Wheat Pool Inquiries Hear Alfa Pool Impacts
The Royal Grain Inquiry Commission heard that Alberta wheat pool operation lowered farmer prices by three to four cents per bushel compared with Saskatchewan. Alberta pool manager H W Wood claimed pool patrons received several cents more. James Stewart cited Alberta losses and pool price influence on buyers. The inquiry will finish this week with sessions at lake ports before Vancouver visit to examine Van Allen charges.
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H. W. Wood
James Stewart
Federal Wheat Board
Commission
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Vancouver
van Allen
Alberta Wheat Pool
Stewart
Japan protests U S plan to further curb immigration
The Japanese government lodged a formal protest with the U S State Department over congressional proposals to tighten Japanese immigration. The note reaffirmed the gentlemen’s agreement and warned that excluding those who can become U S citizens would affront Japan’s dignity and could have grave consequences.
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U.S
Washington
Japan
United States State Department
Congress
United States
Tokio
Mennonites from Regina head to Mexico by special train
Fifteen Mennonite families from the Old Colony south of Swift Current will depart by special train from Wymark station to Mexico. They take household effects stock and farm implements and plan to have their lands worked by Mennonites remaining this year amid litigation over a prior land sale deal two years ago.
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Regina
Old Colony
Swift Current
Wymark Station
Mexico
Germ that destroys barley crops detected in New York
Discovery reported to the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences reveals a germ blighting large barley crops each year. Dr. James A. Faris announced isolation of the germ after experiments and predicted that effective destruction methods would soon be found.
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New York
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
James A. Faris
Manitoba Wheat Acreage Decline Amid Small Plantings
Manitoba Wheat Pool reports 623864 acres signed so far with 1,000,000 acre goal. Sign-up runs through week end, with a June clean-up. Many farmers sow only a few acres, some as low as three to five acres to secure seed quality.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Colin H. Burnell
Manitoba
Prince Calgary Invites Prince of Wales to Calgary Visit
Mayor Webster of Calgary sent a cablegram to the Prince of Wales inviting him to visit Calgary this summer as an Alberta rancher. The invitation follows news that the Prince’s South Africa tour, set to begin May 2, has been postponed due to elections there. The cablegram extended hearty greetings from Albertan citizens and suggested a visit to the E P Ranch during the stampede.
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Calgary
Webster
Prince of Wales
Alberta
Prince
South Africa
E.P
Grain Movement East as CN Cancels Eastbound Embargoes
Canadian National officials announce the cancellation of all embargoes on eastbound grain. Shipments to the head of the lakes will be accepted with possible transit delays after navigation opens, and to the government elevator at Saskatoon. Unfilled permits are cancelled. cars must follow the car order book.
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Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Alberta Legislature backs Edmonton talks to gain resource control
The Alberta Government will continue negotiations with the Dominion Government to obtain control of the province's natural resources. Premier Greenfield introduced the resolution and the Legislature supported it as the key policy moving forward.
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Edmonton
Dominion
Alberta
Greenfield
First Lake Sailing Montreal Opens Season
Weather permitting the First Great Lakes steamer will depart Port McNichol for Fort William on Friday April 25. At least five sailings per week will follow, according to Canadian Pacific Railway Headquarters announcements.
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Montreal
Great Lakes
Port McNichol
Fort William
Canadian Pacific Railway
Spring Work Begins Across Western Prairies
Wheat seeding has commenced at Blackie Saskatchewan and the Carseland district in Alberta. Seeding isn’t expected to be general for another week. Preparatory spring work is under way in many western points with plowing and discing active in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Winnipeg
Blackie
Sask
Carseland
Alta
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Four More Branch Lines To Be Dealt With
Ottawa reports that apart from four branch line resolutions all others have passed. Bills have moved to second reading and to railway committee. The remaining lines include Rosedale to Bull Pond Creek Alberta 39 miles 915000 dollars, Victoria Beach to Pine Falls Manitoba 41 miles 1100000 dollars, Lockport station to Lockport Nova Scotia four miles 161000 dollars, and CN Quebec China Clay extension to St Remi DAmherst Quebec two miles 105000 dollars.
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Ottawa
Railway Committee
Rosedale
Bull Pond Creek
Alberta
Victoria Beach
Pine Falls
Manitoba
Lockport
Nova Scotia
Canadian Northern Quebec Railway
St. Remi D’amherst
Province of
Quebec
Reductions in Duty Pleasing to the West
Ottawa reports Progressive caucus reactions to the budget with praise for tariff cuts on agricultural implements. They seek broader cuts on life essentials like food and clothing, while the plan largely hinges on a sales tax. Conservatives predict a tariff split. the article details three relief types for farm equipment and related parts under the new schedule.
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Ottawa
Progressive Caucus
Progressive Party
Canada And The Quota Programme
Ottawa reports the Canadian government will address in the house concerns that a U S Senate immigration bill would discriminate between native born Canadians and naturalized foreigners. Immigration Minister J A Robb said the two per cent quota proposal for Canada faces strong Republican opposition, including Senator Cole.
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Ottawa
House
United States Senate
United States
J. A. Robb
Washington
Canada
Senate
Immigration Committee
Cole
Round the World Flight Attempt by English Pilot
Stuart MacLaren, famed English aviator, began a solo bid to circle the globe from Southampton. Earlier he piloted the first British aircraft into Egypt, marking notable milestones in his aviation career.
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Stuart MacLaren
England
Southampton
MacLaren
Egypt
Big Deal In North Edmonton Sold to Hudson’s Bay Co
Lamson Company posts in Alberta and the Northwest Territories and the northern river fleet of Alberta and Arctic Transportation Company have been sold to Hudson’s Bay Company. The purchase consolidates control across 14 posts from Chipewyan to the Mackenzie River mouth, reducing northern competition and signaling a major regional shift in fur trade.
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Edmonton
Lamson Company
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Alberta and Arctic Transportation Company
Hudson's Bay Company
Northern Trading Company
Chipewyan
Mackenzie River
Ottawa TB Banquet Highlights Medical Training Plan
Dr. D A Stewart of the Manitoba sanatorium Ninette Man told delegates at the tuberculosis conference banquet that a course of instruction in TB treatment for undergraduate medical students is being arranged. The Laencee Society hosted the event attended by over 200 medical men at the conference.
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Ottawa
D. A. Stewart
Manitoba
Ninette
Man
Laeneec Society
Dredging at Port Nelson Ottawa details costs and limits
The Port Nelson dredge and its war period vessels cost 371,881 dollars and operated in 1915 through 1917. Ships provisioning the post must anchor seven and one half miles out and transship to low draft craft, with navigable drafts limited to 21 feet or more.
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Ottawa
Port Nelson
Hudson Bay
House of Commons
Ottawa MP Pledges Auto Tariff Reduction
G C Coote of Progressive MacLeod announces intent to move in the house for a substantial reduction in the customs tariff on automobiles and motor trucks.
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Ottawa
G. C. Coote
MacLeod
Russia will not fight over Bessarabia, Zinovieff asserts
M Zinovieff, president of the executive committee of the Communist International, declared here that Russia will not fight Moscow over the question of Bessarabia.
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Moscow
Russia
Roumania
Bessarabia
M. Zinovieff
Communist Internationals
Berlin Establishes German Gold Bank for Discount Operations
The new gold discount bank in Berlin has been established and will begin operations at an early date. The institution aims to streamline gold transactions and provide discount services in the market.
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Berlin
Gold Discount Bank
Agriculture faces tougher world markets says Minister
Ottawa Hon. W. R. Motherwell, minister of agriculture, warned Commons committee on agriculture and colonization that agriculture is harder worldwide than in any prior period. He urged educating Canadian farmers to compete, noting New Zealand dairy competition as a concern. The committee planned hearings on beef and bacon export, dairying, wheat rust, cattle tuberculosis, and related issues for an educational campaign.
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Ottawa
W. R. Motherwell
Commons Committee On Agriculture and Colonization
Motherwell
New Zealand
Department of Agrculture
Stolen Car Trade in Ottawa Draws Customs Memo
A memorial presented to Hon. Jacques Bureau notes an organized body trafficking stolen cars from the United States into Canada. Delegates from Canadian manufacturers and dealers urge action as thefts undermine business and capital. Bureau will form a joint committee to address the issue with insurers and dealers.
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Ottawa
Jacques Bureau
Canada
United States
Death of Hugo Stinnes in Berlin
Hugo Stinnes a leading German industrial figure died in Berlin from pneumonia. He was known across Continental Europe as a dominant magnate who publicly shared the size of his fortune and described his vast mining shipping and newspaper holdings, with little doubt about the extent of his interests.
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Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
Europe
Gernich
Period For Re Naturalization Ottawa
Hon. A. B. Copp, secretary of state, states that renaturalization of British subjects now U.S. citizens follows a uniform imperial law. Any amendments would require an imperial conference. He answered a House question about shortening the naturalization period for repatriates from five years.
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Ottawa
United States
A. B. Copp
Manion seeks licenses export liquor houses in Saskatchewan
Ottawa reports Conservative MP R J Manion of Fort William plans to move in the house for a full copy of all correspondence between the Dominion Government and the Government of Saskatchewan regarding licenses for export liquor houses.
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Ottawa
R. J. Manion
Fort William
Saskatchewan
Road Rules Bill Seeks Right Turn Rule Change
A bill before the Prince Edward Island legislature proposes changing the rule of the road from turning left to turning right to align with similar rules in other Dominion provinces. The move aims to standardize driving practice across PEI.
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Charlottetown
P.E
Dominion
Winnipeg Tax Rate Cut For 1924 Assessed Value
The civic finance committee reduced Winnipeg's 1924 assessment by about 3.5 million dollars while adopting a tax rate of 2.31 mills. The new rate follows a prior cut and sets the levy for the year.
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Winnipeg
Civic Finance Committee
Experts' reparations report may be accepted
Paris reports a near unanimous Reparation Commission vote to approve the experts' findings and urge governments to accept them. Officials note close communications among Dawes committee members and premiers, with Col. Logan monitoring for the U S. Reich urged to reply promptly on action.
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Paris
Reparations Commission
M. Parmentier
Dawes’ Committee
State Department
Washington
Col
J. A. Logan
United States
Germany
Reich
No Exemption to Dumping Duty Repealed in Canada
The rule exempting dumping duties when the price gap between fair market value and selling price to Canadian importers is five percent or less has been repealed. After April 15 the duty applies without exemption, except for goods bought before April 15 entered for consumption or before June 12.
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Ottawa
Canada
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