From The Past: Evil Days For The Loafers

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff

“The is no room for loafers; no time for idlers, and there should be no mercy for tramps and mere pool-room sports.”

Source: Evil Days For The Loafers, Grand Forks Sun, Grand Forks, B.C., July 19, 1918

Late in World War 1, both Canada and the United States passed anti-loafing laws, and ordered that all males of draft age had to be engaged in productive employment or go into the army, with some exceptions.

The following article concerns the above subject:

The Grand Forks Sun, Grand Forks, B.C., July 19, 1918

The Canadian government of the day passed the following Order In Council, P.C. 815 on April 4, 1918, ordering that in the absence of reasonable cause to the contrary, that all males engage in useful occupations under the regulations set forth in the order in council:

Source: Documents On Canadian External Relations, Volume 1, 1909-1918

Source: Documents On Canadian External Relations, Volume 1, 1909-1918

From The Past: Profile of The Boundary District In 1907

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff

Source: The Greenwood Ledge, Greenwood, B.C., July 18, 1907

Greenwood Ledge, Greenwood, B.C., July 18, 1907

From The Past: Cranbrook Hearld Newspaper of June 28th, 1900 Perpetrates Hoax

From The Past: The Cranbrook Hearld, June 28th, 1900

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff

On Thursday, June 28, 1900 the Cranbrook Hearld newspaper published an article in its paper that would gather attention, raise a few eyebrows, result in a few laughs and create embarrassment for two other newspapers.

The article, titled “Taking A Look Forward: Excerpts From The ‘Morning Hearld’ Of September 10, 1907”, that showed the following occurrences at that time:  “Conflageration In The Warehouse District—Loss Nearly Half A Million” and “A Great Labor Strike Imminent”.

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On July 13, 1900, the Slocan Drill newspaper published an article that exposed the above Cranbrook Hearld post as a hoax, claiming two newspapers, the Spokane Review and Sandon Paystreak “were both caught for suckers having re-published the item as an alleged fact of today. It is a horse on them”.

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Source: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcnewspapers

The C.C.F. marches on : Full report, Fourth National Convention of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation held in Winnipeg, July 27 and 28, 1937

The C.C.F. marches on : Full report, Fourth National Convention of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation held in Winnipeg, July 27 and 28, 1937

Source: https://archive.org

 

Understanding the CCF: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

Understanding the CCF No.1: How the CCF began. Issued by the Provincial Education Committee C.C.F. (B.C.-Yukon Section) 1953.

Source: https://archive.org

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (French: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, from 1955 the Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a social-democratic^[2] and democratic socialist^[3] political party in Canada. The CCF was founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, agrarian, co-operative, and labour groups,^[4] and the League for Social Reconstruction. In 1944, the CCF formed the first social-democratic government in North America when it was elected to form the provincial government in Saskatchewan.^[5] In 1961, the CCF was succeeded by the New Democratic Party (NDP). The full, but little used, name of the party was Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Farmer-Labour-Socialist).^[6] 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-operative_Commonwealth_Federation

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 1932-1961

 

From The Past: Greenwood B.C. Postcard Pictures

FROM: SFU Library Digital Collection: British Columbia Postcards Collection

From The Past: The Gold Brick Robbery At Camp McKinney

FROM: Okanagan Historical Society of Vernon, British Columbia, 7th Report, 1937

Mining In The Pacific Northwest: BOUNDARY CREEK Region

FROM: Mining In The Pacific Northwest, Edited by L.K. Hodges, The Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington, 1897

      

 

1903 Boundary Mining District Of Report

SOURCE: 1903 Year Book of British Columbia

From The Past: Rough Hockey Display

THE DAILY CANADIAN

NELSON, B.C.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1908

BC Historical Newspapers