Resignation of Briand Shocks French Government
Paris. Aristide Briand suddenly resigns as French premier after a dramatic speech in the Chamber of Deputies. He cites insurmountable obstacles to negotiations and declares his resignation final. President Millerand and Senate leaders confer, with M. Poincaré urged to form a new ministry.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
Brisst
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Briand
M. Braind
Millerand
Cannes
M. Briand
Senate
M. Millerand
M. Poincaire
Driver's Quick Action Saves Many Lives
A bomb was thrown at a tramcar on Crumlin Road Belfast carrying seventy five workers. The driver accelerated upon hearing gunfire causing the missile to miss. The blast shattered the tram while a nearby couple died from a rifle volley as they looked from their door.
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Belfast
Crumlin Road
Burmah Welcomed Prince During Burma Visit
Reuters reports from Rangoon say the Prince of Wales tour in India reached its peak in Burmah. Public enthusiasm was so high officials believed longer stay would ease political discontent in the region.
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London
Reuter
Rangoon
Prince of Wales
India
Burmah
German Railways Seize Private Coal Shipments
Government officials authorize seizure and use of private coal in transit to prevent a traffic tie up amid acute fuel shortages. Shortage of rolling stock and coal deliveries to Allies cited. Prussian Government bans public carnivals and celebrations while other federal governments are urged to issue similar orders.
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Periin
Idle Land Proposal At Saskatchewan Agricultural Convention
Prof Manley Champlin of the University of Saskatchewan urges an experiment substituting oats sown in rows for part of summerfallow to reduce idle land losses. He notes the cost burden of leaving land idle against grain production. W C McKillian of Brandon Experimental Farm also spoke on farm management systems.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Agricultural Societies Convention
Manley Champlin
University of Saskatchewan
Champlin
W. C. McKillican
Brandon Experimental Farm
Marked Decrease In Juvenile Crime
Ottawa reports a downward trend in juvenile crime per the forty fifth annual criminal statistics of Canada. It notes 1919 saw 20.3 percent of indictable convictions involving under sixteen year olds, down 2.3 percent from the prior year. In 1920 the share fell to 18.19 percent, after fourteen years of gradual rise.
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Ottawa
Criminal Statistics of
Canada
Irish Dockyard Transfer to New Government Planned
London Times reports Haulbowline Dockyard Queenstown officials say the dockyard will transfer to the new Irish government upon closure and will be stripped of machinery beforehand.
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Queenstown
London
London Times
Local merchants urged to patronize to build town community
A brief appeal encourages residents to support nearby businesses to strengthen the local economy and foster community growth. The message emphasizes the positive impact of spending at neighborhood shops on jobs, services, and hometown vitality.
Progressive Party Maintains Identity in Ottawa House
Former Progressive MPs will back government reforms championed by the National Progressive Party while preserving the Progressive Party identity. Hon. T. A. Crerar read a Saskatoon conference resolution to Winnipeg's United Partners of Manitoba, pledging support to King’s government for economic and administrative reforms. The meeting stressed strong government and unity.
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Progressive Party
Ottawa House
Winnipeg
National Progressive Party
T. A. Crerar
United Partners of Manitoba
Progressive
Saskatoon
Con
King
Submarine Rum Trade Rumor Hits Pacific Coast
Ottawa denies any Canadian submarine involvement in alleged bootlegging between British Columbia and Washington. Government says only two subs were sold in recent years and engines remained with purchaser. reports from Seattle of a liquor-carrying submarine are not supported. The Rainbow cruiser was sold for junk to a Seattle firm, not a submarine.
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Ottawa
Pacific
Canada
Department of Naval Affairs
Atlantic
Ontario
Seattle
British Columbia
United States
Vancouver
Rainbow
Closer Touch With Motherland Highlights Press Ties
Lord Burnham describes the Imperial Press Conference meetings in Canada and the enhanced Canada Britain press links. He cites increased intelligence on Canadian affairs in London papers and provincial outlets. He notes the Reuters Canadian Press partnership and access to British Press Association news improving coverage of the British Isles.
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London
Lord Burnham
Daily Telegraph
Canada
Halifax
Victoria
Reuter’s
Canadian Press Limited
British Press Association
British Isles
Dominion
Milestone Mail Publisher Leaders News Note
The Western Editors report the Publisher of the Milestone Mail, a Canada based publication, elected to the Secretary position of the Publishers' Advertising Association of Canada. The Milestone Mail ran from July 1, 1915, to August 1921 and the publisher assumed the new post on January 6, 1922.
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Publishers’ Advertising Association of Canada, Limited
Milestone Mail
Want Reduction In Tariff Regina Legis lature resumes sessions
Saskatchewan legislature resumes after Christmas. Hon S J Latta gives notice of a resolution demanding a general tariff reduction, US reciprocity talks, and free lists for agricultural and manufacturing inputs. Dunbar seeks prohibiting export liquor traffic. Dunning calls for freight rate cuts and supports lignite experiment funding.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
S. J. Latta
United States
Dunbar
Estevan
Dominion
Dunning
Landslide Devastates San Fratello Town
In San Fratello a catastrophic landslide from weeklong rains leaves the town in ruins with many buried bodies. Relief teams move to reach trapped residents as seven churches lie amid debris and all homes are uninhabitable.
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San Fratello
Messima
Urge Government To Build Battleships
London report says northern English mayors urged Britain to resume battleship construction to curb unemployment as US and Japan push new ships. They proposed advancing 10 million pounds to shipping firms to begin passenger ship builds.
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London
England
Newcastle
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Beggar Capitalist Arrested in Madrid Raid
Eliseo Pio Rodriguez, detained in a police raid on Madrid begging posts, is described as a capitalist with 30000 in a provincial bank and a farm of 30 cows, a fortune attributed to years of mendicancy.
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Madrid
Eliseo Pio Rodriguez
Regina Officer Ends Life Over Finances
Lieut.-Col. Wenasco Bishop a prominent Regina military officer and business figure died by self inflicted gunshot using a 20 gauge shotgun. Authorities say worry over finances prompted the act.
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Regina
Wenasco Bishop
Japanese Delegates Agree to Withdraw Troops and Railways
At the Washington armament conference Japanese delegates tentatively agree to withdraw troops from the former German Kiaochow leasehold and from the Tsingtao Tsinanfu Railway, contingent on China providing proper policing.
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Washington
Kiao Chow
China
De Valera Vows Continued Fight For Irish Independence
In London Irish leader Eamon De Valera pledges ongoing resistance to achieve independence. Separately, the Duke of York breaks ground at Wembley national sports ground for the 1923 BritishEmpire exhibition, praising job creation and a guarantee fund surpassing one million pounds.
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de Valera
London
Duke of York
Wembly
Daily Newspaper Publishers Meet Regina Conference
Publishers from Manitoba to Calgary gathered in Regina to discuss higher postal rates and wage scales hurting prairie journalism. Estimates show large papers face about 2 dollars more per subscriber yearly, with notable attendees listing major papers and cities across the region.
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Regina
Prairie Provinces
Geome
Vancouver
Canada
E. H. Macklin
Manitoba Free Press
E. M. Nicholls
Winnipeg Tribune
Allan Holmes
Prince Albert Herald
C. A. Elvin
Saskatoon Star
Phoenix
Burford Hooke
Regina Leader and Post
Thos. Miller
Moose Jaw Times
A. Tyrell
Medicine Hat News
J. H. Woods
W. Watson
Calgary Herald
A. Ford
Calgary Albertan
A. Torrance
Lethbridge Herald
John M. Imrie
Edmonton Journal
G. McNeil
Edmonton Bulletin
Heavy Fine For Liquor Manufacture in Edmonton
One of the largest fines in Edmonton court history was imposed on George Coydon by Judge George B. McLeod in the city police court. Coydon paid over one thousand dollars in cash after his case. The case involved a 1500 gallon per day illicit liquor still, tied to enforcement of the inland revenue act.
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Edmonton
George Coydon
George B. McLeod
Province of
Alberta
Inland Revenue Act
Wanted to Frighten British Workmen
Christopher Wilson, director of the Central Electric Company, told a government committee on foreign glass imports that he had ordered a million bulbs from Germany to frighten British workers. He said wartime wages averaged under tenpence an hour, now four shillings, with labor laziness noted, though he believed workers were in a better mood due to foreign competition.
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London
Christopher Wilson
Central Electric Company
Germany
Wilson
Allied ambassadors approve Zeppelin airship for U S government
The London Times reports that the council of allied ambassadors has authorized the Zeppelin Company to construct an airship in Germany for the United States Government. Work is expected to start immediately.
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London
London Times
Council of Allied Ambassadors
Zeppelin Company
Germany
United States
Manitoba Legislature Opens Sixthteenth Session With Economies Plan
Sir James Atkins opens the second session of the Manitoba Legislature forecasting a select committee probe into provincial service efficiency and economies with minimal impact on efficiency. The throne speech promises farmer loans, 1922 tax acceptance for municipalities, resource control moves, freight rate reductions, a government drainage survey, drainage cost reforms, and a renewed child welfare bill.
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Winnipeg
James Atkins
Manitoba
James
New Kind of Fuel From Elevator Screenings
In Port Arthur Ontario elevators are using screenings made of short straw weeds as fuel for heating in business blocks. The practice grows after a board of health ruling bans dumping screenings into the bay waters. Screenings reportedly produce heat comparable to soft coal.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Board of Health
Local merchants urged to buy from hometown shops
Residents are urged to support home industry by patronizing local merchants in their own town, highlighting economic benefits and community cohesion.
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Roy G. Ashwin
Dublin
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Irish Labor Party
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Free State
Ireland
Dail
Associated Press
Dublin Castle
Zeppelin
U.S
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