Government and Opposition in Throes of Counted Support
The piece notes a fragile opposition and a government still not pressed to resign. It argues the Turner government was dismissed earlier while still stronger, while McInnes and Cotton diverge on urgency. The opposition lacks organization, and a Moses to lead remains absent ahead of the January 4 legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Semlin
Turner
McInnes
Cotton
Kootenay
Joseph Martin
Martin
Turner Party
Moses
Spokane Sees New Smelter Fever Spark
Spokane becomes latest spot to chase smelter dreams promising jobs and industry growth though critics warn of overpromising like the failed project five years earlier that produced little smelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Bob Ingersoll
Growing time era described for Dominion expansion
The piece notes a new mentality of growth across Eastern Canadian journals and predicts the next decade will bring major progress, with British Columbia poised for especially large advances in development and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
British Columbia
Doves Hover as Sloran Mining Deadlock Persists
War has not been declared in the Transvaal. The white winged dove still hovers, but faces trouble. Rumors of a breakthrough in the Sloran mining deadlock circulate weekly, yet no change occurs. Rich mineral properties remain tied up in the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Sloran
Bankers Gather in Cleveland for Global Finance Review
Last week 1,200 men representing $5.7 billion in money met at Cleveland under the American Bankers Association banner. A Dreyfus pardon in France is viewed as a political move by the ministers. Bruce White predicts a railway from North Port to Cascade to unlock Pierre Lake and Deep and Flat creeks properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
American Bankers’ Association
Alfred Dreyfus
France
Council of Ministers
Bruce White
Northport
Cascade
Pierre Lake
Railway hopes rise for Boundary region and mining camp
The article notes crowded trains into the Boundary area and predicts a real everyday railroad next year for Washington's mining camp, reflecting optimism about expanding rail infrastructure and transportation links in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Boundary Country
Washington
Mail facilities atlin district 1899 remark noted
The Atlin Claim reports that the excellent mail facilities given to the Atlin district will continue through 1899. The Greenwood Miner quips that if the pace continues Greenwood will soon have hotels to burn, noting several new hotels have faced destruction while Greenwood appears well blessed in hotel capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlin
Dominion
Canada
Greenwood
Minister F Carter-Cotton Charged With Falsifying Records
Joseph Martin accuses Hon. F Carter-Cotton of falsifying cabinet records. Cotton does not respond to the serious charge. The columnist says a minister should deny such a claim and owes the province an explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Martin
Hon
F. Carter- Cotton
Cotton
Rumors addressed on Hotel Columbia fire in Grand Forks
The article urges disproving charges or resigning a portfolio while denying rumors linking prominent Grand Forks figures to the Hotel Columbia blaze until full evidence is heard. It asserts the law will run its course and the true culprits will receive their due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
Columbia
Funeral for Bull Dog tunnel foremen and worker
Seventy attendees including Olaf Olson and 70 workers gathered for the funeral of James Pease and J. Gilbert, killed by gas from blasting at the Bull Dog tunnel. Rev. Joseph Munoy officiated as others exposed to fumes survived after escaping to fresh air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pease
J. Gilbert
Bull Dog
Cascade
Olaf Olson
Joseph MunCoy
Pease
Gilbert
International Day at Spokane Exposition October 10
Spokane Industrial Exposition invites mayors boards of trade and other British Columbia organizations to attend International Day on October 10. Special trains and delegations are expected from all parts of British Columbia with thousands of people anticipated to exchange greetings. The Spokane management and citizens aim to make the day memorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Spokane
Boards of Trade of
Boards of Trade
Local business and mining notes in Boundary area
Vernon and Greenwood expect to possess a steam laundry soon. Jack Robertson and George Sharpe visit Gladstone to manage mining interests. Several lots in Keremeos Similkameen are for sale. Gold Commissioner Lambley from Fairview visited Greenwood to review water-record applications on Boundary Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Greenwood
Jack Robertson
George Sharpe
Gladstone
Keremeor
Similkameen
Princeton
Lambley
Fairview
Boundary Creek
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Cascade, B.C
W. Beach Willcox
Simpson's Newstand
Rossland Nelson Pompe
Rand Forksreenwood
John W. Graham & Co
Francis & Milne
Wash
Pete
Thomas Walker
Cascade Cascade Drug Co
Saee Bovee
Boundary Area
Cascade Drug Co
Thelin
Joseph Schaich
Mgr
Calgary
B. C
Syndicate
D'Arcy, Macdonald
Alexandria
Glengary County
Ontario
Cascade Record
Smith Curtis
M. Morrison
Grand Forks, B.C
Christina Lake
John A. Coryell
P. L
Shamrock
Castle Mountains
Baker, Sutherland and McRae Creeks
Burnt Basin
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