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The Daily Colonist, August 28, 1914

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

• More troops shipping out of Victoria and Vancouver
• Fears that Antwerp Zeppelin attack may be repeated over London
• Full page of photos of volunteers shipping out
• British press trying to get war-time censorship relaxed


[Gothic BC] Power Failure

So the power went out on Sunday evening thanks to a telephone pole rotting (It's worth noting that Vancouver is, as far as I know, the only major city that still uses above-ground wiring on wooden posts downtown). So what are a couple of crusty old goths to do?


The Daily Colonist, August 27, 1914

#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

• Lots of drum-beating, flag-waving stories about troops dispatching from Victoria and Vancouver
• Speculation about Turkey [Ottoman Empire] joining the war
• British holding their line, German defeats, Russian and Serbian victories
• Great little article that in summary says "our propaganda is truth, Germany's propaganda is all bizarre lies."
• Some interesting ads...


The Daily Colonist, August 26, 1914

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

  • Headlines and pictures of more troops dispatched from Victoria and Vancouver.
  • Japan and Austria officially at war.
  • First reporting of trench warfare...

The Daily Colonist, August 25, 1914

News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today. Once again, the most interesting stuff is not in the headlines, but in the a couple of tiny "filler" stories...


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