Wheat Pool Lauded As Key To Farm Industry Growth
President A G Russell hailed the wheat pool as the great single factor revitalizing Western Canadian farming. Premier Bracken welcomed delegates noting agriculture now accounts for a large share of provincial value and urged expanding cultivation, diversification, farm occupancy, pest control, and marketing efficiency.
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Winnipec
A. G. Russell
Canada
John Bracken
Manitoba
Iracken
Pesta
Canada’s Sea Fish Catch Is Higher
The December total catch of sea fish on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts reached 54,832,600 pounds valued at 992,017 dollars. For December 1924 the catch was 32,427,100 pounds worth 711,424 dollars. The rise owes largely to Pacific coast herring with 406,555,600 pounds landed versus 14,673,200 the prior year, mainly dry salted for shipment to the Orient.
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Otttawa
Atlantic
Pacific
Orient
Championship Dogs Enter Quebec Race
Twenty five world championship racing dogs from The Pas Manitoba arrived in good condition to race in the Quebec international dog derby. Three Manitoba teams owned and driven by Shorty Russell, Bill Grayson and Eavis St. Goddard will compete. Quebec crowds gathered at the railway platform and betting opened at 2 to 1 on any of the three western teams. The course spans about 125 miles over three days February 18 19 and 20.
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Quebec
Pas
Man
Manitoba
Shorty RusSick
Bill Grayson
Eavis St. Goddard
Long Flight Buenos Aires Completed by Spanish Aviators
Commander Ramon Franto and his crew completed a trans Atlantic flight from Spain to Argentina covering 6,252 miles in 62 hours 52 minutes with a stop in Montevideo before reaching Buenos Aires. Thousands lined the waterfront to welcome the seaplane as it landed in the Argentine capital.
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Buenos Aires
Ramon Franto
Spain
Argentina
Palos
Montevideo
Crowds Besiege City Hall Over Alberta Coal Orders
Crowds gathered outside Toronto city hall hoping to place orders for Alberta Coal Co. shipments now enroute. No orders were taken and will not be until the coal arrives in about a week. Approximately a thousand tons will be sold through the city hall.
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Toronto
Alberta Coal Co
Rumor of Londonderry as Canada Governor General Groundless
London reports the Canadian Press says the rumor that Lord Londonderry would be the next governor general of Canada after Lord Byng is groundless.
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London
Lord Londonderry
Canada
Lord Byng
Calgary Farmers Begin Spring Work Near Town
Farmers in the Calgary area start spring field tasks including harrowing near Calgary Junction. Local crops and pasture work begin as farmers resume warm weather farming activities.
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Calgary
Calgary Junction
Alrow
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool to Bid for Elevator Company
The Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Co. and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool announce a joint offer to purchase the elevator system. A special Coop delegates meeting is slated in Regina for February 17 at 10 a.m. to consider and ratify the proposal, with 30 days notice required for the coop shareholders.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Regina
Saskatchewan Cooperative Wheat Producers, Ltd
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Co. Ltd
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company, Ltd
Pool Board
Coop
Hopes for Canadian membership on Pacific cable board
Ottawa reports negotiations continue between Postmaster General Murphy and Pacific cable board members. The government aims to retain Canada's seat as Ernest Lapointe expresses hope for understanding. Canada contributed 964252 dollars from 1903 to 1916. no sum in recent years due to board surplus, with likely Commons discussion to reveal details.
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Ottawa
Charles Murphy
Pacific Cable Board
Canada
Ernest Lapointe
Lapointe
Sir George Perley
Commons
House of Commons
Cable Board
Jap Teachers Will Be Closely Watched
Victoria reports four Japanese women arriving in British Columbia will be watched by the education department. Minister J. D. MacLean said he knows little beyond newspaper accounts that they plan to teach Japanese pupils after hours at Ocean Falls and Mission City. He stressed public school certification would bar Japanese teachers but private schools could operate without certificates.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Department of Education
J. D. MacLean
Ocean Falls
Mission City
Dr. MacLean
Alberta Fairs Elect Officers at Edmonton Convention
At the final session of the Alberta Fairs convention in Edmonton W. E. Forster of Camrose was elected president and Hugh Macintosh of MacLeod was named vice president. Directors from the north include G. R. Stewart of LAmont while southern appointees are R. Cates of Oyen and John Wilson of Innisfail.
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Edmonton
W. E. Forster
Camrose
Hugh Macintosh
MacLeod
G. R. Stewart
Lamont
R. Cates
Oyen
John Wilson
Innisfail
Italy Rejects League Submission on German-Speaking Upper Adige
In a calm senate address Mussolini refused to submit the issue to the League of Nations, countering German foreign minister Stresemann who spoke in the Reichstag on the Austria to Italy dispute over former Austrian territory held since the St Germain treaty.
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Rome
Italy
League of Nations
Upper Adige
Mussolini
Senate
Gustav Stresemann
Germany
BC Lumber Exports Set New World Trade Record
British Columbia lumber shipped overseas climbed to 577,560,288 feet last year, surpassing the 1924 record of 531,262,318 feet. Officials from the provincial forestry service cited water-borne exports reaching new highs as the commodity reached global markets.
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Victoria
Globe
British Columbia
Provincial Forestry Service
Regrets Attack on Canada in British Papers
Ottawa debate notes a cable from Lieut Governor Bruce of British Columbia in London deprecating attacks on Canada in British papers. McQuarrie pressed for government action while Stewart suggested British reporting was less harmful than Canadian parliamentary speeches and no action was likely.
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Canada
Ottawa
W. G. McQuarrie
New Westminster
Bruce
British Columbia
London
McQuarrie
Charles Stewart
House of Commons
Canada’s League of Nations share for 1926 set at $165,271
Ottawa reports Canada’s 1926 levy to the League of Nations at 165,271 dollars, about 3,000 less than the prior year. The 1925-assembly delegation total reached 11,899 dollars under Senator R. Dan durand, who chaired the assembly.
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Ottawa
Canada
League of Nations
League Assembly
R. Dandurand
Assembly
Fined For Not Voting in Sydney Prosecutions
Two men in Sydney were fined ten shillings and ordered to pay 43 shillings in penalties under the new federal compulsory voting law. The fines arise from the first prosecutions enforcing the mandate.
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Sydney
Australia
Movement of Western Grain Reported Slow
Report by E A Ursell, statistician to the board of grain commissioners, notes slow disposal of Canada’s surplus grain. European imports down as domestic supplies suffice, with Vancouver handling nearly 40 percent of North American exports. January totals show 20 938 cars passed inspection, far below December but above last year, with over half graded no grade or damp.
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Fort William
E. A. Ursell
Board of Grain Commissioners
North America
Canada
Lower Lake
Atlantic Seaboard
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Oriental
Europe
Western Grain Inspection Division
Mexico Urged to Create Juvenile Courts
The Society for the Prosecution of Children urges President Calles to issue a decree under extraordinary authority to create juvenile courts in Mexico. If he lacks authority, the group will push a bill in the next Congress session.
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Mexico City
Mexico
The
Society For the Prosecution of Children
Calles
Congress
San Francisco Girl Wins Cruise Trip to West Indies
Miss Catherine Irvan of San Francisco, photographed with Commander H Sibbons of the Canadian Pacific liner Montroyal and her mother Mrs Hariet Irvan, sailed from New York for the West Indies after winning a Cruise Contest essay on Why I Want to Travel. She spoke of travel enriching memory and friendship with the world as years pass.
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Catherine Irvan
San Francisco
H. Sibbons
Cornwall Firm Shifts Mining Focus to British Columbia
One of Cornwall's largest mining companies plans to transfer its activities to British Columbia in search of arsenic wad and zinc ores. E. J. Blair, advance agent of the Devon Consolidated Mining Company, says the move includes buying properties and relocating experienced Cornish miners to introduce a mining method using bored shafts and tunnels. The shift is driven by exhausted arsenic ore in Britain and interest in lead and zinc prospects.
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Vancouver
Cornwall
British Columbia
Interest in Emigration Revived in Britain and Canada
Revival of interest in emigration to Canada grows after the new £3 passage rate. Liverpool Manchester Glasgow Southampton Cardiff and Belfast report long lists of applicants for Canadian Pacific steamship passage. The migration scheme now shows a higher standard for prospective migrants than in earlier eras.
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London
Canada
Liverpool
Manchester
Glasgow
Southampton
Cardiff
Belfast
Canadian Pacifl Steamship Services
New Ray Claimed Between Ultraviolet and X Rays
C E Wynn Williams of Bangor notes the discovery of a new ray between ultraviolet and X rays. The rays reportedly pass through air for inches yet stop at solids, even gold leaf, unlike X rays that go through lead. This ray would fill the wavelength gap between X rays and violet, bridging two ends of the spectrum.
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London
C. E. Wynn Williams
University of North Wales
Bangor
Williams
Western Route for Grain Is Live Subject
Premier Brownlee wires Hon. Mackenzie King urging a conference on the western route. Alberta presses for discussion of future development of the western route and Vancouver harbor with producers and others. The move seeks early consultative action to address harbor facilities, freight rates, and representation on the Vancouver harbor board.
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Edmeonton
Brownlee
Mackenzie King
Alberta
Pacific
Vancouver Harbor
Ottawa
Vancouver
Spirit Of Independence affirmed by Ireland at League
The Irish Free State registered with the League of Nations the boundary agreement with Britain dated December 3 1925 marking its continued independent stance within the Empire. Dublin previously registered the convention that created the Free State, while London’s later note implied the covenant did not cover intrap empire pacts. League officials see Ireland’s action as a pointed rebuke to Britain.
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Geneva
League
Free State
Great Britain
Good Roads to Greatly Benefit Prairie West
Victoria. Hlon. Sam Hill, leader of the International Good Roads Movement, announced on arrival from Seattle that on Dominion Day July 1 he will begin the first all Canadian automobile trip from Vancouver to Winnipeg. He cited the trans Pacific highway under construction by the British Columbia Government as key to linking the country and spreading population.
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Victoria
Hlon
Sam Hill
United States
International Good Roads Movement
Seattle
Dominion
Vancouver
Winnipeg
British Columbia
Mr. Hill
Valuable gypsum deposits found in Northern Ontario
Premier Ferguson announced rich gypsum deposits 150 miles beyond Cochrane toward James Bay. He said major mining interests have sought government aid to exploit the discoveries.
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Toronto
Ontario
Cochrane
James Bay
Ferguson
Washington's English Ancestral Home Arrives in U S
The ancestral home of George Washington, over 300 years old in England, has arrived in Norfolk Virginia packed in crates and marked for reconstruction at the birthplace of the first U S president.
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Washington
U.S
Norfolk
George Washington
England
United States
Swine Breeders Back Move to March Fair at Guelph
The Ontario Swine Breeders Association passed a resolution recommending moving the 1927 provincial fair at Guelph from its traditional November date to March.
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Toronto
Guelph
Ontario
Wheat Exports Rise Through U.S. Ports to UK
Canadian wheat shipments to the United Kingdom via United States ports reached 107,149,079 bushels in the six months ending January 31, with exports via Canadian ports totaling 28,918,158 bushels. Values stood at 147,991 dollars for U.S. port exports and 43,818,440 dollars via Canadian ports. The prior year six months show 50,710,084 bushels through U.S. ports worth 75,561,060 dollars and 24,857,001 bushels via Canadian ports worth 33,192,560 dollars.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Ottawa
United States
Canadian
Britain Announces Expanded Farm Policy with Education Grants
Britain unveils extra farm policy funds led by a 2.5 million dollar five year grant for agricultural education and research. Funding targets include 250 thousand for foot and mouth disease studies and 600,900 for veterinary research. A new marketing bureau and commissioner roles are planned. New farm institutes for research are to be created.
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London
Guiness
Ministry of Agriculture
Red Officials Jailed in Leningrad Embezzlement Case
Twenty nine officials of a state trust for massed production of merchandise were convicted of embezzlement and related offences. They received sentences from one to ten years in prison.
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Leningrad
State Trust
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Pacific Coast
Derby
W. NU
B.C
Minister of Education
Mary
Steamships
Prairie West
U. S
Britain
Red
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