Inauguration Sketch of the North West Territories Leaders
A rapid sketch of the 1876 inauguration of the North West Territories outlines the first council at Fort Livingstone. It details Lieut Governor David Laird and five officials including Mathew Ryan and Hugh Richardson, noting their careers and the Hudson's Bay Company role in early administration.
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North West Territories
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Keewatin
Hudson's Bay Company
Great Company of Adventurers
British Columbia
Ottawa
David Laird
Fort Livingstone
Fort Garry
Winnipeg
James Foster
Carnduff-Carnevale
Assiniboia
Foster
Jim
Swan River Country
Hudson's Bay
Red River
Laird
North West
Tts
H.B.C
Mathew Ryan
Hugh Richardson
Beeet
James F. Mcleod
Co operation essential says Earl Beatty in London
Earl Beatty told a Western Australian dinner in London that Dominion naval co operation is vital to imperial defense. He cited the Royal Australian Navy as an example and urged Empire unity beyond parochial views to protect the empire. Sir John Connolly warned overseas settlement departments against treating overseas governments as recruitment agents.
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Earl Beatty
London
Eng
John Connolly
Dynamite Outrage Hits Niagara Store At Welland and Geneva
A mysterious dynamite attack damaged a grocery store run by Joe and Tony Meloni at Welland Avenue and Geneva Street in St. Catharines. The proprietors slept above the shop and escaped serious injury. The piece notes related military and legal figures, including Lieut. Col. James Farquharson Macleod and Hon. Mathew Ryan, and references the Legislative Council’s initial meeting.
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Joe
Tony Meloni
Welland Avenue
Geneva Street
St. Catharines
James Farquharson Macleod
J. M. Macleod
United Canada College
Queen’s University
Ontario
Mary Isabel
William Drever
Fort Garry
Militia
Red River
Garnet
Lord) Wolseley
St. Michael and St. George
North West Mounted Police
Mathew Ryan
Legislative Council
Police Headquarters Stood at Regina in 1882 Era
By 1882 the North West Mounted Police were established across the plains. Fort Qu Appelle housed Sam Steele’s police post as rail building began. Regina grew as a planned capital with police barracks, under Colonel Irvine, amid debates on capital location and the Was cana origin of the name.
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Regina
Sam Steele
Fort Qu’appelle
North West
North West Mounted Police
Great Lone Land
Mcleod
Irvine
C.P.R
Red River
Brandon
Fort Qu’ Appelle
Sam”’ Steele
Canada
Saskatchewan Country
Qu’Appelle
Hudson’s Bay Company
Prairie Region
W. J. MacLean
Indian Department
Winnipeg
Big Bear
Fort Pitt
Indian Office
Prairie Country
Battleford
Trans-Continental Railway
Regina Plains
Qu’ Appelle
Troy Town
Elbow
Saskatchewan
Dewdney
Saskatchewan Plains
Prairie
Wascana
Major Walsh
Sintaluta
Wapella
Pile O' Bones
Father Hugoward
West
E. C. Stewart
Louise
Victoria
British Columbia
Straits of
Fucca
Force
Union Church Movements Gain Momentum in the West
The general assembly votes delay church union talk until 1922 while denominational leaders foresee a strong push westward. Across prairie towns over 30 union fields exist. financial strains ease yet mission giving falls. Past votes show fluctuating support, with opposition strongest among elders, prompting new canvassing and a 1915-16 renewal.
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General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Union
West
Prairie Provinces
Ottawa
Assembly
Blind Jim
Second Assembly
Peeae
Earn Money at Home A Currie 269 College Open Evenings
A notice from A Currie lists 269 College offering evening opportunities to earn money at home in Toronto. The brief advert highlights flexible hours and location in the city.
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A. Currie
Toronto
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Old North West Territories
Amedee E. Forget
Per
Alexander Laird
Prince Edward Island
Renfrewshire
Scotland
David
New Glasgow
P.E.I
Presbyterian Seminary
Truro
Nova Scotia
Louisa
Thomas Owen
Patroi
Charlottetown
Island
Prince of Wales College
Ottawa Agricultural Insurance Co
R. P. Hawthorne
Minion
Dominion
Board of Works
Board of Education
Privy Council
Interior
North
Qu’Appelle Lakes
Canada Pacific Railway
Belfast
Confederation
House of Commons
Alex. Mackenzie
The
Territories
Richardson
England
United Canada
Little York
Bank of Upper Canada
Oxford
la Prairie
22Nd
Oxford Rifles
Department of Justice
C.M.G
ITAL
Police
Buffalo
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