Desperate Financial Straits Face New German Government
Berlin reports Finance Minister Hilferding warned the Reichstag Budget Committee that the federal deficit and state deficits threaten administration. He criticized the Reichsbank for currency support and cited peace treaty payments rising from 450 billion to 4 trillion marks, plus a 45.5 billion mark railway deficit, saying budget balance seems impossible without tax increases.
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Berlin
Ir Mudolf Kilfering
Reichsbank
Fseu
Reichebank
Hilferding
Barling bomber maiden flight at Wilbur Wright field
The Barling bomber, claimed as the world’s largest plane, completed its maiden flight at Wilbur Wright field. It was easily maneuvered on ground and in air, with a slow takeoff and landing. The craft, designed by Walter Barling, carries seven machine guns and 12,000 pounds of bombs and plans for a six man crew.
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Payton
Ohio
United States Air Service
Barling
Wilbur Wright Field
Walter Barling
Collins Memory Honored in Dublin Parade Display
The anniversary of Michael Collins death was observed with military displays in Dublin Cork Waterford and other cities. The Dublin parade was the greatest military spectacle here with all branches represented in a line nearly 10 miles long. Miss Kitty Kiernan pl aced a wreath on the cenotaph as the procession passed.
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Dublin
Michael Collins
Cork
Waterford
Kitty Kiernan
Renewal of U S Japan Pact Extends Five Years
Washington reports the arbitration treaty between the United States and Japan has been renewed for five years without change after expiration by limitation. The agreement continues to govern arbitration between the two nations.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Romanian Engineer Proposes Belle Isle Dam to Warm Eastern Canada
Dimitre Joanowici, a Romanian engineer, arrives in Ottawa to present a plan to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries. The proposal calls for a 15 mile long dam across the Straits of Belle Isle with two locks to keep the St Lawrence River navigable in winter and to modify climate by blocking ice floes and cold currents. Newfound land and Canada would join the project, aims to alter tides and currents affecting climate and navigation.
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Ottawa
Dimitre Joanowici
Minister of Marine and Fisheries
Canada
St Lawrence River
Straits of Belle Isle
Joanowici
Newfoundland
Straits of
Belle Isle
Gulf
Soviet Claim Wrangel Island Rights After British Flag Rise
Foreign Minister Tehit cherin protested to Britain over Vilhjalmur Stefansson raising the British flag on Wrangel Island. The note asserts Russia's historic claim since 1821 to 1824, lighthouse work in 1901, and 1915 notification that Wrangel and nearby territories are integral Russian lands, condemning the flag raising as a violation of sovereign rights.
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Moscow
Tehitcherin
Wrangel Island
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Russia
Wrangel
Siberia
Cattle to be tattooed instead of branded for import
The Ministry of Agriculture says Canadian cattle arriving in this country may bear ear tattoos, a simple nearly painless method using a left ear C, replacing branding due to a protest by the Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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London
Ministry of Agriculture
Canadian Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Wheat Pool In Saskatchewan Granted Broad Powers
Regina report outlines memorandum of association for the Saskatchewan wheat pool with capital of 106000 shares at one dollar, based in Regina. It authorizes flour and grain product manufacturing, elevator and mill ownership, ship procurement, and cross province and inter provincial marketing cooperation. Delegates by postcard and district director appointments are planned, with referendums allowing shareholder votes.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Wheat Pool Committee
W. R Wood
UMM
Manitoba
A. J. McPhail
Saskatchewan
France Refuses To Evacuate Ruhr Valley
Paris states Germany can obtain Ruhr evac only with reparations. Attenuation of occupation via ending passive resistance requires allied creditors to credit equal war debts to France. France rejects reesti mate of Germanys pay and Hague reference. urges final Germany payment of fifty billion gold marks in reparations before settling inter allied debts.
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Paris
Germany
Ruhr
France
Premier Poincare
Marquis Curzon
Lord Curzon
Hague
Terminal Elevators Seek Higher Rates At Board Hearing
Terminal elevator operators at the head of the lakes asked the Board of Grain Commissioners for a one half cent per long hundredweight rise on mixed grains. Current handling charges cover receiving elevating storing spouting and fire insurance for the first 15 days at two cents per 10 pounds. Leslie Boyd K C chairman noted the board would consider the application with no other charges discussed.
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Winnipeg
Head of the Lakes
Board of Grain Commissioners
Leslie Boyd
K.C
Millionaire Jacques Elias bequest to Romanian Academy
A 1,000,000 600 lei bequest by Jacques Elias, a Jewish Romanian millionaire, is formally handed to the Romanian Academy. The fund will begin distributing to cultural and charitable Romanian aims in October, and none of the heirs appealed the will.
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Bucharest
Jacques Elias
Romanian Academy
Night airmail test moves San Francisco toward New York
San Francisco reduced travel time toward New York by testing night airmail service. Pilot C. K. Vance delivered over 400 pounds of mail from eastern points to the city in 34 hours and 22 minutes after the initial batch departed Long Island.
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San Francisco
New York
Air Mail Service
C. K. Vance
Long Island
Prairie butter shipment aims for Panama Canal route
A trial export of several thousand boxes of Alberta and Saskatchewan butter will leave for the United Kingdom via British Columbia and the Panama Canal. P. Palleson, head of Central Creameries and Alberta dairymen’s association, arranged the deal. Panama rate to Liverpool is cut in half to 1.50 per hundred. canal path saves 1.77 per hundred versus Montreal. If successful, prairie dairy shipments through BC are expected to grow large.
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Vancouver
Alberta
Saskatchewan
United Kingdom
British Columbia
The
P. Palleson
Central Creameries
Alberta Dairymen's and Manufacturers’ Association
Liverpool
Panama Canal
Montreal
Prairies
Canadian dairymen urged to adopt better methods
J A Ruddick Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner warns Canadian dairymen to improve methods to compete with New Zealand and Australian butter and cheese after studying dairying in the Antipodes. He issued a bulletin detailing his findings following his tour.
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Ottawa
New Zealand
J. A. Ruddick
Dominion
Antipodes
Ambassador Geddes Says Sir Auckland Plans Return to Washington
The British ambassador to the United States Sir Auckland Geddes plans to go back to his post in Washington unless his health would prevent it, after two months in England.
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London
Sir Auckland Geddes
United States
England
Sir Auckland
Washington
Protest Against Report That British Harvesters Were Left Stranded
An Alberta Saskatchewan officials dispute reports that British harvest workers were lured to Canada and left jobless. Major L F Howard calls the claims mischievous and harmful to Canada while Calgary and Saskatchewan officials say the reports are unfounded. They note 8 000 workers are still needed and many can find work regardless of prior experience.
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Winnipeg
Canada
L. F Howard
Great Britain
Howard
William Carnill
Calgary
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Carnill
Telegraph Delays Grow as German Telegraphic System Slows
Telegraphic traffic in Germany has lagged behind mail since the mark fell, with January figures showing double the previous year's volume but slower delivery. The telegraph administration urges the public to spread calls and conserve wires to restore speed.
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Berlin
Germany
Sterling Bank Messenger Shot Recovering After Robbery
Toronto report says David Campbell, the Sterling Bank messenger shot during the July 24 robbery of cash messengers, has recovered enough to leave the hospital. Duck and Harris, the other messengers, remain in stable condition with unchanged injuries.
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Toronto
David Campbell
Sterling Bank
Duck and Harris
Arab University Planned for Jerusalem Under Barlassina
In Jerusalem an Arab university is to be founded led by Patriarch Barlassina. The school will offer instruction in English and Arab, with preparatory classes starting this year.
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Jerusalem
Barlassina
Tokio announces immediate scrapping under Washington treaty
Official word from Tokyo states the scrapping of warships in line with the Washington treaty, ratification among signatory powers having just been exchanged, with implementation to begin at once.
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Tokio
Floating Palace on the St Lawrence Richelieu Steamer
The SS Richelieu of Canadian Steamship Lines is praised as a palatial vessel built at Lauzon by Davie Shipbuilding Co. It features separate entertainment and sleeping areas, oil burner engines for cleanliness, and measures 232 feet overall with 66 feet beam and 21 feet 6 inches depth, powered by six Scotch triple expansion cylinders delivering 4,500 horsepower.
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Canadian Steamship Lines
France
Cardinal Richelieu
Lauzon
Davie Shipbuilding Co
Richelieu
Sir George Foster Tours the West for League of Nations Support
Sir George Foster arrived in Port Arthur en route to Winnipeg and other western cities to speak in support of the Canadian Union of the League of Nations. He plans to form unions in major western centers to sway public opinion on measures of national interest and will travel as far as Vancouver.
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Port Arthur
Ont
League of Nations
Sir George Foster
Winnipeg
Sir George
Vancouver
Turkey Proceeding on Lausanne Treaty Ratification
In Angora the Turkish Grand National Assembly debates ratification of the Lausanne peace treaty. The session shows little sign of ending, with ratification regarded as certain. Yusuf Kemal Bey lauded the pact as a living document for Turkey and credited Mustapha Kemal Pasha for the negotiations.
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Constantinople
Grand National Assembly
Angora
Lausanne
Yusuf Kemal Bey
Commission of Foreign Affairs
Turkey
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Artists Demand Daily Pay in London News
Singers and actors in countries hit by the exchange slump adopt a daily pay method. They demand payment at end of each day and at the current rate of exchange for that day. They refuse to sign contracts unless this basis is used, arguing monthly salaries are eroded by exchange fluctuations.
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London
London Manufacturers Demand Cash Before Dispatch
Sheffield and Birmingham engineers refuse large orders from the Russian Government for forestry tools unless payment is received in advance. Previous contracts were made on a cash basis, and the British firms require upfront money before shipment.
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London
Sheffield
Birmingham
Balloon Flight Reaches 105 Miles in Gusty Test
A small test balloon was carried by a gale and covered 105 miles in under two and a half hours, signaling strong wind speeds and stable ascent during the trial.
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