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- AN ICE CREAM SPECIAL - [Welland Tribune, 13 July 1907] Mrs. Collins and Miss Laura Hooker, two representatives of the Japanese booth for the Trip Around the Earth in three days, on Thursday morning, afternoon and night will serve ice cream and soda... read more
- CRUISER VIGILANT SANK POACHING TUG - TWO MEN DROWNED [Welland Tribune, 9 June 1905] Port Stanley, Ont. June 7-This morning about 9.15 the Government cruiser Vigilant, Capt. Dunn, sighted a fishing tug about six miles east of Middle Island in Lake Erie and five ... read more
- STR. SAVONS WRECKED - [People’s Press, 5 September 1905] The Str. Savona, loaded with iron ore, went ashore on York Island in Lake Superior in a gale on Friday night, and broke in two. One boat containing eleven people reached shore in safety, b... read more
- HAMILTON RAIL WORKER KILLED - [Welland Tribune February 27, 1940] Switch Engine Conductor Trapped Under Train Hamilton, Feb. 27- Storm conditions were blamed today for the second railway fatality within eight days when A,N, Clavel, 36, Hamilton conducto... read more
- KILLED IN THE G.T.R. YARDS - [Welland Telegraph October 29, 1903] Tuesday morning a light road engine , while backing out from the Grand Trunk roundhouse ran down and instantly killed a workman named James MacDonald. The unfortunate man was dragg... read more
- THOROLD MAN MEETS DEATH - [Welland Tribune January 31, 1940] Instantly Killed When Newly-Laid Rail Springs-Second Workman Hurt Thorold, Ont., Jan 31-William Ivansuik, 33-year-old workman at the Beaver Wood Fibre Company plant, was instantly killed and... read more
- WRECKED ON LAKE ERIE - Steamer Idaho Goes Down Off Long Point NINETEEN DROWNED The Story of a Terrible Struggle for Life Amid Inky Blackness, Shrieking wind and Merciless Waves [Welland Tribune, 12 November 1897] Buffalo, Nov. 7-The steamer Idaho o... read more
- WRECK AT KINGSMILL - Michigan Central Freight Train Smashed [People’s Press, 9 May 1905] St. Thomas-May 6-A bad wreck 0ccurred on the Michigan Central railway two miles west of Kingsmill yesterday at 5 a.m. through an axles of a freight car bre... read more
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TALES:
- MARGARET ROGERS - [Welland Tribune, 25 July 1905] There occurred at Allanburg on Friday, July 21, the death of Mrs. Margaret Rogers, aged 89 years, 4 months and 19 days. Mrs. Rogers was born in Ireland, county Caven, and died at the residence ... read more
- WEBER-OTT - [Welland Tribune, 19 September 1905] A very quiet wedding took place here on Thursday afternoon at 5.30 o’clock, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ott, when their daughter Katherine L., was married to Mr. Ira S.K. Weber... read more
- DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE HANSLER - [Welland Tribune, 19 September 1905] To the Number of 200 Meet in Joyful Reunion in Pelham, at the Old Hansler Homestead. Our childhood home, our happy home We never shall forget The peaceful hours we then enjoyed E’re time... read more
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- ROSILLA ROY - [Welland Tribune, 9 June 1905] Mrs. Murray Roy, mother of Mrs. C.N. Alair of Welland, died in her home in Dunnville on Friday last. She was quite well until the night before, when she suffered a stroke of paralysis, death ens... read more
- ROSS-THOMPSON - [Welland Tribune, 9 June 1905] Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Julia Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thompson of Meaford and William D. Ross of Montreal formerly of Welland. The wedding will take place a... read more
- HARRIET MARIA HANSLER - [Welland Tribune, 26 May 1905] After a long period of suffering borne with true Christian patience and resignation, Harriet Maria, wife of David J. Hansler, of Fenwick, passed to early on Tuesday morning, 23rd inst., aged 66 ... read more
- PRISCILLA BUCHNER - [Christian Guardian, 13 June 1833] In Crowland, on May 1st, Priscilla, wife of Daniel Buchner. She was born in New Jersey on November 25, 1801, daughter of Isaac and Jane Vansickel. She married Mr. Buchner in September 1817. ... read more
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