Battle Front Shifts as British Press on in Picardy
The Associated Press reports a major mid war battle in northern Picardy with German forces retreating along the Oise and Ailette while British and French troops advance on a wide front from Lihons to the Coreuil river. Albert is captured with thousands of prisoners as Allied lines push forward along the Somme front.
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New York
Associated Press
Picardy
Oise
Lihons
Somme
Coreul
Arras
London
Beaucourt
Ailette
Sempigny
Noyou
Coneyle-Chateau
Coney-le-Chateau
Guay
Pont St. March
Soissons
Chemin Des Dames
Ancree Mercatel
Albert
Aucre
Noyon
Divette
Paris
Roye
Echo de
Tara Hul
France
Albert-Hapaumne
Wheat prices set by Grain Supervisors board order
Winnipeg August 22 The board of Grain Supervisors for Canada fixes wheat prices from August 26, 1918 to August 31, 1919. Prices listed include No 1 hard 2.24 1 2, Manitoba northern grades 2.24 1 2, No 2 Manitoba northern 2.81 1 2, No 3 Manitoba northern 2.17 1 2, Alberta Red Winter grades 2.34 1 2, 2 Alberta Red Winter 2.21 1 2, and No 3 Alberta Red Winter 2.17 1 2. Basis in store public terminal elevators at Fort William and Port Arthur. Violations punishable under the legal order.
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Winnipeg
Board of Grain Supervisors For Canada
Manitoba Northern
Alberta
Fort Wiliam
Port Arthur
Atlantic Port Bulletin Hints Arrivals From Overseas
Sir Robert Orden has arrived there from overseas and reports frayed troops crossing the Olerher canal near Morlan eantt. Dispatches indicate forces are moving toward Neyo with operations east of Manicamh and near the Oleg 9 mile station.
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Atlantic
Sir Robert Orden
Faria
Manicamh
Neyo
Morlaneantt
Noyon Station
Uepatches
Splendid Local Horticultural Society Exhibition Draws Crowds
Large crowds attended Medicine Hat’s second annual Horticultural Society show. Mayor and president opened the event, praising the effort, with prize winners listed for vegetables, flowers, foliage, and decorative arrangements.
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The
Horticultural Society
Medicine Hat
Attempted murder at Jenner shocks rural area
The provincial police probe a shooting at Jenner on Aug 19 leaving Sam Johnson of nearby Moshack with a gunshot wound to the right shoulder. He was attacked in a stable as he led his horse. a 12 gauge shotgun is missing, believed used in the attack. Johnson is hospitalized in Medicine Hat General Hospital. The case remains under investigation with few details released.
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Jenner
Sam
Johnson
Norman Garrison
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Moshack
Din
Provincia Police
BP Eee Ae
Weekly air service established from Toronto to Ottawa
The Postmaster General has authorized a weekly aerial return mail service between Toronto and Ottawa. The Royal Air Force will operate the mail for two weeks with the next outbound flight from Toronto on August 26 and the return from Ottawa on August 27.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Royal Air Forces
Canadian Casualty Lists Report Western Names
Ottawa reports three casualty lists from the Canadian Records Office listing 1082 names. Among them 249 Canadians are killed in action and 46 die of wounds. The three lists include 515 western officers and men.
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Ottawa
Canadian Records Office
Autocratic Austrian Officers Shot by Their Men
A Swiss dispatch reports increasing attempts against leaders in Austria. High ranking Austrian corps commanders advise officers in the rear to carry revivers and stay armed at all times.
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Washington
Switzerland
Austria
Austrien Corps
Cabinet changes denied by Premier Stewart in Calgary
Premier Stewart flatly rejected a Calgary newspaper report that five cabinet members would be dismissed. He said changes had not been discussed and he has not spoken with those ministers in over a week. He noted possible resignations but denied wholesale upheaval. He also commented on a telephone building purchase as not fully clarified.
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Prendier Stewart
Caat
Union
Stewart
Calgary
Pearce
Inquest Ordered Into Death At Eleven Street
Acting on directions from the Attorney General's department corner Thomas empanels a jury and will hold an inquest at the FoR Court at 7:30 tonight into the causes leading to the death of the late Wi EB on Wednesday night last. The deceased was alleged to have attended a Christian Science practitioner.
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Attorney General's Department
Corner Thomas
Eleventh Street
Christian Science
Local Casualty Report From Fragmented Clipping
The readable text shows a local casualty notice with unclear names and partial details about a person named Wilson and an incident involving a wound. The legible bits reference a son and a hospital or appointment context, but specifics remain obscured by the damaged OCR.
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