Hudson Bay Railway Winter Progress Ahead on Manitou Rapids
The Hudson Bay Railway will push steel laying and ballasting through winter toward Manitou Rapids 240 miles from The Pas. A 375 foot steel bridge will cross the Nelson River, with F C Jackson directing pier work and a yard at mile 149 plus a Y at mile 171 under construction. Gravel work shifts to mile 144 as crews move forward before freeze up.
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Boston Braves Clinch World Championship In Narrow Win
Boston defeats Philadelphia 3 to 1 to complete a fourth straight World Series win for the Braves. Rudolph pitched strongly with seven strikeouts. Moran and Evers drove key runs as Boston finally broke the scoreless tie in the fifth. Shawkey started for Philadelphia, replaced by Pennock in the sixth.
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Pas Herald
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Nationalorld
Ws Athletics
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Moran
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Bostons
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Schmidt
Connolly
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Schang
The Pas Poised For Mining Boom As Plans Expand
Tyrrell arrives to inspect Beaver Lake country while Dan Mosher handles 20 ton per hour mining plant for Beaver Lake Gold Mining Co. 500 to 600 tons of rich ore lie in the Prince Albert mine dump and new finds east of The Pas draw U.S. miners and Regina capital. Big Seven machinery to be installed, signaling an influx of capital and supplies for spring operation.
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Tyrrell
Dominion
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Opasquai Hotel
Kenora
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Prince Albert
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Regina
Stroller Strolls Through The Pas Tale Of Lost Purse
A quirky item from The Pas recounts poker decks with handpainted pictures and a Thanksgiving turkey tale. Jim Fleming and Con Walston drum up interest while Con loses a pocketed bank roll and C R Wallgren recovers it, passing it to Gus Hatulin at the Saratoga pool room. Con then dies suddenly of a heart attack.
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C. R. Wallgren
Gus Hatulin
Saratoga Pool Room
Con
War Front Dispatch Describes Fluid Cavalry Skirmishes
A telegram style report notes shifting lines as enemy advances and cavalry actions unfold along the coast. The fighting continues with forces reorienting to pressure points and counter moves by the opposing side.
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Uis
Ting Alta Fara
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Who Pays in War Women Bear the Cost of Loss
A reflective verse piece laments the burden borne by mothers and wives as soldiers die in wars. It questions who pays the price, noting the sacrifice of women and the human cost behind battlefield victories and political decisions.
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Alan
Thal
War News Patchwork From Across Fronts And Capitals
Dispatches from Amsterdam Vienna Cape Town Petrograd London Washington Madrid and Pangina report German advances on Ostend and Ghent battles near Barajevo and Vistula fighting in Russian Poland and Galicia Montenegrin forces repel Austrian troops near Barajevo while the Panama Canal area suffers a new landslide blocking the Culebra Cut
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Pangina
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Panama Canal
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Dirty Work of German Spies in Ireland Answered by Redmond
The piece cites Irish patriot John Redmond shouting God Save England in the House of Commons as a response to German espionage efforts in Ireland. It frames England as Ireland’s enemy and Ireland’s opportunity, recalling 98 and the Manchester Martyrs while urging loyalty to Britain and condemning German plots.
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Redmond
England
Kathleen-nn-Hourahan
Manchester
God Save
Irelan
Lrishi Gulilds
Mons
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Allies Sink Six Austrian Warships
The Times publishes a letter from a British Mediterranean fleet officer confirming six Austrian warships sunk: three cruisers and three destroyers. He says the destroyers fell after the first salvo and the cruisers burned and sank minutes later.
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the Times
Ostend Fleeing Amid War Turmoil and Allied Advances
Reports of Ostend residents fleeing to England as German forces retreat under Allied assault. Front lines stretch from La Basse to the Belgian border with Ypres reportedly occupied. Meanwhile a German liner Markomannia was sunk near Sumatra by the British cruiser Yarmouth.
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Admiralty Today
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Canada Accepts Second Contingent Offer for Overseas Service
Ottawa reports the war office has accepted Canada’s offer of a second contingent for overseas service. Plans to raise the force will proceed once pending details are settled. Enlistment offers are already arriving from all parts of the country.
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Canada
War Office
Million Dollar Mystery Contest Opens in Winnipeg Tribune
Readers can win 10000 by submitting the most acceptable solution to The Million Dollar Mystery staged with Thanhouser films. Judges Harold MacGrath Lloyd Lonergan and Miss MacTinee will decide. entries due by January 14 with solutions under 100 words. Winners may be featured in theatres and newspapers.
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Thanhouser Film Company
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Thanhouser Film Corporation
Harold MacGrath
Lloyd Lonergan
Mise Mac Tinee
Forts of No Use Says an Expert
Paris October 11 The fall of Antwerp prompts a critique of permanent fortifications. Lieut Col Rousset says abandon such forts for quick movable works and argues shells would cause little damage. He says a nation is saved by a strong military force, not by fortresses, citing Metz and Belgium’s barriers as examples. The remarks gain attention amid talk of future siege operations.
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Metz
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Beuge
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Fall of Antwerp Reported In Tuesday Papers
Newspapers arriving Tuesday morning carry the announcement of Antwerp's fall. The Pas Herald notes the surrender was received Saturday and read at the Lyric theatre that evening. London reports Emperor William shifting his headquarters deeper into France and fighting near Warsaw continues.
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Lyric Theatre
London
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