Totose Apewe and the Cree: E C Stewart’s Indian Tales
The column presents E C Stewart of Regina as an expert on Indian affairs with years in the Indian Department and a reputation as the best Cree linguist among white men in the West. His pen is described as graphic and forceful, and he is known to Central Saskatchewan Indians by Totose Apewe.
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E. C. Stewart
Regina
Wide
North West
Stewart
Indian Department
West
Saskatchewan
Totose Apewe
The Tragic Fate of Tom Lemak
A fugitive tale unfolds as Tom Lemak seeks asylum from justice. A brother’s vengeance drives a chilling chase across towns as law enforcement closes in.
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Tom Lemak
Prisoner Tomlemak Across Borders Faces Death To Life
A long account recalls Tomlemak a Salteaux man found guilty of murdering his sister in law Noke Sees. Pursued across Canada and the United States over seven years, he was captured in Montana and jailed in Regina. He was sentenced to death, commuted to life, then pardoned after tuberculosis. He returned to his reserve and died years later.
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Supreme Court
Tomlemak
Bronwd Salteaux
Noke
Minoos
Noke-Sees
Noke- Sees
Hiss
Regina
Stony Mountain
Ottawa
Happy Hunting Grounds
Prostrate Tomlemak Seeks Quiet With Maker in Valley Scene
In the Qu Appelle valley an Indian man named Tomlemak lies on the ground, cut off from sounds by overhanging branches, seeking nearness to the Great Spirit as he prays alone with his Maker.
Hunter Tomlemak Evades Arrest Near Star Blanket Reserve
A fugitive hunter evaded a warrant and lay low among Star Blanket Indians. Rumors spread that he visited his family on Star Blanket’s reserve during winter, but locals offered no solid details. He resurfaced near Duff area in spring at a farm ranch run by Fred Pinder to obtain matches and tobacco.
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Pasqua’s
Star Blanket
Star Blanket’s
Duff
Fred Pinder
Pinder
Tomlemak
G.T.P
Earn Money at Home With Spare Time Writing
An advertisement offers $15 to $35 weekly for writing at home. It directs readers to apply via a listed mail address and department, promising steady work and weekly pay. The contact is Carrie Blog at 269 Caliege St in Toronto.
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Ogy Carrie
Caliege St
Toronto
North Walshingham man found in bush. murder suspected
The body of James A. Learne from North Walshingham was found near his farm after a two week disappearance. Detectives say the case points to murder and are pursuing clues that could lead to arrests at any time.
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James A. Learne
North Walshingham
Children barred from seagoing work under fourteen
An international Geneva labor conference convention bars children under fourteen from employment on seagoing vessels. A special commission will draft a children's charter to the sea, with representatives from governments, shipowners, and seamen forming the commission.
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Geneva
French Lightweight Champion Injured in Montreal Bout
George Papineau lightweight title holder of France was injured in round five of a ten round match with Fighting Fred Fitzgerald of Australia in Montreal. Papineau fell through the ropes and hit his head on the press table, rendered unconscious. Up to the accident the match was evenly fought as both boxers traded blows in toe to toe action through four rounds.
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George Papineau
France
Montreal
Fred Fitzgerald
Australia
Papineau
Michigan Supreme Court Rules Robberts Murderer in Suicide Case
The Michigan Supreme Court declares Frank C. Roberts a murderer and sentences him to life in solitary confinement after he supplied Paris green to his wife as she died. The court cites precedents and states a killer who acts from his own desire is murder regardless of the victim’s actions.
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Frank C. Roberts
Roberts
Supreme Court of Michigan
Irish Leaders Open To Settlement With Britain
Irish leaders of the Republican Party show willingness to negotiate if Britain makes a generous offer, but the home rule bill now before Parliament must be shelved before talks will begin.
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Irish Republican Party
Ireland
Britain
Baltic Crew Threaten to Quit Over Archbishop Mannix Voyage
The crew of the Baltic threatened to leave if Archbishop Mannix sailed. A meeting was planned on the ship to try to settle the dispute and prevent the voyage.
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Archbishop
Baltic
Mannix
New York
Drowning Rescue Saves Wemyss Family at Pike Lake
A near triple drowning occurred at Pike Lake when Alex Wemyss his wife and baby were saved from a sinking punt. Boatmen Harry Tupling and Hugh Forbes reached the vessel in time to pull them to safety. The punt sank immediately and all are none the worse for the experience.
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Saskatoon
Alex. Wemyss
Pike Lake
Harry Tupling
Hugh Forbes
Mr. Wemyss
Mrs. Wemyss
Cup Race Decline Called by Daily Express
The Daily Express quotes a blunt critique of the America Cup, calling the race dull and its super-yachts nuisances. The piece argues the sport risks becoming farcical and dying if kept for its sake.
The Yachting America Cup Race Through The War Era
The piece traces the history of the America Cup from its 1851 origin to the postwar era. It notes the Resolute as the American champion while Lipton and Shamrock IV mounted bold challenges. It argues American advantage from familiar courses and sail plans and calls for an international race with equal conditions.
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Resolute
Thomas Lipton
Great Britain
New York Yacht Club
Great irrigation scheme urged for Western Canada
At a Lethbridge convention visible support grew for a national irrigation plan across Western Canada from Swift Current to the Rockies. Proponents argue rainfall is unreliable and a vast reservoir system along with water from Bow Old Man’s River and Saskatchwan could transform agriculture, with CPR and Galt Company already contributing pioneering work.
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Canada
Swift Current
Rocky Mountains
Saskatchewan
Bow
Old Man's River
C.P.R
Bassano
Brooks
Galt Company
Lethbridge
J. S. Dennis
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Manitou
Gitchie Manitou
NokeSees
File Hills
Beaver Hills
Pheasant Hills
File Hills Reservation
Balcarres
Kirkella
Yorkton
McGrath
Eye of the Redcoat
Montana
Supreme Court of Saskatchewan
Dominion
Palace
Buckingham Palace
Duke of York
God
Simcoe
E. W. Gillett Company Limited
Prairie Provinces OF
Royal Yacht Squadron
Cowes
Messrs. Stephens
Long Island Sound
England
North Atlantic
Thistle
Clyde
Lord Dunraven
Sir Thomas Lipton
Shmrock II
Sir Thomas
Atlantic
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