Blood Stained Dress and Wolf Tracks Tell of Inuit Tragedy
In 1903 near Fond du Lac a brother fled with his family after fearing hostile Indians. Wolves killed two young children, leaving a blood stained dress as evidence. The murderer was later arrested near Edmonton and sentenced to two years, highlighting the Royal Northwest Mounted Police efforts to enforce law across remote plains.
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Inspector Field
Works OF Mercy
Fond-du-Lac
Paul Ize Azie
Black Lake
Fort Chipewyan
Paul Izo Azie
Pedley
Sergeant Field
Fond-du- Lac
Edmonton
Risas
Ress
Tal
Cane
Royal North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
Childhood Dreams of a Real Home in the Home
In a reflective scene, Glory imagines a perfect home life with Maria sharing a garden and holidays, wishing for a special kind of love beyond the affection of the Home staff. Martha consoles Glory as Glory questions the nature of belonging and parental love, yearning for a bond that is hers alone.
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Maria Darlin
Glory
Maria
Martha
Darlin
Muvder
Darling
Manitoba prospector touts pure Rice Lake gold find
Tom Fay, a 50 year old prospector, claimed first pure gold from the Rice Lake district near Winnipeg after years of exploration. He described a 2000 foot vein, expected returns, and plans to return by spring with a canoe full of gold. A local jewelry firm offered him 800 for dust from the vein. Fay bought the claim three years ago for 109 and aims to extract much more himself.
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Rice Lake
Manitoba
Tom Fay
St. Charles
Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg
Dominion
Fay
Alaska
Yukon
Sonora
Mexico
Rice Lake District
United States
Selkirk
Manitgotagan River
Clearwater Lake
How Cleopatra Died and Legacy in Egypt
The account describes Cleopatra as a prisoner of Octavian and records her farewell to Antony’s tomb before death. It mentions a possible venomous serpent bite as the method, notes Shakespeare’s influence, and records Cleopatra’s age at death and her status as Egypt’s last queen.
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Cleopatra
Octavious
Anthony
Caesar
Shakespeare
Egypt
Western Old Timer McKelvie Runs In Byelection In Yale
James E. McKelvie a veteran Western Canada figure seeks a Federal House seat in Yale British Columbia. His long career includes founding a Calgary store in 1883 where an early murder occurred linked to a nearby negro cook. Convicted without a jury he faced the scaffold after evidence tied him to the crime. McKelvie later served in the 1885 rebellion and homesteaded in Southern Alberta before settling in British Columbia.
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James E. McKelvie
Yale
B.C
Canada
Calgary
N.W.M.P
Sam Steele
James Lougheed
McKelvie
Alberta
British Columbia
St Thomas Shop Cuts Hit Michigan Central Workers
Ten percent more staff at the Michigan Central Shops in St Thomas Ontario have been laid off recently. Although layoffs continue, workers say much work remains unfinished and say the company may make the piecework pay system permanent.
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Michigan Central
St. Thomas
Ontario
Principal upbraids pupil for neglecting work
The principal of a girls school spoke sharply to a student named Mabel, ordering her to stay an extra hour after school as punishment for neglecting her assignments. Her reaction was a shrug.
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Mabel
Do Worms Breathe Underground Question Answer
A reader asks if a worm breathes underground. The answer states every living thing breathes, needing air to live, and worms access air through the air near the soil surface where there is plenty to spare.
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Earth
Why clouds thunder are heard by schoolchildren
The explanation states thunder does not come from clouds bumping but from air disturbance as electricity moves between clouds or from a cloud to earth. This heats the air and creates a sound wave we recognize as thunder.
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Earth
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Party
Stoi
Chronicles of the Royal North West Mounted Police
James Tait
McGibbon
Battleford
Genereux
Tasker
Constable Burke
Inspector Knight
Mr. Newlywed
Dominion Express
Fortune
New Chicago Museum
N. Battleford
Mike Sryoishka
Jimmy Johnson
North Battleford
M. McIntyre
Syroishka
Jimmy John
Dominion OF Canada
Province OF Saskatchewan
Benk
Alameda
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