Agitator claims show rich gold and silver potential near Earle's Sawmill
Prospectors in Cascade show extensive stake activity as Delgleish and McDonald begin $100 assessment on the Agitator claim west of the sawmill. Ore yields run five dollars in lead and seven in silver, with gains increasing at deeper shafts. The article argues mining booms shift towns toward sustained prosperity once genuine work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Kettle River
Comere
Nature
Messrs
Delgleish & McDonald
Westside
Famine in India Worsens as Relief Works Rise
Reported in India the famine grows darker weekly with three million on relief works. Widespread child sale and abandonment point to severe starvation. Water shortage and mass cattle deaths intensify the crisis. Toronto council insured second contingent lives at $1,000 each before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Toronto
Transvaal
Private recalls Gatacre shooting guide at Stormberg
A private of the Irish Rifles reports in a letter home that General Gatacre, upon seeing the position the guide had led troops into, shot the guide dead with his own revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Rifles
Stormberg
Gatacre
British Reinforcements Land at Cape Town for Ladysmith Fight
General Roberts and General Kitchener arrive in Cape Town as 35 000 fresh troops descend on South Africa. The piece notes White repelling Boer assaults at Ladysmith, a Suffolk battalion disaster at Rensburg, and accusations that the British war office lagged in arming and modernizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Tugela
Buller
Ladysmith
White
Rensburg
Suffolk Regiment
Watson
Roberts
Kitchener
Pretoria Refuses to Recognize U S Representatives
Word from the State department says the Pretoria government refuses to recognize Consul Hollis and any US representative. The delay follows Lorenzo Marquez sending Hollis and precedes Secretary Hay's son arrival. This stance causes unease in Washington and may spark national excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Pretoria
Hollis
Lorenzo Marquez
United States
Hay
Camp McKinney Triumphs Over Greenwood 3 2
Camp McKinney fielded the victorious side in a 3 2 hockey win over Greenwood. The close game featured tight defense and late efforts to seal the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp McKinney
Greenwood
Rochester Group Strike Near Rochester West Mound Claims
C. W. Staples and A. T. Bryant report a Rochester West Mound strike two miles from Christina Lake. Samples from Rochester and West Mound are assayed at the English store. A 60 foot ledge is awaited to confirm its source among Rochester or West Mound. Open cuts 80 and 24 feet and a 67 foot tunnel noted. a 14 foot shaft sunk. Machinery moves to Lemon mine and Sunset boiler setup proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester-West Mound
C. W. Staples
A. T. Bryant
Rochester
McRae Creek
Christina Lake
Rochester and West Mound
Carden
Queen Bees
Penobscot
West Mound
Staples
Grand Forks Advances New Water System
Grand Forks moves toward complete water supply with new mains and tank in place. City officials express hope for ample pure water and urge rejection of plans to contaminate the Kettle River by sewer discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
Kettle River
Auditor Counts Sir Charles Tupper Tribute in Greenwood
An eccentric auditor present at Sir Charles Tupper's Greenwood meeting tallies his speech using first person references. He records 643 uses of I, 247 of me, and 48 instances of My Government. The note portrays a highly self centered rhetoric during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tupper
Greenwood
Charles
Slanderer gains assent by repeating false accusations
A man who repeats a slander stamps it with his approval and lends it credibility. The act signals endorsement of harmful rumor, spreading falsehoods and damaging reputations. Authorities warn against amplifying unverified claims.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earle's
London Times
Rossland Record
Imperial War Office
British War Office
Secret Service
War Office
Dom Paul
U. S
Rochester Group Strike
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!