Changes in Naval Strategy by Sir John Jellicoe
Sir John Jellicoe, first sea lord, discusses new naval strategy shaped by modern conditions. He notes higher ship speeds, longer gun ranges, torpedo and mine threats, aircraft scouts, and wireless telegraphy increasing fleet responsibility and risks in low visibility North Sea operations.
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John Jellicoe
Admiralty
North Sea
Nelson
Villeneuve
Cadiz
Fish
Britis
Brazil’s Newspapers and the Shape of Its Journal
A brief note on how Brazilian journalism lacks visible headlines and requires full paper study to grasp OT news. It highlights the Brazilian Journal’s role in political life and its feature aimed at spreading new leadership perspectives.
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Brazil
Onte
Rhode Island
Itis Contaggerin
Dan
Dawson
Two Cardinal Blunders and Allied War Strategy
The Manchester Guardian argues that Britain mismanaged World War I fronts after the Marne. It blames a cautious government for choosing compromise over decisive options in the west and failing to exploit eastern opportunities, including plans for Constantinople and Balkans alliances.
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Ypres
Antwerp
Marne
Belgium
Serbia
Turkey
Constantinople
Balkan
Foreign Office
West
Balkans
Manchester Guardian
Irrigation expansion transforms Southern Alberta farming
The Agricultural Gazette notes rapid irrigation driven development in Southern Alberta from 1900 onward. Three major schemes alter land use with water from St Marys Bow and other rivers, totaling about three and a quarter million irrigable acres. Major players include Canadian Pacific Railway and Southern Alberta Land Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Gazette of Canada
Alberta
Weth
St. Mary's
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Ipalaony
Bow
Comai
Medicine T
Medals Awarded to Scouts for Drowning Rescues in Canada
The Duke of Dev onshire approves gilt medals of merit for Kenora Ontario Scout Campbell Wyldman who rescued a boy, Vancouver Scout Clifford Upham who saved another, and Toronto Scout Fred Silman who aided a drowning child. The article highlights Scout qualifications, badges and the aims of the Boy Scouts Association.
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Duke of Devonshire
Campbell Wyldman
Kenora
Ont
Wyldman
Clifford Upham
Vancouver
B. C. Sea Scouts
Upham
Fred Silman
Toronto
Canadian General Council
Boy Scouts Association
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Boy Scouts’ Association
Schoo
Straw spreaders revolutionize Kansas wheat farming
A farmer recounts early straw spreading efforts to protect soil from wind erosion, noting the shift from risky straw fires to crude spreaders. The invention evolved from a manure spreader mounted on a hay wagon to modern devices that distribute up to a ton from a rack, improving wheat yields and soil return.
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Kansas
H. H. Kan
Women of Brave Days in Revolutions and Civil War
The passage credits women in the American revolutions and the Civil War as radical, outspoken, and determined. It argues they stood with men on political issues, rejected passive roles, and believed war involved women’s understanding and sacrifice, with courage inherited from pioneers and pain borne for freedom and national life.
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Ida Tarbell
Impressive Contest of Power Between Wilhelm II and Britain
The piece argues Wilhelm II wields a divine right to immense power that has driven Europe into war. It contrasts Britain’s balancing action by a democratically elected war minister seen as a guiding, warlike authority in an unwritten constitutional framework.
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Wilhelm II
Europe
Great Britain
Co operative Wool Sales Transform Western Canada Sheep Trade
The livestock branch of the Canadian Department of Agriculture reports cooperatives raise wool prices by improving preparation and grading. Wool growers’ associations expanded from nine to twenty six between 1914 and 1916, grading 1 726 805 lbs at an average 32.83 cents, with Western Canada averaging 31.53 cents and $470 000 paid to sheep raisers. Soamesne Wool Growers Association alone moved 587 1bs. through sales.
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Canadian Department of Agriculture
Canada
Agricultural Gazette
Dominion
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Soamesne Wool Growers
Coe Er Sletten
Appeal to the Farmer for greater food production 1917
From the Agricultural Gazette January 1917. War drags on with no decision as 1917 nears. Allies urge Canadians to boost food output to sustain England and France while ships face risk. Production becomes the empire’s vital factor amid wartime strain.
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Canada
England
France
Agricultve Gazette
Alberta Elevator Manager Reports Contested Grain Route
C E Austin Alberta government elevator chief states a new grain route has been cleaned and tested. He notes the line now functions and will aid shipments, citing recent trials and a key valve change.
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Timothy
C. E. Austin
Alberta
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Boy Scout
Wolf Cub
Robert Baden-Powell
Wolf Cubs
Cubs
Western
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