Labour Government Faces Economic Crossroads, Warns Geddes
Sir Eric Geddes told the Federation of British Industries in London that a new Labour government would risk triggering unemployment and damaging confidence in trade. He warned that world trade balances on a knife edge and any rash policy could tip the scales, urging cautious statesmanship and stable investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Eric Geddes
Federation of British Industries
Eric
Great Britain
Sir Eric
Farmers Union seeks moratorium relief measure for prairie agriculturists
Delegates from Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta convened to urge a three province moratorium on debts and mortgages. The Farmers Union of Canada passed a resolution calling on the provincial governments to declare a moratorium until economic conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Farmers’ Union of Canada
Prairie
Canada
Fight over Manitoba income tax bill in Legislature
Independent member J Kensington Downes introduced a repeal bill showing cross party support. Government reiterates it will collect the tax and has nearly completed arrangements to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Winnipeg
J. Kensington Downes
Downes
Ontario minister urges farm cost accuracy in schools
Hon John S. Martin Ontario minister of agriculture told Western Ontario Dairymen's Association that rural public schools should begin teaching cost of production data to improve accuracy and reduce guesswork on Ontario farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ont
Ontario
John Ss. Martin
Western Ontario Dairymen’s Association
BC Fire Losses in 1923 Reported by Official
British Columbia fire losses for 1923 totaled 3 119 735 with insured coverage at 2 682 908, announced by J P Daugherty provincial superintendent of forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
J. P. Daugherty
Poultry Lights Debate Rages Over Illini Humane Ruling
Ottawa readers note humane society clash with Illinois ruling labeling artificial lighting for hens as cruelty. Dr J B Grisdale, deputy minister of agriculture, says no law fines poultry raisers. claims ongoing experiments support current practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
The
Humane Society
Illinois Humane Society
J. 8. Grisdale
Grisdale
Not Asked to Join Government Premier Dunning Ends Rumors
Saskatchewan Premier Charles A. Dunning says he did not go to Ottawa to join federal politics and King did not ask him to join his cabinet. He visited Ottawa to discuss policy matters and to advocate closer Liberal Progressive cooperation for Canada’s best interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunning
Saskatchewan
Regina
Chas. A. Dunning
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Dunns
King
Mr. Dunning
Canada
Entente with France Useless, Toronto Professor Says
Professor George M. Wrong of Toronto University argued that Britain should end its entente with France. He spoke from European observations and asserted the two nations do not truly agree. He urged Britain to stand alone as in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrong
Toronto University
Empire
Toronto
Great Britain
France
George M. Wrong
Europe
Pope Pius to Seek Legal Status for French Church
The Giornale d Italia reports Pope Pius ready to conclude an agreement with France to grant legal status to the Roman Catholic Church in France under the proposed diocesan associations. Negotiations with the French government have progressed for years after earlier Pontiffs failed to reach recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Giornale d'Italia
Pius
France
Holy See
Should Get Settlers Begin
D. C. Coleman of Winnipeg, vice-president and general manager of CPR western lines, says greater government railway cooperation and Atlantic-side conditions should bring a large influx of settlers from Great Britain and Europe during the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Britain
D. C. Coleman
Winnipeg
C.P.R. Western Lines
Fund For Mental Hygiene Launch In Montreal
The Lady Byng of Vimy fund for mental hygiene was launched at a public meeting where Dr. Charles F. Martin announced use by the National Committee for the prevention of insanity, the control of feeble mindedness and the treatment of nervous disorders with a focus on research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fund For Mental Hygiene
Montreal
Lady Byng of Vimy
Charles F. Martin
Canadian National Committee For Mental Hygiene
National Committee For
Scarlet Fever Serum Hinted By Dr Dowie in New York
Dr. A R Dowie of Columbia University announced the discovery of a scarlet fever serum. He cautioned there is no proof yet of a definite cure but said there is promise in a limited number of treated cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. R. Dowie
Columbia University
Expert speaks on problems of the farmer at Saskatchewan meeting
Hugh J. Hughes of Minnesota's Agriculture Department told Saskatchewan Agricultural Society attendees that farmers should work markets, foster co operative marketing, and push home markets. He noted Western Canada faces both unfavourable and favorable factors shaping grain and livestock, citing soil and climate as key strengths and Canadian farm efficiency as a global edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
W. Canada
Hugh J. Hughes
Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Saskatchewan Agricultural Society
Hughes
United States
India
Egypt
Brazil
Europe
Siberia
Australia
Tax Modification Sought by Ontario Craftmen Delegation
The Ontario Association of Memorial Craftsmen in annual session decided to send a delegation to Ottawa to interview the Federal Government and press for a modification of the present sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario Association of Memorial Craftsmen
Ottawa
President McKelvie Elected Western Canada Fruit Jobbers Head
C W McKelvie of Edmonton was elected president of the Western Canada Fruit Jobbers Association at the closing session of the convention in Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
C. W. McKelvie
Edmonton
Western Canada Fruit Jobbers’ Association
Will Curtail Expenditures Ottawa
Financial questions take center stage as Parliament opens February 28 with plans to trim expenditures and balance budgets. Tax reform is debated, with possible sales tax changes and uncertain income tax actions. Public works may shrink, and government inspection of head offices could follow Home Bank events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Depositors Likely to Recover 37 to 40 Percent
I E Weldon associate liquidator told Ottawa Home Bank depositors meeting that creditors may recover between 37 and 40 percent of their deposits from the defunct bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Home Bank
I. E. Weldon
British Woman Killed in Mexico Conflict
The first foreign casualty in the current Mexican insurrection is reported by the British Legation. Mrs Norman Cave Brown-Cave, 30, wife of a British mining engineer, was killed by a stray bullet during fighting at Pachuca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Norman Cave Brown-Cave
Pachuca
Wonders Of Rapid Photography Show Wonders Of Rapid Photography
In Shoeburyness under British Government auspices a two ton rapid photography camera operates at 300 frames per minute, 33 times faster than slow motion film. Ordnance experts use it to study shells and armor plate behavior, and it clearly shows a golf ball deforming during contact in one 1,200th of a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shoeburyness
Foch Saved Berlin From Allied Capture in 1918
Major General Henry T. Allen says Marshal Foch personally saved Berlin from invasion by allied troops after the victorious drives before the Armistice. Allen cites Foch’s concern over holding the vast territory including Hanover and other cities, noting a conference with Haig Petain and Pershing before the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marshal Foch
Berlin
Henry T. Allen
United States Army of Occupation
Foch
Allen
Hanover
Haig
Marshal Petain
Pershing
Upward Trend of Prices in Ottawa and Wholesale Index
Federal Labor Department figures show the weekly family budget for twenty nine staples rose to 10.73 in December from 10.69 in November. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics index stood at 153.5 in December, up from 153.3 in November and 150.9 in December 1922, with May 1920 peak and 1914 low in the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Federal Labor Department
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Safety On English Railways Remarkable Record
The Railway Gazette notes England faced only one passenger fatality in 1923, at Diggle in July. Since 1901, 1908 there were no passenger deaths in two years, with more than five deaths in only three years and a total of 73 deaths over 23 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Railway Gazette
Diggle
Water Supply Urgency Highlighted for Moose Jaw and Regina
D. C. Coleman, vice president and general manager of western lines for CPR, warned Moose Jaw and Regina that future development hinges on rapid acquisition of an adequate water supply. The call came at Moose Jaw Board of Trade’s annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Regina
D. C. Coleman
Western Lines
C.P.R
Bracken Refuses to Table Correspondence in Legislature
Premier Bracken refuses to bring the King’s representative into public controversy in the Legislature and declines to table correspondence with Lieutenant-Governor Sir James Atkins. The dispute concerns the transfer of the controller general department, provincial savings office investments, and other issues as Norris and Taylor critique the government. Bracken urges lawmakers to work for the province and people rather than party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Bracken
James Atkins
J. T. Haig
Comptroller-General Department
The
Treasury
Provincial Savings Office
Bracken K
T. C. Norris
A. G. Taylor
Canada Not Holding Up Liquor Treaty Says King
Premier King of Canada declares the country is not delaying the British American liquor treaty by failing to notify Britain of its stance. He says the draft treaty was under consideration and Canada informed the British Government of its attitude, but he did not say if full approval was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ottawa
Canada
Dominions
King
Two Octogenarians Skate Race on Bay of Quinte
In Deseronto Kingston area two elderly skaters Wesley Post 84 and Eli McCabe 83 staged a playful race on the Bay of Quinte. McCabe won wearing 60 year old handmade skates crafted by the village blacksmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston, Ont
Bay of Quinte
Deseronto
Wesley Post
Eli McCabe
May Lease C B Railway Halifax
Arrangement may be completed whereby the Canadian National Railway will take over the Inverness Railway in Cape Breton and assume control under a lease over a number of years upon a rental basis, with an option of purchasing by the Federal Government at the end of that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Canadian National Railway
Inverness
Cape Breton
Argentine inventor sets world helicopter record
Paris Marquis Raoul Pateras Pes, an Argentine inventor, established a world record by remaining aloft eight minutes thirteen seconds and covering a distance of 1,160 metres 1,267 yards during a helicopter flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Raoul Pateras Pescara
Disaster Seen If Labor Party Enters Power
Sir Robert Horn warned Canadians that a Socialist Labor government in Britain would harm business and credit. He urged Liberals and Conservatives to unite to prevent such a government, predicting a Liberal leadership under Asquith and Lloyd George with Conservative support for stability. He condemned a capital levy and said Socialists lack a mandate to govern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Great Britain
Robert Horn
Asquith
Lloyd George
Robert
Labor
Also Mentioned on This Page
NEW Party
Minard
Mi Eatad
King OF Pain
Entente
Fruit Jobbers
J. Latta
Bureau of Publications
King's Printer
Mr. Latta
Prairie News
Govan, Sask
Western Woman
Rural Home
Govan
Mexico
C.B. Railway
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!