True Character of Campaign for Production and Patriotism
The article argues Canadians must unite to boost food production for empire needs. It urges patriotism as farmers sow, with three goals: grow staples, raise yields per acre, and focus on livestock. It calls for better transport, credit, and labor to meet national obligations while improving health and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Empire
Future
Canaan
Belgium
France
British Empire
Britain
Capedal
England
Farmers of Canada
Cc. C. James
C.M.G
Credit Men's Journal
A Great Lesson for the World from Sir George Foster
Sir George Foster told a Toronto audience that the British empire is stronger united and will lead for peace. He urged self denial and sacrifice, praising Canada’s wartime response and urging more men to join the front as the empire faces lasting duties beyond business and pleasure.
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Sir George Foster
Toronto
Sir George
Canada
Europe
Britain
Goose Step Dominates German Army Image and Mobilization
The goose step defined German military polish, noted as a powerful visual display and a marching exercise praised for its stamina benefits. While global production shifts to khaki clothing, Yorkshire mills and Leeds factories face heavy army contract activity, with massive cloth, boot, and tailoring output and plans to supply millions of pairs to other armies.
Welsh parishes reject inclusion in church ordinance scheme
Seventeen of nineteen border parishes vote against joining the Welsh church reendoenment scheme as it takes effect, surprising supporters who expected universal Welsh approval.
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Wales
Germany Develops Cheap Range Torpedo for Unarmed Vessels
A fragmented report notes Germany claims a low cost torpedo with a range between 1006 and 1500 yards and light warhead, designed to target unarmed ships. Details are unclear due to the garbled source text.
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Germany
Gg Agg
Island of Lewis Boy Soldiers Boost Highland Prowess
The island of Lewis has nearly all its male population volunteering for active service, creating a strong record of military prowess. Historic practice of executing wealthy or reformed children by exposure was once approved here and persisted into modern times, shaping local longevity and physique.
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Island
Lewis
Piato
Bullets and Their Vagaries in Sudan Battles
An account notes how unpredictable bullets act in combat. Describes a sick officer killed at 6510 yards by a stray bullet and a dervish sniper hitting a binocular lens and wounded officers. Also recounts a helmet deflection story from a Sudan battle.
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Frank Scudamore
Omdurman
Nile
Possibie Fre
Giniss
Sudan
Archibald Hunter
Hackett-Thompson
C.B
Sir Archibald Hunter
Colronel Hacket-Thompson
Made in Canada movement urged to curb imports
J W Woods, Toronto Board of Trade president, argues in Credit Men's Journal that Canada must act to boost home made goods to reduce a large trade deficit. He calls for national effort, worker education, and union leadership to keep spending on Canadian products and retain wages domestically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Europe
Trades and Labor Unions
J. W. Woods
Toronto Board of Trade
Credit Men’s Journal
Aggressive Fortifications Kept Foot and Mouth Outbreak In Check
U S report notes that despite near wipeout of the six month epidemic officials say no relaxation in prevention. Infected animals were killed and burned but some transmission risks remain. Over 124000 animals sacrificed at a cost of 5 to 6 million dollars shared by federal and state governments.
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Department of Agriculture
U. S
Mrs Pankhurst Praised As War Orator By London Paper
A London newspaper, hostile to suffragists, praises Mrs. Pankhurst as a popular war speaker. The report notes her graceful, dignified presence, black dress with lace shawl, and a lorgnette she does not use. Stage backdrop features the Union Jack. Post-speech, suffragists sell patriotic postcard souvenirs.
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London
Mrs. Pankhurst
Pan
Furst
Savant Colin Writes War Mystery Paper In Trenches
In the line of duty near Notre Dame de Lorette Colin, a young savant, authored a highly scientific opuscule on the parasite in fusoria of cepantopoda. He worked amid shell bursts to finish the final chapter before his company was relieved and sent the work to the Academy of Sciences.
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Colin
Academy of Sciences
Notre Dame de Lorette
Academy of Science
Panama and Tehuantepec Railways Transport Big Trade in 1913
In 1913 the Panama railway at forty miles and Tehuantepec railway at 1906 miles moved merchandise valued at $1,306,500. The two small Isthmian lines handled substantial freight, underscoring their role in international trade.
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Panama Railway
Belgium Denies Violated Neutrality in War Claims
The Belgian government protests German claims that archives show Belgium forfeited neutrality before World War I. It states no convention was made and no government engaged in such talks, while Britain’s representative did not bind Belgium. Belgium asserts no French forces entered before the war and it sought guarantor protection after the declaration.
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Brussels
Belgium
Edward Grey
Great Britain
The Crazy Kaiser and Elbert Hubbard Rant on War
A wartime pamphlet commentary attacks the kaiser as a war criminal and demagogue. It cites Elbert Hubbard’s blunt observations, likening German aggression to destruction and urging the Allies' victory with historical and moral outrage.
Empire federation a live thing says Sir George Percy
In a London speech at the Royal Colonial Institute Sir George Percy argues the empire must tighten ties with Canada amid the war crisis. He says Canada acted bravely in August but warns relations within the empire cannot remain fixed and calls for a future imperial conference to resolve the issue.
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Royal Colonial Institute
London
Sir George Percy
Briain
Canada
Early Chinese Locks Show Lasting Craft and Power
The earliest locks were of Chinese origin and remain exemplary in design and strength. Today’s Chinese locksmiths still use the same tools as their forefathers, reflecting a long tradition of skilled metalwork and secure mechanisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Liquor Trade Denounced as Parasite by Calif Governor
The passage cites Lieutenant Governor Wallace condemning liquor business as economic waste. He argues true commerce requires mutual gain, and liquor fails this test by giving value to sellers but not buyers, hindering broader prosperity and burdening legitimate trades.
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California
Wallace
Canadian Pacific opens Calgary oil fields for development
The Canadian Pacific Railway plans to develop its Calgary district oil holdings. Leases cost one dollar per acre with half-yearly payments, ten year leases, and a maximum of 640 acres per lease. A 10 percent royalty is due on output, paid in cash or fluid. Drilling must begin within six months and reach four thousand feet, or exceptions apply. A second and subsequent wells must start within four months of the prior well’s completion or abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Tarrel
Less Dept
Submarines faced perils and peculiar allure in naval life
A New York Sun excerpt notes submarines are vulnerable to collision and hard to navigate, making them dangerous yet appealing to sailors who seek a stern home life and the freedom of open sea, away from crowded workshops and artificial tech.
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New York Sun
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