May Adopt New Plans In Regard To Immigration
A report on overseas commitments from the conference discusses Canada’s immigration plan. The Canadian Government may forgive part of postage advances and cover up to 140 percent of fares for approved settlers. It outlines collective nominations by churches and societies with MC A representations to organize the system. A scheme to grant free passage to children up to 16 joining families is planned. Women going to Canada for domestic work may receive repayable passage money after one year of service. The report mentions reestablishing immigration services in rural areas, considering maintenance allowances for immigrant families, and free agricultural college courses for British students to boost settlement.
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Letifen
Econuinks
Canada
Lontime
Dominion Guovernment
Thotiyh
M.ca
Immigration Employment Service
Great Britain
Dominion Government Eyes Casa Loma Purchase for Soldiers Home
Toronto report says Casa Loma the Sir Henry Pellatt residence may be bought by the Dominion Government to serve as a home for disabled soldiers and a war museum. The property with over 100 rooms 5000 electric lights a 100 person banquet hall a swimming pool and other costly features recently valued at 700000.
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Toronto
Casa Loma
Henry Pellatt
Saskatchewan Opposes Canadian Ex-Brees Rate Increase
Regina counsel for the Saskatchewan Government will oppose the request by Canadian ex- Brees Companies for a higher rate schedule. Hon J A Cross, Attorney General, announced the retained counsel and the challenge to the application.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Court ruling affects temperance cases and arrests without warrants
Winnipeg reports the Manitoba Court of Appeal strikes down a section of the liquor laws affecting at least 30 temperance cases. About two involve hotels. Police admit enforcement will worsen amid the government temperance act and trichemtrigue controls.
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Winnipeg
Tiquarachias Hotels
Nmabitohba Court of Appeal
Polles
Chamberlain on Dominions exports and pref erence policy
Neville Chamberlain argues British Exchequer policies aid Dominions by securing their markets and enabling them to sell locomotives and machinery. He notes most exports are manufactured goods using water in production and says confidence in the market will also draw settlers from Britain.
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London
Dominions
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Germany's Capacity To Pay Reparations Questioned
The text discusses Germany's present capacity to pay reparations as interpreted by an international experts committee. It notes Paris expected clarity on the Ruhr issue and indicates officials reportedly withheld challenge to the committee's position. It also references M. Jusserand and U.S. inquiries via Secretary Hughes seeking Paris guidance before replying to questions.
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Paris
Eemit
Temys
Germany
International Committee of Experts
Ruhr
M. Jusserand
Banebwembosenaorio
Tba
Lnitad
Jifin
Hughes
British Labor Situation in London Report
Sir Montagu Barlow, Minister of Labor, said unemployment figures at 1,250,000 were not as bad as expected. The government will spend £100,000,600 on development schemes this winter and Clyde navigation trustees £1,000,000 on reconstruction. Major railways planned heavy capital expenditure to create thousands of jobs, while the locomotive industry in Scotland stayed active due to foreign orders.
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London
Montagu Barlow
Clyde Navigation
Scotland
Hawaii volcanologist links Japan quake damage to Yokohama tremors
Thomas A. Jagear Jr, volcanist in charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said intense damage near Yokohama stemmed from a four foot ground drop possibly due to volcanic activity on Oshima after surveying tremor impacts during his return from Japan.
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Honolulu
Yokohama
Japan
Oshima
Thomas A. Jagear, Jr
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Hawaii
Ottawa Reports Gouin’s Condition Amid Travel Plans
Ottawa reports Sir Lomer Gouin is seriously ill no confirmation. The Minister of Justice remains in constant contact with his department and, after the Geneva Conference, is indisposed but not incapacitated. He sails for home next week.
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Ottawa
Lomer Gouin
Scotland local option vote keeps Kilsyth dry again
Dry votes in 20 Scottish districts favored prohibition in Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch with Stewarton also dry. Allen and Stirling remained wet due to the tally. Kilsyth went completely dry.
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London
Scotland
Kilsyth
Kirkintilloch
Stewarton
Allen
Stirling
Weare
Would Boost Wages Montreal Referendum Be Last Step
A Canadian Pacific telegraphers referendum could be the final move in pushing for an aggregate wage hike. Telegraphers seek about six cents an hour across all graded positions, with understanding of the plan in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Canada Benefits by New British Tariff Proposal
London reports the Empire tariff proposal to extend imperial preferences. Sir Philip Lloyd-Braeme indicates new duties on foreign imports for fresh apples canned salmon fruit juices and honey while Empire imports receive free entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
London
Philp Lloyd-Braeme
Board of Trade
Empire
Remove Immigration Bars Montreal
Herbert M. Marler M P for St. Lawrence St George said immigration restrictions would be lifted within three months. He stated future entrants would need only sound mind and body and good moral character. He praised Central Europe as an immigration source and contrasted a Senator Pope remark.
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Montreal
Canada
Herbert M. Marler
St. Lawrence-St. George
United Hebrew Political Club
Marier
Central
Europe
Denial of Ruthless Buffalo Slaughter by Officials
W M Graham and Charles Stewart deny reports of a brutal buffalo slaughter in Wainwright Park. They state Indians did not kill the herd, attributing killings to expert riflemen. About 16 buffalo were slain. 2,000 more to be disposed of later by marksmen chosen by the department.
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Winnipeg
Wainwright Park Reserve
W. M. Graham
Regina
Western Canada
Charles Stewart
Graham
Noxious Weeds Act Revision Urged at Manitoba Union Meet
At a convention of the Manitoba Union of Municipalities the recommendation was adopted to revise the Noxious Weeds Act and to urge both Federal and Provincial governments to clear their lands of weeds.
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St. Boniface
Manitoba Union of Municipalities
Premier King Receives Honorary Degree in Oxford
Vice-Chancellor Wells of Wadham College conferred an honorary D.C.L. on Primee King of Canada at the Sheldonian Theatre. Premier Bling then lunched with the heads of Oxford Colleges.
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King
London
Wells
Wadham College
Oxford
D.C.L
Prémiee King
Canada
Sheldonian Theatre
Bling
Tariff Increase for Wheat Faces Congressional Action
Authorities indicate Congress may push to raise the wheat tariff from 30 cents to 45 or 30 cents by action. The move targets higher protection for domestic growers and potential price impacts.
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Washington
Congress
Pigeon Used by Prisoners at Portsmouth Penitentiary
Kingston report cites Arthur Twigg a suspended guard testifying in police court that prisoners kept a carrier pigeon in a makeshift loft in the yard for three months and used it to send messages outside until the escape of Red Ryan and his gang. He denied trafficking narcotics or letters and accused authorities of trying to frame him.
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Kingston
St. Bierre Hughes
Penitentiaries
Alberta Liquor Vote Shifts Slightly Favoring Prohibition Measure
Deputy returning officers report Clause D leading government control over Clause A by a narrow margin as about 75 percent of polls across Alberta are in. Remaining polls in sparse districts unlikely to alter the four clause standings. Results show A 60009 B 3221 C 2676 D 74631. London reports Ottoman-American deal talks with Hugo Stinnes failing after Col Clayton-Kennedy offered Chester concessions in Turkey. Stinnes preferred direct Turkish government talks post US option expiry on November 15.
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London
Constantinople
Col. Clayton-Kennedy
Chester
Turkey
Hugo Stinnes
Herr Stinnes
United States
Greenland Not For Sale Says Denmark
Ekikabladet reports Denmark will not sell Greenland and will not permit a first offer if Denmark ever decides to sell. The newspaper notes the Danish government rejected overtures to buy Greenland.
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Copenhagen
Srivain
Ekikabladett
Denmark
Greenland
Bulgaria Apology Parade at Jugoslav Embassy
Sofia public apology display includes a military march to the Jugoslav location. Bulgarian soldiers with officers saluted the Jugoslav flag as the national anthem played, signaling remorse for the attack on Col. Krastiich.
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Sofia
Slavia
Col
Krastiich
Juge Slavia
Saskatchewan Winter Fair crowns region champions in sheep and swine
The Regina Winter Fair awarded region championship ribbons to the Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders' Association for two imported animals. Local Shropshire was won by J. O. D. Whitehead of Nutana, with the silver cup donated by the Sheep Breeders' Association. Follett Bros. of Duval and others repeatedly won Yorkshire and Oxford classes as heavy competition and high quality livestock dominated the provincial show.
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Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders’ Association
J. O D. Whitehead
Nutana
Sheep Breeders’ Association
Follett Bros
Duval
E. E. Baynton
Big Stick Lake
Olaf, Berg
Loreburn
Barrow
York
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Shropshire Comsses
Oxfords
W. €. Herron
Huntoon
Willsey
Brough
English girls to go overseas for domestic work
Dame Merie Talbot told the London branch of the Australian Natives Association that 15 English girls of the Anest types, educated at Cheltenham and Girton colleges, would travel abroad for domestic work due to lack of suitable employment in England.
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London
Merie Talbot
Australian Natives’ Association
Cheltenham and Girton Colleges
England
Bank Robbery Foiled in Groton by Greek Man
Four bandits attempted a bank robbery at the First National Bank in Groton South Dakota. Peter Karackulis fired at the fleeing car and knocked the bag loose from the vehicle containing 411 but 1000 of the loot was in the bag valued at 65000 dollars.
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Groton
S.D
First National Bank
Peter Karackulis
Ontario Temperance Act enforcement signaled by government
Attorney-General Nickle says the Ontario Temperance Act will be enforced by the Conservative Government until a broad public consensus supports a policy change. In Montreal, the second trial of Abbe Delorme for murder of his half-brother Raoul is postponed to the next court sitting in March 1924.
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Toronto
Nickle
Montreal
Abbe Delorme
Raoul
Ottawa ministers return as talks near revival in January
After a small ministerial presence in Ottawa, officials begin returning to prepare for negotiations expected to resume by late January or early February, signaling renewed government activity.
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Ottawa
Railways Launch Heavy Capital Programs to Fight Unemployment
Several of Britain’s largest railways announced plans for massive capital expenditure aimed at creating work for thousands of unemployed workers in London and across the country. The announcements indicate a concerted effort to stimulate employment through infrastructure expansion.
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London
Raizin Growers Association Spends $2.5 Million on California Talent Ads
The Raizin Growers' Association allocated 2.5 million dollars to advertising California talent last year, signaling a major push to recruit performers and workers from the state.
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Raizin Growers’ Association
California
Starvation Threatens Ruhr Workers Over Hours Clash
Negotiations between Ruhr industrialists and unions test if workers will accept a ten hour day to meet French demands for reparation deliveries. Unemployment grows, soup kitchens operate as hundreds of thousands face starvation amid blame between employers and French policy.
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Ruhr
Alleged Indian Slayer Dead in Alberta Case
Joe Blackhorse known as Two Stab died at Galt Hospital in Lethbridge. Before dying he told police he did not murder Winnie Tollestrup of Raymond High School. Police still believe the case against him was complete though unlikely to be solved.
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Lethbridge
Joe Blackhorse
Winnie Tollestrup
Raymond
Galt Hospital
Parcel post to Great Britain now insured under same terms
The post office department says parcel post addressed to Great Britain may be insured on and after November 15 under the same terms as parcels within Canada, with three and six cent fees cancelled for Great Britain. Insurance fees are 12 cents up to $56 and 30 cents for insured value over $60 up to $160.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
Great Britain
Canada
Fumigation Gas Fatal for Crew on French Steamer Caro Line
Five crew members die and seven are seriously ill after inhaling gas used in fumigating the vessel Tiavana Cuba.
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Tiavana
Cuba
Lydia Pinkham's Compound Aids Recovery After Childbirth
A Ontario woman Mrs J R McMahon reports severe backache and fatigue after giving birth. She stopped a prior medicine, tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and credits it with restoring health. The ad promotes the product and offers a free private text-book upon women's ailments.
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Chatham
Ont
Lydia B. Pinkham
J. R. McMahon
Harvey St
Clatham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra. McMahon
Lydia 2
Pinkham Medicine Co
Cobour
Pinkham
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