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The Daily Colonist, September 2, 1914

Tue, 2014/09/02 - 8:22am

The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today. As much as yesterday was a slow news day, today was a busy one. My selections are not a comprehensive account of what was interesting in today's paper....


The Daily Colonist, September 1, 1914

Mon, 2014/09/01 - 12:39pm

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

• Really a pretty sparse news day. Almost everything is rehashing of previously published reports.
• There are more hints at the enormity of the death and destruction that is happening.
• More anxiety over whether Turkey will enter the war
• Report of the utter destruction behind German lines in Belgium
• Britain is starting to talk about a draft
• More calls for volunteers


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The Daily Colonist, August 31, 1914

Sun, 2014/08/31 - 9:49am

News from Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.

This is the last of the Monday extra editions, and it is pretty scant. It's one sheet of paper again. The two pages inside the fold are the same two-page map that was published in the Sunday magazine section and there is another large map taking up about a third of the last page. The front page is about one quarter image, so there is barely more than one page of news, and some of that is reprints and rehashing of old news. However, there are still some interesting things...


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