Michael R. Barrick's blog
Thu, 2014/12/18 - 9:00am
#dailycolonist1914 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.
News of the shelling of the English coast dominates the front page again, but not as entirely as yesterday. Other news includes news from the Russian Front, details on the recent naval battle off the Falkland Islands, news about Egypt, and some local war-related news. There are also a couple conservative editorials from this day in 1914 that are completely relevant today that put what the Conservative Party of Canada and Tea Party Republicans try to pass off these days as "conservative" to shame.
Wed, 2014/12/17 - 9:20am
News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.
BIG deal today: "For the first time in centuries, England has been stuck by a foe." German ships shelled the English ports of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool yesterday. The entire front page is devoted to it, with pictures of the three towns, including the famous Whitby Abbey that was the inspiration for Carfax Abbery in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
Other news includes: Liberia breaching neutrality, news from the front, Ottoman outrages, and local business promotion that is even more relevant today than it was a century ago.
Tue, 2014/12/16 - 1:06pm
#dailycolonist1914 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.
A quick skim over the headlines would have you thinking the war was going extremely well for the Allies, but the details of the articles paint a more complicated picture...
Mon, 2014/12/15 - 10:56am
#dailycolonist1914 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today with the threat of Zeppelins and submarines attacking England, Newfoundlanders' patriotism, "film plays", bank failures and annual reports, and more...
Mon, 2014/12/15 - 10:09am
Sat, 2014/12/13 - 12:06pm
#dailycolonist1914 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.
Even though the usual weekly summary in the Children's section is missing today, there is still a lot of interesting stuff including:
• News of the official attempts to broker a Christmas truce,
• News from and about the Panama Canal,
• Prevention of a smallpox outbreak in California,
• News from the front and the high-seas,
• An article by famous sculptor Auguste Rodin,
• Ads and ad illustrations that caught my including one explaining exactly how many jobs would be generated if people didn't buy imported buttons.
Fri, 2014/12/12 - 10:09am
Fri, 2014/12/12 - 8:12am
News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.
• Germans push forward near Ypres, but are pushed back again. "Upon the rest of the front there is nothing important to report."
• Man injured near Duncan during construction of the E & N Railway is awarded $5,000 in damages.
• Ten twelve-ton steel trusses are put in place for the roof of the Bay Street Armoury are put in place without mishap [My brief time in the Reserves was with the 11th Med. out of they Bay Street Armoury, and I was sworn-in in this building.]
• "Film Plays [movies] Prove Very Popular" - Royal Victoria Theatre has decided to show movies during all vacant times not booked for live theatre. [My parents met in a line for a movie at this theatre]
Thu, 2014/12/11 - 11:38am
News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today... or not. "Today's" paper got blown away by a storm. Literally.
Thu, 2014/12/11 - 10:09am
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