French and British Offense Pushes in Somme Front
Paris July 3 4 Official bulletins report eight thousand unwounded French prisoners taken as the Franco British forces advance east of Mereaucourt Wood and Feuilleres with multiple villages captured and heavy guns seized. British gains and German counter actions accompany the latest Somme operations amid aerial activity and Verdun reports.
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Paris
Somme
London
Sofia
Reuter
Salonika
France
186Th
Upper Rhine
Fricourt
Laborgelle
North
Mereaucourt Wood
Chapitre Wood
Feuiller
Asseuillers
Assevillers
Stress
Boscourt
Plaucourt
la Moiisselle
Thiepval
Verdun
the Somme
Germany
Meuse
Venters
Damloup
Cermang
The
Mereaucourt Woods
Feuillieres
Frise
Curlus
Frise Eld
Herbecourt
Astrees
Buscourt
Fatcourt
Petrograd
Yin
Leofold
War Office
Baranovichi
Berlin
Galicia
War ‘Office
Tllmath
Styr
Stokhod
Lady Sybil Grey Injured in London Scene
A fragmentary report notes Lady Sybil Grey, associated with Ottawa, injured in an event in London during July. The court and drive of Jura are vaguely referenced amid garbled text and unclear context.
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Sybil Grey
London
Aganey
Ottawa
Lady Sybil Grey
Russia
Hotels Hope for City Concessions Despite City Costs
At a council meeting hotel proprietors urged extending subsidies and lower rates to keep hotels open. They argued liquor revenues and public benefit justify city concessions on gas water and electricity with a special committee to study the issue.
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Medical Health Office
Treasuer
Parks and Market Committee
Hargrove Park
Children’s ‘Aid’ Society
Rand
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ald. Berry
Hamilton
Stanley Jones Dies of Wounds in German Prison Camp
Calgary lawyer Major Stanley Jones, a member of the Princess Vats, died of wounds while a prisoner at a German camp. The cablegram was received this morning indicating his death on June 1 from injuries sustained in captivity.
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Calgary
Wiie
Stanley Jones
Germany
Building Permits Exceed Quarter Million in 1916
June 1916 permits show a sharp rise from June 1915 and 1913 levels. The six month total reaches 289 000, compared with 1915 figures, marking an increase of 238 960 dollars over the same period. Seven permits were issued in June 1916, including Lake of the Woods property, versus three in June 1913.
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Medicine Hat
Lake of the Woods
S.e
Local Poultry Fanciers Win Prizes Abroad
Medicine Hat's poultry fanciers who exhibited at the big Calgary show this week are congratulated after placing well against strong competition. Blyth wins partridge rocks with a first cock, Ast takes third place, amid notable marks of approval from judges.
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Medicine Hat
Calgary
Remarka Cess
Blyth
Austro Hungarian Advances Reported in Bukovine Despatch
A Reuters dispatch from London dated July reports Austro Hungarian forces advancing in Bukovina amid ongoing tensions and supply movements to Bulgaria. Details remain fragmentary as the despatch notes evolving fronts and export considerations in the region.
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London
Bulgaria
Eldridge Bros Big Cattle Sale At Lethbridge Breaks Records
Eldridge Bros sold 201 head of Herefords near Lethbridge and Calgary for a total of 23165 dollars. Cattle averaged about 115.25 dollars per head with weights around 18 pounds per head. The sale featured mostly two and three year old Herefords and was praised as a strong market indicator.
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Lethbridge
Eldridge Bros
Spring Caules
W. P. Fleming
Calgary
Eldridge Ranch
Milk River
Ridge
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Queen Mary
Sybil
Sig
Goungil
I. CG. Rand
Alds. Cruikshank and
Berry
Council
Mr. Rand
Ald
Cruikshank
Asi
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