Progressive party calls for open cooperation with government
In Ottawa the Progressive group states it will cooperate openly with the government on a legislative basis after the October 29 election. They warn against coalition or fusion and stress consultation as essential to preventing press misinterpretation. Robert Forke and Henry E. Spencer sign the statement.
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Ottawa
House of Comisone
King
Progressive Party
Progressive Group
Canada
Robert Forke
Henry E. Spencer
Noxious Weed Problem Highlighted by Minister
Saskatchewan ministers urges constant fight against noxious weeds at rural municipalities conference. Hon. C. M. Hamilton notes sow thistle as worst enemy and emphasizes ongoing eradication efforts are worthwhile.
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C. M. Hamilton
Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities Association
Regina
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Hamilton
Punishment Advocate Backed by Spanking Machine Concept
Crown prosecutor R. 3 B. Graham addressed the Rotary Club arguing corporal punishment deters crime. He condemned jail as a failure and flogging as revolting, proposing a device similar to a spanking machine delivering uniform pain without sentiment.
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Winnipeg
B. Graham
K.C
Rotary Club
Viscount Allenby Arrives in Victoria Aboard Aorangi
British military commander Viscount Allenby and Viscountess Allenby arrive in Victoria from Australia aboard the Aorangi. Lord Allenby plans a Canada tour under the National Council of Education, following World War I service that helped win Palestine from the Turks.
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Victoria
City
Viscount Allenby
Palestine
Australia
Viscountess Allenby
Lord Allenby
Canada
National Council of Education
Plan For Forest Fire Protection Conference in New South Wales
The New South Wales forestry commission plans a conference of forestry representatives to discuss measures for protecting Australian forests from future bush fires after a series of fatal and destructive fires.
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Sydney
Australia
New South Wales Forestry Commission
Women in Federal Civil Service Population in Washington
Latest reports show that 27,209 women work in the federal civil service in Washington. The figure reflects the gender distribution within federal employment region and highlights ongoing diversity in government staffing.
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Federal Civil Service
Washington
Alberta Legislature Debates Farm and Health Outlook
The Alberta Legislature closed two weeks of debate on farming and health in the province. Agriculture Minister Geo Hoadley outlined 1925 values including $255.4 million in farm products and a wheat yield of 103 million bushels. Dairy, poultry, beekeeping, and fodder corn showed gains while health progress centered on anti toxins and clinics. Municipal hospitals serve about 140,000, mothers receive allowances, and proposed amendments aim to aid dependent families. A public lands transfer bill aligns provincial control with natural resources. three year subsidies continue as Ottawa agrees in principle.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Geo. Hoadley
Health Department
Dominion House
Ottawa
Washington Post editor faces Prohibition law charge over beer recipe
Representative Blanton of Texas demanded action against The Washington Post editor for publishing George Washingtons beer recipe claiming the act violated prohibition law. Justice Department said no official cognizance had been taken and officials were puzzled by the printing.
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Washington
Washington Post
George Washington
Coolidge
Blanton
Texas
Prohibition
Department of Justice
Fast Mail Service From Victoria to New York
Victoria residents can send letters or parcels to New York in about 50 hours starting April 6. Arrangements enable British Columbia residents to use the fast United States trans continental air mail service.
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Victoria Victoria
Victoria
New York
Victoria Post Office
British Columbia
United States
Thieves Loot Priceless Tapestries From City Art Shop
In the Fifth Avenue district thieves entered Barton Price and Willson Inc art shop, broke jars of a fifth century origin, and escaped with three tapestries valued at about $40,000.
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New York
Barton, Price and Willson, Inc
Fifth Avenue
Flu Epidemic Strikes Moscow Russia Strains Hospitals
A flu epidemic sweeps Russia with 27 000 registered cases in Moscow alone. Unemployed doctors and nurses are summoned to hospitals to relieve overworked staff.
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Russia
Moscow
Germany Extends Credit to Russia for German Goods
Berlin reports German industry representatives with Federal backing have reached an agreement to lend Russia up to 75 million dollars for the purchase of German goods. The arrangement aims to boost trade and support domestic industry amid broader economic ties.
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Germany
Russia
Berlin
Privy Council Appeal From Swaziland King Over Mountain Forts
King Sobhuza II appeals to the Privy Council against loss of mountain strongholds including royal burial sites. Representation by the King's attorney general, with two English counsel arguing the case, claims Swaziland corporation illegally seized lands to develop trade, cattle, and resources.
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Swaziland
Sobhuza 11
Counci
Reure
Oxford University
London University
Sobhuza
Ben
Grading Wheat Tied to Protein Content Spurred Debate
Vancouver report on Western Canada Development and Unity League discussions with Mayor Blatchford Edmonton and James Robinson of the grain board. They weigh changing from the Canadian grading system to protein based grading, noting potential farmer gains but warning on export trade practicality and current Manitoba Winnipeg elevator practices.
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Vancouver
Western Canada Development and Unity League
K. A. Jilattsford
Edmonton
James Robinson
Board of Grain Commissioners
Blatchford
Minneapolis
The
Grain Board
United States
Robinson
Winnipeg
Great progress shown in Canada's mining industry in 1925
Montreal reports a 1925 mining industry value of 224,846,237 dollars, up 15,262,831 from 1924, with over 64,000 workers and about 83 million in annual wages. Investment reaches 652,440,000 dollars as the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy opens its 28th annual meeting.
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Montreal
Canada
St. Cook
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Ant
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
J. A. Allan
University of Alberta
Lewis Stockett
Calgary
Istit
Migration scheme shows 926 families accepted for Canada
Lieut Col L C Amery told the House of Commons that 926 families have been accepted under the Canadian Government's three thousand family migration plan. He said reports from settlers and letters from the Dominion were very encouraging about the scheme's working.
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London
L. C. Amery
Dominion Affairs
House of Commons
Dominion
Deport Aliens Crackdown In Chicago
Chicago migration officers renewed their drive to round up deportable aliens. William Shoemaker, head of a special detective contingent, predicted gangland would be deserted within a week.
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Chicago
William Shoemaker
Decree Frees Far Eastern Prisoners Under One Year
Moscow authorities announce a decree freeing all prisoners in the Far Eastern provinces who are serving terms of a year or less. Sentences longer than a year are reduced by one third to mobilize labor for the economic strengthening of the Russian Far East.
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Moscow
Central Executive Committee
Far Eastern
Russian Far East
Poet Bliss Carman Tours Banff Winter Carnival
Canadian poet Bliss Carman visits Banff during the winter carnival. He walks in moccasins and wool socks, tramps a bow to his heart, and makes a sixteen mile trip to a cloud lake with the queen of Banff Winter Carnival by his side.
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Bliss Carman
Banff
Germany Alone Seen For Permanent League Council Seat
London reports that Germany will be the sole nation elected to a permanent League of Nations council seat. Poland Spain and Brazil may have to wait. Austen Chamberlain reportedly shifts stance favoring other memberships, while Germany is said to be assured of exclusive early admission.
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London
League of Nations
Germany
League Council
Poland
Spain
Brazil
Austen Chamberlain
Spsim
Daily Express
Berlin
Germany Hears About War-Time Conditions Berlin
Socialist deputy Herr Dittmann told a Beichstag special committee that 1916 17 hunger and mutinous moods in the German navy stemmed from poor food and gloating officer rations. He cited an incident on the battleship Thuringen when officers were doused with a hose, unsolved by investigators. The testimony shocks many Germans unaware of the war's harsher realities.
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Berlin
Herr Dittmann
Beichstag
Germany
Herr Dittman
Union Talk Moves Saskatchewan Farm Groups Toward Amalgamation
Saskatoon conference outlines Manitoba and Alberta Farmers' Union members joining United Farmers of Western Canada Saskatchewan section temporarily. Amalgamation committee aims to craft a broadly acceptable union basis. Attendees include C. H. Burnell J. H. Stoneman W. M. Thrasher L. C. Brouillette and others.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Farmers’ Union of Canada
Board of Trade
Manitoba
Alberta
U. F. Ofc
United Farmers of Western Canada
Saskatchewan
C. H. Burnell
Manitoba Wheat Pool
J. H. Stoneman
Farmers’ Union
W. M. Thrasher
L. C. Brouillette
C. H. Harris
A. Bayton
George F. Edwards
G.G.A
C. C. Stokker
A. W. Selby
A. L. Hollis
McNaughton
G. H. Barr
J. Harvey Hearn
Dominion Representation in Lords Question Raised
Baron Strathspey proposed that the Imperial conference in October should gauge premiers of the dominions on whether they should be represented in a reformed House of Lords. The issue was raised in the House of Lords as a possible outcome of reform.
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London
House of Lords
Baron Strathspey
Dominions
Navy manpower kept at 1925 level insists in Commons
London. W. Bridgeman, first lord of the admiralty, told the House of Commons that Royal Navy personnel will not be reduced this year and will remain at the same numerical strength as in 1925.
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London
W. ©. Bridgeman
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Britain Will Stand Solidly for Peace Pact
Sir Austen Chamberlain told the House Britain will back a unanimous league council vote for a permanent seat beyond Germany and urged Geneva delegates to follow Locarno aims. He warned against anything that could bar Germany from joining the league, awaiting moderating statements from key nations.
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Britain
London
Austen Chamberlain
Theoretza
League Council
Germany
Austen
Geneva
Locarno
Royal Bank economist urges cut of Canada's gold reserve
Toronto reports D M Marvin of the Royal Bank of Canada urged Canada to return to a gold standard and reduce its gold reserve by 50 million dollars. He said keeping the reserve costs about 2 million annually in interest and the funds could cut foreign debt.
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Royal Bank
Toronto
Canada
Dominion
D. M. Marvin
Royal Bank of Canada
Commercial Department
The
University of Toronto
Marvin
Aliens Captured After Ice Bridge Run at Niagara Falls
Border Patrol crews nab three men who used the ice bridge beneath Niagara Falls to cross from Canada into the United States. All three attempted to climb a 200 foot gorge with a ladder. one escaped back to Canada as agents fired warning shots. One man remained in custody, others pursued by officers.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Falls
Canada
Border Patrol
Stop Look Listen Rule Aims At Level Crossings
A private members bill in the legislature would make motorists stop before level crossings with penalties for violations. The proposal echoes the familiar stop look listen warning for safety at intersections and railway tracks.
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Winnipeg
Conservative Leader Resigns in Saskatchewan Province
Saskatoon scene reports Dr. J T M Anderson, head of the Saskatchewan Conservative Association and Saskatoon City leader, resigns from party leadership to enter business after months in the executive’s hands.
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Saskatoon
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan Conservative Association
Executions Reported For Thirteen Esthonian Spies
Thirteen persons convicted as Esthonian spies were executed on February 19 after clemency appeals were denied. They were accused of plotting against the state and operating with British and Esthonian intelligence services.
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Leningrad
Women Staff Put In 1800 On English Railways
English railways employ nearly 1,800 women in roles such as switchmen crossing tenders porters painters guardmasters and station agents across the system highlighting expanding female participation in railway operations.
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Privy Council
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