Advancing Western Canada Farm Land Prices Draw Attention
The article notes rising land values across Western Canada driven by grain yields and rail access. It highlights deals near Blackie Alberta and Herbert Saskatchewan, with buyers like O P Malmberg and Peter A Klassen leveraging low prices to farm large tracts. It cites Canada wide farm value averages and urges readers to act before further increases.
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Western
Canada
Alberta
O. FP. Malmberg
Ite
Init
Blackie
Cardston
Calgary
Peter A. Klassen
Herbert
Sask
Kansas
Hillsboro
Klassen
Saskatchewan
Census and
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Well Named. Old Lady- Can you Tell me what is inside the sandbags
Special Constable- Sand, ma'am hence the name. London Punch reports a humorous exchange about sandbags and authorities in a period social sketch.
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Sand
London Punch
Mansfield opens new hospital with $150,000 cost
C. Mansfield has opened a new hospital at a cost of 150000 dollars. The project marks a significant investment in local healthcare facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield, C
Allied Break German Line Near Chateau Thierry in 1918 Advance
American and French forces drive the German line back across the Marne northwest of Chateau Thierry. The push breaks through, captures 17,000 prisoners and 560 guns as British and Italian units join the advance north of the Marne.
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Chateau Thierry
Marne
Paris
Pershing
Mexico
Grand Duke Nicholas Acknowledges Allied Advances
The article reports that Allied forces, including French and American troops, push along the battle line after gains at Chateau Thierry. With supplies and reserves mobilized, Germans in the Soissons Rheims salient face increasing danger as aviators aid General Foch and harass retreating units.
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Chateau Thierry
Soissons-Rheims Salient
Foch
German Strength Passes High Mark In Front On Aisne Marne
Washington reports the German offensive in France has peaked and the initiative shifts to Allied forces. General Foch’s counterattack on the Aisne Marne front is cited by General March to Senate leaders. He notes American troop deployments exceed 1,200,000 to sustain Western Front operations.
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Aisne-Marne
Pershing
Washington
France
Foch
General March
Senate Military Committee
American casualties steadily increasing on front lines
Washington reports weekly army and marine corps casualties at 983, with total to date 12,716. Deaths total 5,100 in the army and 697 in the marine corps. wounded 6,941 in the army and 1,124 in the marines. missing 675 army and 82 marines.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Immarine Corps
Sub Attacks Tow With Shell Fire Off Cape Cod
An enemy submarine attacked a tow off Cape Cod, sinking three barges, setting a fourth and their tug on fire. Four shells hit the mainland near Orleans, but no major damage occurred. The tug Perth Amboy and its four barges were attacked in clear sight of beachgoers. two hydroplanes forced the U-boat to submerge briefly.
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Orleans
Mass
Cape Cod
Chatham Aviation Station
John Botovich
Perth Amboy
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Gloucester
New York
New England
Chatham
Elbow
Highland Light
Cape
J. H. Tupley
Seventeen Die In Michigan Train Collision Near Chelsea
Seventeen people are killed and 30 injured in a head on collision between a Detroit bound passenger car and a westbound freight near Chelsea Michigan, with six dead soldiers from Camp Custer. Civilians from Detroit among the dead. officials cite signal confusion as the cause.
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Michigan
Jackson
Mich
Chelsea
Detroit
Camp Custer
Discharged as physically unfit at Camp Lewis
Private Marian Brown of Great Falls Montana seeks release through habeas corpus against Camp commander Colonel E N Jones for coerced registration at age 32. Action will be dropped as Brown was discharged on a surgeon's disability certificate after being drafted and brought to Camp Lewis.
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Camp Lewis
Marian Brown
Great Falls
Mont
E. N. Jones
Brown
Red Cross to Send Relief Cargo to Russia
The American Red Cross will dispatch a large cargo of relief supplies to Russia including food clothing and medicine at the earliest moment. A special ship will carry the aid and Red Cross representatives will distribute it under the commission currently in Russia with shipment approved by the American government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Russia
Washington
American Red Cross Commission
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General Pershing
Ture
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Soissons
Rheims
Oureq
Nanteul- Notre Dame
Courton Wood
Andre Valley
St. Isuphraise
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Czar
Cape 'Cod
Bright
Dean
Montana
A. Fowler
W. Callender St
Livingston
Doan
Fowler
R. S. Andrews
Eighth Ave
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Chemists
Doris
Charles
Newark
N. J
Philadelphia
Maurot
Echo de Paris
United States
Swift & Company
U.S.A
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