Tag: June 1854
Bribery and Betrayal in Sherbrooke: Lord Elgin’s Tainted Welcome
In the sweltering summer of 1854, Lord Elgin, the Governor General of British North America, arrived in Sherbrooke, Quebec, amidst fanfare and celebration. However, beneath the surface of this joyous welcome, whispers of impropriety emerged, hinting at a web of corruption and deceit. RELATED: Retired Admiral Robert Burke Sentenced for Bribery Scheme RELATED: Ex-Michigan Worker…
Minnesota’s Safe Keeps Its Secrets: A Tale of Silence in the North
It was a sweltering summer evening in St. Anthony Street, June 7, 1854, when the Minnesota Weekly Times office seemed to be a beehive of activity. Editor-in-Chief T.M. Newson, J.B. Mitchell, and Martin J. Clum were hard at work, but the real story was not what was being written, but what was being kept under…
