Program of Centenary Peace Celebration Has Been Modified
War conditions have postponed the Canadian American centenary peace celebrations. The pamphlet from the Canadian Peace Centenary Association highlights messages of friendship across the border, emphasizes public education for peaceful international relations, and notes services held on February 14 in many churches. Cleveland's mayor lauds 100 years of peace between nations with shared boundary.
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Great Britain
United States
Europe
Great Republic
Canadian Peace Centenary Association
Ghent
Eace Centenary Association
Sir Edmund Walker
Boards of Trade
Porder
Ponane
Republic
Cleveland
Toronto
Prices Still Higher Costs Of Living Rise In 1914 War Impact
The 1914 annual labor department report shows prices climbed after the August outbreak of war in Europe. The index reached 141.4 in September, the highest since 1890, with grains and fodder up 14 percent and meats, woollens, hides, drugs, and chemicals also rising. Raw fur fell, fuel and lighting up, and rent for a workingman’s dwelling varied by locality. A budget survey lists food costs for a typical five person family at 7.73 dollars weekly, higher than 1913 and earlier years.
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Department of Labor
Immigration Tightens Rules for Canadian Entry
An order in council restricts entry to Canada from March 1 to October 31 to immigrants who are family members and have a minimum funds per person. Heads must show 25 dollars for each adult and 12 50 for each minor, or 50 dollars per person from November to February. Exceptions cover male farm workers, female domestic workers, and relatives with assured support and residence.
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Canada
Tme
Seasonable Hints issued by Dominion Experimental Farms
A quarterly publication titled Seasonable Hints presents expert guidance from Central Farm authorities on livestock poultry field crops forage plants orchard care and farm productivity. It invites the 720,000 farm occupiers across the Dominion to mail agricultural problems to principals and station superintendents for solutions and offers free copies from Ottawa Publication Branch.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Grisdale
E.S. Archibald
Dominion Husbandman
F. C. Elford
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
W. L. Graham
Field Husbandry
M. O. Malte
Dominion
H. J. Gussow
W. T. Tracoun
F W. L. Sladen
F. Charlan
Dominion Tobacco
Frank T. Shutt
J. Sr. Watson
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Canadian Bravery Praised by Colonel Currie in Ottawa
Colonel Currie, MP, back from the front, hails Canadian troops in France for unmatched courage and reliability. He says Canadians fought like veterans, faced eight to one odds, and earned a clean, glorious record. German prisoners and newspapers echo the tribute.
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Currie
M.P
Ottawa
France
Colonel Currie
Canada
Vancouver
Best Food for Soldiers in Training
The army purchasing commission aims to ensure top quality food for soldiers in training at all camps. Officers and men can report complaints which will be promptly addressed by the commission. Members state only superior food is provided. some cases involved ground coffee replacing whole bean coffee ordered and paid for.
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Army Purchasing Commission
Farmer-Banker Co-Operation in Democratic Prosperity
A Chicago Tribune editorial argues a farmer-banker partnership is vital to restore public opinion and drive industrial growth. It warns against pure paternalism while urging organized cooperation among business, lawmakers, producers, and consumers to meet global competition and sustain democracy.
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America
Europe
Great Britain
Lloyd George
United States
Peru
Chicago Tribune
More Men Needed Lord Kitcheners Guildhall speech
The iron Kitchener urges recruiting in a Guildhall speech, warning the war will be long and difficult. He repeats his call for more men, stressing the present seriousness matches his August 1914 forecast, and questions Canada’s response as reported by Montreal Star.
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Canada
Montreal Star
Farmers and Manufacturers Seek Mutual Co operation
A Canadian Farm journal notes the past year brought sympathetic understanding between farmers and manufacturers. It states agriculture remains Canada's basic industry, while manufacturing depends on farming prosperity. The piece urges ongoing give and take to build friendly relations and stronger cooperative effort.
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Canadian Farm
Toronto
Canada
Live Stock and Grain Production Outlook in Western Provinces
Charlies Robinson of Clay Robinson and Co. in Chicago, the world’s largest live stock firm, said during a Regina visit that livestock prospects in the western provinces look bright. He cited feed shortages, foot and mouth disease in the south, and war conditions as drivers of high prices, predicting the trend will persist. He added that in the United States, financial success favors those who combine livestock with grain production.
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Charlies Robinson
Clay Robinson and Co
Chicago
Regina
Robinson
United States
Mr. Robinson
Years No Test of Age says Physician
Dr Henry M Friedman United States Public Health Service argues that age alone cannot measure ability and that elderly men can be libraries of knowledge and experience. He notes limits of life vary and urges restraint of extravagance in living while citing Parr and Galton on productivity before certain ages.
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Henry M. Friedman
United States Public Health Service
New York Medical Journal
Friedman
Senate
Friendman
Thomas Parr
Galton
Shortage of Labor in the Western Farm Harvest
The CPR warns of a looming shortage of farm labor in the West this fall as over 100000 Canadian young men are under arms and immigration halts. With eastern workers scarce and many leaving for Europe, farmers are urged to hire now for a year and prepare for a large harvest as work programs pause to maximize labor on the land.
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C.P.R
Canada
Europe
Why Great Britain Occupies the Foremost Position in the War
The article argues Britain holds the war’s key role not by size but by honor and resolve. Britain’s defense of Belgian neutrality, decisive naval actions, and empire-wide mobilization forced Germany’s retreat and exposed its plan for world domination. Britain’s stand united free nations and doomed Prussian ambitions.
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Great Britain
Russia
France
Germany
Frances
Italy
Kaiser
North Sea
von Kluck
Westrn
Empire
Belgium
Beginning to Wake Up in German Public Opinion
A neutral observer in the London Times notes German citizens increasingly question their leaders and the war's aims. Public opinion grows critical of Germany’s foreign policy as widespread hatreds mount and a broader peace with neutrals becomes a distant prospect.
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London
Times
Germany
Germa
Europe
Lightning Strikes Level Dozens of Buildings in Ontario Quebec
In April, across central and eastern Ontario and western Quebec, at least 61 buildings were damaged or destroyed by lightning. The wave of incidents affected multiple communities, with insured losses and emergency responses reported by local authorities.
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Centrall
Ontario
Quebec
Orchid Family Knowledge Query
The message asks about the orchid family and requests no gossip. It mentions a mother forbidding family gossip and a transcript reference. No factual event or entity beyond the topic is provided.
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Kathierine
Orchid
Katie
Food costs rise in England and Europe in 1935 data
The Board of Trade Labor Gazette shows English food prices up about 35 percent in large towns and 30 percent in small towns and villages from a year earlier. German May figures indicate Berlin prices 69 percent higher than May 1914. Vienna items show beef 105 percent higher in April vs 1934, bacon 162 percent, eggs 157 percent, bread 83 percent, and lard 161 percent.
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Board of Trade Labor Gazette
England
Berlin
Vienna
Thaw Fight Costs New York Million-Dollar Effort
New York has spent nearly 400000 dollars in efforts to restrain Harry Thaw and his family from escaping the electric chair and securing his release while labeled criminally insane. Costs cover lawyers, alarmists, detectives, and related litigation tied to the Thaw case as it and his fortune attract ongoing public attention.
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New York
R. K. Thaw
Harry Thaw
New York Herad
Plan to Heat Gardens With Waste Heat from Factories
Professor Kuebler of the Technical High School in Dresden reports successful experiments increasing garden yields by heating soil with waste heat from factories. In heated plots crops such as maize rye wheat potatoes beans beets and turnips matured faster and larger, with gains of 40 to 100 percent. The idea, originated by a local engineer, was supported by the agriculture minister and tested by Technical High School students.
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Kuebler
Technical High School
Resden
Kuebier
Minister of Agriculture
Grand Canal’s Liquid Life Beams Through a Letter
In a sentimental note the writer declares the Grand Canal as the source of joy, claiming he drinks life in with gusto and that existence has rarely felt so full. The tone blends affectionate humor with a deep sense of renewal sparked by the waters.
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Grand Canal
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