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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1921
Page
3
An 1884 85 Saskatchewan itinerary recounts cautious encounters with Indians and Metis, travels past Nut Lake and Batoche, and a meeting with Riel supporters. The narrator details family mobility by wagon and horse, provided aid from locals, and a tense yet calm exchange with Métis soldiers seeking cattle rights amid looming rebellion.
The Fordney Emergency Tariff Bill cleared the Senate by a 43 to 38 margin with several Democrats supporting and Republicans opposing. The measure now moves to Congress after a protracted session where four Republicans broke from their party, Lodge’s amendments failed, and confidence in an eventual House agreement wavered amid broader protection debates.
Alberta dairy officials warned of losing British Columbia butter buyers as New Zealand butter enters BC at cheaper prices. They urged improving Alberta butter grade while Brooks farm, Buke of Sutherland, topped oats barley and alfalfa at the provincial fair. Potts of Loughead won a special prize for best wheat bushel.
Reports from Washington note sharp population losses in Petrograd and Moscow under Soviet rule. Petrograd's populace stands at 706 000, far below 1917, while Moscow has fallen to 1 015 000. Death rates surged from 8 per thousand in 1918 to 22 last year in Moscow, and Petrograd shows an even higher rate. Birth rates decline as marriages rise, with about three-fourths of workers being women and children.
Moscow dispatch reports General Kuropatkin dead or assassinated at various times since the Bolshevik onset, though each instance is followed by denial. Kuropatkin, a senior military figure in both the Russo Japanese and World Wars, has been repeatedly cited with uncertain fate.
In reply to the throne address the Alberta assembly met briefly for under thirty minutes. The mover Mills Athabasca Lefigwell and Warner spoke mainly on the address, commending the government’s policies and urging southern irrigation while promoting northern development and rice encouragement.
Severe windstorms battered the British Columbia coast causing extensive timber damage. Reports describe large swaths of damaged wood near logging operations and by a Vancouver firm dealing with timber limits.
Victoria British Columbia Milton Robbins Jennings aged 47 managing director and editor of the Edmonton Journal died from an acute heart attack in Victoria. He came to Victoria weeks ago seeking health at Shortland after a fall illness and planned to return to duties once strengthened. He was a native of Warsaw New York and his wife awaited him in Shortland during treatment.
Vancouver convention hears that British Columbia farmers may weigh joining the Canadian Council of Agriculture with the Prairie organization. A key issue is politics and potential shift to free trade, opposed by rail growers protecting protectionist stance. Lambert Musselman and Jones address delegates on BC farmers' alignment.
J. F. Day of Red Deer was re-elected president and R. Cates of Oyen named vice-president. A resolution protests proposed cuts to government subsidies for fairs. The next convention is scheduled for Edmonton.
The Women's Institutes of Manitoba unanimously approved a Speak English campaign to be launched with support from teachers. Dr Tolmie, Manitoba agriculture minister, left for Victoria to visit his seriously ill brother.
In Saskatoon revised estimates show a fire in the Cahill Block caused about 200000 in losses. The blaze occurred recently and prompted new assessments of damage and reconstruction needs.
The British Seluimbis railway case was completed with the judge’s opinion reserved. The Supreme Court handled the matter, and immediate judgments were anticipated.
Representative Miller warned that Japan will not disarm until its naval buildup ends, signaling potential war if demagogues persist. He urged Pacific Coast defenses and stated the United States has little chance of joining a league of nations, favoring open conference and conciliation over coercive alliances.
London reports Dr. Simons foreign minister warns that Paris reparations talks may fail and lead to measures to break up Germany. He says outside attacks on the empire's constitution would meet united popular resistance.
At New York Grand Central Station 500 immigrants from the Finland were inspected for typhus with 62 men 12 women and 15 boys held for delousing at a local hospital. The operation followed European outbreaks and aims to prevent spread among arrivals.
London Lloyd George declined to commit the government to approaching Washington and Tokyo on arms limitation. He said the question is under consideration but premature to state any plan at this time.
The crew of the British tank steamer Delinira, afire 20 miles north of Havana, has been rescued by the United States freighter J. E. ONeill. The incident highlights emergency response at sea and cooperation between wartime allied shipping.
Madame Louise Thulicg a Belgian schoolteacher once honored with the Legion of Honor and War Cross chose death over exposure as a spy. The tragedy links her to Edith Cavell and Counts de Belleville, with references to historic wartime sentences and humanitarian pleas that altered fates.
Ottawa reports farmers in the prairies delaying support pending redistribution. National Progressives and Liberal amendment discussions stir debate as parties weigh timing for an election, with some expecting redistribution may not occur before 1923.
Toronto The Board of Control recommends withholding further financial assistance to the city hospitals until their cost accounting systems have been investigated.
Officials announce diversions by Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian National Railway in western Alberta to shorten coal and commodity transport. A new line from New Norway to Battle River south of Camrose would bypass the Battle River trestle near Norway, reducing hauling by about 36 miles from Brazeau to Edmonton region.
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