Great Need Is More Swine Warns Mr Hanna At Toronto Meeting
Hon W H Hanna told farmers and district reps in Toronto that Europe needs 32 000 000 logs? hog supply in Canada is only 3 500 000 and allies face a tenfold shortfall. He urged all farmers to raise hogs with women helping, and promised fair prices through regulated packers. Ontario officials noted feed and labor constraints and proposed a feed organization to aid farmers.
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Europe
United States
Washington
Hanns
Lord
J. D. McGregor
Brantley
Canada
George Brown
Overnor
Saskatchewan
Farnore
East
Erubareo
Ontario
Toronto
G. F. Day
Ontario Agricultural College
Guarding the Hoard The Bank of England
A historic account describes the Bank of England as a highly secured fortress with guarded doors that can spring shut by desk buttons and hidden sentries watching visitors via mirrors. It notes multiple layers of protection, including a cold storage area protected by water and automated systems to deter tampering.
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Bank of England
Man Found Guilty in Kleptomania Case
A man accused of kleptomania is found guilty with a sentencing decision noted by the court. The judge, identified as Louisville presiding official S Fenn, is referenced in connection with the case as a law doctor.
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Louisville
Canadians in France Inspire Old Songs on the Front
Lord Northcliffe notes Canadian troops shifting from emigrant to native-born dominance with French Canadians enlisting less in proportion. He recalls French-Canadian troops in France singing ancestral laments as they march past cobbled roads and old French villages, reviving songs long kept by memory.
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Lord Northcliffe
London
France
Quebec
Canada
Papineau
Oil strike in Peace River signals western Canadian potential
In western Canada the Benton shale is seen as a source of oil and gas. A new well near Peace River struck oil, yielding about fifty barrels a day, with many more wells expected to be sunk in the Alberta border region. Saskatchewan and other districts show promise for future production as American interests push exploration.
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Benton
Canada
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Peace River
J. D. McArshour
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Jen Cen
Seskatoon
Fragmented OCR tale shows house intrusion and chase
A garbled dialogue fragment describes someone entering a house, a mother figure, and a pursuit across the street. The text reveals anxious questions and a rushed escape, with phrases about being bitten and not crying. The exact details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Escape from Teuton Chains A Lieutenant’s Wartime Escape
The article recounts Lieut G F Knight’s escape from German captivity after a bombing raid on Bapaume. He crossed the Cambrai canal in disguise, evaded a sentry, and hid near a Hun camp before being recaptured. He later endured transport to Osnabruck and Strohen, aided by parcels from home.
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Scet
G. F. Knight
Buckingham Palace
Knight
Bapaume
Cambrai City
Bosche
Cambrai
Osnabruck
Klausthal
Harz
Stro
Devonshire
Evienant
Lieut
Insall
V.C
England
Airmen Rewarded For Testing New Aircrafts In London Tales
London Tit-Bits reports pilots earn fortunes testing new aeroplanes. A single aviator can receive 500 pounds weekly for trial flights, with many earning around 250 to 350 pounds per trip. Tests are paid by private or government contracts, reflecting high risk as crews fly new machines often with undetected faults revealed only after trials.
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London
Immigrant Revival Boosts Peace River District
They are for peace as the Peace River district benefits from renewed immigration from the United States. The article notes a calm influx and community impact, reflecting a broader regional revival and cooperation between newcomers and locals.
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Peace River District
United States
Everybody's War and the Threat of German Domination
Excerpt argues that war harms workers across nations as Germany seeks global control. It questions British and French workers’ futures under German hold and warns against a rich man's war fueled by Polesheviks urging peace with German capitalist rule.
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England
France
America
Belgium
Germany
Increase Supply of Fish In Alberta Provinces Lakes
W. S. Campbell of Edmonton and president of the Alberta branch of the Atlantic Fisheries Association discusses in Ottawa with the fisheries branch of the department of the naval service. He says northern Alberta producers are united in backing larger harvests from Lesser Slave Lake and Lac la Biche under current reforms. Existing limits allow 500000 pounds from Lesser Slave Lake in summer and 760000 in winter, and 400000 pounds from Lac la Biche in summer and 100000 in winter.
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W.S. Campbell
Edmonton
Alberta
Anatlian Fisheries Association
Cosen
Ottawa
Department of the Naval Service
Lesser Slave Lake
Lac la Biche
Campbell
Lac le Biche
Sumyer
Pro German Element in California Fights Food Conservation
A report to the United States Food Administration from the California hotelmen notes a pro German faction in San Francisco pressuring restaurants. The group allegedly demanded beef on Beefless Tuesdays and threatened to withdraw meals if beef was not served.
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California
Hotels and Restaurants Division
United States Food Administration
Hotel Division
Committee of California Hotelmen
San Fraco
Life in trenches relieves by letters music and games
The writer notes soldiers' habits in the trenches from writing to loved ones in Blighty, gramophones, and auction bridge as idle diversions. Newspapers and novels circulate, officers continue studies, and despite danger, troops retain boyish energy and laughter in spare moments.
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France
Oxford
Cambridge
No Hope of Furlough Yet
The Ottawa militia department warns against the idea of furloughs for original members of the first division now in France. It notes no plan by French authorities or the Australian government to grant furloughs and cautions against widespread expectations.
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Department of Militia
Ottawa
France
Militia
French Raids in Boats Along Belgian Front Details
Cablegram from the Belgian legation in Washington describes night boat raids across flooded front lines. Corporal Leenaerts and two men surveyed German trenches then linked with French detachments. Eight Belgian troops captured 21 prisoners at the NenuSphars farm east of Blankaart Pond, with Sgt Veraegen and Sgt Mellebeck credited for multiple captures. On October 29 Belgians advanced over No Man's Land, seized prisoners, and gathered supplies after heavy artillery preparation despite shell fire.
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Washington
Jean Leenaerts
Maurice Antoine
Nenu- Sphars
Blankaart Pond
Veraegen
Guillaume Mellebeck
Belgian Rifle Corps
No Man's Land
Great Pais
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