April 2, 1818 – The Quebec GazetteAs reported in 1918 – Among the improvements made in Quebec District one hundred years ago, was the laying out of a town above…
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Memorials and Things of Fame
March 28, 1868 – The Morning ChronicleDestruction of Property – A large gang of night marauders from St. Sauveur, carried off a quantity of wooden fencing for firewood, from several…
Memorials and Things of Fame
March 15, 1818 – The Quebec GazetteA very strong letter was written to the Editor by a subscriber who complained of the carelessness of the canoemen of Levis who had…
Memorials and Things of Fame
The first edition ofThe Quebec Gazette / La Gazette de Québec was published on June 21, 1764.In 1874 it merged with theMorning Chronicle (1847-1925) which merged with theQuebec Daily Telegraph (1875-1925) in 1925…
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February 27, 1818 – The Morning ChronicleIce falling from the roof of Wm. Price’s store at No. 1 St. Peter St., struck on the head two men named Pierre Dumas…
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February 14, 1868 – The Morning ChronicleRecorder’s Court – Yesterday, in this Court, a young boy charged with throwing projectiles, in the shape of pieces of ice, at the cranium…
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February 7, 1868 – The Morning ChronicleCorrespondenceMr. Editor – I beg leave through your excellent and widely-circulated journal, to request the Montreal English press to ignore us altogether; to recall…
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January 31,1868 – The Morning ChronicleRobbery – On Wednesday night, between ten and eleven o’clock, while Mr. Giguere, a shopkeeper in Latourelle Street, St. John’s suburbs, was temporarily occupied in…
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January 25, 1818 – The Morning ChronicleThe vessel Ewretta was reported arrived in London from Quebec, with a cargo of furs valued at £120,000. January 24, 1868 – The Morning ChronicleThe…
Memorials and Things of Fame
January 16, 1818 – The Morning Chronicle A gang of thieves who had been operating throughout the city at this time, changed the scene of their crimes for that of the…