Submarine Warfare Abolition Calls for Global Accord
Washington reports five great naval powers propose abolishing submarine warfare against merchant ships. The plan, led by Elihu Root and amended by Arthur J. Balfour, would establish international law requiring visit and search before seizure, warning before attack, and safety measures for crews, inviting other powers to join.
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Washington
Naval Committee of the Farms Conference
Elihu Root
Arthur J. Balfour
Law of Nations
Sugar price fall in Toronto market
The new year opens with a sugar price drop of 50 cents per cwt. The wholesale price for best granulated sugar delivered to Toronto is now 7.24 dollars per cwt, compared with 19.71 dollars per cwt in early January last year. The large decline signals a steep market shift.
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Toronto
Ias
Mother of Author Jack London Dies in California
Flora London mother of the late writer Jack London died at a hospital near Oakland after several weeks of treatment. She was 79 years old.
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Oakland
Cal
Flora London
Jack London
Here
Settlement of Shantung dispute reaches accord in Tokyo terms
A message from Wu Tung Fang says the Peking Government has accepted Japanese terms for the Shantung settlement concerning Tokio loans. Dr Au Soo, representing Canton, released the news in New York.
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New York
Wu Tung Fang
United States
Peking
Shantung
Tokio
Au Soo
Canton
Transfer of Resources Will Be Asked
Premier Herbert Greenfield of Alberta said Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta legislatures will vote on resolutions urging the Federal Government to transfer natural resources to the three western provinces. He noted the provinces do not plan a Ottawa delegation now but may seek resource transfer after the legislatures act. The Western Canada Colonization Association has withdrawn its land listing request. other colonization plans continue.
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Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Herbert Greenfield
Greenfield
Ottawa
King
Western Canada Colonization Association
Association For Colonization of Western Lands
Merchants Bank Declares 1% Quarterly Dividend
Shareholders will receive a 1 percent dividend for the current quarter. It will be paid February 1 to holders of record January 4. The amount aligns with expected quarterly dividends when the stock exchanges for Bank of Montreal on the proposed two for one basis.
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Montreal
Merchants Bank
Bank of Montreal
Cairo official narrowly escapes assassination in Egypt
Badheldine Bey, head of the Egyptian Government crimes department, was seriously wounded by a revolver shot in what is described as an attempted assassination. He returned fire and pursued the youth, who scientists identify as a student, but the assailant escaped.
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Cairo
Egypt
Provisions of De Valera Alternative Scheme Advanced
Dublin outlines Mr. De Valera's plan for Ireland to gain legislative executive and judicial authority from its people and to join a Commonwealth association with Britain Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa. It details defense, coast guard, air facilities and reciprocal rights, plus a provisional government and ratification steps.
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Dublin
Status of Ireland
Ireland
British Commonwealth
Kingdom of Great Britain
Dominion of Canada
Commonwealth of Australia
Dominion of New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Leadon
Devastating Fire Hits British Coast Town
West Hartlepool England suffers a massive fire in the timber yard area. Scores of houses destroyed, about 2000 people homeless, and over 1 million pounds in damage. Fire spreads along the Hartlepool to West Hartlepool main road amid a gale, igniting a cresote tank and railway sleepers. officials rush crews from Newcastle Leeds and Darlington to battle the blaze with few casualties reported.
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West Hartlepool
Eng
Hartlepool
Newcastle
Leeds
Darlington
Dog Derby Trials Hit The Pas As Teams Prepare
Contestants for the fifth dog derby at The Pas Manitoba have begun training with runs of 50 miles daily through February 28. Seventeen teams averaging eleven dogs compete, including three from Alaska. Favorites include Planteau McKay Morgan and Bancroft. newcomer Jack Sinclair leads a 15-husky team from Norway House. Miss Lottie Bagshaw is carnival queen for the event.
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Pas
Man
Planteau
McKay
Morgan
Bancroft
Jack Sinclair
Norway House
Lottie Bagshaw
Toronto appoints first woman police magistrate
Dr. Margaret Patterson has been named a woman police magistrate for Toronto at a salary of $3,500 per year. Born in South Perth, Ontario, she earned her medical degree from Northwestern University in Chicago in 1899. She was honored by King Edward VII for distinguished service in organizing India’s national resources against bubonic plague.
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Toronto
Margaret Patterson
South Perth
Ont
Northwestern University
Chicago
Edward VII
India
Direct Wireless to Australia Reported From England
The Sun published on December 3 the first direct wireless press message to Australia from England. It was sent from the Carnarvon station in England about 12,000 miles away and picked up almost simultaneously by Perth and Melbourne stations before being retransmitted to Sydney.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
England
The
Sun
Carnarvon
Perth
Western Australia
Melbourne
Victoria
Canada Nods No Need for Titles Says Ottawa Frivolity
A Toronto paper under the caption A Frivolous Proposal reports Ottawa sources saying French Liberals will press for restoring knight hoods in Canada. It argues such honors clash with Canada’s problems and lack historical roots, noting Shakespeare or Dickens titles would not improve fame.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Canada
Shakespeare
Dickens
Sir
Lord
Great Lakes shipping season sets insurance loss record
Steamship underwriters report the navigation season on the Great Lakes closed with remarkably low losses, marking a record for insurance paid and the longest season on record.
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Toronto
Great Lakes
First British forest seed shipment from New Westminster
Fifteen hundred pounds of Douglas fir seed and 1500 pounds of sitka spruce seed were sent from New Westminster's seed extraction plant, the initial shipment for Britain's reforestation program.
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New Westminster
B.C
British Columbia
Great Britain
Army and Navy personnel limits proposed in Utah Senator bill
Senator King a Democrat from Utah introduces a bill to reduce army personnel to 75,000 and naval personnel to 50,000 including commissioned and enlisted ranks. The measure aims to reallocate defense spending and adjust manpower levels.
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Washington
Navy
King
Utah
Unknown Soldier Burial Proposal Yet to Be Discussed
Ottawa reports that high official circles say the Liberal Government has not yet debated burying a Canadian unknown soldier in the main entrance of the new Parliament Buildings.
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Ottawa
Western provinces discuss freight cuts and resources at Winnipeg conference
In Winnipeg representatives from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta approved joint action to win substantial freight rate reductions and tariff cuts. They also backed transferring natural resources to western control and aligning immigration policies, with plans to present conclusions to each provincial legislature for consideration.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Norris
Greenfield
J. H. Brownlee
C. A. Dunning
Gold Rush Expands as Elbow Lake Claims Reach Six Hundred
The Elbow Lake gold camp 75 miles north sees nearly 600 claims staked amid heavy prospecting activity. 11 two-horse freight teams and about 50 dog trains carried in supplies last week. Hollinger Company of Porcupine secures 150000 dollar option on Murray claims and plans immediate development with 25 workers. G R Bancroft finds additional claims once obscured by timber and sells to a Toronto syndicate for 75000.
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Pas
Elbow Lake
Here
Hollinger Company
Porcupine
Murray
G. R. Bancroft
Toronto
Severe Storms Batter Great Britain Across Regions
Severe weather grips the United Kingdom with heavy snow in the highlands and blocked eastern railways. Fierce storms lash the English Channel and Yorkshire coast with lifeboat crews performing feats to avert drownings. Influenza remains prevalent amid the weather.
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London
United Kingdom
Highlands
English Channel
Yorkshires
Kent Ontario byelection writ issued for February 2
The Kent Ontario byelection writ was issued by Colonel O M Biggar on January 19 after A B McCoig moved to the Senate. Nomination day is set, with the election on February 2. Returning officer is J A Walker KC of Chatham and Hon James Murdock minister of labor will contest the riding.
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Ottawa
Kent Ont
A. B. McCoig
Senate
Col
O. M. Biggar
J. A. Walker
K.C
Chatham
Ont
James Murdock
Labor
Dominion Lands Reserved South of CP Rail in Saskatchewan and Alberta
Dominion lands south of the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Saskatchewan and Alberta are reserved from homestead or soldier grant entry sale or grazing lease until the land settlement policy is set. Notification was received at the local Dominion Land Office branch from the Department of the Interior in Ottawa.
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Moose Jaw
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Land Office
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Influx Of Workers Alarms Port Arthur Fort William
An announced reopening of Fort William car works and Port Arthur shipyard draws workers from across the Dominion. Many travel here hoping for jobs only to find openings pending with ample local labor, alarming civic officials over potential public charges.
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Port Arthur
Fort William
Dominion
Lakes
Vancouver
Alberta Exhibits at Seattle Poultry Show
The Washington State Poultry Association midwinter show opened in Seattle with stock from the northwestern states, British Columbia and Alberta. The farthest entry is Charles Bikert's White Wyandottes from Edmonton.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington State Poultry Association
British Columbia
Alberta
Charles Bikert
Edmonton
Panama Canal shipping tops 1921 record in tonnage and tolls
The Panama Canal handled a record volume of shipping in 1921 despite a global business downturn. Tolls collected for the year amounted to 10 325 718 dollars, about 30 000 dollars more than in 1920, per the official report.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Canadian Doctor Joins British Mount Everest Expedition
Dr. A. W. Wakefield of Lake Megantic Quebec has accepted an urgent invitation via cable to join the British Mount Everest expedition, becoming a member of the team.
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Sherbrooke
A. W. Wakefield
Lake Megantic
Que
Cable
C P R Shops Reopen Montreal After Holiday Break
The Canadian Pacific Railway Angus shops have reopened after a December closure. A four day working week will apply as usual with the staff resuming duties.
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C.P.R
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Angus
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