Pioneers of North Regina tell of Smith brothers ho...
Edmondston Smith once a Red River district magistrate and Arnaud trader, with younger brother Lawrence, homesteaded near Lumsden. An ox fell through a roof hole and lost horns in a rescue attempt. Lawrence later drove horses from Regina to Lumsden amid coal and rail-era trials, earning local note. Both became respected Western Canada citizens.
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Edmondston Smith
Red River
Manitoba
Arnaud
Regina
Glasgow
Lawrence
Winnipeg
Smith
Lumsden
Ed. Smith
Lawrence Smith
C.P.R. Express
Western Canada
Dr J D Lafferty Dies. Calgary Pioneer and Medical Leader
Dr James D Lafferty a Calgary pioneer died last week at over seventy years of age. He helped build the west with the Canadian Pacific, served as medical officer for Southern Alberta Indian Reserves and was active in Liberal politics. His funeral at Knox Church was held at 2 30 pm with Rev A W E Whiteman officiating and interment in Union Cemetery.
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Calgary
J. D. Lafferty
Regina
Alberta
James D. Lafferty
Union Cemetery
James Short
K.C
Knox Church
A. W. E. Whiteman
White
Calgary Funeral Brings Hundreds to Cemetery Route
A Calgary funeral procession drew hundreds as mourners bowed heads along the church to cemetery route. Twenty cars followed the hearse to the burial site while two sons Guy Lafferty Rossland B C and Geoffrey Lafferty Calgary with sisters Mrs James Short Edmonton and Mrs A F Ewing Edmonton attended. Heber son of the Royal Military Academy Kingston was delayed. Floral tributes were plentiful requiring an extra car to transport them.
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James Short
Calgary
A. F. Ewing
Edmonton
Heber
Royal Military Academy
Kingston
Letter from Albert Reunites Family After Escape From Prison Camp
October 15, 1916 diary entry describes Albert's escape from a German prison camp in Switzerland and his upcoming return home. He writes of hunger, dangers, and the relief of freedom, praising his beloved Lucy and their baby while acknowledging a personal struggle between duty and emotion. The narrator reflects on their past separation and their enduring bond.
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Albert
Switzerland
Lucy
Saskatchewan AG to Reply at CBA Opening
Saskatchewan Attorney General will reply to the Governor General’s address at the Canadian Bar Association opening meeting at the Chateau Laurier on September 1. The three day convention may see several Regina barristers in attendance, per D. A. McNiven.
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Saskatchewan
W. F. A. Turgeon
K.C
Governor General of
Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Chateau Laurier
Regina
D. A. McNiven
Murdered by Bolsheviki in Siberia
Canadian John Free, manager of a large fishing station in Eastern Siberia, was killed by Bolsheviki in a violent incident reported abroad.
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John Free
Siberia
German Porcelain Money For Hamburg Elevated Railway
The first German porcelain money is being manufactured at Meissen Saxony and will consist of 300000 twenty reichspfennig pieces for use on the Hamburg Elevated Railway.
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Meissen
Saxony
Hamburg
Railway Board Allows CPR Traffic on Dunblane to Lucky Lake
The board of railway commissioners orders the C N R to operate the first twenty miles of its new line from Dunblane to Lucky Lake. Trains must not exceed fifteen miles per hour.
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Lucky Lake
Dunblane
The
Board of Railway Commissioners
C.N.R
Fatal fall down cellar stairs in Sarnia
Felix Willette of Sarnia Ontario slipped and fell headlong to the cellar floor late one evening last week and was instantly killed.
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Felix Willette
Sarnia
Ontario
Regina Boy Loses Toe In Eaton Car Accident
Jimmy Ford of Regina had the little toe of his right foot amputated after an accident involving a T. Eaton Company car. The driver could offer only the assumption that the boy tried to ride under the car on the axle. The injury was treated at a hospital by Dr. Black.
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Albert
T. Eaton Company
Little Jimmy Ford
Regina
Jimmy
Black
Germany Aiding Bolsheviks, French Claims Stir Poland Crisis
Cable from Paris to the Montreal Star says French authorities believe Germany backs the Bolshevist push on Poland. Swiss military reports allege Ludendorff is advising Russians and that Germany is supplying the Bolshevik forces directly.
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Germany
Montreal Star
Paris
Poland
Ludendorff
National Unity Message From Portage la Prairie Premier
Premier Meighan at Portage la Prairie urged unity and tolerance in Canada. The column stresses two races English and French shaping nationhood, historic loyalty, and dangers from sectarian politics, urging citizens to pursue national unity beyond party lines.
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Meighan
Portage la Prairie
Canada
Dominion
John Macdonald
Quebec
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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France
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St.Lawrence
Marquis de Montcalm
Plains of Abraham
St. Lawrence River
North West
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Britain
Maritime Provinces
United States
Imperial Service
North America
Montreal
de Salaberry
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