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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
15
Mrs. Peter Borque endured a ten day storm at Bird Rock lighthouse Nova Scotia after her husband drowned. With her baby nearby she tended the light and sounded the fog signal while the supply vessel visited only quarterly, finally guiding a distant ship by tolling the bells until it answered.
A Belford essay recalls a Brighton to Campbellford journey by stage coach in Ontario. The narrator, eager for a Joyful excursion with English literary echoes, ends up a comic scene inside a coach as horses halt and a brusque driver questions the traveler while the stage proceeds.
An appeal before the Privy Council concerns Rogue Corinthe and other leaders of an Indian band claiming siegnory of the Lake of the Two Mountains. The Seminary of St Sul pic Montreal asserts a grant from Louis XIV. The case pits aboriginal title and Proclamation 1763 against French crown grants and later confirmations, amid a century of contest.
A petition to Dr. Deschenes deputy minister of crown lands from Meay and Carenin townships in Lake St. John requests permission to kill bears and wolves in parts of the National Park bordering the townships. The signers say wildlife are increasing and ravaging livestock, and they plan to organize hunting parties if the petition is granted.
The Vancouver News Advertiser notes Mrs Orden possesses great naturalness and restraint of the Englishwoman with scarcely a trace of the Canadian accent. The discovery is reported with curiosity about sociability and language in the Canadian context.
A portrait of the Canadian Pacific Railway as the empire’s largest private landholder with vast track and telegraph networks. It credits Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and Van Horne for overcoming immense obstacles, notes the 1885 Craigellachie spike, and lauds the railway for nation-building and Canada’s growth.
The Vancouver Sentinel notes a surplus of men over women and cites restaurants serving lonely, single men who dream of partners. It argues many cannot marry due to housing costs and the lure of distant prospects, using humor about a “budding millionaire” lifestyle.
Workers uncover remarkably preserved skeleton during sewer work in Toronto. The find recalls 1812 battles when Canada faced American forces. The remains likely belong to a slain American soldier from that engagement.
A Canadian firm behind a remarkable tombstone for AT claims one of its heads died. The inscription over his grave honors Abraham Blank as founder of Blank, Blank & Co. for years making pickles and bot starest of all, and without rive.
A governor Hanna founded work farm near Guelph in 1909 now houses about 500 inmates under an honor system. The facility includes a 900 acre tract with a quarry, buildings to hold 600, and a road, bridge, and dairy operations. Limited supervision preserves order and few escapes.
Star Weekly reports that H. H. MacLeod, long-time chief engineer and later general manager of C N R Western lines, earned appointment after an American steel executive praised his grasp of the road and leadership of Boards of Trade and town councils. Sir William Mackenzie soon appointed him general manager.
An expedition sails from St John s to Baffin s Land to seek gold in black sand and pebbles near Pond s Bay with Captain Robert Jones guiding and a winter hut crew, aiming for August reach and November return. A second party pursues a different objective on the same island.
A Labor Department report notes July shows a slight fall in the index number a barometer of prices. The wholesale index slipped from 137 to 135 though still above last year. Grains fruits vegetables hay declined while hides metal boots shoes lumber rose. retail prices for potatoes sugar fell eggs up slightly. meats remained firm. The average consumer feels little change yet but sees hopeful signs.
A Galician candidate stood in the last Saskatchewan provincial election marking a precedent in Canadian politics. Galician settlements across the Canadian West have grown into thriving farming communities and corporate ties.
Memorial Baptist Church at Richmond and Tecumseth streets becomes a model mixed church and settlement project. Rev. A L Brown oversees a census covering 2 498 houses and 26 000 people, with home gardens seed giveaways 2800 packages to 2000 homes, and prizes for best plots and yards.
Toronto Star recounts a 19th or early 20th century quip by Peter Ryan, Toronto registrar, at a St. John’s Ward picnic. He praised Irish and Black races while a Scotch alderman whispered that the Black Douglas was Scottish, not African, in a witty exchange about race and history.
Industrial unrest in Canada surged in July with 46 disputes reported to the Department, up nine from June and 28 above July 1911. About 17 000 workers were affected, more than June and 1914 July levels. The Garment Workers strike ended in July causing wage reductions for over a quarter of employees after two months idle.
An Ontario institute lecturer returns from a lecturing tour praising mixed farming and the dairy and stock raising sectors. He notes Ontario’s riches, the potential rail corridor, and the high output in South Oxford, with dairying yielding large profits and stock farming offering broad rewards, while changes push many farms toward grain production.
The article notes sawdust from mills has shifted from harming rivers to valued uses. Wood flour, produced from pine and spruce, is ground and baled for shipment at about 123 to 13 per ton. It absorbs nitro glycerine for dynamite and also serves linoleum and floor covering makers, though it is less elastic than cork.
The Star Weekly surveys twenty Canadian figures in a series on Makers of Canada. Writers explain the dramatic quarter century 1842 to 1857, emphasizing self-government stories and the Durham report as a pivotal classic for Canadian history.
Customs receipts for August exceeded 2 million dollars with early August totals reaching 1,691,363. R. J. White, Montreal port chief collector, notes earnings average about 29.4 dollars per minute of each working hour, far above the 1911 level for the same period.
Ferry Laurence of Langenburg Saskatchewan enjoys a pipe at age four. The playful caption hints at a curious childhood moment with tobacco imagery and a hint of nip. The vignette captures a small-town moment and local color.
A sermon-style piece contrasts moral straightness with crooked living using railroads roads and biblical references. It recalls a New York police line by Fulton Street and stories of historical figures at crossroads from Edwards to Jefferson and Adams, urging choosing the narrow path over corruption and vice.
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