British investor trusts Western Canada resources and growth
Lord Rhondda, long linked with coal and minerals, backs Canadian development. He sees Canada as richer than the United States in agriculture and minerals, plans rail and river ventures on the Peace River, and aims to tap potash to curb Germany's monopoly. He previously survived the Lusitania disaster and donated $250,000 to charity.
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Lord Rhondda
Canada
United States
Lord
Boo
T Gee & Sons
Rhordda
South Africa
India
Australia
Dominion of Canada
Florida
Great Britain
Hudson's Bay
Welland Canal
Norway
Desideratum
Peace River
Alberta
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Vermillion
Peace River Crossing
C. F. Law
Rhondda
Athabasca Landing
British Columbia
Germany
Marget
Divine Providence
Red Cross
The Real Estate Game in the Country Suburbs
A real estate agent extols a scenic residence development while a home seeker notes the drawback of the lengthy journey to the city. The exchange highlights market appeal versus travel inconvenience in suburban housing.
Market Day Blues In A Coal Skin Jacket Promise
A couple banter over a promised coalskin jacket and an incandescent mantle as the man laments a bad day in the market leaving the gift unpurchased. The exchange highlights financial strain and romantic bargaining in everyday life.
Descriptions of Belgian Coastal Ruin and Shell Damage
A correspondent details Belgian towns Ostend Zeebrugge and Middlekerke after bombardment by German torpedo destroyers and French land guns. Despite heavy damage to Middlekerke and Westende structures, some coastal areas show resilience with underground refuges and scattered intact features such as a wall inscription reading In den Vrede The Peace Tavern.
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Lelencre
Sail
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Middlekerke
Westende
den Vrede
Canoe Gum Sought For Belgian War Arm Restoration
Dr. C. N. Bell forwards two samples of native canoe pitch from Fort Frances and Fort William to Col. Blanchard for Belgian Red Cross use in artificial limbs. Belgians seek the gum as a water resistant filler, though experts say it is not a proper glue.
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C. N. Bell
Blanchard
Winnipeg
Belgium
Red Cross
Bell
Dr. Moore
Fort Frances
A. McNaughton
Fort William
Col. Blanchard
Winnipeg Free Press
Language wars show nations rewrite words and loyalties
The London Chronicle notes Germany bans English and French terms with royal decree, replacing them with homegrown substitutes, while the Allies openly adopt the foreign sounding word strafe. It highlights contrasting linguistic acts as a sign of national spirit during wartime.
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Germany
London Chronicle
The Prayer of Britons in Wartime Spirit
The piece likens Britons worldwide kneeling in spirit to Cromwell and the Ironsides before Naseby. It frames Cromwellian resolve as marching on to drive despotism of divine right from Europe, echoing historic battles Naseby and the Boyne.
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World
Cromwell
Ironsides
Naseby
Europe
The
Boyne
Britain
Toronto Telegram
Kaiser Thinks History Will Acquit Him
Berne correspondent reports a Berlin meeting where the Emperor defended his role in the war. He said history may judge him, but he acted in good faith and sought peace, while acknowledging shared responsibility among Europe. He questioned neutrals focusing only on German militarism and blamed others for provoking conflict.
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Berne
Daily News
Berlin
Deputation
Europe
The Army Behind the Army
Lord Northcliffe reports to The Times on the dynamic British organization behind the front in France. He praises improved efficiency and economy in 1916, notes vast labor behind the lines, and highlights salvage, production, and prisoner labor as factors shortening the war. he cites clerical modernization as a minor critique.
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Lord Northcliffe
the Times
France
Crimea
Germany
Northampton
Dublin
Butter stays cold with wet brick cooling method
In hot weather, soak a building brick in cold water, wrap it in a wet cloth, and place it in a cool spot. Evaporation keeps the brick cold, allowing butter to remain chilled as if ice were used.
Petunia Tavern Promises Quick Appearance by Unwed Actress
A landlord at the Petunia Tavern boasts a handsome, unmarried woman who does not wish to become a moving picture actress will be visiting the town soon. The line is delivered amid a playful exchange about local sights and noon meals.
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Petunia
Britain Helpers Allies Through Munition Production Efforts
In a House of Commons briefing, Minister Edwin Montagu states Britain now supplies most arms from home factories. He notes heavy guns and howitzers output has surged, machine gun production quadrupled, and explosives output risen sixtyfold as Britain builds for allies while sustaining its own needs. He adds German reports of depleted Allied stocks are contradicted by recent wartime ammunition use.
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Powers Ment Munitions Department
House of Commons
Edwin Sem Montague
Monitons
Samence Meresee m
Stern
Ministry of Munitions
Montague
Priam
France
Saline irrigation proposed to heal battlefield wounds
The Lancet reports a new saline irrigation method by Sir Almroth Wright to treat septic wounds in military hospitals. Warm salt solution delivered via a glass tube cleanses wounds day and night, eliminating dressings except during transport, and may heal most septic wounds in three to four days. Wright notes lymph movement and drainage aid healing, while traditional dressings hinder discharge. He also cites paraffin spraying for burns used by the French.
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Sir Almroth Wright
Jutland
Sir Almroth
Crop killers fail to ruin wheat, says World
The crop killers this season are not up to their job. Working early and late on the destruction of the wheat crop, they have managed so far to reduce it to an estimated total only a little below 700,000,000 bushels. This figure looks small only in comparison with the record yields of the past two years. It is quite normal in any prior comparison. They are a lot of incompetents.
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New York World
Composer vows to write to live after him
At a Bohemian dinner a composer sat beside a society woman who asked if he had written anything to outlive him. He replied that he was trying to produce work that would enable him to live while he is alive.
True Bond of Empire Ties Liberty and Justice
A speaker argues the British Empire is united by liberty and justice, not force, praising voluntary wartime unity across dominions. He credits self governing colonies for supplying troops and resources, and asserts a shared ideal of freedom as the empire’s foundation beyond constitutional change.
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Germany
Berlin
Australia
Canada
South Africa
New Zealand
India
Empire
Salient and its evolution in war reporting
The article traces how salient as a noun is modern while used as an adjective meaning leaping in older usage. It explains that a projecting or prominent part of a fortification became a salient angle and then simply salient in military terms, shortened from salient angle by authorities.
Half a Million Starving Peasants in Montenegro
The highland state Montenegro, occupied by Austria, faces widespread famine as peasants suffer starvation by tens of thousands due to sterile soil and seized cereals. Austria-Hungary cannot or will not feed the population, prompting a plan for neutral aid with guarantees to prevent diversion of food.
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Montenegro
Austria
Mrs Jiggs Mulls Daughter's Marriage To Surgeon
Mrs Noggess confirms her daughter married a surgeon and expresses relief that she can now afford medical expenses. The dialogue features Mrs Jiggs noting the union and Mrs Noggess responding with happiness about finances enabling procedures.
War front views on casualties and morale from a London report
A London reporter quotes two returning officers at Southampton on the Western Front. They contrast Loos and current offensives, noting morale, ground gained, and the view that heavier casualties could still end the war sooner if gains justify losses. They expect many wounded to recover quickly.
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England
London
Hestal Shay Aden
Woun
Southampton
Fricourt
Montauban
Bazentin
la Boiselle
Contamaison
Loos
Germany
British Columbia Mine Report Highlights Copper Lead
The British Columbia bureau of mines annual report shows mineral products valued at 29.45 million dollars last year. Copper led with about 10 million, coal and gold each around 5.5 million. Silver and zinc totaled about 1.5 million each. Coast districts produced 60 percent of output, Boundary 30 percent. Copper tonnage yields ranged 38 pounds per short ton on the coast, 14 pounds in Boundary, 13.12 in Rossland.
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British Columbia
British Columbia Bureau of Mines
Britannia
Amyox
Rossland
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Dominion
Kaiser
Memitone
A. J. Balfour
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