Canada War Gifts by Provinces
Canada and its provinces announce war gifts including Nova Scotia 500000 tonnes of coal and 100000 bushels of oats, Alberta 600000 bushels of wheat, New Brunswick 100000 bushels of potatoes, Manitoba 60000 barrels of flour, British Columbia 1200000 cans of salmon, and Saskatchewan 1500 horses.
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Canada
Her
Provinces
Nova Scotia
P. EL
Alberta
New Brunswick
Manitoba
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Recent Weddings in Wilkie Area 1914
Three marriages are reported in Wilkie with the Smith Mutchmor union at the bride's home on September 1 1914. Cecil M Smith and Grace A Mutchmor wed with a small ceremony. The Forbes Ward nuptials occurred September 15 with Mabel Ward and Coast Forbes. Ainslie Fox joins J B Ainslie in marriage at Wilkie manse on September 4 1914.
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Mrs. Smith
Victoria
Rosetown
Wilkie
Forbes—Ward
Mabel Ward
Forbes
W.M.P
Horace Rice
Scott
Phoebe Genereux
Gibbs
Ainslie—Fox
F. R. G. Dredge
B. L. Fox
Yorkton
J. B. Ainslie
Adanac
Pole
Court Sittings Postponed to October Twenty
Crown prosecutor Ernest Laycock advises the Supreme Court at Scott will sit on October 20 instead of the 6th. A long docket includes two murder cases a forgery case and an attempted murder case.
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Ernest Laycock
Supreme Court
Scott
Germans Strongly Opposed Across European War Front
Reports detail heavy fighting across France and Russia with German forces retreating in disorder. The Allies cut German supply lines while the Russians advance in force. Claims of Berlin’s collapse and Kluck’s surrender circulate, but remain unconfirmed as neutral pleas for peace are rejected.
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Paris
Germany
Paria
Berlin
Pathfinder
Baltic Sea
Aliens Forbidden Arms in Canada War Scare
Ottawa orders aliens from countries at war with Great Britain to surrender arms or explosives to a justice of the peace or Northwest Mounted Police within ten days. Sale to aliens is forbidden with penalties of up to five hundred dollars or three months in jail and confiscation. Carrying concealed weapons remains prohibited under the criminal code with a twenty dollar penalty for violators. The act does not apply to naturalized subjects.
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Ottawa
Canada
Great Britain
Northwest Mounted Police
War map offer boosts Family Herald subscribers
The Family Herald and Weekly Star and Wilkie Press offer readers a free comprehensive war map of Europe with a clubbing deal. Rising paper costs threaten many papers, but Montreal's Family Herald keeps rates for now. Readers urged to order within thirty days.
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Europe
G. W. Bacon & Co
London
England
Family Herald
Weekly Star
Montreal
Wilkie Press
Thackeray Notes Low Temps Rain Delays Harvest
Mrs. Luther has not yet returned from Calgary. Mr. Clark from north of Thackeray has joined Canadian troops. Mr. Cleveland of Sask Co‑operative Elevator Co visited on business. Wheat shipments from Grainlands Ltd and Narrow Lake are strong. Church services were canceled due to rain with a Presbyterian year end service planned for Sept 20 at Mrs. A N C Black home. A large parish event may be arranged.
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Cleveland
Sask. Co-operative Elevator Co
Thackeray
A. N.C. Black
Wilkie Public School Board Minutes 1914 September
Minutes of Wilkie Public School Board for September 1914 show members R J W Whittles J W Attewell and F W Morton. Actions include engaging K E Bowin as janitor for one year and drawing a contract, purchasing fuel oil and oiling floors, seeking quotations and coal carload, appointing committees to inspect septic tanks and school repairs, procuring supplies, approving certain accounts, and forming a piano purchase committee.
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Wilkie Public School Board
J. A. Whittles
J. W. Attewell
F. W. Morton
Morton
Whittles
K. E Bowin
A. McKenzie
D. Reid
Secemary Repa
Eans
Car
Attewell
Ward
Miss Scarth
Mr. Darling
Wilkie High School Trustees Meet September 1914 Minutes
Wilkie High School Trustees hold a meeting on September 9 1914 with R J Macdonald J A Whittles F W Morton and A B Ford present. motions approve July 8 minutes borrow up to 2700 from Imperial Bank for expenditures and sign notes.
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Wilkie High School
R. J. Macdonald
J. A. Whittles
F. W. Morton
A. B. Ford
Morton
Car. Whittles
Imperial Bank
Car
Wilkie Red Cross Donation Moves Forward in Town
A letter from the Red Cross Society in Toronto notes plans to form a local branch with a charter and officers listed for official enrollment. London advised money is most needed, prompting a local $100 contribution toward a $50,000 head office donation, bringing local receipts to $106.75. The Red Cross executive thanks Mr Rudd for theatre use, Daring and Sellers for Field Hall, Mrs Ford for ice cream social, and Mrs Johnston for providing tuned entries.
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Red Cross Society
Toronto
London
Rudd
Messrs. Daring and Sellers
Field Hall
Wilkie Literary Society Formed at Wilkie Public School
A large gathering at Wilkie Public School established The Wilkie Literary Society. Members split into active and passive divisions with a nominal 25 cent fee. Officers include Principal Ward as President and Mrs McKechnie as Vice President. The group will pursue literary debating and musical activities meeting on the first and third Tuesdays, next on October 6.
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Wilkie
The
Wilkie Literary Society
Principal Ward
McKechnie
G. M. Darling
Gordon Cavanagh
R. J. Macdonald
W. Rothwell
Miss Scarth
Miss Sutherland
Thanksgiving Observed On October 12 In Ottawa
Ottawa announces Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated on Monday October 12 instead of Thursday October 8. An Order in Council fixes the new date to align with public preference for a long weekend, especially for commercial travelers, and corrects a past oversight.
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Ottawa
Regional seniors share Labor Day events and church gathering
Masters Cecil and George Parker returned home after a vacation in the region. Miss Gawdon of Saskatoon visits Mrs. G. M. Phelps. Families and farmers note threshing progress, rain delays, and a Sunday School rally planned for Sept 27 with officer and teacher meetings held Sept 6. BE Tregaskis and A H Fisher were in town Saturday.
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Cecil
George Parker
Region
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von Kluck
T. F. Ellis
Thackeray News
Mrs. Luther
Calgary
Mr. Clark
North of
Mhackeray District
Carter
Grainlands, Ltd
Narrow Lake
Chidley
Car. Morton
Dept. of Education
Regista
Snell
Saskatchewan University
McKay
Ford
Red Cross
Literary Society
Narrow Lake News
Miss Gawdon
Saskatoon
Mrs. G. M. Phelps
K Tregaskis
Clarence
Mrs Tregaskia
Radisson
F. L. Lloyd
Kipp Bros
R. Crump
T. McCarthy
Ben Ramm
Battleford
Freddy McCarthy
Grandview
A. H.fisher
BE. Tregaskis
A. H. Fisher
E. H. Dulmageilkie
Sask
Maple Leaf Garage
Wilkie, Sask
Stanfield
Vaneus
DR. Jaeger
Gordon Ellis
Ellis Bros
Ses
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