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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1886
Page
2
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The McLeod Gazette editor wages a bitter attack against Lieut Governor Dewdney over a denied liquor permit. The piece defends Dewdney’s honesty, rebukes the Gazette’s accuracy, and questions the wisdom of pressing petitions during Sir John Macdonald’s tour while public opinion is split on temperance and licensing.
A Fort Melt Gazette editor seeks a Northwest liquor license after a branding dispute. He vents on Rev. A. Andrews of Lethbridge for backing a movement to enact a liquor law.
The fragment suggests a shift in influence within a friendship, noting that the outcome matters little regardless of which side exerts more sway.
The New York Sun warned of U S vulnerability if war with Great Britain occurred over the fishery issue. The article notes a weak navy and coastal defenses, cites Conservative press caution about Gladstone’s Home Rule and argues Americans may be unprepared to resist a major naval power.
A council member letters to the editor refute claims of mismanagement and defend audits of 1884 and 1885. He argues auditors report receipts assets and liabilities correctly and asserts council actions followed ordinance provisions. He notes delays and tax collection issues, cites March roll deadlines, and defends current assessor’s work.
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