Men From the Dominion in the Great War
London prints praise for Canadian fighters and workers in World War One. Canadian crews in the Royal Naval Air Service raid enemy works. Canadians building railways in France and serving on patrol boats are highlighted to boost national pride and enlistment at home.
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Kuineddill
Canada
Royall Naval Airc Service
Oon
Fly Font
London
Kootemay Lakes
Peris
Empire
Meese
Western Front
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
Canadian Northern
France
Hare
Montreal
Lake Winnipeg
Vancouver
Ther
Hook
Crock
Leather Scarcity Impacts Canadian Industry
Acute material shortages hit Canadian hides and leather supply. Imports from Australia and New Zealand face new export restrictions, driving boot leather prices toward prohibitive levels. Officials including Sir George Foster and F W Beardmore discuss relaxing regulations to boost supply.
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Von
Newmarket
Ureed
Hostess Prods Silent Singer in House Party
A hostess urges a young woman to sing at a party but she refuses. A bachelor guest remarks that a girl who cannot sing is better than many who will sing, sparking a wry joke about talent and desire to perform.
Father and Son Clash Over Cold Weather
A terse dialog shows a gruff father telling Tommy to back off from the ice while the boy resists saying he won’t warm the weather. The exchange captures a rough, practical moment between two in a chilly setting.
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Father
Tommy
Religion on the Battlefield Bridging Death With Charity
A dying French soldier murmured a future life and family plans before a Christian nun and a Muslim surgeon prayed with him in English light. Rabbi Bloch of Lyons was shot at the Aisne while holding a crucifix to a dying man’s lips as faith bridged life and death on the field.
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Nellie Turke
Rabbi Bloch
Lyons
Battle
The
Aisne
Russo Swedish Plan To Build Tornea Bridge Gains Backing
The Russo Swedish plan to construct a bridge from Haparanda to Tornio to connect rail lines aims to ease intercommunication. Sweden will finance and build the bridge on Russian soil or waters, creating a single track structure of 330 yards with combined gauge. The project signals reduced hostilities and shifts bridge-building to Sweden, with costs about 2,600,000 Swedish crowns.
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Haparanda
Shs
Russia
Tornea
Stockholn Tidninen
Great Britain
France
Sweden
Compounding a Felony Tradeoffs in War Peace Claims
Sir Alfred Mead argues that seeking peace negotiations with Germany under current conditions amounts to compounding a felony. He says those urging talks undermine national and European interests and honor, asserting law penalizes bargaining with criminals instead of prosecuting them. He frames war aims as essential to force Germany to heel.
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Alfred Mead
Works
Swansea
Germany
Europe
British Fleet at Kiel Entertained by the Kaiser before War
The 1914 visit of Sir George Warrender's British squadron to Kiel is recounted. Royal ships led by the King George V and Commodore Goodenough's forces passed German dreadnoughts, salutes fired, and crowds cheered from riverside cafes as Emperor Wilhelm II later paid respects aboard the Hohenzollern.
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John Scott Warrender
George
Kiel
Cetorge
Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Geoaric
Tate “Rr
Sir George Warrender
Commodore Goodenough
HSM
King George
Flac
Centurion
Ajax
H.M
Southampton
Friedrichsort
Maiserin
Prince Regent Luitpold
Konig Albert
Kaiser
Friedrich der Grosse
Jack
Weiler Zetune
Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
Mennonites of Hague Contribute for Peace and War Policy
The Mennonites of Hague Saskatchewan sent Ottawa a contribution of 1400 as thanks for government guaranteed peace and quiet. A Mennonite deputation then sought and received assurances that their conscientious objector status would be respected in the war. Belgium’s population at the outbreak of the war stood at 7,700,000.
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Hague
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Belgium
The Mule That Never Fails in War Tales
A wartime anecdote praises a Canadian transport mule that endured bombardment and fear. The piece contrasts the mule with horses, noting the animal’s calm under shellfire, its steady labor, and the perception of horses failing under stress.
Fund Critics Misinterpret War Wives Support
A newspaper column defends the Patriotic Fund against claims it shelters soldiers’ families from hardship. It argues the fund provides modest social services, enabling wives to remain productive and self-reliant while husbands serve, and it praises workers teaching women thrift and home skills to sustain patriotic households.
Channel Tunnel discussed at Economic Circle dinner
Arthur Fell MP said government support would follow a favorable committee report on the Channel tunnel plan. Work could begin after the war, with an estimated five year build and 180 million pounds cost split equally by Britain and France. Projected yearly revenue from five percent of two million cross-channel passengers would be about 1.585 million pounds, with expenditures around 20,000 pounds.
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National Liberal Club
Arthur Fell
M.P
House of Commons
Channel Tunnel
Axmount
France
Britain
Two Greedy Men Try for Kisses at War Fund Bazaar
A chaotic bazaar scene features a father and son clawing for kisses from a young seller to aid a war fund. The son earns a half crown by kissing the girl, prompting the girl to scream as the father asks what happened.
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Pelegrapi
Prithee Wolkmans Tell Me Tree and Walk’s Weak Blackness
Fragmentary verse line shows archaic speech about trees and a blackened walk. The text references a bird’s cry and a blooded context, but full meaning remains unclear.
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Prithee
Wolkmans
Leaders Warn of a Critical War Phase Next Six Months
A London Chronicle account quotes Sethite Trenderson and allied leaders predicting a six month critical period in World War II. They urge total effort, sacrifices, and steadfast resolve, stressing three vital needs: manpower, production, and munitions, with dire warnings of German and Russian pressure on Poland and rising domestic hardship.
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Sethite Trenderson
Ash Mar Council
Manchester
Rss
What Germany Would Talk About In an Interview
The article quotes a controversial interview segment criticizing German wartime rhetoric and actions. It references claims about talking points on treaties and military necessity, and mentions defiant statements about punishment and dominance. It also notes unrelated items about a Chinese pheasant farm producing up to 200,000 birds annually and breed types.
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Zaron Bussch Iladdenhausen
Rumania
Greece
Bryce
Ous
Germany
Valk
Fingland
Russia
France
Alsace-Lorraine
New York
Canadian Polos Bring Prices High In Havana Trade
The report notes Canadian polos sell for 6.75 per bag of 180 pounds in Havana and exports from the Dominion are on a large scale comprising about 90 percent of total consumption.
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Havana
Dominion
Restrictions Hit Canadian Manufacturers and Exports
Canadian producers and traders face British trade restrictions. Ottawa’s Trade and Commerce Department notes most complaints arise from prohibitions on machine imports and wood and paper exports. The department processes cases via the function Commissioner, but many firms see the regulations as binding.
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Trade and Comm Department
Ottawa
Dairy Product Industry Booms in Alberta 1916
Alberta's dairy sector reached an estimated 12.5 million dollars for 1916, announced at the Dairymen's Convention in Calgary. The industry has grown from humble beginnings to a mature enterprise with about 215,000 dairy cattle, led by Ontario officials in butter production.
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Alberta
Calgar
Indus
Alinta
George H
Apartment of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion
The Heroic Unknown and the Admiralty’s Quiet Defense
The Providence Journal notes the Admiralty has new defense measures against submarine threats. It reflects on naval bravery and the fleet’s role in deterring undersea craft, with praise for wartime sacrifices and the enduring vigilance of the great fleet.
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Snall
Providence Journal
Untitled fragment mentions a widow and acquaintances
A fragmentary line describes a widow and unidentified men in her circle, hinting at relationships without specifics. The text is sparse and lacks clear events or names for fuller context.
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Tuute
Lord Derby
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Efsen
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London Chronicle
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