Naval lessons Britain learned during the Great War
The naval correspondent in London argues sea power saved the Allied cause by global reach and effective blockade. It notes Beatty’s armored squadrons as a decisive shield, critiques torpedo and mine myths from Russo-Japanese lessons, and praises the battle cruisers and speed as key factors in Jutland and beyond.
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New York Herald
London
Beatty
Jutland
Port Arthur
John Jellicoe
Trebizond
Caucasus
Baltic
Riga
Rover
Sturdee
von Spee
Falklands
North Sea
Livestock Advantage Over Pure Grain Farming
The article argues that farmers who keep livestock and remain consistently engaged in livestock operations fare better in the long run than those who switch between livestock and grain. It notes pasture access and prudent management as key, citing cattle and hogs as profitability sources even when grain is scarce, and emphasizes steady participation in the market.
Redskins in the Trenches from Ontario Indian Company
The Indian Company of the 135th Middlesex Battalion recruited and trained at London Ontario is noted as the first North American Redskins unit to enter trenches in France and Flanders. The 125-member force includes Iroquois Oneidas and Algonquin Chippewa Muncey from Muncey reserve near St. Thomas. The Oneidas retain pagan rites at Southwold Long House. Thousands of Indigenous volunteers have joined Canadian forces overseas.
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135Th Middlesex Battalion
London
Ont
France
Flanders
Muncey
W. D. Rowell
Toronto
North American
New York State
Ontario
Southwold
St. Thomas
England
Britain Built Five Hundred Ships in 1916
Washington estimates show Britain built 510 ships of 619000 tons in 1916 while world merchant ship losses reached 1149 vessels totaling 2082943 tons. The United States ranked second with 1213 ships totaling 560000 tons. other nations built 782 ships totaling 720368 tons. German output is cited as 26000 tons as a low figure.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Navigation
Great Britain
United States
Father of Waters? Young Teddie Corrects Aunt on Mississippi
A child learning geography questions his aunt about the Mississippi being called the Father of Waters. He jokes that if it were truly the Father of Waters then it would be Mister Sippil, highlighting a humorous mispronunciation of the river’s name during a geography lesson.
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Teddie
Mississippi
Waters
Sippil
The Road to War An Ode From Filson Young
Filson Young writes in the London Daily Mail about the road to war as a sacred English France link. He praises courage adventure and comradeship for soldiers and notes both heavy and light moods on the journey. He portrays the road as durable beyond death and full of hopeful prospect beyond mere conflict.
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France
England
Filson Young
The
London Daily Mail
Golden Opportunities For Settlers In Western Canada
Grand Trunk Pacific officials in Montreal cite reports from Holden Alberta showing strong farm profits. A settler bought a quarter section for 16.50 an acre in 1915, broke 53 acres, harvested 2960 dollars in grain last year, and sees land value at about 20 dollars an acre. Railroad plans aim to attract tens of thousands of settlers when conditions normalize.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Montreal
Canada
Holden
Alberta
Paper clothing may become worn in future fashion
A Chicago clothing firm head envisions paper as a possible material for durable affordable garments. He notes cheap clothing already uses paper-like fibers and suggests future chemical treatment could yield waterproof flexible durable clothes, proposing paper woven garments for the next generation.
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Chicago
Pat and Milkman Strike a Quits Trade
An Irishman Pat asks for milk, milkman charges threepence per quart. Pat converts to pints and after drinking one pint asks the balance. The milkman says he owes a pint, Pat replies they are quits, both owing one pint to the other.
Various Spheres of Influence in China
The piece outlines the extents claimed by Russia Great Britain France and former Germany in China showing combined areas in Mongolia Sinkiang Manchuria Tibet Szechuen Kwantung Yangtze lands Yunnan and Fukien It contrasts these with Japan s sphere of influence totaling 204 600 square miles and urges readers to study maps to understand Western and Japanese interests in China.
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China
Russia
Mongolia
Sinkiang
Manchuria
Great Britain
Tibet
Szechuen
Kwantung
Yangtse
France
Yunnan
Germany
Japan
England
Inner Mongolia
Fukien
Shantung
Kawakami
Japan Rises as a Shipbuilding Power Matches British Output
The article notes Japan’s rapid progress in shipbuilding led by Mitsubishi Dockyard, Kawasaki Dockyard, and Osaka Iron Works. Japanese yards now build ships of any size, using independent design and improved materials efficiency learned during war, with crews needing fewer sailors per donkey engine.
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Japan
Nakabashi Tokugoro
Pacific
Great Britain
Mitsubishi
Kawasaki Dockyard
Osaka Iron Works
Saskatchewan Dairy Cremeries Build Thriving Market
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture reports a strong dairy market via government cooperative creameries. Butter production rose from 66 000 pounds in 1907 to over 2 200 000 pounds in 1916, as creameries grew from four to seventeen and patrons from 213 to 9,200. Cream is purchased with quality graded pricing and a bonus for top product, with all export butter graded.
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Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
The Cedars of Lebanon Grove Shrinks Dramatically
The cedar grove used for Solomon's Temple now holds about 400 trees with the best around 100 feet tall and 47 feet around at the base. These ancient sentinels, over 2,000 years old, carry a legend that they do not die and were planted on the third day of Creation, destined to perish only with the world’s end.
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Lebanon
Solomon
Temple of
Jerusalem
Canada Seeks Credit Support From New York Bankers
Dennis of the Canadian Pacific Railway addressed the New York Credit Men's Association, outlining Canada's vast resources, population growth, and postwar trade prospects. He urged American firms to establish branches in Canada and invest to share in expected prosperity.
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J. S. Dennis
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canada
Millon
New York Credit Men's Associateon
Dennis
Lord Shaul Nessy
Dr. Dennis
North American
United States
Dominion of Canada
Dominion
British Empire
Europe
Great Britain
France
Holland
Russia
Germany Offered Constantinople and War Aims
The Paris Figaro cites General Hanotaux claiming Germany long pursued a separate peace by offering Russia Constantinople and the Dardanelles. Berlin circles note earlier proposals valued Galicia Bukowina and Southern Tyrol, then to Italy for neutrality, and later to Romania for neutrality or cooperation with the Central Powers.
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Hanotaux
Paris Figaro
Germany
Russia
Constantinople
Lardanelles
Berlin
Galicia
Bukowina
Italy
Tyrol
Rumania
Hungary
Britain’s Grand Fleet Guard the Seas in War
A Toronto Globe summary praises Britain's naval might led by Admiral Jellicoe. It details a four thousand ship fleet patrolling seven seas from the White Sea to the Red Sea, supporting Russia, trade lanes, and Allied campaigns. It notes weekly interceptions, coaling toil, and the vigilant, Napoleonic spirit of British sailors.
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North Sea
Britain
Sir John Jellicoe
Fishmongers Company
London
Admiralty
Seven Seas
White Sea
Russia
South Atlantic
Pacific
Africa
Far East
Persian Gulf
River Tigris
Red Sea
Witchener
France
Kipling
Macmillan's
Toronto Globe
Why call me the consumer asked the bill paying producer
A speaker questions the label consumer while insisting he only produces goods or services. The remark highlights a tension between payer status and producer capability in ongoing economic roles.
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Pat
the Cedars of
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