Rebellion Days 1884 85 in the Northwest
The narrative follows a march through Lower Flat toward Batoche with stops at Goschen and Ft. La Corne. A contrast between old Hudson Bay Company days and new business, guards at the outpost, and a guard night with Middleton’s expected attack unfold.
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Hudson's Bay
Miller's Hill
Goschen
Beatty
North Country
Lawrence Clarke
Ft. la Corne
Mr. Clarke
Duck Lake
Goodfellow
H. B
Middleton
Batoche
Prince Albert
la Corne
Midleon
Riel
Stony Creek
Northwest
Fort Garry
Rockies
Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hudson's Bay Company
United States
Saskatchewan
Red River
French Premier Briand Finds Solace in Farm Life
Aristide Briand, France’s premier and a lawyer by trade, longs to stay on his farm in the Fure department where he raises pigs, sheep, cattle and corn. He rarely accepts decorations, with observers joking he deserves an Agricultural Medal for his farming devotion.
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Aristide Briand
France
Fure
Briand
Transportation wastes add billions in freight losses
Unscientific loading and packing waste drives up costs in the United States with figures from the Vancouver Province. Unused space in freight cars costs 209 million dollars, hauling half empty cars costs 157 million miles, and damage adds 100 million dollars. A tenth to three quarters of food costs go to crates that are not reused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Vancouver
Canada Ranks Seventh in Shipbuilding Output
Canada stands seventh among world nations in shipbuilding with 170,625 gross tons under construction. The output from Canadian shipyards in 1920 is estimated at about 2,000 deadweight tons.
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Canada
Rotation in Wheat Yields Prominent in 1919 Trials
At University Farm St Paul Minnesota wheat grown in rotation with oats clover and corn yielded 27.77 bushels per acre versus 18 bushels for continuous wheat and 23.38 bushels when alternated with oats. Three acres in rotation produced more wheat than four acres continuous, supporting diversified farming with short rotations and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Farm
St. Paul
Minn
Egypt Produces Large Watermelons in Market News
United States consular reports confirm Egypt grows huge watermelons in markets of Alexandria. Melons range 10 to 110 pounds with prices from 30 cents to $1.30. Local names include battikh and niss, and only two melons grow per plant.
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Egypt
United States
Alexandria
Forward Step In Canada Wheat Pool Plan
A committee advancing a plan for cooperative wheat marketing in Canada reports progress. A sub committee will arrange with solicitors to draft a charter, with application to the Manitoba Legislature. The full committee will reconvene once the charter draft is finished.
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Canada
One of Agriculture
Manitoba
Assumed Cubic Yard Confusion in Court Riff
A witness called to testify about stock removal could not grasp a cubic yard. To aid understanding the judge measured an inkstand as three feet by three feet by three feet and the witness simply said it was an inkstand.
Early electricity study traced to Elizabethan experiments
The scientific study of electricity began in the sixteenth century with experiments presented to Queen Elizabeth. This note places the origins of electrical science in early modern England and highlights royal interest in foundational work.
England Compared in Size to Alabama Area
The comparison notes that England's land area is not exactly the same as Alabama's, highlighting the difference in territorial extent between the two regions.
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England
Alabama
Debts Paid by Exchanges Fuel Caribbean Transfer Idea
A New York Times note argues Senator Willis of Ohio proposes using Britain and France debts as credits for transfer of Jamaica Bahamas Windward Islands Guadeloupe and other West Indies possessions to the United States to secure Caribbean Sea control and Panama Canal protection while raising self determination issues for island peoples.
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Willis
Ohio
Harding
France
Great Britain
Jamaica
Bahamas
Windward Islands
Lesser Antilles
Trinidad
United States
Guadeloupe
West Indies
West Indian
Caribbean
Panama Canal
New York Times
The Craze for Bigness in Toronto and Canada
A Farmers’ Sun editorial argues against urban megacities urging Toronto to split into ten 50 000 populations. It claims smaller towns offer home plots, playgrounds, and sane life while large masses bring slums unemployment and crowding. It advocates smaller communities for better living.
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Toronto
Farmerss
Canada Fishing Catch Sees December Decline in Value
Canada reports December landings of 478,666 hundredweight of fish valued at 904,181 in first hands, dropping from 433,939 cwt valued at 1,282,939 the previous year. Herring in British Columbia lead the total with 349,639 cwt, Atlantic haddock up 10,000 cwt, lobster at 6,336 cwt, with halibut and other fish making up the rest.
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Canada
British Columbia
Haddock
Atlantic
Heat Records in Death Valley 1920 June Totals
Death Valley's Greenland ranch logged temperatures at or above 100 degrees on 23 days in June 1920 using a standard shelter and tested maximum thermometer. The extreme for the month reached 125 degrees, with July 31 marking the high. July 10, 1913, recorded 134 degrees Fahrenheit, the world’s highest officially recorded air temperature.
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Greenland Ranch
Death Valley
California
Bulletin
American Meteorological Society
Prayers For a Hen
A small girl Lindsey holds a hen and asks it to say prayers in the yard. Her father finds them and remarks on the moment, hoping the hen would join in with a communal prayer.
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Lindsey
Pweil
Million Dollars Spent Transporting Weed Seeds in Western Canada
A Saskatchewan Agriculture Field Crops Branch study shows farmers across three prairie provinces spent about one million dollars in three years moving weed seeds to Port Arthur and Fort William. The report notes millions of pounds of weed seeds were hauled, with dockage rising in several grains and overall weed losses valued at about 25 million dollars in 1915, a figure still cited by crop authors.
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Prairie Provinces
Port Arthur
Fort William
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Hiead of
Saskatchewan
Bracken
Prairies
Jury Exemption Reveals Female Juror Dilemma in London
In London women serve as jurors for the first time but face fresh pressures from home duties. Some excuses mirror male jurors’ tasks, yet one woman's plea highlights the burden of caring for an aged mother, showing how family responsibilities complicate jury service even now.
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London
England
Speed Game Hockey Crowned Canada’s National Sport
The Beaver extols hockey as Canada’s national sport, linking its pace and skill to youth culture and national spirit. It roots the game in Canadian temperament and ties its vigor to historical pride from Vimy Ridge and Festubert.
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Canada
The Craze For Speed Sparks Quiet Virtues Call
A London Daily Chronicle reflection condemns the modern rush of life. It argues citizens live in frantic motion with no time for kindness, patience, and temperate leisure which nurture gentler qualities.
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London Daily Chronicle
Terrace Gardening Across Dynasties
The article explains that the hanging gardens were not suspended from a cliff but built on terraces high above ground. Terrace gardening has appeared worldwide since ancient times, with many historical examples but scant modern practice.
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Babylon
Cpunion
Two Full Moons In A Month Rare Celestial Event
The occurrence of two full moons in a single calendar month happens about once every two and a half years, making it a relatively rare sky show for observers and sky watchers.
A Painful Situation for IMMs Fleets in War Time
The Los Angeles Times discusses the International Mercantile Marine Company vessels, mainly British-registered, which could be drafted as English war ships yet owned by American stockholders. Under a new merchant marine law they might serve as auxiliaries to the American fleet in conflict, risking dual allegiance and mixed outcomes across days of the week.
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International Mercantile Marine
England
America
Great Britain
Uncle Sam’s
Bulldogs
Ireland
Los Angeles Times
Re-appointed On Saar Commission See Near Unchanged Lineup
Ex mayor Richard Waugh of Winnipeg is reappointed as the Canadian member of the Saar Valley Governing Commission for the League of Nations. The executive council in Paris reaffirmed the four members whose terms expired. M. Rault of France remains president, with Major Lambert of Belgium and Count de Moltke Hvidtfeldt of Denmark continuing alongside Waugh.
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Richard Waugh
Winnipeg
Saar Valley
League of Nations
League
Petit Luxemburg Palace
Paris
Norway Issues 62412 Motor Driver Licenses in 1919
In 1919 Norway issued 62,412 motor drivers licenses, with women receiving 403 of them. The statistic highlights early gender gaps in licensing despite growing vehicle use.
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Norway
Vision Parallels Across Humans And Monkeys Highlighted
Academic note posits that humans and monkeys share parallel and convergent eye vision. Researchers cite binocular alignment and depth perception as key similarities across primates, suggesting evolution favors similar sensory wiring.
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Saar Commission
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