Secret Witnesses Threaten Sir Anthony in Camlyn Inquiry
In a tense inquest at Camlyn, Sir Anthony West faces scrutiny over his alibi as Michael Hever recants his drunken claim. The coroner presses for exact whereabouts on the tenth, but Sir Anthony refuses to specify, citing military leave. Mavis Morgan and Superintendent Noakes weigh the implications as the case lingers.
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Mike
Sir Anthony
Camlyn
Michael Hever
Sir Anthony West
Sam Noakes
Anthony
London
Michael
Enarl
Bodmin
Tony
Mavis
Noakes
Hever
West
Ingari
Merlin Farm
Camlyn Court
Mrs. Morgan
Comlyn
Bean
Tony West
Anthony West
Western Abbey
Jasper Morgan
Ieave
Education in Patriotism and the British Reply to German Claims
A Winnipeg Free Press opinion argues that German patriotic education should be avoided as a model for Britain. It credits British patriotism with rallying a miraculous war effort and warns that true patriotism is an emotion, not a doctrine, best fostered by symbols and the silent remembrance of fallen soldiers in Flanders.
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Germany
Frederic Harrison
Britain
Harrison
Old England
Flanders
Sons of Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Neighbors Seek Lawn Mower on Sabbath Sparks Shock
Bridget informs the mistress that the new neighbors want to borrow the lawn mower to cut the grass on the Sabbath. The mistress forbids lending it, stating they do not have one.
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Bridget
Vancouver Province
Rust menace in Canada may be beaten by barberry eradication
A Canadian agriculture-minded article links rust losses to barberry hosts and praises rust-escaping wheat from Seager Wheeler near Rosthern. It notes Western Canada strives to eradicate barberry, advocates early-maturing Red Bobs wheat, and cites officials in Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta forecasting reduced rust impact and higher grain yields.
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Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Seager Wheeler
Luther Bu
Congress
Washington
George Young
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Denmark
Mr. Young
United States
Dakotas
Montana
Republic
Western Canada
Rosthern
Canadian Northern Railway
Saskatchewan
Dean Rutherford
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Dakota
Manitoba
Alberta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Red Bobs Wheat Shows Hardy Traits For Prairie Crops
The Red Bobs wheat, praised for strong straw and early filling, is being tested across the three prairie provinces. It resists lodging, fills heads well, and may bolster Dominion agriculture as farmer Seager Wheeler’s selection continues to prove its worth.
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Kitchener
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Australia
Nepaul
Seager Wheeler
The Vest as a War Time Moral and Fashion Debate
The Minneapolis Tribune argues that in hot weather and wartime rationing the vest is nonessential. It questions whether the two piece military suit makes the vest ornamental rather than necessary and notes its decline as armor. It calls vest wearers reliant on cigars, verses, and watch chains for appeal.
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Weller
Minneapolis Tribune
Recruiting Talk Sparks Racial Recruiting Banter
A colored applicant asks to become an aviator, but the recruiting officer notes the man is not light enough. The exchange includes a line about being mistaken for white when scared, reflecting racial attitudes in the era.
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Sandie
Georgie Advocate
Food Regulations Warn of European Shortages
United States Food Administrator Herbert Hoover warns that relaxing present restrictions could trigger severe shortages for Europeans before the wheat crop reaches the market, stressing tight controls on food imports and distribution.
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Europe
German Eye on Russia Warns of Czecho-Slovaks in Siberia
A German former East Asia official, cited by the London Times via Cologne Gazette, claims 50,000 Czecho-Slovaks in Siberia led by a French general, with 10,000 meeting him on the Amur line. He criticizes Bolsheviks as chaotic arsonists and predicts a counter revolution, naming Le mme and Trotzky as soon to vanish.
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Cologne Gazette
Far East
China
Germany
Siberia
London Times
Semenoff
Amur
Omsk
Moscow
Petrograd
Alberta Herds Again to the Front at Calgary Fair
Alberta herds dominated the Calgary Summer Fair winning most prizes across many livestock classes. Strong showings by Hereford, Shorthorn and Holstein cattle Percheron and Clyde horses and Oxford sheep highlighted a keen competition attended by stockmen from across the continent demonstrating Alberta’s adaptability to mixed farming.
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America
Alberta
Calgary
Continent
Oxford
Did any ancestor constellate a lasting debt legacy
A haughty woman asks if ancestors earned posterity memory. The old farmer replies his grandfather mortgaged the place, a debt not yet paid, illustrating enduring family obligations.
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Boston Transcript
Hat Tag Says Reduced Price After Church Service
A Norton Kansas Telegram item notes a woman finds her hat’s price tag reading "Reduced to 987 2.75" after leaving church. The quirky line highlights consumer discount humor in a small town.
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Norton
Kansas
Telegram
Appointment of J M R Fairbairn as Chief Engineer of CPR
Special circular announces J M R Fairbairn as chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway replacing retiring J G Sullivan. Born Peterborough 45 years ago, Fairbairn rose through CPR since 1892, serving in Montreal Ottawa Toronto and Toronto again before becoming chief engineer of eastern lines in 1911. He studied at Toronto University and spent time in private practice.
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J. M. R. Fairbairn
Beeen
J. G. Sullivan
George Bury
Lord Shaughnessy
Fairbairn
Mr. Fairbairn
Peterborough
Toronto University
British Columbia
Montreal
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