Unclear River Valley Grain Rate Order Sparks Delayed Action
Ottawa commissioners debate rescinding McKeown order mandating higher grain and moving goods rates. Assistant Chief McLeda and Commissioners Boyce and Silver support rectification hearings held last month. With three members away in the prairie, six weeks may pass before a ruling, while reduced rates remain in effect per McKeown order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otineh
Declan By
Castway
Chist
H. A
McLeda
Boyce and Silver
Bowether
Witings
Prairie
Ottawa
Chietne McKeown
Oliver
Mummy Of King Tet Ankh Amen Moved For Study In Egypt
In Calero Egypt the inner coffin of Tet Ankh Amen containing the mummy was removed from the pharaoh’s tomb to a nearby chamber for examination. The painted mask on the human-shaped coffin is said to portray the young king and is praised as a superb piece of work. The mummy clung to the coffin due to liquids poured during ceremonies, and careful work is needed to detach it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calero
Egypt
Soul II
Severai
Kite Man's Burden in Britain on Near East Mandates
Article reports on British high commissions shaping policy in the Near East under mandate systems. Sir Yon Power of the British House discusses development, colonial responsibilities, and regional stability amid imperial oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaat
Sir“Yonn Power
Bricieh
France weighs big cuts. League disarmament drive grows
The French government debates major army and navy reductions and the radical cabinet reshapes power. Aiming to set an example for Geneva and win League credit, Paris moves swiftly toward disarmament ahead of December talks. Possible Washington conferences are hinted as Paris prepares to act.
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Lonmdoe
Prince
Giarmedae
League of Nations
France
Geneva
Washington
Coolidge
Taking Great Airman Home For Burial
The body of Baron Manfred von Richthofen is to be brought from France to Berlin for a military funeral before burial there. He was killed in battle near Salilly le Sas as British and German airmen clashed. British officers bore the coffin and the burial will follow an Anglican service.
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France
Berlin
Baron Manfred von Richshofen
Baron von Richthofen Wan
Aea
Salily le Sas
Bix
Germany’s Disarmament Reply Reaches Paris by Midnight
Berlin informs Paris of Germany’s urgent response to Allied disarmament questions. Officials warn that without immediate delivery the Rhineland tension could worsen. Germany states Cologne evacuation is a top priority if disarmament terms are met.
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Berlin
Germany
Paris
Amibassidor “Hoesch Gsving
Rhineland
Cologne
McGill scholarships offered by Canadian Pacific Railway
The C P R office in Montreal announced free four year tuition scholarships at McGill University in architecture chemical civil mechanical or electrical engineering. Selections require competition and are open to sons of permanent company staff under 31.
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McGill
C.p.r.montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
McGill University
Well Known Architect Dies In St. Louis
George Raby, noted Canadian architect who helped design the old Parliament Buildings at Ottawa, died November 10 in St. Louis. Born in Manchester, he emigrated to Canada, served on the board that drew Ottawa’s plan, and later built the Burlington railroad bridge in Quincy, Illinois.
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George Raby
Beard
Ottren Bt
Lona
Ottawa
SC Lois Architects
Raby
Manchester
Eng
Superbuilder
Canada
Canadians urged tighter immigration limits to block “half wits”
A resolution framed by the Canadian Education Association calls on Ottawa to tighten immigration restrictions to prevent the entry of “undesirable” and subnormal individuals. Proposed by R. H. Cowley of Toronto, the measure seeks federal action to curb absorption of such entrants into the population.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Canadian Education Association
R. H. Cowley
Toronto
Ottawa Parliament Dawns on December 10 Meeting
Ottawa reports say parliament will convene around December 10 or a nearby date to decide election timing The premier King and defeated ministers will seek reelection and the house will open a debate before a likely teat r vote The session will be light and focus on essentials with a general election possibly deferred. Alberta redistribution problems dominate the legislative agenda in Coronation MLA J N Johnson chairs a committee reviewing provincial seat readjustment. Winnipeg wheat pools directors conclude a round table conference with no public statement issued.
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Ottawa
Graham
King
Meighen
Quebec
Alberta
Edmonton
Alta
Legislative Committee
J. N. Johnson
M.L.A
Coronation
Winnipeg
exec@utive
Prairie
Wheat Pools
A. J. McPhail
Re Jwina
Saskatchewan C W N A Meet Ninth Annual Convention Held
The Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association convened in Regina on November 6 and 7. Delegates from across the province attended greetings from Mayor Mason, association dinners, a theatre party, and luncheons. Officers for the coming year were elected including Hon. S J Latta as honorary president and C R McIntosh as a director, with a slate of eight executives named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Garrett
The
Signal
Watraus, Sask
Saskatchewan
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Regina
Saskatchewan Diyielon
Canadian Weekly’ Newspaper Association
Mason
Saskatchewan Co-operative
Leader Publishing Co
Toronto Type Foundry Co
Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company
Weekly Newspaper Association
Dunning
Maron
J.latta
Prairie News
Govan
Watrous
W. G. Hedmond
News
Maple Creek
J. Dor+ ban
Despatch
Alameda
James McDonald
Courier
Unity
C. R. McIntosh
North Battleford
J. Dornan
McCullough
Review
Weyborn
Wolseley
C. H. Ash
Gazette
Preas
Wilkie
Threshing Nears End in Saskatchewan as 86 Percent Complete
Saskatchewan reports show over 86 percent of threshing finished with only about 26 percent grain left in the southwest. Southeast regions already largely cleared. favorable weather allows swift completion. Labor supply remains steady with crews intact. Regina also notes Saskatchewan Rhodas Scholar Gillis Clark, Saskatoon, will study at Oxford in October 1926. senior in mathematics, athletics, and multiple sports.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Statistics Branch
Department of Agriculture
Sack—Chalmera
Gillis Clark
Saskatoon
Rhodea
Oxford
Uris
Talveralty
Lass
W. C. Clark
Move to withhold wheat embargo unlikely at Vancouver port
Railway officials say current grain market conditions do not justify an embargo on wheat shipments to Vancouver. Traders report damp or tough wheat, with estimates around sixty percent of recent levels, while forecasts indicate a westward move but not a restriction.
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Vancouver
Westward Move
Magal
Raileay
Alberta Rhodes Scholar Clarence Butherlang Named
Alberta Rhodes Scholar Clarence Butherlang of the Paiversty to Alberta Rhodes scholar.
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Alberta
Rhodes
Clarence Butherlang
The
Paiversty Or
Gearees
English Women Institutes Lauded by Ottawa Speaker
Mrs. Jean Muldrew of Ottawa praised England’s women fortitude at the eleventh Eastern Ontario convention. She cited a year and a half in England with the immigration department and urged closer cooperation between Canadian and English institutes to combat Bolshevism and spark national strength.
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Women’s Institutes of
England
Ottawa
Jean Muldrew
Ontario
Muldrew
Department of Immigration
Women's Institutes of Canada
Valour Road Tribute in Winnipeg Names Three Victoria Cross Heroes
Brave deeds are honored on Valour Road in Winnipeg, formerly Pine Street, with three Victoria Cross recipients remembered. Ber geant-Major Frederick W. Hall Captain Robert Shankland and Sergeant Leo Clarke lived there before the war. Clarke and Hall were killed in action while rescuing a comrade. Shankland earned his award at Gravenstafel Ridge near Passchendaele in 1917, Clarke at Pozieres Ridge in 1916.
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Winnipeg
Pine Street
Bergeant
Frederick W. Hall
Robert Shankland
Leo Clarke
Shankland
Gravenstafel Ridge
Passchendale
Clarke
Pozieres Tidge
Hall
Ypres
Soviets End Inheritance Limits Strengthen Private Fortunes
The Soviet government abolishes the tegal limit on inheritances in Russia, allowing fortunes to pass freely without restriction. Despite opposing private trade, many Russians have accumulated wealth and may invest in internal enterprises now that inheritances face no cap.
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Moscow
Russia
Ihereby
Indemnity Fix for Invasion of Bulgaria by Greece
A league commission in Sofia fixes 31,000,000 leva as indemnity to Bulgaria for Greek invasion damages including Petrich and ten surrounding villages. Official reports to the League of Nations detail the damages and exchange rate notes.
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Bulgaria
League Sofia
Petrich
League of Nations
London Plans Grand State Banquet For Locarno Pact Signing
A state banquet in London marks the Locarno pact signing with preparations in place for December 3. King George and Queen Mary will host about 66 guests including German Chancellor Luther, Foreign Minister Streeemann, Italian Premier Cassolini, Belgian statesman Vandervelde, British cabinet members, and diplomats. The banquet will be held in the palace principal state dining room featuring the royal gold plate and lavish decorations.
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London
Locarno
House of Commons
Ila
Invita
Clala
George
Queen Mary
Wil
Chancelor
Luther
Streeemann
Germany
Bento Cassolini
M. Vandervelde
Smuts Defends British Role in Logarno Pact at League
General Jan Christian Smuts told a League of Nations meeting Capetown that Britain bore the pact’s burdens for peace in Europe. He argued the empire’s unity and single aim, while noting not all Dominions may back the treaty, yet a united policy strengthens world power.
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Capetown
South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
League of Nations Union
Britain
Europe
Smuta
Railway Would Solve Hudson Bay Development Problems
Bays W I Curran a Montreal fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and authority on the Hudson Bay area says completion of the Hudson Bay Railway will solve development issues. He notes iron ore deposits above water on Nastapoka Island could supply North America for 60 years and cites navigational ease through northern channels to the entrance.
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W. I. Curran
Winnipeg
W. T. Curran
Montreal
Royal Geographical
Hudson’s Bay Area
Hudson's Bay Railway
Hudson's Bay Area
pNastapoka Sland
Bay
Curran
Dr. I Bell
Dominion Geographical Survey
Dora
Imperial Trade Allied With Empire Settlement
H B Thomson Canada food controller argued in Vancouver that imperial trade and empire settlement must align to aid settlers and producers. He urged a policy and organization to help people come and settle, noting Canada’s wheat output could supply Britain’s needs in 1923 and illustrating potential markets for Canadian products in Great Britain.
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Canada
Vancouver
Britis Columbia
Empire
H. B. Thomson
Wade
Thomson
England
Asw
Imperial Trade
Great Britain
Organization of Canadian Ku Klux Klan begins in Victoria
The Times reports the Canadian Ku Klux Klan has started in Victoria led by Captain W B Laycock D8 0 with headquarters in Vancouver area. Local Klansmen reportedly wear hooded regalia and march with a burning cross as part of the new branch. A Vancouver arrival from the mainland marks the expansion of the movement.
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Victoria
the Times
Ku Klux Kinches
W. B. Laycock
Vancouver
Shaught Nersy Heights
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Jo, Rueh
Netaon
John Ward
Creaton Bank
J. A. Fortin
Ward
Creston
St. Louis
C.W.N.A
Ku Klux Klan
St. John
N.B
Harry Bedgood
Andrus
Rooka
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