#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:
Japanese capture of the Marshall Islands [A German protectorate at the time] causes concern, particularly in the United States, over Japan exceeding its treaty…
#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:
Even the paper is bored of the lack of substantive news from the Western front, "War Summary on Usual Line" reads the headline, so naturally the paper is full of…
#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:
Half page ad for subscriptions. [Note the phone number for subscriptions: 12. Interestingly the "general inquiry" line listed on the front page is 11... a number they…
#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today.
Antwerp is the big news today. The Germans have been attacking the outer defences for days now. Refugees from surrounding villages have been streaming into the city and…
