Christmas 1916 Echoes in a World at War
A reflective Christmas meditation links time, faith, and charity in 1916. The piece contrasts ancient Athens and Rome with Christ’s influence, notes the toll of World War I on Belgium and other nations, and celebrates modern philanthropy and Red Cross relief as guiding the world toward peace.
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Bergson
Christ
B.C
A.D
Manger-Cradle of Bethlehem
Christendom
Pericles
Greece
Athens
Paul
Rome
Plutarch
Diana
Mengas
Plato
Seneca
Socrates
Humanity
Belgium
Serbia
Poland
Armenia
Jesus Christ
Red Cross
Tennyson
Governor General Delivers Christmas Banquet Address
The Duke of Devonshire told returning soldiers at Meming Convalescent Home that peace will come only after victory in the great struggle. He praised generals and empire authorities and vowed to secure terms ensuring imperial security and full reparation, despite the lengthy effort ahead. Two hundred veterans applauded the speech.
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Ottawa
Duke of Devonshire
Meming
First and Second Sections of No 1 Collide at Swift Current
A near miss occurred when the second section of No 1 collided with the standstill No 1 at Swift Current last night. No injuries were reported and rolling stock damage was slight. the rear section proceeded west after a 50 minute delay. An engineer was killed while oiling the engine between Portage la Prairie and Brandon.
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Ube
Portage la Prairie
Brandon
Pilgrim Anniversary Dinner in New York Echoes War Support
At the New England Society of New York annual dinner the 296th landing anniversary was celebrated. Retiring president Francis Lynde Stetson praised Britain's war effort and stated the mother country remains in agony for liberty and civilization, a cause dear to Puritans and Pilgrims alike.
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New York
New England Society
City of
Francis
Lynde Stetson
Great Britain
England
New England
America
George B Buck to Spend Christmas Behind Bars
Calgary December 23 George B Buck former promoter of the Black Diamond Oil Fields Limited will spend Christmas Day in the Provincial penitentiary Edmonton His appeal to quash the conviction and sentence was refused by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court The court was divided with Justice Beck and Chief Justice Harvey affirming the conviction while Justice Stuart and Justice McCarthy dissented Saskatchewan Legislature to meet January 9 with an election planned for May
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Calgary
George B. Buck
Black Diamond Oil Fields, Limited
Edmonton
Winter
Supreme Court
Beck
Harvey
Justice Stuart
Justice McCarthy
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Nasthyristiies Weer
A.S. Tuttle
M.A
Britain
George E. Buck
Appelate Division
Saskatchewan
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