Canadian Wheat Pool Influences World Market Discussed
Senator McNary heard A. J. McPhail describe Canada’s Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta pools forming a central selling agency. He noted the pools’ impact on farmer independence and market knowledge, with 52 to 54 percent of western wheat sold through the pool and financing from banks reaching up to 65 million dollars.
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Canada
McPhail
Benwie Committee
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Brookhart
Iowa
M McPhail
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western Canada
Wheat Board
Pope Inc Gpa
Liberal Election Drive Hits England With Lloyd George Tour
The Liberal campaign for victory begins with 4000 speakers promoting Lloyd George’s unemployment removal plan. They will visit every district in England and Wales and converge on Scotland as Parliament dissolves. Lloyd George opens his tour in Wales.
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London
England
David Lloyd George
Wales
Scotland
David Lloyd Georgy
Norton Greek studies fellowship awarded to Alberta Cambridge student
Alberta Cambridge, Mass Vernon Elgin Way of Edmonton Alberta won the Charles Elliot Norton fellowship in Greek studies for 1924 30 announced at Harvard University. Way a Harvard graduate student will study for one year at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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Mass
Vernon Elgin Way
Edmonton
Alberta
Charles Elliot Norton
Harvard University
Way
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
United States
Athens
Missing for Three Months Benton
Rosamond Morse, 23, daughter of Edward W. Morse Jr., a wealthy Brooksine resident, has been missing from home since January 4. A nationwide search by private detectives and police has failed to locate her.
Tragic Plane Crash Kills Two In Regina Flight
A dual engine Monocoupe crashes after the right wing hits a telephone line, killing Flying Instructor Rolein Ford of Regina and foreman Jobo Bydorchuk. A coroner's jury cites instant death or fatal flames. a Regina pilot suggests they fought to escape the burning cockpit before perishing.
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Rolein Ford
Regina
Jobo Bydorchuk
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Ford
Scholarships for Research Workers in Canada Grants
Sixty applicants for post graduate scholarships from the National Research Council of Canada are awarded fellowships studentships or bursaries for 1920. The grants total about $50 000 to support university research across Canada and cultivate a corps of able researchers tackling industrial problems and resource development.
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Ottawa
National Research Council of Canada
Council
Dominion
National Research Council
Canada
Thorou
Nation League official tours Canada for world peace drive
M. Joseph Avenol deputy secretary general of the League of Nations visits Canada from Vancouver to the Atlantic. He will speak for world peace and the League and promote coast to coast membership drive launching April 16. Current League membership is 21 000 and expected to exceed 50 000 after the campaign.
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Ottawa
Russia
China
M. Avenol
Geneva
League
League of Nations Society
Canada
Diamonds valued at four billion in the United States
The Continental Insurance Company reports US diamond holdings valued at four billion dollars claiming the per capita value exceeds any other nation. They note few of the world’s large diamonds are owned in this country.
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New York
N.Y
United States
Continental Insurance Company
Will Operate New Hotel in Guelph by Cutten Venture
The Canadian Pacific Railway will operate the motel to be erected in Guelph by Arthur W. Cutten, Chicago train star, announced by F. W. Beatty president of the railway during a Toronto visit.
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Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Guelph
F Arthur W. Cutten
Chicago
F. W. Beatty
Canadians in U S face deportation under absolute law
Washington reports thousands of Canadians may be affected by the absolute deportation statute. The piece outlines three groups: those who entered before 1921 with head tax issues, those who entered between 1921 and 1924, and recent entrants after July 1 1921. The 1924 law allows deportation at any time for unauthorized residents.
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Washington
Congress
Walter W. Husband
Labor
Canada
United States
Libel Action Costs Heavy Toronto
Taxation of the bill of costs by W N Tilley for Sir Arthur Currie shows net costs allowed at 5377 dollars from an initial 11087 dollars. Defendants must also pay a judgment of 500 dollars.
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Toronto
W. N. Tilley
K.C
Arthur Currie
France
Prince George starts duty at Foreign Office in London
Prince George youngest son of the King reports for duty at the Foreign Office in London on April 8. He meets future colleagues and is attached to the western department after leaving the royal navy. He returns to Buckingham Palace for luncheon.
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London
England
Prince George
Foreign Office
Royal Navy
Buckingham Palace
Confidence Expressed In Bracken Government
Manitoba legislature votes 31 to 19 to back Premier Bracken as confidence is shown in his government after a Labor demand for a Seven Sisters Falls power contract investigation is defeated. John Queen leads the Labor push while Liberal, Conservative and Independent members back the government. A session opening tribute to Sir Hugh John MacDonald is also noted.
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Bracken
Manitoba
Seven Sisters Falls
House
John Queen
H. A. Robson
Sir Hugh John MacDonaid
Regina To Host Permanent Immigration Office May 1
The Department of Immigration will establish a permanent Regina headquarters May 1 with Geo. Todd in charge. The office will occupy Darke Block, following Sydney Saskatoon Calgary and Edmonton setups and replacing temporary Veteran Block accommodations.
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Regina
Department of Immigration
Saskatchewan
Geo. Todd
Immigration Department
Todd
Department
Darke
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Laurentian Spring Photograph Depicts Scenic Fishing Region
An amateur photograph of the Laurentian district north of Montreal showcases natural beauty used by the Canadian Pacific Railway Tourist Department to attract anglers. It highlights landscape appeal over explicit fishery potential, inviting true anglers to appreciate the scene and plan visits.
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Laurentian
Montreal
Canadian Pace Railway
Jas
Serious Epidemic Of Meningitis In Shanghai
Officials in Shanghai report a serious meningitis outbreak with about one thousand cases treated locally and many deaths within a hundred mile radius. Steamship lines ban steerage passengers from Shanghai to Canada and the United States to curb spread.
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Shanghai
China
Canada
United States
Michigan repeals life-for-a-pint law
Governor Fred W. Green signed the Watson House bill removing 120 minor felonies from the crimes carrying life sentences for fourth offenses. He said he would commute life terms of Miller, Tripp, Papich and other inmates serving life for liquor felonies.
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Lawsing
Mich-Michigan
Fred W. Green
Watson House
Green
Mia
Ela Mac Miller
Channie Tripp
Tony Papich
Manitoba Opposes Subsidy System In Provincial Claims
Ottawa report shows A R McMaster K C condemning the subsidy system as unjust urging the commission to favor lump sum compensation for Manitoba if needed. He warned against endless demands and higher consumer taxes through increased tariffs.
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Manitoba
A. R. McMaster
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Bominson
Manitoba Natural Resources Commission
Canada
McMaster
Justice Turgeon
Canada Takes Action On The I'm Alone Case
Ottawa reports formal representations to the United States over the sinking of the Canadian schooner I'm Alone by U S coast guard vessels. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said Ottawa-Washington correspondence on the matter has continued for a week and will be provided in due course.
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United States Coast Guard
Canada
United States
House of Commons
W. L. Mackensie King
R. B. Tepnett
King
Washington
Pacific Yields Clue to Aviation Tragedy
Fragments of a twisted water soaked aeroplane were brought to San Francisco to aid a Pacific coast mystery. Officials say the pieces appear to be from a U S government craft that vanished in 1922 or 1923 during a clash off the coast. They may be from the plane in which Captain William P. Erwin and Alvin E Schwaldt died en route to Honolulu in 1927.
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San Francisco
Cal
Honolulu
Pacific Coast
Milla Field
William P. Erwin
Alvin E. Schwaldt
Here
New Auto Offence Counts Added in British Columbia
Vancouver reports that the attorney general added counts of causing grievous bodily harm and furious driving to manslaughter indictments in auto cases. Justice F 3B Gregory announced at assizes addressing grand jury, citing a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that juries balk at manslaughter, but may convict on lesser counts.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Gregory
Supreme Court of Canada
Uruguayan Fliers Reach Tumaco After Stranded Voyage
Two Uruguayan aviators presumed lost have surfaced in Tumaco after two days at sea aboard a small boat. They said their aircraft was forced down in northern Ecuador and destroyed, leaving them adrift along the coast.
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Bogota
Colombia
Tumaco
Ecuador
Aviation course by Muir Boston
Learning to fly by mail is now possible under a plan by the Massachusetts State Department of Education. Since the department announced a correspondence course in aeronautics, more than 400 inquiries have been received from 23 states, Canada and Haiti.
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Massachusetts State Department of Education
Unin
Canada
Haiti
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