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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
7
The narrator recounts aiding a mounted police plan near Batoche and La Corne. He uses Coup the old Medi cine Man to mislead others, diverting a hostage feast for Gordon and alerting Almighty Voice’s group. The tale ends with Coup's death and a disputed posthumous innocence claim.
Alberta shops may come under municipal control as a retail regulation act proposal gains government backing. A Retail Merchants' Association delegation urged a shops act to regulate opening hours weekly half holidays and city town village retail operations.
British Columbia's forest products exhibit received the gold medal and diploma for the second consecutive year from the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Hon. T. J. Pattolo, minister of lands, supplied the information.
A vice president of the British National Farmers Union proposes making the current year a plowing year. He cites wartime soil improvements and notes many fields are reverting to grass, risking a reduced Britain corn crop. He urges King George to plow at Sandringham to inspire farmers to follow.
Poland begins first munitions factory operations near Warsaw naming the plant The Projectile. About 2,500 men and women are employed at the facility as it starts producing ammunition.
A 26 year old blind man Fleury, described by Dr L Lotto of Armen tieres asylum, can rapidly compute roots and large sums. He allegedly gives cube roots, square roots and box-total grains in seconds and has devised a Braille based mental system. He has been offered further education.
Louis Joffe author and prophet now in Toronto predicts Canada will soon exit unsettled times. He cites the backbone of small towns and villages as the key, foreseeing Russia’s turmoil before any stable government returns. He also notes Russia will endure unprecedented slaughter before change.
The Daughters of Canada with head office in Toronto have been incorporated at Ottawa. The group aims to foster patriotism, study Canadian constitution history and geography, promote democratic principles, and encourage Canadian art and literature in schools and communities. It plans to welcome newcomers and aid their understanding of Canadian institutions toward citizenship.
German investigators led by Professor Zakrzewski uncover a 2000 year old graveyard. Six black urns and one red urn with white stripes found packed with clay and ashes. Glittering substances suggest ancient adornments and possible fashion items.
At the Canadian Bank of Commerce annual meeting Sir Edmund Walker warned that the world economy shows many shadows and cautioned against extravagant expenditure. He urged reducing prices to sensible levels and addressing debt while anticipating a broad recovery once farm and retail prices stabilize. He criticized current taxation and called for prudent financial action.
The United Kingdom Branch of the British Empire Parliamentary Association completes a full scale replica of the British House of Commons speaker’s chair. The chair stands 13 feet 6 inches high and rests on two platform levels with quatre-foil tracery. It will be exhibited in London before arriving in Canada early in the next session, with the British speaker planning a possible presentation in Ottawa if schedule allows.
Canadian National Railways is building fifty refrigerator cars to support the Prince Rupert fish trade. The new cars will provide sufficient car tonnage under normal conditions and a surplus to handle any increased output that may occur.
Sir Thomas Henry Esmond a former Irish MP for North Wexford is denied permission to land in Sydney amid allegations he acts as a Seen Fein emissary.
Lord Grey warned that another war would destroy European civilization, urging no secret treaties and strong League of Nations ties with France and Italy. He noted 1920 steel tonnage rose to 83,000 from 70,200 in 1919 and cited Canadian shipyards boosting wartime output.
An engineer returning from Mackenzie explorations reports Indians say a second herd rivaling the famed Mackenzie wild buffalo exists further north. Canada hosts the largest bison herd in Wood National Park at Wainwright with 4,335 animals, while only 90 roam free in Yellowstone's northern fastnesses.
The piece notes experts doubt the aeroplane or dirigible will dominate and cites Peter Cooper Hewitt's successful helicopter flight with a passenger. It compares early locomotives and boats to potential future aviation, inviting invention and speculation.
George S. Canfield of Wild Rose wins the provincial seed fair wheat championship at the University of Saskatchewan with Ruby wheat among 42 competitors. Bert Smith of North Side Prince Albert takes the T Eaton Cup for seed oats. J J Coffey of Dalesboro wins for Preston wheat and flax seed exhibits and the Soldier Settler prize of five bushels.
Researchers examined armor fragments from ancient piles and found they were made from pure wrought iron hardened by the cementation process. The iron was carbonized cut into sheets welded together, then hammered and quenched in water to achieve final hardness. Barronial riders used professional armorers while common soldiers wore leather garments and simple steel caps in battle.
Old-timers in Winnipeg say this winter is the mildest Manitoba has seen in half a century. They predict temperatures will not drop below 18 degrees below zero before spring. At Assiniboia Park Zoo two bears remain awake, sluggish but still roaming their cages.
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