Fought with Riel Metis Rebel Beaudry of Meadow Lake
Frank Beaudry, historic Meadow Lake resident since 1919, recalls his Metis rebellion days with Louis Riel and the 1885 Batoche defeat. Born 1851 in Carleton he hunted buffalo, traded pemmican, and traveled 890 miles to Winnipeg for Hudsons Bay Company duties amid early gun shifts and frontier changes.
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Meadow Lake
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Louis Riel
Frank Beaudry
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North Battleford
Frog Lake
Riel
Batoche
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Careron
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay Company
Red River
Beaudry
United States
Fear Invasion Rat Spotted In Edmonton
A lone rat found and killed in Edmonton alarms Alberta as the first of its kind in the district. Officials warn the invasive rodent could presage a costly outbreak risking the province's reputation for pest absence with potential damage up to 15000000 dollars.
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Edmonton
Alberta
North America
Interest In New Flag Revived In Ottawa
Public interest in the flag question has revived in Ottawa as Liberal MP J. T. Richard moves to set up a committee to recommend a distinctive Canadian flag. The 1940s era task looked at 5000 designs but failed to reach a consensus.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
J. T. Richard
Ottawa East
Richard
Brides Color Guide And Witty Whimsy From The Side
A humorous column surveys wedding color lore and love notes with quips on ink color for affection green white black and blue and a parade of quips about brides, dogs with cats, and dating advice from life experts and fictional sages.
Vancouver delays ad sided refuse container plan
Vancouver city council rejected a proposal to place 200 refuse containers with advertising on their sides along city streets, citing concerns about visual impact and practicality.
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Vancouver
United States Extends Second Emergency Loan to Yugoslavia
The United States grants a second emergency loan of 20 million dollars to Yugoslavia to help resist the Communist trade boycott and sustain its economy.
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United States
Yugoslavia
Signs of Spring Amid Winter’s Grip
The snow lies deep across fields as King Winter tightens his hold yet signs of warmer days appear. The longer days and sunlit wash hint at spring while gardeners, housewives, and children anticipate renewal and activity.
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Winter
Johnny
Homemade Wallpaper Cleaner Mixture From Flour and Additives
A wallpaper cleaning tip suggests mixing one cup flour with half a cup cold water to form a smooth paste. Add two tablespoons salt two tablespoons vinegar and one tablespoon kerosene. Boil until thick and stir constantly. Bread can also clean wallpaper though it is tedious.
Crossword Puzzle Word List From A Historic Page
A compact crosswords oriented item listing numerous clues and answers across horizontal and vertical entries. The table spans pronouns phrases places foods ships and verbs with numerous numeric indices and references to historic civic theologies and languages.
90 British Parents To Visit Daughters
A party of 90 British parents mainly mothers sails on the Franconia for Halifax and New York to visit war brides in Canada and the United States. They are members of the United States and Canadian British Parents association formed a year ago to fund the trip. A date palm may bear fruit for about 200 years.
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Liverpool
Franconia
Halifax
New York
Canada
United States
First native LLB from University of Cape Town
Alpheus Ndlevu, 31, son of a Zulu laborer with no formal schooling, becomes the university’s first native to earn a bachelor of laws degree and plans to apply for admittance to the bar this year.
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Alpheus Ndlevu
University of Cape Town
Ndlevu
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