Winnipeg police seek bootlegging ring in coast shipment
Winnipeg police target key figures in a coast bootlegging operation that shipped about 25 000 dollars worth of wines and whiskies to the Dominion Lumber and Puel Company of Winnipeg. Arrests are expected at Calgary or Vancouver or both. the contraband car carried 225 cases and had fictitious Vancouver addresses.
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Winnipeg
Dominion Lumber and Puel Company
Calgary
Vancouver
Iftelals
Railway Officigia
Fuel Company
Manitoba
Lake of the Woods
Fort William
Briquetting Experiments in Bienfait Spark Senate Debate
Senator Casgrain called for a committee to investigate the 9 090 000 dollar briquetting program at Bienfait Saskatchewan and urged exploring alternate uses for the plant. He labeled the experiments a hopeless failure while Senator Tud recommended a small further expenditure to finish them.
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Ottawa
Bienfait
Sask
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Casgrain
Tudf
Calgary memorial tribute to armistice youth statue
The Colonel MacLeod Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire funds a bronze war memorial in front of the public library. Montreal sculptor Coeur de Lion McCarthy creates a youthful, vigorous figure in full kit, hearing news of the armistice.
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Calgary
Colonel
Manitoba Farmers Debate Wheat Board at Portage la Prairie
More than 50 farmers from Portage la Prairie district met on March 16 to discuss a proposed compulsory wheat board for the 1923 crop. Speakers including Ed Muir Joseph Trimble and Thomas Kitson argued the 1919 model failed to boost prices and warned Manitoba could lose premiums to Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
Ed. Muir
Sears
Portage la Pirie
High Bluff
Joseph Trimble
United Farmers of Manitoba
Frank Baker
Farmers’ Advocate
Thomas Kitson
Portage Plains
J. Tidsbury
Mr. Muir
Charles Grobb
W. Mackenzie
Portage
U.F.M
Inces Y Geeley
Booning
Dracken
Vale
Wael
Ite
Chis
Che
Muir
Mui
West
Ligh Bluff
Wheat Board
Maulr
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Chicago Grain Exchange
Mr. Trimble
Mackenzie
Rice-Jones
United Grain Growers Limited
Bracken
W. Hyde
Ww. Co. Hall
Grobb
Tidsbury
T. A. Crerar
Brandon
J. Muir
Mr. Tidsbury
Changes In Amending Bank Act Bill Proposed In Ottawa
Ottawa reports proposed amendments to the Bank Act following the Merchants Bank collapse. The bill adds that returns to the Finance Department must reflect the bank’s true financial position and be signed by the responsible officers. It clarifies signing officers and their responsibility for accuracy.
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Finance Department
Wheat board idea meets strong opposition at Manitoba gathering
Western editors planned future actions while Mr. Savillig was proposed to study cooperative marketing in the south. Muir and Trimble supported the idea, Miss Hind opposed wheat boards, and Brydon noted farmers could not attend due to storms. Grobin said support for the wheat board waned substantially.
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Savallig
Manitoba
Muir
Trimble
Tidsbury
K Cora Hind
Wheat Board
Canada
A. F. Brydon
Grobb
Saskatchewan House Is Prorogued
The Saskatchewan Legislature prorogued after 30 working days marking the end of the third session of the fifth legislature. The session highlighted new debt collection reforms tuberculosis measures a health department and resolutions for federal presentation. A Royal Grain Inquiry update and Hudson Bay cruise plans were also noted. Prince Henry suffers a minor horse riding accident and concussion but is recovering.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Department of Health
Quebec Basilica Fund Now at 125600 Pounds
The rebuilding drive for Quebec Basilica shows £125600 raised so far. To complete the restoration the project needs $500000 in total funds.
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Quebec
Plan Of Senate Reform Submitted To Commons By Minister Of Finance
Ottawa reports the finance minister outlining a reform plan for the Senate. Proposals include mixed nominations from Dominion and provincial governments for ten year terms, with retirements at eighty and pensions for long-serving members. Critics favor an elected upper chamber, comparing Canada to Australia and Ireland.
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Senate
Commons
Minister of Finance
Ottawa
Sufeoliio
House of Commons
Dominion
Fielding
House of Com
Spring Rush In Yukon From White Horse To Mayo
The Yukon spring rush drives effort along the overland trail from White Horse to Dawson and Mayo with horse and dog teams hikers and autos. The White Pass shipyards operate at full capacity repairing the upper Yukon river fleet. A ten ton caterpillar tractor with three trailers hauls five tons of freight each on the 300 mile trek from White Horse to Mayo the first such journey over Yukon snows. Ore from Keno Hill floods Mayo Landing as 8 000 tons are expected to move before April 1.
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Dawson
Yukon
White Horse
Mayo
White Pass
Yukon River
Keno Hill
Mayo Landing
New Air Route Inaugurated Toronto
An all metal monoplane with a 52 foot wingspan arrived in Toronto marking the first step in a scheduled passenger and package air service among Chicago Detroit and Toronto and Ottawa. Five men accompanied the plane and International Airways Limited plans a regular service from Toronto with Detroit Ottawa trips two hours away and Chicago in five hours with Toronto as base.
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Toronto
Chicago
Detroit
Ottawa
The
International Airways Limited
Abolition Proposals Target Privy Council Honorifics
In Ottawa a resolution recommends ending the prefixes Honorable for Privy Council members in Canada and Right Honourable for British members. Liberal MP L. H. Martelli of Hants plans to move the measure in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
Privy Councils of
Canada
Great Britain
L. H. Martelli
Liberal
Hants
House of Commons
U S Seeks Canadian Shelter for Russians
New York reports that 75 Russians are stranded on Ellis Island after U S quota exhaustion. Immigration Commissioner Todd contacts Canadian authorities and proposes temporary refuge in Canada if the Russians meet requirements. They would likely stay until after July 1 before possible U S entry.
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New York
United States
Filis Island
Todd
Canada
Dominion
New Assessment Ordered for Winnipeg Circulation Revision
The Board of Valuation and Revision orders a new assessment for the entire Winnipeg cir, starting immediately. Taxes for 1923 are due June 10. The move follows conflicts over real estate interests and other parties seeking lower assessments.
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Winnipeg
Board of Valuation and Revision
Cir
Alberta Coal Shipping to Eastern Provinces Considered
Sir Henry Thornton of the Canadian National Railways told the Senate Fuel Committee that Canada should not rely on the United States for coal and that Alberta coal could be sold in Ontario and Quebec to compete with American supplies. He warned rates must protect railway revenue, and noted Alberta coal supplies and Winniper eastern use, with Nova Scotia coal likely to benefit from water routes.
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Royal Grain Inquiry Commission
Hudson's Bay
Straits
Ottawa
Hudson's Bar
Bay
H.B. Railway
Committee On Agriculture
Saskatchewan Liquor Commission
Canada
United States
States
J. J. Denis
Joliette
Denis
Federal House
British Empire
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
Ireland
Austria
Belgium
France
Czecho-Slovakia
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Senate
Sir Henry
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Winniper
Nova Scotia
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Mons
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