Inter Allied Debt Question Moves Front Amid Talks
London papers report a British memo urging France to offer partial settlement of its debts, including to the United States, while Paris studies a possible provisional accord. Austen Chamberlain notes equal treatment for creditor nations, and Briand and Caillaux review the British approach as they prepare negotiations on inter allied debts.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
London
France
Rt. Jion
Austen Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Briand
Caillaux
Santa Barbara to Rebuild Along Spanish Architecture
Santa Barbara businessmen plan to reconstruct the quake torn city following Spanish architectural lines. The effort aligns with the Santa Barbara Art Society recommendations as the area recovers from the earthquake impact.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Cloudburst Delays Tejon Pass Traffic For Hours
A cloudburst in Tejon Pass south of Bakersfield washed debris across the Ridge Route, delaying traffic about three hours. Fifteen workers with trucks and scrapers cleared a single pass to reopen the highway. No lives were lost.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Tejon Pass
Here
Houte
Canadian Fire Underwriters Expand Inquiry to Dominion
The Canadian Fire Underwriters' Association moves to extend its inspection program after a Murray Bay meeting. Every fire in Canada will be subject to investigation under the widened inquiry department covering the entire Dominion.
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Montreal
Canada
Effort Mounts for Unified Canadian War Veterans
Ottawa reports four veterans associations have pledged to unite into one body after conferences prompted by Field Marshal Haig’s arrival in Nina. Lieut General Sir Richard Turner says several groups like the Great War Veterans’ Association Canadian Legion and Naval Veterans of Toronto will operate separately until a unity convention is set, likely delayed by other groups holding later conventions.
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Ottawa
Veterans’ Associations
Canada
Earl Haig
Nina
Richard Turner
V.C
Dominion
G.W.V.A
Cenfer TeRees
Folows
Ben Medato Union
Canna
Great War Veterans’ Association
The
Canadian Legion
Tuberculosis Veterans’ Associaton
Naval Veterans of Toronto
Army and Navy Veterans
Imperial Veterans In
Veterans’ Civil Service Guild
Grand Army of United Veterans
Japan Says No War Desires Amid Rising Tension
Chicago reports Count Michimasa Boyshima of the Japanese House of Peers stating Japan has no ambitions for aggression and seeks peace despite hurt over U.S. actions. He warns that conflict with Austria or other powers could follow Soviet propaganda tactics.
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Chicago
Japan
Aunesta
Michimasa Boyshima
House of Peers
United States
Canada Opens New Building in London at Trafalgar Square
London papers praise the formal opening of Canada's building in the heart of London. The London Daily Telegraph lauds the remodelling and cites gratitude to Canada for improving Trafalgar Square. The Manchester Guardian notes Canada near the heart of the metropolis and calls the building inescapable in the British world.
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London
London Daily Telegraph
Dominion of Canada
Trafalgar Square
Railway to ship 25000 tons Alberta coal to Ontario
Sir Henry Thornton president of the Canadian National Railway said Ottawa that experimental shipments of 25000 tons of Alberta coal to Ontario will proceed under the original understanding. He noted a conference with Ontario officials showed many had committed to the plan and the railway should honor the agreement.
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Sir Henry Thornton
Ottawa
Alberta
Ontario
Canadian National Railways
Sir Henry
National Railway
Canadian National Railway
Bolshevism In China Canton Becomes New Southern Government
The southern Chinese government formed after the Canton capture invites all foreign consuls except Britain and France to a reception. Wu Han Min, the civil governor, is noted for Bolshevik tendencies. A sense of upcoming trouble surrounds the development.
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Canton
Southern
China
Wu Han- Min
New Brunswick Premier Delays Election Announcement
Fredericton N B Prem ier Veniot announced the provincial general election would not be called at the present meeting of the government. No date was given for the election, but the current legislature will lapse in October.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick
Pretmaier Veniot
Galeras Volcano Erupts Near Pasto
In Bogota reports describe a violent eruption of Galeras with flames from the crater and vast rocks and ash. The towns of La Florida and Sucre are cut off and feared destroyed as surrounding areas face severe disruption.
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Bogota
Colombia
Galeras
Pasta
la Florida
Sonsaca
Floods Leave Poland Homeless Hundreds in Warsaw
Dispatches from Galicia and Teachen report floods surpassing 1903 inundations. About 300,000 homeless nationwide with 100,000 people without shelter in Warsaw and surrounding areas. Relief is urgently needed for 2,000 victims.
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Poland
Warsaw
Galicia
Teachen
C W N A Convention Held In Winnipeg Sixth Annual Event
The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association held its sixth annual convention at the Royal Alexandra in Winnipeg June 24 25 and 26 with about 400 delegates from across Canada. Mayor Webb welcomed the group and Premier Bracken and Premier Durning spoke on nation building and citizenship. Officers were elected including President L J Ball and directors from multiple provinces. A city tour ended with a dinner at Kildonan Park and a ball at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, followed by a Grand Beach excursion and a CNR hosted dance at the Fort Garry Hotel.
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Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Royal Alexandra
Winnipeg
Canada
Winniper
Webb
Parliament
Manitoba Agricultural College
Manitoba
Bracken
Premier Durning
Saskatchewan
Association
L. J. Ball
Vernon
B.C
J. A. MacLaren
Barrie
Ont
SN. Wynne
Vortron
Sask
British Columbia
Hugh Savage
Ben Hughes
Alberta
J. McKenzie
L. D. Nesbitt
J. McDonald
S. J. Dornan
PD. C. Dunbar
J. L Cowie
M. 8. Watson
Ontario
Renfrew
Mercury
M. MacBeth
Milverton Sun
F. B. Elliott
Alliston Merald
Lorne Bedy
Walkerton Telescope
W. A. Fry
Dunnville Chronicle
Kildonan Park
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Grand Beach
Canadian National Railway
C.N.R
Fort Garry Hotel
Saskatchewan Drain Growers Back Grain Act Clause Move
Regina dissents from action by western MPs supporting a clause in the revised Canada Grain Act that would deny farmers the right to decide where their grain is stored until sale. The resolution was unanimously passed by the Saskatchewan Drain Growers Association executive in Saskatoon.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan Drain Growers’ Association
Oats Plant Expands to Meet Demand in Saskatoon
Quaker Oats Co. adds a fourth storey to its Saskatoon mill package building due to rising demand for rolled oats. construction is underway.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Quaker Oats Co
Grave fears of coal shortage enter the anthracite regions
Ottawa warns of potential industrial trouble in the U S anthracite fields after the wage agreement ends September 1. Dr. Charles Camsell, chairman of the Dominion fuel board, urges households to stock domestic fuel now and warns of possible shortages and higher prices this fall and winter.
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Ottawa
United States
Charles Camsell
Dominion Fuel Board
Camsell
Halifax Gazette Pioneer Named Official Nova Scotia Gazette
In a 1925 Halifax tourist edition the Halifax Morning Chronicle notes at 172 Grafton Street the building where Canada’s first newspaper was printed. The Halifax Gazette, today the Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, is described as North America’s oldest continuously published paper and the official publication of the Nova Scotia Government for 173 years.
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Halifax
N.S
Canada
Halifax Morning Chronicle
Grafton Street
Halifax Gazette
Nova Scotia Royal Gazette
North America
Nova Scotia
Mannix Receives Ovation During Dublin Pilgrimage
Archbishop Mannix and Australian pilgrims marched through crowded Dublin streets to a grand ovation. The Free State Government has not interfered with the visit, despite previous 1920 land denial by British authorities over his sympathy with the Republicans.
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Dublin
Mannix
Free State
French Delegate Signs Protocol Banning Gas Warfare
Geneva report says Paul Bonecour, French chief delegate to the arms conference, signed for France the protocol against the use of poison gas and bacteria in warfare. The communiqué notes France’s commitment to prohibiting chemical and biological weapons.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Paul Bonecour
France
Adonis Sills Bounces Back From Black Eye in Sea Hawk Film
Milton Sills, star of The Knock-Out shot during a Quebec production at Beauchesne, received a black eye in a fight scene. He is pictured at Windsor Station Montreal returning from filming, lightly bruised but cheerful. The shoot also captured a record log jam on the Montreal River for inclusion in the film.
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Milton Sills
Beauchesne
Quebec
Windsor
Montreal
Wheat Pool Ends 1924 Crop Year July 15
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool will close its 1924 crop year on July 15, the cutoff date announced by president A. J. McPhail. Alberta and Manitoba pools set the same deadline. Grain received after July 15 will count for the 1925 crop and an initial payment of one dollar will be issued until 1925 payment terms are finalized.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
A. J. McPhail
Alberta
Manitoba
Mr. McPhail
Imperial Parley Proposal Sparks Dominion Conference Call
London. A. H. Dixey proposes calling representatives of the Dominions to regulate empire schemes and develop resources to provide work for the unemployed. Premier Baldwin says the government pursues inter imperial cooperation and empire resource development per the 1923 Imperial Economic Conference, but doubts another imperial conference would advance the aims.
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London
H. Dixey
House of Commons
Britain
Dominions
Baldwin
Byng urges united public opinion to bridge Canada’s divides
Lord Byng governor general during western provinces tour says a united public opinion could alter the national situation. He notes if east and west and French and English people discuss differences harmoniously they could produce harmony and move toward freedom from sectional strife.
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Victoria
B.C
Lord Byng
Canada
Ottawa sea harvest climbs in May 1925 totals
In May 1925 Ottawa's sea harvest rose to 87 264 600 pounds worth 2 832 165 dollars, nearly one million more than May 1924. Pacific coast yielded 1 884 300 pounds of salmon versus 27 400 pounds in May 1924.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pacific
Britain Consults Other Nations on China Treaties
The British government will act in close collaboration with other powers in replying to China’s proposals for revision of foreign treaties. Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain announced the plan to the House of Commons.
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London
China
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Wealth of settlers' effects entering Canada from U S
Americans brought value of settlers' effects into Canada totaling 5 227 000 for the year ended April 30 1925, up about 400 000 from the previous year, indicating stronger cross border movement and wealth transfer during the period.
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Canada
United States
United Church Faces Two Great Tasks Mission and Missionary Unity
Dr George C Pidgeon moderator of the United Church general council outlines two main tasks for the church in Canada the spiritual task of expressing a revived movement across the land and the missionary task to meet national religious needs and support foreign fields as churches unite and funding increases.
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Toronto
United Church of Canada
George C. Pidgeon
General Council of the United Church
Pidgeon
United Church
Chief White Elk Impersonator Sentenced in England
Edgar La Plante known as Chief White Elk received a one year prison term in England for posing as an Indian chief. He must repay an Italian countess £250 and had previously traveled from Halifax to England in 1922 with a passport. He wore a feather head dress and claimed ties to the Prince of Wales during the Alberta chief ceremony.
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Lugano
Switzerland
Edgar LaPlante
England
White Elk
Halifax
Laplante
Prince of Wales
Alberta
Heart Disease More Deadly Than Cancer
At the opening of the 1925 session of the Pacific Northwest Medical Association in Portland Oregon physicians declared heart disease more deadly than cancer tuberculosis and plague and urged stronger medical efforts to lengthen lifespans. The human heart must be steel to withstand the pace of modern living, said two leading physicians presenting lectures on the heart.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest Medical Association
French Losses in Morocco Senate Confident on Policy
Paris reports the French senate unanimously approved Premier Painieve Moroccan policy after he said French losses in the Morocco campaign totaled 400 men killed. He stated the government seeks peace but warned Abd El Krim remains difficult to manage.
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Paris
Painieve
Senate
Abd-El-Krim
Emigration Touted as Cure for Britain's Ills by Bishop Ingram
London. Bishop Winningtons Ingram of London urged Anglican aid for British Columbia saying emigration is Britain s only cure for its ills. He cited Canada as a future great nation and criticized falling emigration from 200000 to 120000 annually as calamitous for unemployment.
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London
Winningtons Ingram
Church House
Westminster
British Columbia
Canada
Ingram
Britain
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