EXPECT HL. B. RAILWAY GRANT TO PASS HOUSE
Ottawa reports Parliament finished its session and easter recess. The government’s position strengthened with Liberal Progressives cooperation. The Hudson Bay Railway grant is likely to pass the House though Senate fate unclear. Rural credits bill and tariff board changes are expected after Easter. Tax reductions are anticipated.
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Ottawa
Iit
Senate
Hudson Bay
Libera?s
West
Quebec
Alberta Legislature Ends Eight Hour Day Debate
Last week in Alberta politics reports progress on the 1927 eight hour day issue. The factories act committee approved a nine hour day with exemptions and a commission to study feasibility. Taxes on supplementary revenue and wild lands remained, while a plebiscite on beer halls was defeated. Alberta approved transferring natural resources to the province pending federal action.
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Edmonton
Brownlee
Janust
Nellie McClung
Bank Robbers Hit San Antonio National Bank
Three armed men with shotguns robbed the San Antonio National Bank. They forced officials, employees and patrons to meet and took about $50,000 in currency before fleeing.
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San Antonio
Texas
San Antonio National Bank
Calgary Constable Cleared of Man Slaughter Charge
Albert McKean of Drumheller town police force was acquitted by a jury before Mr Justice Boyle in the Supreme Court. The jurors deliberated for three minutes before delivering the verdict.
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Calgary
Odd Mable
Albert McKean
Drumheller
Justice Boyle
Supreme Court
Saskatchewan Egg Pool Begins Operations in Province
The Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pool opens with six handling stations in Brandon Weyburn Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon and Hummoldt and 175 receiving stations. Ralph Brighty says egg deliveries to receiving points are heavy as 12500 contracts are signed and remittances to producers occur twice monthly. About 400 receiving stations are planned and bulk shipments go to candling stations after grading.
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Regina
Brandon
Weyburn
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Hummoldt
Saskatchewan Egg and Poultry Pool
Ralph Brighty
Brighty
Radio in Lighthouses Proposed to Aid Police
Vancouver South MP L. J. Ladner urges in the House of Commons that Canadian lighthouses be equipped with radio receiving and broadcasting sets to help arrest criminals. He cites a Nanaimo bank robbery where bandits hid near Parlier Pass lighthouse and were not detected in time, costing public money in search efforts.
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Vancouver South
House of Commons
Ottawa
L. J. Ladner
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Mr. Ladner
Nanaimo
Parlier Pass
Canada
United States
Trapper Killed by Grizzly Near McGregor River Camp
Prince George dispatch reports trapper Tom Measy died after a grizzly attack near his camp on the north fork of the Mc Gregor River about 75 miles northwest. Partner Yarzeau found the body near a moose carcass with bear tracks surrounding.
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Prince George
B.C
Tom Measy
McGregor River
Here
Jack Varreau
Yarzeau
Meany
Yerzeau
Nationwide Japanese drive to raise drinking age
Eleven groups in Japan including the Japan Temperance Union and the Women's Reform Society launch a campaign to bar liquor for men under twenty five. They urge the Diet to enact a bill raising the drinking age from twenty.
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Tokio
Japan
Japan Temperance Union
The
Women’s Reform Society
Diet
Industrial accidents and payrolls in British Columbia 1925
In 1925 British Columbia recorded 27 563 industrial accidents with 213 deaths, per Workmen's Compensation Board data. Provincial payrolls rose from 130 million dollars in 1922 to 160 million in 1925, reflecting growing industry activity.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Workmen’s Compensation Board
Arab Women Join Syrians in Fight Against French Rule
Arab women are reported to have appeared in the ranks of insurgent Syrians, fighting against the French regime.
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Jerusalem
Engineers Praised By Allenby In Palestine Bridge Work
Field Marshal Lord Allenby lauded the Canadian Bridging Battalion for repairing bridges in Palestine after Turkish retreat. He described their operation as a “horrible fit of work” done under malaria and flood conditions, noting ninety percent ill. The unit, under Cotlinton, earned praise for risking lives to restore vital crossings.
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Palestine
Montreal
Dominion
Jerusalem
Damascus
Convict Ship La Mariniere Sails for French Guiana
The La Mariniere, described as the last convict ship afloat, departed for French Guiana with 340 lifers and long-term prisoners. It is the first transport to the South American station in over two years, its medieval painted hull signaling a grim voyage as one convict collapsed and died from stress at parting.
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la Mariniere
WILL INTRODUCE PLAN TO SETTLE U S WAR CLAIMS
Representative Mills proposes a bill to pay 190 million dollars in U S war claims against Germany from Treasury funds with refunds from German reparations. The plan settles all claims, restores property held by German nationals, pays owners of ships stations and patents, and authorizes borrowing. Receipts from reparations and Rhine Army costs would liquidate the debt.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Germany
Congress
Representative Mills
Republican
New York
United States Army
Rhine
Lower Customs Tariff on Automobiles Proposed in Commons
Ottawa report notes G. G. Coote of the Progressive party moved in the House of Commons for a substantial tariff reduction on autos and motor trucks. He argued western farmers need cheaper vehicles, citing high auto prices from tariffs, sales taxes, and a U S excise, with Canadian buyers subsidizing American stockholders.
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Ottawa
G. G. Coote
MacLeod
Alberta
House of Commons
United States
Mr. Coote
Coote
Canada
Berlin fasting record holder in good condition
Hospital authorities report Siegfrid Herr known as Herr Jolly in fair condition after a 44 day abstention from food. He is not confined due to serious health issues but for scientific examination. The statement reflects a clinical status amid ongoing evaluations.
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Berlin
Herr Jolly
Jolly
Siegfrid Herr
Opening of 1926 navigation season on the St Lawrence
Two steamers named Gaspesla and the Guide cleared the Louise Basin and entered the St Lawrence as sirens blasted to signal the start of the 1926 navigation season. Local harbor officials noted ice covered waters and brisk passage for the ships.
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Quebec
Louise Basin
Gaspesla
Guide
St. Lawrence
Police disperse crowd of unemployed demonstrators near Hyde Park
Mounted police charged a crowd of several thousand unemployed demonstrators near Hyde Park scattering them in all directions. The action followed their attempt to form a procession in defiance of police orders.
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London
Hyde Park
Miss Chu Chin Chow and Chow Puppy on Empress Voyage
A playful tale from a newspaper page describes Miss Chu Chin Chow and the Chow Puppy accompanying the Empress liner on a Scotland tour. They visit Hong Kong briefly, with Miss Chow longing for more of the world while Doggy Chow stays content as long as she is nearby.
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Miss Chu Chin Chow and
the Chow Puppy
Miss Chu Chin Chow
Chow Puppy
Scotland
Hong Kong
Bok
Ing
Doggy Chow
Miss Chow
Communists Restrict Church Plays by Young Members
The central committee of the Young Communist organization bans anti religious plays and evening events by its young members in Moscow. It says such activities offend church communities, threaten national minorities, and risk stirring peasant hostility toward Young Communist members. The shift in stance toward the church is marked as significant.
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Moscow
Young Communist Organization
Central Committee
Young Communist Party
Debate on Soldiers' Settlement Act Revaluation Bill
In Ottawa the House of Commons debated a resolution before a bill to amend the Soldiers' Settlement Act by revaluing soldier settlement lands. The exchange pitted Opposition leader Arthur Meighen against railway minister Charles Dunning. The resolution passed and the bill received first reading in a fiery, twenty minute session.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Arthur Meighen
Chas. Dunning
Movement to Ban Undesirable Pictures
The League of Nations advisory commission on child welfare initiated a global effort to shield children from harmful films. It adopted a resolution to set up central censorship boards in each country, staffed by educators and parents, to prohibit demoralizing moving pictures.
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Geneva
League of Nations Advisory Commission On Child Welfare
Calgary Spring Livestock Show Winners Named
W. P. Fleming of Calgary led the event with top honors for first and second prizes in the best 15 finished steers and top awards for finished and sired steers. Gorge Tait of Warren won best five finished steers under 1,100 pounds. Paul Gabriel of Erskine received the special prize for the best carload of steers purchased at the Calgary stock feeder show.
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Calgary
W. P. Fleming
Gorge Tait
Warren
Man
Paul Gabriel
Erskine
Alta
Claims Ocean Rates On Cattle Are Excessive
Ottawa Colonel Mullins argues the Canadian Government Merchant Marine should withdraw from the North Atlantic conference and operate independently to aid Canadian producers. He notes an excessive cattle rate of 20 per head to England and asks if government vessels still join the conference. Minister Dunning recalls the merchant marine withdrew in February 1925 and says Mullins did not address the resolution.
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Ottawa
H. A. Mullins
Marquette
Mullins
House
England
Dad Western
Merchant Marine
C. A. Dunning
Marchant Marine
Western Stock Growers’ Association Meets at Calgary
D. E. Riley of High River was reelected president at the thirtieth annual convention. Dr. Michael Clarke called for expanding cattle exports to Great Britain and criticized trade barriers. Riley praised George Lane’s memory and noted a strong demand for work horses. Resolutions urged lower cattle freight rates, continued Canadian feed screenings, and appointing a trade commissioner to Washington.
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Calgary
D. E. Riley
High River
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Michael Clarke
Olds
Great Britain
George Lane
Western
Canada
Attorney-General’s Department
C.P.R
Dominion
Washington
Ottawa requires humane killer on cattle ships to Britain
Vessels carrying cattle to a British port on or after May 1 must have a proper mechanical killer. The directive, approved by the British ministry of agriculture and released to the federal agriculture department, aims to provide humane slaughter on long voyages after the Manchester Producer incident where cattle faced severe suffering in storms.
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Ottawa
Ministry of Agriculture
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Manchester
Great Britain
Organ music heard on a local radio station after decades
In Ingersoll Ontario Mrs James Allen heard organ music clearly on a local broadcast marking the first time in 40 years she heard sound again. The coincidence links her recent revival with the last organ music she heard in England over 40 years ago. This is the second such case this year of long deafness ending with radio sound.
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Ingersoll
Ont
James Allen
Allen
England
Sister of Pope Pius X dies in Rome poverty
Anna Sarto, 76, youngest sister of Pope Pius X, died after two months of illness and a difficult operation. She lived in a tiny apartment facing St. Peter's Square with Maria Sarto, the pope's surviving sister, ending a life of religious devotion and poverty.
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Rome
Anna Sarto
Pius X
Anna
St. Peter's Square
Maria Sarto
Winnipeg Plans Second Inter-Provincial Conference
Premier John Bracken announced a second inter-provincial conference on succession duties inviting premiers from other Canadian provinces. The meeting was proposed to be held in Montreal or Toronto.
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Winnipeg
John Bracken
Montreal
Toronto
Alberta Justice Beck Named Royal Commissioner
Hon. Mr. Justice Beck of the Alberta Supreme Court appeal division is appointed royal commissioner to probe alleged irregularities in Athabasca constituency during the recent general election.
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Ottawa
Justice Beck
Supreme Court of Alberta
Athabasca
Alta
Potatoes Marketed by Fraser Valley Farmer at 40 Cents
New potatoes grown in the open were marketed in New Westminster by a Fraser Valley farmer commanding a price of forty cents a pound.
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New Westminster
B.C
Fraser Valley
Sixty Chicago Pastors Plan Street Preaching Campaign
Chicago pastors announce a summer outreach to preach on the streets. The effort aims to bring gospel messages directly to the public instead of waiting for people to come to them.
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Chicago
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