World Wheat Pool Move Prompts Next Conference Effort
A World Wide Wheat Pool may be established, with a plan for working arrangements among major exporting pools. The eight US pools and Australian pools show differing views, delaying a full pact at the latest convention. Colin H. Burnell was named chair and George W. Robertson secretary for the preparations of the next conference.
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United States
Colin H. Burnell
Manitoba Wheat Pool
George W. Robertson
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Robertson
English Magistrate Defends Canada Choice For Prisoner
Magistrate S E Short in Birmingham said he had no intention of offending Canada when he offered a prisoner a choice between jail or going to Canada. He told the Canadian Press the suggestion could help the man start anew as a capable colonist in a country with outdoor work. A protest arose in Ottawa's House of Commons led by J S Woodsworth.
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Dominion
Birmingham
Eng
S. E. Short
Cana
Canada
Dian Press
Short
House of Commons
No Liquor Buying Combine in Western Provinces
Hugh Davidson of British Columbia says a liquor buying cooperative with the prairie provinces is absolutely impractical due to divergent provincial conditions. He notes there was never any serious consideration or intention to create such an organization, despite Calgary rumors.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Calgary
Hugh Davidson
Recruiting In Britain Shows Slight Decrease
The War Office annual report notes emigration seriously competes with recruiting while last year saw marked improvement. London and Northern Ireland again provided larger army contributions than other commands, with Scotland and eastern counties particularly affected by emigration.
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London
War Office
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Severe storm rips Atlantic voyage ends in New York
British freighter Errington Court arrived in New York from Swansea after facing three violent North Atlantic storms and losing her first officer. The 21 day voyage carried a cargo of anthracite coal.
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New York
Errington Court
North Atlantic
Swansea
Early Worries Rise As Children Grow Up Faster
A reflection on how advancing civilization accelerates childhood concerns with youngsters facing pressures and anxieties at younger ages, outlining societal shifts and potential impacts.
Alberta Premier reports 1925 provincial surplus and growth
Premier J E Brownlee announced Alberta's 1925 public accounts show a 195 thousand dollar revenue surplus the second largest in province history. He noted lower telephone deficits 8000 compared with 116 000 last year and praised strong coal oil and mineral production plus irrigation progress and immigration policy shifts.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. E. Brownlee
Dominion
Wheat Board
C. R. Mitchell
Diry
U.F.A
Doe
Greenfield
New British Cruiser Suffolk launched at Portsmouth
The British cruiser Suffolk launched amid two unusual incidents. Lady Bristol failed six times to break the champagne bottle before the bow finally yielded as the rope was severed. The 10,000-ton turbine ship with 18 guns and speed over 30 knots cost about £2,000,000 and marks Portsmouth’s first warship launch in five years.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Suffolk
Bristol
Russian Torturers On Trial Seventeen Charged With Death
Seventeen defendants including two Mushumoff brothers face trial in Simferopol for torturing eleven people to death and maltreating forty nine during the famine era. More than one hundred witnesses testified as authorities allege the crimes occurred in the famine period and were only recently revealed. One Mushumoff brother led local suppression of banditry and the other chaired the village soviet.
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Simferopol
Russia
Mushumoff
Mus- Humotf
Melbourne crash spares Governor General Stonehaven
The Governor General Lord Stonehaven survived a plane crash near Flinders Naval Base when his aircraft struck a tree. The incident left him unharmed and the surprise escape drew widespread relief across Melbourne and the nation.
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Melbourne
Australia
Lord Stonehaven
Flinders Naval Base
Canada’s Stand On Peace Pact Sparks Empire Debate
The Daily Herald reports a denied plan for a Commons resolution claiming Canada would dissociate from the Locarno pact. It warns that separate treaty action could leave Canada neutral while Britain fights, altering Empire dynamics and the sense of collective obligation.
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House of Commons
Ottawa
Canada
Daily Herald
Britain
Eastbound grain rates dispute before railway board
Ottawa notes a clash over eastbound grain and flour rates to Fort William. Commissioner Boyce says the issue is a call for preferential treatment outside the general rate inquiry. Saskatchewan’s W H McEwen argues railway compliance with June order, Crow’s Nest concerns persist since 1923. Commissioner Wien upholds Saskatchewan’s right to seek enforcement.
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Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners
Fort William
Boyce
W. H. McEwen
Saskatchewan
McEwen
Wien
Rescue dispute with British ship over London bound crew
An SOS from the British steamer Olyeric said only American bound ships should apply. It went to aid three men in a disabled motor boat in West Indian waters but they refused rescue by a London bound vessel and drifted ten more hours until a U S vessel arrived.
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New York
Olyeric
West Indian
London
United States
Excludes Priests in Vera Cruz State
Governor Jara orders all Vera Cruz municipalities to enforce the constitution by expelling alien priests and closing all Roman Catholic schools in the state.
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Vera Cruz
Jara
State of
Ontario fuel shortage sparks in house debate
In the Ontario legislature J. E. Armstrong cites a dealer telegram reporting unable to obtain Alberta coal and warns of a Western Ontario shortage affecting schools and public buildings. Liberal members oppose discussing the issue on the day’s orders, while Hon. Charles Stewart says federal action will follow the Ontario fuel controller.
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Ottawa
Ontario
J. E. Armstrong
East Lambton
Alberta
Armstrong
Charles Stewart
Mass Snowslide Kills Dozens Near Bingham Utah
A snowslide in Sap Guich within the Highland Bay mining district near Bingham 18 miles southwest killed or entombed 50 to 100 people. Several buildings including the Methodist Church were buried as fire burned debris. Little hope remained for survivors as the avalanche of snow rock and brush buried homes and crushed occupants.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Churchill cites 1926 Britons war debt payments and reparations
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill said Britain would pay about £33,062,000 in 1926 to the United States for war debts while receiving roughly £14,000,000 in German reparations and funded allied debt payments. He noted ongoing negotiations to settle the remaining allied debts.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Great Britain
United States
Churchill
Graham Touted as C N R Board Chairman Contenders
Ottawa reports that Hon. G P Graham minister of railways is under discussion for chairmanship of the Canadian National Railways board. Sir Henry Thornton would remain president, with Graham as chairman if appointed.
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Ottawa
G. P. Graham
Minster of Railways
Canadian National Railways
Henry Thornton
Graham
Henry
Saskatchewan Trustees Convene in Regina on Education and Roads
About 800 delegates at the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association convention in Regina debated education across the province. Chas E Little urged stronger agricultural instruction and criticized the College of Agriculture. The high school group urged universal secondary education funding and opposed school fees. A resolution to fast track Hudsons Bay route construction was sent to Sir Henry Thornton and Prime Minister Mackenzie King, marking the association as the first to address King by his latest title.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Saskatchewan School Trustees’ Association
Chas. E. Little
Ogema
Association
Little
College of Agriculture
Hudson's Bay
Sir Henry Thornton
Railways
W. L. MacKenzie King
Prince Albert
Trustees’ Association
World Marketing Plan Discussed by Wheat Pool Delegates
Representatives of many co operative wheat pools met in St Paul Minnesota to review a plan for an international wheat pool. D P Pavlov official trade delegate of the Soviet union outlined how the Russian wheat marketing situation could fit a world wide marketing plan. Conference sessions were limited to official delegates and only general plans were made public.
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St. Paul St. Paul
Minn
D. P. Pavlov
Soviet Union
Ottawa Probe Considers Counsel for Customs Inquiry
R L Calder QC of Montreal is expected to be appointed counsel for the committee conducting the customs administration inquiry. The panel decided to engage one counsel for the committee as a whole. Prison-made shirts from the United States are smuggled into Canada unsafely avoiding duties.
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Ottawa
R. L. Calder
K.C
Montreal
Customs’ Administration
United States
Canada
R. P. Sparks
The
Commercial Protective Association
Sparks
Esthenians Sentenced to Death in Leningrad Espionage Case
Fifteen Esthenians were condemned to death by a Leningrad provincial court after a two week trial on charges of plotting against the Soviet state and planning to blow up Russian ammunition plants bridges airfields and other structures.
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Riga
Latvia
Leningrad
Russia
Australia ready to help London on migrant fares
Melbourne correspondent reports that if overseas settlement committees lead on cutting migrant fares, the Commonwealth will respond. The note reflects formal willingness to assist London in the matter.
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Australia
London
Daily Telegraph
Cabling
Melbourne
Commonwealth
Crude platinum Forms and Grain Shapes
Crude platinum is typically found as rounded or flattened grains. The mineral often occurs in native metallic form within placer or lode deposits and may require various processing steps to separate it from associated alloys and impurities.
Debate in House of Commons Over Obstruction Claims
Cahan labeled obstructing tactics as the debate centers on government motion to close the House. The solicitor general cites privilege to show Cahan’s remarks. Speaker Lemieux bars accusations of obstruction or wasting public money. Cahan challenges government delays and asserts no clear public measure to warrant action.
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Hansard
House
House of Commons
Cahan
Red Delegates Question Expenditures at Moscow Meeting
Delegates from many countries arrive in Moscow for the annual communist convention. Cheka head Djerjinski pushes for an accounting of last year’s spending with millions in gold rubles yielding little upheaval abroad. Scandinavian and other European parties face funding cuts as Moscow trims subsidies.
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Latvia
Moscow
M. Djerjinski
Cheka
Communist Party
Export Of Russian Grain Increasing In 1920s
D. P. Pavlov, trade delegate for the USSR, told the international wheat pool conference in St Paul that Russia’s grain exports are rising toward prewar levels. He cited 1925 exports at 200,004,000 bushels and noted cooperative organizations hold a dominant share over government and private exporters.
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St. Paul
Minn
D. P. Pavlov
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Russia
Soviet Union
Civil Servants Fight Eight Hour Day Plan
London civil servants threaten to oppose government plans to extend the workday from seven to eight hours. They warn this tentative economy measure under cabinet review could cause difficult relations with the government.
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London
Calgary Bishop Resigns After Advancing Years
Right Rev W Cyprian Pinkham D D Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Calgary resigns with Archdeacon Hayex. He cites advancing years. Pinkham aged 81 on November 1 last. He first came to Winnipeg in 1868.
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Calgary
W. Cyprian Pinkham
Hayex
Pinkham
Winnipeg
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