Thulin brothers inspire early British Columbia settlement tale
In Lund and Campbell River the Thulin brothers Fred and Charles A Thulin are hailed as pioneers of British Columbia. They opened the first post office in Lund in 1889 and built a hotel and store, aiding regional growth. Charles Thulin notes Christmas and New Year celebrations grew from scarce beginnings to a 1920 gathering of over 100 at the Lund hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
Fred
Charles A. Thulin
Lund
Campbell River
Charles Thulin
Thulin
Dickens
Third Avenue West
Fred Thulin
California
Arizona
Prince Rupert
British Columbia Seed-growers’ Association
Royal Bank
Supreme Court
Canada National Fire Insurance
Sheriff Macdonald
George Stewart
Hudson’s Bay Company
Mackenzie River
Great War Veterans’ Association
G.W.V.A
Canadian farmer Roland Forissier among Loire deputies
Canada notes that Roland Forissier, a former Canadian farmer and once a resident, is elected as the deputy for the Loire district in the French Chamber. The report highlights his background and new political role in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Deputies
Loire
Roland Forissier
British airship plan eyed to link Britain and United States
British aviation firms plan a weekly airship service to the United States using R4 and R39, altered for passenger and cargo use, signaling a move toward self sufficiency in mutton and lamb with beef still dependent on South America. Wolfe’s birth anniversary marked at Westham. high fares hit London shoppers. Carnarvon council’s telephone service cut for unpaid bill. Daily News writer urges pooling of British and American navies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
South America
London Board of Trade Committee
Wolfe
Westham
Kent
George Perley
London
Carnarvon County Council
London Daily News
World Peace Talks and Mix of War Threats Follow
Marshal Foch warns that signing the peace treaty and the League of Nations does not disable the possibility of future war. He notes that two are needed to fight, but the better prepared side would prevail. Enrico Malatesta returns to Italy from London after seeking refuge since May 1914 uprising. Restaurants across Berlin close in protest of harsher food controls. Belgium declines a British French plan for five years of neutrality aid. Paderewski, now Polish Diet member, continues to receive gifts from friends. Clemenceau plans a U S visit soon after becoming French president to advocate the League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Foch
League of Nations
Enrico Malatesta
Chamber of Deputies
London
Italy
Berlin
Food Ministry
Belgium
Great Britain
France
Belge
M. Paderewski
Georges Clemenceau
America
Fiume made free port under League of Nations
Allies solved the Fiume problem by declaring the city a free port under the League of Nations. The disputed city will operate under international oversight as a neutral international zone managed by the League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiume
League of Nations
A Peace Conference Pleasantry in Paris
The American peace delegation faced a $150,000 hotel bill at Hotel Crillon after using the venue as American headquarters. The proprietor claimed losses of clientele and staff disruption totaling $150,000, while the delegates countered with charges for advertising the hotel as an American HQ and improving staff methods, also totaling $150,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Crillon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Government
Great Northern Railway Company
G. N
Nechaco
J. F. Macdonald
The
Home Bank
Ward Agencies Limited
Oliver
White Valley Irrigation Company of
Vernon
Pipestone
Manitoba
Jean
Charles A. Smith
Saskatoon
Smith
Ont
Carnegie Corporation
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish
N.S
Ukranian Red Cross Society
Toronto
Lilian Hogan
Charlottetown
P.E.I
J. Sinclair Sutherland
Montreal
W. B E. Scott
Dominion
England
Canada
Fort Frances
Rembrandt
Magdalena van Loo
Frank Wood
Andrew McPhail
McGill University
Ontario
Canadian National Railway
St. John
Halifax
Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners
B. C
Burnaby
Alberta
W. L. Mackenzie King
Farmers
J. J. Morrison
United Farmers of Ontario
Thames
Imperator
Southampton
National Provincial
Union Bank of England and Coutts & Company
Albert Edward Primrose
Dalmeny
Lord Rosebery
Lobanoff
Norway
Armenia
Lloyd George
Russia
Queensland
Templeton
Branc
Victoria
Trc
Cumberland
A. H. Peacey
Courtenay
B.C
Dunsmuir Avenue
Union Hotel
William Jones Cumberland
ER. P. Christie
King Block
Cumberland, B.C
Boston Edison Electric Company
Cumberland Electric Lighting O., Ltd
P. O
Royal Optical Company
T. D. McLean’s, Jewelers
Toronto City
T. D. McLean
Dunsmuir Ave
Rowan’s Fish Market
Star Livery Stable
Alex. Maxwell
British Columbia Breweries, Limited
Union Brewing Co., Ltd
Nanaimo, B.C
U. Watanabe
P.O. Box
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!