Canada and U S neighbors and comrades in peace
The piece argues the long gunless boundary between the United States and Canada as a model of peaceful coexistence. It praises Canada’s wartime mobilization, calls for mutual restraint, and asserts both nations must defend democracy against Teutonic aggression while maintaining international harmony.
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Acecries
Mix@eapolis Tribune
United States
Canada
Great Republic
Wilson
Great Britain
Commenco Canada
Dominion
Europe
Paris
London
France
England
Teuton
Germany
Eee
Monroe
Rhine
North America
Canada fixes wheat price for 1918 crop
The board of grain supervisors of Canada sets the price of wheat at 2.21 dollars for the 1918 crop. Farmers express satisfaction with the price and anticipate a profitable season ahead.
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Board of Grain Supervisors of Canada
Alberta fuel official warns of coming coal shortage
John T. Stirlings Alberta fuel administrator warns Iders and all prairie consumers to secure coal now before railways haul grain. He predicts a serious winter shortage unless Alberta mines ship continuously to October and notes no American anthracite will reach Winnipeg. Farmers urged to stockpile coal before seeding ends and protect it from weather to avoid deterioration.
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Iders
Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
John T. Stirlings
Stirlings
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
Cereal Acreage Expansion and Wheat Policy in Britain
Britain plans to add three million acres to prewar cereal cultivation while potato acreage is set to rise by about 600000. government delays on surplus last season delayed takeovers. May 15 price set at 35 dollars per ton for surplus crop. United States shipping curbs to Argentina boost European wheat supplies. Food controller orders baker registration as flour dealers report to aid planned bread flour rationing.
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Great Britain
United States
Europe
Cof
Scottish War Spirit Described by American Labor Leader
William Short, president of the Washington state federation of labor, now touring England with the American labor mission, reports from Scotland that laboring men and women are aiding the war effort by producing materials to defeat Germany. He discusses his Ayr boyhood and notes Scottish miners share the U S resolve to carry on the fight, whatever sacrifices occur.
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Scotland
William Short
Washington State Federation of Labor
England
the Times
Ayr
United States
Joke Backfires in Supper Prank About Eye Surgery
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph story notes a husband seeks a joke at supper by telling his wife about a surgeon removing a young woman’s presumed blindness. He quips that she had a young man in her eye, prompting the wife to counter with wry caution about the man’s character.
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Sach
Pittsburgh Chronicle- Telegraph
Bargain-Seekers Spark Tense Moment in Butcher Shop
A shabby old lady browsed a butcher shop and haggle over prices, prompting a blunt reply. The exchange grew heated as the butcher counters with a cut price claim while the woman hesitates, leaving a tense scene narrated in fragmentary detail.
Campaign discourse echoes in archaic terms and clashes
A fragment frames political campaigning in dated phrasing, highlighting tension between traditional rhetoric and modern methods. The excerpt mentions public figures and places in a compressed, uncertain context with unresolved names. It hints at struggle over messaging and audience reception without clear events or outcomes.
Two Aviators Escape German Captivity to Reach France
Roland Garros and Georges Marchal, two French pre war aviators, escaped from German custody after weeks of peril. Marchal used German language tricks to bypass guards, then both disguised themselves and fled by train, crossing into Dutch territory after two days of anxiety. Garros, 30, had previously been downed near Courtrai in April 1915. Both intend to return to the front when possible.
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France
Worctigg
Roland
Germany
Garros
Marchal
Warning Issued On Flour And Sugar Restrictions Canada
The Canada food board warns the public to strictly observe the flour and sugar holding limits and to return excess supplies to dealers. Municipal police nationwide will enforce the rules, with a short grace period before seizure and forfeiture, says board chairman Harry B. Thomson.
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Canada Food Board
Food Board
Canada
Harry B. Thomson
Cattle Raising And Irrigation in Southern Alberta
The article argues that alfalfa is the best fodder for winter feed in Southern Alberta cattle raising. Irrigated land yields alfalfa, providing two to three crops yearly, enriching soil, and not depleting it. Last winter fodder commanded about 25 dollars per ton, making alfalfa highly valuable against hay.
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Alberta
Self Punishment for a Kickin g Horse
An 19th century note describes chaining a horse by a leather band around a leg to prevent kicking at the manger. A short period of stinging blows is said to teach the horse a relation between its kicks and discomfort, leading to the cessation of the habit.
Unclear Cry Appears From Manuscript Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text shows a whispered line about unworthiness and a garbled quotation, making it difficult to identify person, place, or event. The readable portion offers no verifiable names or context to anchor a full news-style card.
Strange Aeroplane Plight Confirmed by Telegraph Report
Perry Robinson relays a remarkable aerial tale of a British two seater fighting Albatross crash near Arras. The crew, both under 25, were shot in the back after the German plane fell, left adrift two hours in the air before the final crash. They were buried the next day.
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Perry Robinson
P. Robinson
Arras
General Sir Robert Gough praises Ulster divisions in fifth army letter
In a Belfast Lord Mayor letter General Sir Robert Gough commends Irish troops for their heroic conduct in the Fifth Army during the retreat from St Quentin. He notes fourteen Allied divisions facing forty German divisions on March 21, with eight to ten more German divisions added soon. He praises calm, tenacity, and sacrifice that allowed reserves to arrive and preserve British and French forces.
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Robert Gough
St. Quentin
Belfast
Brutal German Requisitions Trigger Armed Uprising and Refugee Crisis
Reports describe German brutality in occupied territories with food seizures and forced labor. In Kiev district villagers resisted with guns for three days before armored cars subdued them. Minsk authorities seized able bodied residents to repatriate to Germany. Escapes are shot. streets are armed camps. 300,000 starving refugees near frontiers face denied food. Irkutsk reports China claiming territory near Chita. Siberian Soviet protests.
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Germany
Kiev
Minsk
Irkrutsk
China
Chita
Destructive Criticism of U S War Aims Cited Abroad
A reader recalls a conversation with a German acquaintance who claims Americans are corrupt and profiteering, arguing the nation entered the war for money and has no patriotism. He cites front pages of daily papers as basis for his judgment. The column ends with the writer confessing embarrassment.
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Germany
J. Baldwin
Emperor Charles Letter Seen as Distressed Expression
The New York Times reports an autograph letter from Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary to his brother in law, praising France and seeking to avoid renewed war. He disclaims German responsibility for the 1914 conflict, placing blame on his predecessor and suggesting solidarity with France while denying collusion with Germany.
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Austria-Hungary
Poincare
France
Germany
Emment
Sixtus
Charles
Francis Joseph
Austria
New York Times
U-Boat Losses and British Shipping Through First Quarter
A New York Evening Post summary analyzes U-boat losses over the past weeks, noting 11 big British ships sunk this week and 21 in the last three weeks. It compares quarterly totals to last year, estimating Great Britain’s tonnage loss at about 750 000 tons for the quarter, including marine accidents.
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Eric Geddes
Great Britain
Geddes
New York Evening
Dangerous Woman Spy Arrested in Long Island Hotel
Madame Marie K de Victorica, deemed a leading German agent, was arrested in a fashionable Long Island hotel and transported to New York as a dangerous enemy alien. Her maid Miss Margaret Sullivan was held as a material witness. Federal officials say she aimed to spread German propaganda among the Irish and had aided a German naval lieutenant commander who urged Sinn Fein to enlist in the British navy to bomb warships. The officer vanished after Justice Department investigators closed in.
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Marie K. de Victorica
Department of Justice
Germany
Long Island
New York
Margaret Sullivan
United States
Sinn Fein
Awaiting Owners Over 200 Years In The London Press
Sidney Preston calls attention to unclaimed moneys over 200 years old, listed in an official advertisement seeking representatives of West New Jersey Society shareholders. The society, formed in 1691 for colonial land trading, has unpaid dividends since 1692, with unclaimed funds totaling £41,879.
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London
Sidney Preston
West New Jersey Society
Company of Adventurers
British North America
Two Eggs or No Eggs Prompt Early Morning Mixup
A Tit Bits item recalls a waiter crisis when a customer asks for two fried eggs and ham, then the friend asks no eggs. The waiter remorsefully admits a mishap as the liminator handle breaks before opening, forcing the fried egg order.
Heated clash at air craft officials meeting over slow progress
A protester railed against the snail pace of delivering needed items, triggering a scene. The chairman calmed tensions noting Rome wasn’t built in a day while a member retorted that the board would not have finished the work even if tasked.
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Men¢R
Canadian forestry corps praised for speedier war timber delivery
A Lord Derby letter commends the Canadian Forestry Corps for delivering 40 000 tons of timber ahead of a March 31 deadline, noting 90 hour weeks and Easter work to support front lines. It cites substantial British timber conservation and urges wider wartime resolve.
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Canadian Forestry Corps
Edward Kemp
Militia
Lord Derby
Robert Bor
Sir Edward
France
England
DERBY
Pictures From the Front color exhibit tours Britain
London viewed the first grand color battle photograph exhibit. Highlights include tanks in action the entry of Allenby into Jerusalem troops in Bagdad and an acclaimed image of the Prince of Wales. Queen Alexandra calls it the best portrait of the Prince.
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London
Canada
Bagdad
Allenby
Jerusalem
France
Alexandra
Prince of Wales
No Rationing of Consumers Yet
The Canada food board announces no immediate household rationing for sugar or flour. The rule limits storage to what is reasonable for fifteen days, interpreted by magistrates using common sense. Officials say existing hotel and restaurant limits suffice given current supplies and transport constraints.
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Canada Food Board
Order In Council
Food Board
Canada
Reg P
Exchange Prisoners With Germany Set To Begin
A Moscow arrival marks the start of a German Russian prisoner swap. A commission led by Count von Mirbach will supervise exchanges, beginning with women under sixteen, boys under sixteen, and men over fifty and invalids, then military prisoners. About 40 000 weekly, at ten points, with most Germans in Siberia. transport relies on water due to railroad chaos.
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Germany
Moscow
Cownt von Mirbach
Russia
Siberia
Patriotism of Women Across Empire Sparks War Effort
In Australia women volunteer for active combat roles to urge men to fulfill conscription. In Britain the Clyde district women munition workers rally to support war production, pledging to back soldiers and maintain output despite engineers threatening strikes.
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Empire
Australia
Clyde
Britain
Manchester
Idith Cavell
A.S.E
Hamilton Times
Flaxseed Quickly Claimed by Western Farmers
Western Canada saw a rush for 19 000 bushels of flaxseed distributed by the British government. Farmers applied in large numbers and seed quickly exhausted in a single day. Seed origin includes Serbia Vladivostok Japan and Vancouver. Professor Bracken of the University of Saskatchewan endorses growing flax from seed issued by authorities.
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Canada
Serbia
Vladivostock
Japan
Vancouver
Bracken
University of Saskatchewan
War talk to linger globally, author warns
An author predicts extended global war talk for years and cautions armchair campaigners against military missteps. He recalls Civil War era chatter and cites a Boston musical anecdote about Mozart and family in the conflict context.
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Casey Corner
Boston
Batk
Pittsburgia Chronicle-Telegraph
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