Saskatchewan Plans Cooperative Wheat Board Expansion
Saskatchewan moves to seek a one year extension of wheat board legislation and to cooperate with Manitoba and Alberta in developing a purely cooperative non profit framework for future crops. Premier Bracken links provincial action to farmer support and a unified prairie approach. The motion was introduced in the fifth legislature’s third session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
A. Dunning
A. P McNab
Saskatchewan Assembly
Wheat Board
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Provincial Wheat Board
Bracken
Prairie Provinces
Dunning
Alberta
Fatal Gas Fumes at Toronto Plant
Two men died and six are in hospital after gas fumes overwhelmed workers at Consumers' Gas Company plant. Five employees entered the valve chamber to attach a booster pipe and were overcome as gas rushed from an eighteen inch main. five more rescuers perished. American Troops Home From Europe in Savannah report notes last U S forces return signaling end of the war involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Consumers’ Gas Company
Europe
Savannah
United States
Greek Posts Attacked as Lausanne Talks Falter
Reports say Greek forces retaliated after attacks on posts along the Maritza River and near Karagatch in Thrace. Turkish and Bulgarian populations move toward the frontier as Greek troops concentrate in Western Thrace. Authorities punish 204 officers for lax discipline amid Lausanne ceasefire tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Sofia
Adices
Ie Maritza
Maritza
Adranople
Karagatch
Thrace
Keeley Ore Creates Sensation in Cobalt Ontario
Keeley mine near Cobalt reports a silver plated vein with a quarter to an inch thick sheet of sterling silver twelve feet long exposed to eight feet high on one side while the other side yields five feet of ore with zinc- silver content. Early estimates claim a potential 146000 ounces of silver worth $190000 from a single blast using five tons of dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeley
Ontario
Minine
Cobalt
Detriment to Canada resolution on power exports
Dr. H. Destauriers of St. Mary's moves in the House of Commons to urge a prohibition duty on exporting electrical power from Canada to the United States. He argues such exports help build the U S at Canada's expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
United States
House of Commons
H. Destauriers
Liberal
St. Mary's
Destauriers
Irish Castle Destroyed by Fire Near Enniscorthy
The residence of Lord Carew near Enniscorthy, Castleboro, was burned to the ground by armed raiders on February 5. Estimated damage exceeds £100,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Castleboro
Lord Carew
Enniscorthy
Opium Seized in Manila Warehouse Shipment
Customs officials seize opium valued at 125000 dollars in a Manila warehouse. The drug allegedly shipped from Kung Kong was concealed between layers of dried fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Kung Kong
French Set Harsh Measures in Ruhr Occupation
French authorities announce death penalty for Germans caught tampering with railways or sabotaging signals in the Ruhr. Sentries will fire on trespassers at crossings and stations. General Degoulle warns no mercy for continued outrages as troops encircle Elberfeld and control rail lines blocking coal exports to Southern Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusseldorf
Lves
Degoulle
Committee For Defence
Ruhr
Elberfeld
Dornap
Vohwinkle
Lennop
Donberg
Wulfrath
Eberfeld
Germany
Advocates Measures To Aid Canadian Farmers
Ntawa A J Lewie of Swift Current argues in the House for immigration and agricultural supports. He warns about population growth outpacing deaths, backs protecting Canadian wheat markets, supports Hudson Bay Railway completion, criticizes stamp tax funding, and urges economy as Britain and the U S live within income. The House adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ntawa
A. J. Lewie
Progressive Swift Current
Canada
Hudson Bay
Near East
Post Office Department
Shaw
Great Britain
United States
Italy Arrests Communists Name
Authorities in Italy continue mass arrests of Communists on charges of plotting against the state. In Ancol province 297 have been arrested, including former mayors, lawyers and professors. Police claim evidence of a vast plot to overthrow the Fascist Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancol
Italy
Birth of Princess Mary’s son influences royal styling
London report states a son was born to Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles on February 7. Though the father is not of royal rank, the child will be styled Prince by birth but will not bear the title Royal Highness, a distinction reflecting his mother’s royal status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Lascelles
Britain
Socialist congress urges League to settle reparations
At Lille France the French Socialist congress with British German Belgian and Italian socialist leaders present issues an open letter to the League of Nations calling on it to take up the reparations dispute and seek a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lille
France
French Socialist Party
League of Nations
League
U S Aviator Reaches Rio Janeiro After Seaplane Flight
Lt Walter Hinton completed his seaplane flight from New York to Rio Janeiro arriving February 8 in Rio. He undertook the long journey with official support and marked a notable transatlantic crossing by air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
Walter Hinton
United States
New York
Belturbet raid by Irish Raiders harms teachers and clerks
Fifty raiders attacked Belturbet in County Cavan injuring a teacher of Gioalic and store clerk Ryan while injuring Ryan’s employer. Free State troops were called but arrived after the raiders fled. The raid is said to be in reprisal for a safety incident at Belturbet post office two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Belturbet
County Cavan
Gioalic
Ryan
Free State
Dodd's Kidney Pills Credited With Headache Relief
Martial St Laurent of St Anaclet Quebec reports great personal benefit from Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming headaches disappeared and his work continued. The ad praises the remedy for kidney support and lists conditions it supposedly helps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martial St. Laurent
Dodd
Cost of Living Rises Across Canada in January
The Department of Labor reports a higher average weekly family budget in sixty Canadian cities. January cost for staple foods is $10.52, up from December’s $10.39, with total including fuel and rent at $21.18 versus $20.97 last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Department of Labor
Allies Refuse Withdraw Ships From Eastern Waters
The Allied powers refuse to pull back ships from Smyrna and the eastern Aegean. Britain has deployed heavy vessels from Constantinople Dardanelles and Malta amid rising tensions. The French consul reports alarm in Smyrna with French subjects boarding the Pierre Loti and a French cruiser as a precaution. Constantinople issues a military registration order for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Smyrna
Dardanelles
Malta
Pierre Loti
Russia May Befriend Turkey Mosecow
Izvestia argues that Turkey will align with Soviet Russia after Lausanne talks. The paper says Moscow friendship could deter Britain and Greece from triggering a new Near East war, but warns Turkey risks losing Soviet backing if Angora persecutes communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosecow
Izvestia
Turkey
Russia
Great Britain
Greece
Near East
Angora
Dynamite Blast Kills Campbell. Hears W. Symcock Injured
A dynamite charge exploded prematurely at the Vancouver University site on February 6, killing Archi e Campbell and seriously injuring W Symcock who were clearing land when the blast occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Archie Campbell
W. Symcock
University
Royal Wedding Date Set for Duke of York in London
The date is set for the royal wedding of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon. The ceremony will be at Westminster Abbey on April 26 with national pageantry planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke of York
Elizabeth Bowes Lyon
Westminster Abbey
Tidal Waves Hit Kahului Maui Damages Estimated Near 500000
Revised estimates put Maui Kahului tidal wave damage around 500000. The beach is littered with lumber for miles though road damage and debris washed ashore are not thought as heavy as earlier estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kahului
Island of
Maui
T.M
Millionaires on Mauretania Cruise From New York
The liner Mauretania chartered for 1 250 000 sails with 547 millionaires and near millionaires on a 60 day voyage. The trip crosses the Atlantic and through the Mediterranean with visits planned to Luxor Egypt and the tomb of King Tutankhamen under excavation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mauretania
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Tutenkhamen
Luxor
Egypt
Canadian Sailors Win Prize Money From War Seizures
Canadian naval authorities distribute over 490000 in prize money for wartime seizures. About 6070 officers and men served in the Royal Canadian Navy and auxiliary services. First payment around 157800 completed, second payment of 258600 underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
Auxiliary Services
Also Mentioned on This Page
Regina
Consumers’ Gas Co
Bulgaria
Manilla
Minard
Minard’s Liniment
Swift Current
Fascisti
Princess Mary
U.S
H. C. Farthing
the Advocate
Cochrane, Alta
Big Eass
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Winnipeg
Domiinion
Janta
Dominion
British Columbia
Fprasch
Smyyta
Pheitish
Sroanch
Angera
Efert
Moscow
Hawaii
Sloan
The
Canadian Pacific Railway
WILL
Denmark
Switzerland
Norway
Bas
Canadian Pacific
Mere
Belgium
Holland
Winnipec
Acheson
General Agricultural
CPR
John Sweeting
C.pr Raskatoon
W. J. Gerow
C.P.R. Fdmonton
J. Miller
Calgary
M. FB. Thornton
C.P.R
E. J. Semmens
Trav
C.P.R. Department of Colonization and Development
J. ©. Dennts
Montreal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!