World’s Great Trouble Maker Laid His War Plans Years Ago
An oversized 1908 interview with Kaiser Wilhelm II, conducted by William Bayard Hale aboard the Hohenzollern off Bergen, allegedly predicted a world war. The piece was suppressed. only one printed copy exists unknown to both governments.
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New York Tribune
Kaiser
America
Era
New York World
Wilhelm II
Germany
Hohenzollern
Bergen
Norway
William Bayard Hale
Hale
England
Edward
United States
Royal Sea
Lowon Daily Telegraph
Prince von Bgelow
Butter Substitutes Equal in Nutrient Value to Butter
A London test at King's College fed rats various substitutes to compare nutritive value. Animal fat margarines and lard substitutes from vegetable oils proved about equal to lard, while margarines with vegetable oils remained distinctly inferior to butter.
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W. D. Haliburton
J. C. Drummond
King's College, London
Newark Evening News
Increased Canadian Sheep Numbers Highlight Production Push
Canada reports 800000 more sheep this year, a 15 percent rise, with emphasis on boosting bogs and overall production to meet demand.
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Canada
Organization of U S food administration staff noted
The United States food administration has 1000 employees at its central office in Washington with a large state level organization under the state food administrator directing affairs at the local level.
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United States Food Administration
Washington
The End of German East Africa and Colonial Reckoning
The New York Globe argues the surrender of the last German force in German East Africa marks the collapse of the German colonial empire. It warns against any reestablishment of German influence, urging Britain, Australia, Canada, and Allied nations to deter future German colonial ventures.
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German East Africa
South Africa
Australia
Canada
Pacific
Germany
New York Globe
M. H. C Offers Variety Of Garden Courses
The Manitoba Military Convalescent Hospital in Winnipeg runs horticulture and landscape courses under Mr. Fred Nichols for returned soldiers. Greenhouses, hot frames, and prize winning chrysanthemums show progress while trainees plan market gardens near cities to supply summer and winter markets.
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Manitoba
Military Hospitals Commission
Manitoba Military Convalescent Hospital
Winnipeg
Fred Nichols
Canada
Plannin
Nichols
Bread and Bacon Prices Across Canada and Great Britain
Claims state bacon and bread cost more in Canada than Great Britain. Bacon price inequality is denied with figures showing Canada cheaper. England’s bread is war bread subsidized by the government with a uniform five cent one pound loaf. A subsidy of 200 million dollars funds these prices.
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Canada
Great Britain
England
Editor calls for brighter writing style in Times leaders
A reader cites a Punch critique and asks The Times leader writer to craft brighter, more entertaining prose for sermons and public discourse. The letter urges more cultivated, engaging style to hold congregations and readers.
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the Times
Times
Punch
Monroe Doctrine and World War I Vision by Viscount Bryce
Viscount Bryce argues that Monroe Doctrine ideals extend beyond the Western Hemisphere as a global peace concept. He warns German submarine warfare necessitates Western nations uniting, with the United States playing a crucial role in a proposed league of nations to protect justice and liberty worldwide.
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United States
Monroe
Jobe Quincy Adams
George Canning
America
Old World
Western Hemisphere
Austria
Russia
Prussia
South America
Spain
Far
Atlantic
Brazil
Germany
Oscnloe
Washington
Europe
League of Nations
Viscount Bryce
New York Nation
Torpedo-Lieutenant and Crew Face Modern Naval Demands
A torpedo lieutenant must be an engineer, scientist, chemist, telegraphist, mining engi neer, mechanic, and more. In action he waits as torpedoes are unusable until the moment ships close. The torpedo is fired with a dull hiss, tubes reloaded, and the cycle continues as battle unfolds.
Hostess Meets Musician For Daughter’s Debut
A Hostess asks a nervous musician Mr Jones to loan his music for her daughter’s forthcoming performance. He awkwardly confirms he is a musician and agrees, expressing tentative enthusiasm for the opportunity.
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Mr. Jones
Partly True Suspicion Cast in Bende Typewriter Fable
A fragmented remark hints at suspicions about a hidden typewriter. The speaker pressures about truth and motives, implying a tense rumor within a small circle. No clear names or places are given.
Germany's Economic Position Reviewed
A London Post summary notes Germany faces severe food shortages and rising death rates as meat and milk decline and bread rations press. It cites weak consumer demand, labor and transport constraints, scarce coal, and deteriorating morale amid war pressures.
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Germany
Berlin
Munich
London Post
Information on Sugar Hoarding in Canada Warns Moderation
The food controller's office reports adequate sugar for ordinary needs in Canada but warns that hoarding by some consumers could deprive others. It states hoarding is unpatriotic and unwise and urges households to buy only immediate use amounts while retailers limit sales to one week per family unless weekly access is impossible.
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Canada
Luxurious Living and the Cost of Excess in a City Hotel
A modestly funded woman stops in Philadelphia and pays $4 for a night and bath in a large but not top tier hotel. The room boasts luxury touches and maid service as she notes the contrast with the era’s calls for economy in liberty and justice. The piece condemns waste and urges restraint.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
History repeats itself in Britain's fight for freedom
A New York Tribune summary argues Britain has rebuilt empire power through global naval dominance. It notes German colonies ceded, British fleets and armies expanding, and predicts a postwar world where Britain controls sea routes and colonial wealth, with German power shrinking globally.
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Britain
Germany
Africa
Cambrai
Brance
Bagdad
Jerusalem
German Africa
Rome
Carthage
Mesopotamia
Oly Land
Sues
Pers Gulf
Spain
Holland
France
Bethmann-Hollweg
Europe
Turkey
North Sea
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Western Ocean
England
Louis XIV
Napoleon
Egypt
Hamburg
Far East
Flanders
Artois
Somme
Meuse
Rhine
Danube
Free Palestine
Japan
Australia
German West Africa
South Africa
Aboard Merchant Ships and the Cost of Error
A board of trade finding links the Darro collision to the master’s fault, suspending his certificate for twelve months. The piece recounts fatal maritime risks, citing cases where captains faced ruin after failures, including a China voyage and social rules that distracted skippers.
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Board of Trade
Darro
China
Red Sea
Jamaica
West Indies
London
Poisoned Sea Strikes Florida Coast for Eighth Time
Since 1844 fish kills have spanned the Florida west coast in polluted waters and air filled with a suffocating gas. The latest mortalities occurred in October and November 1916. Bureau of Fisheries experts investigated but could not determine a cause, speculating that earthquake shocks from West Indian hurricanes may release poisonous fumes from the sea bottom.
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Florida
Bureau of Fisheries
Hotels Use Saving Cards To Track Food Controls
Saving cards issued by the food controller’s office cover about fifty leading hotels and restaurants across Canada. They show the saving effect of white flour beef and bacon regulations that began last September. Bacon returns indicate 39 percent saving over September and 41 percent over October.
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Food Controller's Office
Canada
Rc 7
Fruit and Wee Committee Probes Prince Edward Island Study
Three members of the fruit and wee committee of the food administration traveled to Prince Edward Island to study the porteome situation. They aim to facilitate marketing of the surplus crop through informed policy.
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Food Commistration
Prince Edward Island
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