Miners' Union Ratifies Alberta Agreement After Slim Vote
District 38 United Mine Workers of America confirms ratification of a Calgary signed contract with operators. The pact lowers pay by 1.17 dollars per day for contract workers and about 0.90 dollars for day workers. The strike remains in effect for about 8,000 workers across Alberta and eastern British Columbia.
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Calgary
United Mine Workers of America
Sherman
Lethbridge
Dremheller Valley
Edsmonton Field
Robert Peacock
Alberta
British Columbia
New Zealand Refuses to Arbitrate Japan League Policy
Wellington reports New Zealand Premier Massey rejects arbitration on League of Nations protocol. In Parliament he states New Zealand will not arbitrate disputes unless permitted by law, asserting the country’s stance on Japan's efforts to alter league security procedures.
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Wellington
N.Z
Massey
Assembly
Japan
League of Nations
Germany Seeks Retention of Zeppelin Works
After the ZR-3 flight to the United States, Germany intensifies calls to revise treaty terms demanding the dismantling of Zeppelin workshops and hangars at Friedrichshafen. A German trade and industry congress committee favors keeping the works to aid peaceful unity and European prosperity.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Friedrichshafen
German Trade and Industry Congress
Dominated By Evil Forces Says Duke At Rochdale
The Duke of Devonshire told Rochdale the Labour Government’s councils are ruled by dark evil forces. He alleged mysterious comings and goings around the Russian loan and claimed a treaty had been secretly effected despite denials, leaving the country bewildered and exasperated.
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London
Duke of Devonshire
Rochdale
Armistice Day and Silence Observed in Ottawa
The two minutes of silence for Armistice Day will be kept on Tuesday November 11 at eleven o'clock throughout the British Empire. This observance accompanies Thanksgiving Day in Canada on Monday November 10.
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Ottawa
Conference On Reparations In Paris Dawes Plan
A conference of all foreign ministers will be held in Paris soon to decide how Germany will distribute payments under the Dawes reparation plan.
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Paris
Germany
Dawes
Representation for Indians in King’s Parliament
Dr. Jacobs medical officer of Caughnawaga says tribes are too scattered for Commonwealth representation. He argues natives have a chance only through the Senate, with Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux and others involved.
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Rodolphe Lemieux
Jacobs
Caughnawaga
Senate
Excavation Reveals Ancient Algonquin Grave in Outremont
Laborers uncover a skeleton of an Indian brave two feet underground during warehouse construction at Van Horne Avenue and Pratt Street Outremont. The 1000-year-old remains sit in a funeral pose with head between knees, supporting a theory Hochelaga lay northwest of Mount Royal.
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Montreal
van Horne Avenue
Pratt Street
Outremont
W. H. Atherton
Hochelaga
Mount Royal
Japs Warned Against Printing False Reports
Propaganda in Mukden claimed U S citizens landed arms and soldiers fought in China. Capt Norman Baldwin, U S military observer, protested the reports. Japanese consul to issue a warning to suppress false reports in local papers.
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Mukden
United States
Manchuria
China
Peking
Chang Tso-Lin
Norman Baldwin
Trade Agreement Not Effective Yet
Ottawa reports a Canada Australia trade pact is not in force. An order-in-council proclamation could enact it, but it awaits parliamentary submission. Australia favors a delay, aligning with its government view.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Australia
September Industrial Disputes in Ottawa Rise Among Unions
Reports from Employment Service of Canada show eight disputes in September involving 8 501 employees and 205 634 days lost, compared with 16 disputes in August for 10 469 workers and 228 572 days. Unemployment among union members stood at 6.5 percent at September start, up from 5.4 in August and 2.2 a year earlier.
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Ottawa
The
Employment Service of Canada
War Graves Tour Planned by Imperial Commissioner
Major-General Sir Fabian Ware head of the imperial graves commission will visit Canada in November to tour the country with film aid. He will travel from London to Montreal Toronto Ottawa and Winnipeg and may proceed to the Pacific coast to review Canadian war graves in France.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Fabian Ware
Imperial Graves Commission
Canada
France
England
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Pacific
White Indians From Panama Headed to Private School
The White Indians, natives of Southern Panama, who spent the summer with R. O. Marsh the discoverer, were studied by scientists and have now gone to Washington to enter a private preparatory school before returning to Panama.
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Breckville
Panama
R. O. Marsh
Washington
Surgeons Claim New Discovery in Paralysis Case
Chicago reports a new operation by J G Becter and N D Boyle of University of Australia with Dr Hunter, 27, as alleged discoverer. The method treats rigid paralysis by severing nerves from the spinal branch to free a deformed limb, which then responds only to thought and must be educated like a baby's hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. G. Becter
N. D. Boyle
University of Australia
Hunter
Crow's Nest rail rate dispute rattles Ottawa politics
Ottawa figures refuse to discuss the railways commission ruling on Crow's Nest rates. The judgment creates a delicate situation with potential appeals to the Supreme Court and a likely parliament debate. Proposals may seek to keep grain and flour east rates while restoring old or uniform west rates. Public ownership and CN CPR implications loom large.
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Ottawa
George P. Graham
Railways Commission
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Railway Commission
Supreme Court
C.P.R
Gas Gusher in Turner Valley Near Calgary
Calgary report notes Royaliie No. 4 near Black Diamond in Turner valley field blew in with an estimated 19 million cubic feet of gas daily and a small amount of light oil. The Northwest Company Imperial Oil is permitting the gas to flow hoping the well will find a solid oil pay zone.
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Calgary
Black Diamond
Turner Valley
Northwest Company
Imperial Oil, Limited
Calgary teachers back pension scheme for Alberta schools
The Calgary Public School Teachers Alliance unanimously approved establishing a teachers' pension scheme in Alberta. The alliance will urge its executive to adopt the plan and seek cooperation from other local groups to implement it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Calgary Public School Teachers’ Alliance
Calgary Alliance
Canada closes war claims office in Germany
Hon. Raoul Dandurand announced the completion of the adjustment of war claims between Canada and Germany. The settlement allows Canada to settle all outstanding matters and close its war claims office in Germany.
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Raoul Dandurand
Canada
League of Nations Assembly
Germany
Wembley Exhibition Sees Impressive Gross Profit Claim
Sir James Stevenson, chairman of the Wembley show committee, predicted the exhibition’s figures will astonish the public as attendance and costs are published. J H Thomas urged nonpartisan empire policy at a Lord Mayor’s dinner honoring the British Empire exhibition. A decision on a next year’s run hinges on Dominions approval.
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London
Manston House
J. H. Thomas
Colonial Office
Foreign Office
James Stevenson
Big Elevator Regina plans for Buffalo transfer plant
Plans for a 1,100,000 bushel capacity terminal transfer elevator at Buffalo New York by Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Co Ltd were announced by general manager F W Riddell. The $800000 project aims for completion by August 1 1925 occupying 2 acres and finalizing a grain shipment link from farm to overseas markets.
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Regina
Buffalo
N.Y
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Co., Ltd
F. W. Riddell
New Era In Transportation Opens Says Zeppelin Expert
Lakehurst New Jersey Captain Anton Heinen sees the ZR-3 arrival as a turning point in world transport. He predicts aircraft will rival cars within 25 years and dirigibles will spur a global economic revolution and better communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
N.J
Anton Heinen
United Press
Will Let League Decide On Irak Controversy
London reports that Britain and Turkey cannot agree on the Irak dispute or the League of Nations resolution. The matter is referred back to the League Council for decision. Both sides will not advance forces beyond current lines while steps are taken to notify the League's general secretary.
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London
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Turkey
Council of
League of Nations
Council
League
Canadian Pacific Expands West With 427 Miles Of New Lines
The Canadian Pacific has added 427 miles of new western lines in the past two years. Extensions include Cat Knife to Unwin and Tisdale to Wadena among others, linking with Sheho Lanigan and Yorkton Saskatoon Edmonton routes to provide a direct path to Southern, Eastern and Pacific Coast points. Regular passenger service now operates on all newly opened lines.
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Canadian Pacific
Catknife
Unwin
Naham
Melfort
Tuffnell
Wadena
Tisdale
Wymark
Coderre
Milden
McMorran
Gunworth
Matador
Consul
Climax
Burstall
Schuler
Sheho
Melfort-Naham
Lanigan
France Would Dismantle the Zeppelin Works
Paris reports strong French demand to dismantle the Zeppelin works at Friedrichshafen under the Versailles treaty. The French hesitate to push the ambassadors council now amid the Zeppelin arrival. The council had allowed the 70 000 cubic meter ZR-3 build after US insistence, with four governments denying sole initiative. Japan remained reserved.
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Paris
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Ambassadors’ Council
United States
Herrick
Military High Commission
Japan
Arctic Ocean Tragedy Claims RCMP Constable
Constable Ian N. MacDonald of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police drowned August 18 while aboard the Maid of Orleans off the mouth of the Indian River north of Herschel Island. The schooner was owned and captained by Captain Klengenberg, per dispatch via San Francisco to Major James Ritchie.
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Edmonton
Ian N. MacDonald
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Arctic Ocean
San Francisco
James Ritchie
MacDonald
Escaped Leper Delivers Protest at Washington
Willard Centilever, an escaped leper from the Carrville Louisiana federal colony, walked into police headquarters claiming he was sent by 180 inmates to protest colony conditions. He was quarantined.
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Washington
Willard Centilever
Carrville
Crown Prince Enrolls at Balliol College Oxford
The Crown Prince of Norway begins undergraduate studies at Balliol College Oxford under conditions to reside in student houses and receive visitors only during allotted hours. His program includes political economy civics and international law.
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London
Crown Prince of Norway
Balliol College, Oxford
Weekly Budget Cost Ottawa for a Five in Canada
The Labor Gazette lists the weekly cost of 29 staple foods for an average Canadian family of five. At the start of September the cost was 19.28, up from 10.19 in August and 10.46 in September 1923 while 7.83 corresponds to September 1914.
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Ottawa
Canada
Labor Gazette
Ancient gold coins found along Red River by boys
Gold coins some ancient in vintage and jeweled ornaments worth an estimated $2,000 were unearthed from a Red River cache by local boys. Ownership remains undetermined.
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Red River
U. S. Peace Message For Germany On ZR-3
Secretary Wilbur declares the ZR-3 a symbol of peace and friendship and says it will be renamed Los Angeles when the government takes possession. President Coolidge and Dr. Hugo Eckener discuss transoceanic air travel as Eckener foresees new trade routes and safer, more comfortable airships.
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Washington
Wilbur
Navy
Los Angeles
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Air Cruiser
Shenandoah
ZR-3
Advisory Council
Eckner
Ex-Service Man Greets General
Ex serviceman Jack Houghton salutes Major General Trotter at Union Station and recalls serving with him in South Africa. The general reassures that speaking to an officer is proper anytime.
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Toronto
Prince of Wales
Union Station
Jack Houghton
Trotter
Houghton
South Africa
Rand Discoverer Dies a Pauper
Johannesburg reports the death of George Walker the discoverer of the richest South African gold reef in 1885. He died recently in poverty after years of support from the chamber of mines in recognition of his discovery.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
George Walker
Chamber of Mines
Coal Deposits Reported in Arctic Alaska by U S Geologist
Dr. Phillips Smith of Washington D C and the United States Geological Survey announces discovery of vast coal deposits within the Arctic Circle in Alaska after returning from the field.
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Seattle
Arctic Circle
Alaska
Phillips Smith
Washington, D.C
United States Geological Survey
Anuric Kidney Tablets Praised by Toronto Reader
Mrs Albert Bluxt of 6 Blevins Place reports relief from scalding burning sensations and kidney discomfort after using Doctor Pierce's Anuric Tablets. She urges others suffering from kidney or bladder issues to try the medicine and notes a 10 cent trial offer by mail from Buffalo New York.
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Toronto
Ont
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U. S
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Mrs
Albert Blunt
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