Pilgrim Visitors Tour Victoria Capital and Warships
Cranbrook travelers describe a visit to Victoria British Columbia noting the Parliament buildings Esquimalt naval yard and exhibits. They tour museums observe ships guns and a torpedo boat while reflecting on regional politics and the role of East Kootenay representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Editors Herald
British Columbia
Seattle
William Doble
George Shier
Ned Bray
George Watson
Bert Beattie
Geary
Bay
Naval Station
Esquimalt
Fruit and Agricultural Department
East Kootenay
Moyie
Fernie Free Press
Dear
Herald
Parliament
Assembly Chamber
Col. Baker
Fort Steele
Fernie
Cranbrook
Kimberley
Wardner
South East Kootenay
Exquimault
Fred. Pieper
Gran‘brook
Bobby Galbraith
Mr. Watt
Cosmopolitan
Crainbrook
Wold
Letter Warns of Japanese Labor Invasion Along Pacific Coast
A writer describes a rapid Japanese arrival from Victoria to Vancouver and beyond, estimating 3000 landed in two days. He fears widespread impact on labor and predicts Japanese workers could outcompete and displace others, urging North American labor unions to act now.
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Victoria
Vancouver
British Columbia
United States
Pacific Coast
North America
E. Simpson
How to Cook an Oyster and a Bicycle Trick Incident
A humorous Herald feature covers oyster preparation with quirky cautions on picking, drawing, stuffing, and serving for a dinner highlight. It blends kitchen tips with a comical note on an odd bicycle trick by Archie Currie near Cranbrook, ending with a playful moral about safety and amusement.
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Herald
Cranbrook Prepares Dominion Day Celebrations and 7 PM Closures
Cranbrook business leaders plan Dominion Day events and a 7 PM daily closing rule for dry goods hardware and general stores except Saturdays and payday, with a committee led by Rankin Gill and Miner to secure signed agreements. A separate meeting elected H M Wentworth president and Matt Reckender secretary to craft action plans for Dominion Day festivities led by Thomas Wellman as chair.
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Cranbrook
Messrs
Rankin
Gill
Miner
James Ryan
al Meyer
H. M. Wentworth
Matt Reckender
Thomas Wellman
Thos, Rookes
G. A. Leitch
F.C. Rankin
Alex Kellett
Fred Pleper
Eale Smail
al McDermot
Cranbrook Schools Division 1 April Attendance and Merit List
In April Cranbrook Schools operated 19 days with 85 average per divisions. Enrollment reached 105. Lists show Standard VI students led by Rhoda Leitch and Minnie Grant, Standard III rankings headed by Arthur Johnson and F. Costigan, Standard II and Primer groups with multiple named pupils and teachers led by Jean Dyker.
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Rhoda Leitch
Minnie Grant
Anna Grant
Lexitia McKiehern
Daisy Moffit
Low Leitch
Pansy Miner
Dan Bremner
Frank Murphy
Fred Tate
Arthur Johnson
Herbert Taylor
F. Costigan
James Kennedy
Francis McConnell
Hugh McIunes
Ella Leitch
Bert VanDecar
Maggie Kennedy
Willie Greer
Chas, Bremner
Rolla Hannah
Edith McNeil
Chas
McEachern
Willie Forrest
Davis McEachern
Joseph McConnell
Stanley Slater
Helen Fraser
Alice Richards
Stewart Morris
Harold Johnson
John McNeil
Rowan Grant
Joseph Kennedy
Maurice Nevins
Ada Hickenbotham
Colin Leitch
Elmo Henderson
May Winecup
Nellie Drummond
Marguerite Richards
New Galena Strike Near Sirdar and Gillespie Claim
Reports from Nelson to Bedington and C P R junction six miles from Sirdar describe a new discovery with galena likely carrying silver and gold and potential copper. The Night Hawk reports an eight foot tunnel face with a 20 inch wide lead traceable for hundreds of feet. Gus Becken and partners own the claim. Far Down neighboring claim shows silver and copper on grass roots. Gillespie property five miles southwest shows two feet of solid galena with a mountain-ward ledge similar to Palmer Har creek leads. Spokane firm to begin work.
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Nelson & Bedington
Sirdar
Gus Becken
Gillespie
Palmer Mountain
Palmer Har Creek
Rich auriferous quartz at Blackhawk claim on Palmer mountain
General Mining Notes report rich auriferous quartz showing in the Blackhawk claim face as William Campbell drives the tunnel. Austrian prospectors near the area report a 7 foot ledge with $11 ore in copper and gold. William Pollard eyes zinc-blende prospects with silver values. A. W. McVittie and guide Pierre stake a large copper bearing quartz ledge. John Hamilton and partners push gold assay plans. Bull River Mining and Milling of Spokane to work W. M. Violet property with 14 claims and mixed copper ore, six to ten miles from town. Don McKay shows strong finds upstream to be developed this year. A Cranbrook hotel meeting closes events for the day.
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Blackhawk
Palmer Mountain
William Campbell
Tellain
Harty Pollard
Goatfell
William Pollard
A. W. McVittie
Bull River
Pierre
Kootenay
John Hamilton
McVittie & Hutchison
Spokane
Wash
W. M.violet
British Columbia
Don McKay
Departed for Monte and new hotel owner in Cranbrook
Mr and Mrs J H Taylor and son left for Montreal with Mr Taylor moving from Cranbrook CP R chief dispatcher to a senior post in the companys service. Mrs Taylor received a silver souvenir from the Presbyterian church as friends regret the CP R relocation but hope for advancement. A new landlord Scotty Cameron takes charge at East Kootenay hotel with Tommy Jones assisting. Parrott Demers finish a new two story bicycle livery building with large first floor stalls and refined upper rooms. G R Leask contractor and Pieper Currie painters.
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Monte
J. H. Taylor
Montreal
Taylor
Cranbrook
Presbyterian Church
Afrs
Richards
East Kootenay
Hugh Cameron
Scotty Cameron
Tommy" Jones
Scotty
Pieper & Currie
Cranbrook Players Invited to Fernie Queen's Birthday Event
The Cranbrook exponents of base and football have received invitations to attend the Fernie celebration of the Queen's birthday on May 24. They are expected to accept and hope to dominate their opponents, urging the team to get in and drill.
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Cranbrook
Fernie
Old bar room to become part of present office
A bygone bar room is being converted into the office area to provide a side entrance for ladies and remove the stairway from the office. The dining room will be enlarged by removing a partition from the old kitchen, creating a larger office and reading room.
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Jim
Royal Hotel to Add Two-Story 26 by 60 Addition
The Royal to Enlarge VanDecar & Son announce plans to erect a two story addition measuring 26 by 60 feet to the Royal hotel. The extra space will expand dining and lodging facilities and provide 12 new rooms to meet growing business needs.
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VanDecar & Son
Royal Hotel
Dream Tact And Sincerity In A Girl’s Character
The Ladies' Home Journal extols a balanced girlhood trait set. It praises dream, tact, sincerity and amiability as a golden combination. These qualities help avoid irritation and prevent rubbing others the wrong way while showing truthfulness and loving kindness.
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Lodle
May Ladies’ Home Journal
Kimberley Business Men Unite for Town Advancement
A group of local businessmen forms a united organization to promote Kimberley's growth and prosperity. They pledge coordinated efforts to attract investment, support merchants, and improve civic standing of the town.
Kimberley Citizens Committee Plans Town Improvements
The Kimberley Citizens Committee formed April 1 1900 in Kimberley B C aims to highlight local resources and foster commercial and mining interests. They propose a street improvement plan funded by property owners with Fort Steele Development syndicate matching funds, and work starts May. The group discusses establishing a local newspaper and electing wardens while the Water and Light Company is organized to supply water and electric light.
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Kimberley
B. C
East Kootenay
Fort Steele Development Syndicate
Kimberley Ciizens Committee
Kimberley Water and Light Company
Chas
Estmere C.K
Spokane Street
Messrs
Finch and
Jones
Estmere
Deer Park Avenue
Handley
Sullivan
Black Hear
Fort Steele Mercantile to Build New Bonded Warehouse
The Fort Steele Mercantile Co will start a two story bonded warehouse project next week. The structure includes an underground level and a main floor, measuring 360 by 60 feet, built along the CPR tracks 200 feet west of the freight house with above ground walls of lumber and corrugated iron.
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Fort Steele Mercantile Co
Customs and Excise
CPR
Leask and Slater Bros Open Sawmill Near Planing Mill
Leask and Slater Bros. rapidly erected a sawmill beside the planing mill and began operation within a week. The plant is described as a good one and, with capable operators, should become a valuable addition to the producing interests of South East Kootenay and Cranbrook.
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T. Leask
Slater Bros
McFarlane Fletcher Wedding At Methodist Church
The wedding of a popular young couple at Cranbrook Methodist Church drew the season’s most important social attention. The Herald postpones full coverage until tomorrow after the ceremony. The couple departed this morning on the westbound express for an extended tour.
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Methodist Church
Cranbrook
Herald
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