Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Seen Benefiting Farmers
George Edwards president of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association told the Canadian Council of Agriculture during a dinner hosted by the Canadian Manufacturers' Association that a wheat pool would benefit farmers. He cited 60 percent of grain growers joining cooperative marketing and estimated Saskatchewan farmers could save 20 to 30 million dollars this year due to higher wheat prices. T A Rusell welcomed the guests and noted common ground between the two groups in Canada’s basic industries.
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George Edwards
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Edwards
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Saskatchewan
T. A. Russell
The
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Canada
Alberta to repeat Wembley display with provincial exhibit
Premier Greenfield states Alberta will again Exhibit at Wembley with last year’s all Canadian display likely updated. Government decision on sending a representative remains undecided though last year’s representative may attend part or all of the exhibit. Alberta also plans a provincial display at the Toronto national exposition showcasing farms mines and forests.
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Goverment
Edmonton
Alberta
Wembley
Greenfield
Toronto
Prospector Narrowly Survives Fall in Gold Creek Shaft
Dawson Vermont February 20 Fred Foss a 60 year old prospector fell 30 feet down a shaft on Gold Creek, crawled to his cabin after eight days of exposure. He starved for food and fuel and was found near death before rescue. He is expected to recover.
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Dawson
V.T
Fred Foss
Gold Creek
Foss
Unemployed British Men Rejected for Porter Jobs at 30 Shillings
London report notes Britain pays 15 shillings weekly to thousands of unemployed men while railway officials for four months cannot find a volunteer porter at a station offering 30 shillings weekly.
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London
Great Britain
Berlin Sees Decline in Personal Crisis Deaths
Berlin reports 36 deaths per 1000 people last year, down from 43.5 in 1923. Authorities are investigating causes of death by self harm and pursuing measures to further reduce the rate.
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Berlin
First Japan Air Mail to Link Three Cities
Japan plans its first air mail service linking Osaka Oita and Fukuoka with potential passenger service. Each mail item will cost 40 sen about 40 cents in Canadian money and marks a pioneering air delivery route.
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Osaka
Japan
Oita
Fukuoka
Crow’s Nest Rates Prince Albert in CNR Dispute
The Prince Albert board of trade demands that Crow’s Nest Pass freight rates be extended to Prince Albert. They argue the Regina Prince Albert CN branch was CPR operated when the Crow’s Nest Pass agreement was made and Prince Albert holds equal claim with Saskatoon to the benefits, urging removal of current discrimination.
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Prince Albert
Edmonton Board Eyes Freight Rate Reform Promise
The Edmonton board of trade seeks fairer railway freight rates for Edmonton and Northern Alberta. A wire to Sir Henry Thornton recalls his August promise not to allow discriminations under the Crow's Nest Pass agreement and urges early carryout of the pledge after a conference with Sydney D Woods and the board.
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Edmonton
Sir Henry Thornton
Board of Trade
Alberta
Sir Henry
Sydney D. Woods
K.C
Canadian National Railway
Marvels Of Science San Francisco Photographs
Photographs from Washington of the presidential inaugural ceremony were received in San Francisco within minutes by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. The new electrical marvel printed negatives as clear as the original, transmitted over 3,000 miles of wire and appearing in early editions. Fifty minutes averaged from snap to completion in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Washington
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Empire Exhibition Faces Large Overdraft at Lloyds Bank
The British Empire Exhibition has an overdraft of £1,750,000 at Lloyds Bank. Lloyds previously held a Wembley banking monopoly but may share finance with other banks. The overdraft is largely government guaranteed, recently increased to £1,100,000, with a potential expansion to £2,200,000.
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London
Lloyd’s Bank
Lloyd's Bank
Exhibition
Wembley
Britain Raises Mission To Turkey To Embassy Status
London authorities announce the British government will elevate its mission in Ankara to an embassy. Negotiations between Turkish representatives in London and Austen Chamberlain have concluded, with an official announcement expected in the coming days.
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London
Turkey
Austen Chamberlain
Exhibition for model dresses from English fabrics in London
A company is formed with capital of 500 000 dollars to establish exhibition ventures in London and other cities. The models, made from English and Scotch dress fabrics, will be sold to wholesale houses and details provided of the firms that produced them so wholesalers can supply the retail trade.
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London
Fashion Update Menwear in London and Sparkling Jewelry
British women adopt masculine attire featuring high white collars stiff shirts and white waistcoats with bow ties. A new necklace novelty uses glass beads with a small electric light pendant to sparkle at night.
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London
Explosion Rips German Factory Killing Five
A dynamite blast after a fire in the powder division of the Westphalian Anhalt Explosive Factory in Reinsdorf Saxony killed five people and injured eight others. The blast was powerful enough to tear off roofs of nearby buildings.
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Reinsdorf
Saxony
Too Much Overhead Rebt Forke Speaks of Canada Struggles
Robert Forke MP leader of the Progressive Party tells Montreal Canadians they live in a house too big for them built with railways and canals they cannot pay for. He cites undeveloped natural resources and 1000 miles of untenanted land between North Bay and Winnipeg as the main cause of east west sectionalism. He urges Canadianism and compromise to move forward.
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Forke
Canada
Montreal
Robert Forke
M.P
Progressive Party
North Bay
Winnipeg
Calm Inauguration Sees Coolidge Take Oath Again
Washington reports Calvin Coolidge calmly assumed the presidency for four more years. He renewed his oath on his grandmother's Bible, delivered a frugal address to the nation, and pledged to merit God's favor. Chief Justice Taft administered the oath as the parade began.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Taft
Dominion charter grant for Allied British Canners and Distributors
A million dollar company, Allied British Canners and Distributors Limited, has secured a Dominion charter to operate a cannery in the Winnipeg district. Controlled by United States capitalists, the firm plans Winnipeg operations next fall and intends to open canneries in Quebec and British Columbia.
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Winnipeg
Allied British Canners and Distributors, Limited
United States
Quebec
British Columbia
Would End Lotteries Ottawa L H Martell Bill Plan
L H Martell of Hants intends to introduce a bill to abolish church lotteries. Currently the Criminal Code allows church and charitable lotteries with municipal permission if prizes are under 350. The proposed act would remove this exception and eliminate church lotteries altogether.
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Ottawa
L. H. Martell
Hants
New Earl of Oxford Makes Maiden Speech
The Earl of Oxford also known as Asquith delivered his maiden speech in the House of Words. He warned allies against indefinitely occupying the southern land when a strictly limited troop presence was expected. He argued France’s insecurity justifies a broad international pact to secure Europe and the world.
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London
Earl of Oxford
Asquith
House of Words
Sthineland
France
Europe
Canadian Woman War Correspondent Dead
Eleanore Franklin Egan, famed Canadian war correspondent and Magazine writer, dies in New York from pneumonia. Wife of Martin Egan, former Victoria Times staffer, she accompanied British forces in Mesopotamia and later toured India and the Far East as a correspondent and writer. Her death saddens British Columbia.
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Vancouver
B.C
Eleanore Franklin Egan
New York
Martin Egan
Victoria Times
Egan
Mesopotamia
India
Far East
British Columbia
Radio Propaganda Spread Through Soviet Stations
Russia controls three radio sending stations in Moscow Leningrad and Nichni Novgorod. Operated by the commissariat of posts telegraphs and telephones the daily programming leans heavily on political talks. Bolsheviks use the government controlled radio to further party aims alongside music.
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Moscow
Russia
Leningrad
Nichni-Novgorod
Commissariat of Posts
Singapore naval base cost and land handover announced
At the Empire naval conference in session here the Singapore site cost £1,250,000 with acquisition completed and land being handed over. Hong Kong will contribute £250,000 toward the base. This is the first Far Eastern naval conference since March 1921, with defence issues in the Pacific a key focus.
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Singapore
Hong Kong
Far Eastern
Pacific
Will Hold Conference in May Ottawas
Preliminary arrangements are under way for a Canadian West Indies conference in May to negotiate a new treaty for reciprocal trade. Havee Logan M.P. who recently visited the West Indies as commissioner reports enthusiasm for another conference and a desire to send delegates.
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Ottawas
Havee Logan
M.P
West Indies
Termination Notice in Calgary Coal Dispute
The Western Canada Coal Operators Association will terminate its agreement with the United Mine Workers of America on March 1. The action ends the present pact on September 30. Since October restart after the strike, Alberta coal mines have struggled with limited operation, causing a sharp drop in business due to high production costs.
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Calgary
Western Canada Coal Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers’ of America
Ontario Aims to Secure Coal From Alberta
Premier Ferguson declared Ontario would import 106000 tons of Alberta coal on May 1 to keep money within Canada and support interprovincial trade. He said Alberta and Nova Scotia coal could soon be brought in as cheaply as United States coal.
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Toronto
Lgislature
Fremier Ferguson
Ontario
National Railways
Canada
Confederation
Alberta
Nova Scotia
United States
Assessment Tribunal Proposed to Tax Improvements Provincewide
The government considers compulsory taxation of improvements in all towns and villages and the creation of a special tribunal for assessments and appeals. A new act may be prepared for this session. A strong Alberta Union of Municipalities delegation from Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge Red Deer and smaller towns discussed the plan.
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Edmonton
Alberta Union of Municipalities
Calgary
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Ottawa Forty-six Research Investigations Reported
The 1924 annual report shows 46 investigations carried on and 19 reports issued with CSIR support. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 1924, grants totaled $55,620 from a $120,000 vote. Twelve fellowships eight studentships and 24 bursaries funded, with work in 19 Canadian university departments.
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Ottawa
Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
Coun
Canada
National Flag Plan Proposed by Liberal MP McMaster
A. R. McMaster of Brome in the House of Commons proposes the government take steps to create or choose a national flag for Canada. The motion aims to establish a definitive emblem for the nation.
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Ottawa
Canada
A. R. McMaster
House of Commons
Brome
Congress Backs World Court Adherence Plan
The House overwhelmingly approves early adherence to the world court with reservations urged by Presidents Harding and Coolidge. The nonbinding resolution states readiness to participate in enacting such legislation without needing Senate or presidential approval.
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U.S. Congress
Washington
House
United States
Harding
Coolidge
Senate
Powder Explosion Injures Soldiers at Schofield Barracks
Eight enlisted men of the United States Army sustained serious burns, with three possibly fatally, after a powder explosion while loading shells at Schofield Barracks Honolulu during preparations for upcoming maneuvers.
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Honolulu
United States Army
Schofield Barracks
Here
Army
Navy
Cock Fight Raid Halts Event at Windsor Police HQ
In Windsor Ontario police seized 45 game cocks during a Sandwich raid. About 46 spectators were present in a basement where an impromptu cockfight cockpit was set up. Three thousand dollars worth of poultry were involved.
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Windsor
Sandwich
Rural credit societies placed under provincial supervision
Six more rural credit societies with total liabilities of 224 832 have been placed in the rural credits as administrator. Of 74 societies in the province 44 with about 1 750 900 outstanding are now administered by the provincial department.
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Winnipeg
Grain Futures Case Before the Privy Council
The Judicial Committee reserved judgment on Manitoba Attorney General's appeal over the Grain Futures Act taxing grain sellers for future delivery. Saskatchewan and Alberta opposed, arguing tax powers harmed their main industry. Manitoba's case centers on constitutional limits. Representatives included Eugene Lafleur for Saskatchewan and Alberta, W N Tiley for Manitoba, and Geoffrey Laurance for Manitoba in London.
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London
Judicial Committee of the Privy
Saskatchewan
Haing
Supreme Court of Canada
Manitoba
FE. L. Newcombe
Dominion
Alberta
Eugene Lafleur
K.C
W. N. Tiley
Toronto
Geoffrey Laurance
Eng
Bachelors to Find Wives for Vilna Farmers
In Vilna district Alberta a group of bachelor farmers with help from the Vilna Citizens League commissions Thomas Jaakson of Anne Knoll to travel to England and Ireland this summer to bring back marriageable women. The U F A locals back the plan morally and financially.
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Edmonton
Vilna
Alberta
Vilna Citizens’ League
Thomas Jaakson
Anne Knoll
England
Ireland
U F.A
Bovine Tuberculosis Can Be Eradicated
Dr. George Hilton, veterinary director-general, told the House of Commons select committee on agriculture and colonization that bovine tuberculosis can be eradicated at low cost if owners clean up their herds and cooperate with the government. He added an adequate supply of tuberculosis-free cattle is necessary to maintain foreign markets.
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Ottawa
George Hilton
Standing Committee On Agriculture and Colonization
House of Commons
Canadian tariff should be removed from politics says Moore
Windsor Ontario Tom Moore Canadian labor chief calls removing tariff questions from political debate and reexamining them on a scientific basis to help unemployment. He suggests tariffs have long been a political plaything.
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Windsor
Canada aims to raise apple intake with new ad push
Ottawa reports Canadians now eat about four apples a week instead of daily. A five campaign will be launched next year to boost the average, part of a national effort cited at the annual convention of the Canadian horticultural committee year.
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Ottawa
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