The Fenians Scare in Simcoe County Opinion
The Grammer Advocate reports on the Fenians scare in 1870, noting raids planned near the frontier with stores seized by U S authorities. Gen O Neill’s Malone visit and prepared volunteers helped deter an invasion, which the paper calls a failed feint and predicts future moves toward Red River are unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Albans
United States
O’neill
Malone
Red River
Fort Garry
Canada
Wingpsor
Arus
Walker
Windsor
St. Thomas
Cole
Amherstburg
M Walker
Denounced Red River affair blamed misfit charges challenged
A letter defends Colonial survey work in the North West arguing that accusations of mismanagement and rebellion lack authority. It cites Col Dennis and aides, Hudson Bay consent, and that most hired men were young migrants or cadets. It condemns blanket attacks on loyal Canadians and calls for inquiry before judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River
Lowe
North- West
Canada
Howe
Kennedy
Fort Garry
McDougall
Globe
North-West
The
Col. Dennis
Lord Granville
Hudson Bay Company
Fwx
Dennis
North West
Canadian claims amid Red River dispute dispute stance
The piece defends the Canadian surveyors and officials against alleged ill treatment of half breed settlers by rebels. It argues rebels and sympathizers inflated charges to justify resistance, clarifies Provencher’s absence from the territory, and dismisses rumors about Langevin and a supposed cousin at Fort Garry. It asserts that many French Canadians sympathize with the rebellion but avoids branding government members as instigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Red River
Canada
M. Provencher
McDougall
Ottawa
Provencher
Langevin
Fort Garry
Fort Abercombie
Sudden Sensational Turn Makes Toronto Leader Notable
The Toronto Leader, long the dull daily of Ontario, shifts to sensational headlines claiming dramatic feats such as an invasion of Canada by the Fenians. Critics note a rapid jump from soporific to shock content, rivaling the Telegraph and Globe in boldness while sparking debate on public health and journalistic ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Leader
Ontario
Kingston Whig
Canada
Telegraph
New York Herald
Oro Bonus Defeated by Narrow Vote in Township
The Oro by law to grant a $20,000 bonus to the Toronto Simcoe and Muskoka Junction Railway was voted down by 35 in Oro Township amid boisterous opposition. Reported riotous conduct and threats marred the session as supporters lamented the stubborn anti-railway stance and urged the railway's progress despite the defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oro
Toronto, Simcoe and Muskoka Junction
Duncan McKinlay
T S
M. J. Railway
Midland Railway
Lake Simcoe
Assize Court Opens With Multiple Trials and Verdicts
The Court of Assize opened with Justice Adam Wilson presiding. Trials included Soules v. Lount on a promissory note verdict for the plaintiff. Soar v. Wigmore on traver verdict for the plaintiff. and several civil cases with varied outcomes. In the homicide suite Regina v. Christina Willard the defendant faced an infant murder case with a verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of concealment of birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Assize
Adam Wilson
Iman Tha
Soules
Lount
D. McCarthy
William Boys
Soar
Wigmore
Traver
Boulton, Lount
Boys & Stewart
F. Evans
McBeaney, Wallers
W. Lount
Geo. Dormer
Bradford ¥. Livingston
Campbell
Carmichalel
EB. B. Sanders
D. McCarthy, Jr
Ardagh, Ardagh & Strathy
Grant Vy. Gilmour
Read & Boyd
A. Meyers
Regina
William Carbman
Jao
Rogers
R. A. Harrison
D. Doulton
Christina Willard
Orillia
Elliott
Mrs. Steinart
Taylor
Morton
Steinart
Aber
Harrison
Hugh A. Cumming
Wm. Keetch
A. Boultbee
D. McCarthy Jr
H. Patterson
D. Boulton
Local Items and Notices From Barrie and Toronto
Court sessions occupied most of the day in the absence of the Assize courtroom. Local verse and notes tease readers about corny lines and misprints. Lectures, removals, store openings, and advertisements fill town notices with auctions, sales, and fashion reminders. Tennis and cricket plans, a furniture sale, and a Toronto Terrapin Restaurant feature add to the bustling local notices.
Angus Ontario Town Described Its Oddities and People
A Montreal letter from Angus portrays a rural town on the Northern Railroad twelve miles from Barrie and seventy-two miles from Toronto. It notes the Dominion House, churches, four stores, local physicians, and a generous populace while reporting a sawyer’s injury and a drowning incident amid frontier war rumors and Fenian scare updates.
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Tar
Sin
Angus
Barrie
Toronto
Ansgus
Dominion House
McDougall
Mather
Cooper
Bryce
Dymer
Smith’s Mill
Dr. Nesbitt
Escaped patient teeters on roof edge at Illinois Hospital for the Insane
An insane woman escaped from her quarters at Jacksonville and walked a roof edge balcony for fifteen minutes then leaped to a lower cornice and finally to a bed. Observers stacked beds below and a rope was lowered but she survived uninjured after a dramatic series of swings and falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jqst
Illinois Hospital For the
Jacksonville
Starving Workers Plea in San Francisco Mirrors Kansas Emigration
The San Francisco Chronicle reports thousands of laborers in that city pleading for work despite willingness to toil. The piece warns emigration to the Pacific coast is risky for the destitute and suggests farming in Kansas as an alternative, calling out widespread unemployment and potential Europe-bound consequences. It notes a local drug store ad for Carlton's afoot, Darley's Condition Powders, and horse medicines opposite Barrie Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Keefe
America
England
Ulster
San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
Pacific Coast
North America
United States
Kansas
California
Atlantic States
Europe
Carlton
Darley
By Laws Question On Sidewalk Obstructions In Town
A ratepayer asks the EXAMINER to clarify if town by laws permit coverings of sidewalks with merchandise and empty boxes or if the town inspector earns salaries by allowing such nuisances. The letter hints at concerns over public safety and doctors’ benefit.
Marital Unions at Bond Head and Bar-Tie Manse
At Bond Head the union of John Cerswell Esquire Tecumseth to Ann Jane Jamison eldest daughter of W R Jamison. At Bar-Tie Manse Peter J Grant of Tiny Ont to Elizabeth McLellan of Tiny Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerswell—Jamison
Bond Head
Wm. Fraser
John Cerswell
Tecumseth
Ann Jane
W. R. Jamison
Grant—Mclellan
Bar- Tie
M. Fraser
Peter.j. Grant
Tiny
Ont
Elizabeth McLellan
Old Curiosity Shop Adverts and Notices
An OCR fragment lists business ads and notices including New Store in Bell, Henderson's Auction Sale in Toronto, Labor Saving Implements by W Jenkins, Weather Protectors by Johnston & Co Lindsay, Peruvian Syrup by S W Fowle & Son, and others. Also mentions A V Palmer & Co, The Examiner office printing, Terrapin Restaurant Toronto, Student Wanted Mr Bosanko, Sawed Lumber O J Phelps, Court of Revision A B McPhee, To Farmers Wm Oliver Cookstown, J K Filoonbridge Bradford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Meeking
Bell
Ewart—Geo. Hagar
Henderson's
Toronto
W. Jenkins
Johnston & Co
Lindsay
S. W. Fowle & Son
A. V. Palmer & Co’y
Examiner
Golden Beaver
Crompton & Co
Terrapin
Bosanko
O. J. Phelps
A .B. McPhee
Wm. Oliver
Cookstown
J. K. Filoonbridge
Bradford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prince Arthur
Checkes
Bannockburn
Bank OF Toronto
March
1870
B. Hinds
Grammer
County OF Simcoe
Official
the County
Simcoe Spring Assizes
GRAND
Groveu McManes
John Bell
John Haffey
William Collin
W. R. Jamieson
Peter Cockburn
John Murray
James Drysdale
John Martin
John Fisher
George McKay
R. B. Hannah John Ritchie
John Hipwell
James Robinson
Thomas Hand
Sneath
Gowan
E B
Ormiston
Hamilton
Presbyterian Church
J. K. Falconbridge
Adv
Patterson Bro
Palmer & Co’s
McWatt
Bell Ewart
George Hagar
Mr. Hagar
Johnston
Linds
Barrie Union
Queen’s
Jas. MacGinn
Golden City
Mr. Bosanko
Owen Street
Powell & Thompson's
Regent House
Brayley
Thos
Carlisle
Dominion
Adv't
Montreal
Champ de Mars
St. Hyacinthe
St. Johns
Sarsta
Prince Alfred
Sarnia
Winnsor
Algoma
Detroit
Collingwood
Fort William
Boston Fentans
Boston
Vermont Central Railroad
Burlington
Vermont
Pines
Queen's Own
Queen’s Own
Arthur Gascoigne
Geo. Nussey
Gascoigne
Nussey
Messrs. Dickey, Neil & Co
Buchanan
Johnson’s Tavern
Queen and
Bathurst Street
Eptron
Nevcra
Oaia
J. Briggs
J. Laird
Flos
C. J. Phelps & CO
J. P. Dowm Monselon
Hardwa
Mir
Waly
Meeking
Hyson
Japan
Best
J. Barrie
Enderson
Yonge ST
James McGixs
Gopen City
Henderson, Wallace & CO
Bellewart
George~ Hagar
Thomas Carlisle
Shell
Court OF Revision
A. B. McPher
Examiner Printing Office
Orrier
Collier Street
King St
St King St
Brodies
Queen's
St Regent House
Rio Janeiro
Paraguay
Loren
Brasilian Lancer
Lopez
Joliet
St PauweEt & Co
Durer
Var Jeyville
Chinery
Enerzeti Smith Brothers
Burt
Briggsen
Allevantor
All Respectal
London
Linlop Street
Bartle
Cheyer
Timothy Thomson
Sincu Epps
Natal
Epps
Mercantile Advel
M'Donkey
Empori
Dunlop
Millinery
Diess & Ma
Saunders
Kisit
Secong
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