Northwest Rebellion 1885 Militia Campaign Summary
The NW Rebellion unfolded with Metis and Cree defeats at Duck Lake and ongoing clashes at Battleford Frog Lake and Batoche. Canadian mobilization led by Major General Middleton moved three main columns from Qu Appelle Swift Current and Calgary to Batoche Edmonton and Battleford, overcoming severe winter rail gaps. By May 23 1885 surrender followed for Poundmaker and Riel amid heavy supply and transport efforts, marking a successful militia campaign with over 5000 mobilized and the first Northwest Field Force medal issued.
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Biel
Duck Lake Battleford
Frog Lake
Fort Pitt
NWMP
Cetan
Prince Albert
Battleford
Fort Saskatches
Sir John A MacDonald
F. F. Middleton
Winnipeg
Middeiton
Middleton
Qu'Appelle
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Voluneers
Ottawa
Governor-General's Bodyguard
Halifax
9Th Voltigeurs
65Th Rifles
Montreal
Queen's Own Rifles
7Th Fusilliers
London
Midland
York and Simcoe
90Th Grenadiers
Winnipeg Light Infantry
Lake Superior
Chapleau
Nipigon
Duck Lake
Col. Otter
Swift Current
Toronto
T. B. Stranges
Calgary
Qu’Appelle
Biddleton
Batoche
Saskatchewan
W. D. Otter
North Saskatchewan
T. B. Strange
Edmonton
Fish Creek
Otter
Poundmaker
Col. Williams
Midland Battalion
Col
Grasett
Grenadiers
Riel
Dumont
U.S
General Strange
Big Bear
Northwest
Canada
Pinafore patterns offer year round dress option for girls
The notice promotes a pinafore dress pattern 7320 for little girls with sizes 2 4 and 6. It highlights prints and pastel shades with stitchery options featuring ducks and bunnies. Send thirty five cents to Household Arts P P L 0 Front Street W Toronto with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts
P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Brucellosis control expands across Canada cattle herds
Health of Animals Division reports the national program launched in 1957 now covers about 3.4 million cattle with 25 areas certified since December 1, bringing total certified areas to 10. Manitoba Saskatchewan and other western districts recently certified. The program tests show 134 percent herd infection rate? (Note: The source text contains ambiguities and OCR errors. the summary highlights confirmed facts and avoids adding unsupported details.)
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Canada
Health of Animals Division
Department of Agriculture
Wolseley
Warman
Wheat Lands
North Saskatchewan Administration
Panama Canal Opens to Ships in 1914
Panama's new canal began operation in 1914 with ships passing through its locks marking a milestone in global trade. The project connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, reshaping maritime routes and commercial logistics worldwide.
North West Mounted Rifles to Police Name Change
The RCMP began as the North West Mounted Rifles but was renamed to North West Mounted Police after the United States objected to the original title implying an army along the border.
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RCMP
North West Mounted Rifles
U.S
North West Mounted Police
Misses Pattern 4962 Waist Tie Dress Wrap
Printed Pattern 4962 offers a snappy wrap dress for misses sizes 10 to 20 with waist tie. Includes yardage for 39 inch fabric and printed directions on each pattern part. Send 50 cents in coins for pattern and mail name address size and style number to House held Arts Dept. PLP 60 From Street.
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Porento
Call for Structured Physical Training in Area Schools
The column urges school boards to require regular physical training in all area schools. It argues for qualified physical education instructors, minimum weekly gym time, and coordinated programs across schools to improve student health and athletic readiness, citing potential benefits seen in track meets and national events.
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Humboldt
Youth urged to remain in school for better jobs says minister
In Ottawa Labor Minister Michael Starr urged Canadian youth to stay in school and pursue education and training as skilled and professional jobs rise while unskilled and semi skilled work declines. He noted 70 percent of Grade Two entrants may drop out before junior matriculation, and highlighted sector growth since decade. He cited large St Boniface stockyards and Halifax 1789 Nova Scotia Magazine as historical context.
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Echoo
Scace
Michael Starr
Ottawa
Starr
Canada
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He North
North Shore Line
Lochalsh
Harold K. MacDonald
North Shore
Miles
By Alice Brokes
Panama Canal
J. P. Thomas Moffat
Indor-China
Lipsett Hall
Canadian Amateur Swimming Association
Edilouals
Fane Laps
the Journal, Humboldt, Sask
the Free Press
Acton Ont
Union Stockyards
Union
St Boniface
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