Questions to Be Dealt With by Parliament
Ottawa reports the opening of a new session as the throne speech outlines plans for freight rate equalization, ocean rate control, port improvements, Peace River settlement, and a Grain Act amendment. Opposition parties push for overall protection while the Progressive party seeks lower western freight rates.
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Ottawa
Canada
Senate
Pariament
St. Lawrence River
Peace River District
Progressive Party
Saskatchewan considers butter grade labeling proposal
A dairy convention resolution urges provincial law to require printed butter grades on wrappers and empower government graders to inspect retailers. It notes cases of No 1 grade butter sold as 36 and aims to restore consumer confidence by aligning wrapper grade with actual quality. The measure passed.
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Prince Albert
Dairy Convention
Opium Problem Stalls at Geneva Conference
The sub committee of the international opium conference failed to reach an agreement on opium smoking in the Far East. United States delegates and European powers with Far Eastern possessions kept opposing positions, leaving the conference future bleak.
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Geneva
Far East
United States
Women balk at portraits at National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery reports more women than men refuse to pose or approve photographs for the collection. Only Austen Chamberlain wore a monocle during his sitting.
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London
National Portrait Gallery
Great Britain
Austen Chamberlain
Earthquakes Strike Southern Norway Causing Cracks
Fifteen earthquakes with explosions and tremors hit Southern Norway over the past two weeks. Sigdal and Sokna opened cracks up to 150 feet long and three feet wide, signaling intense seismic activity in the region including Oslo.
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Oslo
Norway
Sigdal
Sokaa
Wheat Board Surplus Details Promised by Dunning
Premier Dunning returned from Eastern Canada and outlined Saskatchewan resolutions on federal matters. He said the wheat board surplus will be handled by the province once the final order is passed and that action is expected on several issues raised in the resolutions.
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Regina
Wheat Board
Dunning
Canada
Saskatchewan
New Canadian Loan Surprise To London
In Ottawa the Canadian government plans to redeem the Dominion 45 percent bonus of £5,000,000, not renew the loan, using recent New York borrowing. London investors saw for the first time a £5,000,000 Canadian six months treasury bill offering at 4 percent discount to meet maturities. Analysts doubt a sterling loan will be floated soon.
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London
Dominion
Ottawa
New York
Treasury
Snow slides kill Hoyle couple in Queen's Bay raid
In Nelson British Columbia Kootenay snow slides after thaw and rain destroy a ranch house at Queen's Bay. John H Hoyle and his wife are found dead in their beds while their son John Hoyle aged 30 and a woman servant escape through the roof. The upper portion of the house is carried away and thaws close the railway line for the season. Bodies of the elderly couple are later recovered.
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Nelson
B.C
Kootenay
Queen’s Bay
John H. Hoyle
British Publishers Ask For Postage Reduction
A British printing and paper industries deputation urged restoring the penny postage in the United Kingdom. They argued it would boost trade cut unemployment and aid both home and export sectors. The group cited New Zealand postcard sales rising 25 percent after postage cuts.
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London
United Kingdom
Great Britain
New Zealand
Canada to replace sterling loan with six month treasury bills
The Times notes Canada aims to end reliance on New York for financing as arrangements are made in London to substitute a soon maturing sterling loan with six months treasury bills, signaling a shift to the London market and Canada’s broader financing options.
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London
Stern Treasury
the Times
New York
Canada
Rockefeller Engagement Ties Two Rich Families
New York announces the engagement of James Stillman Rockefeller son of the late William G Rockefeller to Nancy Carnegie daughter of Andrew Carnegie second. The union would tie two of the world's wealthiest families in marriage.
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New York
James Stillman Rockefeller
William G. Rockefeller
Nancy Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Housing bias against large families sparks Montreal flare
City hall receives daily complaints about landlords refusing to rent to large families. Aldermen note there is little that can be done to remedy the practice.
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Montreal
Depositors Helped by Toronto Liberal Association
The Toronto Liberal Association passed a resolution urging the government to relieve Home Bank depositors. It calls for government action to protect savers amid the bank's difficulties.
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Toronto
Toronto Men's Liberal Association
May Reduce Price of Soldier Settlement Land
Ottawa reports a proposed reform for Soldiers' Settlement Board land aimed at lowering costs for soldiers. A new authority would allow soldiers to appeal land payments deemed excessive, potentially reducing land value and debts if a case is proven.
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Ottawa
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
House
Nome Epidemic Under Control in Alaska
Nome Alaska reports 29 diphtheria cases treated with 300000 units of antitoxin from Nenana. DY Curtis Welch, acting assistant surgeon, telegraphed Dr G M Magruder in Seattle saying the situation is under control. He noted 29 cases 35 suspects and five deaths to date with four in hospital and five on call for emergencies.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome
Alaska
Nenana
DY Curtis Welch
G. M Magruder
United States Health Service
Saskatchewan to Educate Rural Youth in Agriculture
Prince Albert report notes government interest in providing farm youth with agricultural instruction after dairy cattle judging results at the Saskatchewan Dairy Association convention. Hon. M. Hamilton says city students’ training proves needed for rural youth. Prof. Shaw cites country boys’ potential with better training.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Shaw
Halibut Treaty Registered in League Open Diplomacy
Ottawa files with the League of Nations its first open diplomacy act by registering the 1923 Pacific Halibut Treaty executed in 1924. The treaty establishes an open season for halibut fisheries on the western coast and, under the League covenant, all member negotiated treaties must be made public.
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Ottawa
League of Nations
Geneva
League
Brilliant Woman Speaker Impresses British Affairs Abroad
Mrs. Philip Snowden, wife of the late Exchequer Chancellor, has drawn wide attention after a western tour where she delivered multiple public addresses and left a strong impression on overseas affairs.
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Philip Snowden
Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
Snowden
West
Saskatchewan School Trustees Convention Opens in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan School Trustees Convention will be held February 25 to 27 at Third Avenue Methodist Church in Saskatoon. President James F. Bryant says this year’s programme is the best yet with speakers including Sir Clifford Sifton Hon Charles A Dunning and Winnipeg mayor Ralph H Webb. A debate on municipal school administration is featured with both sides represented and all evening programs to be broadcast from the Saskatoon radio station.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Third Avenue Methodist Church
Saskatoon
James F. Bryant
Clifford Sifton
Charles A. Dunning
A. E. Warren
Canadian National Railway
Zimmern
Ontario School Trustees Association
Canon Cody
Toronto
R. McSweeney
J. M. Thomas
Joseph Needham
A. R. Smith
Steamer Haipong Lost With All Aboard in China Sea
The Haipong, a steamer, was lost in the China Sea last December with all hands. The captain of the liner Jerusalem reports the Marseille crew, 28 native sailors, 92 passengers, and eight Mission of Indo China members perished.
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Marseilles
France
China Sea
Jerusalem
Saigon
Indo-China
The
Christian Mission of
Scotland Yard Eyes London Night Clubs for Evidence
Detectives in disguise have attended the principal clubs in London as part of a Home Office drive led by Sir Johnson Hicks. The operation aims to gather evidence for a bill granting police greater supervisory powers.
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London
Scotland Yard
Johnson- Hicks
Sugar Factory Site Planned for Irrigated Area
Officials of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company lay out plans for locating a million dollar sugar factory in the irrigated district with a final announcement expected soon. Freight rates for the raw product have been settled among the company Canadian Pacific Railway and the beet growers.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Gasoline Refinery Wrecked Near Webb City Oklahoma
An explosion at the Phillips Petroleum Co refinery one mile west of Webb City Oklahoma killed four people. The plant was described as the largest gasoline refinery in the world.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Co
Webb City
British Survey Underway in Palestine Land Disputes
The British administration begins a complete real estate survey of the Holy Land. Disputes over titles and boundary lines hinder agricultural settlement as Zionist settlers from abroad face land purchase barriers.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Palestine
Bowring Company Owner Owes $124000 Newfoundland Tax
Sir Edgar Bow ring of the Bowring Company, ship owners in St. John’s, must pay the Newfoundland government $124000 in income tax. The supreme court unanimously upheld the government’s claim for the amount.
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St. John’s
Mid
Edgar Bowring
The
Bowring Company, Steamship Owners
Government of
Provinces Proposed to Form Five Regions in Canada
In the legislature CE¢heult Conservative MILA of St. George Montreal argues for merging provinces to five governments. The plan groups three Maritime provinces, Ontario with Quebec, Manitoba with Saskatchewan, and Alberta with British Columbia, plus Ottawa.
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Quebec
Canada
Ce¢Heult
Mila
St. George
Montreal
Gault
Nanely
Maritime
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Ottawa
Nhiean
B C Officials Welcome Japanese Squadron
Vancouver welcomed Vice Admiral Saburo Hyakutake and 76 Japanese officers in port with praise for Anglo Japanese ties as a peace guarantee. Premier John Oliver credited the treaty with stability while Hyakutake thanked Canada for relief aid after the Tokyo Yokohama quake.
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Vancouver
Japan
British Empire
Saburo Hyakutake
John Oliver
Hyakutake
Canada
Tokio
Yokohama
Britain to Protect Industries Under New Safeguards
Britain will shield industries deemed threatened by unfair competition. The board of trade will grant protections only to efficiently managed sectors, with the duration set by a forthcoming finance bill. Applications for food and drink are excluded. The white paper outlines the policy and has drawn mixed press reactions.
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London
Britain
Board of Trade
Aerial Surveying Rewrites Canada Map Boundaries
A. M. Naraway reports aerial photography under Canada's interior department has mapped inaccessible forest and mineral zones at low cost. More than 40,000 square miles were photographed across regions from Nova Scotia to Alberta, with full-area maps in preparation and changes to lake shapes evident.
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Ottawa
Canada
A. M. Naraway
Topographical Survey of Canada
Association of Dominion Land Surveyors
Naraway
Department of the Interior
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Indian Bill Advances in Delhi Assembly for Reciprocal Treatment
In Delhi India the legislative assembly adopted a bill proposing reciprocal treatment for British dominions colonies and the United States treating Indians as an interior race by a vote of US to 41 A second bill was introduced proposing simple punishment for seditious offences.
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Delhi
India
United States
Legislative Assembly
Saskatchewan grain pool talks weigh coarse grain plan
George Edwards president and George Langley vice president of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association were named to a committee to interview the Saskatchewan wheat pool's executives about establishing a coarse grain pool in the province.
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Regina
George Edwards
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’Association
George Langley
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Ottawa seeks single head for grain elevators plan
A royal grain commission report due soon repeats the interim call to unify seven government owned terminal elevators under one authority. Resistance from Vancouver harbor and other boards is likely, and the split between departments may hinder consolidation.
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Ouawa
Justice Turgeon
Royal Grain Commission
Vancouver Harbor Commission
Trade and Commerce
Marine
Railways
Montreal
Vancouver
Harbor Board
Clash Over Mosul Inquiry Touches Turks and League
Turkey protests the League of Nations commission probing the Mosul dispute with Britain. Ankara accuses Britain of interning two Turkish experts Nazim Bey and Fettah Bey and says their treatment risks biasing the inquiry.
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League Commission
Geneva
Turkey
League of Nations Special Commission
Britain
Mosul
Great Britain
Commission
League of Nations
Shukri Bey
Bagdad
Nazim Bey
Fettah Bey
Shukri
Dairy Association Officers Elected in Saskatchewan
R W Heim of Prince Albert was named president with B H Thomas Boharm as vice president and Percy E Reed of Regina re elected secretary treasurer. A provincial advisory council includes A P MacLean Regina J A Caulder Moose Jaw O W Andresen Humboldt E O Lewis Regina and R W Heim Prince Albert. Hon C M Hamilton named honorary president with J B Reed and J A Smith as representatives to the national dairy council.
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Prince Albert
R. W. Heim
B. H. Thomas
Boharm
Percy E. Reed
Regina
Saskatchewan Dairy Association
A. P. MacLean
J. A. Caulder
Moose Jaw
O. W. Andresen
Humboldt
E. O. Lewis
C. M. Hamilton
J. EB. Reed
J. A. Smith
National Dairy Council
Big Volume of Business in Canada Clearing Centres
A 1924 report from the bureau of statistics gives Ottawa data showing total bank debits in Canadian clearing house centres reaching 2.539 billion dollars, up from 16.999 billion in 1923. The figure excludes transfers via branch banks outside centres but is described as the largest and best sample of business volume and trend to date.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Yeast King Dies Suddenly at Miami Beach Polo
Julius Fleischmann 53, prominent philanthropist and head of the Fleischmann yeast company, died suddenly at Miami Beach during polo. Officials believe a heart attack or apoplexy from intense exertion caused the death.
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Miami
Fal
Juluix Fleischmann
Portman
Fleischmann Company
Miami Beach
Unemployed in Austria Reach 190000 Amid Recovery
In Austria the number of jobless people on government dole climbs to 190000, the highest since the reconstruction period began. The figure underscores ongoing economic strains during Vienna reporting.
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Vienna
Austria
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WUD
Wheat Board Surplus
Dominion Loan
Mrs
Saskatchewan School Trustees’ Convention
Oliver
Anglo
Dairy Association Officers
Saskatchewan Association
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