Canada seeks trade deal with Australia
Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King announced that Canada is negotiating a preferential trade agreement with Australia. He told a Canadian Manufacturers' Association delegation that talks have reached an advanced stage and will be pursued by the cabinet despite recent political difficulties and absences in Parliament.
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Wiana
Dominion
Canada
Australia
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
King
Pearce
Washington
Ottawa
Ince
I 0
Rmelghen
Wersens
Fewer Accidents on London Streets Nine Months
The Safety First Council reported a 17 percent drop in fatal street accidents in the past nine months. The Lord Mayor praised the effort while noting London spent £1,200 annually on accident prevention versus £46,000 in the United States.
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London
Safety First Council
United States
Tragic mill accident claims rail worker in Saskatoon
Saskatoon report states Archie Dale a rail employee died when his clothing was caught in a gearwheel at Western Flour Mills North Batueford plant. Edmonton note mentions ex Lieutenant Governor Bulwell leaving for Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for treatment with Mrs Bulwell.
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Saskatoon
Western Flour Mills
North Batueford
Sask
Archie Dale
Edmonton
Bulwell
Rochester, Minn
Mayo Brothers’ Clinic
Plans for World Wheat Pool Outlined by Trethowan
London based Trethowan of the Australian Voluntary Wheat Pool reveals aims to form a worldwide marketing organization. He seeks to market Australian and American wheat in partnership, with a central London committee guiding all parties. The plan aims to avoid direct competition by coordinating selling periods.
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London
Trethowan
Australian Voluntary Wheat Pool
United States
Canada
Sydney
Australia
America
Central Committee
France Plans to Honor War Dogs Monument
France contemplates a national monument to war dogs in recognition of their service. Ten thousand dogs hauled machine guns while many served as dispatch runners and sentries. Some were trained as telephone operators, patrolling trenches with a wire device. A single dog reportedly saved an entire regiment.
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Paris
France
German Gold in England London
German funds totaling up to five million pounds have been sent via Belgium to England in gold coin. The gold, from France Belgium Germany the United States and Great Britain, is safely banked and held conditionally awaiting France’s disposal agreement. Authorities expect the money to remain in the country in some form.
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London
Germany
Belgium
France
United States
Great Britain
French Aviator Plans Atlantic Flight With Goliath Plane
Louis Gaubert a French aviator preparing to sail home on the Rochambeau said he would fly back to the United States in a Goliath plane carrying ten passengers within two months and attempt a nonstop Atlantic crossing in under thirty two hours. The four engine craft nears completion at Farman works in France. Winnipeg legislature ends five and a half hour session by inviting bankers builders and labor representatives to meet with the select committee to discuss unemployment measures.
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New York
Louis Gaubert
Goliath
Gaubert
Atlantic
Farman Works
France
Winnipeg
House
British offer London conference on Irish situation
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill announced that the British Government has invited the Irish signatories to the Anglo Irish Treaty to come to London for an early conference on the overall situation.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Abandon Plans If Treaty Is Ratified
London. Lt Col Amery financial secretary of the admiralty told the House of Commons that no of the four 45000 ton Hood battleships will be laid down unless one or more powers ratify the Four Power Washington treaty. If ratification fails the matter will be reconsidered and the laying date delayed due to design questions.
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London
House of Commons
Amery
Admiralty
Washington
Suffering Gone She is Enthusiastic
Dame Edmond Roy reports six years of pain and rheumatism ended after taking eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. The pills are presented as a kidney remedy that strengthens kidneys to remove impurities from blood and relieve symptoms. A police detachment is sent to Brilliant, B C to probe Doukhobor threats to kill children and infirm.
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Edmond Roy
Dodd
Petits Mechins
Matane Co
Dame Roy
Victoria
Gammon
Brilliant
B.C
Abundant Danderine Promises Hair Growth and Dandruff Cure
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine at 35 cents a bottle. One application ends dandruff and itching, with rapid results. The tonic claims to thicken, soften, and lengthen hair, stimulating new growth within weeks and making hair appear lush and easy to style.
Miracle at Dublin meeting ends armistice with Sinn Fein leaders
Dramatic suddenness and peace agreement reached at the 11th hour between Free State and Republican leaders thrilled the Ard Fheis. Delegates unanimously approve the pact with Britain and adjourn for three months, keeping the party intact and shaping Ireland's upcoming constitutional path.
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Dublin
Ard Fheis
Sinn Fein
Great Britain
Five Trainmen Killed in Midwestern Train Collision
Five trainmen died and five injured when Winnipeg Flyer No 10 of Great Northern derailed in a head on collision with a snow plow between Delano and Montrose, 30 miles west of Minneapolis. The dead, all St Paul and Willmar residents, lie under wreckage of three engines. passengers were shaken but unhurt.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Winnipeg Flyer
Great Northern Railway
Delano
Montrose
Here
St. Paul
Willmar
Mail Order Houses Face Municipal Licensing Fight
In Truro Nova Scotia officials urged licenses for mail order houses with high fees in any municipality selling by catalogue. In Montreal two city firemen were arrested on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses using forged pay cheques, with over $2,000 found on them. In Paris a parade marked the burial of banners from 399 regiments of the war.
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Truro. N.S
Retail Merchants’ Association of
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Montreal
Government Weighs Plans For New Wheat Board
Norfolk reports Major General Mason M Patrick says Roma airship crash stemmed from an altimeter control accident. He confirms survivors’ accounts of buckle and nose dive into a high power line. Cabinet examines reestablishment of a Canadian wheat board and continuation of grain trade inquiry with a reconstituted board possible.
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Norfolk
Mason M. Patrick
Army Air Service
Roma
Patrick
Do You Smoke Too Much Heart and Nerve Pills Ad
An advertisement claims Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills counteract tobacco damage to the heart and nerves. A testimonial from Frank Lutes of Brantford Ontario says the pills cured his heart palpitations and helped him gain weight after three years of trouble. Price is 50 cents per box, available from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
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Frank Lutes
Terrace Hill St
Brantford, Ont
Milburn
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Putnam's Extractor Promoted for Corns and Warts
An advertisement claims Putnam's Extractor cures corns and warts, stating unfit to live must die and urging use of the old reliable remedy. It promises effectiveness with a 25 cent price at all dealers.
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Putnam's
Saskatchewan School Trustees Convention in Regina
Over 1,100 trustees attended the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association convention in Regina, about 200 more than the Grail Growers’ meeting a week earlier. Executive filtered 150 submitted resolutions to 67. J. F. Bryant presided while speeches by Dr. R. A. Wilson, George M. Weir, J. Denny, Robi England and W. E. Stevenson addressed educational issues.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Trustees’ Association
Graih Growers
J. F. Bryant
R. A. Wilson
The
University of Saskatchewan
Geo. M. Weir
M.A
J.D. Denny
B.A
Robi
England
W. E. Stevenson
Canadian Goods Display Plan Expands to London Market
Canadian manufacturers are urged to showcase products in London with permanent representation and price lists. Trade commissioner A T Wilgress reports London buyers favor Canadian goods, and invites manufacturers to secure space for displays. The initiative aims to extend to Cape Town Melbourne and Buenos Aires in time.
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Toronto
London
England
Department of Trade and Commerce
A. T. Wilgress
Cape Town
Melbourne
Buenos Aires
Naval Reserve To Be Disbanded In Newfoundland
Britain will disband the Newfoundland naval reserve which has stood for 25 years and supplied 2,000 seamen in the World War. Capt Kerr, in charge, was instructed to dissolve the force sell the training ship Britain and return to England with officers instructors and personnel.
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St. John's
Nfld
Newfoundland
Kerr
Britain
England
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