Extensive Budget Revisions Move Through House
Government budget resolutions propose wide changes to tariff, sales tax, check tax, and taxes on confectionery and beverages. New sales tax set for January 1 1924, check tax drops to one dollar, and confectionery duties repealed June 1. Exemptions adjust for manuscripts furs syrups and molasses, with dumping duty limited for sugar and newsprint removal from exemptions. Further details to follow.
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House of Commons
Fielding
Ottawa Senate Amends Immigration Bill On Deportation Clause
The Senate struck out a clause excluding British subjects from deportation provisions of the act. The debate referenced the Winnipeg strike era rules, with Sir George Foster questioning the British exemption and Senator Fowler warning of danger from the British Isles. Senator Robertson noted a changed view on removing British citizens from the clause, while the Communist threat was cited as a reason to keep the current text.
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Ottawa
Senate
Winnipeg
Immigration Department
George Foster
Great Britain
Fowler
British Isles
Robertson
Communist Party
A Galaxy of Nations London Diamond Jubilee Message
Premier Mackenzie King cites Sir Wilfrid Laurier on Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in the London Times. The Empire as a galaxy of nations is praised for unity, tradition, and shared ideals across Dominions and the British Isles.
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London
Wilfrid Laurier
Queen Victoria
British Empire
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
British Isles
Baldwin Succeeds Bonar Law as Britain's Prime Minister
London reports Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin becomes prime minister in succession to Andrew Bonar Law. Baldwin, a relatively new figure from the iron trade, is seen as a shift in British politics with Labour rising to opposition in Parliament. The change prompts anticipated ministerial reshuffles and a Commons-based leadership.
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Stanley Baldwin
Bonar Law
Britain
Andrew Bonar Law
Lord Stamfordham
London
Baldwin
Marquis Curzon
Earl of Balfour
Labor Party
Mis Majesty
Labor
Curzon
House of Commons
Commons
Unis
Sinking of the Marvale Near St Shotts Newfoundland
Four hundred thirty six passengers and crew of the Canadian Pacific Inez Marvale were saved in lifeboats after the liner struck Cape Freles Rock off St Shotts Newfoundland. Captain Lewis guided the ship to a beach as the vessel sank in seven fathoms, with no injuries.
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St John's
Sel
St Shotts
Newfoundland
Cape Freles Rock
Cape Freles
Marvale
Lewis
Trepassy
Maryvale
St. Shotts
More Building This Year Ottawa
April building permits across 56 cities topped 17.6 million dollars, up 105.3 percent from March and 249 percent above April last year. The gain reflects a robust expansion in municipal construction activity.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Claims Discovery Of Cancer Cure Signal From Liverpool Professor
An apparent cancer cure using a colloidal solution of lead is attributed to Prof Blair Bell of Liverpool University, reported by Dr L E Houghey of Concordia Kas. Bell allegedly spent 18 years developing the method and treated over 50 cases with no recurrences. he has not publicized details, intending more testing and privacy.
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New York
Blair Bell
Liverpool University
L. E. Houghey
Concordia
Kas
Adams
Bell
Houghey
Delorme Trial Set After Transfer to Montreal Jail
Premier Taschereau announced Abbe Adelard Delorme will stand trial for the murder of his half brother Raoul in Montreal. Delorme, moved from Beauport Aslam to Bordeaux jail, is scheduled for the June term of the criminal assizes following a provincial cabinet meeting.
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Quebec
Adelard.Delorme
Beauport Aslam
Bordeau
Montreal
Raoul
Taschereau
Abbe
Abbe Delorme
Snow Slide Kills Four on Denver Line
A massive snow slide roared down the mountains and struck the west end of a tunnel on the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad between Corona and Dixie Lake Colorado. Four workmen were killed and two injured in the disaster.
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Denver
Colo
Denver and Salt Lake
Corona
Dixie Lake
Three Prairie Premiers Endorse Co-Operative Cattle Selling
Premier Greenfield of Alberta Premier Dunning of Saskatchewan and Premier Bracken of Manitoba visited the Union Stockyards St Boniface to inspect a thousand head of export steers for shipment under the United Grain Growers pooling plan. The premiers praised the system for adding value to cattle and widening marketing from farm to final export, with consignments heading to Glasgow Dundee and Manchester.
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Alberta
Dunning
Saskatchewan
Bracken
Manitoba
Union Stockyards
St. Boniface
United Grain Growers Ltd
Glasgow
Dundee
Manchester
Premier Greenfield
Premier Dunning
Great Britain
C. C. Chipman
Grain Growers’ Guide
C. Hice-Jones
United Grain Growers, Ltd
F. M. Black
Canada to Send Direct Representative to Washington
Ottawa reports that Canada may appoint a direct representative in the U S capital after the imperial conference. Premier King aims for a capable envoy on good terms with Britain and versed in Canadian and American agricultural concerns and diplomacy. Washington officials see mutual benefit in direct talks on reciprocity St Lawrence development and related issues.
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Washington
Ollar
King
Canada
United States
Congress
St. Lawrence
Westie Canada
Easter Island Safe After Rumors of Sinking
Santiago reports Easter Island remains above water and unharmed after November earthquakes. The Falcon, an echooner that sailed to the island in February, returns noting all is well as the penal colony population of about 1200 continues. The distant island lies two thousand miles west of the Chilean coast and is famed for its prehistoric statues.
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Chile
Easter Island
Pacific
Echooner Falcon
Two Daughters Stop Sydney Express Derailment
In Sydney Nova Scotia two young daughters of trackman William Miller aged ten and twelve seized torpedoes from their father’s rail kit and halted the Sydney express just in time to prevent a derailment. The feat halts a potential disaster and underscores brave acts by children in danger.
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Sydney
N.S
Eden
William Miller
Sydney Express
Memorial Tablet For 53 Barnardo Bars In Great War
Toronto honors Lord Byng unveiling a tablet to 53 Barnardo volunteers among 6,211 CEF dead in the Great War. The ceremony marks sacrifice of these named individuals and their unit in Canada’s wartime effort.
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Toronto
Lord Byng
Barnardo Bars
Waiters at Waldorf-Astoria Get Tips from Chamber Secretary
In New York during the chamber convention at the Waldorf Astoria, waiters received a total of 1100 in tips in one day from D. A Skinner, secretary of the association.
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New York
United States Chamber of Commerce
Waldorf-Astoria
D. A Skinner
Clause In Debt Pact To Be Withdrawn
Paris reports Sir John Bradbury British representative in the occupation costs negotiations is instructed to withdraw a clause objects to by the United States. The clause would end the pact if the United States collected war damages from Germany directly, a point the U S objected to before agreeing with France and Belgium.
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Paris
Sir John Bradbury
United States Army of Occupation
London
United States
France
Regium
Germany
Death of famed shipbuilder Capt Alexander McDougall
Capt Alexander McDougall 76 renowned shipbuilder and inventor died in Duluth after a career on the Great Lakes spanning two decades. He helped construct the first whaleback vessel and was born in Scotland.
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Duluth
Alexander McDougall
Maesod
McDougall
Great Lakes
Scotland
Turks Destroy Bridge Over Maritsa River Reported
Turkish troops reportedly blew up the bridge over the Maritsa River linking Adrianople and Karagatch, sending shock through the area and causing consternation in Athens.
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Athens
Maritza River
Adrianople
Karagatch
Saskatchewan And Alberta Move To Form Wheat Board This Year
Ottawa reports private sources say Saskatchewan and Alberta intend to establish a wheat board for the 1923 crop. Premier Greenfield and Premier Dunning are negotiating with grain traders and officials as Manitoba stays out. Possible chairmen include J H Haslam of Regina and Thomas Sales, MP for Saltcoats, with other export leaders declining.
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Manitoba
Ottawa
Greenfield
Alberta
Dunning
Saskatchewan
James Stewart
Winnipeg
F. W Liddell
Regina
John MacFarlane
Calgary
J. R. Murray
James Richardson
Cecil Rice-Jones
H W. Wood
United Farmers of
J. H. Haslam
Thomas Sales
Saltcoats
Sask
Haslam
Reyval
Sales
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
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