Baldwin Forms New Cabinet After Becoming Premier
London reports Prime Minister Baldwin has submitted and won approval for a new cabinet. Churchill becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer and Birkenhead takes India, with a list including Lindley Wood, Hoare, Chamberlain, and Lloyd George era names. The PM’s surprise moves include bringing Churchill back and excluding Sir Robert Horne.
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India
Earl of
Samuel Hoare
Neville Chamberlain
Labor
Arthur Steel Mailland
Board of Trade
Phillip Lloyd- Greame
Eustace Percy
Scotland
John Gulmour
Douglas M. Hogg
Baldwin
Treasury
House of Commons
Churchill
Robert Stevenson Horne
No Truth In Report of Princess Mary Visit to Canada
Canadian press was told there is no truth to the claim that Princess Mary would visit Canada next year. The rumor arose after the Prince of Wales returned to the Dominion and was said to have hinted Mary might go abroad in 1925.
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London
Princess Mary
Mary
Canada
Prince of Wales
Dominion
Japanese man sentenced for flag desecration at U.S. embassy
Riche Okada of Tokyo cut the United States flag from the embassy flagstaff on July 1 during protests against the U S Immigration Act restricting Oriental immigrants. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
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Tokio
Riche Okada
United States
Winnipeg Mayoralty Fight Set For November Election
Winnipeg mayoral candidate 8S J Farmer seeks a third term as the Independent Labor Party nominee after acclamation at a party convention. Election is scheduled for November 28 with Col. R H Webb as the opposing candidate.
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Winnipeg
J. Farmer
Independent Labor Party
Col
R. H. Webb
Pneumonia Epidemic Deaths Rise in Los Angeles
Official records show 26 deaths since the pneumonia outbreak began in Los Angeles. Several patients remain under treatment and authorities hope the peak has passed.
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Los Angeles
English Jew Leaves Estate for Zionist Movement Fund
A London estate valued at about a million pounds is left by an English Jew to aid the Zionist movement. The will specifies the funds will be used to restore the Jews to their ancient home in Palestine.
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London
Palestine
Insurance Payout Ordered for Jewelry Loss
Insurance circles report payments totaling 125000 to Lord and Lady Mountbatten and Mrs. J S Cosden for jewelry stolen at Mrs Cosden's Sands Point home during the Prince of Wales visit. Lloyds and Alliance Insurance Co reportedly made the payments after the Prince reached London. no thief was traced.
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New York
Lord and Lady Mountbatten
J. S. Cosden
Emperor and family take residence in former palace
After Feng Yo Hsiang moved to seize the imperial city the boy emperor Hsuan Tung and the entire family settled in Prince Chun’s palace. The Manchu dynasty fell in 1911 and the abdicated emperor, guaranteed a pension of 41 million dollars annually, has faced arrears and sales of heirlooms to cover costs.
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Peking
Feng Yo-Hsiang
Hsuan Tung
Prince Chun
New Republic
Imperial Palace
Forbidden City
Hsuan
Russia Will Not Buy Western Horses
Calgary Alberta refrains from selling horses to Russia this year after months of talks failed over financing. Russia sought 1,000 Canadian horses to Odessa with payment via a London bank, but Canadian agents required payment in Montreal at shipment, causing a deadlock. London intermediary departed. talks may resume in spring, with potential for 15,000 more if the initial lot satisfies Russia.
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Calgary
Alberta
Russia
Odessa
Prairie
London
Montreal
Eng
Old Country
Prince Henry Favored as Canada Governor General
London officials consider Prince Henry likely to succeed Lord Byng as governor general of Canada. The Prince of Wales has returned from Canada, and Henry is the most frequently named candidate seen in official circles. He is widely regarded as an excellent choice for the post.
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London
Lord Byng
Prince Henry
Prince of Wales
Canada
Canada to open talks with Spain on trade treaty
Ottawa reports the Canadian Government has begun negotiations by sending trade commissioner W McL Clarke to Madrid to start preliminary talks with the Spanish Government on a potential commercial treaty.
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Ottawa
Canada
Spain
W McL. Clarke
Italy
Madrid
Alberta coal field strike averted by conciliation board finding
Ottawa reports the threatened strike in Alberta coal fields has been avoided. A telegraphic Adv ice from the Edmonton Miners' Federation says an agreement has been reached with all operators based on the conciliation board's finding.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Labor Department
Edmonton Miners’ Federation
104-year-old Jamestown voter leads line at polls
Among the first voters in Jamestown was Amy E. Price, age 104 as of last June. She stood in line without aid and used the voting machine on her own without assistance.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Amy E. Price
Holdfast Elevator Blaze Destroys Wheat Flax Oats
Fire at Holdfast Saskatchewan damaged the Holdfast elevator and its engine room. About 1,500 bushels of wheat 1,200 bushels of flax and 700 bushels of oats were destroyed and the loss was assessed at 12 000 dollars.
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Sask
Mexican Consulates Closed in Canada and Dominions
All Mexican consulates in Canada and the other British Dominions are to close starting November 20. The foreign affairs minister issued the order as part of a policy to sever commercial relations with Great Britain, following Britain’s withdrawal at Mexico’s request of H. G. Cunard Cummins, the British chargé d affaires.
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Mexico City
Canada
Great Britain
Mexico
H. G. Cunard Cummins
Coolidge Wins Big Victory in Electoral College
New York reports show President Coolidge will secure at least 100 more electoral votes than rivals, with the largest popular plurality in history. The tally indicates Coolidge 367, Davis 186, La Follette 13, and popular votes at Coolidge 18 million, Davis 6.6 million, La Follette 4 million. Washington notes expect changes in administration as Coolidge prepares to take the oath on March 4. Some high officials may retire, and Coolidge will select a full term cabinet with retirements announced by March.
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New York
United States
Coolidge
Davis
la Follette
Washington
President Coolidge
Elevator Charges Winnipeg
Officials of the Canadian Co operative Selling Agency and prairie wheat pool representatives met with line elevator company delegates in Winnipeg to settle how to handle diversion of special binned wheat and platform readings. Pool officials oppose any charge for diversion while elevator companies currently levy one cent per bushel.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Co-operative Selling Agency
Prairie Wheat Pool Associations
Rheims Floods Forcing Mass Evacuations In City
Heavy floods hit Rheims and nearby areas with eight hundred families fleeing homes. Several villages have been evacuated and communication cut off, with numerous major roads impassable amid the disaster.
Devonshire Suggested for Colonial Secretary Post
London reports Dominion circles favor the Duke of Devonshire to return as Colonial Secretary under Premier Baldwin. He previously served as Governor General of Canada and is praised for strong ties with the Dominions and effective relations with the colonial department.
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London
Dominion
Duke of Devonshire
Baldwin
Colonial Department
Canada
Hungarians Seek Immigration Reforms for Canada Settlement
Montreal report says Dr. Aladar Gedeon a former Hungarian governor touring Western Canada as a private citizen aims to buy an agricultural estate and settle hundreds of farmers. He urges Canada to ease Magyar immigration restrictions to attract thousands more in coming years.
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Montreal
Aladar Gedeon
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Hungary
Gedeon
Home For Defective Children Needed In British Columbia
Miss A. J. Dauphine supervisor of special classes in Vancouver schools told the health bureau of the Board of Trade that British Columbia needs a home for mentally defective children. She estimated more than 1600 such children in the province and said the number is rising due to high birth rates among people of low mentalities and lower infant mortality from better baby care.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
A. J. Dauphine
Health Bureau of the
Board of Trade
Byelections in Quebec vote results update
Five by elections in Quebec fill legislative vacancies. St Anne Montreal J H Dillon Liberal no change. St Maurice A E Guillemette Liberal no change. Sherbrooke A Crepeau Conservative no change. Bonaventure P E Cote Liberal no change. Quebec County L Bastien Conservative opposition gain. Legislature totals 86 seats Liberals 62 Conservatives 22 vacant 1.
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Montreal
Quebec
St. Anne
J. H. Dillon
St. Maurice
A. E. Guillemette
Sherbrooke
A. Crepeau
Bonaventure
P. E. Cote
Quebec County
L. Bastien
paMies
Fiery Cross Shocks Jordan Residents in Nighttime Event
A Ku Klux Klan symbol, a fiery cross, was burned Sunday night in Jordan drawing a large crowd and visible for miles. The spectacle followed earlier fires at Smithville and Hamilton Mountain, shocking residents in the district.
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St. Catharines
Jordan
Smithville
Hamilton Mountain
Canadian ministerial appointment to Washington deferred
Ottawa reports the decision on appointing a Canadian minister to Washington is likely soon after the elections. Senator Belcourt has refused the post but would accept only if certain conditions are adjusted to his satisfaction.
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Washington
Ottawa
Belcourt
Niagara district grape growers report 800 carloads sold
In a season marked by unsatisfactory conditions the Niagara District Grape Growers Limited handled about 800 carloads of grapes. A bright note was the Western Canada trade, and high wheat prices likely saved the Niagara grape men this year.
British Columbia to Attend Prairie Rail Rate Appeal Hearing
Premier Oliver announced BC counsel will attend the Privy Council hearing on the prairie provinces appeal challenging the railway board decision to abolish the Crow's Nest rate agreement. BC will also be represented when prairie parties seek Supreme Court ruling on legal aspects of the board's decision.
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B.C
Victoria
British Columbia
Privy Council
Prairie Provinces
Railway Board
Oliver
The
Prairies
Supreme Court of Canada
No Adjustment Of Tariff Likely
Ottawa Ont that the result of the United States election eliminates any hope of Canadian products securing more favorable entry conditions into the US market. The Republican sweep implies little chance of tariff reductions. Fordney tariff and related laws keep duties largely prohibitive on Canadian grain cattle fish and dairy products.
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Ottawa
Aggie Texas Canary Sets New Butter Record
Aggie Texas Canary a seven year old Holstein cow owned by W R Cummings of Gold Dollar Stock Farm near Ottawa produced 1128 pounds of butter in a 305 day test overseen by Charles Wood. The prior record was 1122 pounds held by a Holstein owned by R R Stevens of Bowmanville Ontario.
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Ottawa
Aggie Texas Canary
W. R. Cummings
Gold Dollar
Charles Wood
Mr. Cummings
R. R. Stevens
Bowmanville
Ont
Prairie provinces pledge to restore Crow's Nest Pass pact
Winnipeg reports show Alberta and Saskatchewan will cooperate with Manitoba to reinstate Crow's Nest Pass agreement rates. Attys General Brownlee and Cross vow full support and united action, despite appeals and subjudice status, to right the railway board decision.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
H. J. Symington
K.C
J. E. Brownlee
J. A. Cross
Governor-In-Council
Supreme Court
Railway Board
Prairie
Mr. Cross
Grain Standards Too High Says New Board Member
Lethbridge reports grumbling over wheat grading. O. King newly appointed to the Grain Standards Board says Canadian standards are too high compared with the United States and that Parliament should amend the Canada Grain Act at the next session.
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Lethbridge
O. King
Grain Standards Board
Winnipeg
U.S
French Vatican Ties Strained Over 1922 Nuncio Speech
Diplomatic circles fear an early crisis between France and the Vatican after papal nuncio Mer Beneventura Cerretti protested Premier Herriot over Francois Albert's 1922 speech to the Catholic Institute.
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Paris
Vatican
Herriot
Mer
Beneventura Cerretti
Francois Albert
Catholic Institute
Depositors Seek Government Aid for 60 Percent Loss
In Toronto depositors and shareholders of Home Bank push for government relief. The committee led by W. T. J. Lee plans another meeting with the Federal Government to propose liquidation of assets to recover 60 percent of losses. The government has added 60 cents on the dollar to 25 cents paid, aiming to retrieve the remaining 15 cents and possibly more, with about 7 million dollars sought now.
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Toronto
W. T. J. Lee
Treasury
Home Bank
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Explosion at Farrow Train Disaster Probed by Coroners Jury
The coroner's jury in Nelson B C rendered the verdict that William J Armstrong Mary Streloff Harry J Bishop and Neil E Murray died from a powerful explosive placed in CPR car 1586 near Farrow on October 29 by unknown persons. They urged continued investigation to identify the responsible party or parties.
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Attorney-General’s Department
Doukhobors defer leadership votes six weeks
Nelson, B.C. The Doukhobors at Brilliant meetings postponed for six weeks the selection of a new spiritual head and a new president of the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood to succeed the late Peter Veregin. M. J. Cazakoff remains in charge automatically until election.
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B.C
Doukhobors
Brilliant
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
Peter Veregin
M. J. Cazakoff
New Zealand Pledges Push for Singapore Naval Base
Premier W F Massey told Parliament that New Zealand will press Britain to recognize the value of a Singapore naval base for New Zealand and Australia, stating no opportunity or time will be lost in the effort. He spoke as Wellington weighs strategic ties with the British Empire.
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Australia
Singapore
W. F. Massey
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