Canada Fifty Years Old A Brief Look at Confederation Growth
A retrospective on fifty years since Confederation in 1867 details Canada’s expansion to nine provinces, vast railway buildout, rising GDP, and growth in agriculture fisheries mining and manufacturing. It notes Western Canada’s emergence and rising foreign trade.
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Ada
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Ottawa
North-West Territories
Yukon Territory
United States
Alaska
Confederation
Lake Superior
Dominion
French Ace Survives After Shooting Down German Plane
Adjutant Casale recounts a dramatic air fight over Charmontois as his gunner Sergeant Le Re helps down a German plane. The German pilot Haspel survives, while Lieutenant Schultz allegedly attacks him before being cast overboard as the craft crashes.
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Sie
Charmontois
Casale
Lere
Rench
Haspel
Schultz
Food Crisis Warns Of Global Shortages In War Time
Hoover says war may last a year and require all available food for allies. Argentine grain failure and sharp U S and world shortages threaten famine in Serbia Poland Syria and other regions as Britain Dominions face feeding troops at home and abroad.
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Herbert C. Hoover
United States
Argentine
United States Department of Agriculture
International Institute of Agriculture
Serbia
Poland
Syria
France
England
Italy
Russia
Roumania
Bulgaria
Great Britain
War aims and the risk of disaster at Glasgow speech
A New York Times report quotes Mr and George at Glasgow warning that failure to meet allied aims would be the neatest disaster in mankind. He says the aims are to defeat evil and strip power from it, noting the world has faced three such threats in recent years.
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George
Glasgow
Eely
New York Times
Improved Roads Are Good Investment
A Ottawa Journal editorial argues wartime road building must continue at higher scale, linking military readiness and postwar peace. It urges expanded, well maintained roads to boost food distribution and economic resilience, warning against economic hesitancy and urging steady investment in road construction.
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Europe
France
Paris
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Experimental Farms Report highlights for Canadian agriculture
The 1916 Experimental Farms Report covers work at Ottawa Central Farm and 15 branch farms across Canada. Volume I includes director's overview and divisions on Chemistry, Field and Animal Husbandry. Volume II will cover Horticulture, Cereals, Botany, Bees, Forage, Poultry, Tobacco, Illustrations, Extension. Noting costs, barnyard manure shows fertilizing advantages over commercial fertilizer, and promising new barley strains are under study.
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Canada
Ottawa
Australian Wool Clip Sold to British Government Again
The new wool clip from Australia has been sold to the British government on the same terms as last year.
The War's Greatest Result A Vision of Anglo American Unity
Mr Bal four argues that the 147 year arc since the Declaration of Independence shows growth in population wealth and resources under British influence. He calls for a new imperial policy based on equality and envisions future cohesion between British and American peoples in a united global effort against common threats.
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Mr. Balfour
Spain
Holland
France
England
United States
Washington
American Republic
America
Hanover and England Freed From Teuton Connexion
The article notes that eighty years ago the English crown separated from Hanover on a dispute over women's rights. It recounts George I’s accession in 1714 and describes Hanoverian influence over Britain, Napoleonic wars, and later hopes that Hanover would not threaten the British throne. It mentions Victoria's era and concerns about succession and German ties.
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Hanover
George I
James I
Great Britain
Prussia
France
Vienna
Queen Victoria
Duke of Cumberland
George
Kitchener
Soldier's Dry Witted Account From Frontline Wounds
A seasoned infantryman, recounting his service, notes nine years in the army and multiple campaigns. He recalls India, the Somme, and a retreat, delivering a blunt humor about wounds and shrapnel as he heads toward the base hospital.
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India
Macneethe
Somme
The Dobruja Vast Expanse in Warped Quiet and Desolation
The Dobruja region alongside the Danube is described as a vast, empty wilderness of yellow grass and marsh islands. Ships drift and crews in bright dress navigate the river while a spiritual and cultural sense of fatalism pervades the scene.
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Dobru
Baragan
Danube
Pushing Work On Air Fleets In London Daily Mail
The London Daily Mail outlines a broad air fleet production plan to be organized soon on a scale equal to wartime output. It describes amalgamation of large works and thousands employed, with two years of contracts and material sourcing. The United States and Canada expected to supply raw materials.
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London Daily Mail
Lloyd George
the Mail
Honduras
United States
Canada
Nicholas II's Early Army Service Revealed
Former Russian czar Nicholas II served as a private in the Russian army during his younger days. He reportedly submitted to all ordinary restrictions and duties of a common soldier, illustrating a rare glimpse into the prince's early military life.
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Russia
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Wes
the Farmers of Canada
Britain
Home Gov't
Nicholas
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