France Seeks Clear Understanding With Britain at Washington Talks
London Times Special Correspondent in Paris urges renewed Anglo French cooperation at the Washington conference to resolve outstanding issues in a spirit of friendship. He notes British statesmen have not yet engaged openly with French proposals and emphasizes the need for frank discussion and balanced views. The Times also discusses Allied debt funding and hints at rehabilitating Austria’s economic position if U.S. liens on Austrian property are suspended.
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LonGeon
London Times
Paria Pusgests
Great Britain
the Times
United States
Austria
Memorial Designs For Battlefield Memorials in Europe
The Canadian battlefields memorial commission has received a report from professional assessors on the designs for eight monuments to be erected on the battlefields in France and Belgium. The competition, ongoing through the past year, attracted many leading architects sculptors and artists. The commission will notify the Governor General in Council and announce the chosen sculptor. In the first stage 160 design sets were submitted 17 advanced to stage two. Models have been thoroughly examined by the commissioners.
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Ottawa
Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission
France
Belgium
Manitoba Doctor Wins Rockefeller Fellowship in Medicine
Dr. Robert B. Kitchen of Souris Manitoba receives a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship for post graduate study in international medicine. He plans to return to Winnipeg to join the University of Manitoba faculty in internal medicine. Also named for a similar study grant is Dr. Jos A Baudouin of Quebec.
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New York
Robert B. Kitchen
Souris
Man
Rockefeller Foundation
Kitchen
Branson
Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Jos. A. Baudouin
Superior Board of Health
Province of
Quebec
University of Montreal
U.S
Sales Tax Debate in Canada Postwar Finances
Sir Henry Drayton, Minister of Finance, told the Bread and Cake Manufacturers Association Convention that Canada bears a heavy financial burden after the war and everyone must pay a share, direct or indirect, through a sales tax.
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Toronto
Henry Drayton
Bread and Cake Manufacturers’ Association
Canada
Prize for Cancer Care Offer in Cosmopolitan Society
An anonymous doctor offers 160,900 dollars through the Cosmopolitan Cancer Research Society of Brooklyn for a medicinal cancer remedy. The award requires a treatment method, formulae, and therapeutic proof in at least 50 cases.
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New York
Cosmopolitan Cancer Research Society of Brooklyn
Developing Power In Manitoba
Winnipeg Brace and Company Montreal contracting engineers have not yet awarded contracts for the $10,000,000 power development at Great Falls on the Winnipeg River, 36 miles from here. Development work is underway with about 200 men employed and 200 more to be added. Ultimately 1,000 to 2,500 men will be required to push the work.
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Winnpeg —Frazer, Brace and Company
Montreal
Great Falls
Winnipeg River
Manitoba Power Company. Limited
Manitoba Societies to Extend Farm Credit Payments
Manitoba societies will extend time for farmers to pay notes totaling 1 406 000 dollars due this fall. Total outstanding loans reach 2 000 000 dollars with expectations of 3 510 000 by fall. Excess rain delayed threshing and lowered grain and livestock prices, hindering full collections.
Plague in Jabbulpur India Causes Panic and Deaths
A Daily Mail dispatch from Allahabad reports hundreds of plague deaths in Jabbulpur British India. The city struggles to bury and burn the dead as panic spreads. Jabbulpur, capital of a Central Indian district, lies about 240 miles southwest of Allahabad, with a 98 000 population mainly Hindu.
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London
Jabbulpur
British India
Daily Mail
Allahabad
Jubbulpur
India
Britain and France to pay largest share of League of Nations expenses
Geneva reported that Britain and France must finance the biggest portion of operating costs for the League of Nations. Shares ranged from 9 to 20 percent for leading powers, with others like China India and Japan in a lower tier. An amendment to deregister technical treaties was postponed. A. J. Balfour argued disclosures should not force public detail of defense methods.
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Geneva
Britain
France
Legue
Geter
League
Faeh
China
India
Japan
Argentina
Spain
Brazil
Rumania
Juge Slavia
Assembly of the League
A. J. Balfour
Great Britain
Reichstag Assents to US Peace Treaty Without Changes
Berlin reports the Imperial Council has notified the Reichstag of its assent to the peace treaty with the United States without modifications. Upon formal publication the treaty will gain legal force.
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Berlin
Imperial Council
Reichstag
United States
Instrumental Music And Christian Unity
An essay by C. E. Payne discusses church unity and the debated use of instrumental music in worship. It argues the New Testament does not silence instruments and cites Greek lexicons and historical usage to claim Christians may employ instruments in praising God alongside singing.
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Christendom
Tal Fee
Nust
Mivster
Deriins
Rendering of psallo as playing an instrument spans translations
The article asserts that ancient and modern translations render psallo as singing and playing an instrument. It traces this through Syriac, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, and English versions from Luther onward, noting the shift toward “sing and play” and its impact on church unity and music practice. Authorities like O. E. Payne are cited, and the piece comments on fur trade forecasts from Toronto sources.
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Psallo
Gat Creek
Ado
Kay Psallo
Philip Schaff
Ixcalso
Larther
Luther
Rotherham
Christendom
E. Payne
Hanna, Arts
Conference To Debate Canadian Livestock Improvement
Edmonton hosts a conference to discuss improving Canada's livestock health and nationwide veterinary coordination. Dr Grisdale notes strong disease control and outlines plans for a centralized veterinary association with representatives from every province. The livestock asset is valued at over 1.07 billion dollars.
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Canada
Otfatra
de. Grisdale
Department’s Health of Animals Branch
Grisdale
Dominion
Premier Hughes Questions Emigrant Figures
A Melbourne cable quotes Premier Hughes disputing a London sourced claim that 196,900 emigrants yearly could be sent to Australia. He says the figure is absurd and a safer range is about 12,900 to 20,000 this year, until proper wealth producing plans are in place.
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Australia
London
British Isles
Astralia
Hughes
No Outsiders In U S Merchant Marine
A steamer George Washington discharged about 200 crewmen for not being citizens, replacing them with qualified Americans. Among those removed was W He Po Mattenson, a Canadian purser once regarded among the North Atlantic service’s best. The policy states no outsiders need apply.
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George Washington
W. He Po Mattenson
Matherson
United States Merchant Marine
Local Merchant Patranve Cites Help in Rising Sales
A local merchant Patranve appeals for community support amid rising costs and slower sales. Business owner credits loyal customers and nearby suppliers for maintaining operations as the market tightens.
Flooding Of Steamer Still A Mystery
Vessel Canadian Importer of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine suffered engine room flooding far off the Oregon coast while en route from Vancouver to Sydney. Dry dock at Esquimalt revealed an intact hull and sea valves in perfect order. Oil remains and mangateres are noted.
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Victiia
Merchant Marine
Oregan
Vancouver
Sydney
Australia
Esquimalt
French 1 Million Franc Prize For Aviation Motors
The French committee for aeronautic propaganda offers a 1 000 000 franc prize for the best commercial aviation motor. International competition will follow International Aeronautic Federation rules. A foreign winner must build the motor in France. motors ready by June 1 1923. Aero Club of France to conduct the contest.
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Paris
French Committee For Aeronautic Propaganda
International Aeronautic Federation
France
Aero Club of France
New oil lamp claims to beat gas and electricity
An advertising claim describes a new oil lamp tested by the U S government and 36 universities as superior to 160 lamps. It is odorless smoke free and quiet with low fuel use and claims easy setup. Inventor J V Johnson Winnipeg offers free trials and local agencies promising earnings.
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U. S
J. V. Johnson
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Train Wreck Near Paris Kills Dozens In Tunnel
A rear end collision of two suburban trains near St Lazare Station caused a tunnel fire and gas explosion. Seventeen burned cars remain unexplored amid fears of more deaths as hospital toll rises to 38. Many passengers were returning home when the crash occurred in the tunnel.
England in low spirits, says Methodist leader
Dr. S Chown, general superintendent of the Methodist Church, just back from the Ecumenical Conference in London, says England looks unusually downcast. He notes London endured a German raid yet wartime mood seemed more buoyant than the current mood among the people.
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Tyronte
S. Dr. Chown
Methodist Church
London
England
Lt. Chown
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Toronto Mail and Empire
Bk. Hartland
Cypress River
Alberta
Edmonton
Department of Agriculture
Medicine Hat
Olawa
Seterite
Ariama
Reuter
Melbourne
M. Hughes
Best Pursers Discharged
Aviation Motor
Dr. Chown
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