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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
4
The article notes 1916 Allied casualties reach 68 290 with 10 545 killed in action and 48 954 wounded while 4 010 died of wounds and 1 970 presumed dead. It also reports over one hundred billion pounds of gold sent to America since the war began and British gold reserves up year over year.
The text rails at manufacturers using wartime or supply tensions to raise the price of staples. It argues that the payer magnates exploit shortages to keep prices high and force the public to accept costly goods, predicting a strong response from the common people.
The Winnipeg mayoral race ended with Davidson defeating Dyson by twenty votes as the poll majority stood at eighteen. A recount briefly restored Davidson to office for four days while supporters pressed for accuracy. The veteran hunter and scout F. Cody died in Denver at 71, famed for his wild west shows across America and Europe, admired by many through decades of frontier lore.
A battered diary fragment recalls the Atig in France near the Somme, detailing combat hearing guns, weather, and distant talk of German forces. The writer notes friends lost, the approaching journey home, and plans to write again from Fort Hyam. The tone is personal and reflective, with vivid wartime imagery.
The excerpt reads as a jagged, informal reminiscence with scattered mentions of a grandson, places in Canada, and travel by sea or land. It conveys confusion, dates unclear, and a sense of returning home with altered reception. No clear events or persons can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
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