Lively Debate on Alberta Wheat Bill Sparks Legislative Clash
Alberta legislature waged a spirited session over the Wheat Board bill with Liberal leader Hon. 2 AL Verte calling it autocratic and reactionary. Premier Greenfield defended the measure while farmer representatives urged caution and possible amendments amid cross party criticism.
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Alberta
Edmonton
AL Verte
Can
Boyle
Urase
Previter Qreenfield
Vicor
Mitchell
Bow Valley
Ford
Saskatchewan
C. W. Gross
Far Ier
M. C. McKenne
Lac St. Anne
Dominion Wheat Board
Auten
Greenfield
To Conserve Coal on Grand Trunk Line
Montreal officials announced a temporary reduction in Canadian trains to conserve coal reserves. Principal main line trains remain active, and suspensions aim to avoid harm to commerce, with removals limited where possible during the miners' strike in the United States.
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Montreal
Grand Trunk Railway
Canada
United States
Rural Alberta to Extend Phone Service Contracts
The Alberta provincial telephone department awarded six contracts totaling about 125000 for rural line construction in Central and Southern Alberta. The plan covers 1100 miles of new lines expected to nearly complete this year, following about 1400 miles built earlier this season at roughly 150000.
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Edmonton
Provincial Telephone Department
Alberta
Strike Bargain With Rating Companies London
Railway companies in Great Britain won a major deal with rating authorities amid revenue losses. The National Union county assessment committee granted large tax reductions, possibly averaging 25 percent, easing payments by over 23 million pounds annually.
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London
Great Britain
National Union County Assessment Committee
Grain Shipments for Europe Set Montreal Port Record
Grain Clearance Board figures show that by July 23 Montreal shipped almost 50 million bushels of grain to Europe, a new port record and nearly two million more than last year. General manager M P Fennell said the record may be surpassed at the current rate. Give your local merchants a Chance Buy at home.
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Montreal
Europe
North American
M. P. Fennell
Grain Cleurance Board
Fifty Million Highway Plan For Canada Over Five Years
Ottawa expects fifty million dollars to be spent on Canada highways by the fall of 1993. The Dominion Government will provide twenty million and provinces cover the rest, with agreements already in place in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. Alberta has filed for approval under the Canada Highways Act as all provinces operate under the new regulations.
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Ottawa
Canada
A. W. Campbell
Dominion
Gataria
Sailli
New Brunswick
Alberta
Bavaria Adopts Decree Limiting Reichstag Defence Measures
The Bavarian Government issues a decree intended to replace Reichstag defence legislation with Bavaria’s own limits. It omits a special tribunal, interior minister powers to ban meetings, and central government power to bar former rulers abroad. The move alarms northern Bavaria and Berlin.
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Gerlin
Bavaria
Reichstag
Ugior
Germany
Landtag
Berlin
Morden Team Wins Brandon Livestock Judging Title
Morden Mun district boys win the provincial exhibition livestock judging competition with 1006 points, Elgin place second, eleven teams competed in judging heavy horse beef dairy cattle sheep and swine. Each team had twenty minutes per award. A Holstein cow owned by W Hepburn Virden Man sets a Manitoba record with 26013 pounds milk in the past year.
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Brandon
James McCurdy
Morden, Mun
Elgin
W. Hepburn
Virden
Man
Manitoba
Germans Urged to Destroy Kiel Canal Range Finding School
The Council of Ambassadors demands immediate destruction of the fire control and range finding school found by German naval authorities at strategic Kiel Canal points. Allied experts warn the site could fortify the canal entrance. German cargo arrives in Australia as Britain lifts the embargo later this summer.
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Kiel Canal
Paris
Council of Ambassdors
Canal
Australia
London
Victoria
Ambassador Morgenthau Meets Pope Pius in Private Audience
Former U.S. ambassador to Turkey Henry Morgenthau visited Pope Pius XII for a private audience. They discussed Morgenthau’s wartime experiences in Constantinople and his early days of the war.
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U.S. Ambassdor
Pius Ronnie
Pius
Henry Morgenthau
U.S
Turkey
Constantinople
Alberta Legislature Debates Wheat Board Bill
Alberta lawmakers move to enable a Dominion Wheat Board while preserving provincial credit discretion. Premier Greenfield briefed on potential costs and a provincial line of credit may cover guarantees from 3.6 million to 16 million, with conservative operation estimating 3 to 5 million credit sufficing.
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Fdmonton
Wis Tonoc
A. B. Chaypool
Didsbury
G. N. Johmstone
Wheat Board
Lion
J. B. Brownlee
Attornes-General
J. R. Royle
Liberals
Brownlee
Dominion Wheat Board
Ghana
Boyle
Greenfield
James Stewart
Winnipeg
F. W. Riddell
Regina
Allied Debt Talks May Be Delayed To Late September
Treasury officials indicate negotiations with British financial representatives over funding Britain’s wartime debt of five billion dollars may start early September but could be deferred to the month’s end. Three members of the allied debt funding commission will be away from Washington in the first part of September.
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Washington
Great Britain
U.S
Treasury
Allied Debt Funding Commission
Coal Production Push in United States Gains Support
Washington reports favorable response to government efforts to raise coal output. Railroads show 14 983 cars loaded Monday versus 9 860 last Saturday and a six day average of 76 934. Hoover urged states to form organizations to manage distribution and fair pricing within state borders.
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Washington
United States
Uwe
Frank Farrington
Hig Reall
Peoria
Joan L. Lewis
Miners
Indiana
Hoover
Denial of Syrian Revolt Amid Conflicting Reports
Officials in Paris deny reports of a Syrian revolt and widespread rioting amid claims that attacks on French troops in Syria were exaggerated. The Syrian committee cites alleged incidents near Saurain and Esrah with casualties and material loss, while authorities say disorder spans Syria.
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Paris
Uaten
London
Syria
Tyre
Damascus
Esrah
Jayroud
Will Consolidate Soldier Settler Loans
Edmonton announces that all soldier settler loans made before April 1, 1922 will be consolidated into one loan for 25 years. Veterans with three loans including stock equipment and farms gain three years grace for interests if established 1919 to 1920, or two years grace for 1920 to 1921 establishments.
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Edmonton
Alta
Admiralty on Aircraft Threat to British Ships
In reply to a Commons question Lt Col Amery said no aircraft in any navy could sink a British ship by bombing or torpedo as far as the Admiralty knew. The statement reflects wartime assessments of air power and naval vulnerability.
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London
House of Commons
Amery
Admiralty
Progressive Liberal Fusion Rumors Sail Ottawa and Winnipeg
Reports from Ottawa claim 62 Progressives may join the Liberal party but are treated with reserve. Observers note talks among Progressives and Liberals hint at cooperation without binding agreements or unconditional union. In Winnipeg Hon A B Hudson KC denies leading 52 Progressives to switch and entering cabinet.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Nertiament
Liberal Party
Winnipeg
A. 2B
Hudson
K.C
South Winnipeg
Progressive
Federal House
Protest by Regina Veterans Over Western Representation
Saskatchewan veterans protest the federal lack of a western representative on the commission examining pecuniary charges raised by the Great War Veterans Association. The protest was forwarded to Grant McNeil, Dominion GAWVA Secretary, by the provincial body.
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Regina
Sask
Sawskatchewan
Great War Veterans’ Association
Grant McNeil
Dominion G.aw.v.a
Government grants Athens petroleum rights to Anglo-Persian
The Greek Government has awarded the Anglo-Persian Company petroleum rights covering the entire region of Macedonia.
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Athens
Anglo-Persian (S) Company
Macedonia
Lords Move Toward End of Cattle Embargo
In London the House of Lords leans toward lifting the embargo on Canadian store cattle as a matter of time. Debates show mixed views with Lord Long’s amendment accepted and calls for quarantine safeguards amid anticipated legislation.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Chaplin
Lincolnshire
Lord Lincolnshire
Lord Long
Finlay Royal Cop
Kleers
Dominions
Lord Ancaster
Board of Agriculture
Gai
Ancapler
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