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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
2
Fragmentary report describes wartime merchant shipping losses and tonnage, allied losses, and a daylight saving policy experiment. It mentions New Daylight Saving policy in Acton and public reception, plus expected effects on work and church services.
Report details Usa Thse D. Wenderssa arriving in England with Lashweek Corp. and Mrs Buchanan of Tor sats visiting Uncle Dr. Wrank Hennaly. A cable from Port Arthur notes 8 talagrais that Wallace Health was wounded June 11 in a French hospital. Major A Young of the Canadian forces is killed in France. Mrs Voasy and daughter survive. Captain Hugh Navia wounded at front, later rejoining and wounded again, evacuated.
The piece details a large meeting of daily weekly trade and religious papers with discussions in separate departments. It notes a key issue the weekly class aims to raise yearly subscriptions to 1.40. The excerpt then describes a voyage on a large ship with religious services and a Friday to Sunday program including hymns and a sermon. It reports livestock and wheat shipments from Fort William Port Arthur and the Canadian shipments, led by C BAR QUE CUNT authorities with 44,000,000 bushels capital.
A bustling civic day in Woodstock featured a city hall assembly greeted by Mayor Murphy. Guests including Mr. Hamulifeld, ex-Vice Moore, and Wester W. J. reviewed progress on harbor dredging and canal projects, with speeches praising the improvements and the voyage's signaling of modernity.
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