History repeats itself in Panay and Caroline parallels
A 100 year ago incident parallels the Panay sinking as Canada rebels under Louis Papineau and Mackenzie. President Van Buren enforces neutrality, sending Winfield Scott to the frontier, while Durfee dies on the Caroline. The affair sparks calls for war with Britain, later cooling as McLeod case looms.
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United States
Durfree
Canada
Colonies
Caroline
Fort Schlosser
Chippewa
Macnab
Great Britain
New York
England
van Buren
Navy Island
Winfield Scott
Niagara Frontier
Congress
Mackenzie
van Dieman’s Land
Buffalo
Alexander McLeod
McLeod
Mackenzie rebellion shaped Canada’s move to autonomy
The piece traces William Lyon Mackenzie’s failed Upper Canada uprising and the Durham report, linking them to Britain’s 1930 Westminster Act and Canada’s path to Confederation in 1867. It notes later that loyalty remained, but Canada now directs its own diplomacy and holds full national status within the British Commonwealth.
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Lower Canada
Louis Papineau
St. Denis
St. Charles
Montreal
Upper Canada
William Lyon Mackenzie
Toronto
William Lyon ‘Mackenzie King
Canada
Montgomery’s Farm
Cressy
Agincourt
Plassy
Mackenzie
Papineau
London
Lord Durham
Britain
Confederation
Dominion of Canada
Act of Westminster
John Bull & Sons, Inc
John Bull
United States
Maine
Oregon
Alaskan Panhandle
League of British Nations
How to Sew a Daven Port Slipcover With Corded Welt
The sketch shows pinning the wrong side out for inner stitching and gathering around the arm edge as in A and B to ensure easy fit. Purchase bias covered cord from a notion counter and sew with a cording foot, then baste or stitch the cord to the seam edge and clip curved edges, leaving a back opening with snaps.
Cold Potatoes Asserted by Ancestral Boasts Parodied
A satirical remark compares a man with nothing to boast but noble ancestry to a potato whose value lies underground, attributed to Sir Thomas Overbury. The quip underscores lineage over personal achievement in a wry historical voice.
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Sir Thomas Overbury
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