Hemp Industry Looms For Western Canada
Montreal reports on hemp samples shown at Windsor Station as G. G. O Manney of Canadian Pacific Railway outlines plans for a new Western Canada hemp industry worth about five million dollars annually. He notes that while growing hemp is feasible in some districts, processing the fibre from the straw remains the hurdle, as moisture from rain or dew is unreliable in the West.
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Montreal
Canna
Windsor
G. G. O’manney
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mgr
O’manney
Canada
Tilley
Alberta
Inquiry Committee to Probe Unemployment Dole Abuse
A ministry of labor inquiry panel to study dole abuse and possible unemployment insurance changes will be led by Lord Blanesburg with participants from capital, labor, finance, and local government. Members include Frank Hodges and Margaret Tondfield among others.
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London
Dole
Iquiry
Ministry of Labor
Lord Blanesburg
Justles
Capital
Labor
Finance
Frank Hodges
ALP
Margaret Tondfield
M,p
Greece seeks peace and Balkan arbitration pact
Greece informs the League of Nations it seeks Balkan security and a compulsory arbitration pact modeled after Locarno era Western Europe accords. The move accompanies a general push for regional stability and formal diplomatic arrangements.
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Geneva
Gréece
League of Nations
Western Europe
Locarno
Long and Cold Winter Predicted by Browne
Washington dispatch reports meteorologist Herbert J. Browne forecasts a severe continental winter with heavy snow and prolonged cold alternating with brief warm spells. He cites an early September snow in the northwest and says a late spring will follow, with implications for crops over the next two years.
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Washington
Herbert J. Browne
Official Returns Declare 174 Seats of Dominion Election
Toronto reports official results of the Dominion general elections for 174 of 245 House of Commons seats. Remaining seats by province include Prince Edward Island 2 New Brunswick 3 Nova Scotia 2 Quebec 26 Ontario 6 Manitoba 6 Saskatchewan 10 Alberta 9 British Columbia 6 Yukon 1. Official totals show 944 926 and 1 221 275 with 148 688 37 381 for leading totals.
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Toronto
House of Cummons
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Lib
Conus Lab
P. E. FE
Sa Ee
Ewes
Mae
Epee
Brit
Columbia
Rotarians Commemorate Armistice Day Meeting
The Rotary Club marked Armistice Day and Thanksgiving with a talk by Royal Air Force veteran Capt. R. N. Chandler about 1919. Guests from near and far attended as veterans led trench songs and shared brief experiences. Governor George Rooke is set to meet the club next Monday.
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Rotary Club
R. N. Chandler
Royal Air Force
Elliott MacDonald
George Rooke
Ottawa Armistice Day Observance Planned Near Cenotaph
Ottawa marks the seventh anniversary of the Great War with a dusk gathering on Parliament Hill. Veterans and civilians will lay poppy wreaths at the foot of the white cenotaph and participate in a memorial service beneath floodlit Victory tower.
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Ottawa
Parliament Hill
Victory Tower
Fruit Combine Trials Delayed To January Start
Vancouver legal action delays the trial of forty two fruit firms and eleven individuals in the alleged fruit combine case. Mr. Justin D. A. McDonald granted the application for delay to allow defence counsel time to review a large volume of documentary prudence. Trials now set to begin January 18.
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Vancouver
B. C
Justin D. A. McDonald
The Silence Poem By C B Ayston In The Sign
A reflective verse lyric about national stillness after tumult. It envisions an exile standing watch and a nation united in silence. Humans recall past spirits, seek peace, and call on divine aid to heal the land.
Medicine Hat Tribute to Illustrious Dead in Riverside Park
Medicine Hat observes Armistice day with wreaths in Riverside Park. A morning ceremony draws veterans relatives and citizens as the city bell marks two minutes of silence. Rev W C Western prays and the crowd sings God Save the King while wreaths are placed at the monument by local groups and officials.
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Rverside Park
W. C. Western
God Save the King
J. Henderson
G. W.V.A
A. Miller
L.A
G.W.V.A
Huckvale
City of Medicine Hatsa
Wudge
Painleve Cabinet Crisis Averted In France
Paris reports the Painleve ministerial crisis postponed as the Finance Committee adjourned to allow Premier Painleve to craft a compromise plan. The move aims to rally the Nationalists and steady parliamentary support through the next week.
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Paris
Painleve
Finance Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Grain inspections report Winnipeg wheat totals
Winnipeg reports a total of 2 248 grain cars inspected yesterday with 1 234 contract grade. This compares to 1 021 cars inspected last year. Coarse grain inspections totaled 349 cars, up from 0 last year.
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Winnipeg
Progress at Roth No 1 Well Pushes Depth to 2215 Feet
Further drilling progress noted at the Roth No 1 well with a ten inch hole advanced to 2215 feet by 8 oclock this morning. The update records steady progress as crews push deeper into the formation.
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Mae
Roth No. 1
Widow Amble Wins Suit Against Madison Bootlegger
In Madison circuit court Mrs. Carl Amble was awarded 6000 dollars in damages after suing Joe Gelosi for 35000 dollars claiming a bottle of liquor Gelosi sold caused her husband Carl Amble to die in a Cambridge crash. Gelosi was arrested but released.
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Madison
Wis
Carl Amble
Amble
Joe Gelosi
Cambridge
Gelosi
Forke sizes up the situation in December session call
Winnipeg November 11 Robert Forke Progressive leader told Canadian Press by long distance that he did not protest the December session. He said Premier King may have a good reason for calling it and did not see a problem. He avoided discussing his attitude toward the Government and suggested a possible statement in Winnipeg Thursday.
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Winnipeg
Robert Forke
Pipestone
Federal House
King
Canada
Mr. Forke
Forke
Canada’s Second Best Crop Record Wheat Yield
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics provisional crop report lists Canada’s total wheat yield at 422,327,000 bushels, the largest on record aside from the prior high of 474,199,000 in 1923. Prairie grain totals show Wheat 1925 at 394,566,000 and 1924 at 235,694,000. Oats 1925 at 236,247,000 and 1924 at 228,325,000.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier At Paris Armistice Day
Paris observed an eleven o clock minute of silence for Armistice Day recalling the Great War. Guards Marshals Joffre Foch and Petain presided as regiments massed around the tomb under the Arc de Triomphe with flowers and martial music filling the city.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Stores and Stock Exchange
Stadier
Joffre
Foch
Petain
Wheat Prices Setback in Winnipeg Market
Wheat prices fell in Winnipeg trading as US markets closed and news was thin. Declines ranged from 5 to 8 and 48 9, with lower cables and a Canadian crop report cited as factors. Navander closed at 13 43, December 12 734, May 1 80, July 1 20 5.
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Winnipeg
United States
Navander
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