Plans for Transatlantic Air Route to War Front
The British air council plans a transatlantic flight from the United States to Europe to bolster bombing efforts. Major General Brancker says an initial crossing could occur in August to October, with American cooperation and joint use of British Rolls-Royce engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Germany
Ar Council
William Brancker
Council
Washington
Atlantic
General Brancker
England
General Jancker
British
Air Ministry
German
Neval Brancker
Liberty Motors
Rolls-Royce
Cer
Comyne
Azores
New Foundland
Peain
Reland
France
U. S
Navy
Army
Great Deposits of Anthracite on Peace River
Prospector G. Stege arrives at Peace River town reporting rich deposits of id silver copper galena and lead from Hudson Hope to the Pars area with rail transport camps. He notes anthracite coal near Hudson Hope could be exploited via the Prince George Eastern railway and claims Canadian and U S assayists find three percent more fixed carbon than Pennsylvania coal. Northford district school lands sold from 0 to 55.90 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Stege
Peace River
Peace River Town
Hudson Hope
Prince George
United States
Pennsylvania
China Offers Limited Help in World War I Fronts
Premier Tuan Chi Jui told a Daily Mail correspondent that China is willing to co operate with Japan at Harbin and along the Siberian frontier but is blocked by finances and provincial rebels. He cited sending 40 000 to 50 000 troops if possible, hoped for Canton rebellion suppression to free units, and recalled Germany’s actions in Tsin Tao and Port Arthur along with Boxer crisis memories shaping public sentiment. He also noted plans to extend railway links and condemned German conduct in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbin
Siberian
Tuan Chi Jui
Daily Mail
China
Canton
France
Germany
Tsin Tao
Port Arthur
Wei Hai Wei
Imperial Palace
Tullyin
Erlang Ag Des Se
Advent of Revolution and the Crisis of Change
Frederic Harrison argues in the Fortnightly that society faces a triple crisis as revolution expands beyond war. He describes rapid shifts in habits, morals, and systems, where utopian ideas become realities in weeks. He warns of social earthquakes that invert norms and demand swift, clear responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Frederic Harrison
London
US UK draft treaties ratified by Senate without dissent
The United States and Great Britain ratified a pair of mutual draft treaties in the Senate. The accord allows British subjects in the U S and American citizens in Britain to be drafted, with an option to return home for service. An estimated 54 000 foreigners in Britain including 34 000 in Canada would be affected. A new clause exempts foreign nationals such as Irish and Australians from draft in their country of residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
U. S. Senate
British Empire
Canada
United
Porgy
Joseph
Israel
Jacob
Hebron
Marephelah
Farm Labor Office Network for Canadian Volunteers
A call for a national farm labour office linking every city town and village with registered volunteers to help on farms. The proposal envisions a centralized system where willing helpers contact farmers in need of assistance, easing seasonal labor gaps.
Indemnity or Ruin as Germany Faces War Debts
A Free Press editorial argues Germany cannot avoid indebting itself further to cover wartime losses. It cites Frederick William of Prussia and the Junkers, warning of economic ruin, increased taxation, and potential famine if peace demands are unmet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Frederick William
Prussia
Breslau
Junkers
British progress in Euphrates canals and Arab receptivity
A reflection contrasts British wartime policies in Mesopotamia with German actions, noting 100 canals revived on the Euphrates hill and 300 000 acres brought to cultivation, taxation turning into an investment and Arabs welcoming the regime. It cites transport and irrigation work, the Mole at Zeebrugge, and compares Allied versus German fronts. The piece also mentions biblical embalming and US energy imports from Canada implying broader wartime shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hilleh
Euphrates
Tigris
Bri
Russia
Rumania
Palestine
Euphrates Valley
Zeebrugge
Mesopotamia
Robt. Blackford
The
Sunday Chronicle
Greater Teuton Alliance Planned for Europe
The Neue Freie Presse reports Friederich von Payer urges a permanent economic and military union of Germany and Austria-Hungary with gradual removal of customs and frontiers. He argues this bloc would shape Europe’s peace, ease wartime burdens, and influence Poland Russia Bulgaria Turkey and other states toward closer integration. The plan emphasizes economic federation and coordinated foreign policy while preserving empire independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Friederich von Payer
Neue Frie Presse
vostel-Europa
Russia
Poland
Bulgaria
Turkey
Europe
Herr von Payer
Haps
Ialse
France
Balkan States
Austria
Shercore
Mumbled Exchange Between Sister and Child Reveals Age Confusion
A fragmented OCR item shows a sister asking a small boy his age and the boy replying in muddled phrases. The readable lines indicate a discussion around age with scattered numbers and garbled words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rte
Fragmentary notes hint at unnamed speaker's French remark
A garbled OCR fragment references a person named Sammie I and a comment in French. The context is unclear with missing words and unrelated letters. No definitive events or identities can be established from the readable text.
German Emperor Admits War His Greatest Crime Guilt
Winnipeg Free Press reports a despatch from Amsterdam in which the German Emperor proclaims war as a struggle of world views. He defends German principles, criticizes Anglo Saxon values, and pleads guilty to charges by diplomats, framing victory as essential for the German state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterd
Mammon
Great Britain
Marshal von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Gher
Sckaiser
Germany
Winnipeg
Free Pres
Cut Trans Siberian Railway Connections Forces Mobilization
The Czecho Slovaks control the Trans Siberian Railway southern section from Samara to the Volga and east to Novo Nikolayevsk with a northern arm to Yekaterinburg. About 40 000 belong to the Czech Slovak forces, 20 000 at Vladivostok, others around Tchelyabinsk resisting disarmament. War Minister Troteky orders mobilization along the Volga for the last five classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Russia
European Russia
Samara
Volga River
Tchelyabinsk
Novo Nikolayevsk
Yekaterinburg
Vladivostok
Troteky
Volga
Overseas Nurses Get Club House in Edinburgh
In Rutland Square Edinburgh early in April a splen did club house opened to serve Overseas Nurses from the United States visiting Great Britain after duty in France. The former men’s overseas forces club was converted to provide sixteen sleeping places with affordable meals and beds under the Marchioness of Linlithgow as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland Square
Edinby
United States
Great Britain
France
Sses Iia
Marchioness of
Linlithgow Lis
Whale Hunters See Strong Catch Improvement Off Victoria Island
Reports from the Victoria Whaling company indicate a sharp rise in whale catches as weather improves across hunting grounds. Akulan boats report many normal type whales and several young, while a new Kyuquot canning plant runs at full capacity exporting whale meat across the continent acclaimed as a first class delicacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Whaling Company
Victoria Island
Akulan
Kyuquot
The Hun's Way and Trench Humor Across War Fronts
An excerpt contrasts German war loan appeals with trench life in France. A London Daily Mail quip mocks German resolve urging Belgians and others to support the loan. In France a reader recalls a muddy trench guard scene with a Cockney asking for directions to an East Lancashire unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Germany
London Daily Mail
Distillery Plant Reborn as Jelly Factory in Delaware County
A historic distillery site in a Delaware county has been converted into a factory producing fruit jelly. Local officials approved the redevelopment and the plant now employs residents, signaling a shift from spirits to preserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
German claim of 10000 Red Guards massacred
The Essen based Rhenische Westfalischzeitung cites Herr Hofer in the Prussian lower house claiming ten thousand Red Guards were mercilessly mowed down by German troops on Tatar tog. He argues Russia will threaten Germany and calls for overthrow of a government deemed unable to reach peace. Deputy Lohmann rebukes Hofer for his remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhenische Westfalisch
Essen
Hofer
Russia
T Lohmann
Bolsheviki Doctrines Faulted by Gompers in Speech
Labor leader Samuel Gompers denounces Bolshevik doctrine as wrecking Russia’s industry and agriculture and driving famine and misery. He cites Western powers sending envoys to China to secure relief for the Russian people amid disorganization and hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesan
China
Russia
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Northford
Britain
Britain’s Way
Greater Teuton Alliance Planned
Union of Present
Sammie
Kaiser
Overseas Nurses’ Club
Splendid Club
B. C
Paddy
Trench Journal
Eviki
Salt Rae Gompers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!