Canada Faces Vast Fuel Resources, Engineer Says
Ottawa reports DP Haanel, mining engineer, asserting Canada’s energy supplies from coal peat oil gas and hydro power could heat and power the country for well over 50 000 years at current usage. He notes western coal and eastern peat fields plus water power potential as key assets and calls freight costs a barrier to moving western coal to Ontario and Quebec.
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Ottawa
Canada
DP F Knganel
Hee
MELC
Engineer of Mines Branch
Engineering Institute of Canada
Haanel
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
New Barunswick
Dominion
Ontario
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Canada Should Go Out After Tourists
Ontario Minister of Public Works and Highways Hon. F. Biggs told the club that with proper care tourist traffic could become Ontario’s largest profitable industry. He cited that revenue from United States tourists alone last season was about $12,000,000.
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Toronto
Ontario
Wind Destroys Train in France as Gust Lifts Car
A mistral gust in Perpignan France blew a train off track near Fitou station. The last car was lifted clear of rails while two others toppled into a ravine. No injuries reported.
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Perpignan
France
Fitou
Prohibition Push Emphasized by World League Delegates
Sir George Foster welcomed seven visiting delegates to the International Congress of the World League Against Alcohol in Toronto. He declared the drink traffic the greatest enemy and praised wartime prohibition as a model for peacetime efficiency, noting the visitors inspired Canada as well as learned from it.
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Ottawa
Sir George Foster
Toronto
World League Against Alcohol
Sir George
Canada
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Help Chatham Woman
Mrs James Burleigh of 248 King St K Chatham Ontario writes that years of heart palpitations and nerves left her unable to be alone. After a year of doctor visits and a bad heart report she took Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills for about three months and improved greatly including better sleep and strength. The note asks readers to send for price and ordering details from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
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James Burleigh
King St. K
Chatham
Ont
Milburn
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Canadians and nationality prompt census criticism in Saskatoon
Col. C. A. Hodgetts, Director General of the St. John Ambulance Association, decries the Canadian census system as burdensome to Canadians. He argues that Canadian born citizens should be recognized as Canadians without proving ancestry, contrasting with the U.S. practice of birthright nationality.
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Saskatoon
C. A. Hodgetts
St. John Ambulance Association
Prize winner for Prince of Wales ram at international show
Chicago reports the 23rd annual livestock exhibit crowned a Shropshire ram champion. W. L. Carlyle of Calgary bought the ram for $560 weighing 200 pounds and arranged immediate shipment to the Prince of Wales ranch 63 miles south of Calgary, as part of a royal stocking policy.
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Chicago
Shropshire Ram
International Livestock
W. L. Carlyle
Calgary
Prince of Wales
Carlyle
Canadian Foodstuffs to Highlight at London Fair
The American Chamber of Commerce in London reports Canadian manufacturers will exhibit canned goods breakfast foods and dairy products at the British industries fair in London and Birmingham next year. The circular notes Canadian foods aim to popularize in Great Britain while the Lancaster cotton industry remains depressed with only 21 of 53 spinning mills paying dividends in November.
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London
Birmingham
American Chamber of Commerce
Great Britain
Lancaster
China Regains Shantung Territory Under Washington Accord
China and Japan settle the Shantung dispute under the Washington treaty. China pays Japan 40 million yen for the Shantung railroad and 16 million yen for public properties in the Kiaochow district. Civil and military administration were turned over to China on December 10, with Shantung railways to transfer January 1, restoring Chinese control lost to Germany in 1914.
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Peking
China
Japan
Shantung
Kiao Chow
Shansung
Germany
Canadian government park at Vimy Ridge unveiled
Hon S C Mew Burn chairman of the Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission announced that Hon Rodolphe Lemieux informed him the French Government has donated 250 acres of Vimy Ridge for a park. The giant memorial planned by the commission will be placed within the park.
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Hamilton
Ont
Hon
S. C. Mewburn
Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission
Rodolphe Lemieux
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Postal Treaty Revisions Sent for U S Approval
Canadian and United States postal officials closed their conference with goodwill and will draft a new convention to supersede the 1888 agreement. The measure, embodying conference decisions, is set to take effect January 1 next year once Washington approves.
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Washington
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Mohammed VI Invited to Reside in Mecca
The Morning Post Cairo correspondent reports Mohammed VI, described as the former Turkish Sultan, has reportedly accepted an invitation from King Hussein of the Hedjaz to reside in Mecca.
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London
Morning Post
Cairo
Mohammed VI
Hussain
Hedjaz
Mecra
Chief White Elk Leaves Montreal for England to Plead Cherokee Grievances
Chief White Elk, a noted Cree Indian lecturer and head of the Cherokee in British Columbia, sails for England on December 10 to present grievances to the King. Education is a major issue in the complaints list.
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Montreal
White Elk
British Columbia
Engla
King
South Africa to Represent Union at 1924 London Exposition
Pretoria reports the Government of the Union of South Africa has officially decided to be represented at the British Empire Exposition in London in 1924.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Union of South Africa
London
Irish Free State Becomes British Empire Dominion
The Irish Free State is proclaimed a Dominion of the British Empire in Dublin without protests. Timothy Healy becomes Governor General, swearing in Michael Hayes as Speaker. Cosgrave is sworn in first as president of the Dail. Some signatories decline or face death or jail. others take the oath with varied votes.
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Irish Free State
Dublin
Timothy Healy
Michael Hayes
Dail
William S. Cosgrave
Irish Free
King George
British Commonwealth of Nations
Professor Hayes
Cosgrave
Eamonn J. Dugan
George Cavan Duffy
Arthur Griffith
Michael Collins
Robert Barton
Michael Gaffney
Carlow
Cathal O’shannon
Voice of Labor
O'Neill
Liam de Rossete
William Roache
Cork City
Mc Keown
Canada Urges Cattle Embargo Measure Through Commons
In London the House of Commons rejected a motion to block the Importation of Animals Bill by 379 to 27. Premier Bonar Law said report stage and third reading would proceed this week. The bill aims to remove embargoes on Canadian store cattle while preserving terms for Irish cattle, sparking Ulster opposition and Irish calls for harmony with the Irish treaty and free trade.
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London
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Robert Sanders
Ulster
Brown
Canada
Great Britain
TY P O'Connor
Liverpool
Withdrawal Of Prepay Arrangement In Coal Trade
The Coal and Coke Association announced completion of an arrangement to accept all rail coal and coke shipments from US points to Canadian destinations with charges to collect. Canadian railways had withdrawn their border freight pay requirement. The withdrawal was effective December 19, imposed earlier when exchange rates were below par.
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New York
Coal and Coke Association
United States
Canada
Canada Dominates Grain Competitions At International Exposition
Canada sweeps hay and grain divisions at the International Livestock Exposition led by hard red spring wheat won by R O Wyler of Luseland Sask and oats by J W Big lands of Lacombe Alta. Alberta and Manitoba participants claim top honors in barley alfalfa seed timothy seed and more with Brooks and Darlingford figures prominent.
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Chicago
Canada
Dominion
R O. Wyler
Luseland
Sask
J. W. Biglands
Lacombe
Alta
J. W. Lucas
Cayley
Nick Tallinger
Claresholm
Fenn
Jock Davidson
Buffalo Korn
Brooks
Alberta
Pat Garran
Alex. Garran
MacNaughton
Grafton
IP. K. Pat
Ton
Timothy
Albert Lawson
Darlingford
Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
University of Alberta
Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy Ad
An old advertisement claims back pain and lethargy signal health issues and promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy as a speedy permanent relief. It touts 50 years of reliability and urges readers to buy from local dealers today.
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Warner
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