Government Criticised By Meighen Over The Appointment Of Speaker
The session opened with the swearing in of members and the signing of the oath as debate centered on Rodolphe Lemieux being chosen Speaker. Meighen criticized the government for not promoting the deputy speaker, while Crerar praised Lemieux’s long parliamentary service and qualifications. Lemieux was elected by acclamation and pledged to serve the House impartially.
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Meighen
Ottawa
Canata
Rodolphe Lemieux
Gaaps
Meiehen
Veron Tie
Lemichs
Melzhen
Princ
Liberal Party
Crerar
Lemieux
Fiume Blockaded by Official Order
Italian Commissioner Castelli enforces a blockade on Fiume, barring non residents, disarming private persons, and promising expulsion of outsiders to honor the Rapallo treaty terms. Belgian ex-professor Henri Bergan, who came to Canada for a tour intending to tutor, plans to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiume
Castelli
Zanesla
Italy
Rapallo
Chatham
Henri Bergan
Brussels
Canada
Freezone Offers Quick Relief for Corns and Calluses
An ad claims Freezone quickly relieves aching corns and calluses with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. The product supposedly ends pain instantly and lets users lift the corn or callus off with fingers without soreness or irritation.
Britain Abandons Imperial Air Service Plan
Britain abandons the imperial air service plan after Idfa and Africa and New Zealand refuse the government invitation for cooperation. The air fleet is handed over to the disposal board with options to sell intact to a foreign country or form a private operating corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Idfa
Sit i
Africa
New Zealand
Imperial
The
Times
Russian Mennonites May Go To Texas
El Paso report says ninety thousand Mennonites from Russia may join Canadian worshippers moving toward Bustillos Chihuahua. Geo Hieberth of Long Beach California says he represents Russian Mennonites seeking to locate in Mexico and has arranged land purchases near the Canadian settlers in Chihuahua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
Russia
Canada
Bustillos
Chihuahua
Geo. Hieberth
Lone Beach
Calif
Mexico
Revenue sharing plan for Winnipeg provincial tax
The Norris Government caucus decides that 25 percent of provincial income tax revenue will be returned to Winnipeg and other municipalities at year end. The move is seen as easing passage of the bill and addressing local opposition. In Britain, the House of Commons votes 208 to 60 to allow Lord Robert Cecil to introduce a suffrage bill on the same terms as men, despite Col. Martin Archer-Shee's opposition. The measure would enfranchise 500 to 600 women and gains its first reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Norris
Britain
London
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
Martin Archer-Shee
Lady Member For Change In Speech To Parliament
The entrance of a lady member into Parliament prompted a change in the speech from the throne. Previously the speech opened with Honorable Gentlemen of the Senate, Gentlemen of the House of Commons. It was addressed to Honorable Members of the Senate, Members of the House of Commons. The lady member led the change.
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Pariament
Senate
House of Commons
Brandon Winter Fair Honors Awarded to Saskatchewan Exhibitors
Brandon Manitoba reports a dominant Brandon Mental Hospital exhibit except for one section as a strong show features the largest sheep display at a winter fair. Thomas Zachery of Austin wins the grand sheep championship with a Hampshire ram. Saskatchewan entries claim top honors in Percheron, 1919 and 1920 stallion classes.
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Brandon
Professor Shaw
Saskatoon
Thomas Zachery
Austin
Hampshire
G. T Fraser
Sask
Wolfington
Duncan
Dr C. Head
Regina
Clydesdale
Dix Imbro
Ben Finlayson
A. H. Forbes
Grand Coulee
Fairview
Aristocrats As Settlers Head For Canadian Prairies
Vancouver based CPSR agent H J Loughran says Russian aristocrats dispossessed by the revolution will settle on prairie farms in Canada. Count A Koulkolevski is already established near Bassano Alberta, with 10 families expected to follow in May due to their practical farming knowledge and the prairie steppe similarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Canada
H. J. Loughran
CPSR
A. Koulkolevski
Bassano
Alta
Mr. Loughran
Koukolevski
Regina Hospitals Convention Reports Published
A comprehensive report of last fall's hospital conventions in Regina is printed and distributed to association members and others active in hospital work. The booklet covers the Western Canada Hospitals' Association Saskatchewan Hospital Association and the Western Canada conference of the Catholic Hospitals' Association proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Western Canada Hospitals’ Association
Saskatchewan Hospital Association
Western Canada
Catholic Hospitals’ Association
Resignation Accepted of India Secretary Montagu
London reports Rt. Hon. Edward Samuel Montagu secretary of state for India tendered his resignation and it was accepted. The move comes amid ongoing policy debates and cabinet reshuffles.
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London
Edward Samuel Montagu
India
Trans Canada Limited Reopens Daily Montreal to Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway fixes May 11 timetable and restarts the Trans Canada Limited service. The daily transcontinental train will run Montreal to Toronto and Vancouver.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trans Canada Limited
Transcontinental Flier
Toronto
Vancouver
Lenin Seeks Genoa Meeting With Lloyd George
After a long country rest Nikolai Lenin spoke before Congress of metal workers and expressed a wish to meet Prime Minister Lloyd George in Genoa face to face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikolai Lenine
Congress of the Metal Workers
Genoa
Lioyd George
Big Crowds Attend Games Calgary
More than 40 000 spectators attended professional hockey games played in Calgary during the past season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Heart Trouble Remedies Promised to Strengthen The Heart
A historical health ad describes heart trouble symptoms and promises a remedy to strengthen the heart, regulate its beat, and restore vigor. The text emphasizes palpitations, dizziness, breathlessness, and nervousness as common signs, claiming the product can restore a healthy normal condition.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Help Sufferer Improve
Mrs. Chadwick of Delhi Ontario reports palpitation and dizziness from exertion eased after using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She bought six boxes, felt young again in her 60s, and regained walking stamina. The T Milburn Co. Limited offers 50 cents a box by mail or dealer purchase.
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T. Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Dominion Fire Losses for 1921 Reach Heavy Canada Wide
The Dominion Fire Commissioner reports 1921 fire losses in Canada at over 40 million dollars with 25,916 fires. Ontario and Quebec account for the largest totals, while per capita costs vary by province. Total public fire prevention spending in 1921 was 125,000 dollars, largely funded by a tax on insurance companies.
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Ottawa
Canada
Great Britain
Informa
Dominion Fire
Gt Insurance
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Calgary Rider Sets World Record at Winter Fair
Calgary Lass owned and ridden by Louis Welsh cleared six feet to break the under 13.2 hands pony high jump world record. Mademoiselle ridden by Louis Welsh Jr. topped the bars at six feet ten inches in the same competition.
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Brandon
Calgary Lass
Louis Welsh
Peter Welsh
Calgary
Mademoiselle
Mr. Welsh
Montreal Harbor Docking Space Fully Leased for 1922 Season
Docking space in Montreal harbor is nearly exhausted as almost all available berths are leased for the 1922 season. If current mild weather continues, experts anticipate a navigation opening this year that could match last year when the first ship arrived on March 24.
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Montreal
Saskatoon Court of Appeal to get additional judge
Ottawa reports a resolution by the Minister of Justice proposing the appointment of an extra judge to the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan with an annual salary of 9000 dollars. The notice was given in the House as expedient for the province.
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Ottawa
Court of Appeal
Saskatchewan
Provincial Health Dept Procures Regina Antitoxin in Saskatchewan
The Provincial Government of Saskatchewan supplied Regina antitoxin last month at a cost to the Department of Health of 3451. A total of 3 900 000 units was distributed across the province to support public health efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan
Department of Health
Germany Pays Sixth Reparations Installment to Allies
The German government notified the Allied reparations commission that it deposited Germany’s sixth ten day payment totaling 31,000,000 gold marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Allied Reparations Commission
Germany
Import Duties Suspended in Warsaw for Six Weeks
Warsaw decrees suspension of all import duties on food clothing and shoes for six weeks to cut living costs. Government aims to ease inflation pressures and support households during the period.
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Warsaw
Reasons For U S Refusal To Attend Genoa Conference
Ottawa reports outline orders in council transferring government functions among departments. Proposals moved departments of printing and stationery, mounted police, naval services, and militia under revised scopes. Some measures were laid by the previous government others by the king administration and approved February 10 this year.
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Ottawa
Government Printing and Stationery Office
Department
Secretary of State
Department of Labor
Mounted Police
Department of Justice
Department of Militia
Naval Services
Keep on Serving Men in Public Life Must Do Their Best
Hon. Charles A. Dunning urged Saskatchewan municipal officials to keep serving their communities during hard economic times. He spoke to seven hundred delegates at the rural municipal convention, stressing duty over theory and shouters, and highlighting taxation equalization and convention business. Lively leadership roles were elected for the association. In a separate note from Washington, officials described US stance on Genoa conference as cautious, stating relief efforts depend on European nations' reform and that US aid will follow practical needs.
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Hon
Chas. Dunning
Saskatoon
Charles A. Dunning
Saskatchewan Rural Municipal Convention
Dunning
T. H. Moffatt
Viceroy
R. J. Moffatt
Bradwell
R. Douglas
Redvers
J. J.°. Lamb
Ogema
W. J. Haley
Vanguard
R. N. Parker
Togo
G. H. Hummel
Nokomis
E. 3. Carroll
Asor
Washington
United States
Europe
Genoa
Dmcials
Champion Steer and Poultry Show Selections at Brandon Fair
A crowd at the Brandon Fair banquet announced a carload of about 250 Manitoba birds will be sent to the Chicago International show by the Manitoba Poultry Breeders' Association. A fine Aberdeen Angus steer owned by J.J. Turner of Carroll won grand champion at the Winter fair.
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Brandon
Man
Manitoba
Manitoba Poultry Breeders’ Association
J.J. Turner
Carroll
Hudson Joins Liberals in Ottawa
Hon. A. B. Hudson former Manitoba attorney-general, elected Independent Progressive, joins the Liberals and secures a seat among Government benches. He sits in the front row with Hon. A. K. MacLean, senior member for Halifax, as his seat mate.
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Ottawa
A. B. Hudson
Manitoba
Hudson
A. K. MacLean
Halifax
Premier Martin Returns Regina in Resource Reply Talk
Premier Martin returns to Regina after an extended stay in Eastern Canada. He says a letter will be drafted in a few days conveying Saskatchewan’s reply to Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King on the question of returning western provinces’ natural resources.
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Regina
Martin
Canada
Saskatchewan
W. L .Mackenzie King
Winnipeg Denies Allegation Over Unjust Reflections
Alderman W. B. Simpson chair of the relief committee says no men have been shipped from Winnipeg to Toronto. A Toronto dispatch reports 14 men who claimed sandwiches and railway fare from Winnipeg sought relief in that city.
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Winnipeg
W. B. Simpson
Unemployed Relief Committee
Toronto
Saskatchewan seeding labor plan targets up to 3400 workers
The Bureau of Labor will provide between 2000 and 3400 men for seeding on Saskatchewan farms this coming season. The number is estimated to be about the average of recent years, with preparations underway in Regina. Local authorities aim to meet farm labor needs for the planting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Bureau of Labor
Cabinet rejects loan for Russia famine relief
London reports the cabinet cannot sanction a £350 000 loan to the Russian Government for famine relief. It will, however, place medical supplies at the disposal of existing organizations in Russia to assist the campaign against typhus.
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London
Russia
France imposes cattle import ban on Britain and Channel Isles
Reuters Paris correspondent reports a decree issued as precautionary measure prohibiting the importation of cattle from Great Britain and the Channel Islands into France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter
Paris
Great Britain
Channel Isles
France
Sauve Introduces Proportional Representation Motion
Quebec opposition leader Arthur Sauve tabled a motion in the Legislative Assembly calling for proportional representation. The move signals a push to overhaul the province's electoral system and shifts in party strategy.
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Quebec
Arthur Sauve
Legislative Assembly
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T. B. Macaulay
Sun Life Assurance Company Canada
Kay Self Airship Fleet
London Times
Tatenia
Brandon Winter Fair
Milburn
V. C. French
the Times
Wetaskiwin
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Laiadae
U. S
Brandon Fair
Spohn
Guy
Spohn Medical Company
Goshen
Indiana
U.S.A
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