Modified conscription bill and Egypt expedition plans surface
Telegrams from Bucharest report Field Marshall Mackennen directing preparations for an expedition against Egypt. Trains laden with munitions are said to be moving toward Turkey for use in the Egyptian campaign. Labor Council plans to urge Newton to run again for mayor, with a deputation to press the bid.
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Marshall Mackenzen
Labor Council
Newton
Trades and Labor Council
Paris
Bucharest
Mackennen
Egypt
Turkey
Prince Rupert Board of Trade elects officers for year 1916
At the annual meeting in Prince Rupert, G W Nickerson was named president with G A Woodland as vice president and M J Hobin as secretary treasurer. The president D G Stewart delivered the year end report praising progress in fishing lumber and agriculture despite wartime conditions and noting 17 members serving in Europe.
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Board Of.Trade
Board of Trade
Board
The
G. W. Nickerson
G. A. Woodland
M. J. Hobin
H. S. Wallace
M. Albert
L. M. DeGex
W. J. Sanders
Geo. Clayton
W. EB. Williams
G. A. McNichols
A. C. Garde
Albert Davidson
Stanley Parker
W. P. Lynch
M. P. McCaffery
0. H. Nelson
Capt. Ba
D. G. Stewart
Prince Rupert Board of Trade
Western Front Active Day Reports Allied Artillery Gains
An official Belgium report cites multiple Allied artillery successes on December 28. Bombardments hit a munition station near Steenstraete and the Lens railway yard, with fires at Rheims works and crossings in Domevre Bretenil. Prisoners and trench gains noted at Hartmanns and Weilerkopf amid widespread artillery actions.
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Paris
Belgium
Steenstraete
Artois
Lens
Angres
Rheims
Lorraine
Domevre
Bretenil
Vosges
Laplaine Lebonhomme
Hartmanns and
Weilerkopf
Prince Rupert Board Faces 1915 Setbacks and Development Push
The 1915 outlook shows dis appointment despite a productive year with dry dock and shipyard completion. Community hopes for rapid operation, GTP steamship HQ move, and new industrial sites under favorable terms. Board reports 127 members, 17 on active service, with $510 in arrears and a $600 year deficit.
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Europe
G. T. P. Steamship Company
Prince Rupert
Herring Run Expected Near Port Hanson
Herring appear in nearby waters after eluding fishermen. Shoals off Port Simpson seen. some taken near harbor entrance. Local boats have hunted the fish for weeks for bait and market as the season’s herring run looks set to expand the port’s fishing industry.
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Port Simpson
Farm Lectures Aimed at Boosting Egg Production Along GTP Line
The Farmers Institute plans a January tour along the GTP line to promote poultry and egg production in the northern province. F R Terry of the Victoria department will speak at Terrace around January 22 and visit eastern bounds, teaching care and feeding for profitability.
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Farmers’ Institute
Victoria
F. R. Terry
Terrace
GTP
Modified conscription to be introduced by Cabinet
A London dispatch reports the Cabinet is ready to push a modified conscription bill next week. It would empower the government to draft single men if needed to support the married men laws pledged by Premier Asquith. The note lists several ladies involved in the Red Cross fundraising basketball game at the Agricultural Hall.
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Red Cross Fund
London
Commons
Asquith
Halibut Catch For Month Falls Short Yet Steady
Despite it being the off season on the coast, December halibut landings reached 1,191,600 pounds valued at about 60,890 dollars on a five cent per pound low estimate. Other catches included 100 pounds salmon 9,900 cod 3,000 crab 700 sale and 500 flounder with overall fishing activity modest due to seasonal and overhaul factors.
Acme Clothing House Buys Grossman Stock for Deep Discount
Acme Clothing House has purchased J. Grossman’s store stock at 45 cents on the dollar. The firm plans a sacrifice sale to move goods quickly with marked down prices across all lines. The Grossman stock was large and well selected, located at Second Avenue and 6th Street.
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Acme Clothing
J. Grossman
Second Avenue
6Th Street
Jowest
Toronto Taxpayers Spend Big On War Insurance
Toronto's domestic expenditures for the war exceed 1 000 000 dollars with 582 000 dollars for government insurance of soldiers sent to British fronts. Salaries for civic workers who volunteered or were called away have added to the financial burden.
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Toronto
Viarione
Unclear Record From Damaged Text
The readable fragments reference academic fields and a mixed institution but lack coherent facts or identifiable names, places, or dates. No clear event or outcome emerges from the text.
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Mackenzen
B. C. Federation of Labor
Prince Rupert, B. C
ORME
Western Front
Wellington
Along G. T T. P
Art Terrace
Western
RED Cross
Acme Clothing House
Grossman
Groesman Sted
TAS
B.C. Undertakers
Lady Aalstint Alwys
Varlons
Ning of
Queen Mary Chapter
Daughters of the Pmpire
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