King Probes Amaranth Club Gambling Ring
King meets a high official and a subordinate to reveal the Amaranth club supper venue and its inner circle of gamblers. He explains Barthelemy's house as a front with private baths and a cloak for illicit activity, and notes German associate von Roon and Mrs. Tressingham as frequent guests. A planned police action looms, with King hoping to learn more than a raid implies.
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King
Officral
Aly
Hilda Tressingham
E Ellington
Barthelemy
Barthey
Abe
von Roon
Mrs. Tressingham
Tressingham
Ing
King Om
Wenden
The Government Reward In the Waiting Room
A truncated chapter opening shows King waiting for a half hour in a front room. He sits idle, pacing, then finally grows restless as the scene hints at upcoming events or dialogue. The tone suggests anticipation and a formal, staged setting.
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King
Dominion official seeks 100400 bushels seed oats from Calgary firms
A. E. Wilson, commissioner for the Dominion government, aims to secure 100,400 bushels of seed oats for prairie sections in need. He requests first chance for government purchase of all oats fit for food, with stock to be diverted to interior elevators at Calgary, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw for distribution.
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A. E. Wilson
Dominion
Prairie Odze
Semco Calgary
United Grain Growers
Calgary
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Prophecy Linked to Allenby’s Jerusalem Entry
A New York Sun correspondent notes a revived Moslem prophecy that the conqueror of Jerusalem would enter on foot and bear a name combining God and the Prophet. The piece claims General Allenby’s name merges A'lah meaning God and abbi meaning the Prophet.
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Jerusalem
Allenby
New York Sun
God
Abbi
Sun's Brightness Compared With Niagara Illumination
The article compares a massive artificial light at Falls of Jagara with the sun's output. It notes the sun's energy equals 28 figure candle power and estimates matching it would require 31.5 quintillion lights as powerful as the Niagara installation. The piece humorously assigns the task to Uncle Sam.
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Falls
Jagara
Dame Nature
Uncle Sam
Niagara
Food Substitutes Reported for Holland Scarcity
A London newspaper letter from a Dutch scientist notes severe food shortages in Holland. He mentions dried strawberry leaves for tea and roasted acorns for coffee, along with a digested sawdust bread substitute as real supplies vanish and new substitutes must be invented or endure famine. Fame at the cost of honor is dear ly bought.
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Holland
London
How to Fight War Weariness
A Montreal Star piece argues fatigue from routine drains morale during war. It decries empty paper victories and urges practical individual acts like conserving sugar and time at work as real remedies to sustain drive toward final victory.
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Germany
Montreal Star
Vancouver Province on patriotism and duty in Canada
The Vancouver Province argues that individuals must act patriotically even if others fail. It questions universal noncooperation and urges people to perform their duty now to gain a stronger position to demand further action from their representatives.
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Vancouver
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