Government to Reform Railway Rates After Supreme Court Ruling
In the wake of the Stows Nest rate case the government plans legislation to empower the railway rate commission to remove discriminations. The bill will set governing principles to protect western benefits akin to the Crow’s Nest agreement while standardizing rate making. A government bill is needed to finalize details.
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Oswa
Supreme Court
Stow
Tha
Calgary
Edmonton
C.P.R
Legisla Fon
Railway Commission
West
Manitoba Wants Federal Subsidy Over Resources
Premier John Bracken voiced Manitoba preference for federal subsidy over control of natural resources. He contrasted Manitoba with Alberta after Premier Greenfield announced an amicable settlement of Alberta's resource dispute. Bracken argued much of Manitoba's resources are already alienated by Ottawa, making subsidy the practical choice for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipes
Manitoba
Premis John Bracken
Greenfield
Alberta
Turkish government to send delegates to arms traffic conference
The Turkish Government will send delegates to the international traffic in arms conference to be held here in early May. About 30 nations including the United States and Germany have accepted the invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceneva
United States
Germany
Quebec Church Union Bill Expected To Pass
Reports from well informed circles say the Quebec church union bill will pass with an added clause delaying effect until all other Canadian provinces approve similar measures. The measure signals nationwide alignment on church union.
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Quebec
Canada
Army Aviators Killed In Crash Over Pontrose
Two military airplanes collided during aerial evolutions 2,500 feet above Pontrose. Both aircraft crashed, killing two army aviators and injuring two others who escaped with only bruises.
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Paris
Pontrose
Army
Fatal Boyle injuries at Cartier round house
John Gordon 14 died in hospital in Sudbury Ontario after two schoolmates placed a high pressure tube against his body while at play at the Canadian Pacific Railway roundhouse in Cartier.
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Sudbury
Ont
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cartier
John, Godon
Agreement Ratified Between Japan and Soviet Union
The privy council ratified the pact between Japan and the Soviet Union establishing diplomatic relations. The exchange of ratifications occurred in Peking on February 26.
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Tokio
Privy Council
Peking
Sugar acreage in Queensland cut as overproduction grows
Queensland faces a serious overproduction of 260000 tons of raw sugar and decides not to assign additional land for sugar cultivation at present.
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Brisbane
Australia
Queensland
Asiatic Immigration Shown To Be Limited
Hon. J. A. Robb, minister of immigration, notes limits on Asiatic immigration. Chinese residents of Canada totaling 4,752 were readmitted after visits abroad under the Chinese Immigration Act. In 1924, Japanese immigration reached 596 with 48 agricultural and 155 laboring class entrants, including 146 adult males, 262 adult females, and 102 children under 18.
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J. A. Robb
Canada
Unemployment Loss During February Ottawa
The February employment report from Canada shows a substantial recovery from January losses. Data from 5,532 firms employing 709,878 people records a gain of 13,821 since January 4, 1925, with manufacturing improvement strongest aside from the Prairie provinces and notable revival in Quebec.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
Preparedness urged by retired General Lessard in Halifax
Maj General F L Lessard, retired, told a Halifax meeting that U S development and production must align with defence and he scored Canada for indifference to defence. He warned dominions to learn from past errors of unpreparedness and criticized Canada’s reliance on Britain to guard shores and trade routes. He urged an adequate national defence force.
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Halifax
U.S
F. L. Lessard
Canada
Dominions
Lesnard
Canada May Have Three New Canneries
United States capitalists apply for a million dollar federal charter to establish three Allied British Canneries and Distributors Limited canneries in Canada. The sites include near Winnipeg in Manitoba, Quebec, and British Columbia.
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United States
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Free Press
Canada
Allied British Canneries and Distributors Limited
Quebec
British Columbia
Senators players injured in express collision at Glen Tay
Members of the Ottawa Senators hockey team riding the Chicago Montreal express collided with a freight at Glen Tay and were injured. President Frank Ahern arrived with a broken rib. Pete Green coach Alex Smith Frank Nighbor and George Boucher suffered severe bruises and minor injuries.
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Smiths Falls
Ottawa Senators
Glen Tay
Frank Ahern
Pete Green
Alex Smith
Frank Nighbor
George Boucher
Joseph Rowntree Dies at 79 In York World of Philanthropy
Joseph Rowntree, 79, former owner of a leading chocolate works, York and leader of a noted Quaker family, died recently. He founded a renowned model garden village for the benefit of his 7,000 employees and was remembered for his philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Eng
Joseph Rowntree
Alberta Liberal Urges Mineral Rights Return in Legislature
J. M. Dechene Liberal member for Beaver River urged restoring mineral rights to settlers in a legislative speech to spur rapid development of natural resources in Alberta.
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Edmonton
Asia
Aberta
J. M. Dechene
Beaver River
Legislatre
Suit Filed Over Annulment of Saghalien Concession
The Supreme Economic Council has filed suit in the Moscow district to annul the Sin welaiolf Concession in Saghalien on grounds of alleged non fulfillment by the United States company of contract conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Supreme Economic Council
Sinwelaiolf
Saghalien
United States
Dairy Act Infractions Convictions Reported in Ottawa
Hon. W. R. Motherwell told the house that 47 convictions for Dairy Industry Act infractions occurred in 1923 and 89 in 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
W. R. Motherwell
Canadian Potatoes Sent to Western Ireland Relief
A shipment of 46 000 barrels of Canadian potatoes aboard the steamship Caid, now at sea, is diverted from the British market to aid famine sufferers in Western Ireland. Canadian shippers cut prices, with the cargo bought by Irish Americans in Cincinnati. The Caid carries the last Canadian potato shipment before the embargo took effect.
Red Army Warned In Frunze Maiden Speech
General Michael Frunze, successor as Soviet war minister, warned Moscow that the Red Army must prepare for a major clash with foreign enemies. He urged readiness across the army and the rear to meet any attack from Soviet Russia’s foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Michael Frunze
Trotsky
Red Army
Frunze
Russia
Canadians Seek Two Year Extension for Federal Good Roads Aid
Ottawa reports Premier King and cabinet urged to extend the federal aid period by two years from March 1926 for provinces unable to earn funds under the 1919 Dominion act. Premier Veniot led the Good Roads delegation, arguing for principle recognition and suggesting shared automobile revenue as in the United States. Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan urged extension to qualify for already voted aid.
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Ottawa
G. P. Graham
Canadian Good Roads Association
King
Veniot
New Brunswick
Good Roads Association of Canada
Treasuries
United States
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchwan
Estevan Mercury Office Destroyed by Fire
Estevan's Mercury office, run by D. C. Dunbar for 20 years and founded in 1903 by John Bailey and Sons, was wiped out by a blaze. Loss estimated at about $15,000 with few items salvaged. Dunbar vows the paper will continue publishing, even if a few issues are missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estevan
Mercury
D. C. Dunbar
John Bailey and Sons
Dunbar
Estevan Mercury
Admiral Guido Von Usedom Dies In Schwerin At 71
Schwerin Germany Admiral Guido Von Usedom aged 71 died February 25 in Schwerin He defended the Dardanelles against the Allies during the Great War.
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Schwerin
Germany
Guido von Usedom
Dardanelles
Bourgeois Signs Opium Convention for France
Leon Bourgeois, representing France, signed the opium convention drafted at the second opium conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Leon Bourgeois
France
Sweden Mourns Death Of Former Premier
Flags at half mast across Sweden honor Hjalmar Branting former premier who died February 25. All classes mourn the loss of a leading statesman whose death may strain the Socialist party split along Branting’s personality line.
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Stockholm
Hjalmar Branting
Sweden
Socialist Party
Branting
Not For Secession Says Crerar In Simcoe Talk
Western Canada is not talking secession or annexation, Crerar told the Canadian Club in Simcoe Ontario. He said any secession would arise from eastern population centres, and that the main bond for Canada is securing the lowest possible transport rates for freight and passengers. He noted prairie wheat would mostly move by Vancouver, boosting wholesale competition with eastern interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Crerar
Simcoe
Ont
T. A. Crerar
Canadian Club
Greece Bans U.S. Flour Import Over Acidity Concerns
An Athens dispatch reports Greece has barred United States flour due to concerns about over acidity. The government prohibits flour above 150 degrees acidity, prompting the U S legation to call the move a practical ban on U S flour.
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London
Athens
United States
Legation
Greece
Snow Melter Aids Vienna Snow Removal
Austria deploys a new snow melting machine in Vienna. Automobiles push snow into piles, shovelled into large basins where steam jets melt it, yielding 1 350 cubic feet melted per hour. The system proves highly effective in clearing heavy snowfall.
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Vienna
Montreal Tragedy Claims Bertha Belanger in Snowball Costume Fire
Bertha Belanger aged 21 died in hospital from burns after her snowball costume caught fire during a flashlight photograph. Her escort Alexandre Dore aged 28, who was badly burned, is reported to be recovering. The incident occurred in his Stanley Street room.
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Montreal
Bertha Belanger
Alexandre Dore
Stanley Street
British Settlers Set to Sail for Canada on March 21
The first group of families emigrating to Ontario under the plan for three thousand British settlers will sail on March 21. A substantial number of other families will depart later, though the number of single men is notably smaller than last spring.
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London
Canada
Ontario
Ottawa Deputy Ministers Earn Salaries Top $10 000
Twenty two government officials hold deputy minister ranks with annual salaries ranging from 6900 to 10000 dollars, as disclosed by the secretary of state in a parliamentary return.
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Ottawa
Conferring Of Titles Frowned On In S Africa
In the South African House of Assembly a Labor motion urged the King to stop bestowing titles. Premier Hertzog backed the move calling for an early decision ahead of the Prince of Wales visit. He argued titles create class differences and should not be accepted by popular leaders.
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Cape Town
South Africa
House of Assembly
Hertzog
Prince of Wales
South Africans
Giant submarine XL to tour Singapore after trials
Britain's giant submarine XL, built at a cost of £58290,000, is nearing the end of trials and may begin a Singapore and back voyage. Claimed as the most powerful underwater craft, it reaches 37 knots on the surface, displaces 3,900 tons underwater, and can turn within its 350 foot length. It features a large canteen for meals while submerged.
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London
Britain
Singapore
Average value of Ottawa farm lands per acre in 1924
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canadian occupied farms averaging 37 dollars per acre in 1924, unchanged from 1923 and down from 40 in 1922 and 1921. Provincial highs show British Columbia at 96 dollars per acre, near the 100-dollar level in 1923.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Longer training period urged for teachers at Saskatchewan convention
At the Saskatchewan school trustees convention J. B. Mills called for a teacher training period of at least one year, with contracts terminable by three months notice. Fred W. Bates urged beautiful school surroundings and noted agricultural teaching, while J. C. Haney spoke on diversified farming and better times for farmers through livestock, rotation, and crops.
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Saskatoon
J. 8. Mills
Saskatchewan Teachers’ Alliance
Fred W. Bates
J. C. Haney
Agricultural Department
International Harvester Company
Haney
Ontario government backs strong beer policy proposal
Premier Ferguson stated in the legislature that the Ontario government will stand by its plan to amend the Ontario Temperance Act to permit stronger beer. He added the move was decided on the government's own initiative without consulting private members who support the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyonto
Ontario
Ferguson
Finances of the Western Farmer Improved
Sir John Aird of the Canadian Bank of Commerce says western finances are strengthening as farmers cut debt and conserve resources. He notes more debt repayment this year, reduced luxury purchases, repairs replacing new tools, and cautious spending, while urging caution before full optimism.
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Toronto
John Aird
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Manitoba school trustees urge temperance education
A resolution at the Manitoba School Trustees Association’s 19th annual convention calls for adequate instruction on the evils of alcoholic beverages and narcotics in public schools. Dr. G D Shortreed of Grandview proposed the motion and suggested using liquor profits to fund anti alcohol education, to be taken up by the curriculum committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba School Trustees’ Association
G.D. Shortreed
Grandview
Increase in Tourist Traffic Through Blaine and Douglas
Automobile traffic to and from the United States and Canada passing through Blaine on the Pacific Highway and at Douglas, B C numbered 219 614 in 1924, up 310 percent from 1923 and 70 percent higher than 1922, carrying 727 468 passengers, figures by William M Kartzmark deputy collector.
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Seattle
Wash
United States
Canada
Blaine
Douglas
B.C
William M. Kartzmark
Turkey orders partial mobilization amid anti-republican revolt
An agency dispatch from Constantinople reports the Turkish Government has ordered a partial mobilization in Anatolia calling up five classes. The message notes the revolt is taking on a general anti republican, pro monarch movement character as wide unrest spreads from the capital.
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London
Constantinople
Anatolia
Sofia and Belgrade reach frontier neutrality pact
Bulgaria and Yugoslavia announce a neutrality agreement to guard the frontier from incursions by agrarian Communists. The accord aims to prevent new border raids and reduce recent cross border incidents along the line.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Jugo-Slavia
Serbia
Wireless Telephone Across Sea Nears Practice
Post office engineers quoted by the Daily Mail say a regular wireless telephone service between New York and London is practically certain. A trunk connection to New York could be established within five minutes after the call is removed.
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London
New York
Post Office
Daily Mail
Premier Greenfield Says No Immediate Action on Duncan Report
Edmonton Premier Greenfield states Alberta Government will not take immediate action regarding the Duncan report alleging a large fruit marketing combine in Western Canada. No dates or specific measures are announced.
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Edmonton
Greenfield
Alberta
Duncan
Canada
Prince Henry II to Miss London Horse Show Duty
Prince Henry third son of King George has a feverish cold and cannot attend the London horse show as planned. His absence alters royal participation and schedule.
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Prince Henry II
London
Prince Henry
King George
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