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Brennan Neill

Brennan is a Montreal born and based journalist and amateur historian. Contact him through twitter (@brennaneill) or through email brennaneill at gmail.com

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You must be at least this tall...

Police Committee – The Montreal Daily Herald May, 5 1887 At the meeting of the Police Committee yesterday, it was resolved to suspend action against small candy »

Brennan Neill on crime, police 04 May 2015

Roddick saves tobogganing boy

Completely Recovered – The Montreal Gazette Apr. 30, 1890 A little boy named Charles Hatcher, who was impaled while tobogganing at Island Pond, Vt., about three months »

Brennan Neill on medical, Roddick, General Hospital 27 April 2015

Boys dredge up a surprise

City News – Montreal Daily Witness Apr. 29, 1878 A box containing a human skeleton was fished out of the river above Nun’s Island yesterday, by »

Brennan Neill on medical, Nun's Island 27 April 2015

An incurable sent down to Longue Pointe

A lunatic’s freaks – The Montreal Daily Post Apr. 23, 1886 He attempts to commit suicide and escapes from the general hospital. Some time ago a »

Brennan Neill on insanity, longue pointe 20 April 2015

Troublemakers don't take Sunday off

Sabbath-Breaking – The Montreal Daily Witness Apr. 20, 1868 Yesterday afternoon, a parcel of boys were playing lacrosse in the Montreal Cricket Ground; and, before they left, »

Brennan Neill on rowdies, fire 20 April 2015
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