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Queen's Mail Faster Than Carrier Pigeon
A Winnipeg newspaper trial compared mail delivery modes from Moose Jaw to Winnipeg. Special delivery air mail, air mail, and regular mail reached first. pigeons arrived hours later and several pigeons remained missing. Mayors Lewis Lewry and Garnet Coulter coordinated messages.
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Winnipeg
Queen's Mail
Pigeon Post
Moose Jaw
Sask
Lewis Lewry
Garnet Coulter
John Nielson