Woodsworth Tax Cut Proposal Aimed at Life Necessities
In Ottawa, J S Woodsworth moves a labour backed amendment calling for immediate, substantial tariff reductions on food, clothing and building materials. The plan would offset revenue losses with broader taxes on unearned income, unimproved land values, and large estates, while arguing the budget does not go far enough to relieve consumers.
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Ottawa
Lfe
J. S. Woodseworth
Centre Winniper
Woodsworth
J. T. Shaw
West Calgary
Canada
West
Department of Health
United States
Britain Ready for Limitation of War Machines
London reports praise for President Coolidge's New York speech and anticipates Premier MacDonald backing of a second world disarmament conference. British officials expect moves toward limiting air armadas and possibly scrapping airplanes submarines and soldiers to near last war implement as global talks proceed.
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London
Coolidge
New York
Great Britain
Harding
MacDonald
Singapore
Testing Draught Horses at Western Fair Circuit
At the Western Canada Association of Exhibitions annual meeting 8 W Johns of Saskatoon announced the University of Saskatoon is building equipment for testing draught horses. The program mirrors U.S. fairs where horse testing has become a feature.
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Edmonton
Western Canada Association of Exhibitions
8. W. Johns
Saskatoon
University of Saskatoon
United States
Hit Steamship Lines May Lose Russian Emigrant Trade
If the immigration bill limits Russia's quota to 200000 annually, major British lines such as White Star and Canadian Pacific, with large Russian services, would have to abandon work in the United States and Canada. They shipped thousands of Russian and Ukrainian emigrants last year and now hold waiting lists. Passage would force costly repatriation of migrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
American Congress
Russia
United States
Canada
White Star
Canadian Pacific
New Refrigerating System Tested in Montreal
A new refrigerating system using carbon dioxide gas to replace ice was tested in Montreal. A 12 000 pound carload of fresh Halifax fish stayed as fresh after a week under the system. Officials say space time and labor are saved and the Department of Marine and Fisheries plans further tests.
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Montreal
Halifax
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Driver's duty at level crossings cited in fatal collision case
Justice Riddell dismissed Mrs. Clara Semple claim for 40000 against Canadian National Railways after her husband died when the auto he rode in was struck by a freight train at a crossing. Public must exercise caution on highways, he said.
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Toronto
Justice Riddell
Clara Semple
Canadian National Railways
First woman to pass Prussia’s juridical exam joins Justice Ministry
Dr Marie Munk advisor to the Prussian Ministry of Justice named as Scientific co operator. At the request of German women’s clubs she prepared a report with suggestions on divorce law changes and parental rights in child custody.
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Berlin
Marie Munk
Prussia
Prussian
Ministry of Justice
Union of German Women’s Clubs
Munk
Judge rules radio song rendition not public performance
Judge Smith Hickenlooper of the U S district court dismissed a petition to stop broadcasting of physical music numbers without paying the copyright holder. The ruling states the studio rendition is not a public performance under the law.
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Cincinnati
Smith Hickenlooper
United States District Court
Moorish Rebel Leader Appeals to MacDonald for Peace Talk
London reports Abd el Krim, leader of the Rif rebellion, writing to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. He proposes inviting Spain to join talks and offers an ambassador to discuss terms, provided Rift independence remains uncompromised.
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London
Abd el Krim
Ramsay MacDonald
Spain
Ottawa to cut permanent force amid defence cuts
The Unite of the Permanent Force may face reductions as national defence estimates drop nearly half a million dollars, according to J. G. Desbarats deputy minister of national defence.
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Ottawa
National Defence
J. G. Desbarats
King George Opens British Empire Exhibition Worldwide Cable Relay
King George opens the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley with a message sent to overseas dominions. The message travels from Wembley to Halifax, Bamfield Creek, Fanning Island, Suva, Fiji, Norfolk Island, Sydney, Durban, Cape Town, and back to Wembley via Azores, completing a world relay in eighty seconds.
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Montreal
King George
Wembley
Wembier
Canada
Halifax
Bamfield Creek
B.C
Australia
Fanning Island
Suva
Fiji
Norfolk Island
Sydney
Durban
South Africa
Cape Town
Exhibition Grounds
Azores
Claims Scarlet Fever Can Be Prevented
Rochester reports a public demonstration of a Dick toxin treatment claimed to prevent scarlet fever, likened to the Schick test for diphtheria. Dr. Zingher said inoculation is via the arm, with a reaction indicating susceptibility and subsequent immune toxin doses to control the disease.
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Rochester
Schick
Medical Society of New York State
Zingher
George Dick
Gladys Dick
Chicago
Average Farm Wage Increase Reported for 1923
The bureau of statistics finds a small rise in Canadian farm wages in 1923 from 1922. Men earned 61 dollars monthly during summer, up from 59, while women earned 39 dollars, unchanged. Land values averaged 37 dollars per acre, down from 40 in 1922 and 1921.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Radio Expensive Publicity Feature Cited by Publishers
A committee on radio at the American Newspaper Publishers' Association annual convention reported no evidence that radio dissemination affects newspaper demand. It described radio as an expensive publicity feature yielding intangible but valuable goodwill, noting only 45 newspapers operate broadcasting stations versus 100 in 1922.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Lloyds Cancels Jewelry Contracts in Chicago
Lloyds of London has cancelled jewelry insurance contracts in Chicago, citing a surge in diamond losses and theft. The move follows a reported 300 percent increase in losses over the past year, with agents instructed to reject further jewelry coverage.
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Lloyd’s
Chicago
Lloyd's
London
Chicago Tribune
Harding's final AP type set presented in Alaska visit
Secretary Wallace delivered the last stick of type set by President Harding to the Associated Press on behalf of W. F. Thompson publisher of the Fairbanks Alaska News Miner Citizen at the AP annual meeting. The type was set in the paper's composing room during Harding's Alaska visit shortly before his death.
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New York
Harding
Associated Press
Wallace
W. F. Thompson
Fairbanks
Alaska
News Miner-Citizen
Conference on Ulster Free State Boundary Fails
London reports that talks between Northern and Southern Ireland delegates over the boundary between Ulster and the Irish Free State ended without agreement. No settlement reached in the conference.
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London
Northern
Southern Ireland
Ulster
Irish Free State
Welsh miner leader named secretary of British Miners Federation
The former barracks boy and preacher turned avowed Marxian who led Welsh miners has been appointed secretary of the British Miners Federation, succeeding Frank Hodges who serves as civil lord of the admiralty in the MacDonald government.
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British Miners’ Federation
Frank Hodges
Admiralty
MacDonald
Save the Forest Week rules for campfire safety
Guidance urges proper trash disposal and small, controlled fires. Emphasizes extinguishing flames with water or earth, avoiding fires near trees, not building bonfires, and reporting fires to a ranger or fire warden immediately if detected.
Lake Level Decline Alarm Affects Port Arthur Mariners
Port Arthur reports a 26 inch drop in Lake Superior water level over about two years raising cargo concerns. Mariners warn that continued decline will curb heavy draught shipping until dredging improves capacity. An old century old chart notes an eight foot fall over 100 years and port shoreline changes are expected.
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Port Arthur
Superior
Immortal Patriotism Pled by Sailors Aboard Submarine
Tribute to 44 victims of the Sasebo submarine disaster reveals notes written as they awaited suffocation. The Navy released letters and wills found in submarine 43, which sank near Sasebo harbor on March 19. Phrases include Long live the empire and We die, but we guard the empire after death.
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Tokio
Sasebo
Navy Department
Navy
Sasebo Harbor
Radio fans disappointed as King's speech falters abroad
Radio enthusiasts across the Empire reported that King George spoke at the Wembley opening, heard by about ten million listeners in the British Isles but failing to reach beyond the Isles. Amateur listeners in Canada Africa Australia and India did not hear the broadcast.
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London
George
Empire
British Isles
Canada
Africa
Australia
India
No Dividends For Two Years For Home Bank Depositors
G. T. Clarkson the liquidator of the Home Bank of Canada said in an interview that the next dividend to depositors will not be paid for two years. The first and only dividend of 25 percent was distributed shortly before Christmas.
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Toronto
G. T. Clarkson
Home Bank of Canada
Tokio Police to Guard Americans in Japan
Reports on U S immigration legislation affecting Japan were submitted to the Privy Council, which is understood to back the government. Extra police precautions protect American residents in Tokio, while some patriots distribute warnings of a looming Japan United States conflict, no incidents reported yet.
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Tokio
United States
Japan
Privy Council
Veterans Launch Protests Over Pension Board in Canada
Saskatchewan Great War Veterans publish an eight page pamphlet titled Shrapnel appealing for support from women’s groups, press and churches. It cites hardship delays and alleged omissions by the Pension Board, with ten thousand copies printed for distribution through G.V.A. units and local secretaries. It also calls for easement for soldier settlers and a sliding scale readjustment based on year of land purchase.
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Regina
Board of Pensian Commissioners of Canada
Great War Veterans’ Association
Saskatchewan
Pension Board
G.W V.A
Farm Labor Shortage Hits Saskatchewan Seeding
Saskatchewan faces a 25 percent farm labor shortage for spring seeding. About 2,000 more men are needed to meet demand as farmers pay around 50 dollars a month plus board for experienced help. Officials estimate 8,000 hands required and 6,000 available.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Employment Service Bureau
Edmonton Rotary selects Frank C. Wilson as governor
A two day Rotary convention in Edmonton concluded with a unanimous vote to elect Frank C. Wilson of Yorkton as Rotary governor for Edmonton number four. The nomination was by Gordon Slunter of Winnipeg and seconded by James Mould of Edmonton. Retiring governor James W. Davidson of Calgary.
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Edmonton
Alta
Frank C. Wilson
Yorkton
Saska
Labor leaders arrested in Australia over ship boycott conspiracy
Six prominent labor leaders in Sydney were arrested on charges of conspiracy linked to blocking vessels from sailing. The arrests followed seamen and waterside workers boycotting a steamer at Port Lyttleton after crew members of another Commonwealth line steamer were detained for refusing duties at sea.
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Sydney
Australia
Port Lyttleton
Commonwealth Line
Duel in Old Italy Leaves Nitti Heir Wounded
A duel with swords occurred in Naples between Vincenzo Nitti, son of Premier Nitti, and Guidio Francesconi. Nitti sustained a painful wound to his right arm. The fight followed an article Francesconi published in a Fascist newspaper.
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Naples
Vincenzo Nitti
Premier Nitti
Guidio Francesconi
Nitti
Francesconi
Alberta Educational Association convenes three day Calgary sessions
Educationists in Calgary host a three day Alberta Educational Association convention with addresses from provincial educational authorities featuring sessions in Calgary, Alberta.
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Calgary
Alta
Alberta Educational Association
Ocean shipment talk dominates grain inquiry at Port Arthur
Royal Grain Commission session hears Sir Halford Mackinder of the Imperial Shipping Committee explain that Canada must consider round trip cargo economics on internal water routes. He notes U S versus Dominion flour discrimination and St Lawrence insurance rates as key issues affecting UK food costs.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Royal Grain Commission
Sir Halford Mackinder
Imperial Shipping Committee of
Empire
Canada
Royal Commission
Halford
United Kingdom
United States Seaboard
Washington
Dominion
St. Lawrence
United States
Fair Managers Meet Edmonton for Western Canada Exhibitions
Managers of five principal Western Canada exhibitions met in Edmonton to set uniform policies with livestock groups and to discuss prize lists and attractions. Attendees included D. T. Elderkin Regina J. E. Rettie Brandon S. W. Johns Saskatoon FE. L. Richardson Calgary and W. J. Stark Edmonton. They reviewed stock classifications and appointed race officials for western track meets.
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Edmonton
Western Canada
D. T. Elderkin
Regina
J. E. Rettie
Brandon
S. W. Johns
Saskaton
FE. L. Richardson
Calgary
W. J. Stark
Alberta Minister of Agriculture Leaves for United Kingdom
Hon. Geo. Hoadley Alberta minister of agriculture sails for England to attend the British Empire Exposition as honorary commissioner. He goes to Wembley for duty at the fair and will tour the United Kingdom to promote Alberta and its emigration attractions.
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United. Kingdom
Edmonton
Geo. Hoadley
England
Alberta
Wembley
United Kingdom
A Closer Check Upon Banking Advocated in Parliament
Ottawa reports that disclosures by the Home Bank liquidator in Toronto have prompted MPs including William Irvine to push for Bank Act amendments. A government inspection or closer supervision of banking institutions is favored, at least for head offices, with a committee to decide exact form.
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Ottawa
Ont
Toronto
William Irvine
M.P
Irvine
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