Riel Near Escape Plot Revealed in Lost Days
An article recounts efforts to free rebel chief Louis Riel during the North-West Rebellion era. It notes attempts by supporters including Pascal Bonacau to arrange escape, amid government tensions and regional backlash.
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Louis Tuiel
Jomstourte
Armstrong
Macdonald
Wael
Kurtuy
Dou
Ort Warry
Riel
Campega
Saskatchewan
Inchalubreeus
Ien
Kanada
Aiis
Canada
Mouge
Sir Joan
Ito
Jungeichardson
Joan
Pascal Bonacau
Megina
T. Kmeel
Sacrifices By-Stander Roberta Declares War Sacrifice
Roberta proclaims in a wartime note she will give up corrugated paper cops and bon bons as a sacrifice. She says she and others will endure to avoid being outviewed, committing to a subtle, symbolic withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta
Five Million Women in War Work in Britain
About five million women are engaged in war work in Great Britain. Before the war far fewer women participated in such labor and most were in traditional roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canadians Open Homes to Officers on Leave in Britain
The Canadian Daily Record reports Canadian officers on leave in the Old Country are hosted by English and Scottish families. The Canadian Red Cross Society coordinates two programs: convalescent officers at Matlock Bath and others from France or England receive hospitality in private homes across many counties, with a central home at Devonshire under Lady Allan. Hundreds in the Royal Air Force also receive invitations, with about 200 hosts listed.
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Recor
London
Isle of Arto
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canadian Red Ecosse Society
Matlock Bath
The
Red Cross
Matlock
Scotland
Isle of Wight
St In
Devonshire
Lady Allan
Montagu Allan
France
Fangland
Royal Air Force
Lady Drummond
Dominion Fish and Fruit Co. butter seizure and sale
The Canada food board seized and ordered sale of cream butter from Dominion Fish and Fruit Co. Ltd of Quebec. It held 392,800 pounds of 632,000 possessed, directing surplus to Britain and allied supplies. The action followed remonstrance and aimed to ship the confiscated butter to Britain.
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Canada Food Board
Dominian Fish and Fruit Co. Ltd
Quebec
Dominion Fish and Fruit Co., Ltd
Ord
Ae Soste E Ene Food Board
Britain
Great Britain
Wool from the Sea: New Fibre Source off Australia
Sea bottom harvesting along Australia’s south coast yields plant fibers for cloth. The seaweed-like plant is a flowering species whose leaf fibers sink and form thick, shelly detritus beds. When stripped, air dried fibre yields about six pounds per earlier sample.
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Australia
French Moroccan Division Displays Renewed Vigor in Offensive
The Moroccan division, with decorated officers and native African regiments, marches with tenacity through Moulin-sous-Touvent and Crecy-au-Mont. After days of heavy fighting, it advances 14 kilometers and captures prisoners and artillery before storming the Mesnil buttress in a fogbound assault.
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Mangin
Moulin-sous-Touvent
Crecy-au-Mont
Ailette
Butte du Mesnil
Dermoise
Mesnil
O Grady Game Among Soldiers Tests Command Rules
Soldiers and instructors in Britain and Flanders play a training game called O Grady. The squad is told O Grady says for any order to count, the instructor traps the class, shouting Hands up those who have not been caught yet and the class tries to avoid being caught. The contest ends with the instructor avoiding traps while officers watch.
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O'Grady
Britain
Flanders
Spain makes cork wool for mattresses and quilts
The British department of overseas trade reports a Spanish firm manufactures cork wool claimed to substitute for natural wool in mattresses pillows and quilts. The material is described as cleaner and lighter, with cork yarn sewn between two cotton sheets and pressed.
Not As Expected Incoherent Moth Child Poem Fragments
Fragmentary lines describe a boy and a moth with puzzling phrases about growth and inquiry. The OCR text shows disjointed questions and remarks, lacking a clear narrative or reportable event.
Lille Falls to Allies Ends German Bastion in France
Lille once a key northern French manufacturing hub, renowned for Lisle thread and textiles, fell to Allied forces as part of the Franco‑Belgian retreat. The city, near Tourcoing and Roubaix, anchors France’s coal region and canal network, with a prewar population around 200,000.
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L.mne
France
Fyems
Flanders
Lille
Belgium
Tourcoing
Nord
Tourcoi Roubaix
Belgian Flanders
Homes Reveal a Nation More Pure Than Public Image
The article argues a nation shows its true character at home rather than in public scenes. It warns against judging countries by a single city and stresses the importance of rural life, contrasting flashy urban life with the steady work of peasants and families. It critiques travelers stereotypes and media images shaping beliefs.
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France
Parisian
Tokyo
Recruits Trumpets Ahead in Strained Parade Call
The fragment details recruits marching with stiff formation and a commanding officer’s order to move forward. One man notably performs with energy as officers demand precise cadence and posture in the front rank during the march.
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Enere
Eleagues
RAF raids reshape German home front fears and logistics
The Royal Air Force has conducted 249 raids in three months targeting railway centers munitions plants gas works and airfields in occupied France and nearby regions. The campaign disrupts military logistics while sowing fear across German society prompting mass withdrawals of aircraft and tightening Berlin defenses. The impact extends beyond the front lines to civilian morale from Mannheim to Berlin.
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Valle
France
Royal Ai
Eben
Rhine
Ludendorff
Mannhhin
Cologne
Trench humor as two Yorkshire soldiers seize a pig
In a British Army tale during early in a major offensive two soldiers from a Yorkshire regiment scrounge for rations in a recently evacuated village. They trap a fat pig, kill it with a knife, and hide it on a stretcher near a brigadier general approaching, fearing punishment for theft.
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Yorkshire
Ciu- Mans
What the Germans Hated to Leave Behind
Estimates show 60 000 bottles of champagne stored in Rheims cellars valued at many many francs. Trade notes that most houses cannot fulfill orders as only a small fraction can be delivered soon. Some consignments of three to four hundred cases travel via Paris and Havre by canal. The tone reflects shortages and wartime disruption.
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Rheims
France
Galliacy
Hancom
England
Est Grms
Paris
Havre
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