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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
3
At a Winnipeg conference researchers reported steady progress in rust control for Western Canadian wheat. Dr C H Goulden noted no wheat variety will be fully resistant to stem rust but hoped for strains with partial resistance, early maturing quality, and reduced losses. The goal is to lower rust damage across the region.
Agnes MacPhail, MP for Southeast Grey, denounces the militarization of schools in Canada. She argues the nation lacks a peaceful development model and warns that war culture depresses postwar mood, urging citizens to remove military influence from youth education.
Posters appear on Paris walls claiming Henry of France Duke of Normandy, now a Dutch army officer, as the rightful king and disputing the Duke of Guise. The notice cites royal lineages back to 888 A.D. and alleges the Guise family financed the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Foresters report a developing drought with high temperatures on Vancouver Island. The Dominion weather service warns drought and heat will worsen fire risk and may lead to the worst fire season in the island’s history.
Report says two suspected Italian foreigners were arrested in Biloo on espionage charges. Authorities allege a plan tied to the region and to historical shifts involving Italy and Austria.
Anchorage eyes a two year overland drive of government and private deer from Arc to Broad Pass to revitalize a marketing challenged industry. George Ashenfelter leads thousands of deer with Eskimo participants including carvers and bead work hopes and a Cantwell Eskimo village plan.
Myers, managing director of the Bingo Mites Limited, was acquitted by Mr Justice Curran in the King’s Bench court. He faced a false statements charge with intent to deceive. No evidence was offered after Crown counsel closed the case, and several Crown witnesses were not called. The trial lasted eight days as defence counsel argued there was no case to answer.
Hon. J. C. Elliott, labor minister, will take charge of soldiers fishmeat relief and health administration soon. There is no plan to absorb the soldiers civil reinstatement department into labor. An official announcement is expected within a week.
Prospectors are arriving daily to Hudson Ontario as mild weather returns. Parties trekking the winter trail into the gold strike region carry canoes and plan to stay until water routes open.
Alberta Premier Brownlee plans a joint Western Canada push with Saskatchewan and Manitoba to prompt Ottawa action on blue sky regulations affecting share companies. He will raise the issue on his Ottawa trip after letters to Prime Minister Mackenzie King highlighting speculative activity and public loss risks. Advertisements from Albertan papers are being sent as exhibits.
Winnipeg Labour member J S Woodsworth asks Ottawa to approve a resolution for a national banking system. He argues Canada uses three money forms gold bank notes and cheques with over 90 percent of business via cheques. He notes farmers and businessmen doubt current banking efficiency and cites a large western farmers’ group endorsement of similar reform.
Constantinople reports Italy plans to salvage 39 ships sunk in the Dardanelles and Marmara during the great war. The Turkish government would receive 90 percent of salvage value, with the Fatallah company taking the remaining ten percent. Nine wrecks are British destroyers.
The Alberta Legislative Assembly adjourned after a session begun February 2. A short session will reconvene around May 5 to address a bill on Dominion to provincial resource transfer with a third reading in the Dominion pending. The general election is now planned for before July with prime weeks in July.
George F. Henderson urged the House of Commons committee investigating the customs department to issue an interim report. He said such a document would reassure Canadian business by outlining steps taken to curb smuggling and indicate remedial actions already in place.
Rt Rev Ad Mainstone Ingram, Bishop of London, will travel to Victoria in September to lay the cornerstone of the new Anglican Cathedral. Cathedral authorities announced the plan.
The Ontario Progressive Association elected former premier E. C. Drury as president and drafted a platform calling for prohibition aligned with public will. Drury urged educating voters on prohibition and criticized Premier Ferguson’s redistribution plan as a gerrymander favoring Toronto and “wet” interests.
H M Short of Canadian Marconi says Britain will not allow direct Canada to Great Britain wireless phonics tests under the new beam system. Post office maintains tests must run via New York due to facility limits.
Regina reports W G Styles former manager of the National Trust Company branch has been named to represent Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Ltd on the arbitration board to fix the price for the Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company's system. Styles and C D Howe will appoint a third member.
A three member board comprising a banker a business man and a farmer is urged to administer Manitoba rural credits. Liberal leader Hon. T Norrin supports replacing the present two government department administration with this new board to manage rural credit.
Farmers in northern England submit proposals to Hull City Corporation on the feasibility of rendering the port capable of handling Canadian cattle imports.
Mr Lewie gave notice of a motion requesting Parliament to make preparations for the celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Confederation next year.
In Budapest twenty seven personal crisis reports were logged over a 24 hour period. Many of those affected are young people facing unemployment and related distress.
A surge of insolvency sweeps Hungary with over 1000 business houses failing since January 1 in Budapest and across the nation. The unprecedented crisis hits commerce and employment as creditors seek recovery amid mounting defaults.
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