Canada Fifty Years of Growth Since Confederation
Canada reached fifty years of confederation on July 1 1917. The nation expanded from four eastern provinces to nine plus territories, with coast to coast reach. Industrial and economic metrics show dramatic rises in agriculture banking fisheries mining railways telephones and foreign trade, signaling substantial progress since 1867.
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Dominion of
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Ottawa
North-West Territories
Yukon Territory
United States
Alaska
Confederation
Lake Superior
Dominion
Essay Misquote Reveals London Essay Misstatements
A teacher asked for an essay on London and found a student wrote that Londoners are stupid. The author claimed textbooks describe the density of the city’s crowds as the source, prompting surprise at the misinterpretation cited by the New York Globe.
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London
New York Globe
Simple Untying Knot Trick with a Soft Wood Stick
A Farm and Fireside tip suggests placing a soft wood stick in a knot that must bear strain. The stick helps the knot close during tying and can be broken later to untie the knot by pulling out both ends.
Chaplains at the Front Expand Roles in War Welfare
A Canadian war front report highlights chaplains serving as morale builders and managers of canteens libraries and theatres. Canteens sold goods at fair prices profits funded troop needs while cinemas and performances boosted spirits. Chaplains emphasize morale over ritual and note hot coffee replaces rum as troops return from trench duty.
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Montreal
Canada
France
Soldier’s Dry Humor Traces From Trench to Base
A veteran speaker reflects on war, noting his time in battles at the Marne, the Aisne, and the Somme. He jokes about facing danger and returning home multiple times, saying the war might not end for him yet. The piece captures a seasoned soldier’s resilient wit amid hardship.
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Marne
Aisne
Somme
Tragic Luftwaffe Duel Ends With Dramatic Plunge
A German bomber battling French forces is shot by a French gunner in midair and plummets. Lieutenant Schultz allegedly attempts to strangle the pilot before being thrown overboard, leaving the pilot unharmed as the machine crashes among trees.
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Aeroplane Casale
Legendre
Vowich
Charmontois
Haspel
Schultz
Food problem signals global hunger as war drains grain
Herbert Hoover warns the war will last another year and stress on food supplies grows. Argentina’s grain export embargo and the USDA’s forecast of a record fall wheat crop portend shortages, with 150 million bushels less world grain than needed through August 1917.
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Herbert C. Hoover
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
International Institute of Agriculture
Kia
Poland
Syria
Obe
France
England
Italy
Russia
Roumania
Bulgaria
Great Britain
First dispatch of high commissioner covers Rhodesia 1914
The article recounts the first dispatch of the high commissioner for South Africa detailing Rhodesia operations since August 1914. It narrates how German command of Lake Tanganyika was overthrown through enterprise and perseverance despite heat dust and water shortages. The expedition faced universal doubts yet succeeded.
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South Africa
Rhodesia
Lake Tanganyika
Aviator 38 and Gallois Flew France to Essen in One Run
An aviator thirty eight years old known as Gallois made a nonstop flight from France to Essen and back while flying over the city he dropped bombs on Frau Krupp's cannon factories. The mission highlights German industry targeting during the war.
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Gallois
France
Essen
Frau Krupp
Road Building Must Continue Through War
The Ottawa Journal argues that good roads are vital during war and peace. It urges sustained investment in new roads and maintenance, expanded capacity for food distribution, and better military logistics, asserting economy must not curb road work. It cites France’s improved roads as proof and warns against hysteria.
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Europe
France
Paris
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Experimental Farms Report Highlights Canadian Units
The first volume of the Experimental Farms Report for the year ending March 31, 1916, outlines work at the Central Farm in Ottawa and fifteen branch farms across Canada. It summarizes director’s notes and divisions of Chemistry, Field and Animal Husbandry, with Volume 2 to cover Horticulture and other divisions. Cost data include mangels 1.55 per ton, ensilage corn 1.45 per ton, eats 19.39 cents per bushel, and hay 30 per ton.
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Canada
Ottawa
Listening By Night In Forfars Describes German Scouts
Sergeant Copland writes that German scouts and listening sergeants work by day and eat meager rations. He recalls a regiment clash when a colonel ordered a captain to the rear to avoid a presumed British attack, then soldiers advanced and cleared 100 yards of trench.
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Copland
Forfars
Scotland
Britain maintains massive army in France at 2 200 000 men
Britain declares it has an army of about two million two hundred thousand men in France securing positions and asserting strategic strength amid ongoing conflict. Foreign observers note the scale and potential implications for the war effort and regional balance of power.
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Britain
England
The War's Greatest Result We Shall Be Bound by English Speaking World
Mr Bal four reflects on a century and a half of Anglo American ties. He argues imperial policy flaws, praises colonial development, and foresees a shared future uniting English speaking peoples in a common task beyond wars. He stresses equality and memory without bitterness.
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Mr. Balfour
Independen
Spain
Holland
France
England
United States
Washington
American Republic
America
Hanover and England under the Hanoverian Crown
The piece traces the 1714 accession of George I and the long Hanoverian link to Britain. It notes Britain's status as a German appanage, Napoleonic era encroachments, Victoria's reign, and concerns over Hanover’s future with figures like the Duke of Cumberland and the Duke of Wellington amid Prussian influence.
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Hanover
George I
James I
Great Britain
Prussia
France
Vienna
Queen Victoria
Duke of Cumberland
George II
Duke of Wellington
The Kaiser's Gnawing Conscience Explored
A wartime commentary portrays the Kaiser as self serving in peace talks. It likens his actions to a thief admitting a debt to a conscience fund in Washington. The piece argues his motives are financial rather than moral, driven by Allied military pressure.
Rector’s Daughter and Joe Jarvis Son Earn Military Medal
A fragment recalls Mrs Mullins praising Joe Jarvis’ son for volunteering in a dangerous job and earning the Military Medal, with a brief nod that others could have done similarly. The note hints at community pride and wartime valor without fuller context.
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Joe Jarvis
Dobrudja Expanse Describes Vast Desolate Danube Plain
The text portrays the Dobrudja along the Danube as a boundless, lifeless desert of yellow soil and reed banks. It contrasts vibrant river life with an overpowering sense of emptiness and fatalistic, centuries-old influence, depicting harsh winters and nomadic camps of Turks, Romanians, and Greeks.
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Dobrud
Baragan
Danube
Dobrudja
Lower
Air fleet construction plan outlined by London Daily Mail
The Daily Mail reports a large scale build up of air power to be organized soon, with thousands of jobs, extensive material purchases, and two year supply contracts. It notes air fleets on all fronts and questions whether U S manpower can meet the task.
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London Daily Mail
Lloyd George
the Mail
Honduras
Iise
United States
Lloyd George Warns Aims Not Met Will Be World Disaster
The Goal reports Mr Lloyd George in Glasgow warning that if wartime aims are not achieved it will be the greatest disaster ever faced by mankind. He said the alliance must prevent renewed attacks as it did three years ago.
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Lloyd George
Glasgow
New York Times
Ex-Czar Nicholas II's Early Army Service Revealed
The article notes that during his youth the former czar Nicholas II served in the Russian army as a private soldier. It discusses his early military period and his submission to service requirements.
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Nicholas II
Russia
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