Michael R. Barrick's blog
Sun, 2015/05/10 - 3:22pm
#dailycolonist1915 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:
News from Ypres continues to dominate the news this week, with Gallipoli taking second seat until another huge milestone of the war, the sinking of the R.M.S. Lusitania, takes place on the 7th, with the news reaching Victoria on the 8th. It seems the endless grim lists of casualties punctuated by the sinking of the Lusitania is too much for some, and anti-German riots break out in Victoria.
Sat, 2015/05/09 - 11:45am
I am curious, what does Gothic BC mean to you? Has this little project of mine had a positive effect on your life? Does it matter you? Tell me your story.
You may have noticed I haven't been out and about as much for a while now. There have been a few personal things that have undermined my motivation and I'm looking to you all to help me get inspired again. Has my absence been felt?
[ Reposted from my blog on Gothic BC #GothicBC ]
Thu, 2015/05/07 - 12:08pm
I've been slowly but surely updating things here to be mobile-friendly so Google doesn't hate me. There still a few glitches here and there to get to, but I am starting to feel like maybe what I have done doesn't completely suck.
Sun, 2015/05/03 - 12:03pm
#dailycolonist1915 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:
The news this week continues to be dominated by the German gas attack at Ypres and the Canadian counter-attack that stopped the German advance, and by the on-going attack by British forces (mostly from Australia and New Zealand) on Ottoman forces in the Dardanelles near Gallipoli. The news from the Dardanelles is somewhat disturbing in its vagueness. Praise is heaped upon Canadians for holding the line at Ypres, but the cost becomes nauseatingly apparent as the week wears on...
Sat, 2015/05/02 - 3:48pm
A rough sketch of new rental ad search options on Craigslist for the greater Vancouver area has been leaked...
Sun, 2015/04/26 - 1:51pm
#dailycolonist1915 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:
[A lot of what happens, or is about to happen this week one hundred years ago has been in the news in the present. The first major gas attack by the Germans at Ypres, which distinguishes the Canadians involved, happens. On the 25th is the attack on Gallipoli that is remembered as ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand happens. Of course the results of the battle won't be in the paper until next week, but the build-up is ominous—it's very clear the Empire knew they were throwing the colonials in the meat-grinder. Also not in the paper is the start of the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire. There is also a hint of the Arab Revolt that will eventually be led by T. E. Lawrence. A very interesting week...]
Sat, 2015/04/18 - 11:31am
#dailycolonist1915 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:
Sun, 2015/04/12 - 1:10pm
#dailycolonist1915 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:
The general buzz this week is on Russian advances in the Carpathian Mountains. The articles are all short on specifics, even in comparison to the heavily censored news from the Western Front, as all the news from the Eastern European theatre seem to be, so none of them were really worth "clipping". Suffice to say that the Russians have advanced through at least two Carpathian passes into Hungarian territory. The more interesting articles and advertisements from this week follow:
Sun, 2015/04/05 - 1:57pm
#dailycolonist1915 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:
Stories of German submarines sinking British merchant ships without allowing the crews and passengers to get to lifeboats dominate the paper this week. I've only made a couple of small selections on this subject to get at the gist of it, but it is a big deal nonetheless, and a very important milestone in the shift from ancient warfare to the brutal nature of modern warfare.
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