Old Fort Ellis and Sioux Indians at Lac du Brochet
July arrival of York boats from Lac du Brochet brings Chippewagan traders to the Old Fort Ellis depot. Pierre Deschambeault guides trade, paying with quills for skins as boats prepare to move to posts before freeze up. Madame Belanger and Madame Deschambeault are described, with notes on Fort Garry goods, the north country, and district leadership at The Pas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Lac du Brochet
Brochet
Pierre Deschambeault
Jack Stewart
Deschambeault
Saskatchewan
Madame Belanger
Marion
Canada
Madame —Deschambeault
Cumberland House
Pierre
North Country
China
Fort Garry
Cumberland
Belanger
Lac DusBrochet
Pelicn Narrows
Lac Brochet
Hosgy
Great North Country
Pas
Alex. Matheson
Grand Rapids
Saskatchewan River
Brocket
Churchil
Matheson
Fort William
Restrictions On Orientals Increased
Ottawa reports the bill to amend the Chinese Immigration Act was read without debate in the House of Commons. It tightens entry rules for Chinese nationals, abolishes certificates of identification for merchants, and requires them to prove bona fides to the satisfaction of the Canadian Controller of Immigration.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Canada
Controller of Immigration
Damaging dynamite strike hits CN railway station near Carillos
Montreal reports extensive damage at the Cushing CN Railway station about five miles north of Carillos after a dynamite attack. Officials say the act appeared to be spiteful over relocation of facilities. No one was on site and no arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Cushing
Canadian National Railway
Carillos
Wal Visits Indians In North Edmonton
A report notes a visit by Wal to northern Edmonton focusing on the Department of Indian Affairs and treaty discussions. It mentions the Mackenzie River Indians are to come in for treaty talks this year, with implications of past interest shaping the expedition.
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Wal
North
Edmonton
Conroy
Government to assist dredging First Narrows at Vancouver
Ottawa promises aid for dredging the First Narrows to improve harbor entry for deep sea craft. Hon. F. B. McCurdy sent a telegram read at a Vancouver Shipping Bureau luncheon confirming the federal government’s support for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B.C
First Narrows
F. B. McCurdy
Public Works
Ottawa
Vancouver Shipping Bureau
Disturbance in Egypt Reports From Cairo And Alexandria
A Central News dispatch from Cairo says telephone wires between Cairo and Alexandria are cut. No news from Alexandria. Reports say 50 persons were killed and nearly 200 wounded in recent disturbances with looters and rioters responsible.
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London
Cairo
Alexandria
Egypt
Cxt
Pamir
Fa Cleo
Walters Investment Buys Waverley Tangier Mines in B C
Walters Investment Company of Spokane Washington has purchased the Waverley Tangier Silver Lead Mines at Downie Creek headwaters. About $30,000 has been spent, with $20,000 paid and $10,000 used for development including eight miles of wagon road from Albert Canyon to the mine site.
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Reyalstoke
Waverley: Tangier
Downie Creek
Walters Investment Company
Spokane
Washington
Walters
Albert Canyon
B.C
Coal Freight Rate Cut Winnipeg
The Railway Commission grants a 10 percent cut in coal freight rates from Alberta mines to the three prairie provinces. Operators and dealers cooperated for a 20 percent reduction. the order runs June 1 to August 31, with coal’s share of overall increases limited to about five percent.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Railway Commission
Ottawa Dispatch
Aipeg Evening Free Press
Record Journey Reaches Peace River By Water Route
The first party to reach Peace River by the Prince George to Peace River route arrived after seven days on Summit Lake ice. They averaged 101 miles in a single day while collecting magazine material. Members include Dr. Vernon MacKenzie editor of MacLean's Magazine H Weston Taylor of Philadelphia and W V Chambers of Bermuda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River
Asia
Prince George
B.C
Summit Lake
Vernon MacKenzie
MacLean's Magazine
H. Weston Taylor
Philadelphia
W. V. Chambers
Bermuda
Soldier Found in Forest near Woodbridge Ontario
A discharged British soldier named John McQuade L, 29, was found in a forest near Woodbridge, Ontario with $56 in his pocket and no memory. He had been in the bush about a week, was given food, and hospitalized in Toronto after being handed to the DSCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Isis Gothen
Wood‘bridge
Ds.cr
John McQuade L
US Meat Imports Rise With NZ Lamb Dominance
The Department of Agriculture announced that the United States imported 160 million pounds of meat last year. About two thirds of the imports were New Zealand lamb, reflecting strong demand and trade patterns.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
New Zealand
Turks Must Release British Prisoners
British naval officials send a warship to Afalia to compel the Turks to release eleven prisoners taken from the British steamer Palatina in Constantinople.
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Constantinople
Afalia
Moscow Near Starvation Sees Hope Fade for Food Supply
Reports from Moscow warn of near starvation as authorities fail to secure corn from Caucasia and Asia. A Bolshevik decree to restore free trade does not end the food shortage menace as commissions return empty handed and prospects of corn from Asia vanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
Moscow
Reduced Fare For Veterans Provokes Doorn Backlash
Doorn Netherlands residents mindful of a plan to sell woodland on the former German Emperor’s estate. The wood is outside his fences and the move aimed to boost income. Ontario veterans would receive a cent a mile fare to home, with state support for seven years. Leipsic and Harne trials also feature in this dispatch, including Sergi Heyne’s ten month sentence for mistreatment of British POWs and interest in Carl Neumann, commander of U-boat 67, linked to the Dover Castle sinking.
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Doorn
Holland
Ontario
G.W.V.A
Brantford
Doomn
Leipsic
Sergi Heyne
Harne
Westphalia
High Court
Heyne
Carl Neumann
Dover Castle
Africa
Rial
Rustomjee Defends British Rule to Commerce Group
Rustom Rustomjee, former editor of the Oriental Review, told Commerce Association members that British rule in India has been a great blessing for the masses and that he is not a servile apologist. He split from the constitutional opposition when radicals captured the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
India
Rustom Rustomjee
Oriental Review
Bombay
Commerce Association
Attempt To Wreck CNR Express Fails
An unsuccessful attempt to wreck an express train on the Canadian National Railway occurred at Morin Heights on Victoria Day. Rail pieces were placed between guard rail and main line at two spots, raising questions of possible link to a separate dynamiting at Cushing station along the same subdivision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian National Railway
St. Jerome and
Montfort
Morin Heights
W. A. Kingsland
CLA. Isid
Cushing
Briand Expresses Confidence in German Reparations Promises
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies backed the government policy on German reparations by a large majority after three days of debate. Premier Briand defended France's stance on Silesian questions and other foreign affairs, reiterating his belief that Germany would fulfill its obligations. He stressed France's policy of moderation and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
Fioence
France
Selma man dies after sixty day fast
Walter Oliver, son of a wealthy Selma farmer, died on the sixty day of a self imposed fast. Oliver, a conscientious objector, had been sent to a federal penitentiary for refusing a uniform. After returning home he became a recluse and began another fast declaring he would not eat until blessed by the Lord.
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Selma
Iowa
Walter Oliver
Oliver
Federal
Lady Tilley Dies in St John New Brunswick
Toronto reports the death of Lady Tilley widow of Sir S. L. Tilley a former Premier of New Brunswick Finance Minister of Canada and Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. Her passing occurred in St John New Brunswick.
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Toronto
St. John, N.B
Lady Tilley
S. L. Tilley
New Brunswick
Canada
Our Next Governor General Likely Succeeds
Montreal to London cable reports the Evening News says the Duke of Northumberland may consent to succeed the Duke of Devonshire as Governor General of Canada.
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Montreal
London
Star
Evening
Duke of Northumberland
Duke of Devonshirld
Canada
Mogenarian Meeker Soars in Airship Flight at 91
Ezra M. Meeker, famed Oregon Trail pioneer, visits Victoria from Seattle aboard a United States aerial mail flying boat. In his 91st year, he completes a transit review spanning prairie schooner to modern flying boat, marking a remarkable feature of his long life.
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Vietona
Ezra M. Mecker
Oregon Trail
Victoria
Seattle
Meeker
Swiss Post Tax Rates Fail to Raise Revenue
Swiss postal rate hike to fund taxes fell short in early year figures show a 10 percent drop in receipts over the first quarter against the previous year’s period when rates were normal. The official statistics label the move a financial failure for Geneva authorities.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Government orders demobilization of married men
Paris reports the government, backed by the analysis staff in the Rhineland, ordered the demobilization of married men and family supporters from the 1919 class. The remaining forces are deemed adequate for likely contingencies.
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Paris
Anly
Rhineland
London removes colonel name from the Order of the British Empire
The removal of a colonel's name from the Order of the British Empire inspires press reports that only five deletions have been made from the 25 000 appointments.
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London
Japanese schooner seized by Malaspina near Caporos waters
The Canadian fisheries patrol vessel Malaspina detained a Japanese schooner sealing in Canadian waters after a fight with the steamer. The crew was arrested, 150 skins were seized, and the schooner was destroyed. Major J A Motherwell, inspector of fisheries, accompanied the Malaspina from Vancouver.
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Prince Rupert
Vancouver
J. A. Motherwell
Riel's Brother Joseph Riel Ill at Home in St Vital
Joseph Riel, Louis Riel's younger brother and a noted figure in Manitoba events of 1869-70, is very ill at his home in St. Vital. He is 64 years old.
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Winnipeg
Joseph Riel
Louis Riel
Manitoba
St. Vital
Dublin Customs House Burns in Sinn Fein Assault
Fire destroys the Dublin Customs House as Sinn Fein forces attack the building. Crown forces and auxiliaries exchange heavy fire, with several rebels killed or wounded and government papers destroyed. Firefighters delayed by rebels as the blaze consumes the structure.
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Dublin
Dublin Customs House
Ireland
Dublin Castle
Sinn Fein
London
Customs House
1 Way
Tween
Crown
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Fort Carlton
Oge-Mas-Es
Little Dirrt
H. A. Conroy
Alexandr
Company Bays B.C. Mines
Big Sam
Caucasia
CNR Express
Mogenarian
Tmous
French de
Mobolize
Patol Boat
Capore
Riel's
Dublin Custom House
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