Canada to hold comprehensive 1917 Industrial Census
Industrial census announced for 1917 by Sir George Foster to map Canada’s industries. Plans aim to update data after the war and coordinate with provincial and dominion departments, with a limited interim inquiry between full censuses. The project seeks broader, better organized statistics and seamless government collaboration.
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George Foster
Canada
Census and Statistics Office
Great Bri
Cabinet
Avid
Ofce
Census
Back Yard Gardens Take Root in Calgary and Nearby
A movement to convert vacant lots and backyards into productive gardens spreads across western cities including Calgary and Winnipeg. Officials plan to subdivide city land for citizen gardening, aiming to boost food production and ease living costs this spring.
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Calgary
Winnipeg
Germanism Dead in England article warns of collapse of German influence
former London correspondent Stielow warns in the Anzeiger that Germanism in England is being annihilated. He asserts the long edifice of German culture and work there has been shattered and that German efforts abroad have not yielded lasting value or meaning.
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Herr Stielow
London
Berlin
Anzeiger
England
Abe
Dinner Dilemma Sparks New Dish Set Demand
In a domestic exchange the mistress asks what is needed for dinner and Maggie replies a new set of dishes is required after spilling over the rug. The exchange captures a household urgency and humor in a concise domestic vignette.
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Maggie
Dairy cow fat test: weigh and sample for accurate averages
It notes that milk fat percentage varies and true averages require known total milk and fat weights. Regular weighing and sampling over lactation give reliable tests. Owners with cows over 240 pounds of fat last year can obtain a free assessment from the Dairy Division in Ottawa. Encourages testing to improve herd yield.
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Ottawa
Stars and Stripes On Vimy Ridge
A dispatch from Ottawa via Canadian forces in Europe reports a young American from Texas who enlisted in Canada as the first U.S. soldier to bear his nation’s colors in land battle at Vimy Ridge. He tied the flag to his bayonet before the assault and fell under German fire, later found and hospitalized. His name will be announced soon and celebrated by Americans joining the defense of civilization.
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Ottawa
Europe
Texas
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Lexan
New York Evening Sun
Boy Scouts Cheerful War Service Across Nations
A wartime notice highlights Britain recruiting 1000 Boy Scouts aged 15 to 18 for ship building at Sandwich with Royal Engineers pay and separation allowances. Scouts in Britain Ireland France Belgium Italy Roumania and Canada answer the call, showing loyalty and patriotism. Cambridge Scouts volunteer to help farmers, Ottawa Scouts plan to follow suit, and the creed of Scouting remains: a Scout is trustworthy and helpful.
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Barerp
Great Britain
Reading
Sandwich
Kent
Royal Engineers
Ireland
France
Belgium
Italy
Roumania
Canada
Boy Scouts
Cambridge
England
Scouts
Ottawa
Best soldiers now walk to death twirling a cane says General Watson
The article quotes Major General Watson praising the bravest soldiers as those who maintain calm, impassive bearing and yet face danger directly. He notes the true courage lies in disciplined self control rather than outward passion, a wartime tribute from a renowned British general.
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Watson
Montreal Gazette
End of an Extinct Trade Horse Stealing Declined With Better Roads Phones Cars
An old Montreal Family Herald piece reflects on horse stealing once common in rural areas. It notes how discovery of missing horses prompted neighbor alerts, reward notices, and paired riders. Improvements in roads telegraph telephones and motor cars reduced theft opportunities and altered rural life.
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Montreal Family Herald
China hires women legislators in Canton parliament
The Canton provincial parliament, formed after the Republic, allotted ten seats to women elected by women. Two are school mistresses, most others are wives of wealthy merchants. The women participate in debates and show aptitude for parliamentary business, signaling potential adoption by other provincial assemblies.
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China
Daily Chronicle
Bagdad Capture Seen as Pivot in World War I Strategy
The article cites Paul Rohrbach arguing that British and Russian advances toward Bagdad would cripple German influence in the Near and Middle East, end the West-politik, and sever coupons of world-nations. It claims Bagdad opens markets to hundreds of millions and access to Indian and Pacific Ocean shores.
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Bagdad
Paul Rohrbach
Hamburg-to-Bagdad
Near
Middle East
White Heat
Maude
Turkey
Straits
Gulf
Port Said
Ararat
Pacific
France Alsace Lorraine and Denmark in Peace Terms
America and Britain insist intransigence on international law as essential for lasting peace. The article argues that nations cannot be at peace while another's sovereignty is violated, citing France with Alsace Lorraine and Denmark with unspecified territories as examples.
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America
Great Britain
France
Alsace-Lorrain
Denmark
Toll Cream Surface Note
A fragment notes a toll surface related item described in a brief, unclear line. The readable portion mentions a cream surface and a related toll context without clear event details. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.
Spiders Run UK Factory Threading Eye Center Lines
In a British instrument factory spiders supply the essential cross hair thread for surveyor lenses. A two month season yields thousands of yards wound on metal frames by a girl who manipulates the web as spiders dangle and spin. Flies feed the colony. workers treat spiders as pets, naming them by nickname.
German Girl Describes War Pride and Prussian Supremacy
The Tribune de Geneve prints a translated letter from a German daughter of a government architect in Frankfort on Oder to a Swiss friend. She defends the war as rightful, denounces French influence, and asserts Prussian superiority while dismissing other nations as degenerate.
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Tribune de Geneve
Switzerland
Frankfort-on-Oder
Germany
Louise
France
Rheims
Warships to become cargo boats in Chile proposal
Chilean government proposes repairing old warships and converting them into cargo boats to transport coal and other necessities amid ongoing war. The report notes widespread interest and cites specific vessels and the potential impact on logistics and shortages.
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South America
Chile
Man Shows Christian Eee Eee Mine Ate On His Way
A fragmentary line suggests a man displays a Christian symbol or phrase during his journey, with unclear wording and missing context. The note resembles a brief roadside or pamphlet style inscription observed in OCR text.
What the Tanks Can Do
A private letter from the Middlesex regiment mother claims tanks can bundle prisoners like straw binders, print and deliver them, truss prisoners like fowls, slash barbed wire into munitions, tow trees, turn over on thick backs to catch shells, and even function as submarines crossing the channel. The author exaggerates their speed and versatility, asserting tanks can loop, dig tunnels, and perform any task imagined.
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Middlesex Regiment
A Sublime Funeral Oration On Fallen Heroes
A review lauds a funeral oration by Binbara Branford in The ee Review praising the dead heroes. It extols the healing power of reverent memory, the divine mystery of life after death, and the eternal spirit of Earth and Heaven guiding tribute to those who gave their lives in defense. The piece emphasizes reverence, immortality, and the sublime joining of life and death.
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Cloudesley Brereton
Ee Review
Binbara Branford
Janus
Vesta
Earth
Mery
Sir Sam Hughes Warned Of War In 1913 Meeting
The article states Sir Sam Hughes warned of a coming conflict in 1913 and led a party of Canadian officers to a scene now in operation. He notes a conference with Russian, French and British officers where plans discussed invasion of Belgium, cited as the war’s cause.
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Sam
Sam Hughes
Iuta
Belgium
Embroidered Skirt Price Inquiry Sparks Trade Caper
A fragment notes a shopper asks for the price of an embroidered skirt while hinting at a forthcoming skirting caper. The terse line suggests a light exchange amid a larger scheme. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Fertilizer Plan to Boost Farm Output in WarEffort
Nova Scotia agriculture officials urge city farmers to fund fertilizers for rural fields. Under Principal Melville Cumming, city buys 1000 to 1500 lb fertilizer per acre and accepts potatoes at a fixed minimum price as repayment, ensuring farmer risk protection and potential higher food production.
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Halifax Chronicle
Secretary of Agriculture of
Nova Scotia
College of Agriculture At
Truro
Melville Cumming
Cumming
Acr
Mr. Cumming
England
Sheridan Wit in Parliament Sparks Quick Comebacks
A historical note recalls Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s sharp humor in Westminster. He quips that a windmill should not travel by water, and mocks Burke’s dagger moment with The gentleman has brought us the knife but where is the fork. He jested about a son entering Parliament with a To Let forehead label.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Dr. Sheridan
Westminster
Sheridan
Burke
House of Commons
Tom
Law Advice Echoes In Patient Billing Skit
A humorous exchange shows a client and lawyer debating a $5 charge from February 8 as the client questions memory of promised representation. The lawyer confirms the advice to take the case.
Railway Driver Refuses to Stop in Fragment Speech
A garbled passage shows a driver declaring intent to continue driving and not stop for a train. The fragment hints at a tense moment on a railway with implied instruction to proceed. No clear names or dates are readable.
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