Rebellion Days 1884 85 and Riel's Rising Across Canada
A witness recounts the 1884 85 rebellion and the deputation to Louis Riel in Montana. He recalls mixed settler views, attempts to curb Riel, and a controversial Indian agent incident at Prince Albert with loyalty questions and eventual Indian releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Reil
Montana
Gabriel Demont
Mois Oucilette
M. Dumas
Jas. Isbister
Kiel
Louis Riel
Riel
Gabriel] Dumont
Batoche
Canada
Donald A. Smith
Prince Albert
Stony Creek
Beatty
Ottawa
Canada Wins Grand Award at Florida State Fair
Canada takes high honors at the Florida state fair with a grand award for excellence and quality among entries from 30 states and all Canadian provinces. 12 000 daily visitors viewed the displays as officials plan a larger Canadian exhibit next year. J C Mitchell of Dahinda Sask and J B Lucas of Cayley Alta won major sweepstakes in wheat and oats respectively, with Levi Weaker and family taking the Clydesdale prize Wee Dorald.
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Inces
Canada
Florida
Tampa
Dominion
J. C Mitchell
Dahinda
Sask
Chicago
North America
J. B. Lucas
Cayley
Alta
No Need for Poverty Dr Michael Clark Ottawa Talk
Dr Michael Clark M P spoke at an Army and Navy Veterans Association concert in Ottawa to raise funds for distressed Canadian soldiers and sailors. He argued governance reduces distress, urged relief as a debt, and weighed Germany’s reparations and postwar strategy with head and heart guiding allied policy.
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Michael Clark
M.P
Ottawa
Army and Navy Veterans’ Association
Canada
Germany
Road Drag Competition Prize Scheme Announced by Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Department of Highways announces the ninth annual Road Drag competition running June 1 to September with increased prizes. First prize rises to 175 dollars, second 150, third 125, plus grand prizes for top reads and an honorable mention list paying 15 or 10 dollars per mile. Prizes are split 75 percent to winners and 25 percent to operators. judging by disinterested officials with final authority. No road withdrawals accepted after June 1, 1921.
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Saskatchewan Department of Highways
Phen SM
Fas
Why Dominions Stay With Britain
The Wall Street Journal argues that Britain's self governing dominions Canada New Zealand Australia and South Africa benefit from remaining tied to Britain. They retain stronger positions in foreign relations and trade and avoid the risks of independence. The lion is powerful and temperate, it notes, making continued union advantageous.
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Britain
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Wall Street Journal
Canada’s Future: West’s Coal Key to Nation’s Independence
F. W. Gray, editor of the Canadian Mining Journal, spoke at a Montreal Canadian Club luncheon on “The Commercial and National Assets of the Canadian Coal Supply.” He claimed Western coal fuels Canada's future, noting 17 percent of world supply and 71 percent of the Empire’s coal, with Maritime reserves at 7 percent and the West holding the balance.
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Montreal
F. W. Gray
Canadian Mining Journal
Noisy Fish Talk From Underwater Voices
A Coral Coast correspondent notes that fish Songlike sounds echo from Florida waters at night. Sea drums produce wop sounds as a school moves beneath boats while trumpet fish lurk and croaking grunts reveal vocal habits in caught specimens.
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Florida
Growth of British Born in the United States Surpasses Irish
The article notes that more people of British origin live in the United States than in Great Britain, with British born 3,983,500 in 1890 vs 4,795,681 Irish, and explains how English immigration rose due to Ireland’s prosperity and England's unrest. It cites postwar migrations showing English outpacing Irish and German arrivals.
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United States
Great Britain
Ireland
England
The Members of the Family
The junior partners gain defense from the senior partner Great Britain and rely on the Mother Country for foreign relations. The colonies show unity when England calls, though they may refuse aid. England has fought wars without their aid, yet they stand ready when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
England
Providence Journal
Majestic to Replace Bismark as World’s Largest Ship
The former German liner Bismark, largest ship ever, bought by White Star line from the reparations commission, will be renamed the Majestic. The original Majestic, launched 1889 and broken 1914, inspired royal fame. The new Majestic, 86 000 gross tons, about five times the size of her predecessor.
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Bismark
White Star Line
Reparations Commission
Majestic
Ancient Moravian Cave 80 000 Years Old Found
Bruenn reports near Prarau Moravia a stone age cave about eighty thousand years old. It yielded 20 skeletons from a mammoth hunter family and remains of over a thousand mammoths with many thousands of mammoth teeth. About forty thousand utensils of various materials were found, some well crafted showing culture.
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Bruenn
Prarau
Moravia
Microscale claims to weigh ultra tiny particles
Professors Petersson of Gothenburg and Stroem- Lerg of Stockholm Universities announce a new invention called the microscale. It allegedly registers weights as low as one three millionth of a milligram, a breakthrough in chemical and physical research.
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Petersson
Stroem- Lerg
Gothenburg
Stockholm
Parachute Jumper Sets 22,200-Foot World Record
Sergeant Ensei Chambers from the 135th US Aero Squadron jumped from 22,200 feet at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as the highlight of a mammoth aerial circus. Pilot Liedt Wagner dived after him, the altimeter read 21,000 feet, and the official record was established at 22,200 feet.
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Timls
Sergt
Ensei Chambers
135Th
Aero Squadron
Post Field
Fort Sill
Okla
Army Ayers
Ensel
Liedt Wagner
Wagner
Althoug
Earth
Poverty and thrift as causes of global hunger
The text argues that even with vast wealth and food, poverty remains due to selfish hoarding and lazy indolence. It notes hypothetical production could feed all, with farmers able to provide ample flour and crops, but stresses lack of thrift and unwillingness to work drive hunger.
Taking Interest in Prisoners at Wandsworth
Inmates at Wandsworth prison England showed strong interest after a lecture on the Romance of Business. The pre siding chaplain invited further talks and asked about practical instruction to aid release employment. Attendees were mainly first offenders with good conduct records seeking new life opportunities. Shorthand, typewriting, banking basics and commercial correspondence may be taught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wandsworth
England
Careful with Books and Papers Cited as Moral Test
A reflective note argues that destroying a newspaper or tearing pages reveals lack of character and violence. The piece laments Western readers’ disrespect for the printed page and the decline in reverence for printed material.
Far North Fur Pack Reaches Edmonton For London Shipment
About a million dollars worth of raw furs has arrived in Edmonton from Mackenzie River and Arctic coast ports. The pack represents the Hudson's Bay and Northern Trading Companies annual haul and will be shipped to London, England, with a larger consign ment expected to swell the total.
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Edmonton
Hudson's Bay
Mackenzie River
Arctic
London
England
BC Legislature hears push for rural credit system modelled on Manitoba
The Board of Farmers' Institutes urged the agricultural committee to adopt a rural credit program. It would fund loans from public savings bank deposits. The proposal is under consideration by BC lawmakers.
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Manitoba
Agricultural Committee
B.C
Board of Farmers’ Institutes
Self-Binder and Farm Implements Power Modern Production
The self binder is hailed as the defining invention in farm machinery. Early harvest times dropped from about two hours per bushel in 1840 to ten minutes now, with spreaders shellers planters and engines following. Modern implements boosted output and freed labor, enabling today’s population growth and urban development.
Clove Trade and Almond Use Noted in Colonial Observations
The record notes cloves in the Molucca Islands and later mentions bitter almonds being valued in parts of India. The text hints at historical trade and agricultural practices, with terse, fragmentary phrasing reflecting the era’s observers.
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Molucca Islands
India
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Oge Mases
Little Clerk
Riecl
Isbister
Reil
Thomas Scott
Dr. Clark
Saskatchewan
Popular Railway Official
W. M. Kirkpatrick
CPR
Western Lines
Dominions
West
U. S
U.S
Count von Bernstein
Wilson
Vor
Bernstorf
Edmonton Bulletin
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