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Toronto
Messengers –A Brief History (Part 1)
1940-59
Messenger Boys Fading Away
- New York Times, December 2, 1959
Cycling Champion Bob
McLeod Dies - Toronto Star, July 3, 1958
Western Union
Messengers to Get Full 75-Cent Pay Scale, U.S. Rules - New York
Times, September 19, 1950
These Boys Seek No
Summer Jobs
- New York Times, June 18, 1950
Smashed Glass Gives
Clue in Highway Hit-Run Death -
Toronto Star, December 26, 1940
An example to Ontario -
Toronto Star, December 26, 1940
Bus Kills Messenger Boy
- New York Times, August 16, 1940
1900-39
Injury of Messenger Raises
Legal Issue - New York Times, August 14, 1938
A Cyclist’s View -
Toronto Star, June 9, 1938
Fine Tribute to Dead
Messenger - Toronto Star, May 27, 1938
Messenger Boy Dies of
Collision Hurts - Toronto Star, April 22, 1938
Toronto Messenger Boys’
Association Plan to Petition Hepburn for Protection - Toronto Star,
October 13, 1937
Two Telegraph Bike
Messengers Named to Olympic Team - Toronto Star,
June 29, 1936
Bob McLeod Shows Class in
Olympic Bike Trials - Toronto Star, June 27,
1936
Crompton Sets Pace in the
1,000 Metres Olympic Time Trial - Toronto
Star, June 26, 1936
Young Driver Sobs Gets Four
Months - Toronto Star, February 13, 1935
Insists He Stopped Before He
Hit Cycle - Toronto Star, February 12, 1935
Crown Claims Driver Caused
Man’s Death - Toronto Star, February 11, 1935
Two Killed This Month
- Toronto Star, January 30, 1935
Dead Cyclist Identified as
Wesley McLean, Age 21 - Toronto Star, November 24, 1934
Driver is Arrested as
Messenger Dies - Toronto Star, October 17, 1934
Boys “Bear” Bob McLeod in
Triumph on Shoulders - Toronto Star, August 25, 1934
McLeod is “Chaired” -
Toronto Star, August 25, 1934
McLeod’s Rise to Top Epic
of Cycling Game - Toronto Star, August 15,
1934
Canada’s Unexpected Wins
Capped By McLeod’s Ride - Toronto Star, August
13, 1934
With Pick and Shovel -
Toronto Star, August 13, 1934
Bike Race Program is a
Great Success - Toronto Star, August 28, 1933
Messenger Boy Killed by Auto
- New York Times, November 26, 1932
Eleven Children Die
Beneath Auto Wheels - Toronto Star, June 9, 1927
Two Telegraph Messenger
Boys Bicycle From Toronto to Montreal - Toronto
Star, June 3, 1926
Motorman Not Blamed
for Cyclist’s Death - Toronto Star, July 24, 1920
Wiley Captures Motor-Paced
Race - New York Times, June 9, 1915
And It Is Enough -
Toronto Star, August 18, 1911
The Fun And Troubles of
Toronto Messengers - Toronto Star, September 15, 1906
Plea For Boys in Large
Cities - Toronto Star, August 13, 1904
Belz Leaped the Gap -
Toronto Star, July 13, 1904
Messengers Get A Move
On - Toronto Star, July 7,1903
C.P.R Messengers’
Races - Toronto Star, June 30, 1903
C.P.R. Messenger Races
- Toronto Star, August 26, 1902
Lively Boys On the “Go”
Always - Toronto Star, August 2, 1902
Killed by Automobile
- New York Times, February 20, 1901
Messenger Attacked
- Toronto Star, September 4, 1900
1800's
Gossip of
the Cyclers – Messenger Boys Championships - New York Times, August
23, 1896
Race for Messenger Boys
- New York Times, August 18, 1896
Messenger Races -
Toronto Star, June 4,1896
Messenger Boys to Use
Bicycles - New York Times, May 3, 1896
Bicycle Briefs -
Toronto Star, July 13, 1895
Telegraph Boys on Bicycles
- New York Times, November 9, 1884
Messengers Boys on
Bicycles - New York Times, July 4, 1884
The Messenger Boys - New
York Times, July 5, 1873
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