Edmonton Moves to Expand Municipal Powers in Bill Debate
Edmonton officials pressed for broader powers to grant concessions to industries as the municipal law committee discussed a draft measure. The bill would let municipalities set rates on property improvements for up to ten to twenty years, with two thirds council and electors votes required, and would not apply to internal province moves or unpriced land grants. The committee also rejected extending store hours and upheld a plan for annual voter lists by census.
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Edmonton
Brownlee
Calgary
Imperial Officc
Utilities Board
Clly
J. S. Stewart
Lethbridge
Id Monton
Fred White
Municipal Laws Committee
Loth
Germany to hold first popular ballot for president
Berlin reports that Germany will elect its head by popular vote for the first time in its thousand year history. With seven candidates, a majority is unlikely, so a second ballot is set for April 26, and the top candidate will become president after a fresh vote. Women gain equal suffrage at age twenty.
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Berlin
Friederich Ebert
Gatman Republic
National Assembly
Germany
Mord Motor Company Surplus Reports Rise in 1925
Boston March 28 the Mord Motor Company shows a surplus increase totaling more than 8100 400 000 for the year ending this month. The statement filed with the Massachusetts secretary places the current surplus at 542 470 190 39 compared with 449 041 081 12 in March 1924.
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Boston
Mass
Mord Motor Company
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Depression strikes Callaghan Wresto area in famine toll
A Belfast report describes dire weather and economic collapse in Callaghan Wresto and surrounding towns. Survivors face starvation with stock losses at eighty percent, while funerals multiply along roads. Local leaders warn of escalating hardship as famine widens across the region.
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Thei
Treland
Indians Appeal To The Privy Council For Assistance
Winnipeg March 28 Three British Columbia Indians travel on the Canadian Nations train from Winnipeg to appeal for Privy Council consideration of Indian land claims. Rev. T. R. Kelley of Nanaimo heads the delegation with George Matheson and A Paull, joined by A WH O'Meara of Victoria.
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Winnipeg
Privy Council of the Empire
Leiden
British Columbia
Canadian Nations
Toronto
T. R. Kelley
Nanaimo
B.C
George Matheson
A. Paull
A. WH. O'Meara
Victoria
Five Hundred For Information About Wong Foon Sing
Vancouver reports Chinese counsel Leo Pom Sing offered a reward of 500 dollars for information on the whereabouts of Wong Foon Sing. Wong, principal witness at two inquests into the bath of Janet Smith, a nursemaid found shot to death last summer at a Shaughnessy Heights home, disappeared a week ago and has not been seen by anyone.
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Vancouver
Leo Pom Sing
Won Too Sing
Woy
Wno
Bath
Janet Smith
Shaughnessy Heights
Wong
The Day in Parliament Ottawa March 28
In the House of Commons a private members regulations will be considered. Yesterday the budget debate continued with speakers including W S Carroll Liberal H C Hoeken Tory and others from Toronto West Prince P K Rit Woods Dufferin Fortier Labelle and more.
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Ottawa
Canadian Press
House of Comamons
House of Commons
W. S. Carroll
Cape Breton
H. C. Hoeken
Toronto West
A KB
MacLean
Prince
P.K
Rit. Woods
Progressive
Dufferin
H. A. Fortier
Labelle
Classified Ads: The Quickest Salesmen in The News
A playful note urges readers to place classified ads in The News as fast, effective sales. It highlights ads as speedy movers for buyers and sellers seeking quick results.
Cormie to Speak Here on April 9
Secretary Richardson of the Chamber of Commerce received a wire from G. M. Cormie stating he would address the Chamber on Thursday April 9. Cormie, Alberta representative of the Dominion Live stock branch Ottawa, comes to Medicine Hat to discuss improving poultry quality and quantity in southeastern Alberta. He will meet with directors and interested parties in a roundtable conference. poultry farmers wishing to attend should advise Secretary Richardson.
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Richardson
Chamber of Commerce
G. M. Cormie
Chamber
Cormsey
Alberta
Dominion Livestock Branch
Ottawa
Ig’ Cong
Medicine Hat
Destroyer Bodies Found Hidden in Scapa Flow Debris
Workmen at Scapa Flow in March uncovered five German officers and sailors beneath a mass of wreckage in the beached destroyer remains. The crew apparently were not warned before the fleet was scuttled by German crews two days after the Peace Treaty terms were signed.
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Scapa Flow
Orkney Islands
MI Bay
Grevon
Geruin
Eet
Great Bread Trust Merges Canadian Bakeries
The Star reports a massive deal linking leading Dominion bakeries with the American Bread Trust to form a vast combine. Montreal talks mention a $10,000,000 capital and local company representatives traveling to New Day for negotiations.
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Montreal
Maych
the Star Today
Canada
Dominion
American Bread Trust
United States
Fatal shooting of two boys shocks Portland neighborhood
Arthur Villa eleven and Francis Laing ten, playmates from local homes, stabbed by an unloaded revolver in an upstairs bedroom. Francis died, Arthur and Francis' friend were found with police and deputy coroner investigating. The Wills family and Cathedral school ties noted as context.
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Oregonian
Little Franca Laing
Wm. Laing
Medicine Hat
Pisy
Arthur Villa
P. J. Wills
Clay Street
Francis Laing
William Laing
Market Street
Wills
Helen Wills
Gresham
Earler
Arthur
Laing
Young Wills
Francis
Mama
Persinger
Russell
Culbertson
Jenkins
Thatcher
Cathedral School
Seventeenth and
Couch Streets
Avalanche Buries Train in Iriask Stherla, March 28
A passenger train bound for the city was overwhelmed by a massive avalanche today. Rescue parties work to locate survivors and recover bodies. many are reported killed and numerous injured in the disaster. Local authorities and volunteers coordinate efforts amid challenging conditions.
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Iriask
Stherla
Wheat market rallies as May futures top $1.01 in Winnipeg
Wheat trading closed with strength noted as May futures rose above $1.01 after intraday fluctuations around 4 3 4 cents. July futures gained while October slipped, with export demand stabilizing prices. Cash and coarse grains showed mixed activity with strong export interest for April seaboard shipments and light mill demand.
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Winnipeg
Seston
Seaboard
Harley
Beatty urges prudent thrift to drive Canada toward prosperity
H. W. Beatty of the Canadian Pacific Railway spoke at Toronto on Canada’s semi centennial, urging collective effort, thrift, and prudent policy to cure national economic ills. He cited growth in population, agriculture, manufacturing, and exports since Confederation, and stressed immigration and production to ease taxation and sustain progress.
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Toronto
Canada
H.W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Land Lodge
Mr. Beatty
Beatty
Iis
Nationalit
Canad
Burdes
Investigations Tap Ontario Public Works Figures in Subtle Fraud
Toronto reports reveal results of probes into alleged state fictions tied to F C Biggs Minister of Public Works and George A rls in Hamilton. At a Public AG Committee meeting expert A E Nash described gaps in ledgers and traced certain bonds linked to Biggs via Browning Harris Northey of Hamilton. The committee halted further examination with the former minister set to return.
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Toronto
F.C. Biggs
George A.rls
Securitic Navy
Mamilton
Ontario
Te Ture
de A. E. Nash
Peter Silt
Nash
Biggs
Golf clubs six and knee aid in Mumtaz Begam rescue
In Bombay on March 28 a court heard a graphic account of four British officers armed with golf clubs fighting nine kidnappers on Mumbai Hill on January 18 to rescue Mumtaz Begam the Indian dancer once linked to Indore’s MPL line. The officers reportedly saved her from kidnappers and threats to kill.
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Bombay
Mumbar Hill
Mumtaz Begam
Fay Sme
Mplinroan
Indore
Aare
Mumtaz
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F.C. Bigus
Cormie
Great Bread Trust
Dominom
Ad. Galunne
Shearer
G. J. Shearer
Social Service Council of Canada
Rea
LIC Works
Moose Jaw
Regina
Saskatoon
Fair
Manitoba
Ene
Tat Rifles
Hrotler
Bomelnb
Lari
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