Political Strife and Leadership in Skeena District
Rival delegates from Port Simpson contest Conservative leadership amid divisions over delegates. Joseph Martin and Joseph Plewin are contrasted for influence and policy, with references to Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper and Robert Francis Green as contributors to the Vancouver battleground where political cunning dominates.
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Port Simpson
Vancouver
Delemite
R. O. Jennings
Hos
Otler
John Plewin
Hinsely
Jus
McBrite
Plewin
Klewi
Pve
Skeena
Jennings
Blewin
British Columbia
Charles Hibbert Tupper
Paty
Ejtent
McBride
Victoria
McMicide
Robert Francis Green
Kasle
Kaslo
Charles Hibbert
Tupper
Ani
Nova Scotia
Political generals or pawns in Vancouver race for Tupper and Martin
The piece argues that if Hibbert Tupper or Joseph Martin were Liberal or Conservative candidates in Vancouver, campaigns would rely on capable individuals rather than pawns owned by grocers or railway bosses. It concludes that both men could articulate or craft principles, but neither is likely to receive a party nomination in Vancouver.
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Canada
Camileus
Joseph Martin
Vancon
Liberal Party
Martin
Alice
British Columbia
Charles Hibbert
Tupper
Vancouver
Canada Constituency Sees Politician Viewers of Wood and Water Drawers
A Canada constituency notes a curious scene as politicians with brains appear among viewers of wood and water drawers. The report highlights local figures observing practical crafts and daily labor, reflecting on the connection between governance and skilled work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
A Well Kept Dairy at Cranbrook BC
W B Bardgett of Cranbrook runs a leading dairy in British Columbia with 38 cows, 28 milking, wintering dry stock at Fort Steele. Inspectors lauded the clean stables, regular feeding, and well-ventilated barns. The ranch includes a hospital, a nine month old Shorthorn bull calf, and efforts to improve the breed while ensuring daily exercise for all cattle.
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W. B. Bardgett
Cranbrook
British Columbia
Mr. Bardgett
Fort Steele
Bardgett Ranch
Tohasen Gibbins
Mar.g
V. S
Province of
Bardgett
Baridgett
Bardgettt
Jim
James Ryan
Beattie and Atchison Stage Memorable Cranbrook Theatre Party
Beattie and Atchison hosted a festive theatre party at Cranbrook's new opera house. The Dominion Stock Company presented My Uncle's Nephew to an eager juvenile crowd with songs by Harold V. Reakes. Beattie thanked attendees, praising the Christmas gift as the best yet for Cranbrook children.
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Beattie & Atchison
Cranbrook
Beattie
Cranbrook Hotel
Opera House
Wold
Metropolitan Opera House
Dominion Stock Company
Harold V. Reakes
Atchison
Beattie & More
Burbank’s 208 Apple Varieties From One Tree
A San Francisco dispatch notes Luther Burbank, of Santa Rosa, developed 208 apple varieties from a single tree. By grafting seeds from apples grown on that tree back onto it, he created a diverse orchard ranging from small quail egg sized fruit to large pumpkin sized apples, with colors red green and more.
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San Francisco
Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Worldly textiles on display in Ferry building exhibit
A collection of fabrics, described as pink and striped and slotched, appears to have grown in 208 different parts of the world. After a five week curing process, the entire collection becomes an exhibition at the Ferry building.
Cranbrook School Attendance Totals by Division and Perfect Attendees
School census lists division totals and averages for Cranbrook with multiple classes led by Miss Caldwell Miss Purdy Miss Ross Miss Hall and Miss Anderson. Perfect attendance names span Kathleen Bridges Daisy McCallum Maudie Short Sybil White May Anthony Raymond Armstrong Garnet Binkley Toe Bourgoine Sadie Gillis Jesse Kennedy Lillian Leask Katie Leck Carlyle McNab Jessie McCowan Rollan Taylor Florence Woods Winifred Deacon Lillian McCowan Roy Argue Edi Anthony Gordon Anthony Edith Adderley Rachel Bardgett Albert Barnhardt Hilda Caslake Kathleen Mamont Rose Dumont Ralph Laurie Dave Reid Nathan Barnhart Lauretta Armstrong Vada Boyter Florence Bathie Niney Dorris Arthur Bowness Wanda Clifford Winley Gladys Hickenbotham Grace Higgins Rollo Johnson Irving Leask Lottie Leask Lee Look Clifford McNab Grace Bardsett Mary Barnhart Mina Carson Melford Carson Frank Cryderman Valerie DeGrace Fred Dumont Alex Dickson Vincent Fink Gladys Johnson Merrit Leask Douglas McCow an Gordon McKenna Neil McCallum Edith McDonald William Moore Sidney Murgatroyd Rainsford Parks Wilfred Stone Alice Woods Harold Patton Willie Pruden Ethel Reed Merle Taylor Wang Ship Helen Brides Fred DeGrace Ruby Deacon Violet Dumont Clarence Hickenbotham Walter Laurie Helen McKinstry Harriet Moffat.
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Division
FR. Anderson
May Anthony
Raymond Armstrong
Garnet Binkley
Toe Bourgoine
Sadie Gillis
Jessie Kennedy
Lillian Leask
Katie Leck
Carlyle McNab
Jessie McCowan
Rollan Taylor
Florence Woods
Winifred Deacon
Lillian McCowan
Roy Argue
Edi Anthony
Gordon Anthony
Edith Adderley
Rachel Bardgett
Albert Barnhardt
Hilda Caslake
Kathleen Mamont
Rose Dumont
Ralph Laurie
Dave Reid
Miss Ross
Nathan Barnhart
Lauretta Armstrong
Vada Boyter
Florence Bathie
Niney Dorris
Arthur Bowness
Wanda Clifford Winley
Gladys Hickenbotham
Grace Higgins
Rollo Johnson
Irving Leask
Lottie Leask
Lee Look
Clifford McNab
Miss Hall
Grace Bardsett
Mary Barnhart
Mina Carson
Melford Carson
Frank Cryderman
Valerie DeGrace
Fred Dumont
Alex, Dickson
Vincent Fink
Gladys Johnson
Merrit Leask
Douglas McCowan
Gordon McKenna
Neil McCallum
Edith McDonald
William Moore
Sidney Murgatroyd
Rainsford Parks
Wilfred Stone
Alice Woods
Miss Anderson
Harold Patton
Willie Pruden
Ethel Reed
Merle Taylor
Wang Ship
Helen Brides
Fred DeGrace
Ruby Deacon
Violet Dumont
Clarence Hickenbotham
Walter Laurie
Helen McKinstry
Harriet Moffat
Man Who Named the Kicking Horse Pass Dies
Wellington New Zealand reports the death of Sir James Hector long time chancellor of the University of New Zealand and palliser expedition ecologist He named the Kicking Horse Pass after receiving a severe chest kick while with Captain Palliser His son died crossing the continent and a monument near Field marks his memory.
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Wellington
New Zealand
James Heetor
University of New Zealand
James
Heetor
Palliser
Canada
British Columbia
Times
Hector
James Hector
Edinburgh University
Field
Continent
Cranbrook-Fernie Farmers Institute Formed In B C
The Cranbrook district forms a Cranbrook Fernie Farmers Institute under the act after delays obtaining consent from the agriculture minister. A petition required lieutenant governor in council approval and the Kootenay district is subdivided with Creston already hosting East Kootenay Farmers Institute. A statutory meeting is planned for early January to elect permanent officials with wide representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
Farmers’ Institute
British Columbia
Cranbrook-Fernie
Hope Lean of Agriculture
Kootenay
Creston
East Kootenay
Farmers
Gompers Re elected President At AFL Convention
Norfolk Va November 2 The American Federation of Labor re elected Samuel Gompers as president amid a controversy with Branden Brandenburg over bribery allegations. Officers elected include James Duncan John Mitchell James OConnell A Hays Daniel Keefe William Huber Joseph Valentine John Lennon and Frank Morrison. Denver chosen as 1908 convention city. A resolution backed new immigration laws excluding Japanese and Koreans.
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Norfolk
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Broughton Brandenburg
James Duncan
Quincey
Mass
John Mitchell
Indianapolis
James O'Connell
Washington
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen New Year Ball Set
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will hold its annual ball on New Year’s Eve at the new opera house in Cranbrook. Committees are working to provide the finest hall in the order’s history, and tickets are urged for all attendees.
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Cranbrook
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