World's Great Trouble Maker Laid His War Plans Years Ago
The Kaiser Wilhelm II spoke in 1908 of future conflict during a yacht interview with William Bayard Hale. Suppressed from publication, the full interview reveals harsh views on England Catholic Germany and Japan, labeling him a world troublemaker as the century’s press once warned. The lone extant copy remains in the United States, awaiting release to illuminate early 20th century tensions.
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Agazine
New York
New York World
Wilhelm I
Germany
Imperial
Hohenzollers
Bergen
Norway
William Bayard Hale
Syhat
Jong Peat
Hale
Sim
England
Edward
Wilhelm II
Germent
United
the Royal
Telegrafe
Kaiser
France
von Heclow
German colonies and colonial policy in the war era
The text asserts Germany’s colonial empire is collapsing with its East Africa force suppressed, predicts permanent extinction, and argues Britain Canada Australia and self governing nations will oppose German bases or resurgent influence. It condemns German colonial rule as cruel to natives and mismanaged, urging humane conduct and end to German dependents.
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German East Africa
South Africa
Australia
Canada
Germany
Lobe
Butter Substitutes Compared With Cow Butter
W D Haliburton and J C Drummond report that butter substitutes derived from animal fats are nutritionally near to cow butter. Vegetable oil margarines prove distinctly inferior. Tests at King’s College London fed varied products to rats, including three animal-fat margarine types, four nut butters, three hed substitutes, and several raw margarines oils. Lard substitutes from vegetable oils proved about equal to lard itself but the lard product remains inferior to butter.
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W. D. Haliburton
J. C.drummond
King’s Col- London
Lege
Newark Evening News
Sheep Production Emphasis Drives Regional Increase
A regional report notes stronger sheep production with special emphasis on the sector. The year shows a 15 percent rise in total head among key producers, reflecting broader agrarian policy aimed at boosting wool and lamb outputs.
State food administrator search underway in area
A district notice indicates the state food administrator is seeking qualified personnel in the area. Officials urge applications from experienced individuals in food safety and regulation to support public health and compliance initiatives.
Gardens For Soldiers At Manitoba Convalescent Hospital
The Manitoba Military Convalescent Hospital in Winnipeg offers gardening courses with fine greenhouses and hot frames under Mr. Fred Nichole. Soldiers, many with previous gardening interest, plan to grow summer vegetables and supply markets and grocers with greens and delicacies. Landscape gardening training is available for capable men, while others take convalescence courses for exercise and constructive leisure.
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Alanitoba
Military Hospital Commission
Manitoba Military Convalescent Hospital
Winnipeg
Rch
Allairs
Fred
Nichole
Canada
Shome
Bread and Bacon Prices Compared to Great Britain
The article disputes claims that bacon and bread cost more in Canada than in Great Britain. It notes bacon pricing is disputed, cites figures, and mentions subsidized bread under a uniform loaf price of five pence and a $200 million appropriation to support these prices.
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Great Britain
Canada
Monroe Doctrine Vision in a World of League and War
Viscount Bryce argues for a modern League of Nations to extend U S protection beyond America, noting Monroe Doctrine limits and warning against European interference. He asserts the United States should lead to ensure justice and peace, with U S presence essential for global security and order.
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America
Old World
New World
Austria
Russia
Prussia
South America
Spain
Monroe
Tanger
Atlantic
Brazil
Germany
United States
Braz
Jnhich
Washington
Ameri
League of Nations
Viscount Bryce
Torpedo Lieutenant Role Amid Modern Naval Action
A fragmentary account describes a torpedo lieutenant’s vital, multidisciplinary duties aboard a naval vessel. It portrays the tense period before action when torpedoes are unused, followed by rapid readiness as crews repair, load tubes, and await orders. The scene shifts to the moment of firing and pursuit of targets.
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Wewant
Shane
Muddled October Chronicle Snippet From The Times
A fragmented Times clipping from October references a speaker and home visit, several garbled names and phrases suggesting a partial quote about a sermon, a sale, and unidentified individuals at a zoo or nearby locale. The legible bits hint at confusion over events and persons, no clear outcome.
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Sale
Zoo
Rosband
Waldco
Germany's Economic Strain Amid Food Shortages
A London Post review notes Germany faces hard times as bread and meat rations shrink. It cites 250g meat weeks in Berlin with some towns down to 180g, bread at four pounds weekly, and scarce fats and fodder. While potato rations ease fear, authorities resist raising imports and January births fall while deaths rise.
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Germany
Berlin
Munich
London Post
Sugar hoarding warning from food controller office
Information from the food controller's office indicates Canada has sufficient sugar for ordinary needs though many consumers have bought more than required. Hoarding may prevent others from obtaining needed supplies. households should buy only immediate needs and retailers should limit sales to one week's supply per family unless weekly purchases are impossible.
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Canada
Luxurious Living Simpler Living in Philadelphia Hotels
A modest woman traveling north seeks a room in Philadelphia but finds crowded hotels. She pays 4 dollars at a lesser hotel and is overwhelmed by luxury, towels, and maid service. The piece critiques wartime austerity and urges economy over wasteful indulgence.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
Britain and Germany as World Power in War's Long Reach
A New York Tribune analysis argues that Britain’s imperial strength now underpins victory potential and that Germany faces near total sea and colonial loss. It compares campaigns in Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Far East, predicting British dominance if the war ends today.
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Suezer
Persian Gulf
India
Egypt
South Africa
Far East
South Afi
United States
Germany
Teuton
Cme Pire
New York Tribune
Seamen Pay for Errors One of the Bitter Tragedies
A Board of Trade inquiry into the Mendi and Darro collision found the Darro’s master at fault, with a twelve month certificate suspension. The piece reflects on merchant service tragedies caused by a momentary misjudgment and the harsh fate of failed skippers. It recalls past disasters where captains faced disgrace and ruin, including a 1997 Chinese ship incident and a fatal suicide at sea.
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Merchant Service
Board of Trade
Mendi
Darto
Darro
China
Red
Acre
Alps
Poisonous Sea Mortality Off Florida Coast
The west coast of Florida reports its eighth deadly sea event since 1844 with toxic water and suffocating gas in the air. Observers note October and November 1916 sightings, while the Bureau of Fisheries sent experts who admitted the strange occurrences require explanation. One theory suggests that underwater earthquakes or hurricanes released poisonous gases from the sea bottom.
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Florida
Bureau of Fisheries
Earth
Hotels Issue Saving Cards Amid Canadian Food Controls
Hotels and leading restaurants across Canada received saving cards for food controllers to fill. The cards reveal savings under the white options beer and sugar regulations, which took effect in September. Incomplete returns show savings of 39 percent versus September 1917 and 41 percent versus October 1916.
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Canada
Fruit and Vegetable Committee Members Study Prince Edward Island
Three members of the food control administration’s fruit and vegetable committee visited Prince Edward Island to study the potato situation with a view to facilitating marketing and curbing shortages.
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Fruit and Vegetable Committee
The
Food Control Administration
Prince Edward Island
Ajee Ge
Curios
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