Merchant seamen sacrifice noted in war appeal
The war office praises merchant seamen who carried troops and supplies, noting 16,000 have perished. Manitoba is asked to contribute 150,000 to aid widows and orphans, acknowledging their crucial role in keeping commerce and grain exports flowing during four prosperous Western Canada years. The public is urged to respond without delay.
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War Office
Epstoon
Manitoba
Western
Canada
Farming Training and Veteran Scholarships Highlight Harvest Program
The article details veterans enrolled in agricultural courses at a college farm program. It notes 100 new male students entering a preparatory class and a regular course, with Private F. Winstone leading the year group. Scholarships of 100 and 9 are offered to war veterans, a $100 bond funds another scholarship, and returning soldiers participate in farming studies while coping with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
F. Winstone
McC 4Tho
Samboanen
Rye Becomes a Standard Crop in Western Canada
Rye is becoming a standard crop in Western Canada with Saskatchewan alone seeding no less than 123,500 acres this year. The rise reflects growing value of the cereal among Western farmers and expanding cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Saskatchewan
CPR Hat Tilt Sparks Mockery and Rail Lore
A Chatham News sketch notes the new CPR president E. W. Beatty wears his hat rakishly tilted, sparking joked reverberations through workers and officials across the railroad and affiliated fleets. The piece recalls Baron Shaughnessy and signals a playful rite of passage among staff from conductors to hotel porters and beyond.
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Anu
C.P.R
Chatham News
Beatty
Baron Shaughnessy
C. P
Cin
Nile
Co PR
E. W. Beatty
CPR
Alee
Cp.r
Affierds Call for Scout Movement in Canadian Citizenship
The piece urges a unified effort to foster Canadian citizenship through schools and youth groups like the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. It notes a temporary eclipse due to war, calls for mentors with abroad service, and stresses development of the whole boy through ethical, social, and physical growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Movement
Canadian National Congress On
Ae How
San Marino the Smallest of the Allies
The article discusses San Marino’s status as a tiny but ancient republic allied with others. It details its motto Libertas, coat of arms, three towers on stamps, and long history of independence. It outlines governance with two captains general, a life-long council of heads of families, and a perpetual prince through the regents.
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Enea
Ara Oa Ts Inkeleleesson
de Iberts
San Marino
Libertas
Liberty
Marius
Diocletian
Cardinal Alberoni
Clement Aii
Napoleon
Antonio Onofri
Tmmust
Willie's Tight Pants Charman Colner Attacks Food Trust
A garbled quote from Charman Colner of the Federal Trade Commission discusses a looming food trust. He warns that wealthy men aiming to form monopolies would profit at the expense of the poor, while critics scoff at the notion and call the rhetoric absurd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Charman Colner
Federal Trade Commission
Manitoba Rural Credit Act Prompts Western Conference
Manitoba pursues short term farm credits led by M L A G W Preat of Kildonan as Western bankers push for amendments. A Canadian council of agriculture and bankers conference will discuss rural credit, aiming for a uniform West system and possible Ontario adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Manitoba
G. W. Preat
M.L.A
Kildonan
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Bankers’ Association
West Thies
Ontario
Property owners and banks linked to German assets in BC
The piece reports that William Hohenzollern may own valuable mines and forests in British Columbia once controlled by Count Alvo von Alvensleben. Banks and the Dominion Trust Co face potential losses or refunds as property could be confiscated. It claims Alvensleben acted for the German emperor and suggests creditors may gain from such actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hohenzollern
Exa-Haiser
Germany
British Columbia
Count Alvo von Alvensleben
Count von Alvensleben
Vancouver
William of
United States
Dominion Trust Company
Alvo von Alwensleben
Loritain
Kaiser
Britons Struggle to Speak English Amid Global War Load
The article notes Britons who cannot speak English while many nationalities are involved in the war. It highlights the varied duties of interpreters and points to some of the best examples among home born Britons who struggle with language.
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Pacific
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Taeens
Toronto University
E. W. Beatty News, I’. li
Wolf Cube
Trely
Robert Baden Powell
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Ex-Kaiser
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