Wirth Outlines Germanys Budget and Reparations Path
Berlin reports Chancellor Wirth presented Germanys general financial situation in the Reichstag noting fulfillment of treaty obligations and the impact of deliveries on paying capacity. He praised Walter Rathenau and urged Genoa’s economic scrutiny to clarify reparations, predicting receipts near 100 billion marks and stressing peaceful reconciliation.
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Wirth
Germany
Berlin
Reichstag
Wirth Gaid
Walter Rathenau
Cannes
Genoa
Calgary seeks new post office building from federal minister
R C Marshall Calgary Liberal MLA urged Hon Hewitt Bostock minister of public works to proceed with a new Calgary post office. A deputation from the Calgary mayor conferred with federal authorities and the minister promised consideration of the request.
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Ottawa
Calgary
Alta
Public Works
Hewitt Bostock
R. C. Marshall
Alberta Legislative Assembly
Ford Buys Nitrate Deposits Muscle Shoals Lease
Henry Ford signed the contract for the lease and purchase of the Government nitrate and water power projects at Muscle Shoals Alabama. The document was returned to the War Department by a Ford engineer.
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Detroit
Mich
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Henry Ford
War Department
Ford Engineers
Local shoppers urged to buy from home merchants
A notice encourages residents to support local prosperity by purchasing from home merchants, highlighting community benefits and personal contribution to town economic health.
Russia May Side With Germany Paria
The French government, spurred by Berlin reports, fears a Germany Soviet Union pact to push peace treaty revisions at Genoa. Karl Radek and other Soviet diplomats were in Berlin meeting with German officials.
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Ment
Berlin
Karl Radek
Suspend Work on Vancouver Drydock
Vancouver BC report that the Wallace Construction Company received a formal government request to suspend work on the floating drydock. No reason given, but the new administration may review the contract form. The project, under the drydock subsidies act, involved 2.5 million dollars subsidy for 35 years, with 31.5 million already spent and 200 workers employed.
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Vancouver
Wallace Construction Company
Victoria
Esquimalt
British Columbia to gain two seats in House of Commons
Census figures raise British Columbia population by 130,889 to 523,369, boosting its representation from 13 to 15 members after redistribution. The change follows the latest census and affects federal riding balance.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
House of Commons
House
Unemployment Drop Reports 250000 Fewer Registered in Britain
London reports a sharp drop in unemployed registrations, with January 17 totals showing about two million people unemployed and a reduction of roughly 250000 from six months prior. Government and municipal schemes provide 124000 employed on emergency work.
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London
Great Britain
Federal Relief Plan Aims at Unemployment Aid Across Canada
Ottawa approves measures to fund unemployment relief through March 31. Municipalities receive grants for winter civic works and distress relief, with shared costs between federal, provincial, and municipal authorities. Special provisions cover ex‑ servicemen and unorganized districts, including reimbursements of up to half of disbursements and cost sharing rules.
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Ottawa
Canada
Governor General
Department of Public Works
Meighen Wins Grenville County Byelection In Prescott
Right Honourable Arthur Meighen is returned with a 1 620 vote majority over Progressive challenger A K Patterson in Grenville County. Meighen secures 4 4428 votes to Patterson 2 818, with 90 percent turnout of the recent federal election. Liberals abstained, contributing to the smaller vote, while Meighen thanks both Conservative and Liberal supporters.
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Prescott
Ont
Arthur Meighen
A. K. Patterson
Grenville County
Mr. Meighen
Mr. Patterson
A C. Casselman
P. A. McIntoch
G. A. Payne
Meighen
Gold Camp Activity Expands At The Pas Elbow Lake
At Elbow Lake gold camp near The Pas Manitoba the Hollinger mine team of 30 men sets up camps on the Murray property under option. About 150 prospectors work the new field as staking prospects grow. Camps rise around the lake and its islands in anticipation of larger spring activity.
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Pas
Man
Elbow Lake
Hollinger
Porcupine
Murray
French Invents Recoil Free Gun to Change Warfare
Brussels reports Le Soir previews tests at Liege starting February 6 for a new gun by French engineer Delamare Maze. The device reportedly has no recoil and could remove brake and skid devices while matching power and reducing weight to one third of conventional guns.
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Brussels
le Soir
Liege
Delamare Maze
Plot to ship 300000 rifles to Soviet Russia uncovered
Stockholm reports a plot to ship 300,000 army rifles to the Soviet authorities via Swedish intermediaries. The rifles allegedly originated in Germany and were stored in Denmark before transit.
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Stockholm
Russia
Germany
Denmark
Steamer George Washington Arrives After Tempest
The steamship George Washington reached Plymouth after a rough voyage with lifeboats 70 feet above waterline smashed by furious seas. Several crew members were injured as gale winds reached 95 miles per hour during the voyage.
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Plymouth
Eng
George Washington
Livestock Convention in Regina Shows Bright Provincial Outlook
The Saskatchewan livestock convention in Regina drew delegates from wool growers sheep breeders and swine breeders associations. Reports indicate notable improvements in the province's livestock industry and brighter prospects for the year. A highlight was about 60 rural youth in boys and girls judging contests directed by H. Saville with judging led by Professor A M Shaw of the University of Saskatchewan.
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Regina
Sask
H. Saville
Saskatchewan
A. M. Shaw
University of Saskatchewan
Unionists Warn of Rising Anarchy in Ireland
The Irish Unionist Alliance executive committee adopts a resolution describing growing anarchy in Ireland and expresses grave concern that after crown forces withdraw there will be no reliable protection for life and property.
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Dublin
The
Irish Unionist Alliance
Ireland
Scottish Criminal Court Stats Jump Forty Percent
Official statistics show a 40 percent rise in persons before Scottish criminal courts last year. Convictions for drunkenness reached 76 000, up 29 000 from the prior year but 5 000 below 1915 and 26 000 below 1913. Juvenile offenders declined.
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London
Spend Your Money at Home to Help Local Merchants
A compact urging to support hometown businesses by shopping locally rather than outsourcing spending. Emphasizes strengthening the town economy and aiding local merchants through everyday purchases.
U S Wheat Growers Plan to Revive Wheat Pool
Washington reports a strong movement to revive the United States grain corporation to pool and buy the wheat crop at cost plus profit. Petitions for legislation are reaching Congress from wheat states while a subcommittee opposes price fixing on agricultural products.
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Washington
United States Grain Corporation
United States
Congress
Committee
United States Agriculture
National Agricultural Conference
Sailor challenges liquor act clause in Quebec appeal
Montreal report says Saluste Lavery acting for James Ingram appeals a jail sentence tied to his wife illegally selling liquor. Ingram, jailed a month while at sea, lost habeas corpus. Bruneau quashed it in Superior Court and the appeal proceeds with the Attorney General defending the clause.
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Montreal
Saluste Lavery
K.C
James Ingram
High Seas
Ingram
Justice Bruneau
Convicts Attack Australian Liner in Pago Pago Waters
The S S Sonoma arrived from Sydney with 2 million dollars in Australian gold aboard. Naval convicts attacked the crew at Pago Pago prompting firing from the ship's officers. Earlier voyage saw 128000 dollars of gold removed and later found suspended under water from the vessel.
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San Francisco
Pago Pago
Samoa
S.S. Sonoma
Sydney
Ns.w
Sonoma
Australian Commonwealth
Manitoba to Seek 50000 for Grasshopper Fight
Winnipeg report states the Manitoba Legislature will be asked to authorize a $50,000 appropriation to combat the grasshopper plague across the province this coming season. Deputy minister J. H. Evans notes last summer’s identical allotment controlled the menace with negligible damage, and with spring’s return grasshoppers are expected in both old and new areas.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. H. Evans
Evans
France Sees Near Full Employment After War Return
Zephyrn Hebert former president of the local board of trade told the Wholesale Merchants Brokers Association that unemployment in France was practically nonexistent. He said the country was rehabilitating despite high taxes that make Canadian income tax look small.
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Montreal
Zephyrn Hebert
Board of Trade
France
Prince of Wales greeted in Mysore amid fanfare and Muslim support
The Prince of Wales receives an enthusiastic welcome across Mysore in Southern India. The India Office notes broad approval, marking relief after the non-cooperators and Khalifat activity in Bagaloor over the past two years.
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London
Prince of Wales
Mysore
India
India Office
Bagaloor
Winnipeg Woman Elected CNIB Western President
At the annual meeting of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind western division in Winnipeg Mrs W Sanford Evans was chosen president for the ensuing year.
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Winnipeg
Canadian National Institute For the Blind, Western Division
W. Sanford Evans
Probate of Sir Arthur Pearson Will In London
The will of Sir Arthur Pearson founder of the St Dunstan's Institution for the Blind has been probated. The estate valued at 94009 pounds is left entirely to the family.
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London
Sir Arthur Pearson
St. Dunstan's Institution For the Blind
To Discharge 3 000 From Dockyard London
Nearly three thousand men will be discharged from Rosyth Royal Dockyard over the next three months. The move aims to save one hundred thousand pounds annually.
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London
Rosyth Royal Dockyard
Suspect Arrested in Scotland in Bond Theft Case
Harold H. Shillington, sought in Canada for misappropriation of Grand Trunk bonds, was arrested at Newhaven Scotland after Pinkerton agents traced him during a bank holdup inquiry near Edinburgh. Bond recovery includes nine Grand Trunk Pacific branch lines and bonds guaranteed by Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Edinburgh
Harold H. Shillington
Canada
Grand Trunk Railway
Newhaven
Porth
Granton
Toronto
Harold R. Shillington
London and Western Trust Company
London
Ont
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Scotland
Grand Trunk Pacific
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Many Soldiers Repay Loans on Land Settlement
Figures through 1921 show 27 371 soldiers settled on the land under the Soldier Settlement Act. Applications total 62 436 with 44 722 qualified. Training includes 520 in training and 3 118 completed. Loans granted to 21 246 while 6 125 settled without financial aid. Savings amount to 961 139 for purchases and 3 840 909 from reductions in vendor's option. Four hundred sixty seven settlers have repaid loans in full.
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Ottawa
Senators Debate Versailles Debt and Army Cuts
Senator Borah of Idaho argued in the Senate that allied nations should revise the Versailles treaty to reduce armies to a reasonable level. Such cuts, he said, could meet interest payments to the United States and also pay part of the principal on their debts amid the current debt refunding bill.
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Washington
United States
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Sleeping Sickness Report in Moscow and Riga
More than twenty cases of sleeping sickness have developed in Moscow, per an attache of the American Relief Administration. The report notes further spread concerns in Riga as health authorities respond.
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Moscow
Riga
American Relief Administration
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Sir Arthur
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