Hudson Bay Route to Be Bic Trade Factor
Saskatchewan Traffix Council members predict the Hudson Bay Railway opening will bring multi million dollar annual savings for the public and producers in Saskatchewan. They forecast grain and livestock shipments and packing house goods will rise, and rate structures will improve along the Churchill route and Eastern Canada to Melville and Prince Albert. Delegates from multiple boards of trade, plus Geo H Smith, summarized the favorable rate impact and discussed the express rates case before the Board of Railway Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan Traffix Council
Churchill
Board of Raiboad Commissioners
Canada
Melville
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Swift Current
Yorkton
North Battleford
Weyburn
Estevan
Board of Trade
Geo. H. Smith
Saved Children From Drowning By Seventeen Year Old
Ottawa youth Irvin McNeely, 17, dived through ice into Browns Inlet to rescue three children under five who fell through while playing with sleighs. He pulled them to shore despite near exhaustion as bystanders aided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Irvin McNeely
Browns Inlet
Would Hold Navy Parley In Canada
Washington. Chairman Britten of the House Naval Affairs Committee proposes a joint meeting of U S and British lawmakers in Canada after March 4 to discuss sea power equality and naval problems. He sent a cablegram to Prime Minister Baldwin outlining the plan. London reports Sir Austen Chamberlain, back in the House of Commons, desires harmony with the United States and Japan in China and denies preferential treatment to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britten
House
Naval Affairs Committee
United States
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Canada
London
Eng
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Japan
China
Death of Mrs. Johanna Calder in Winnipeg at 91
Mrs. Johanna Calder aged 91 died in Winnipeg on November 29. Widow of the late James Calder and mother of Senator J. A. Calder of Regina, she had lived in Winnipeg for 46 years after moving from Oxford County Ontario with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Johanna Calder
J. A. Calder
Regina
James Calder
Viscount Cecil Pushes Naval Equality for Britain and U S
London. Viscount Cecil of Chelmwood urged absolute parity in tonnage and guns between the British and United States navies in an address before the parliamentary committee of the League of Nations Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Viscount Cecil
Chelmwood
United States
League of Nations Union
Chelwood
League of Nations
House of Commons
United Grain Growers reports strong finances and growth
At Calgary the twenty second annual meeting of United Grain Growers Limited reviewed a fiscal year ending August 31 1923 with net profit 714 831 and total assets 9 115 243. The company completed a 5 500 000 bushel Port Arthur terminal and expanded its country elevator network to 413 points across the prairie provinces. Delegates re elected four retiring directors amid high confidence in management and the firm’s Western farmer support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Grain Growers Limited
Calgary
General Reserve
Port Arthur
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
Woman Elected Mayor in Gomel White Russia
Tatiana Prusakova, a woman factory worker from Gomel in White Russia, has been elected president of the Gomel Soviet. She began work in a local match factory and rose through Soviet activity after the Revolution to become mayor-like head of the city government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomel
White Russia
U.S.S.R
Tatiana Prusakova
Prusakova
Gomel Soviet
Two Farmers Die in Train Crash Near Bucknell Crossing
In the Secretan district two bachelors Edwin Gunderson and A J Toner were killed when Gundersons Chevrolet sedan was struck by an eastbound CPR freight at Bucknell Crossing two miles east of Mortlach Saskatchewan. Toner died aboard passenger train No 2 while being taken to Moose Jaw Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortlach
Sask
Edwin Gunderson
A. J. Toner
Bucknell’s Crossing
Here
Gunderson
C.P.R
Toner
Moose Jaw Hospital
Court allocates Caruso royalties to Gloria Caruso
In Trenton New Jersey two thirds of phonograph reproduction royalties from Enrico Caruso’s voice were awarded to his daughter Gloria Caruso with an estimated total around 1 million dollars. Gloria also received half the New Jersey estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N.J
Enrico Caruso
Gloria Caruso
Gloria
New Jersey
Famine in Northwestern China Sparks Uprising Fear
London dispatch reports 20,000,000 destitute in seven Chinese provinces, governors warn of possible uprisings unless immediate relief is provided amid the famine crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Daily Express
Peking
China
West Canada manufacturing centers study outlined
Ottawa based Natural Resources Intelligence Service proposes a data gathering plan for prairie provinces. The West would be split into five manufacturing centers Winnipeg Moose Jaw Regina Prince Albert Saskatoon Calgary Lethbridge Medicine Hat and Edmonton for analysis of facilities resources adjacent to centers duplication of production new industries and transport effects including the Panama Canal route impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg. Man
Manitoba Industrial Development Board
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Boards of Trade
West
Winnipeg
Moose Jaw
Regina
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Panama Canal
British Naval Accord With U S May Be Reached
London officials report Viscount Cecil argues for a U S Britain naval accord as the first step toward broader disarmament. He calls for mathematical equality in tonnage and guns and urges an Anglo American parley to address the cruiser issue in Canada. Lieut Commander Kenworthy to ask Baldwin for the prime minister’s reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Cecil
United States
Great Britain
Joseph M. Kenworthy
Labor
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Fred. A. Britten
Canada
Ottawa hearing set on Manitoba resources return date
The first public hearing on returning natural resources to Manitoba will be held in Ottawa on February 10 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Manitoba
Alberta's Resources Up For Discussion
Alberta Will discuss natural resources and prospects for obtaining them in Ottawa on December 12. Premier Brownlee, with Provincial Treasurer Reid, travels with Hon. Mackenzie King approving the date and aiming for a thorough canvass to set a settlement basis. The Manitoba case disposition may influence Alberta's position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
Pretier Brownlee
Mackenzie King
R. G. Reid
Complaint Justified Toronto at Royal Winter Fair
The Toronto Telegram reports that Exhibitors and management agree Professor W L Carle of the EP ranch is justified in refusing to show Prince of Wales horses until better housing is provided. Officials acknowledge poor housing but have no alternative. they hope federal and provincial aid will quickly improve conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
W. L. Carlyle
Prince of Wales
Toronto Telegram
City tax list blocks some Toronto voters on New Year's Day
City Clerk Somers rules that any person named in the tardy tax payers list will be unable to vote in the municipal elections on New Year's Day unless they present a tax receipt. The article notes more than 20,000 unpaid taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Somers
Wembley wheat king buys own exhibit at Royal Winter Fair
Herman Trelle of Wembley Alberta pays 400 for a half bushel of prize winning wheat sample at the Royal Winter Fair auction. He also pays 100 for a second prize oat sample and the same for a red ribbon peas half bushel. Exhibits must be sold under entry rules, with the proceeds awarded to the exhibitor minus a commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Herman Trelle
Wembley
Alta
Mi Trelle
Protection urged for Canada dairy industry at national council
The National Dairy Council of Canada closed its annual meeting with a resolution calling for adequate protection to ensure a fair chance against competitors. Regina president J A Caulder urged fair treatment, and the body adopted a resolution in favor of compulsory pasteurization in urban areas and endorsed selective registration of dairy cattle and milk recording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
National Dairy Council, of Canada
J. A. Caulder
Regina
Canada
Progress Made in Paying Off National Debt in Canada
Vancouver report of Hon. James A. Robb finance minister outlining five year debt reduction of 136 million dollars and retirement of 53 million from current revenue this year with a forecast of 60 million next year. He urged tax relief, noted inter provincial duplication, praised Canada’s foreign trade reach and urged practical measures for empire trade while stressing Canada’s war experience and optimism for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
James A. Robb
Canada
Robb
Robi
Dominion
British Columbia
United States
Britannia
Urge Cheaper Ocean Rates to Aid Migration
Ottawa reports ongoing London talks on a cheaper ocean rate for British immigrants to Canada. A ten pound third class fare is urged by British and Canadian officials for those not qualifying for the two pound rate under the empire settlement scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
London
Australia
Assistance Sought as British Miners Face Unemployment Crisis
London reports that nearly 300000 mine workers are unemployed with 200000 to 250000 permanent surplus. The Miners Federation appeals for aid as families of over a million face hunger. They warn of a cataclysm comparable to a natural disaster and note many rely on meager unemployment benefits and poor law grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Britain
Miners” Federation
Miners’ Federation
Tolmie unveils marketing branch to expand farm markets
Premier 8S. F. Tolmie announced the development of a marketing branch in Victoria to develop new and existing markets and provide farmers with accurate market information. The first task is a complete survey of all markets and selecting the best men for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
Department of Agriculture
F. Tolmie
Immigration to Canada rises in seven months to October
Ottawa reports that immigration to Canada for the seven months of the current fiscal year ending October 31 totaled 131 754, up from 118 158 for the same period last year, an 11 percent increase. Many Canadians also returned from the United States to settle permanently in the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Dominion
Bracken Leaves Winnipeg for Battle Creek Sanatorium
Premier John Bracken departs Winnipeg for Battle Creek Michigan to recuperate at a sanatorium. He is not expected back before Christmas and has endured poor health for some time. Acting premier in his absence will be Hon. W. R. Clubb, minister of public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
John Bracken
Battle Creek
Mich
W. R. Clubb
Bracken
Air Mail Service to Start December 10 at Winnipeg
The air mail service to be inaugurated in the prairie west on December 10 will deliver correspondence the same day to Regina Saskatoon Calgary and Edmonton. Despatches for these cities will include mail for adjacent points to be forwarded by the next mail.
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Winnipeg
Man
Prairie West
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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Navy
U.S
Chastiberlain
Mrs. Calder
United Grain Growers Ltd
Republic
Manitoba Resources
Prench
M. Jean Knight
Quebec
Southampton
National Dairy Council
Air Mail Service Speedy
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