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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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