Old age tax clause expands exemption rules in province
Smith Curtis, M. P. P., wins an old age exemption in the amended revenue tax law allowing tax relief at 60 unless yearly income exceeds 1000 dollars. Boundary surveyors Brock and Leach to mark the British Columbia Washington Idaho line. Notices warn laborers away from Similkameen due to wage cuts as cheap import labor sought. Nickel mine near 20 Mile Creek referenced with Ferguson Hagle note.
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Smith Curtis
R. W Brock
W. W. Leach
British Columbia
Washington
Idaho
Similkameen
Haially
Nickel Late
Similkameen River
Fergusson Hagle
Boulder Creek Power Drives Sawmill and Mines
KE W Scothorn reports progress on Little Boulder Creek waterpower near Rockcut on Kettle River. A 700 foot auxiliary flume is under construction to feed a 45 foot head and 100 horsepower dynamo powering the sawmill and a hoist for the Kettle River mine four miles away. Sawmill operation expected early season. The mill will also supply local lumber needs in Rockout district.
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Little Boulder Creek
Rockcut
Kettle River
KE. W. Scothorn
Rockout
Bossburg Journal
Railroad Rumblings and Labor Tensions Across the Corridor
The Great Northern surveyors push along Kettle river from Kettle Falls to Cascade as rival lines watch. Bossburg Journal notes cross section activity and hints of blocking a competing franchise. In Cumberland B C, Union Colliery reports 877 workers with 863 Chinese and 102 Japanese, provoking anti Chinese sentiment and calls for exclusion. Tom Taylor is blamed for pushing anti-Chinese legislation.
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Great Northern
Kettle River
Kettle Falls
Cascade
Jim Hill
Bossburg Journal
Union Colliery
Cumbrland
B. C
Tom Taylor
Amendment to Mineral Act on recording claims by agents
The Mineral Act amendment requires a power of attorney filed with the mining recorder before an agent records claims. An agent may not locate more than one claim for two principals on each vein or lode. A second amendment allows work on trails to count toward certificates of work.
Reformation in Progress in Grand Forks
The Grand Forks Gazette reports inquiries into marriage licenses across several cities to identify who was married and where. It condemns alleged unlawful living arrangements and vows prosecutions where parties are not legally joined.
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Rossland
Greenwood
Midway
Republic
Grand Forks
Leyland Line sale to Morgan raises fears in Britain
The Leyland Steamship Line may transfer to J Pierpont Morgan & Co provoking English concern over US dominance of Atlantic shipping. Morgan's interests already own the West Indian and Pacific lines and plan ten new liners and 10 million pounds more in vessels over five years amid speculation a US shipping subsidy bill may pass.
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Leyland Steamship Line
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
England
United States
Atlantic
Leyland Line
Great Britain
West Indian and Pacific Steamship Company
Mr. Morgan
United States Senate
Spokane
Man Using Alias Trent Arrested in Seattle For Interstate Swindles
A man alias John Trent was arrested in Seattle over a broad scheme that harmed many Washington merchants. He purchased goods worth hundreds of dollars under the pretense of stocking a farm, then sold them at auction in a nearby town. Eastern Washington served as his main base, with Chicago goods obtained on lithographed stationery. The investigation notes a private bank and merchandising operation tied to the fraud. Local notices invite readers to obtain a Similkameen map and guide at the office.
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Grand Forks
Minneapolis
Board of Trade
Yankee Land
Minneapolis Tribune
Telegraph Company
G. F. Huntlers
Caffern
American Mining and Investment Company of
Republic
John Trent
Seattle
Washington
Goode
Marcus
Chicago
Accidents At Mother Lode Mine Injure Several Workers
Over the past week at the Mother Lode mine a timber crushed Mark Kay's fingers though they are healing. A carpenter injured the instep of a foot and is hospitalized. A White fingered a crusher engine, and C Goosney damaged a thumb while handling equipment.
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Mother Lode
Mark Kay
Greenwood Hospital
A. White
Cgoosney
Abundant Wild Strawberries Forecast in Cascade
The many wild strawberry blossoms signal an ample berry crop will be ready at the appointed time in Cascade. Local growers expect a bountiful harvest based on the observed flowering abundance this season.
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Cascade
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White Bros
Jewelers
Opticians
Bripot Street
W. R. Megaw
General Merchant
Fisher
Robert Prebilsky
H. E. Woodland & Co
Fraser & Cos Drug Store
M. F. Cross
Proprietress
Johnson Block Lodging House
First Ave
Wm. Dinsmore
Bridge Street
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Pioneer Store
W. M. Wolverton
Yale
Camborne
Ferguson
Boulder Creek Power
Lardeau
Mineral Act
Iligottes Galus
American Investment Co
Trent
Church of England Society For Phoenix
Similkameen Country
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