Farmers endorse coarse grains pool extension in Manitoba
United Farmers of Manitoba hear officials report on the first year of the pool. A large turnout of former members backs extending to oats barley rye and flax. Interim payments for wheat expected before seeding, with five year contracts and a drive to sign 5 000 members. Burnell cites 1 391 000 farmers across Manitoba Alberta Saskatchewan as part of a broader cooperative push.
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Pool
Bernell
Manitoba Pool
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Burnell
Coures Grains Pool
Wheat Pool Organization
Crow’s Nest Pass Rates Restored By Privy Council Order
The Crow's Nest Pass westbound rate, which lapsed after a Board decision and was briefly revived by the Privy Council, has again taken effect. The lower rate remains in force pending the Supreme Court of Canada ruling on the Board of Railway Commissioners judgment, with argument set for February.
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Toronto
Board of Railway Commissioners
Privy Council
Supreme Court of Canada
Britain appoints Salisbury to lead opium conference
The British government informs the League of Nations that Marquis of Salisbury is the chief British representative to the international opium conference in Geneva. It is expected France and Holland will name high ranking delegates as a result of Britain’s move.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Marquis of Salisbury
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
France
Holland
Canada’s Most Serious Problem at RC Bank Meeting
At the Royal Bank of Canada general meeting President Sir Herbert Holt warned of a very serious problem facing Canada over taxation. He suggested the world may return to a gold standard in 1925 and proposed establishing a central budget bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Royal Bank of Canada
Herbert Holt
Canada
Central Budget Bureau
Diver Fights Shark in Vancouver Channel Depth 95 Feet
Jack Bruce, a Vancouver diver in a heavy suit, battled a six foot two inch shark at 95 feet depth in the Second Narrows. After twenty six minutes he killed the shark with an iron bar amid repeated attacks.
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Vancouver
Jack Bruce
Bruce Strikig
Motion to prevent removal of national capital resources
General A E Ross MP Kingston Ontario gives notice of a Parliamentary motion urging immediate legislation to prevent the removal from the country of capital accumulated from national resources. The proposal aims to protect domestic wealth as Parliament opens the coming session.
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Mtawsa
A. E. Ross
Kingston
Ont
Agricultural Credits Fundamental Requisite Tranion Canada Farmers
Farmers of Canada were urged to improve management and debt scrupulousness to solve farm difficulties through profitable markets. President A J M Poole spoke before the convention of United Partners of Metitora urging agricultural credits as a fundamental requisite, stressing credit conditions over quantity.
Woman Prospector Nellie Cashman Dead in Victoria
Nellie Cashman, famed Arizona and Alaska prospector who grubstaked miners in Tombstone and later financed trips to Alaska, died in Victoria British Columbia. Friends recall her 1877 arrival in Arizona and her pioneering mining nurse life in frontier camps.
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Tucson
Arizona
Canada
Alaska
Nellie Cashman
Victoria
B.C
Cashman
Tombstone
Expanding Arctic Trade Hudson's Bay Pushing Development
The Hudson's Bay Company pushes development in Arctic territories expanding east and west toward the Atlantic and Pacific. Posts extend beyond Coronation Gulf into King William's Land. A 100 ton gasoline powered ship is built in Britain to distribute stores east of Coronation Gulf and will enter the Arctic in 1926. A large ice vessel will be laid down in British yards and ready for the next year.
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Hudson's Bay Company
Arctic
Vancouver
Atlantic
Pacific
Coronation Gulf
King William's Land
Britain
Progressive Party to Form Winnipeg Branch
John MacLean organizer of the On-to-the Bay Association says a Winnipeg branch of the Progressive Party of Canada will be formed before Parliament’s next session. The principal plank will be completion of the Hudson Bay Railway with an election likely in 1925 becoming a western cardinal issue.
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Winnipeg
Progressive Party of Canada
John MacLean
Hudson Bay
MacLean
Fine for non voters urged in Ontario
Rev. Gilbert Agar of the Social Service Council of Ontario proposes a municipal franchise fine for all citizens who do not vote. He also suggests revoking the vote from nonvoters to spur political interest and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
York Pioneers
Gilbert Agar
Social Service Council of Ontario
Agar
Monarch Battleship To Be Used As Target Vessel
The battleship Monarch will be towed to Portland and later to sea as a target for the Atlantic fleet. After removal of all saleable fittings the ship must be destroyed by February 1 under the Washington Treaty.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Great Britain
Plymouth
Quebec Lieutenant Governor opens second session
Lieutenant-Governor Narcisse Herodeau opened the second session of the sixteenth legislature in Quebec. After the usual formalities the speech from the throne was delivered to both houses.
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Quebec
Narcisse Herodeau
Will Co operate In Export Of Steel
Sir William J. Larke told a gathering of manufacturers that France and Germany would cooperate to find markets for their exportable surplus of iron and steel. He noted Britain should focus on European producers as the U S remains focused on domestic demand. He cited Germany exporting about 3,000,000 tons annually and gave approximate capacities: Great Britain 12,600,000 tons France 10,000,000 Luxemburg 2,000,000 Germany 14,000,000 United States 59,000,000 Belgium 2,225,000 tons.
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London
William J. Larke
National Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers
France
Germany
William
U.S
Sir William
Great Britain
Luxemburg
United States
Belgium
Ottawa Cabinet Council Deliberates on Estimates and Coal Inquiry
Ottawa reports the Cabinet Council reviewed several major items including the Royal Grain Inquiry Commission report and a pending estimates program. The main estimates are expected later than last year. The Campbell coal supply report for Winnipeg’s Tuxedo Barracks awaits council action. Senate vacancies remain unsettled and Canada opposes Chicago drainage canal water levies.
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Ottawa
Royal Grain Inquiry Commission
Campbell
Tuxedo Barracks
Winnipeg
Senate
Great Lakes
Chicago Drainage Canal
Canada
United States
Congress
Chicago
Western and Eastern Canada tensions warned by Manitoba Farm Women leader
Mrs. Jas Elliott president of the United Farm Women of Manitoba warned at the annual convention that friction between East and West Canada could mirror colonial Britain’s exploitation of the United States prior to the revolution. She cautioned that the east might push the west toward self government, a crisis policy to be deprecated.
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Brandon
Man
Canada
Jas. Elliott
United Farm Women of
Manitoba
Great Britain
United States
British Immigrants Exempt From Landing Provision
London reports that Melbourne will bar any immigrant from landing in Australia after March 31 unless they hold at least forty pounds. Sir Joseph Cook, Australia’s High Commissioner in London, says the rule will not apply to British immigrants.
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London
Melbourne
Australia
Joseph Cook
Libel suit planned by Aaron Sapiro against Henry F Ford
Aaron Sapiro of Chicago at a National Council of Cooperative Marketing Associations meeting announced plans to file a libel suit seeking 000,000 dollars against Henry F Ford over an article in the Dearborn Independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Aaron Sapiro
Chicago
Regina Fair Officials To Visit Edmonton For Western Circuit Meetings
Representatives of the Regina exhibition directorate will travel to Edmonton on January 20 to confer with Western fair circuit members as they plan the prairie exhibitions for the 1925 season. Changes in midway attractions are anticipated for summer fairs in the west.
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Regina
Edmonton
Saskatchewan's Claim To Natural Resources
In the Saskatchewan Legislature a resolution urged the Dominion Government to transfer public domain and natural resources to the province without delay. Moved by W H McKinnon and seconded by T H Garry, the measure received unanimous support with Minister J G Gardiner backing the facts and figures. He noted Canada is unique in the empire for not returning lands to a self governing body and argued subsidies could still leave Saskatchewan with only half the PEI 1873 bargain.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
W. H. McKinnon
Wadena
T. H. Garry
Yorkton
J. G. Gardiner
Canada
British Empire
Prince Edward Island
Denmark Considers Selling Arms Under Disarmament Bill
Danish Defense Minister Rasmussen says a disarmament bill could abolish the army and navy leaving only frontier guards and coast duty vessels. An unnamed Greek inquired via the Danish consul in Hamburg about Denmark selling arms if the bill passes. Parliament dissolution and a public referendum are possible if the Folkething and Landsting split.
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Copenhagen
Athens
Hamburg
Denmark
Rasmussen
Ekstradbladet
Folkething
House of Commons
Landsting
British Government Plans Mass Emigration to Canada
The Daily Telegraph reports arrangements to move over 200 farming families totaling about 1000 people from the United Kingdom to Canada. Settlers from Scotland, South Wales, and western and southern England will take up farms aided by joint British and Canadian government action. The British Government lends 360 pounds per farm for equipment, with another 1000 emigrants to follow later.
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London
United Kingdom
Canada
Daily Telegraph
Scotland
South Wales
England
Seven New Horticultural Plants Accepted for Record
The Canadian Horticultural Council approves seven new varieties for recording. White peony Florence McRae border carnation Margaret Weir delphinium John Moon irises Mount Royal Lorraine Morgan Imperial apple Merion likely a Snow cross with Northern Spy.
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Ottawa
Canadian Horticultural Council
Florence McRae
Margaret Weir
John Moon
Mount Royal
Lorraine Morgan
Imperial
Canadian League selects permanent representative Dr Walter A Riddell
Ottawa announces Dr Walter A Riddell as permanent Canadian representative to inform League of Nations activities. He joins the International Labour Bureau governing board, linking Geneva events to Ottawa.
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League of Nations
Walter A. Riddell
League of Nation
Ottawa
League
Riddell
Geneva
Oard
International Labor Bureau
Council
Wheat Pool discussed by Canadian and U S farmers at council meeting
Delegates to the National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing Associations hear A J McPhail of Saskatchewan describe the Canadian Wheat Producers pool with about 65 000 farmers. U S leaders call the project sound and note Winnipeg prices influence. They cite waiting for favorable prices as a key feature.
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Washington
National Council of Farmers’ Co-operative Marketing Associations
A. J McPhail
Co-operative Wheat Producers, Ltd
Saskatchewan
McPrail
United States
Winnipeg
Britain and United States Reach Agreement on War Claims
Paris reports a near settlement at the first day of the allied finance ministers conference. Britain and the United States agreed on war damages and claims after private talks between Winston Churchill and James A Logan. The U.S. wins longer payment time and a share in the Dawes annuity plan likely from Belgian sources.
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Paris
United States
Winston Caurehill
James A. Logan
United States Army of Occupation
Great Britain
Protocol Failure May End Arms Conference
A British official warns that if neither the Geneva protocol nor Austen Chamberlain's plan passes, the League disarmament conference set for March will be abandoned. Nations may rejoin old European arms rivalries, reversing postwar diplomacy and risking a new arms race.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
League
Europe
Allies Violating Treaty Says German Note
German reply to allied occupation of Cologne calls actions a reprisal and claims Versailles violations. Paris notes French officials see it as a protest not requiring a response.
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Paris
Cologne
Resolution Calls for Reductions in Customs Tariff
Unanimous assent in the Saskatchewan Legislature to a resolution urging substantial tariff reductions to lower living costs and gear the economy toward production. The motion backs higher British preferences and U S reciprocity, with debate concluding in full support from all members.
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Saskatchewan
United States
J. M. Parker
Goverment
Touchwood
A. Hermanson
Canara
P. L. Hyde
Maple Creek
Huskies Finish Hard Trip to Calgary After Rough Dash
Two teams of huskies pulled light sleds into Calgary from Banff after a 40 mile trek in harsh conditions. Marty Knight, Reg Harris, and George Childs of Danff led the teams with drivers shouting encouragement as Harris nearly fell into the Bow River during the perilous journey.
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Calgary
Banff
Marty Knight
Reg. Harris
George Childs
Danff
Should Train Canadian Youth Montreal
Major-General F J Lessard argued against the view that Canada need not fund youth training because the country has about a half million World War I veterans. He warned veterans age and the aging war, saying Canada would lose both veterans and militia if no training was provided.
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Montreal
Canada
F. J. Lessard
New German Cruiser Emden Launched at Wilhelmshaven
A new German cruiser was launched at Wilhelmshaven and christened Emden by Admiral Henker. The vessel displaces 6000 tons and reaches speeds up to 29 knots. It will be armed with eight 10-centimeter guns.
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Herlin
Wilhelmshaven
Admiral Henker
Emden
Indian Ocean
Sydney
Unemployment Up Ten Percent in Britain This Christmas
London reports a ten percent rise in unemployment with nearly as many claimants on the dole as a year ago. The Minister of Labor announced 1,272,600 people were on jobless registers at employment exchanges on December 29.
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London
Britain
Minister of Labor
Premier King Denounces Canada Separation Rumor
Premier King calls the London Morning Post claim that Canada discussed separating from the Empire "greater nonsense" and rejects any talk of severing ties within Canada.
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Ottawa
King
London Morning Post
Canada
Maintain Army Strength Washington
The House approved provisions of the War Department for maintaining the regular US Army at its present strength of 12 000 officers and 119 000 men.
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Washington
House
War Department
United States Army
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C. A. Cameron
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Huskies
Lessard
Doles
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