Ocean rate probes reveal collusion among steamship firms
Montreal based White Star Dominion official testifies before the Special Committee on Agriculture about regular meetings among steamship firms. He cites intercompany understandings on cattle and farm product freight rates and a possible $22.50 to $25 per head increase if the trade supports it.
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Ovlaea
Montreal
Pillip Corrie
White Star- Dominion Steamship Times
Special House Committee of Agriculture
Liverpool
Portland
Currie
A. R. McMaster
T. Sales
Mr. Sales
McMaste
MacDonald Dines with Royalty at Buckingham Palace
J Ramsay MacDonald, Labor leader, attends a semi official state dinner at Buckingham Palace with party leaders and wives. Forty one guests at round tables, highlighting MacDonald’s growing social ties with the monarchy while remaining in Commons before the event.
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J. Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
Buckingham Palace
MacDonald
House of Commons
Allied Council fixes Poland Russia frontier Vilna attached to Poland
The Allied Council of Ambassadors finalizes the Poland Russia boundary with Vilna district joined to Poland. The decision ends a long Poland Lithuania dispute marked by the 1920 Vilna raid by General Zeligouski and related incidents.
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Paris
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Poland
Russia
Vilna
Lithuania
Zellgouski
Soldier Poet Starts Newspaper In Rome Move
Gabriel D Annunzio decides to transfer his residence to suburban Rome to direct a forthcoming newspaper. The government has leased him the Villa Toscolana at Frascati, a former German writers home established by Emperor William before the war.
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Rome
Gabriel D'Annunzio
Toscolana
Frascati
William
RCMP to Stay Ottawa as Reform Resolution Fails
The House defeated J S Woodsworth's plan to disband the Mounties and replace them with a Dominion Police protecting government property and a Northwest Mounted Police for unorganized territories. The vote was 156 against, 23 for, majority against 133.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
J. S. Woodsworth
Labor
Centre
Winnipeg
House of Commons
Dominion Police
Northwest Mounted Police
Freezone Quick Corn Relief Claims Instant Pain Stop
An ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. It promises instant relief with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents, suitable for hard and soft corns or that between the toes, without irritation.
Landslide Threat Weighs on Braschi Village Italy
Italian villagers in Braschi Piacenza province fear a landslide from upper Appennine slopes. Water infiltration has caused earth movement. woods and fields were damaged and several houses and livestock buried. The population has evacuated the village.
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Vologna
Braschi
Piacenza
Viscount Lascelles Collects Old Glass
Viscount Lascelles, husband of Princess Mary, is an enthusiastic collector of antique glass.
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Viscount Lascelles
Princess Mary
BC Faces Labor Shortage For Prairie Seeding
Deputy Minister of Labour McNiven reports BC cannot supply even 1 560 men for the seeding season as prospects brighten and a potential labor shortage looms in the prairies. Employment nears vanish ing point while transportation costs remain a factor.
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McNiven
Labo
British Columbia
Postpone Round World Flight Paris Delay Dims Five Aviators Plan
A two year around the world flight by five French aviators, set to begin March 15, has been postponed to April 1 due to passport difficulties, especially in Persia and India. The route starts at Nice, goes east across Asia via India to Japan, Nome Alaska, down the Pacific Coast to Southern Chile, over the Andes to Argentina, then Pernambuco to Dakar, and back to Nice.
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Paris
Persia
India
Nice
Asia
Japan
Nome
Alaska
Pacific Coast
America
Chile
Andes
Argentine
Atlantic
Pernambuco
Brazil
Bakar
Ottawa Sees Decline in U S Coal Imports in 1922
Canada imported 2,514,249 short tons of anthracite from the United States in 1922, down from 4,567,370 in 1921 and 4,192,964 in 1920. US bituminous coal reached 10,924,645 tons, compared with 13,134,250 in 1921 and 15,902,622 in 1920. For the first time in years Britain supplied coal in the last six months, about 92,000 tons, including 639,000 tons of bituminous and 178,000 tons of anthracite.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Anthr
Saskatchewan Maintains Liquor Policy Despite Debate
The Saskatchewan government, led by Hon J A Cross, states there will be no change to liquor law. A plebiscite is not planned, with continued enforcement and education to pursue prohibition. A personal testimonial to Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills appears in the text, noting recovery after six boxes.
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Tandy
Bayer
Aspirin
Canada
Hayer Company
Saskatchewan
Traquiem
Morlusine Alla
Attey
Sears
Milburn
T. Milburn Co
Toronah, Ont
Regina
J. A. Cross
Alcor
Saskatchewa
Col. Cro
Canadian fish for France exhibit to tour France
British Columbia fish canners sign contract to ship canned salmon to France as part of the Canadian exhibition train. An accompanying party of expert chefs will tour with the exhibit to prepare and distribute the product along the route this summer.
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British Columbia
France
Berlin seeks intervention for release of hostage mayor
A telegram from the German Democratic Party to the English League of Nations Union demands immediate intervention to secure the release of Lord Mayor Zimermann of Buer, held by the French as a hostage. It calls Britain to act against this “unprecedented inhuman breach of British justice.”
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Berlin
Zimmermann of
Buer
German Democratic Party
League of Nations Union
Japan Rejects China Proposal to Abrogate 1915 Treaty
Tokyo announced Japan will not annul the 1915 China Japanese treaty or end the twenty one demand accord. It extended Japanese leases on Kwantung Peninsula including Dalny and Port Arthur for fifty years.
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Tokio
Japan
China
Kwantung Peninsula
Dalny
Port Arthur
Australia Gains Most British Settlers in January
In the House of Commons Viscount Wolume reported emigration figures for January showing Australia with 4 243 settlers, New Zealand 578, and Canada 1 513.
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London
House of Commons
British Isles
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Viscount Wolume
Australis
Buy at Home Slogan Encourages Local Spending
A town advocacy group urges residents to keep money within the district by buying locally. The call emphasizes that supporting nearby businesses boosts neighborhood prosperity and keeps funds circulating among residents.
Germany Signals Plan for Final Reparations Settlement
Berlin plans to issue a concrete proposal backing a German industrialist guarantee as part of a final reparations settlement. The move hinges on allied attention and serious examination after prior proposals were dismissed. Britain reportedly reluctant to lead, while Berlin seeks broader international financial control and a possible guarantee to France on border commitments.
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London
Germany
Daily Telegraph
Cial
Berlin
Great Britain
France
Quebec City Repeats Daylight Saving Delay Decision
The city of Quebec did not observe daylight saving this year after a finance committee meeting decided to delay the time change. The committee cited local scheduling and budget considerations in approving the unusual adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Finance Committee
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