Crerar backs listing of wild lands in prairie provinces
Hon T A Crerar endorses Western Canada Colonization Association plan for an inventory of unoccupied land in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta under government guidance. He argues fixed sale prices would curb land speculation and support immigration while making idle land available to settlers. The measure aligns with farmers’ advocacy in Western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Progressive Party
Western Canada Colonization Association
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
T. A. Crerar
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Western
Coal Problem One Of Transportation Canada Must Move Fuel
The special House Committee on fuel resources heard from Joseph G. Hudon of the Department of Mines that Canada has ample coal in eastern and western fields but most manufacturing is in Ontario and Quebec where coal is not produced. He noted a large coal deposit at Sheep Creek Alberta comparable to anthracite and highlighted transportation as the key difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Special House Committee On Fuel Resources
Joseph G. Hudon
Department of Mines
Hudson
Sheep Creek
Alberta
Bolshevism in Ireland Aids Irish Movement Exposed
A London Times despatch from Helsingfors reports a telegram sent to Maxim Litvinoff on March 29 claiming a Bolshevist cell in Dublin promotes the Irish Republican movement. The message urges obtaining 50,000 pounds through Krassin, the Soviet Minister of Trade and Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Times
Helsingfors
Maxim Litvinoff
Dublin
Krassin
Ambassador to Vatican Selection Reported by L'Eclair
Paris reports Charles Jonnart to be named France ambassador to the Vatican. Pope Benedict is said to choose Monsignor Cerretti as nuncio in Paris under similar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles Jonnart
Athens
Vatican
L'Eclair
France
Pope Benedict
Monsignor Cerretti
Trail Ore Tonnage Surges Past 1920 Figures
Trail Smelter in Nelson British Columbia shows a 50 percent increase in ore tonnage this year. By the week just passed receipts reached 149,677 tons versus 89,741 the previous year. The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company produced 147,579 tons of the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
B.C
Trail Smelter
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Allied Commission Proclaims Silesia Vote Decisive
The inter allied commission condemns disturbances in Upper Silesia and states that decisions will follow the vote and the peace treaty. The proclamation notes that allied powers are united and will base their judgment on the poll results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oppele
Upper Silesia
Interallied Commission
Upper Silesian
Saskatoon Plebiscite on Daylight Saving Set for June
Saskatoon voters will decide on daylight saving in a plebiscite scheduled for June to determine the time switch for the upcoming summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Sask
Swiss Expel Foreigners from Berne and Swiss Cities
Dutch correspondents in Berne and other Swiss cities were ordered to leave Switzerland as their stay was deemed unnecessary. The Dutch ambassador protests the measure amid Switzerland’s financial strain and high food prices, with Swiss opinion supporting reduced foreign influx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
Loans For Irish Relief in Dundalk Postings
Typewritten notices in Dundalk claim that loans of many millions of pounds have been raised in the United States for Irish relief. They state that victims of English aggression will receive compensation from the republic treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Dundalk
Dominion Sugar Plant Pauses Refining In Ontario
The Dominion Sugar Company says its mammoth Chatham refinery has ceased refining raw sugar and the Kitchener plant will not operate this autumn. High beet prices in the current contract deter full beet acreage due to the unusual sugar market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham, Ont
Dominion Sugar Company
Kitchener
Floods Cause Extensive Damage in Northern Regina District
Floodwaters threaten infrastructure across the north of the province. At Lett near Battleford the G T P railway bridge lies under several feet of water necessitating a new bridge. At Sweetgrass debris has carried away railway bridge piers, leaving tracks suspended. Only one road bridge on Cut Knife Creek remains intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Lett
Battleford
G.T.P
Cut Knife
Harvey Arrives in England as U.S. Ambassador
Colonel George Harvey, newly appointed United States ambassador to the court of St James, arrived in Southampton. He was welcomed by a deputation of port officials and members of the U.S. consulate stationed there.
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Harvey
England
Southampton
George Harvey
United States
Court of St. James
Cotton wages cut in weaving section in Manchester
The cotton spinners and manufacturers association announced a 30 percent wage reduction for weaving workers. About 300000 operatives will be affected, with a similar notice already issued in the spinning section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Eng
Brandon Theatre Destroyed by Fire
Willis Theatre in Brandon Manitoba was totally destroyed by a fire following an explosion. The cause is undetermined and the loss is estimated at over 20,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Man
Willis
All Star Scottish Footballers Tour Canada May 18
Scottish All Star team sails from Liverpool on the Cameronia for a mission to Canada and the United States. Dan MacNeil and D. W. Roy organize arrangements with Halifax May 18 and Montreal May 24 among other stops.
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Halifax
Dominion Football Association
Dan MacNeil
D. W. Roy
Atlantic Seaboard
Canada
Scotland
Glasgow
Liverpool
Cunard
S.S. Cameronia
Canadian National Railways
Pacific
Dominion
Montreal
Ottawa
Hamilton
Toronto
Fort William Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Prince Albert
United States
May Secure Truce in Silesia
A Warsaw despatch reports that the Inter-Allied Commission in Upper Silesia and Polish insurgent leader Adelbert Korfanty agreed to a suspension of hostilities. The insurgents would hold a demarcation line while the Upper Silesian question remains in Allied councils after the plebiscite. The industrial area would stay under Polish occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Inter-Allied Commission
Upper Silesia
Adelbert Korfanty
Warsaw
Poland
Germany
Cannot Support Coalition Government
Sir Godfrey Collins MP for Greenock Scotland announces he cannot continue backing the Lloyd George Coalition. He says the Coalition has failed to deliver a fair trial, cites heavier postwar taxation and Ireland reprisals, and rejects the government's extravagance and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Godfrey Collins
Greenock
Scotland
Lloyd George
Godfrey
Ireland
League to Meet in September in Geneva
The League of Nations plans its next assembly session in September in Geneva. President Dacunha of the league council has issued the call for this meeting.
Canada Spends Less On Navy And Militia Than Other Nations
In Ottawa the House of Commons defended defence spending as low by global standards. Hon Hugh Guthrie cited per capita figures showing Canada at about $1.69 to $1.89 per person, well below Australia, the UK, the US, and other nations. He noted 3.5 percent of revenue goes to defence this year, contrasting with 9.50 per hundred in 1911. Leaders argued budget changes won’t immediately affect exchange or tariffs.
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New York
Sir Henry Drayton
Sterling Exchange
Ottawa
House of Commons
Hugh Guthrie
Guthrie
Canada
League of Nations
Brussels
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
Argentine
Brazil
Chile
Denmark
Holland
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Germany
Hungary
Russia
Plumbers Object To Labor Saving Device
Testimony described a modern wash bowl requiring 50 to 60 percent less labor for installation being barred from New York new buildings by the Master Plumbers Association. A master plumber was alleged to say the traps would need dismantling rather than shipped as a unit to create more work for installers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Master Plumbers’ Association
Joint Legislative Committee
Sinn Fein Proposals Sharpen Irish Settlement Talks
Sinn Fein representatives have carried proposals to London as talks on the Irish controversy move toward peace. The Daily Mail reports accredited Sinn Fein delegates met with the Government and briefed Prime Minister and officials on Eamon de Valera's views, with an optimistic tone in government circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinn Fein
London
Daily Mail
Eamonn de Valera
Belgian King to Visit England for July State Tour
Official notice states King Albert of Belgium will undertake a state visit to England from July 4 to July 8, with London as the visit start and end points. The schedule highlights ceremonial events and bilateral engagements with British officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Albert
Finland to Retain Aland Islands
The Aland Islands commission submitted its report to the League of Nations recommending the islands stay under Finnish sovereignty with guarantees to protect the Swedish population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Aland Islands Commission
League of Nations
Manchester Exchange Fireman Dies In Coal Slide
The Manchester Exchange, sailing from Liverpool, reports a coal slide two days out at sea burying a fireman in seven tons of coal and smothering him to death near North Sydney Nova Scotia.
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North Sydney
N.S
Manchester Exchange
Liverpool
Germany Accepts Allied Reparation Terms Unconditionally
Berlin reports the Reichstag approved the Allied ultimatum by 221 to 175, with Dr. Wirth forming a Centrist Majority Socialists and Democrats cabinet. Germany’s reply reiterates unconditional adherence to guarantees, disarmament, war crime trials, and financial terms.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Dr. Wirth
London
Germany
Lloyd George
Sthamer
Great Britain
House of Commons
Dr. Sthamer
Allied Supreme Council
Wirth
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Ww. N. UL
D. R. Roy
Col. J. B. Wilson
V.D
Third Lanark
Andrew Mitchell
Thomas Sloan
Mr. Connell
Craig Browh
Motherwell
Cringan
Celtic
John Marshall
Middlesborough
James E. Gordon
Rangers
Dumfermline Athletic
Britain
Alex Bennett
Albion Rovers
Glasgow Rangers
Alex Troup
Dundee
Dens Park
Jimmy Quinn
James McMenemy
Partick Thistle
Napoleon
Paddy Crossan
Edinburgh
Auld Reckie
Ruggest
Alex McNair
Glasgow Celtic
Jimmy Brownlie
Silesia
Finland
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