Sinking of Submarine L-24 Off Weymouth Leaves 43 Dead
British submarine L-24, a minelaying vessel carrying 14 mines, sank after a collision with the Resolution in fog off Portland Weymouth. The Royal Navy Atlantic fleet, departing for spring training, reported no trace of the vessel or crew as salvage vessels and mine-sweepers searched the area.
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Weymouth
Eng
Portland
Van
Atlantic
Weyrmyguth
Resolution
Royal Sovereign
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Vesarl
Manitoba plans adoption of alternative vote in Manitoba
The Manitoba Government intends introducing legislation to adopt the alternative vote in single member constituencies with three or more candidates. In recent elections several contests resulted in an elected representative winning with a minority of votes.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Gift to Alberta University to support insulin research
The University of Alberta announces a $16 000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to assist Prof J B Collip in insulin investigations. Dr H Gaebler of Toronto University is appointed research assistant and active in the insulin laboratory.
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Edisonton —Omebtate
University of Alberta
Carnegie Corporation of New York
J. B. Collip
H. Gaebler
Toronto University
Paris Birth Rate Rises as Franc Falls in Early 1923
Official statistics show 584 458 births and 506 007 deaths in 90 departments in the first quarter of 1923. An excess of 78 451 births marks the periods’ net population increase.
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Paris
UFM Decides Wheat Pool for 1924 Crop
Winnipeg delegates at the United Farmers of Manitoba annual convention vote to form a voluntary contract wheat pool for the 1924 crop. Delegates to the United Farm Women session join in endorsing the plan and urge immediate organization along Alberta’s general model to pursue an inter provincial selling agency.
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Winnipeg
United Farmers of Manitoba
United Farm Women
Manitoba
Alberta
Postpone Taking Of Liquor Referendum In Saskatchewan
Regina reports the Prohibition League executive urges at least two more years before a liquor referendum. They ask for stricter enforcement of the Saskatchewan Temperance Act and closer provincial federal cooperation to curb illicit liquor production, plus legal amendments to tighten administration.
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Regina
S.T.A
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Prohibition League
Cox Favors League Position Tied to 1920 Campaign
James M. Cox former Ohio governor and 1920 Democratic candidate reaffirmed support for the League of Nations at a Columbus dinner marking the start of the 1924 campaign in Ohio. He said U S involvement in foreign affairs remains a major issue but gave no hint on presidential plans.
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Columbus
Ohio
James M. Cox
League of Nations
United States
New Buffalo Dishes Debut On CN Dining Cars
Canadian National diners will feature tongues and tails as well as buffalo steaks and roast buffalo ribs starting January 15. The meat comes from 2000 surplus buffalo slaughtered at Wainwright Buffalo Park and will be served in CN dining cars and system hotels across Canadian and American cities.
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Winnipeg
Wainwright Buffalo Park
C.N.R
Canadian National System
Wainwright Park
French envoy Henry Franklin Bouillon heads to Moscow
Former French minister of state Henry Franklin Bouillon leaves for Russia on a semi official mission to seek a basis for Franco Russian understanding. He previously negotiated a convention with the Kemalists on Asia Minor.
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Paris
Henry Franklin- Bouillon
Russia
France
M. Franklin- Bouillon
Asia Minor
Toronto Presbytery Adopts Resolution On Press Violence
The Toronto Presbytery adopts a resolution condemning the press for giving undue prominence to criminal escapades. It argues such coverage glorifies crime and stirs lawless instincts in youth.
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Toronto
Decline in narcotic traffic in Canada cited by officials
Ottawa officials of the federal health department say narcotics traffic in Canada is decreasing, especially in big cities, with imports dropping from 12 223 ounces of cocaine in 1919 to 3 208 in 1922 and morphine from 20 087 in 1919 to 10 998 in 1923, opium from 34 262 in 1919 to 1 373 in 1927 as stricter penalties take effect.
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Ottawa
Canada
Federal Health Department
Fgures
Clear Up Small Mystery Toronto
Ottawa to ask Joan Walter Duncan, a special federal investigation officer who led the capture of Red Ryan, to clarify the disappearance of Ambrose Small, a Toronto millionaire who vanished three years ago. Duncan, former Toronto police chief, is regarded as a top continental detective.
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Toronto
Department of Justice
Ottawa
Joan’ Walter Duncan
Farm Implement Prices Rising In Calgary Herald Report
The Calgary Herald notes farm machinery prices will rise this season by five to ten percent. Manufacturers say higher labor costs and raw material costs force the increase, threatening some dealers if prices do not adjust.
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Calgary
Calgary Herald
Farmers Own 37 Percent of Cars in Manitoba
A Winnipeg report notes 1,500 automobiles licensed in Manitoba last year and states that farmers own 37 percent of all automobiles in the Dominion, with 16 percent owned by businessmen, 16 percent by travelers, and the remainder by scattered ownership.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dominion
Government Loses Scientists in Washington
Desersion of many experts and highly capable scientists from government service to private enterprises grows due to beggarly salaries, causing heads of departments in Washington to worry about continuity and expertise.
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Washington
War Memorial Tablet Unveiled in Hong Kong
In a ceremony attended by distinguished citizens the Governor of Hong Kong unveiled a war memorial tablet honoring those who served with the Canadian Pacific Railway. The event marks a solemn tribute to wartime service and sacrifice.
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Hong Kong
Canadian Pacific Railway
Friends of Louis Riel Form Society in Winnipeg
A new organization named the Friends of Louis Riel is formed in Winnipeg and St Boniface to erect a monument to Metis leader Louis Riel. The group plans extensive educational work to clarify historical data about Riel's era and actions.
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Winnipeg
the Friends of
Louis Riel
St. Boniface
Riel
Province protests Western express rates raise
Victoria British Columbia government has formally protested any increase in western express rates and told the Dominion Railway Commission it intends to seek a reduction in the current rate scale at the proper time.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Dominion Railway Commission
Seal caught and killed on St. Helen's Island
A 200 pound adult seal was trapped and killed by workers marking ice for cutting on the south side of St. Helen's Island in the St. Lawrence. It is believed to be a record for its species in advancing so far upriver.
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Montreal
St. Helen's Island
St. Lawrence
British House Opens Quietly as New Parliament Starts
London reports the fifth parliament of the present reign opened in a calm session with Labor members showing elation at potential power. John Henry Whitley retained the speaker role. Mr Asquith was absent due to illness and Mr Lloyd George entered with little recognition amid Liberal unity signals. Lady Astor was absent while Mrs Philipson and Mrs Wintringham attended, and Lady Terrington sat beside them as newly elected female MPs drew attention.
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London
John Henry Whitley
Asquith
Lloyd George
Liberal Party
House of Lords
Macdonald
Baldwin
Lady Astor
Philipson
Wintringham
Lady Terrington
Seven Directors Added to Canadian Bank of Commerce Board
Isaac Pitblado KC and W P Riley of Winnipeg were named to the Canadian Bank of Commerce board at the annual meeting in Toronto joining five other directors.
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Toronto
Isaac Pitblado
K.C
W. P. Riley
Winnipeg
Bank of Hamilton
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Delorme Murder Trial Set to Open Feb 5 in Montreal
The second trial of Abbe Delorme for the murder of his half-brother Raoul will begin on the morning of February 5 in Montreal.
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Montreal
Abbe Delorme
Raoul
Policy Debate Over Foot and Mouth Disease Solutions
In Leicester England a conference of county representatives endorsed a policy shift by the ministry of agriculture. Viscount Deerhuret argued that isolating infected animals worsened outbreaks and that slaughtering animals had not reduced the disease, advocating a firm new policy to stamp out the illness.
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Leicester
Eng
Ministry of Agriculture
Viscount Deerhuret
Relic of Dixmude Disaster Brought to Toulon
The torpedo boat Bambara returned from a search in the Gulf of Sardinia with steel wire and fur lined coat remnants from the ill fated Dixmude. Human flesh and bones clung to the cloth, identified as part of a man’s shoulder. The captain stated the Dixmude went down with all hands near San Marco Sicily and the captain’s body was found nearby.
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Toulon
France
Bambara
Jeilian
San Marco
Sicily
Must Maintain Lake Levels Toronto
Sir Clifford Silton urged the rejection of any plan to lower Great Lakes water levels at a Women’s Art Association address. He warned Canada’s water supply, forests, mines, and agricultural lands require a national policy of conservation and intensified farming, with fuel adjustment and ongoing scientific research.
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Toronto
Great Lakes
Clifford Silton
Women's Art Association
Canada
Advertisers To Meet London Convention Opens
Two thousand delegates from Canada and the United States and four thousand from other regions are expected at the international advertising convention in London this July. Viscount Burnham, president of the Empire Press Union, lauded American advertising at the inaugural banquet and praised the U.S. example in promoting national honor through advertising.
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London
Canada
United States
Viscount Burnham
Empire Press Union
America
América
Organization of Nations
Saskatchewan Case On Manitoba Wheat Tag To Be Heard
Eugene Lafleur K C of Montreal will argue Saskatchewan's appeal against Manitoba wheat tag at the Supreme Court of Canada on February 5. The Saskatchewan Government announced the instruction to Lafleur by Hon J A Cross, attorney general.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Eugene Lafleur
K.C
Montreal
Supreme Court of Canada
Lafleur
J. A. Cross
Canadian Law Lord Appears in Montreal Court
For the first time in Canadian history a member of the House of Lords wore legal attire to plead in court. Lord Shaughnessy appeared before Mr. Justice Loranger in the supreme court acting as attorney for the Canadian client.
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Montreal
House of Lords
Lord Shaughnessy
Justice Loranger
Supreme Court
Canadian Pacific Railway
Six Sentenced to Death for Ukrainian Pogroms
Six followers of Petlura, charged with leading pogroms in Ukraine between 1919 and 1925, were sentenced to death in Moscow. The bandit Peraluk confessed to leading the Chernikov massacre where scores were killed, maimed, or assaulted.
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Moscow
Petlura
Ukraine
Peraluk
Chernikov
Bolshevik Propaganda in Montreal School Denounced
In Montreal after school hours children attend another school taught Bolshevik and other insidious principles. Lieut.-Col. Fellowes, third vice-president of the Dominion Command Army and Navy Veterans' Association, warned at the Quebec branch annual banquet.
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Quebec
Montreal
Fellowes
Dominion Command, Army and Navy Veterans’ Association
Cardinal Celebrates Birthday in Quebec
Cardinal Begin, archbishop of Quebec, marked his 4th birthday on January 10, with church officials and local residents attending the celebration. The event highlighted his leadership in the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Quebec.
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Quebec
Cardinal Begin
Archdiocese of
Manitoba Policy Promises Rigid Economy and Education Push
The Bracken Government forecasts a policy of rigid economy to fund maintenance of the existing educational system and universal elementary schooling in Manitoba. The speech from the throne emphasizes retrenchment and efficiency, with electoral reforms, county court expansion, and plans to urge Hudson Bay Railway completion in a Dominion resolution.
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Manitoba
Bracken
Svetenn Legislative Assembly
Winnipes
Hudson Bay
Dominion
Canada
Satisfied With British Rule Says Indian Leader in Vancouver
Sir Jehangir Kothari, a wealthy Indian figure visiting Vancouver on a world tour, states that a large portion of Indians favor Britain and oppose extremism. He argues withdrawal would worsen conditions and that India benefits from King George's rule.
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Britain
India
England
Great Britain
George
Jehangir Kothari
Vancouver
Unknown German Crown Prince spotted in Meran crowds
A dispatch reports former Crown Prince William of Germany mingling with foreign spectators at Meran Tyrol during the winter sports. He was unrecognized by the crowd and is lodged at a hotel with his family under Count Vot Linden’s HAMMIE name.
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Rome
Meran
Tyrol
William
Germany
Vot Linden
Ottawa Wholesale Prices Rise Slightly in December
Dominion Bureau of Statistics index shows December prices up slightly from November with 1978 as base year 100. The index covers 235 commodities and reflects a marginal gain for the month.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Japanese Plans For Two 10000-Ton And Four 7500-Ton Light Cruisers
Japanese naval leaders announce construction of two 10000-ton light cruisers and four 7500-ton light cruisers. The vessels will be completed this year and placed into immediate service.
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Praised in Ontario
Mrs. Sarah Wilshaw of Hamilton Ontario endorses Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for building up weak health in women and restoring her granddaughter after influenza. She cites family use across generations and urges readers to obtain the medicine from local druggists or by mail from Dr Pierce’s Laboratory in Brantford.
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Hamilton
Ont
Doctor Pierce
Sarah Wilshaw
Cannon St
Dr. Pierce
Hridgevburg
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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