British Embargo On Canadian Cattle Remains In Force
London reports that the embargo on Canadian cattle will stay despite calls to revoke it. Arthur Griffith-Boscawen states English and Welsh agriculturists oppose removal, citing Royal Commission findings that lifting would not affect meat prices in the UK. He notes Scottish opinions differ and cites wartime pledges from the 1917 Imperial Conference.
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London
House of Commons
Arthur Grifith Beccawen
Board of Agriculture
England and Wales
Royal
United Kingdom
Scotland
Sir Arthur
Japan Stops Work on Battle Cruisers
Tokio reports the navy department has ordered dock yards to halt construction on eight battleships and battle cruisers slated for scrapping under the Washington agreement. Auxiliary craft construction for 1921 1925 will be advanced to current levels to employ dockyard workers, announced by Vice Admiral Okada.
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Tokio
Navy Department
Naval Construction
Okada
Fire ruins store stock and Rex room in Calgary shop
A fire gutted the interior of McCoubrey and Peterson's store in Calgary, destroying stock and damaging the Rex rooming house above. Estimated damage runs to about 40,000 dollars. The cause remains under investigation and insurance covers the losses.
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Calgary
McCoubrey
Prayer book chosen as wedding gift for Princess Mary
London reports one of the Queen's wedding presents to Princess Mary is a gorgeously illuminated prayer book to be used during the marriage service. The book will be specially printed and arranged for the occasion.
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London
Mary
Queensland Floods Ravage Sheep and Cattle Losses
A Reuters report from Brisbane states that recent floods in Queensland Australia caused enormous losses among sheep and cattle, disrupting livestock and local livelihoods.
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London
Queensland
Australia
Cables Reuter
Brisbane
Germany Makes Third Payment Under Cannes Schedule
The German government has completed its third payment of 31,000,000 gold marks to the Allied Reparations Commission. The payment follows the ten day payment schedule adopted by the commission at Cannes, as announced by Le Temps.
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Paris
Germany
Allied Reparations Commission
Commission
Cannes
Temps
Canada urged to adopt blue sky law to curb stock promotions
A. H. O'Brien told the attorney general that Canada should craft blue sky legislation. He urged a law combining U S best practices with local features to deter fraudulent stock promotions without hindering legitimate business. He cited US losses of about 500 million dollars annually.
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Toronto
A. H. O'Brien
United States
Canada
Inquest Reveals 21 Failures in Knickerbocker Theatre
An exhaustive coroner's inquest report by five army and navy engineers cites 21 evidences of inferior work on the Washington theatre. The Knickerbocker collapse's roof failure caused ninety five deaths.
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Washington
Knickerbocker Theatre
Army
Conference Futile Meeting With Striking Miners
Premier Smuts held talks in Pretoria with leaders of the gold and coal miners on strike seeking a settlement. The talks were fruitless, according to a Reuters dispatch from Pretoria.
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Smuts
London
Union of South Africa
Pretoria
Reuter
Big Sum to Settle Claims for Irish Police and Injuries
Supplementary civil service estimates show nearly £1,500,000 needed for the Royal Irish Constabulary and £1,310,000 granted to the Irish Provisional Government for compensation for criminal injuries while settlement between the two governments is awaited.
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London
Royal Irish Constabulary
Irish Provisional Government
Sir James Craig Defends Ulster Amid Kidnap Attacks
Ulster premier Sir James Craig issues a manifesto blaming the British Government for kidnapping outrages after demobilizing the special constabulary. He vows to defend Ulster borders, pledge arms distribution, and reiterates determination not to surrender any territory without Ulster consent. He praises local constabularies and expresses sympathy to victims’ families.
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James Craig
Special Constabulary
James
Ulster
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Lloyd George
Mongay
Manitoba Assembly Debates Wheat Shipments to Russia
Winnipeg reports a rambling debate on a plan to charter a steamer from Manitoba loaded with wheat for famine-stricken Russia. Mr Queen urged aid and cited writers to support dire conditions there. the session adjourned after a verbal vote left the cabinet salary resolution lost.
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Winnipeg
Mam Robson
Farmer Party
Manitoba
Queen
Rhen
Russia
Bulgaria's War Debt in Neuilly Terms Strains Sofia
Bulgaria faces a crushing debt burden under the Neuilly treaty and allied indemnities totaling 107 billion levas, with 2.225 billion gold francs due in the first installment. Analysts warn the burden may take generations to liquidate as Sofia struggles to meet 1919 payments.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Neuilly
Certificates Are Popular in Britain
The week ending January saw nearly two million national savings certificates sold, lifting total sales since February 1916 above 500 million certificates. The accumulated amount withdrawn nears 94 million pounds, with total holdings around 387.56 million pounds sterling. From April 1, the certificates will sell at 16 shillings instead of 15 shillings 6 pence.
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London
Oakville celebrates 106 year old Rev T M Jeffries
Oakville Ontario marks the 106th birthday of Rev T M Jeffries the town’s oldest Methodist preacher and possibly the oldest on the continent. Born in 1839 he began ministry in 1847 in Upper Canada and has endured shipwreck and aided runaway slaves reaching Canada during his long life.
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Oakville
Canada
Upper Canada
Gloucester captain who opened Pacific fishing era dies
Gloucester Mass Captain Solomon Jacobs who is credited with pioneering the Pacific fishing industry died at his home. Born in England in 1852 he blazed a career that shaped regional fishing and trade.
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Gloucester
Mass
Solomon Jacobs
Pacific
England
Approval of Fishing Bounties in Ottawa Reports
Ottawa reports the governor in council has set fishing bounty payments for the coming year. Vessel owners receive 1 per registered ton with a maximum 80 per vessel and each vessel fisher is paid 7. Boat fishermen get 5.30 each and boat owners receive 1 per boat.
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Ottawa
Merchants Bank of Canada to Merge with Bank of Montreal
Government sanction is required before the absorption can proceed. After Merchants Bank shareholders approved the merger, an application to the Treasury Board will seek authority to continue. Officials expect approval, with no anticipated refusal.
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Merchants Bank
Ottawa
Merchants Bank of Canada
Bank of Montreal
Treasury Board
Canadian Teachers to Tour Europe This Summer
Major Fred A. Ney of Winnipeg will lead a party of over three hundred Canadian school teachers on a Europe tour this summer. The voyage from Montreal is scheduled for around July 1.
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Montreal
Fred A. Ney
Winnipeg
The
Overseas Educational League
National Council of Education of Canada
Europe
Grades For Butter Toronto
At a special meeting of the Ontario Creamery Men's Association it was decided to establish two grades of cream number one for first grade butter and number two for the remainder. The price difference will be about three cents per pound of butter fat.
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Toronto
Ontario Creamery Men’s Association
Navy halts work on 14 capital ships
Secretary Denby, acting for President Harding, suspended all construction on fourteen United States battleships now under way, signaling a pause in major navy programs.
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U.S
Washington
United States Navy
Denby
Harding
France and Japan seek guarantees before Genoa talks
Washington conference advances toward lasting peace with arms limits, Japan's premier says. France demands assurances on treaties and League of Nations rights before Genoa, not committing to attend. Britain weighing a possible short delay to the Genoa agenda as cabinet assesses proposals.
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Tokio
Washington
Baron Takahiashi
the House
Baron Sakamoto
Japan
France
Genoa
League of Nations
London
Great Britain
Firemen Sent to Prison Over Ship Strike in Vancouver
Twelve firemen pleaded guilty to refusing to work in the stokehold of the Canadian Winner, a Canadian Government Merchant Marine freighter, over the employment of a West Indian. Magistrates sentenced them to four weeks in prison each under the Admiralty Act. The ship was held up three days causing $700 daily demurrage. a new crew sailed for the Orient.
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Vancouver
Admiralty Court
Prescott
Fear of Sinn Fein Raids Sparks Irish Crisis
Dublin leader Michael Collins reports a Sinn Fein telegram from Cookstown Tyrone warning that Specials are ready for further raids. Collins informs the British government that such action, if backed by troops, could make the situation extremely serious and requires swift stop.
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Sinn Fein
Dublin
Michael Collins
Provisional Government
Cookstown
County Tyrone
Collins
Potato Warehouse Destroyed in Eagle River Fire
Sunset Farms largest potato warehouse in Wisconsin burned due to an overheated stove. Twenty thousand bushels of potatoes and two cars on a nearby track were destroyed. Loss estimated at more than $75,000.
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Eagle River
Wis
Sunset Farms
Britain Moves to Permanent Summer Time Marking Plan
A government bill in the House of Commons proposes permanent summer time for the United Kingdom. The scheme would start on the last Saturday of March and end on the first Sunday in October each year, with dates fixed in agreement with France and Belgium.
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London
House of Commons
United Kingdom
France
Belgium
Mechanics' Local Moves Toward One Big Union Affiliation
The United Mine Workers local at Glace Bay Halifax district informs its president and secretary to contact the One Big Union secretary in Winnipeg to pursue affiliation.
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Sydney
N.S
One Big
Mechanics’ Local
United Mine Workers
Glace Bay
Winnipeg
Market for Canadian Films discussed at Toronto dinner
Ernest Shipman, a noted Canadian film producer, told guests at the Arts and Letters Club that about 30 Canadian made pictures are produced yearly with favorable distribution terms. He projected exports reaching four million dollars annually if production grows, criticizing studio pictures for their focus on American social issues.
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Toronto
Ernest Shipman
Arts and Letters Club
John A. Cooper
Suspect Fire Not Accidental on Northern Pacific
Newport News survivors of the former transport Northern Pacific, burned at sea with four lives lost, doubt the blaze was accidental. Captain William Lustie and crew members offered no formal statements, while some crewmen suspect foul play, believing the fire stemmed from predeparture activity at Brooklyn.
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Newport News
Northern Pacific
William Lustie
Brooklyn
Entente Cordiale Appeal Urges Real UK France Accord
The Franco-British Association calls on public opinion on both sides of the Channel to preserve the entente and urges signing a real pact on an equality basis, saying the current negotiations test Europe’s fate and civilization.
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London
Franco-British Association
Reuter
Paris
English
Regina Woman Appointed Red Cross Director in Toronto
Announcement reports Miss Jean E. Browne, director of school hygiene for Saskatchewan, appointed director of the junior section of the Canadian Red Cross Society with headquarters in Toronto.
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Toronto
Jean E. Browne
Saskatchewan
Racehorses Cremated in Rhode Island Stable Fire
Four valuable racehorses were burned to death and 260000 loss was entailed when fire destroyed stables owned by Thomas McGrath of Providence Rhode Island at Hillsgrove near here.
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Providence
Thomas McGrath
Hillsgrove
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Poincaire
Foreign Affairs Commission of the Channer of Deputies
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