German Atrocities Denounced As Deliberate Warfare Plot
The Committee on Public Information cites German officials lies about Belgian and other atrocities and presents letters and testimony from German soldiers and civilians opposing brutality. Protests from German sources and socialist press are noted, alongside warnings of systematic terror and cruelty in occupied areas.
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Committee On Public Information
United States
Germany
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Te Tad Seett
Telte
Attrocitice
Poland
Artera
Ulrd
Western Front
Halifax Devastation Legend of Dead City After Collision
Halifax suffers massive loss of life and property as Mont Blanc and Montagne clash in harbor. Signals error sparked the disaster with fires, explosions, and destruction across the north end, including Citadel Hill, government dockyard, and Wellington barracks.
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Richmond
Halifax
Dartmouth
Rockingham
Moding
Mont Hane
Am Munitions-Liden
Lmne
Reoghian Relief Commission
Ladd Wieste
Mamie Will
Omil- Thoms
Frank Macie
Mont Blanc
United State
Prance
New York
Toma
Tridifiae
Citadel RU
Orains
Railing
Government Dockyard
Wellington Barracks
Admiralty House
Admircal
Halifax Explosion Worst Ever Known
A chronology of major explosions lists disasters from 1911 to 1917 including New York rail yard dynamite, Baltimore harbor freight, Hinck Island New Jersey trains, Kingston New Zealand munitions, London munition plant, and the H. G. U.S. battled by a massive Halifax blast that damaged government buildings, banks, churches, colleges, and factories.
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New York
Baltimore Harbor
Hinck Tom Island
New Jersey
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Kingsland
N. Z
Nmunitions
London
Hddystone Ammunnition Corporation
Frddytone
Pal Pantmered Kaled
Aise
Mallfax Parks Highlight Historic Elite Locale
The article praises Mallfax as an ancient Canadian elite hub with two main pleasure spots, Point Pleasant Park and the Public Garden. It notes the North Arm for canoes and shallow pleasure trips, plus two hundred acres of Point Pleasant Park with grand roads built for military use and iron gates donated by Sir Wadllan Young at the park’s entrance.
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Mallfax
Point Pleasant
Wadllan Young
Young Avenue
Halifax's Fortified Beauty and Harbor Gateway
A detailed, nostalgic portrait of Halifax Nova Scotia, describing its eighteenth and nineteenth century architecture, fortifications, and key buildings. It notes the Citadel views, St. Paul’s Church origins, and the city’s status as a major Atlantic gateway with growing harbor and rail infrastructure. A census section lists dominant denominations and population figures.
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Halifax
London
Nova Scotia
St. Paul's Church
Cape Breton
Hostages Seized and Threats Across Rail Lines
A 1914 proclamation by Baron von der Gul tz acting as Governor General of Belgium warns that villages near railways will be punished severely for sabotage. Hostages are taken and any first attempt to destroy railways or telegraph lines will be met with immediate shooting. Troops are ordered to shoot suspicious intruders near lines.
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Che Aray
William ©. Nesbitt
Larnon J. Brown
James Wheatley
Heaven
Worth, Kan
Belgium
Halifax’s Founding Tied to Chebucto Origin and Cornwallis
Long before white settlement Halifax served by Chebucta name meaning greatest of havens. In 1749 Lord Cornwallis and English soldiers settled the town and named it in honor of the Earl of Halifax as the harbor and fortifications took form.
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Halifax
America
Chebucta
Harher
Edward Cornwallis
Honeur
Earl of
Cornwallis
Pure Runners on Auto in Heavy Snow
When snow is heavy an Alaska man fits front wheel runners, uses heavy back wheel chains, and encloses the engine with a special body to drive like in summer. This modification allows continued operation of his vehicle in severe winter conditions.
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Alaska Aan
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