Ottawa Plans Gradual Reduction of Dominion Notes
The government aims to ease the financial situation by shrinking Dominion note circulation. January 10 figures show notes at 318,690,089 with gold 34 percent secured and 154,237,000 secured by approved securities. By year end gold rose to 38.9 percent of total issues. Potential steps include buying gold or retiring notes from loans or revenue. Reports from London say Britain plans a one hundred million dollar note reduction due to war effects.
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Ottawa
Dominton
Finance Department
Dominion
London
Finances of Count Hohenzollern Protest Emerges
Berlin editorials condemn efforts to restore exile fortune as a political gamble. Vorwaerts calls the move a bid by a man who sued Germans and notes the government can seize private fortunes under the national constitution amid a tense political climate.
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Berlin
William
Vorwaerts
Aaa
London Speech by Geddes on European Rebuilding Policy
London. Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister of National Service and Reconstruction, spoke at Andover stating the government planned to place him on Europe outside of Europe. The speech touched on rebuilding efforts and bluffs in wartime strategy.
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London
S Auckland Geddes
National Service and Reconstruction
Andover
Europe
Heavy North Atlantic Storm Ravages New York Coast
A severe North Atlantic storm drives huge waves and ice across New York coast and New Jersey Long Island. Towns battle deep snow and fuel shortages while ships ride fields of ice. Two Summer hotels and multiple structures at Rockaway Beach wash into the sea amid floods. Traffic in snowbound New York streets plummets.
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New York
North Atlantic
New Jersey
Long Island
Maine
New England Steamship Company
Porthamby
New York Harbor
Hudson
Harlem
Rockaway Beach
Wilson approves sale of 30 former German liners
President Wilson has approved selling 30 former German passenger vessels after bids were received by the Shipping Board. Negotiations will proceed and a clause will require keeping the ships under the American flag and available to the Army in national emergencies, per Chairman Payne.
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Washington
Wilson
Shipping Board
Payne
War Department
Salvation Army Officer to Confer on Canada Immigration Plan
Commissioner Lamb of the Salvation Army will soon arrive in Canada to confer on the government's immigration policy. He expects no difficulty in continuing Salvation Army plans as the government scheme follows closely the lines laid down by the Salvation Army for its emigration work.
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London
Lamb
Salvation Army
Canada
Fannine onditicons In Petrograd Are Terrible
Petrograd endures famine and cold as theft, robbery, and supply disruptions strain the capital. Reporters note residents rely on Newa canals and melted snow for fuel and water while typhus and Spanish influenza spread amid scarce medicines.
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Petrograd
London
Zeidler
Newa
Canadian Delegates Had Rough Journey
Canadian labor delegates to the Paris conference endured a tempestuous Atlantic voyage delaying their arrival beyond the International Labor Office adjournment on January 28. The government cabled Deputy Minister KF Acland to stay over for the London meeting on March 2, with Tom Kroore, president of the Canadian trades and labor congress, also likely to remain in England.
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Ottawa
Canada
Paris
Atlantic
International Labor Office
London
KF. A. Acland
Robertson
Mr. Acland
Tom Kroore
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
England
Kautsky Warns Against Sentence For Wilhelm
Karl Kautsky argues in the Berlin Volks Zeitung that trying Wilhelm before a foreign court would spark a counter revolution. He says the ex-emperor would become a martyr and a dangerous pretender, boosting German republican opposition. He suggests the Entente should urge Holland to exile Wilhelm to a remote island to hinder conspiracies.
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Berlin
Karl Kautsky
Berlin Volks Zeitung
Wilhelm
Herr Kautsky
Holland
Wilson Found Guilty of Murder in Saskatoon King's Court
John Wilson, ex member of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, was found guilty of murdering his wife Mary Wilson by a King's Court Bench jury in Saskatoon. Chief Justice Haultain sentenced him to die on April 23 at Prince Albert jail. The jury deliberated one hour and fifty minutes after which Wilson protested alleged unfair police methods.
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Saskatoon
John ‘Wilson
R.N.W.M.P
Mary Wilson
King’s Court Bench
Haultain
Prince Albert
Heultain
Wilson
U S Manufacturers In Canada Outnumber British Firms
A Canadian trade commission study shows about 530 American manufacturers have branch factories in Canada, covering products from farm machinery and tractors to packing house goods, while only a handful of British firms operate here.
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U.S
Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Trade Commission
Max 16 percent profit set for woolen merchants New York
Arthur Williams federal food administrator sets 16 percent as maximum profit for woolen merchants. One firm profited $1.85 a yard on $3.53 costs and was given 24 hours to buy back, resell with no more than 10 percent profit, and pay $1.23 a yard to the former supplier. Berlin reports Japan hinted Germany will welcome Solf back in Tokyo.
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New York
Arthur Williams
Shareholders Listen To Grand Trunk Pacific Pact
London, Sir Alfred Smithers, chairman, calls a shareholders meeting for the 19th to ratify the agreement with the Canadian Government. The circular urges acceptance, noting wartime railway financing differed across nations and Canada offered no guaranteed income. It argues rate increases are essential as costs rise and the railway commissions must allow fair returns.
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London
Alfred Smithers
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Canadian Railways
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Pacific
Government of Canada
Railway Commission
Help For Vienna's Children Train Heads To Milan For 2300 Kids
An Italian train arrived to carry 2300 Vienna children to Milan for the winter, marking the tenth consignment to Italian towns. Red Cross supplies accompanied the departure. Northern Italian towns agreed to take in children free of charge, hindered only by transportation limits. Many frail youngsters remain in hospitals where new medical supplies will aid them.
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Vienna
Milan
Red Cross
Italy
Dental Society condemns gold crowns and nerve removal
Chicago reports the American Academy of Dental Science condemns gold crowns as unsanitary and disease prone. It also criticizes nerve removal before filling and calls for hospital extraction procedures for adults, urging changed methods in tooth extraction practices.
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Chicago
American ‘Academy of Dental Science
Albany Trial Sparks Testimony on Flag Spitting Incident
In Albany the trial of five suspended Socialist assemblymen drew a dramatic moment when 18 year old Ellen B Chivers testified that Charles Solomon spat on the United States flag during the war. She said she volunteered the evidence as a duty of any American and quoted a remark attributed to Solomon about not wiping feet on her platform.
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Albany
Ellen B. Chivers
Charles Solomon
United States
Solomon
Canadian Air Board to set up two Alberta airdromes
The Canadian Air Board will establish two airdromes in Alberta, one in Calgary with 12 machines and one at Peace River Crossing. The facilities will be used for district and government work, Major McLaren said.
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Calgary
Canadian Air’ Board
Alberta
Peace
Major McLaren
Canadian Air Board
National Memorial Commission to build Canada war memorial
Ottawa plans a monumental museum to house Canadian war trophies and honor sacrifices. An open competition will select an architect, with a commission of delegates from veteran groups, royal societies, and architectural bodies overseeing the project.
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Ottawa
Canada
Great War Veterans’ Association
Royal Society of Canada
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
The
Royal Academy
Town Planning Institute of Canada
Advisory Arts Council
National Memorial “Commission
India to Expand Government Role in Industrial Development
In Delhi the Viceroy Lord Chelmsford outlined steps to boost industrial growth in India. A central authority will cooperate with provincial governments, establish scientific services, and create a system to purchase government stores. Committees were named to organize chemical services, study raw materials, and review government indents under Dr Jocelyn Field Thorpe.
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Delhi
India
Legislative Council
Lord Chelmsford
Tidia
Jocelyn Tield Thorpe
Industrial Commission
Department of Industries
Ottawa Parliament Opens In New Buildings February 26
The formal opening of parliament will occur February 26 in the Commons chamber with the Senate using the rail way committee room until its own quarters are finished. Governor General and Duchess of Devonshire will host a reception after the opening.
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Ottawa
Commons
Senate
House of Commons
Duchess of Devonshire
George Foster
Government urged to fund Athabasca oil wells drive
A resolution at the central branch meeting of the Great War Veterans Association urged the Dominion Government to spend at least 500000 to sink wells in the Athabasca oil fields. Major G. W. Andrews, 1.5.0., was the chief speaker promoting permanent employment for returned soldiers and reducing reliance on charity doses.
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Winnipeg
Athabasca
Great War Veterans’ Association
G. W. Andrews
Nature Leaves a Lot of Work for the Dressmaker
A lighthearted note on how natural fabrics and patterns demand careful tailoring. The piece hints at fashion challenges and the dressmaker’s busy schedule adjusting textures, fits, and styles for a growing clientele.
Huns Wanted by Allies Refusal Relieved Von Leisner Note
Berlin notes Baron Von Leisner refused the allied surrender note amid instructions to transmit it. He requested retirement and was relieved at his own request. The document lists German officials and alleged war crimes including actions by Kluck Lerner Mackensen and others, tied to atrocity events across Europe.
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Berlin
Baron von Kurt Leisner
Baron von Lerner
Baron von Leraner
Gerad
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Auckland Geddes
Republic
Zeoelf Uhr Blatt
Japan
Dr. Solf
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Kreuz
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Help For
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Bailairigs
Kluck
Sevligs
Aerschot
von Mackenzen
Romania
Baron von der Lancken
Charles Fryatt
Edith Cavell
Admiral von Capell
Liman von Sanders
Gen. Stenger
Niemteyr Brothers
Holseminden
von Goerth
Magdeburg
Lieut
Ronger
Ruhieben
von Cassel
Doberitz
von Manteuffel
Louvain
Werner
Cap
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