MacDonald Praised Yet Questioned as Opposition Leader
A Vancouver Saturday Sunset reader asks on our front page what honest assessment of J A Macdonald the opposition leader merits. The writer notes Macdonald’s serious, conscientious approach and ability to dissect policy, while criticizing his party for lack of conscience and businesslike conduct in Victoria.
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Dick McBride
Mr. McBride
J. A. Macdonald
McBride
Macdonald
Tie
Mr. Macdonald
Mr. Maconald
Fulton
Prince Rupert
Victoria
Treasury
Empress Hotel
Vancouver
R. G. Tatlow
British Columbia
Napoleon Howser
Dr. Young
Lman
Public debate on British Columbia governance and leadership
The piece argues that party labels matter less than capable government in British Columbia. It discusses Premier MacBride, potential rival Macdonald, and the need for a policy of development, infrastructure, land settlement, reserves, natural resources, and administrator competence to win public confidence.
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Fulton
Carter Cotton
British Columbia
Eithia
Macdonald
McTiride
Meride
Treasury
McBride
Noted author George Meredith dies at eighty
London reports the death of English novelist George Meredith Vie Celuurate aged eighty following heart failure after a week of weakness. His illness began May and he failed to nourish, with doctors including Sir Thomas Barlow aiding his decline. Meredith born February 12 in Hampshire, celebrated on his eightieth birthday with tributes from Hope Swinburne Hardy Morley and others. He authored The House on the Beach Evan Harrington and The Adventure of Harry Richmond among many works.
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Sturgis
Thomas Barlow
Hupwil
Germany
Heauchamp
Evan Harrington
Harry Richmond
Chloe
Incorporated Societies of Authors
Lord Tennyson
Rev Fortune in the Lime Light Debate
Letter to the editor from E Hansen denying a slanderous claim by Rev W G Wesartine about a seventh bar license. Hansen says he was not refused a Stettler license and has instructed a solicitor to take action. Readers are urged to withhold judgment until a court rules on the veracity of the attack.
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Stettler
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Lethbridge Daily Herald
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San Francisco Opera Company to end Canadian tour
The San Francisco Opera Company will perform at the Auditorium on Saturday June 5, a likely final appearance in the city for some time. Manager Healy had booked two months but the Canadian tour extended to eight months with big profits in major cities like Fort William Port Arthur Brandon Winnipeg Edmonton Calgary Nelson Victoria and Vancouver, though profits dropped in smaller towns.
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Healy
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Port Arthur
Brandon
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Calgary
Nelson
Victoria
Vancouver
Fragments Reveal a Canadian Province News Roundup
A long service of notes from British Columbia reports gun wound death inquiry near a bariboo hunter, labor and immigration topics, mine closures, a new tunnel project, milk prices, a gas plant takeover, and railway first aid plans. The item mentions Revelstoke Mountaineering club funding, Armour & Co expansion hints, Canadian Pacific Bank hotel opening, and various local governance actions.
Sunday Baseball Plea Sparks Plebiscite Debate
Infraction case under the Lord's Day Act follows a refused plebiscite on continuing Sunday baseball. Arrow Lakes settlement grows near Major Island project. Express note on Vancouver Marathon results with Will Chandler of Vancouver Athletic Club winning in 3 22 01.
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Nanaitho
Art Suri
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Spokane
Unit
Land Purchase Notice by Maurice Quain Cranbrook 1909
Maurice Quain of Cranbrook announces a land purchase application to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works Victoria B C. He seeks to acquire 80 acres described by a bounds starting at a post on the Upper Moyie wagon road and includes 20 chains north 10 east 20 south and 40 west. Dated May 26 1909.
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Maurice Quain
Cranbrook
Aml Works
Victoria
B. C
Moyie
Nigger Creek
Peters Stewart Tington seeks land purchase in Cranbrook district
Peter Stewart Tington of Cranbrook B C Cashier applies for permission to buy 250 acres in the Cranbrook land district. The land description runs from a post west of Benedict's Siding along the Canadian Pacific Railway right of way with multiple directional bounds and a total area approximate to 250 acres. Dated May 11 1909.
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Kootenay
Peter Stewart Tington
Cranbrook
B. C
Benedict's Siding
Crows Nest
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Peter Stewart Idington
McClure Seeks Purchase of 160 Acre Cranbrook Land
Herbert Howard McClure of Cranbrook B C rancher gives notice to apply for permission to buy 160 acres in Cranbrook District South Kootenay. Land described by a 160 acre tract bounded 40 chains each direction, staked April 23 1909.
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Cranbrook
B. C
Southast Kootenay
A.D
Canadian Home Stead Regulations Synopsis for BC Railway Belt
Dominion Lands in the Railway Belt British Columbia may be homesteaded by a sole head of a family or any male over 18 up to a quarter section of 160 acres. Entry must be in person at the local land office, with proxy options under conditions. Residence and cultivation requirements span three years, with allowances if a parent or nearby farm residence is involved. Six months’ written notice to Ottawa is required. Coal rights may be leased for 21 years at $1 per acre, with a 5 cent per ton royalty on merchantable coal. Deputy Minister of the Interior Ww. W. Cory signs.
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Railway Belt
British Columbia
Commissioner of Dominion Lands
Ottawa
W. Cory
Interior
Mrs K P Simpson and N G Miss A Hickenbotham Sec
Secretaries Mrs K P Simpson and Miss A Hickenbotham are named in official notices. The item records a formal designation of roles and positions within a local organization. The source provides names and titles with no further context.
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K. P. Simpson
N. G
A. Hickenbotham
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