Resignations of Two American Ambassadors Accepted
Washington reports the resignations of United States Ambassador Harvey at London and Ambassador Child at Rome have been accepted after agreements with the Harding administration. Harvey will quit around the first of the year while Child has left or will leave Rome for the United States and will not return. Officials say no term limits were agreed and the resignations reflect personal and financial burdens. No successors were announced.
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Washington
United States
Harvey
London
Child
Rome
Harding
Coolidge
Ambassador Child
State Department
Aimilar
Regina to Probe September Airplane Crash
Royal Canadian Air Force headquarters in Ottawa moves toward a formal inquiry into the aeroplane accident near Lakeview aerodrome on September 27. The crash injured Windthorst farmer Harry Doucette, and Capt. T H Spence of the Regina Aero Club received a request for the machine's registered number, Doucette’s flying record, and available officers for the inquiry. data has been awarded.
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Regina
Harry Doucette
Lakeview
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
Doucette
T. H. Spence
Regina Aero Club
Bank Sells German Marks as Waste Paper in Brussels
The National Bank of Belgium sold 362 tons of German marks for waste paper as revealed by a Brussels dispatch. The marks filled safes and would require a new building, with a junk dealer offering 100 percent above their cash value at the time.
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London
National Bank of Belgium
Brussels
Daily Express
Germany
Ireland to Redeem Bonds for Free State Support
An official statement confirms the Irish Free State government will redeem bonds issued in America and Ireland to back the republican movement that led to the Free State's creation. The action signals a formal fulfillment of financial obligations tied to the independence effort.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
America
Ireland
The
Free State
Russia Breaks With Finland Over Assassination
Moscow accuses Finland of complicity in the killings of Karelia frontier commissioners M Lavroff and M Leshnev. A Finnish note demands a mixed commission to probe the murders and Russian law punishment. Finland must pay 1,500,000 gold marks as compensation as Russia suspends relations pending settlement.
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Stockholm
Russia
Finland
M. Lavroff
M. Leshnev
Karelian Frontier Commission
Helsingfors
Declined Toronto Invitation by Lord Renfrew Telegram
Telegram from Lord Renfrew to Lieutenant-Governor Cockshutt declines a Toronto Government House visit on return journey. He says he is in private capacity and cannot divert from his route between ranch and port of embarkation.
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Toronto
Ontario
Lord Renfrew
Cockshutt
Government House
Vancouver Hotel Financing Nears Final Approval
Rumors in building circles claim arrangements are complete to finance a large modern hotel for the Canadian National Railways. The project, costing between $1.5 and $1.9 million, is to be built at Seymour and Georgia Streets in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Canadian National Railways
Seymour
Georgia Streets
Earthquake Shocks Hit Formosa Coast
Dispatches report a series of earthquakes near Taito on Formosa's east coast on Sept 29. Two shocks in the early afternoon caused extensive damage to houses and walls and casualties are feared.
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Osaka
Taito
Formosa
Australia Could Be Centre of British Empire says Lord Forster
Lord Forster Governor-General of Australia addressed the Commonwealth Club in Adelaide and stated that Australia might yet become the centre of the British Empire.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Lord Forster
Australia
Commonwealth Club
Arrests After Home Bank Report Stuns Toronto
The official Barker report on the Home Bank of Canada details hazardous investments that led to its ruin after 13 years. Toronto officers arrest President Daly and others on Bank Act breach charges for false or deceptive statements and fraudulent accounting. Premier Ferguson vows a thorough prosecution to expose alleged public fraud.
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Toronto
A. B. Barker
Home Bank of Canada
J. Daly
R. P. Gough
F. J. B. Russill
Casey Wood
K.C. J
C. G. Smith
Sydney H. Jones
Bank
Messrs. Daly
Gough
Ign
Messrs
Barnard, Stewart, Russill
Col
F.C. Smith
Wood
Jones
Ferguson
Severe sentence for war traitor at Leipsig court
Germany's highest court imposes a life term on Gerhard Strey for treason in World War I. He deserted in March 1916 to the French and revealed entrenchment details. Strey returned to Germany in 1920, was arrested in Magdeburg, and admitted guilt, claiming mistreatment by superiors.
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Leipsig
Germany
Gerhard Strey
Strey
Madgeburg
Fur-Bearing Animals Put Under Five-Year BC Closure
Victoria reports the Provincial Game Conservation Board plans a five year closed period on all fur-bearing animals to allow recovery. Chairman M B Jackson states a province wide closed season is likely as trappers and fur traders concur on severe depletion and risk of extinction.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Provincial
Game Conservation Board
M. B. Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Radio figures in arrest at Montreal
F Lester Stowe an employee of Cunard Steamship Lines was arrested in Montreal after a hotel failed payment led to charges of theft of cheques totaling about 1500. The serial numbers broadcast from Cleveland allowed police to trace the cheques, and Stowe faces deportation back to Cleveland.
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Montreal
F. Lester Stowe
Cunard Steamship Lines
Stowe
Cleveland
Toronto Finance Commissioner Seizes Tax Delinquent Pay
Delinquent city employees faced with unpaid income taxes saw their salary cheques held until taxes were paid. The action, though met with protests, eliminated arrears and prompted the Board of Control to require quarterly tax lists from civic staff.
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Toronto Finance
Heid
Toronto
Ross
Board of Control
Saskatchewan Home Bank branches list deposits
The curator reports totals for several Saskatchewan Home Bank branches including Amulet 119,622 and Moose Jaw 243,976 with deposits in the thousands to low hundreds of thousands. Weyburn 97,196 and other locations show mixed balances. The data appears as a catalog of branch names with savings and current account figures.
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Toronto
Saskatchewan
Home Bank
Amulet
Finke
Coraleuia Acs
Skash Ae Wes
Enea Raaiv
OSS
Ales
Moose Jaw
Shackleton
Jtheeenes
WMC Rioth
Taree Cas
Escaaues
LOT
Weyburn
Regina tests lignite fields with shipments to North Dakota briquetting
About 150 tons of char will be shipped from Bienfait to Hebron North Dakota for briquetting in Hood Odell ovens. The finished briquettes will return to Saskatchewan for thorough testing under Minister J G Gardiner of Labor and Industries.
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Regina
Bienfait
Hebron
N.D
Hood Odell
Saskatchewan
J. G. Gardiner
Labor and Industries
Narcotics Hidden in Bible Seized in Montreal Shipment
Canadian customs officers destroyed narcotics found inside a hollowed Bible amid a books shipment. The Bible was one of several religious texts in the consignment seized at a port of entry in Montreal.
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Montreal
Light Cattle Import Keeps Prices High
The president of the Glasgow Fleshers Society told the Scottish Federation of the Meat Traders Association that cattle imports from Canada did not meet expectations after embargo removal. He argued British meat traders were not at fault for higher prices since promised large Canadian shipments failed to materialize.
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Glasgow
Canada
Glasgow Fleshers’ Society
Scottish Federation of the
Meat Traders’ Association
Great Britain
British Columbia Aids Japan with Lumber Gift
The British Columbia Government will provide 45 000 for Japanese relief to fund lumber purchases. The gift totals 1 750 000 feet of dimension lumber and 1 000 000 shingles to assist relief efforts.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
J. D. MacLean
Thirteen Killers Identified in Brindisi Murder Case
An inter-allied commission investigating the deaths of Italian members of the Greco Albanian frontier delimitation commission reports the Italian victims were killed by thirteen assailants. The murderers were all armed with the same rifles.
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Brindisi
Inter-Allied Commission
Kyne Plans Pacific Coast Leg Of Lloyd George Tour
Peter B Kyne says tentative plans exist to extend David Lloyd George itinerary to the Pacific Coast and Western Canada as part of the former British premier tour.
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New York
Peter B. Kyne
David Lloyd George
Pacific Coast
Canada
Calgary artist Kinsey paints Ranch landscapes for Lord Renfrew
Lord Renfrew approves Alberta scenery by commissioning A H Kinsey of Stafford studios Calgary to create several landscapes depicting the E P ranch and the Highwood River near the ranch.
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Calgary
Lord Renfrew
Alberta
A. H. Kinsey
Stafford
E. P
Highwood River
Selection of horses for Saskatchewan Royal Show squads
Saskatchewan horse selection proceeds for the Canadian Royal Show in Toronto November 20 to 28 and Chicago December 1 to 8. A committee of Livestock Board appointees inspects Clydesdales, Percherons and Belgians across the province while university and local breeders provide stock for evaluation.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Chicago
Windy City
Saskatchewan Livestock Board
Department of Agriculture
R. H. Taber
James Dougans
Condie
J. H. Pearce
Brora
Thos. Halfpenny
Craven
John Grills
Silton
Archibald Forbes
Grand Coulee
Carter to Resume Tutankhamen Tomb Excavations in Luxor
Egyptologist Howard Carter has departed for Luxor to resume digs in the Valley of the Kings tomb of King Tutankhamen. He dismissed occult fears as the cause of the Earl of Carnarvon's death and said he harbors no such fears for himself.
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London
Howard Carter
Luxor
Valley of the King’s
Tutankhamen
Earl of Carnarvon
Stresemann Resigns. Ebert Seeks New German Cabinet
President Ebert asked retiring chancellor Gustav Stresemann to form a new ministry as the Stresemann government retires. The cabinet faced friction between a Socialist finance minister and an industrialist economics minister, contributing to its unraveling after passive Ruhr and Rhineland measures. Hans Baumer exited the economics post after protracted debates with Dr. Hilfering.
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Ebert
Berlin
Gustav Stresemann
Stresemann
Ruhr
Rhineland
Cuno
Stresemann Coalition
Ministry of Finance
Hans Baumer
Hilfering
Italian Government Approves Ads on Postage Stamps
The Italian government has decided to permit advertising on postage stamps. This move opens a new channel for revenue and branding as stamps may feature commercial messages alongside official emblems.
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