Ralph Webb
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Colonel Ralph Humphreys Webb was a soldier and politician based in Manitoba, Canada. A monarchist, he served as the 31st Mayor of Winnipeg from 1925 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1934, and also serve
Mayor Ralph Webb (left) in 1926 with New Orleans Mayor Arthur O'Keefe, celebrating the Jefferson Highway linking the two cities
Winnipeg general strike
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The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most dramatic and influential strikes in Canadian history. For six weeks, May 15 to June 26, more than 30,000 strikers brought economic activity to a
Ralph Webb
…the 47th Battalion. He was awarded the Military Cross, the Distinguished Service Order, and the Croix de Guerre. He was a virulent opponent of the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919, calling for the deportation of "radical agitators" and urging "the whole gang be dumped in the Red River". His tenure as mayor began in 1924…
Crowd gathered outside old City Hall during the Winnipeg general strike, June 21, 1919
Anti-strike banner used in loyalist veterans parade during the 1919 Winnipeg general strike
RNWMP action in Winnipeg during the strike
Winnipeg general strike turns into a riot.