1867The Morning ChronicleWe are indebted to the Surveyor for the Bureau Veritas of French Lloyds, at Quebec, for their circular of statistics of maritime disasters during the year 1866. From…
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1867The Morning ChronicleThe Globe has a special from England. The name of the Confederation is to be “Canada;” Upper Canada to be changed to “Ontario,” and Lower Canada to “Quebec.”…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1867The Morning ChronicleWhile John Keenan and his wife were quietly walking along Eustache Street, St. Lewis suburb, he was struck on the head and knocked down with an axe-handle by…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1867The Morning Chronicle The 159th anniversary of St. Valentine, who according to one report, renounced the faith because he was not made a Bishop, was celebrated by a fancy-dress…
Memorials and Things of Fame for June 18, 2014
1864The Morning ChronicleOne hundred years ago to-day, on the 21st day of June, 1764, the first number of the Quebec Gazette, the venerable pioneer of the Canadian press, was issued….
Memorials and Things of Fame for February 13, 2013
1863The Morning ChronicleHis Hon Judge Meredith observed that the crime of sheep-stealing was one which the law punished severely, as it was necessary that the property of the agricultural class…
Memorials and Things of Fame for January 23, 2013
1863The Morning ChronicleThere are no two other items of household economy, not excepting food, that are more necessary and important during our long and severe winters than light and fuel….
Memorials and Things of Fame for January 16, 2013
1863The Morning ChronicleYesterday was generally observed as a day of mourning throughout the city. The whole community seemed to unite in mourning the irreparable loss which had been sustained. The…
Memorials and Things of Fame for September 5, 2012
1862The Morning ChronicleA noble specimen of the great blue heron tribe was shot in the neighborhood of St. Foy on Monday by a sportsman of this city. The bird was…
Memorials and Things of Fame for August 29, 2012
1887Culled from the WebThe City of Montreal caught fire at sea. She was carrying a cargo of 8,000 bales of raw American cotton, and was the 73rd ship with such…