Alberta Wheat Board Bill Sparks Lively Legislature Debate
In Edmonton the Alberta Wheat Board Bill provoked a heated debate. Premier Greenfield defended the measure as vital for farmers while Liberal leader Boyle condemned it as autocratic, and several MLAs voiced mixed support and concerns about provincial versus Saskatchewan actions.
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Edmonton
J. R. Boyle
Alberta Wheat Board
Bogle
C. W. Cross
Edson
Greenfield
C. R. Mitchell
Bow Valley
Wheat Board
Ford
Mitchell
Saskatchewan
Alberta
M. C. McKenn
Luc St. Anne
Dominion Wheat Board
Former Turk Minister assassinated in Tiflis
Djemal Pasha, former Turkish minister of marine and Afghan army chief of staff, was assassinated in Tiflis with two aides. Two Armenian suspects are charged. Pasha had been traveling from Berlin to Kabul after making purchases for the Afghan army.
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Tiflis
Republic of Georgia
Djemal Pasha
Kabul
Berlin
Colliers Honor Memory of Comrades
In New Waterford Nova Scotia colleries were idle and special services held at St Agnes Church to remember more than sixty miners who died in the New Waterford mine explosion on July 25, 1917, marking five years since the tragedy.
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New Waterford
N.S
St. Agnes Church
To Conserve Coal Montreal
Grand Trunk Railway headquarters announced a temporary cut in local trains across the system in Canada to preserve coal reserves fed by the U S miners strike. Principal mainline trains will remain, and suspensions aim to avoid harm to commerce.
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Montreal
Grand Truck Railway
Canada
United States
Rural Phone Contracts Extend Alberta 1922 Network
The provincial telephone department awarded six contracts totaling about $125 000 for 1 100 miles of rural line in Central and Southern Alberta as the second instalment of the 1922 programme. This adds to roughly 1 400 miles completed earlier at a cost near $150 000, aiming to finish rural line expansion this year.
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Edmonton
Provincial Telephone Department
Alberta
Splaymnanet
Strike Bargain With Rating Companies
London. The railway companies in Great Britain secured a remarkable bargain from rating authorities. Pleading loss of revenue, they persuaded the National Union county assessment committee to grant large reductions in tax demands. Each parish sets rates based on assessment, which follows company revenue. The reductions may average 25 percent, totaling over £2,000,000 in annual saving.
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London
Great Britain
National Union County Assessment Committee
Grain Shipments for Europe From Montreal Reach New Record
Figures from the Grain Clearance Board show Montreal shipped almost 50 million bushels of grain to Europe by July 23, surpassing last year and signaling a new record. M. P. Fennell notes this rate may exceed the prior annual total of 138,453,980 bushels, the highest for any North American port. Buy at home, support local merchants.
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Montreal
Europe
North American
M. P. Fennell
Spend Fifty Millions On Canada's Highways In Five Year Period
Ottawa reports indicate fifty million dollars will be spent on improving Canada’s highways by fall 1923, with twenty million from the Dominion and the rest from provinces. Projects cover 1595 miles, as Alberta joins and all provinces operate under the Canada Highways Act guidelines.
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Canada
Ottawa
A. W. Campbell
Dominion
On Tarde
New Brunswick
Alberta
Royal Family May Return to Bavaria
Bavarian government issues a decree aimed at nullifying parts of Reichstag defense of the republic law. It omits the tribunals and ban provisions and blocks non Bavarian police from independent action in Bavaria. Socialist faction condemns any move against Reichstag measures as a national unity issue.
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Bavaria
Berlin
Reichstag
Germany
Bavarian
Landtag
Morden Team Wins Brandon Provincial Livestock Judging Cup
The Morden Manitoba district boys team won the James McCurdy Memorial Cup with 1006 points. Elgin placed second two and a half points back among eleven teams. The contest judged heavy horse beef and dairy cattle sheep and swine with twenty minutes per team. A Holstein cow owned by W Hepburn of Virdep Manitoba set a Manitoba record by producing 26013 pounds of milk in the past year.
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Brandon
James McCurdy
Morden
Man
Elgin
W. Hepburn
Virdep
Manitoba
Germans Ordered to Destroy Kiel Canal Range Finding School
The Council of Ambassadors demands immediate destruction of the fire control and range finding school the Germans quietly set up at key Kiel Canal points. Allied experts say the facility could be converted into a fort guarding the canal entrance.
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Paris
Council of
Germans Land Cargo at Australia London
The first consignment of German cargo to reach Australia since 1914 is landed as Australia lifts the war era import ban. Victoria announces the embargo will expire on August 1.
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London
Victoria
Australia
U S Ambassador Henry Morganthau Meets Pope Pius
The U S ambassador to Turkey Henry Morganthau is received by Pope Pius in a private audience in Rome. They discuss Morganthau s wartime experiences in Constantinople during the early days of the war.
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U.S. Ambassdor
Pope Pius
Rome
Henry Morganthau
U.S
Turkey
Constantinople
Alberta Legislature Weighs Wheat Board Bill in Debate
Alberta legislators moved past the throne speech to debate a bill enabling a Dominion Wheat Board. Premier Greenfield and Attorney General J E Brownlee outlined government discretion on provincial credit and board personnel, with cost estimates ranging from 3 to 15 million dollars and a bank line of credit.
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Edmonton
A. B. Claypool
Didsbury
G. N. Johnstone
J. E. Brownlee
J. R. Boyle
Liberals
Brownlee
Dominion Wheat Board
Ottawa
Boyle
Greenfield
Wheat Board
James Stewart
Winnipeg
F. W. Riddell
Regina
Stewart
Conference May Be Delayed In War Debt Talks
Negotiations with British financial representatives over Britain’s $5.006 trillion war debt to the United States may begin in September but could be deferred to the latter part of the month. Three allied funding commission members will be away early September, treasury officials said.
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Washington
Great Britain
U.S
Treasury
Allied Debt Funding Commission
Efforts To Increase Production of Coal In United States
Washington favorable reaction to government measures to raise coal output is shown by railcar figures with 13 083 cars loaded Monday at operating mines versus 9 860 last Saturday and a 6 day prior average of 10 914. Hoover urged state governors to form distribution bodies to ensure fair prices and equitable distribution within states.
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Washington
United States
Frank Farrington
Ilinois
Peoria
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Indiana
Hoover
Chauf feur of Prince Hirohito Ends His Life in Harakiri
In Tokio a tire puncture forced the driver to Hirohito’s royal car to commit harakari. Harakari, described as happy dispatch, is a sanctioned escape from disgrace. Any incident affecting the imperial entourage is treated as personal responsibility by the controlling officials.
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Tokio
Hirohito
Japan
Harakari
Denial of Syrian Revolt Amid Mandate News
Officials in Cairo via London deny reports of a revolt in Syria after news of the League of Nations mandate confirmation. They say rioting was overstated while Syrians attacked French troops at Saurain, killed officers and men, destroyed tanks, and captured prisoners, with reinforcements from Damascus.
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Paris
Cairo
London
Syria
League of Nations Council
Saurain
Damascus
Esrah
Javroud
Will Consolidate Soldier Settler Loans
Edmonton announces a government move to consolidate all loans made before April 1, 1922 into a single 25 year loan for veterans with three separate loans in stock equipment and farms. Those established Oct 1 1919 to Oct 1 1920 receive three years grace. Oct 1 1920 to Oct 1 1921 receive two years grace.
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Edmonton
Alta
West
British Navy Air Power Questioned in Parliament
Lt Col Amery responding in the House of Commons said the Admiralty knows of no aircraft in any navy capable of sinking a British ship by bomb or torpedo. The statement outlines current limitations on aircraft effectiveness against British vessels.
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London
House of Common
Amery
Admiralty
Progressives Consider Liberal Union in Ottawa Report
In Ottawa and Quebec reports state 52 Progressive MPs may join the Liberal party but no binding agreement or unconditional union exists. The Winnipeg interview quotes Hon A B Hudson denying involvement in any cabinet entry amid talks of closer Liberal Progressive cooperation.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Liberal Party
Winnipeg
A. B. Hudson
K.C
South
Protest by Saskatchewan veterans on western representation
Saskatchewan veterans forwarded a protest to Grant McNeil Dominion G W V A Secretary. The protest challenges federal authority to appoint a western representative on the commission investigating pension charges by the Great War Veterans Association.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Associ@ion
Grant McNeil
Dominion G.W.V.A
Greek Government Grants Macedonian Petroleum Rights
The Greek government has granted the Anglo Persian Oil Company rights to explore petroleum across the entire region of Macedonia. This decision cements a major energy venture for the company and expands foreign involvement in Greece's resource sector.
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Athens
Anglo Persian Oil Company
Macedonia
Cattle embargo eased by Lords expectation of removal
In the House of Lords peers signal that the Canadian store cattle embargo may soon end. Amid debate since July 12, Lord Lincolnshire’s call for full removal failed 53 to 91 while Lord Long’s amendment aligned with the Royal Commission finding no pleuro pneumonia or foot and mouth disease, permitting store cattle under quarantine. Lord Ancaster warned removals require safeguards and cautioned a policy reversal could have serious effects.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Chaplin
Lord Lincolnshire
House
Lord Long
Finlay Royal Commission
Dominions
Lord Ancaster
Board of Agriculture
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