Mole Warfare A Tale of the Manchurian War
A vivid extract describes an underground Japanese siege operation in Manchuria with a mole gallery, explosive mines, dual electrical fuzes, and a dramatic rescue as Captain Yamatogo lights the fuse under Russian countermining fire. The scene mixes engineering detail with personal sacrifice and wartime grit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Like
Oie
Blackwoods
Minne Gallery
Fort i
T Han
Maii
Nippon
Yaitaogo
The
Imperial Japanese Engineers
Coolis
Yamatogo
Osaka
Tie
Tragedies of superstition on British Columbia coast
In Prince Rupert and across the Skeena region northern tribes face brutal executions and fear witchcraft. The article recounts Daniel Wateboo and others accused of sorcery, trials by tribal councils, police intervention, and executions halted by authorities. It paints a portrait of belief in witchcraft shaping lives among Kitkatla, Tahltan, Kwakiutl, and related communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Daniel Wateboo
Daniel Watehoo
Daniel
G. W. Morrow
Port Essington
Wateroo
Wateboo
Magis
Port Weesington
Morrow
Mord
Skeena Valley
Skeena
Hazelton
Klootchman
Bullock-Webster
Telegraph Creek
Lolliam
Joe Cullihan
Stikine
Lolli
Joe
Matlakatlah
Rev. B. Appleyard
Albert Bay
Cape Mudge
Port Rupert
Tsulkwettio
Radium as a cancer cure debated by British physicians
A London meeting of the British Medical Association showcased Doctor Louis Wickham’s radium therapy for cancer. While some experts doubt a tiny radium particle can destroy cancer, advocates argue radium cures are possible when tumors are small and accessible. Emphasis falls on early detection and cancers on exposed sites like the skin and tongue, with radium’s action described as boosting healthy cells while directly harming cancer cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Medical Association
London
Louis Wietham
Paris
Wickhan
Louis Wickham
Sys
London Medical Journal
Calls for a National Library as Canada’s records burn away
A Globe article argues Canadian history suffers from lost and damaged materials. Fires at Montreal 1840 and Ottawa 1848 and 1954 fires erased key records, while theft and neglect harmed archives. It urges stronger federal archiving and a national library to preserve Canada’s documentary heritage.
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Agnes Lant
The
Globe
National Library
Canada
Quebec
United States
Laut
Ottawa
Colony
New Prince
Old Council
Ore
Montreal
Elgin
Legislative
M. Warlbault
Legislative Library
Cression
University of Toronto
Ontario
Paris
the Marine
Muring
National Guard
Marine
Versailles
Wiliam Lyon Mackenzie
George Brown
John A. Macdonald
Oliver Mowat
John Sandfield Macdonald
Quebec Gazette
William Lyon Mackenzie
Jesuit Mathers
Cochrane
John Cope Sherbrooke
M. Dasques Viger
Abba Laverdiers
Casgrain
M. Viger
Obawi
Exporting Beef Cattle a Ticklish Business
Cattle men warn that exporting beef cattle is risky and highly speculative. History shows price swings in the Old Country market driven by supply from the United States Canada South America Australia and New Zealand. Large abattoirs and packing houses now provide market data, reducing losses for farmers and shippers though forecasting remains risky.
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Cesada
United States
South America
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Toronto
Abbattoira
Unwise to Live Below the Ground
A cautionary note warns that living in basement rooms harms health and vitality. It states residents become rheumatic and cold-prone, concluding it is unwise to dwell below ground level.
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Thue
Emmen
Lake of Brienz
Cambden Square
Carmiola
Sas
Italy
Tyrol
Arctic Circle
Salcher
Europe
Mediterranean
Fujiyama
Akywarda
Shan
Imperial Engineers
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