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...
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 - 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.
Wed, 2014/12/10 - 11:45am
The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:
• Three German cruisers sunk in naval battle near Falkland Islands.
• Forces from British India take Kurna...
• Second article "Cheerful News for the Allies" restates the naval and Persian Gulf victories, continues with other news...
• Italy draws a line in the sand...
• Prince of Wales promoted to lieutenant.
• Picture of one of the German cruisers that was sunk.
• ...Russia is looking to purchase munitions from Japan.
• Main plant of Edison Company destroyed in fire...
• Interesting little 2-line filler article...
• Provincial government revokes licenses of "no less than nine" clubs in Vancouver...
• Canadian actress Mary Pickford signs record-breaking contract with Famous Players...
Tue, 2014/12/09 - 8:14am
News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:
• Suspected spies escape from Ottawa to the United States
• Notice received that aviator Earl Annelsley of County Down [North] Ireland was shot down and killed by Germans over Ostend.
• Canada to produce a large volume of munitions for Allied Countries
• Conflicting reports of Russian actions near Lodz, central Poland...
• Japanese have announced they will not be turning captured German territory in China over to China...
• Army base a Petewawa is being converted to a concentration camp for enemy aliens, who will be put to work clearing brush and building roads.
Mon, 2014/12/08 - 8:22am
News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:
• Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden [the guy on the $100 bill] addresses members of the Canadian Club of Montréal in two speeches...
• Strange little article on the number of Jews in the German army...
• A more detailed report on Sir Robert Borden's speeches in Montréal...
• A notice on the back page that "All Subjects of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire" must register by December 31 or be liable to arrest as a prisoner of war.
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