Aug. 25th, 2014

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#dailycolonist1914 - 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:

  • Mystery aviator aiding French turns out to be a British girl, currently being held by France until her parents can come get her. Seriously!
  • Assassination attempt against Sir Wilfrid Laurier [the guy on the $5 bill, who is opposition leader at the time]
  • Another hint of the horrors to come: French chemical warfare testing successfully kills 30 sheep from detonation 200 feet away.

http://www.britishcolonist.ca/dateList.php?year=1914


Source: http://www.mbarrick.com/blog/140825/daily-colonist-august-25-1914

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