Coordination of the Canadian National and Grand Trunk Amalgamation
The Ottawa report states that coordination of the Canadian National and Grand Trunk railway systems is complete with Montreal named as permanent headquarters and Winnipeg Toronto Moncton as sub centres. Grand Trunk stock valued at 37,073,422 held in trust by the Minister of Finance. Amalgamation authorized to proceed by government order. Capital stock set at 186,424,327.70 with a single share issued in trust for His Majesty.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
Grand Track
Prime Minster
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Moncton
Grand Trunk
Minister of Finance
Itis Majesty
Dominion of Canada
Canadian National Railway Company
Canadian National Company
New Bounties for Fishermen Ottawa
Provision in an order-in-council for bounties to fishing vessel owners and fishermen. Vessel owners receive one dollar per registered ton up to eighty dollars per vessel, plus six dollars ninety-five cents per fisherman. Boat fishermen get five dollars thirty-five cents each, and boat owners one dollar per boat.
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Ottawa
Manitoba dairy group urges compulsory cream grading law
The Manitoba Dairy Manufacturers' Association convention adopted a resolution asking the Provincial Government to pass legislation for compulsory grading of cream, to take effect when Saskatchewan adopts similar rules, aligning with Alberta's regime.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Dairy Manufacturers’ Association
This Lady Gives the Reason Why Miss Cridland Used Dodd's Pills
Langton Ontario special reports Miss C M Cridland a well known resident says kidney trouble for some time. She notes Dodd's Kidney Pills gave more relief than any other medicine. The pills are claimed to tone and strengthen kidneys and improve blood purity to support overall health.
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C. M. Cridland
Dodd
Langton
Alberta Coal Output Rises to Lead Canada Provinces
Alberta mined 5,975,714 tons in 1922 up from 5,937,195 tons in 1921, an increase of 38,549 tons. The province again tops Canada’s coal producers, with Nova Scotia as its closest rival pending final figures.
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Jidmonton
Liberia
Alberta
Canada
Nova Scotia
Daghestan President Seeks Aid Amid Malnutrition
President Samozfsky told Capt Quinn that his tiny nation faces 156000 starving people and 250000 cases of tropical malaria. The American relief administration agreed to help after a conference between Samozfsky and Capt. Quinn.
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Moscow
Daghestan Republic
Caucasus
M. Sumzetsky
Capt Quinn
American Relief Administration
Relief Organization
Daghestan
Samzofsky
Capt. Quinn
Curious crater opens in Francerigo market square
A violent wrumblings in Francerigo ended with a crater bursting in the market square. Flames and boiling water shot up 64 to 70 feet, sending the population into a panic fearing further eruptions.
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Venice
Francerigo
Calgary grain throughputs rise in January
Calgary Grain Exchange reports January grain volume tripled from the same month last year, reflecting a sharp uptick in shipments and demand. The statistics indicate a major rise in grain movements through Calgary during the month.
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Calgary
Calgary Grain Exchange
Trans-Atlantic Steamship Fares Cut Across Classes
London reports reduced passages to the United States and Canada with drops of about three pounds for saloon cabins, two pounds for second class, and twenty-five shillings for third class aboard trans-Atlantic lines.
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London
trans-Atlantic Steamship Lines
England
United States
Canada
Mine disaster traps 250 in Beuthen coal pit
Fire damp after an explosion locks 250 miners in the Heinitz mine near Beuthen in Polish Silesia. Central News reports several bodies recovered and little hope of saving the trapped workers.
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Berlin
Heinitz
Beuthen
Polish Silesia
Robbery on the Edmonton to Regina Express
An overnight train robbery aboard the Edmonton to Regina express saw messenger Paul Venzke gagged and bound by a masked bandit. The bandit escaped with bank deposit slips and cash from stations along the route, though officials say the amount is not large.
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Edmonton
Winane Wee
Paul Venzke
Regina
Montrealer Killed in Egypt Nephew of Sir Montague Allan
The Canadian found murdered and robbed two miles from Luxor has been identified as Travers Allan of Montreal. Ministry reports suggest the crime was not political but a robbery by motive. Allan, 45, unmarried, was said to be visiting Karnak ruins by moonlight when slain.
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Cake
Eerpt
Luxor
Triverslian
Montreal
Ministry of the Interior
Allan
Karnak
Britain Accepts U.S. Terms On War Debt Funding
London reports Britain will fund the British war debt to the United States under terms of 3 percent for ten years and 3.5 percent thereafter. The cabinet met briefly with ministers following the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s recommendations and no reservations were noted on early full payment option.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Snall
Washington urged to seek worldwide narcotic limit
A resolution by Chairman Foster of the Foreign Affairs Committee urges President Harding to press for a global cap on narcotics and opium plant cultivation. It calls for Britain and Persia to limit growth to amounts needed for medical and scientific purposes to curb the drug menace.
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Harding
Foster
Foreign Affairs
Tee
Congress
Great Britain
Persia
Dominion Government To Address Agricultural Problems
Ottawa reports Lord Byng opening Parliament with a throne speech promising a special committee to study agricultural issues including grain handling, farm product marketing, livestock development, and diversification. Bills anticipated include consumer protection against price manipulation, a revised Bank Act, and redistribution of seats in the House of Commons. The session opened quietly with routine business and tributes to deceased colleagues.
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Ottawa
Te Otnion
Canada
Lord Byng
Safern
House of Commons
Senate
House
Amalgamated Civil Servants Seek Higher Pay
Vancouver delegates plan wage reforms during the Dominion convention starting February 39. H T Warburton says 18,82 civil servants in the Dominion earn 80 dollars monthly or less, a level that fails to cover clothing education and family needs.
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Vancouver
Canada
Dominion
H. T. Warburton
New Brunswick swears in first minority government
Fredericton reports the new government under Peter J. Venoit and cabinet sworn in before Lieutenant Governor Win Pugsley. The administration, distinct from the Foster government, convened an immediate meeting to plan the upcoming Legislature session slated for Thursday March. Local merchants react to the political shift.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick
Peter J. Venoit
Win
Pugsley
Walter Foster
Foster
Shipwrecked Nal Crew Rescued by Cap Polonia Off Cape Horn
Exhausted after exposure and privation following the loss of their vessel, the four masted bark Nal, crewed by mariners, was rescued from small boats off Cape Horn by the German liner Cap Polonia, according to a wireless message from the steamer.
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Buenos Aires
Cape Horne
Cap Polonia
Glider Sets Long Flight in Algeria Record Attempt
Barbot flew a glider for eight hours 36 minutes 55 seconds at Biskra, beating Cherbourg times but no official timekeeper witnessed the flight, so no official record is declared.
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Biskra
Algeria
Barbot
Cherbourg
Maneyrol
Boundary dispute settled by League of Nations plan
Czecho Slovakia and Hungary accepted a League of Nations boundary settlement proposal. The council urged all members to cap annual armament expenditures at 1913 levels, echoing a resolution from the previous assembly.
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Paris
Europe
Czecho Slovakia
Hungary
Council of the
League of Nations
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