Reasons for Anglophobia in Germany During the War
The piece argues German hatred of England grew from envy and cultural schooling rather than government propaganda. It traces roots to the Boxer era, early 20th century rivalry, and the rise of imperial ambition, noting envy among youths and clerks at English prosperity and Britain’s global power.
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England
Germany
Pantalion
Kuno Meyer
Ernst Lissauer
Bismarck
Kiao-Chau
Mans
Far East
German Navy League
China
Neid
Hamburg
Hong Kong
Great Britain
London
London Daily Mail
Help Farmers Support Red Cross Through Dr Robertson Appeal
Dr James W Robertson, known to farmers as Professor Robertson, urges Canadian farmers to aid the Red Cross Society. A veteran public servant from Ontario Agriculture College and former dairy commissioner outlines decades of agricultural services and rural programs across provinces.
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Red Cross Society
James W. Robertson
Robertson
Farmers of Canada
Ontario Agriculture College
Ottawa
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
Illustration
Professor Robertson
Cold Service
United Kingdom
Royal Commission On Industrial Training and
Commission of Conservation
Committee On Lands
Saskatchewan Immigrants Fall Sharply in 1914
Saskatchewan reports total immigration of 20 634 for 1914, with 3 249 English, 691 Scotch, 276 Irish, and 808 Ruthenians. The year saw a dramatic drop from 44 543 in 1913, the record year, reflecting a sharp decline in arrivals.
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Saskatchewan
T. M. Molloy
Bureau of Labor For
Britain Imports Barley in 1913 Trade Figures
British import data for 1913 shows barley figures including 24 1 bushels with Romania and other countries. The passage notes the barley quantity is an amount less than a quarter of a larger total and mentions ST653 as a reference.
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Great Britain
Sia
Roumania
German monopoly in glass eyes sparks US alert
The Glasgow Herald notes Germany supplies 95 percent of US glass eyes with an estimated 250000 Americans relying on German optics. Eye life reportedly lasts nine months, prompting fears of supply disruption and urging Britain to capture the American market.
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Germany
Glasgow Herald
America
United States
Sadie
Shell Committee Reports Large Canadian War Shell Contracts
A government report on the shell committee appointed by the minister of militia notes orders for shell and explosive manufacture in Canada totaling about 80 million dollars. Col. A Bertram heads the committee with David Carnee as chief technical adviser. Factories in western Canada are being prepared to begin production.
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Col
A. Bertram
David Carnee
Great Britain
Canada
Journey to enlistment across vast miles
Bishop Robins of Athabasca recalls three men he met at a frontier town bound for the new British army. One walked 500 miles, another 1,000, each forced to discard orders to press on toward service.
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Robins of
Athabasca
Asca
Fort Good
Million Spent Fortifying Heligoland Island Fortress
Germany spent over 10 million dollars to convert Heligoland into a North Sea fortress. The island features fortified cliffs, ferro concrete behind red marl, hidden 12 and 16 inch guns, and disappearing platforms. It hosts Zeppelins sheds, a town with church and school, and cables to Cuxhaven with powerful searchlights and barbed wire barriers.
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Germany
Heligoland
Great Britain
Heligoland Bight
Unterland
Oberland
Fallersleben
North Sea
Cuxhaven
Ontario Farmers See Boost in Crop Production Says Bulletin
Ontario agr iculture department bulletin reports mixed responses to a drive for larger production with broad support for patriotism and output. Fall wheat area up. more plowing, including old sod, may raise oats and corn while reducing pasture. Cannery districts shift to general crops. cheese season arrives earlier boosting milk and fodder needs.
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Ontario
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Farm Production Canada Shows Tremendous Growth
Canada reports 12 year gains in field crops area up 79 percent and total farm product value up 98 percent. Livestock value climbs 145 percent with land and buildings up 163 percent. Estimates foretell a further large output in the current year. last year’s gain over 1915 reached 86 million dollars, enough to cover half of interest charges.
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Canada
Wheat price trends and wartime impact on Europe’s harvest
The article compares wheat prices across centuries, noting current British bids near $1.60 per bushel and war as a major price driver. It recalls Napoleonic-era highs around $3.85 and warns against 1812-like spikes while predicting higher production next season.
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Britain
United States
Ontario Sends Apple Gifts to Wounded Canadians Abroad
Ontario plans to ship one hundred boxes of Northern Spy apples to wounded Canadian soldiers in European base hospitals. The effort follows a suggestion by Richard Reed, Ontario agent general in London, with more shipments possible as needs arise. The program uses war tax revenue projected at about two million dollars, with borrowings up to two million if municipal taxes are delayed.
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Europe
Ontario
Department of Agriculture
London
Richard Reed
Mr. McGarry
War Aid Appeal for Red Cross Funds in Canada
An wartime appeal urges donations to the Red Cross to support beds, nurses, and supplies for British and French hospitals. The appeal requests gifts from $1 to $50, noting that $50 funds a named bed and a total near $10,000 would aid multiple hospital needs.
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Canada
Red Cross Society
Great Britain
France
Red Cross
Meighen Calls for Self-Judgment in Winnipeg Speech
Arthur Meighen urges Australians? in Winnipeg to value effort over unpurchased futures, stressing toil, courage, and inspiration from ancestral examples. He asks individuals to judge themselves, not others, and to strive through bloody sweat for a better future.
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Arthur Meighen
Winnipeg
Germany Faces Indemnity Bill Estimated at 34 Billion
M Jules Finot editor of La Revue argues the Allied demand could reach about thirty four billion dollars. He says Germany can pay through taxes over years, with per person cost around 500 dollars and a family mortgage around 2500. He estimates prewar wealth at 80 billion and notes lower postwar prosperity, while factoring property damage and war losses. He predicts Austria Serbia and Turkey pay minimal cash, with real estate and potential regional gains influencing outcomes.
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M. Jules Finot
la Revue
Germany
M. Jules Roche
France
Herr Helfferich
M. Finot
Belgium
Great Britain
South Africa
Wittstein
Austria
Serbia
Turkey
Europe
Russia
Galicia
H G Wells Calls for Reform in British Schools
H G Wells writing in the London Daily Mail argues that Britain's influential classes show poor example while common people respond admirably. He praises elementary schools for patriotism but criticizes higher schools for lacking leadership and mental vigor, urging science focus and broader world knowledge.
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H. G. Wells
London Daily Mail
Britain
India
Russia
Cotton use in powder manufacture rises with gunfire
The excerpt notes that by time a fifteen inch gun fires, a quantity of cotton is consumed for smokeless powder production. It is estimated that about 000 dollars worth per month is being used up in this process.
Saskatchewan Leads Provinces in Dominion Wheat Production
A recent Ot tewasho Statistics table shows Saskatchewan as the top wheat producer with 10,289,000 bushels held by workers and stores, out of 79,130,593 bushels in storage and transit across the Dominion on February 1915. Alberta is second with 7,215,000 and Manitoba third with 5,791,000. The table lists farmer holdings by province including Nova Scotia and British Columbia.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion
Ottewasho
Alberta
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Psychology of a Frontline Bomber Flight Descent
A London Times account relays a pilot’s account of flying through a cloud over occupied coastlines. He describes losing bearings, severe turbulence, and momentary upside down flight before a controlled righting at 1,500 feet. Despite shock and deafness, he resumed bombing with maintained nerve and even fired a shot from his revolver later found on the aircraft.
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London Times
Canada’s Water Powers Powering Industry Across Regions
A historic report shows Canada’s total hydro potential at 17 million HP with only about 1 million HP utilized. Electric utilities use 743000 HP, pulp and paper 158000 HP, and other industries 115000 HP. Since 1911, Ontario under Sir Adam Beck expanded Niagara Falls energy to Western factories, while Manitoba studies reveal nearby hydro prospects near Winnipeg.
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Commission of Conservation
Canada
Ontario
Hydro-Electric Commission
Sir Adam Beck
Niagara Falls
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Alberta
Billy Sunday Sermon Echoes David and Goliath Tale
An Edmonton Journal excerpt recounts Billy Sunday’s sermon retelling David and Goliath. It highlights David’s mocking brothers, Saul’s armor, and David choosing a sling and stones to confront the giant in a lively, old fashioned style.
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Billy Sunday
David
Goliath
Saul
Edmonton Journal
Alberta farmer prize herd builder earns notable success
A city bred Englishman who moved to Canada worked six months for an Alberta farmer, then claimed a quarter section of land and developed a prize herd of ag Mangee cattle. The piece notes townsmen are not suited for farm work, per Toronto News.
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Canada
Alberta
Toronto News
Grain stocks show low non wheat crops and high merchantable share
Farmers hold smaller March 31 stocks of barley rye buckwheat corn and flaxseed than any prior year while potatoes and turnips remain abundant. Merchantable quality remains high for oats barley rye buckwheat corn flaxseed potatoes turnips and hay with ratios near or above long-term averages.
Inadequate Economists Debate Causes of High Prices
The article argues economists misattribute rising costs to money supply and middleman profits. It contends that in key farming states such as Illinois and Iowa, cultivated land remains an issue with orchard ness and related agricultural pressures influencing prices.
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Illinois
Iowa
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