Germany Prepares for New Year Amid Rhine Evacuation Frustrations
Berlin reports reflect German discontent over the Allies’ failure to evacuate the Cologne area by January 19. President Ebert voices bitterness at the perceived injustice, noting Germany remains the only disarmed nation in a Europe armed to the teeth. He hopes for justice and reconciliation to prevail.
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Berlin
Cologne
Paris
Rhineland
Ebert
Germany
Rhine
Ruhr
Presbyterian Moderator Foresees A United Church In 1925
Toronto reports New Year message from Rev. Macpin non Halifax Presbyterian College moderator of the General Assembly to Presbyterians of the Dominion. He says 1925 beckons with an expectant hand and envisions a new era where old animosities are buried and a United Church goes forth on a glorious mission.
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Presbyterian
Toronto
Revy
Macpinnon
Halifax Presbyterian College
General Assembly
Dominion
Canada Receives Nine Million in Liquidations on New Year
On New Year's Day London sees payments to Canada via the High Commissioner's office. France cancels a 5.5 million dollar loan on the Canadian Van. Belgium settles its 2.3 million loan. Greece pays 282,060 dollars interest on Canada's loan to Greece.
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London
Canada
High Commissioner
Greece
Postpone Evacuation Of Cologne
Allied Council ambassadors approved a note to Germany postponing the Cologne evacuation set for January 10 under the Versailles Treaty. The text will not be published until the communication is delivered to the German Government.
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Paris
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Germany
Cologne
No Gold For Circulation Countries Move Sufficient To Reintroduce Gold Standard
Major J. R. Bellerby of the International Labor Office in Geneva told a joint meeting of the American Economic Association and American Association of Labor Exchange that most nations hold enough gold to back a return to the gold standard if gold is not released into circulation.
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Chicago
J. R. Bellerby
International Labor Office
Geneva
Major Bellerby
American Economic Association
American Association of Labor Exchange
US used about 275 million electric bulbs in 1924
General Electric issued a statement from Schenectady N Y noting the United States consumed approximately 275 000 600 electric light bulbs during 1924 excluding miniature bulbs for autos flash lamps and Christmas trees The figure reflects total bulb usage for the year across the nation.
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Schenectady
N.Y
United States
General Electric Company
Rockefeller Gifts Stocks to Metropolitan Museum
John D. Rockefeller Jr. donates Standard Oil of California shares valued around $1,006,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The gift includes stock valued at about $1,000,000 and underscores major philanthropic support from the Rockefeller family.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil Company of California
Metropolitan Museum of Art
House Probe Into Needs of the United States Navy
The House Naval Committee voted to investigate the needs of the Navy in a stormy session. A motion was adopted to call Secretary Wilbur to testify in January with recommendations. The inquiry is expected to be sweeping and to reveal the Navy’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Washington
United States Navy
House Naval Committee
Wilbur
League Will Succeed Without United States
Viscount Cecil, at the Woodrow Wilson Foundation dinner, asserted the League of Nations will succeed even without United States backing. He noted Europe’s growing regard with six premiers and eighteen foreign ministers attending this year’s deliberations.
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New York
Viscount Cecil
Chelwood
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
League of Nations
United States
Europe
League
America
Restriction of Child Labor in Canada via AFL Call
William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, urges Canadian labor to join in restricting child labor. He states Canada is affected by American standards and calls workers there to unite the economic movement by making the conservation of child life the top issue for the new year.
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New York
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Choice Rests With Britain
Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador, told the American Political Science Association that Britain must choose in the twentieth century between an association of nations or the balance of power doctrine. He said the United States could stay aloof from European entanglements and that no single power now threatens to dominate Europe, noting a breath space to consider the situation.
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Washington
Great Britain
Esme Howard
American Political Science Association
United States
Europe
Honorary Doctorate for Griefswald Union Leader
Margaret Dehm a 65 year old member of the National Reichstag and president of the Women’s Homeworkers’ Union received an honorary doctor of medicine from Griefswald University. The award honors her work to raise the legal health and social status of women houseworkers.
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Griefswald
Germany
Margaret Dehm
National
Reichstag
Women’s Homeworkers’ Union
Griefswald University
Fire at private asylum kills and leaves dozens missing
Tokio-Seventeen known dead and 19 missing is the latest estimate of the casualties resulting from a fire which destroyed a private institution for the insane hero. Fifty residences in the vicinity of the asylum were also destroyed.
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Tokio
Denial of Winnipeg Church Colonization Plan
Rev Archbishop Sinnott of the Winnipeg diocese contradicts newspaper reports alleging a huge colonization scheme by the Roman Catholic Church. He firmly denies any such plan and calls the reports unfounded.
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Winnipeg
Archbishop Sinnott
Brandon College President Dead
President Dr Franklin W Sweet of Brandon College died in Brandon Manitoba after arriving from Cleveland Ohio about two years ago. He was well known in Baptist circles across the United States and Canada.
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Brandon College
Brandon
Franklin, W. Sweet
Cleveland
Ohio
Tive United States
Canada
Clarksville Youth Recovers After Swallowing Bulb
Herman Scheer Jr of Clarksville, son of the hotel chef, is recovering in Trenton after swallowing a light bulb from his brother's toy electric train. The incident was reported from New Jersey.
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Trenton
N.J
Herman Scheer, Jr
Clarksville
Export Trade In Ice Hits Prized Canada-US Market
Ottawa reports a bumper ice crop with favorable weather boosting exports to the United States. Canada shipped ice worth 45539 dollars to the US in the first nine months of 1924, while imports under this heading reached 21515 dollars. Fossils valued at 12761 dollars are noted in the same period.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
United States
Buffalo Grain Fleet Becomes Harbor Largest Ever
Buffalo harbor holds 119 winter cargo grain boats anchored inside the breakwater. The fleet holds about 38 606 000 bushels valued at 46 100 000 dollars, with 26 062 866 bushels of wheat, mostly United States grown, to be shipped out in spring.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Buffalo Harbor
United States
Strong Hand In Egypt Appoints New British Minister
The new British minister plenipotentiary to Egypt, formerly charge d affaires in Turkey, is an authority on eastern problems. His appointment aims to strengthen Viscount Allenby by providing the high commissioner in Egypt with an experienced diplomatic adviser.
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Egypt
Turkey
Viscount Allenby
Fgypt
Uniform rate structure for all of Canada
Parliament will debate fundamentals of a new uniform rate structure. The move follows a message from the minister of railways to the Stantford Board of Trade amid complaints over discrimination in current interpretations. The Crown Nest appeal date is set for February 3 as part of this broader effort.
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Canada
Ottawa
Comtr We
Supreme Court
Crow's Nest
British motor law bill aims to safeguard public safety
A forthcoming British Parliament bill on motor traffic requires license applicants to declare they are in full possession of their faculties. It seeks to exclude deaf individuals, visually impaired, amputees, or those prone to seizures from driving, though no medical exam is proposed.
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London
Leaves Nothing For Investors Winnipeg
The Wearst Music Publishing Company of Canada, a million dollar bubble that burst in Manitoba, transacted business totaling 142000 over three years. Traders' Trust Company, custodian of the estate, reports the limited assets will be absorbed by liabilities and shareholders cannot expect any recovery from the debris.
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Winnipeg
Wearst Music Publishing Company of Canada
Manitoba
Traders’ Trust Company
Intense Cold Grips Caucasus with Losses and Paralyzed Oil Districts
Bitter Arctic weather grips the Caucasus with heavy snow in Baku stopping oil field work. Eight people are found frozen to death as rail links across Trans Caucasus are impeded. Alexandropol experiences historic cold as Americans care for orphans. Black Sea gales threaten shipping.
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Baku
Azerbaijan
Caucasus
Trans-Caucasian
Alexandrpol
Black Sea
Liquor Profits Sought for Municipalities in Saskatchewan
The City Council of Moose Jaw with two votes against passes a resolution urging the Legislative Assembly to add a clause in the Liquor Act. The clause would grant municipalities a substantial per capita share of profits from spirits sales. Saskatoon has drafted a similar memorial to the Government.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Legislative Assembly
Saskatoom
Saskatchewan
Moslem League Leader Urges Swift Swaraj Action
Sayid Raza, AM-India Moslem League Council of State member, reports unanimity across parties for Swaraj home rule. He calls on Imperial and Indian governments to act courageously as demand for self rule grows stronger.
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Bombay
Am-India Moslem League
Sayid Raza
Council of State
Saskatchewan Boys Parliament backs national Ottawa meeting
The Saskatchewan Older Boys Parliament held its closing session in Saskatoon and passed a resolution endorsing a national boys parliament in Ottawa. Four Saskatchewan youths were elected as provincial representatives for the national gathering.
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Saskatoon
Ottawa
Dairymen Hold Series of Conventions in Vancouver
Three Western Canada livestock and dairymen conventions are set in Vancouver starting Feb 9. The British Columbia Stock Breeders' Association meets Feb 9, the Western Canada Dairymen's Association runs Feb 10 for four days, and the British Columbia Dairymen's Association closes with a Feb 14 meeting.
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Vancouver
B C
Western Canada
British Columbia Stock Breeders’ Association
Western Canada Dairymen's Association
British Columbia Dairymen’s Association
Gorgas Memorial Association Proposes Life Prolongation Campaign
The Gorgas Memorial Association plans a nationwide campaign under President Coolidge to promote preventative research. It aims to raise life expectancy from 55 to 65 and possibly 70 years through its educational work.
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Chicago
Coolidge
Gorgas Memorial Association
Ten More Arrests Frees in Sir Lee Stack Murder Case
Cairo authorities released ten more detainees connected to the killing of Sir Lee Stack the Egyptian Sirdar. Among the freed are Sheikh Ghayati a Ward deputy and Hassan Yassin a deputy and leader of the student army tied to Zaghloul movement activity.
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Cairo
Egypt
Lee Stack
Sheikh Ghayati
Hassan Yassin
France Faces Senate Demand to Honor War Debt
A Senate debate features Senator Reed of Pennsylvania insisting France must pay its war debt to the United States, framing repayment as a test of France's understanding of obligations. The discussion centers on France potentially repudiating the debt.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Reed
Pennsylvania
France
Calgary Rotary club backs Germany admission to world body
The Calgary Rotary Club approved the principle of admitting Germany to the International Rotary, provided other member countries have no objections. The decision came by unanimous vote at the regular weekly luncheon after J. W. Davidson, the club's international committees representative, sought an opinion.
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Calgary
Rotary
Germany
International Rotary
J. W. Davidson
Expedition To Arctic Aboard Franklin Heads North Next July
The Canadian government ship Franklin will depart for the Arctic next July under Captain Bernier. The faster, smaller vessel is built to handle heavy ice as the team plans a summer expedition with scientists and likely Royal Canadian Mounted Police to relieve stationed crews in the Draflin Bay area and establish a new post in the Baffin district.
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Ottawa
Franklin
Bernier
Arctic
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Draflin Bay
Wil
Baffin
Mysterious Malady Strikes Persia Afghanistan Border
A Central News despatch from Allahabad reports more than 200 deaths and many more dying from a new disease in the Karez district on the Persia Afghanistan border. Local doctors cannot diagnose the illness as victims bleed from nose, mouth and eyes and turn yellow within hours.
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London
Persia
Afghanistan
Karez
Allahbad
Canada roils immigration policy stance contrasted with United States
Dominion statistician R H W Coats told the American Statistical Association that Canada seeks only eligible settlers and will melt raw materials, while the United States does not. Canada maintains immigration officers in London and across Europe and the United States to recruit and screen immigrants.
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United States
Canada
R. H W. Coats
Dominion Statistician
American Satistical Association
London
British Isles
Europe
Language officers exchange between Washington and Tokyo
The War Departments of Japan and the United States approved a six month program to attach language officers to regiments on both sides. Secretary Weeks hailed it as the first such agreement with Japan and a sign of friendly feelings between the two nations, armies, and departments.
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Washington
United States War Departments
Secretary of War
Weeks
Japan
War Departments
Gift for Canadian Students in France Hotel Fund Approved
The minister of public instruction authorizes the rector of the French Academy to accept 2,600,000 francs from Hon. J. Marcelin Wilson of Montreal a Canadian Senate member. The donation comes from Canadian friends of France to fund a hotel for Canadian students in France.
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France
Paris
Minister of Public Instruction
French Academy
J. Marcelin Wilson
Montreal
Canadian Senate
Moose and deer hunted in New Brunswick season
Chief Game Warden L. A. Gagnon reports 1500 moose and 3200 deer killed by hunters during the New Brunswick game season from returns available. The compilation reflects total harvest across the province.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick
L. A. Gagnon
Imperial proposal to secure food by bulk purchase
London reports Sir Leo Money urges a new imperial supply department to organize bulk purchase of UK food and imports. He argues the days of dirt cheap wheat cotton and wool are over and Parliament should buy export surpluses from dominions and possessions. The minister of supply would coordinate crops raw materials and pricing with overseas governments.
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London
Royal Commission of Food Prices
Leo Chiorza Money
Sir Leo
United Kingdom
England
Dominions
Antion
Leo
Work Of Colonization Winnipeg 1924 Accomplishments
The Canada Colonization Association reported land sales totaling six million dollars and settlement of over 350 families on farms in 1924. The Canadian Pacific Railway currently leads the organization’s work with its representatives and board. No immediate public announcement on future plans from the CPR is expected.
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Winnipeg
Canada Colonization Association
Canadian Pacific Railway
Machine Guns Stolen From French Railway
Between Paris and Havre a case of machine guns intended for the Brazilian War Ministry disappeared. The 123 cases were shipped from Paris in sealed cars and loaded on the steamer bound for Rio de Janeiro on December 19. Police are investigating after the missing case was found in consignor records.
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Havre
Ministry of War
Paris
Rio Janeiro
Kota Wheat Glows in Milling Quality Says Cereal Chemist
A. W. Alcock of Western Canada Flour Mills praised Kota wheat for better milling quality than expected during remarks at the Western Canada Society of Agronomy meeting. He predicted price spread between Marquis and Kota would gradually shrink, though Kota may never match its successful predecessor. Delegates attended a banquet hosted by the Department of Agriculture.
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Winnipeg
Kota
A. W. Alcock
Western Canada Flour Mills
Western Canada Society of Agronomy
Alcock
Marquis
Department of Agriculture
Cobb Denies Death Report In Telegram
Irving Cobb, like Mark Twain, denies a death story in a telegram to the New York World from Paducah Kentucky. He says the Chicago report that he is dead is unfounded and expresses no fatal end.
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New York
Irving Sr. Cobb
Mark Twain
Mark
New York World
Paducah
Chicago
Soviet Orders 100 Fighting Airplanes from Fokker
The Soviet government announced it has ordered 100 fighting airplanes from Fokker the Dutch aircraft maker. The machines will be built in Holland and fitted with British engines.
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London
Fokker
Holland
Halibut Landings Reach Prince Rupert Total
Halibut landed at Prince Rupert in the year totaling 28,947,401 pounds with a valuation of 2,109,640 dollars.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Halibut
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U.S
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Dezire
National Boys’ Parliament
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World Rotary
R.C.M.P
Saty
Pany
Cobb
Demree
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