No Decision Yet On Western Rates
Ottawa reports the board of railway commissioners has not decided whether to rescind Chief Commissioner McKeown’s order requiring similar grain and flour rates westward to those eastward. Commissioners McKnah Boyce and Oliver are in the west hearing the matter while McKeown and others remain in prairie sittings until November. Reduced eastward grain and flour rates remain in effect pending the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners
H. A. McKeown
McKnahn
Boyce and
Oliver
McKeown
Lawrence and
Vien
West
Prairie Provinces
Lkely
Mummy of King Tut Transferred for Examination
The tower coffin of Tut Ankh Amon’s sarcophagus containing the mummy was moved from the tomb to Seti II’s tomb nearby for study. The painted human face is believed to depict the young king and the mummy clung to the sarcophagus due to ceremony liquids. Detaching the mummy will take several days of careful work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Seti II
British Submarine M-1 Lost Near Start Point
The admiralty reports submarine monitor M-1 missing since a dive fifteen miles south of Start Point in the Orkney Islands. Four officers and 65 enlisted men died. M-1, among the largest British submarines, carries a 12 inch gun and was built under the 1917 war emergency programme. The Washington treaty forbids new submarines with 32 inch guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Start Point
Orkney Islands
Britain’s Heavy Task in the Near East Mission
Sir John Power, Bart., MP for Wimbledon, told the Canadian Club that Britain rules oriental lands by force of circumstances and divine will. He lauded improvements in government and everyday life under British jurisdiction, framing imperial efforts as civilization work and part of the white man’s burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Near East
League of Nations
John Power
Bart
House of Commons
Wimbledon
Surrey
Great Britain
Nation-Wide Smuggling Ring Reported in Canada
Montreal and Toronto merchants warn of a nation-wide ring of merchandise smugglers defying tariff gates. They say foreign-made goods flood the Canadian market, threatening legitimate commerce and tariff enforcement, according to M. Lapointe of the Retail Merchants' Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Toronto
Canadas
M. Lapointe
Retail Merchants’ Association
France Plans Armament Cuts After Lecarne Treaty
Paris reports the French government will announce reduced armament after the Lecarne Treaties are signed in London and ahead of the Geneva disarmament meeting. A national defence committee has discussed trimming both army and navy, aiming for a disarmed France with colonial native troops, seeking to set an example for the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
France
Germany
League of Nations Disarmament Committee
Geneva
French Committee of National Defence
Presiden
Paul Benedur
Geneve
League of Nations
Washington
Taking Great Airman Home For Burial Berlin
Berlin plans a military funeral for Capt. Baron von Richthofen who died in combat over France. The German ace will be buried in Berlin after being laid to rest near Saligny le Sas, where British forces honored him with a solemn ceremony. Six British officers served as pallbearers as the coffin was lowered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
France
Baron von Richthofen
Salily le Sas
Germany Seeks Quick Answer on Disarmament From Allies
Germany’s reply to latest allied disarmament inquiries arrived in Paris at midnight after an urgent message from Ambassador Hoesch. Berlin warned that without immediate delivery the Rhineland relief and Cologne evacuation desired by Germany would not materialize, and the note served as a final cleanup of the disarmament issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Paris
Hoesch
Rhineland
Cologne
Three CP Rail Scholarships Offered Through McGill
The office of the vice president of Canadian Pacific Railway announces three four year tuition scholarships at McGill University. Open to apprentices and other permanent staff under 21, and to the minor sons of employees, selection by competitive examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
McGill University
Bank Robber John Ward Sentenced in Creston Case
Nelson, B C eight years in the penitentiary and 20 lashes were imposed by Judge J A Fortin in county court. John Ward, a Creston bank robber, and an accomplice held up the Imperial branch on October 21 taking 6500 dollars. Ward was captured with 2700 dollars on his person. the fellow robber escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
B.C
John Ward
Creston
J. A. Fortin
Ward
Imperial
Canada Wheat Crop Reaches 422 Million Bushels
Ottawa reports Canada's total wheat yield provisionally at 422,327,000 bushels, the second largest on record. The previous peak was 474,199,000 bushels in 1923, per the Dominion bureau of statistics crop report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Death of Poet Hugh Antoine D Arcy in New York
Noted poet Hugh Antoine D Arcy author of The Face on the Barroom Floor died in New York of heart disease. He was 24 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hugh Antoine D'Arcy
Well Known Architect Dies In St. Louis
George Raby renowned St. Louis architect died November 10 at an advanced age. He marked his 96th birthday October 19 and helped design the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. Born in Manchester England, he emigrated to Canada before moving to Illinois to work on the Burlington railroad bridge in Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Raby
Ottawa St. Louis
Ottawa
St. Louis
Raby
Manchester
Eng
Superbuilder
Canada
Dominion
Quincey
His
Ottawa Resolution Calls Tougher Immigration Barriers
The Canadian Education Association discussed a resolution criticizing immigration loopholes that admit mentally deficient individuals into Canada. Proposed by R. H. Cowley of Toronto, it urges federal authorities to tighten restrictions and seek endorsement from the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Canadian Education Association
R. H. Cowley
Toronto
Ottawa's Parliament Tethered by December Assembly Reflections
Ottawa viewers observe a tense political scene as Parliament delays until December 10 or a nearby date. King supporters back government, King avoids re election, and a test vote looms after brief debate. A general election appears likely soon after the session begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Graham
King
Meighen
Quebec
Edmonton faces Alberta seat redistribution debate
The legislative committee chaired by J. N. Johnson M L A for Coronation continues study of province wide seat readjustment. Members examine options and plan a scheme for redistributing provincial seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
Legislative Committee
J. N. Johnson
M.L.A
Coronation
Prairie Wheat Pools Directors Conference Ends Quietly
At the close of a two day session in Winnipeg, Prairie Wheat Pools chairman A. J. McPhail of Regina said the meeting was purely routine with no statements to issue. He described it as a simple get-together and round table conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Prairie Wheat Pools
A. J. McPhail
Regina
Ready For Cair Cairo Reservists on Bagdad Railway
Turkish and Egyptian reservists in northern Syria await Angora orders to be ready for potential mobilization for service on the Bagdad Railway corridor amid rising tensions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Bagdad
Syria
Angora
Saskatchewan C W N A Meet Ninth Annual Convention
The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Saskatchewan division held its ninth annual convention in Regina on Nov 5 and 6 with wide provincial attendance. Mayor Mason welcomed delegates and presented city keys. lunches, dinners, and a theatre party accompanied sessions. Officers for the year named include Latta honorary president. Garrett, Redmond, Dorhan, McDonald and others elected to key posts and executive roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Garrett
The
Signal, Watrous, Sask
Saskatchewan
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Regina
Mason
Saskatchewan Co-operative Wheat Producers
Leader Publishing Co
Toronto Type Foundry Co
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company
Weekly Newspaper Association
Dunning
S. J. Latta
Maron
J. Latta
Prairie News
Govan
Signal
Watrous
W. G. Redmond
News
Maple Creek
S. J. Dorhan
Alameda
James McDonald
Courier
Unity
C. R. McIntosh
North Battleford
S. J. Dornan
T. S. McCullough
Weyburn
T. E. Scriver
Wolseley
C. H. Ash
Gazette
Birch Hills
E. N. Carter
Wilkie
Grain Threshing Nears Completion Across Saskatchewan
In Saskatchewan over 85 percent of grain is threshed province wide with about 25 percent remaining in the southwest. The southeast region is nearly finished and weather favors progress. Threshing halted in late October due to freeze up, but labor supply remained adequate to complete crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Statistics Branch
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Regina Rhodes Scholar Clark Heads to Oxford in 1926
Regina Saskatchewan chosen Chalmers Gillis Clark of Saskatoon as Saskatchewan Rhodes Scholar to reside at Oxford in October 1926. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1925 with high honors in mathematics and excelled in rugby basketball hockey and golf as the second son of Rev W C Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Chalmers Gillis Clark
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Oxford
University of Saskatchewan
W. C. Clark
No Embargo on Wheat Shipments to Vancouver
Grain trade estimates damp or tough wheat at about sixty percent of current westward movement. Railway officials say the situation does not justify an embargo on wheat shipments to this port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Edmonton Man Wins Alberta Rhodes Scholarship 1925
Clarence Sutherland Campbell B A of the University of Alberta Edmonton receives the Alberta Rhodes scholarship for 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Clarence Sutherland Campbell
The
University of Alberta
Alberta
English women's institutes praised as force against Bolshevism
Mrs Jean Muldrew of Ottawa told the eleventh annual convention of Eastern Ontario women's institutes that English clubs are a great force for good and oppose Bolshevism. She recently returned from England after a year and a half directing immigration work and urged closer Canada England cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Women's Institutes of
England
Jean Muldrew
Women’s Institutes of
Ontario
Valour Road Honours Three Victoria Cross Heroes
Winnipeg dedicates Valour Road formerly Pine Street to three Victoria Cross recipients. Sergeant-Major Frederick W. Hall Captain Robert Shankland and Sergeant Leo Clarke are honored for acts at Gravenstafel Ridge Passchendaele Pozieres and Ypres with Clarke and Hall killed in action while saving comrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Valour Road
Pine Street
Frederick W. Hall
Robert Shankland
Leo Clarke
Shankland
Gravenstafel Ridge
Passchendale
Clarke
Pozieres Ridge
Hal
Ypres
Soviets Lift Inheritance Cap In Russia
The Soviet Government abandons the law setting a five thousand dollar inheritance limit and allows fortunes to be inherited without limit. It cites a shift from pure Communist doctrine and notes ongoing opposition to private trade while recognizing notable fortunes among Russians. The change aims to mobilize private capital for internal enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Indemnity Fix in Sofia for Greek Invasion Damages
A special commission fixed indemnity at 31,000,000 leva for damages from the Greek invasion of Bulgarian territory and occupation of Petrich and ten nearby villages. The committee will report the damages to the League of Nations, with oficial information forwarded here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Petrich
League of Nations
State Banquet Planned for Locarno Pact Signing
London prepares for a December 1 signing of the Locarno pact with a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. King George and Queen Mary will host about 50 guests including Germany's Stresemann and Italy's Cassolini. The event will feature the royal plate and lavish decor to mark the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Queen Mary
Lutber
Stresemann
Germany
Benito Cassolini
M. Vanrdervelde
London
Britain Working For European Peace, Smuts Tells League
Capetown reports General Jan Smuts told a League of Nations Union meeting that Britain aims at European peace and welfare through the Locarno pact. He noted Dominion opinions vary and urged a united empire policy to strengthen Britain's role as a great power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetown
South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
League of Nations Union
Britain
Europe
Smuts
Railway Would Solve Development Problem for Hudson Bay
W T Curran a Montreal Royal Geographical Society fellow and Hudson Bay expert predicts that once the Hudson’s Bay Railway is finished the region’s development issues will vanish. He says Nastapoka Island iron ore deposits could supply North America for 50 years and notes Hudson Straits stay navigable four to five months yearly with no difficulty for those who know the northern and southern channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
W. T. Curran
Montreal
Royal Geographical Society
Hudson's Bay Area
Hudson's Bay Railway
Nastapoka Island
Imperial Trade Allied With Empire Settlement
Canada’s wartime food controller Hu B Thomson told Vancouver board of trade that imperial trade and empire settlement go hand in hand. He argued trade “follows the flag,” citing Canada’s 1923 wheat output as capable of meeting Britain’s entire needs and outlining vast markets for Canadian goods in Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Vancouver
British Columbia
Empire
Hu’ B. Thomson
Board of Trade
Thomson
England
Empire Settlement
Great Britain
Organizing In Victoria Prompts Canadian Klan Effort
Organ ization of the Canadian Ku Klux Klan has started in Victoria with Captain W J Laycock D S C arriving from Vancouver to lead. The Victoria Klan will join the national structure headquartered in Shaughnessy Heights Vancouver and members will wear hooded regalia and take oaths under a burning cross. Meanwhile Harry Bedgood and wife travel by foot from Vancouver seeking work as cooks and plan a return hike across Canada next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
the Times
W. J. Laycock
D.S.C
Vancouver
Shaughnessy Heights
Canada
St. John
N.B
Harry Bedgood
Also Mentioned on This Page
King Tut
Lecarne
McGill
C.P.R
Cair
C.W.N.A
Saskatchewan Rhodes
Rhodes
Women’s Institute of England Combat
Bulgaria
Locarno
Ku Klux Klan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!