Peace River Railway talks fail to yield agreement
Ottawa reports no definite proposal after a two hour meeting between Henry Thornton E W Healey Grant Hall and Minister Oraheam on routes and construction for the Peace River Railway. Three months of talks have failed to produce a plan and confidence fades as Parliament readiness for funding for this year appears unlikely.
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Peace River BY
Ottawa
Canadian Railways
Peace River
Henry Thornton
E. W. Heally
Grant Hail
G. P. Oraheam
Peace
Outrage in Bulgaria as bombs strike funeral crowd
In Sofia at the funeral of General Georghieff amid King Boris assassination alleged, bombs explode causing many deaths and injuries. Cabinet members and military officers present, rescue teams recover bodies, martial law is anticipated to be declared.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Sventi Krai
Georghieff
Boris
Start For Arctic Delayed By Alpine Start Change
Liverpool reporter Algarssen, a young British Columbian explorer, arrived awaiting the blimp for his North Pole dash. The start date moved from May 1 to May 3 while Algarssen remains confident of beating Amundsen, arguing lighter airship offers better escape prospects than airplanes.
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Liverpool
Gretner Algarssen
North Pole
Redd Amundsen
Algarssen
Amundsen
Presidents Coolidge and King to Attend Vancouver Ceremony
The leaders are expected to attend the unveiling of the Kiwanis memorial in Stanley Park on September 16. The announcement came at the Vancouver Kiwanis Club luncheon and was based on information from international Kiwanis headquarters.
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Vancouver
Coolidge
Mackenzie King
Stanley Park
Hie
Vancouver Kiwanis Club
International Kiwanis
Trade row over wheat duty in House of Commons
W Black Progressive of South Huron urged a 42 cent duty per bushel on wheat exports to the United States. He claimed the move would benefit Canada if the United States imposed retaliatory measures in response to trade tensions.
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United States
House of Commons
W. Black
South Huron
Grain inquiry commissions costs in Canada tabulated
A House of Commons return details Canadian grain inquiry commissions since 1897. Eleven commissions exist, six lack records, while the remaining cost 392,456 dollars in total. Of this, 70,598 dollars were spent on the Turgeon inquiry of 1933. Also notes Mount Etna’s long activity since 570 BC.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Ontario Seeks Alberta Coal Supply and Ontario Market Hope
Ontario officials anticipate Alberta coal shipments aided by federal and CN rail cooperation. A $56,000 guarantee covers any freight cost gap as Ontario municipalities push for Alberta coal with hoped for favorable rates and strong demand. In France, Paris observers note Joseph Peac that ministers amid Painleve cabinet emerge as a political turning point.
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Toronto
Howard Statehbury
Alberta
Ontario
Canadian National Railways
Stutebbury
Paris
Joseph Pe
Paul Painleve
France
Miners Reach Agreement in Crow's Nest Pass
In Coleman Alberta all steam coal mines except Hillcrest have signed independent agreements with employees. McGillivray Creek and International Companies are the last to settle and will restart work soon. Hillcrest remains idle but an early deal is anticipated.
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Coleman
Alta
Hillcrest
Crow’s Nest Pass
McGillivray Creek
International
Missing explorer Wilkins heard from after long absence
Capt. George H. Wilkins biologist for the Quest expedition and Arctic mission has been missing since last November at Crocodile Creek Arnheim Land. He was travelling the northwest coast and has now sent word while passing Townsville on the way to Brisbane and Adelaide.
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Adelaide
Australia
George H. Wilkins
Quest
Stefansson
Crocodile Creek
Arnheim Land
Wilkins
Townsville
Queensland
Brisbane
Pressure to pull Hindenburg from German presidency
Behind the scenes in Germany strenuous efforts seek to persuade former Field Marshal Von Hindenburg to renounce his candidacy for the German presidency. The Daily Telegraph reports patriotic grounds of expediency aim to dispel distrust in allied nations.
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London
Germany
von Hindenburg
Daily Telegraph
Hindenburg
Noted Artist John Sargent Dies in London Chelsea Residence
John Sargent, noted artist, died suddenly at his Chelsea home on April 15 after suffering a stroke at 2 o'clock. He had been working on a new painting of Princess Mary and her husband Viscount Lascelies, who sat for two hours on April 14, leaving the work unfinished at his death.
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London
John Sargent
Chelsea
Sargent
Mary
Viscount Lascelies
Prince of Wales Trophy Awarded in Edmonton Calf Feed Contest
Gov. R. Tait of Warren Manitoba won the Prince of Wales Challenge Trophy in the children’s calf feeding competition at Edmonton Alberta. He headed a class of 62 calves in the beef division and already held three first prizes for the award winning Shorthorn calf.
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Edmonton
Alta
Gov. R. Tait
Warren
Man
Alberta
Wallace Named Leader of Manitoba Teachers Association
Prof. BR. C. Wallace of the University of Manitoba is chosen by the nominating committee to head the Manitoba Educational Association for the coming session. The twentieth annual convention has concluded with teachers from across the province in attendance.
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Winnipeg
BR. C. Wallace
University of Manitoba
Manitoba Educational Association
Radio costs of C.N.R. stations in Ottawa 1924
Canadian National Railway radio stations in Ottawa cost to establish fifty one thousand six hundred twenty one dollars and their operation and upkeep up to December 33, 1924 totaled one hundred twenty nine thousand six hundred seventy dollars, as stated in the house committee questions.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Railway
Western Provines AGs Likely to Go to Ottawa
Attorney-General Brownlee heads east to Ottawa to monitor passage of the Canada Grain Act in parliament. Saskatchewan and Manitoba AGs, plus wheat pool and farmers group counsel, may accompany. They aim to protect farmers' interests as the bill progresses.
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Ottawa
Edmonton
Brownlee Wills
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Further Probe Into Alleged Fruit Combine
Ottawa reports correspondence with provincial governments growers associations and private growers in the Duncan investigation into an alleged fruit marketing combine. The file includes a special memo to western provinces guiding action against members of the alleged combine and only formal acknowledgments exist so far. BC journalist notes the matter is under provincial investigation.
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Ottawa
Duncan
Canada
Department of Labor
James Murdock
Register of the Combines Investigation Act
British Columbia
A. M. Manson
Nationalists Absent From Ulster Parliament Opening
Nationalist members did not attend the first session of the newly elected Ulster Parliament. Their boycott stems from plans to withhold seats until the boundary commission reports on the Northern Ireland border issue between Northern and Southern Ireland.
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Belfast
Ireland
Boundary Commission
Northern
Southern Ireland
King and Queen Return to London After Mediterranean Visit
Official statement says King George and Queen Mary will end their Mediterranean tour and return to Buckingham Palace on April 25.
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London
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Steamer Montlaurier Damaged by Fire Near Liverpool
The Canadian Pacific steamer Montlaurier suffered total loss of third class furnishings after a fire. Estimated damage nears 250000 dollars. One fireman overcome by gas. dense smoke hampered crews at Birkenhead dock opposite Liverpool. Fire crews sprayed water on the burning liner as cabins and gangways filled with debris. Cause of the fire in third class accommodations remains unknown.
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Liverpool
Birkenhead
Mersey
Canadian subsidy scheme discussed in Ottawa
Sir William Petersen, head of the Thompson Steamship Company and the London American Marine Trading Company, arrived in New York on April 15 aboard the Olympic en route to Ottawa to negotiate a subsidy plan. He refused to discuss the negotiations or the scheme to lower ocean freight rates from Canadian ports to the Old Country.
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New York
William Petersen
Thompson Steamship Company
London- American Marine Trading Company
Old Country
Ottawa
Olympic
William
Wells Seeks Solitude in Southern France Retreat
London. H G Wells is living in seclusion on a remote Southern French mountainside per a Cannes dispatch. He says he needs months of absolute solitude to finish a long planned work, justifying withdrawal from society.
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London
H. G. Wells
France
Cannes
Prize Winning Cattle Going To Scotland
A large shipment of prize cattle from Western Canada is sold to the Livestock Producers' Company for a Scotland demonstration. H. P. Kennedy announces the plan as 200 cattle voyage to the Old Country, including 16 prize winners from Brandon Saskatoon Regina Calgary and Winnipes.
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Winnipes
Calgary
Livestock Producers’ Company
Scotland
H. P. Kennedy
Old Country
Brandon
Saskatoon
Regina
Inexperienced Surgeons in Canada Under Fire
Hon. Dr. R. J. Manson warns at a Canadian medical luncheon that inexperienced surgeons perform dangerous operations. He urges strict post graduate experience before any serious surgery, calling current practice criminal and saying young doctors lack needed hands on training.
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Ottawa
R. J. Manson
Fort William
Association of Officers of the Medical Services of Canada
Manion
Change in Prince of Wales Nigeria trip due to smallpox
Lagos Reuters reports another change in the Prince of Wales programme during his Nigeria tour. The party will skip Oyo due to a smallpox outbreak, cancelling a planned durbar to native princes set for April 20. The Princess accepts the medical authorities’ decision.
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London
Prince of Wales
Lagos
Reuters
Nigeria
Oyo
Anti Asian Immigration Law Question Raised in Canada
Ottawa notes British Columbia pressed for an anti Asiatic immigration law and the federal response remains under consideration. In reply to questions by W G McQuarrie the BC demand for excluding Orientals is acknowledged but not yet acted upon. The government says treaty actions will be judged by international and other material considerations.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
Canada
W. G. McQuarrie
New Westminster
Attack on King Boris of Bulgaria Stuns Sofia
Bullets fired at King Boris as he traveled toward Sofia from a provincial town. A narrow escape saved the monarch but M. Hicheff, director of the Sofia museum, was killed along with a servant. the chauffeur was wounded. General Cheorghieff, linked to the 1900s upheaval, was also assassinated in a separate incident.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
M. Hicheff
Chéorghieff
Stamboulisky
Aseaasins
Siveci of
Evidence to be Taken in West and Home Bank
Officials from Toronto will spend 10 days at the Rantry meet to learn how western farmers relate to the Home Bank contributory list. Western suspects face cross examination in Winnipeg, Dauphin, and Moose Jaw with evidence focused on stock misrepresentation.
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West RE Home Bank
Toronto
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Moose Jaw
British Corporation to Buy Alberta Land in Edmonton District
The British Dominions Land Settlement Corporation plans to issue bonds of £750,000 and purchase over 250,000 acres in the Edmonton district. The operation, chaired by the Duke of Sutherland, aims to settle immigrants from the British Isles with financial aid repaid in yearly installments. Canadian chairman is A. M. Brown of Medicine Hat. directors include Sir Newton Moore and Sir Arthur Griffiths Boscawen.
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London
British Dominions Land Settlement Corporation
Duke of Sutherland
Edmonton
Canada Land Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
A. M. Brown
Medicine Hat
Canada Colonization Association
British Isles
Spain and Canada Reach Final Trade Agreement
Madrid reports the end of negotiations that followed a provisional Canada Spain trade pact. The Spanish government grants Canada a renewed favorable trading relationship, though Canada does not receive the benefits of the 1922 Anglo Spanish treaty. It marks the first Canadian trade commissioner's negotiation with a foreign government.
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Madrid
Canada
Spain
England
Bar Deer Hunting With Dogs Ottawa
The Gatineau Fish and Game Club adopts a bylaw forbidding the hunting or running of deer with dogs on club preserves. The resolution, endorsed by about 75 members, SD marks a shift in a long debated practice and is expected to influence wider attitudes.
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Ottawa
Gatinean Fish and Game Club
Canada
United States
Farm Sold Near Dundurn to Mennonite Families
The 3,000 acre farm owned by EF J Meilicke on Dundurn outskirts was sold to Mennonite families recently arrived in Canada for 152298 dollars. Twix is among the finest well equipped Saskatchewan farms and has yielded over 750000 bushels of wheat during Meilicke’s cultivation years.
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Saskatoon
EF. J. Meilicke
Dundurn
Mennonites Buy 3757 Acres Near Winnipeg Newton Siding
Thirteen Mennonite families from Russia purchased 3757 acres of improved farm lands with equipment and livestock at Newton Siding Manitoba on the Canadian National Railway. The price was 225000 dollars.
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Winnipeg
Russia
Newton Siding
Man
Canadian National Railway
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Sir William Petersen
Geraldine Farrar
Metropolitan Opera House
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Edward Mandeville
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