Crossing the Plains to Fort Ellis 1675 Diary Tale
An account from Old Fort Ellis era recounts a Hudson's Bay Company sugar plant on a lake island and a long trek to Fort Ellis. The narrator and Charlie-Man endure starved ponies, scarce rations, and a night of ear pain from a red ant before a relief party delivers aid.
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Fairfort
Lake Manitoba
Manitoba House
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Qu’Appelle
Isaac Cowie
Red River
Charlie Anderson
Charlie-Man
Ude
Tyr
Fort Eli
Ogemases
Alberta assessors call drastic rework of city valuations
In a landmark report the Alberta government commission urged major revisions to urban realty assessments. Calgary Edmonton Lethbridge Red Deer Medicine Hat and Wetaskiwin would see multi million dollar changes in their land values, signaling wide fiscal impact.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Calgary
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Medicine Hat
Wetaskwin
Pope Benedict Voices Ireland Concerns in Rome Talk
In Rome Pope Benedict expressed deep concern over Ireland's deplorable conditions during a half hour audience with Archbishop Mannix of Melbourne who traveled from England. Archbishop Ceretti served as interpreter.
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Rome
Ireland
Pope Benedict
Mannix
Melbourne
England
Ceretti
Exchange Zoo Specimens Arrive From New York
Montreal official Harold Sibbald travels west from New York with four Rocky Mountain sheep and two mountain goats sent to the Bronx Zoo under a Dominion parks exchange. Each animal valued at 400 dollars, captured by luring with salt in a large corral.
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Montreal
Harold Sibbald
Rocky Mountain Park
Banff
New York
Rocky Mountain
Bronx Zoo
Dominion Parks
Sibbald
Vancouver Premier Clarifies Cabinet Appointment Mixup
Premier Oliver informed the legislature there was a misunderstanding over Mrs. Ralph Smith's cabinet appointment. Smith held the minister without portfolio post while Oliver retained the presidency of the Privy Council.
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Vancouver
Oliver
Ralph Smith
Smith
The
Privy Council
Senator L O David Warns Against Empire Cohesion Schemes
In Ottawa the senator urged opening all Imperial Government correspondence with Canada to gauge imperial policy. He warned against schemes diminishing dominion autonomy and urged unity of diversity. He cautioned the Senate about upcoming premiers conference actions.
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Ottawa
Senate
Canada
L. O. David
David
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Britain
Arbitration on Canadian Bacon Losses Delayed
Arbitration proceedings over losses on Canadian bacon exported to England under a contract with the British food ministry will not begin soon. Canadian representatives are here but a decision on the tribunal location London or Liverpool has not been settled. Proceedings will be private.
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London
England
British Food Ministry
Liverpool
Ontario Population Figures for 1920
Ontario's population totals 2,049,936 in 1920, up 70,759 from 1918. Rural population 909,919 rises 3,691 since 1918, while villages and towns fall 8,255 versus 1919 and 720 versus 1918. City population reaches 1,129,946, up 35,084 from 1919. province total assessment 1919 stands at 2,131,666,300, up 62,287,785 from 1918.
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Toronto
Bulletin of the Bureau, of Municipal Affairs of
Ontario
Soap Gift to Russia From Chicago Seventeen Thousand Points Sent
The American Red Star League ships seventeen thousand points of soap to Moscow at Soviet request to combat typhus and other epidemics. Officials say hundreds of babies die daily from disease, and the aid aims to save lives.
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Chicago
Moscow
Red Star League
Riots Break Out On Island Of St Thomas In Gulf Of Guinea
Grave riots erupt on St Thomas Island with police and civil workers clashing over wage demands. Prov is ion stores raided and 12 people killed in street fighting. Portuguese Government cables Angola authorities to send a warship to restore order and prevent rioters from joining.
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Lisbon
Island of
St. Thomas
Gulf of Guinea
Angola
Ra Tves
Munitions Found Near Cork Dugout
Police uncover in a dugout near Cork large stocks of arms and ammunition including two elephant guns bombs mines bayonets pikes rifles revolvers uniforms and seditious literature awaiting further investigation.
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Cork
City backs new province of Northern BC and Yukon
Prince Rupert council passes a resolution in support of dividing British Columbia to create a new province comprising Northern British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. The action signals regional backing for the proposed provincial consolidation and its administrative framework.
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Prince Rupert
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Rumour of Return by Hapsburgs in Hungary Seen as Misled
London reports officials doubt a monarchist coup in Hungary. They say former Emperor Charles is misled by monarchists about a ripe moment for return. Regent Horthy's advice to leave Hungary supports the view, with Charles likely seeking Switzerland or another neutral country to avoid further attempts.
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London
Charles
Hungary
Horthy
Switzerland
German protest over coal sale to neutral nations
The German government objects to Western governments selling coal Germany delivered for reparations. The note to the Reparations Commission and Belgian cabinet alleges Belgium resells German coal in Holland at prices below Germany’s quotes, hurting German interests with thousands of tons offered abroad.
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Berlin
Germany
Reparations Commission
Belgium
Holland
Advocates Vocational Training in Alberta
Dr. F W Merchants of Toronto urged the Alberta Educational Association to create a national system of vocational training. He argued private enterprise cannot suffice for trades education and that boys seeking instruction in various trades should receive equal rights with those pursuing professional paths.
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Edmonton
Nationa
F. W. Merchants
Toronto
Alberta Equational Association
Crime In Manitoba On Increase
Winnipeg report notes crime rising due to migration and population growth. Judge McDonald tells Grand Jury that assizes may become year round as crime increases and foreign elements contribute to the rise.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Justice McDonald
Grand Jury
Decentralization Voiced at Alberta Education Meet
President T. E. A. Stanley urged decentralization at the Alberta Educational Association convention in Edmonton. He argued current university education serves only a pathetically small segment and called for broader access.
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Edmonton
T. E. A. Stanley
Alberta Educational Association
Influence of the Movies Debate at Manitoba Education Meeting
At the Manitoba Education Association convention in Winnipeg a debate focused on the degenerating influence of motion pictures on youth. Corporal punishment was also discussed by the intermediate high school principals.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Education Association
Canadian Fleet Shuffle Proposed for Winter Summer V Look
British Embassy counters One Hundred Committee findings on Ireland, calling the report biased and misread. It notes Ireland remains prosperous with rising bank deposits from 1914 to 1920 and details Sinn Fein’s violent tactics and crown forces' response amid ongoing unrest.
Permit Esmonde to Land Vancouver
Esmonde granted permission to land in Canada after four months at sea on a British bound journey. Immigration questioned his intent but authorities found no aims to overthrow constitutional authority. He may remain in Canada only long enough to reach a British bound vessel in Montreal or Halifax.
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Vancouver
Canada
Montreal
Halifax
Russia Threatens France Over Prisoner Detention Note
A note from M. Tehacherin, French foreign secretary, protests the detention of 25 000 prisoners in France and elsewhere in North Africa and the Balkans. It warns that noncompliance could trigger military steps by the Soviet government.
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Moscow
M. Tehacherin
France
North Africa
Balkans
Board Fixes April Freight Rates
Ottawa reports the Railway Board sets April freight rates between Canada and the United States at 123.4 percent with an 8 percent surcharge. International passenger business will use a 13 percent exchange basis for surcharges.
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Board
Ottawa
Railway Board
Canada
United States
Medals Not Located By Records Office in Ottawa
Ottawa records department of S.C.R. reports 192 medals and honors including several D.C.M.s and M.M.s with bars whose winners cannot be identified. Excluding this, 31 744 medals and honors have already been forwarded to Canadian soldiers.
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Ottawa
S.C.R
D.C.M
M.M
Doherty Sees Cattle Embargo Lift At Imperial Conference
Hon Manning Doherty, after a trip to England, believes the cattle embargo on Canadian livestock will be removed during the Imperial Conference in June.
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Toronto
Manning Doherty
England
Charles to Return to Switzerland
Vienna’s Hungarian charge of affairs informs Austria that former Emperor Charles will return to Switzerland. The Swiss minister states Switzerland will agree to his return.
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Vienna
Austria
Charles
Switzerland
Protest Over Civil Service Bonus Cut Reaches Ottawa
Telegrams pour into the Dominion offices of the Great War Veterans Association protesting the recent reduction in the civil service bonus.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Great War Veterans’ Association
Government Extends Relief to Disabled Soldiers in Canada
An order in council extends relief granted by the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment until April 23 with changes. Eligible recipients include married men with dependents and single men with dependents who had prior assistance before March 31. After March 31, payments cap at 85 dollars for a family of three or more members, with 60 for a man and wife and smaller amounts for children. No new cases are accepted. only those carried prior to March end remain eligible as the relief aims to help the needy over the next three weeks while employment hopes rise.
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Charlie-Man
Charlie-Mam
Mr. Cowie
Charlie
Fort Ellis
Ft. Garry
Fr. Ellis
Birl Tail Creek
Molyneux St. John
Ft. Ellis
Indian Department
Ottawa
Department of Soldiers
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Old Fort Ellis
the Plains
Fort Carlton
O-Ge-Mas-Es
Little Cher
Province of
Pope
Senator David On
Russia
St. Thomas Island
D. C. Coleman
C.P.R
Hapsburgs
Teutons
Pacific
Atlantic
Victoria
J. C. Mcintosh
Nanaimo
MclIntosh
Washington
Committee of One Hundred
Orward
United Kingdom
Europe
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Esmonde
Doherty
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