. Dr. C. Ki. Smyth drove a large car on North Railway Street turning onto Second Street toward the hospital. Mrs. Flynn's Ford struck from behind, locking wheels and causing the Ford to swing around. No injuries were reported though both vehicles sustained damage including a torn front wheel on the Ford and bent rear wheel, axle, mudguard, and bumper on the doctor's car.
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W. Flynn
Second
North Railway Streets
C. Ki. Smyth
North Railway Street
Second Street
Wewoka Man Guilty of First Degree Murder
Arman P. Higdon is sentenced to life in Brain penitentiary for killing his fiancée Rita May Gosa on February 14, two hours before a planned wedding. He confessed fearing harm if she lived to reveal the marriage refusal. A rumor mentions a British Columbia fruit merger.
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Wewoka
Okla
Arman P. Higdon
Brain
Rita May Gosa
Higdon
Vienna Rules First Scientific Blood Test In Court
In a landmark Austrian decision a judge accepts scientific blood grouping as conclusive evidence of paternity. An unmarried mother sued for alimony. the engineer defendant was found not to be the father as scientists placed his blood in group four while the child was group three and the mother group two.
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Vienna
Hai Yong
Former Premier Stolypin Murder Trial Opens
Moscow reports that George Stoly pin a seventeen year old student linked to former Premier Stolypin stood trial for a brutal murder with $120 motive. Stolypin allegedly beat to death lawyer Alexeio and his wife two elderly friends of the Stolypin family, with police noting two year drug addiction.
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Moscow
George Stolypin
Stolypin
Alexeio
Gershaw outlines Ottawa work and rural credit plan
Past President Dr. F. W. Gershaw spoke at the chamber of commerce meeting about his Ottawa missions. He discussed rural credit and a potential plan using farm loan banks with government responsibility, noting long term bonds and mortgage securities as part of the strategy.
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F. W. Gershaw
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Mort
Debt Reduced by Thirty-Two Million in Canada Budget Talks
Ottawa March 12 The House of Commons resumes with many questions awaiting answers as Cabinet reviews written replies before tabling. The budget likely includes tax reductions and a plan for rural credits, with proposed cuts in income and sales taxes and customs on motor vehicles. Net debt down by 32 million as of February 28, 1923.
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House of Commons
Finance Department
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