Telegraphic War News From The Front Aug Twelve
Very little news due to heavy censorship. British and German naval activity reported near North Sea as mines threaten neutral shipping. British cruiser defeats German near San Salvador. Rainbow seen near Vancouver Island. Belgian forts hold as Liege besieged. French British Belgian frontier forces prepared for deployment. Kaiser reportedly shot in thigh but not serious. Two German ships near the Pacific coast. Drake arrives at Halifax easing Atlantic anxieties.
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Germany
North Sea
San Salvador
Rainbow
Vancouver Island
Cunard
Atlantic
Mersey
Ottawa
Prince George
Esquimalt
Cape Plattery
Pacific Coast
Belgium
Holland
France
H.M.S Drake
Halifax
North Atlantic
Austria
Alsnce-Lorraine
Government Commission Hears Plaints From Wilkie Farmers
A provincial government commission met at Field Hall Wilkie to investigate complaints by farmers about farm machinery purchases. Witnesses cited defective materials false pretenses by agents, delayed repairs, and broken contract promises.
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Government Commission
Wilkie District
Field Hall
Wilkie
Henry William Newlands
John Henry Lamont
Supreme Court of Saskatchewan
William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon
Province of
Saskatchewan
William Richard Motherwell
John Alexander Maharg
Saskatchewan Co-Operative Elevator Company of Saskatchewan
North Battleford
Saskatoon
G. T. FP
Witneses
Police Court News A
Recent court notes from Scott Wilkie and Prince Albert detail sentences for offences. Unnatural offence led to ten years hard labor. J Rogosz received two months for theft. Several fined for gambling and disturbing the peace. one case involved wife beating and another extra fine for rough ring behavior.
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St. Luke
J. Rogosz
Prince Albert
Dixon
Liberal Candidate R. R. Earle Seeks Battleford Nomination
Still Another Aspirant R. R. Earle of Earle & Sparling in Battleford announces his candidacy for the Liberal nomination in the Federal Electoral District of Battleford at the upcoming convention in that town. He has served as mayor for the past nine years.
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R. R. Earle
Earle & Sparling
Battleford
Liberal Party
Wilkie Town Council Minutes 1914 Actions Adopted
Minutes record the Wilkie town council meeting of 7th 1914 with members E H Dulmage RW Mutchmor J H Turnbull F W Blair C B McCallum. Actions include rubber gaskets for fire hose tower improvements, water rate start August 1 1914, 1914 assessment roll adoption, halt of nonessential works except railway east side culverts, loan request of 5000 from Union Bank, and fire brigade use restrictions before adjournment.
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Wilkie Town
E. H. Dulmage
RW. Mutehhmor
J. H. Turnbull
F. W. Blair
C. B. McCallum
Blair
Turnbull
Car
Mutchmer
McCallum
Mutehmer
Works Committee
Finance Committee
Union Bank
Blair M
McCallum— Mutchmor
Wilkie Public School Board Minutes 1914 Autrust 12
Minutes of the Wilkie Public School Board meeting held August 12 1914. Present: R K J Macdonald F W Morton J W Attewell. Actions include accepting resignation of Miss M McLean letters of sympathy for a fire loss, authorizing contacts with Western Electrical Co and Macdonald Stewart, setting High School rent at 2000 with 500 for the principal, rejecting a 1914 current expenditures estimate of 14683 25, forming a bank line of credit committee, approving accounts 1 to 7 and 12, and adjourning.
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Wilkie Public School Board
Autrust
RK. J. Macdonald
F. W. Morton
J. W. Attewell
Morton
Car. Morton
KB. M. McLean
Car
Wcretary
D. Webster
Western Electrical Co
Abe
Macdonald & Stewart
Metal
Attewell
Wilkie
Reford Council Minutes Eighth Regular Meeting
The Rural Municipality of Reford No 379 held its eighth regular monthly meeting in Coblenz on August 4 with Reeve Gerow and councillors Grenkie Reiniger Franke Smith Payne Jelsett present. Motions included sending tax arrears notices with a 15 day deadline before distress, notifying Scott and Wilkie for publication, notifying the C P Ry Co to remove a fence north of section 34 38 20, requesting crossing repairs between sections 27 and 22 township 38 range 15, and paying road accounts when funds permit before adjourning.
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Coblenz
Gerow
Grenkie
Reiniger
Franke
Smith
Payne
Jelsett
Jenlsett
Scott and Wilkie
Car. Smith
C.P. Ry. Co
Car. Jellsett
C.p.ry.co
Jelleett
Farm work continues on extensive district scale
A source notes that he is also carrying on farming on a somewhat extensive scale in the district which he sees to represent.
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Comrovision
Young People Entertained At Andersons For Miss Mitchell
A group of youths gathered Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson to honor Miss Mitchell visiting her sister. Progressive whist followed by refreshments provided an enjoyable social, with all attendees enjoying the event.
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Telegraphic
Wilkie Press
Liege
Aix-lachapelle
Cologne
the “Flanagan
CNR
T. F. Ellis
Police Court News
Scott
Bird
J. Campbell
A. McKinnon, W. Cook, F. Spil
Ler
F. Gillen
J. E. Rodney
Gillen
Reford
Ilkie, Sask
Dominion Radiator Co
Hyures
S. Henderson
Ford
Maple Leaf Garage
Wilkie, Sask
Gordon Ellis
Eilis Bros
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