C P R Politics and Southern British Columbia Gains and Risks
Vancouver World analysis warns that J J Hill and partners plan a Washington railway belt from Spokane Falls to Nelson and Republic linking with V V E, threatening Southern British Columbia trade. The piece blames Dunsmuir Government for inaction and urges immediate terms with the V V E to protect BC interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hill
Washington
British Columbia
Grand Forks
Fourth of July Creek
Phoenix
Boundary Country
Nelson
Hill Company
Republic
Hill Syndicate
Columbia
Okanagan
Wenatchee
Great Northern Railway
Boundary Line
Oscoyos Lake
Qoscoyos Lake
Similkameen
Keremos
Ollalla
Similkameen City
Princeton
Granite Creek
Tulameen City
Nicola
Spokane
Seattle
Vancouver
V. V
Dunsmuir
Two Miners Die in Acme Mine Explosion Near Kettle Falls
Henry Fish and James Aldredge were killed in a dynamite blast at the Acme mine near Kettle Falls 15 miles from Colville. The explosion occurred after a misfired sequence and the men entered the tunnel to investigate, their bodies found with severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fish
James Aldredge
Acme
Kettle Falls
J. M. Fish
William Aldredge
Colville
Mucker
Aldredge
Fred
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Local notes include staffing changes and travel plans
Pete Monro relieves Jake Graber in Cascade while Miss Pearl Grant returns home from Deadwood to Gladstone. Dominion Day events feature Mrs N W Coates at Grand Forks and a Grand Forks train for celebrants. A Great Northern survey party and a Spokane board boycott affect travel. Cascade school closes for summer. railway strike disrupts C P R traffic and track work pays $2.50 daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane Board of Trade
Grand Forks
Lar Do road contract seeks 1000 men at Howser
G A Carlson of Kaslo leads an 80 mile Lar do road contract with 850 workers and plans to hire 1000 within weeks. Crewing includes clearing rights of way cutting filling grading and bridging over 30 miles with easy grades and lighter rock work. Carlson seeks good laborers reporting at his Howser headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Carlson
Kaslo
Lardo
Carlson
Howser
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J.K. Robinson
Russell
R. G. Ritchie
G. K. Stocker
J. H. McDonald
R. Kelman
Harry Cook
Christina Lake
E. G. Robb
Cascade
R. P. Murray
Midway
Julius Black
Eholt
Black Bros
Russel
Washington & Northern
Great Northern
Nelson, Wash
Rossland
Ira Black
Black
Killeen
Norway Mountain
Bonanza
Smith Curtis
John Harle
J. A. Bertois
Cascade Public
Mies Ruckle
Victoria
Oren
Oregon
And
Union Pacific
Eagt
Salt
Europe
Daily
Coeur d’Alenes
Farmington
Garfield
Colfax
Pomey Waitsn
Dayton
Walla Walla
Pendleton
City
Dally
Ive Beeker
Steamer
San Francisco
Portland
Ainsworth Dock
Spear Street
Willamette
Columbia Rivers
Astoria
Oregon City
Salem
Independence
Cor Vallis
Snake River
Riparia
Lewiston
Lewatom
Adams
Riverside Ave
Wash
The
Yale-Columbia Lumber Co
B. C
Columbia Brewery
R. G
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