This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Isle Royal joins Canada claimed by Captain Young
The Isle Royal is now part of Canada after being claimed by Captain Young. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana was fined 20,240,000 dollars by Judge Landis in Chicago. Web's defeated Towns for the world sculling championship in Sydney Nova Scotia, on Saturday. Winnipeg Lacrosse Club beat St Paul for the Chipman Cup on Saturday. Forecasts predict August heat and deficient rainfall, especially in the southwest, with a hot wave expected after August 3. A Western town tale describes a lawyer, doctor, and newspaperman in a dawn room with bottles and a rat on the hearth, recalling an Irishman with a live turkey and a porch-side joke. The beef commission in Minnedosa discusses cattle quality, shipping yard facilities, and fuel shortages tied to western mine strikes. Local fuel is sufficient, but national supplies risk disruption. Grain losses from hail hit North Dakota. Tom Laonboat, the Indian, set a 25.55 Ottawa record. Alberta lumbermen push production limits, and British Columbia seeks Judge Martin’s removal. Western farmers holding 176,000 wheat for $1 per bushel. Parliament grants 250,000 to Lord Cromer for Egypt service. Montreal reports 100,000 settlers passing through port to Western Canada. The Cigarette Smoker urges protecting farm machinery and condemns cigarette use as harmful to youth and productivity.