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The Daily Colonist, August 19, 1914

Tue, 2014/08/19 - 8:21am

News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

  • Fighting in nearby Waterloo forces Belgian government to abandon Brussels and move to Antwerp [where my maternal grandparents are living at the time, children of 10 and 14].
  • ...

The Daily Colonist, August 18, 1914

Mon, 2014/08/18 - 8:12am

News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

  • Dire news! Canadian tea supply down to a mere 3-week supply.
  • Story of French aviators from yesterday's paper reprinted. Reported altitudes are different.
  • Man loses four fingers on his right hand in construction of Hudson's Bay store on Douglas Street.
  • Not-so-subtle vilification of Germans continues...

The Daily Colonist, August 17, 1914

Sun, 2014/08/17 - 11:42am

The news from Victoria 100 years ago today:

  • Great story on French aerial bombing of German Zeppelin shed.
  • Analysis of the role of torpedoes and submarines as the most dangerous weapons of modern war...

The Daily Colonist, August 16, 1914

Sat, 2014/08/16 - 3:37pm

News out of Victoria 100 years ago today:

  • Panama Canal officially open (dateline Aug. 15)
  • Full-page retrospective on the War of 1812 in the Sunday pull-out
  • Great illustration of "A Garden-Party Frock" in the women's section Sunday pull-out
  • ...

The Daily Colonist, August 15, 1914

Fri, 2014/08/15 - 8:16am

News out of Victoria 100 years ago today:

  • Germany now fighting on two fronts.
  • Both Japan and Turkey expected to make formal declarations of war soon (the latter against Britain and the former with Britain).
  • "L.O.L. Public Meeting" - in 1914 L.O.L. meant "Loyal Orange Lodge"...

    The Daily Colonist, August 14, 1914

    Thu, 2014/08/14 - 12:05pm

    News from Victoria 100 years ago today:

    • A little reminder that some things have changed in a century: a German spy is caught releasing a carrier pigeon on a train from Antwerp.
    • The "500 young men" mentioned in Great Big Sea's 1997 song "The Recruiting Sergeant" sign up in Newfoundland. 
    • ...

    The Daily Colonist, August 13, 1914

    Wed, 2014/08/13 - 9:34am

    News from Victoria 100 years ago today:

    • Map of the European war zone on the front page
    • Great editorial about how the Colonist will not print and will not pay the Associated Press for unverified, sensational stories, which goes on to pan the American press...

    The Daily Colonist, August 12, 1914

    Tue, 2014/08/12 - 8:15am

    News out of Victoria 100 years ago today:

    • "Blood Indians" [Kainai] offer money and man-power to serve the British Empire
    • $40,000 ear-marked for expansion of Victoria drill-hall
    • South Wellington destroyed by fire
    • ...

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