Britain halts one sided disarmament until others follow
London reports Great Britain will not reduce army strength further unless other nations also cut armaments. Secretary of War Tom Shaw cites no compulsion in recruiting, progress in education and discipline among troops, but notes 58 percent of volunteers failed physical tests. Winnipeg relief aid totals about 7,000 men with weekly costs.
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London
Great Britain
Tom Shaw
House of Commons
Shaw
Tommy
Ranka
Conservatives Revolt in Burnaby British Columbia
Burnaby Conservative Association Local No. fourteen passes a resolution accusing the British Columbia Government of total incapacity and urging its removal with centralized Ottawa control. It also calls on J R Rutledge M L A Burnaby to resign if he contemplates backing a proposed one per cent universal income tax in its current form.
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Burnaby
B.C
Burnaby Conservative Association
British Columbia
Ottawa
Canada
J. R. Rutledge
M.L.A
Alberta Police to Police Edmonton at $160000 Year
Premier Brownlee informs Edmonton City Council that the Alberta Provincial Police will police the city for $160 000 annually. The force would comprise eighty non commissioned officers and men and two police women, with a new urban division likely if taken over.
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Edmonton
Alberta Provincial Police Force
Brownlee
W. C. Bryan
A.P.P
Europe Is Safe Cherbourg Ship Lifts 242 Passengers
The Europa battered by heavy seas arrived at Cherbourg after a violent three day voyage and landed 242 passengers who were worst for wear. The ship’s crew reported most travelers sheltered in cabins during the ordeal.
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Cherbourg
France
Associated Press
Lingr Europa
Mill merger study eyed by Maple Leaf and peers
Rumors place Major A. E. Nash of Maple Leaf Milling alongside Ogilvie Flour Mills Western Canada Flour Mills and Lake of the Woods Milling in a proposed cooperative study to unify control of major Canadian milling firms. Negotiations not confirmed, officials say the plan remains in the study stage.
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Torshto
A. E. Nash
Maple Leaf Milling Company
Planis
the Mail and Empire
Major Nash
Maple Leaf Milling
Ogilvie Flour Mills
Western Canada Flour Mills
Lake of the Woods Milling Company
Cold snap grips Western prairies with record lows
Winnipeg reports a drop to 28 below aero as Prairies endure bitter cold. Battleford Saskatchewan hits minus 28, Prince Albert and The Pas also cold while Calgary and Edmonton register around 24 below and 10 above respectively. Weather forecasts warn of more snow flurries tomorrow.
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Battleford
Saskatchewan
Peimce Albert
Pas
Manitoba
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
Prince Albert
Mercury Oils Sues Attorney General Over Investigations
A. Mayland and Mercury Oils, Limited sue the Attorney General’s department for 25000 damages seeking an injunction to stop ongoing investigations under the Security Frauds Prevention Act. J. J. Frawley and J. Frawley are named as defendants. action tests Act validity with potential wider provincial use. Mayland is a director and major shareholder in Mercury Oils. The injunction hearing is set as the inquiry is adjourned to March 16.
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Edmonton
A. Wi
Mayland
Calgary
Frawley
J. ¥. Lymburr
Attorney General’s Department
Mercury Oils, Limited
Attorney-Genet
J. J. Frawley
Messrs. McGillivray
Heiman
Mahaffy
Smith
Albert Henry Mayland
John F. Lymburn
James J. Frawley
Alberta
Retlaw Vauxhall District School Fair Cup Winners Listed
The Retlaw Vauxhall and District School Fair awarded silver cups for top per pupil scores in diverse subjects. Winners include Vauxhall High School for agriculture and home economics, Retlay Junior Room for penmanship, and Kinloch School for grains and grasses, with multiple cups across districts and grades.
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Ew West School
Frank Sakatch
Retlaw Consolidated School District
Retlaw
Alberta
Retlaw Junior Room
Canada Land & Irrigation Company
Medicine Hat
Atherta
Thomas W W. Brand
Retlaw High School
Gladys Conner
Vauxhall ‘Producers'Association
Vauxhall
Kinloch
Jean Flemine
Snow in Cornwall First Time in Fourteen Years
London reports a severe European winter with France Germany Austria and Britain enduring record cold and heavy snowfall. Cornwall records its first snow in 14 years isolating hamlets in Devonshire and delaying travel as storms blunt floods on the Seine and stiffen sea conditions.
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London
Associated Press
Europe
France
Germany
Austria
British Isles
Devonshire
Cornwall
England
Seine
Atlantic
Smyrna Quake Shocks City As Communications Fail
An earthquake struck Smyrna last night causing panic as residents rushed into streets and cemeteries. Communications with the Turkish port were severed and damage details were unavailable.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Smyrna
Alberta Legislature Debates Liquor Board Probe Powers
In Fidmonton March 11 the Alberta Legislature debated the Government Liquor Control Act funding. Liberal Joseph Decohene pressed for scrutiny of the Liquor Board's activities amid a $1 appropriation and a $590,000 capital expenditure from 1924.
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Liquor Board
Fidmonton
George Headley
Agricultural and Health
Eline
Alberta
House
Joseph M. Decohene
St. Paul
Liqhor Control Board
Dunning
George H. Webster
R. J. Dinning
Saskatchewan Grain Marketing Act Referendum Passage Hinted
In Tegina Saskatchewan Mar. 41 the Attorney General Hon Me A MacPherson signaled the province will seek enabling legislation from the Dominion Parliament to validate the Saskatchewan Grain Marketing Act. Indications came as the Legislature passed the referendum bill through committee and moved toward a third reading with amendments.
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Tegina, Sask
Me A
Montreal Detectives Trick Bank Robber to Confession
Montreal detectives used a covert stakeout to hear Paul Emile Matte brag about a Bank of Montreal North End hold up. Matte, 30, confessed after officers arrested him and recovered part of the $1,000 stolen.
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Montreal
Mar
Paul Emile Matte
North End
Bank of Montreal
Matte
National Congress seeks control of army for independence
Pandit Nehru, President of the All-India National Congress, told supporters in Allahabad that participation in a possible second round-table conference would require full independence and control of India’s army. He warned that without these aims the independence struggle would resume with renewed vigor and doubted gains from any conference.
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Allahabad
India
Associated Press
All- India National Congress
Karachi
Pandit Nehru
Congress
Crowd Welcomes Gandhi in Ahmadabad Amid Chaos
Gandhi, exhausted after a grueling welcome in Ahmadabad, suffered a slight fever from heat and dust as crowds pressed him. Earlier, two women fractured skulls and five others were nearly trampled to death, with fifty more fainting during the mad rush to meet him.
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Ahmadbad
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Ahmadabad
Charges Against Manitoba Wheat Pool Elevators Stir Political Probe
J R Murray and Alberta Pacific Grain Company executive allege Manitoba Wheat Pool imposed costly elevator systems and overages through compulsory delivery. Premier Bracken and H Burnell consider a Royal Commission to investigate, while pool officials offer cooperation.
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Winniper
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Co-Operative Grain Organization
John Bracken
H. Burnell
Burnell
J. R. Murray
United Grain Growers, Limited
Alberta Pacific Grain Company, Ltd
Bers
Manitoba Pool Elevators, Limited
Love Market arrests in juvenile court case probe
San Diego March 11 District Attorney Thomas A. Whelan issued complaints charging Alexandra Pantag 8 vaudeville magnate and four others with violations of the Juvenile Court Act in connection with the Los Angeles love market investigation. A San Diego real estate man surrendered voluntarily posting 25000 bail on seven counts. Other named defendants include P Mills San Diego oil man William Joblemahn publicity man and witness in Pantages trial, dancer Pringle and Oliver Clark Day of Los Angeles Mrs George Dewey widow of Manila Bay hero died unexpectedly Saturday in Washington. Norman B Ireland 60 Saskatoon traveler for Winnipeg firm died suddenly at Regina.
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San Diego
Calif
Alexandra Pantag
Los Angeles
Thomas A. Whelan
Sk Gee
Jesse H. Shreve
Cohipldints Ieeeke P. Mills
William Joblemahn
Pantages
Butlice Pringle
Oliver’ Clark Day
Edmonton Parliament Sparks in Cooperative Credit Debates
Edmonton witnessed a high stakes week in the legislature as Liberal W R Howson and Premier J F Brownlee clashed over an independent inquiry into cooperative credit societies. The Liberal push for a separate commission to examine loan values faced cabinet resistance amid concerns of provincial losses and alleged mismanagement by current societies.
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Edmonton
W. R. Howson
Hugh C. Farthing
Calgary
Howson
House
Huugh C. Farthing
Brownlee
Prester Brownler
Hig
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