Speech from the Throne Anticipates Fiscal Balance and Reforms
Ottawa outlines budget balance, tax cuts, and broad reforms. Cabinet seeks lower taxes, consolidated revenue services, stabilized grain freight, inland waterways, and expanded Canadian fuel production. Bills planned include election reform with transferable vote, CN Railway lines, and amendments to labor, militia, and race track gambling acts.
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Ottawa
Liverpool
Imland
St. Lawrence Waterways
Canadian National Railway
Byng Named Colonel of 10th Royal Hussars in London
Baron Byng of Vimy has been chosen as the new Colonel of the 10th Royal Hussars in London. The announcement coincides with the anniversary of the battle of El Teb in which Julian Byng served as a young subaltern in the same regiment.
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London
CPR Plans Water Tank and Freights at Piapot Divisional Point
The CPR will build a large water tank at Piapot this spring and establish Piapot as the divisional point for freight, moving yards from Maple Creek to Piapot.
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Piapot
C.P.R
Maple Creek
She Could Not Do Her Housework
Canadian women endure daily labor with pain and weariness. A testimonial from Mrs. E Quellet of St. Andre de Kamouraska attributes relief to Dodd's Kidney Pills after years of kidney pain and indigestion. The pills are said to act directly on the kidneys, healing and strengthening them to cleanse the blood.
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Rere
Dodd
Immigrant Trainloads Reach Winnipeg From Britain
Two trains carried new arrivals to Winnipeg with most from the British Isles. Of the passengers, 334 were bound for the prairie provinces and 132 for British Columbia. The newcomers appeared to be in comfortable circumstances.
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Winnipeg
British Isles
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Canada Accords Good Treatment to Immigrants
London reports Miss Gladys Pott of the Overseas Settlement Committee praising Ottawa's Immigration Ministry for welcoming women immigrants. She notes women officers verify employer bona fides and maintain contact with arrivals. Voluntary groups assist, with the Red Cross aiding women and children new to the Dominion.
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London
Ministry of Immigration
Ottawa
Gladys Pott
Overseas Settlement Committee
Sapiro Urges Pool Portage Manitoba Speech
Aaron Sapiro, cooperative marketing expert, spoke under United Farmers of Manitoba wheat pool auspices in Portage la Prairie. He criticized money flowing from producers to the rich, urged control of grain marketing, advocated grain exchange reform without abolition, called futures trading deceptive, and urged hiring capable Canadians for lasting marketing leadership.
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Portage Jn Prairie
Man
Aaron Sapiro
United Farmers of Manitoba Wheat Pool Committee
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Grain Exchange
Sapiro
Canada
No Need for Pessimism Now in Canada
At a Saskatchewan convention J A Reynolds urges optimism about Canada’s future, highlights immigration as vital for filling western lands, questions inflated crop-loss figures, notes dairying regions show gains, and cites steady banking improvements as signs of positive prospects. He says Canada faces no need for pessimism and may have a bright future.
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Moose Jaw
Sir Henry Thornton
J. A. Reynolds
Prince Albert
Associated Boards of Trade of Saskatchewan
Mr. Reynolds
Canada
Reynolds
Dominion
C. W. Rowley
Winnipeg
Henderson Wins Burnley By-Election In UK Vote
London reports Arthur Henderson secretary for home affairs won Burnley by election with 24 571 votes to 17 534 for Conservative rival J T Camps. Heath?
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London
Burnley
Arthur Henderson
Home Affairs
J. T. Camps
Delegation presses Hudson Bay Railway support in Saskatchewan
A Saskatchewan trade delegation from the Associated Boards of Trade and the North Eastern Boards of Trade met Premier Dunning and cabinet in Regina to urge full provincial backing for completing the Hudsons Bay Railway. Col F J James introduced the group, with W Dunlop Yorkton and Col F J OLeary Prince Albert among speakers. The delegation reported a sympathetic hearing and pledged continued government support. Several legislators from northern constituencies attended.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Associated Boards of Trade
North Eastern Boards of Trade
Dunning
Saskatchewan
Hudson's Bay Railway
F. J. James
W. Dunlop
Yorkton
F. J O'Leary
Prince Albert
J. A. Campbell
Manitoba
Abolish Capital Punishment Debate in Parliament
A bill presented to Parliament seeks to abolish the death penalty for murder in Great Britain with a lifetime offender exception. Premier MacDonald and other leaders have long opposed capital punishment, and the Labor Government is expected to remove it from statute books, though passage this session seems unlikely.
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London
Great Britain
MacDonald
Labor
Employment in Canada Shows Mixed Regional Trends
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports steady overall employment gains since January 1 in Quebec Ontario and British Columbia while the maritime and prairie provinces see declines. Ontario firms added about 14 000 payroll jobs in a month, mainly in manufacturing, with similar gains in other regions focused in manufacturing roles.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Maritime
Prairie Provinces
Oliver Government Launches Western Express Rate Campaign
Victoria B C The Oliver government plans a major campaign to cut western express rates, mirroring its earlier freight rate battle and aiming for substantial reductions across freight services.
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Victoria
B.C
Oliver
Western Express
California Fig Syrup Ad for Sick Children
An old advertisement promotes genuine California Fig Syrup for codified ailments in babies and children. It claims to ease constipation bilious fevers and stomach upset while sweetening the bowels and stimulating liver action without griping and without narcotics.
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California
Britain May Fund Large Russian Loan for Rebuild
London reports the government weighs a plan to grant a substantial loan to Russia for reconstruction. A key condition is that all materials be purchased in Great Britain to aid domestic employment.
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London
Great Britain
Manitoba Wheat Pool Bill Considered by Private Bills Panel
The private bills committee completed consideration of the Manitoba Wheat Pool Bill. One clause was deleted as a duplication. Chairman Clifford Barclay said Alberta wheat pool handling costs 0.5 cents per bushel when asked about the matter.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Clifford Barclay
Magistrate criticizes border security over armed entrants
Magistrate Sanders in police court condemned Calgary-Canadian customs for letting immigrants cross into Canada “armed to the teeth” as Auro Wilhelm Laine of Finland was remanded on a charge of carrying dangerous weapons.
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Calgary
Sanders
Canada
Auro Wilhelm Laine
Alberta House Debates Mortgage Situation and Reform
Hon. C. R. Mitchell urged a standing committee to probe the province’s mortgage situation and the impact of current mortgage securities legislation. Premier Greenfield dismissed protest propaganda and indicated the government would adopt only statute law amendments this session to improve mortgage investment laws.
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Edmonton
C. R. Mitchell
Bow Valley
Greenfield
Alberta
India's Home Rule Aspirations in House of Lords
Lord Sydney Olivier, secretary for India, addressed the House of Lords on the Indian situation. He said the government shares sympathy with Home Rule aims but warned Indians cannot abruptly assume government duties. He urged patience amid British labor government anxiety over India's affairs.
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London
Lord Sydney Olivier
India
House of Lords
Labor
Britain
Home Rule Party
Winnipeg Pioneer Passes Death of Thomas W. Taylor Ex M P
Thomas W. Taylor former mayor of Winnipeg in 1893 1894 died at his home aged 72. He was born in England and moved to Winnipeg from Middlesex County Ontario in 1877. He served in the Manitoba Legislature as a Conservative for three years and was an alderman for several years and the first chairman of the Winnipeg Parks Board, largely through his efforts.
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Winnipeg
Thomas W. Taylor
England
Middlesex County
Ontario
Manitoba
Winnipeg Parks Board
Bank losses in Home Bank case put at seven million
Toronto. G. T. Clarkson, liquidator for Home Bank, told counsel W. T. Lee that losses would total 7,000,000 upon affidavit. He later corrected the figure to 6,250,000 as the final estimate at the hearing conclusion.
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Toronto
G. T. Clarkson
Home Bank
W. T. Lee
K.C
British peers keep surname in their titles
All three new Labor peers Sir Sydney Olivier Brig Gen Christopher Thompson and Sydney Arnold retain their surnames in their official titles. They follow a recent trend among peers created in recent years.
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London
Sir Sydney Olivier
India
Christopher Thompson
All
Sydney Arnold
Wheat Tariff Boost Expected by Coolidge Soon
Washington reports President Coolidge likely to issue an order within days raising wheat tariffs by about fifty percent. The move aims to shield farmers as grain markets face volatility and imports remain limited.
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Washington
Coolidge
Influx of U S Farmers into Canada Reported
M E Thornton superintendent of colonization for the Canadian Pacific Railway states a sizable flow of farmers from drought ridden North Dakota and other western U S states is expected to cross into Canada. He notes poor conditions after two tough seasons and predicts settlements in western Canadian provinces.
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Montreal
United States
Canada
M. E. Thornton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
North Dakota
Saskatchewan legislature advances several government measures
In Regina the Legislative Assembly moved several bills through committee of the whole and to third reading including amendments to the Masters and Servants Act and the Creditors Relief Act 1923. Other acts, such as the Maintenance of Blind and Deaf Children and Homesteads Act amendments, progressed toward third reading as did the Saskatchewan Insurance Act. Premier Dunning announced plans to introduce a bill for CN branch line funding. Harris Turner urged improved committee accommodation to assess better arrangements.
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Regina
Legislative Assembly
Dunning
Canadian National
Harris Turner
Legislative Committee
Saskatchewan Red Cross Ninth Annual Meeting Report
Saskatchewan Red Cross in Regina reports expansion from 150 to 264 branches. Over $145,000 administered and more than $10,000 spent to fight tuberculosis during the year. W. F. Kerr notes.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
The
Red Cross
W. F. Kerr
Franco British Agreement Now a Possibility
Paris reports close accord between French and British views on inter allied control of German armaments. The Council of Ambassadors reviewed Premier MacDonald's note and said if the Versailles commission led by Marshal Foch finds the British plan safeguards France under the treaty, France will back the proposal. The withdrawal of the inter allied control and replacement by a committee of guarantees was earlier agreed by France in 1922 with conditions for Germany. The key condition has been at a standstill since late 1922.
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Paris
Council of Ambassadors
MacDonald
Inter-Allied Military Commission
Versailles
Marshal Foch
France
Inter-Allied Military Control Commission
Germany
Control Commission
Grain inspection points eyed for Moose Jaw Saskatoon
E D Cotterell of the CPR testified at the Royal Grain Inquiry that creating Moose Jaw and Saskatoon as final grain inspection points could slow crop movement eastward. He noted the need for a large staff and quick sampling within 45 minutes to an hour.
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Winnipeg
C.P.R
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
E. D. Cotterell
C.P.R. Western Lines
Royal Grain Inquiry Commission
Cotterell
J. L. Roycraft
Lethbridge
Edmonton
E.C
B.C
German Industries Decline Alarm at Reparations Gap
Charles M. Schwab of Bethlehem Steel returned from Germany after 1912 and said German industries have deteriorated since before the war. He urged an immediate and definite settlement of the reparations question, arguing Central Europe’s well being hinges on it.
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Charles M. Schwab
Europe
New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Germany
Allied Commission
Divorces Grow in Senate with 137 Applications
Ottawa reports 137 divorce applications before the Senate, up from 135 last year. Expect at least 30 more before session end. Among the filings 69 are by husbands and 68 by wives, with two from Manitoba and one from British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Senate
Manitoba
British Columbia
Alberta Miners Seek 10 Percent Wage Increase
Alberta coal miners in district 18 of the United Mine Workers propose a 10 percent raise for this year. The wage scale committee has decided to present the report to the general convention.
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Calgary
Alberta
U.M.W.A
Soviet Trade Delegates Arrive in Montreal
Soviet representatives arrive in Montreal to establish trade relations between Canada and the Soviet Union and will set up their headquarters in the city.
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Montreal
Union of Soviet Republics
Russia
Canada
Japanese Prince Dies in London
Tokyo dispatch states Prince Masaoushi Mat Sukata has died in London, prompting reactions from Japanese officials and distant royal circles. Further details on the cause or burial plans were not included in the report.
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Honor Baron Byng
Mrs. E. Oueilet
Idalla
Scotts
WN. WU
Garin
H. B. Read
Associated Boards of Trade
B.C. Express
Manitoba Wheat Pool Bill
Thos. H. Moffett
C.A. President Association.of Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities
Viceroy, Sask
Winnipeg Pioneer
M.P
Prince Masaoushi Matsukata
Tokio
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