Excellent Amateur Production at Cranbrook Auditory
A Cranbrook amateur company delivered a lively two night run of Hopp Skipp and Jump. Performers J D McBride and E A Hill drew laughs with polished acting while Miss Florence Helan Laura Richards Maud Hickenbotham and Della Drummond impressed. The able chorus and Boy Scouts added color with strong musical numbers and well staged scenes.
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J. JD. McBride Cranbrook
J. D
E. A. Hill
Florence Helan
Laura Richards
Maud Hickenbotham
Della Drummond
Ivery
Chapman
Cranbrook
Lila Bailey
Isobel Glenday
Augusta Doyle
Celestia Bennett
Mae Chapman
Ella Johnston
Cissie Barnaby
Bernadette Doyle
Bertha Hickenbotham
Janie McKeown
Pearl Bird
Ada Hickenbotham
Edith Caslake
Helen Proctor
Ethel Faulkner
Beryl Cameron
Frances Drummond
Enid Gill
Vera Baldwin
Gladys Johnston
Della Greaves
Gladys Hickenbotham
Wanda Fink
Boy Scouts
R. Racklyett
O'Callaghan
Norman Gardner
Miss Belau
A. T. Roberts
Gladdy Moran
Sniffles
Helen
Cranbrook drama gains praise as youths stage lively play
Readable fragments show a Cranbrook amateur production featuring Gladys Hickenbotham Wanda Fink and many locals. Reviews praise staging costumes and finish while noting strong vocalists impersonators and hopes for a grander future in regional theatre.
Annual Conservative Meeting At Cranbrook 1914
The Cranbrook District Conservative association held its annual meeting at Matheson’s hall with T T McVittie presiding. Officers elected include Hon J Borden and Sir Richard McBride as Honorary Presidents, J P Fink as secretary and Dr J W Rutledge as vice president. A strike by the Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employees prompted a draft resolutions committee to address labor issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Brotherhood of Canadian Railroad
Cranbrook District Conservative Association
Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employees
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
J. R. Manily
Brotherhood of Railroad Employees
Conservative Association
Matheson's Hall
T. T. McVittie
Fort Steele
Ht. J. [Borden
Richa’ Mcbride
J. W. Ruttledge
J. P. Fink
George Hougham
Order of Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employees
Messrs. P. DeVere Hunt
Jos, Ryan
BF. 2
McMann F. W. Swain
A. Balment
Minister of Labor
Cranbrook
Farmers Seek Government Help and Hardier Stock
At the Farmers Institute meeting Sam Macdonald was reelected delegate to the Central Provincial Institute for January. Resolutions urged importation of hardier fruit stock without Vancouver fumigation, government aid against the gopher pest, and that expired timber lands be opened only for pre emptions with required improvements. The institute opposed certain real estate agents' exploitative methods.
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Farmers’ Institute
Sam Macdonald
Central Provincial Institute
A. B. Smith
British Columbia
Vancouver
Gopher Post
Unanimous praise for Mother's Treasures picture
Canadian publishers and citizens praise the Family Herald and Weekly Star insert Mother's Treasures as a delightful and beautiful subject. E W Richards of The Mirror Millbrook calls it a marvel of beauty that strengthens home ties. One dollar buys a full year subscription including the 23 by 29 inch picture ready for framing.
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The
Dominion
Family Herald
Weekly Star of
Montreal
Weekly Star
E. W. Richards
the Mirror
Millbrook
Canada
Canadian immigration rules limit Spokane labor market
Spokane employers report only a small portion of U S labor sent to Canada can qualify under Canadian immigration laws. Lumber camps seek over one hundred workers but few meet Canada’s requirement of proving they can pay 50 to avoid becoming a public charge. Some say restrictions help local employers by keeping workers on this side, while others warn shortages would worsen without a change.
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Spokane
Wash
United States
Canada
British Columbia
Grain shipments blocked by lake and ocean shipouts
Winnipeg reports grain movement uncertain as James Carruthers notes Buffalo terminals are congested delaying unloading. He cites 35 percent of western Canadian exports passing through Buffalo and rising eastern rail congestion. He warns farmers to store grain to stabilize markets and avoid rushing grain to market.
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Winnipeg
James Carruthers
Canada
Carruthers
Buffalo
New England
United States
England
Canadian West
Bates Couple to Open New Bull River Hotel
Mr and Mrs Jas Bates plan to open a tourist hotel at Bull River soon after Christmas with Mr Bates set to inaugurate the undertaking. The hotel is near completion and slated for early opening this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Bates
Bull River
Bates
Prominent Attorney Involved In Kidnapping Case
Spokane attorney Denton M. Crow was arrested at the Cranbrook hotel on a warrant charging kidnapping and unlawful deportation of Garnet Luke, son of Albert Luke, of Lethbridge. Garnet testified Crow coaxed him back to Spokane. charges dismissed at a preliminary hearing after evidence favored Crow.
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Cory Dow
Denton M. Crow
Spokane
Cranbrook
Lethbridge
Crow
Little Garnet Luke
Albert Luke
Mother
Garnet Luke
Canada
Hit
G T P Short of Men on Construction
Edmonton November 20. Collingwood Schreiber supervising engineer for the Dominion government said 15 000 men would be required to complete the Grand Trunk Pacific by 1911. Between 1000 and 5000 are at work on divisions between Edmonton and eastern British Columbia. He cited Balkan wars draining labor and I W W labor slowdowns in British Columbia. He opposes admitting I W W leaders to Canada.
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Edmonton
Alto
Collingwood Schreiber
Dominion
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Balkan States
Schreiber
Canada
Canadian drama to feature native Canadians worldwide
Edmonton reports H. C. Boyd plans a Canadian produced play to be staged by Canadian management and actors. The drama, written by a Canadian author, will debut after the Grand Trunk Pacific line completion in 1913 or early 1911, highlighting Canada’s development with historical figures. Boyd will tour major Canadian cities before broader national exposure.
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Edmonton
Canada
United States
Europe
H. C. Boyd
Dominion
Boyd
Distribution of Seed Grain and Potatoes Across Canada
By order of the minister of agriculture a free distribution of superior grain and potato seeds will be offered to farmers during the war and spring. Samples include spring wheat five pounds white oats one half pound barley five pounds and field peas four pounds. Potatoes samples will be distributed from experimental farms with Ontario and Quebec served by Central Farm Ottawa. Applicants must provide soil details and prior growing experience to qualify.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Mall
Seed sample requests for grain and potatoes urged by farmers
Farmers may submit one grain and one potato sample per form with a separate signed application. Printed forms are not accepted and two samples in one letter may only send one. Apply early due to seed limits, but no fixed order. Grain requests go to Dominion Cerealist Central Experimental Farm Ottawa. potatoes to nearest Branch Experimental Farm in the province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Cerealist Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Gunmen Found Guilty in Rosenthal Murder Case
In New York on November 20 the gunmen nicknamed Gyp the Blood Lettie Louie Whitey Lewis and Iago Frank Chofie were found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in the supreme court after a deliberation of one hour and ten minutes.
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New York
Gyp the Blood
Lettie Louie
Whitey" Lewis
Iago Frank" Chofie
Herman Rosenthal
Supreme Court
Allied Balkans assent to armistice terms
The Allied Balkan powers agreed to discuss terms for an armistice with Turkey and move toward peace. A Bulgarian note to the Porte said a plenipotentiary was appointed to arrange terms with Turkish commanders and proceed to peace. In Scutari, Montenegrin action after San Giovanni di Merlia port occupation prompted reports of provocations and potential attacks on Montenegrin forces.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Ferdinand of
Servia
Montenegro
Greece
Vienna
Adriatic
San Giovanni di Me‘lua
Reichspost
Scutari
Lloyd Magazine
Nicolas
San Giovanni — di Merlia
Ancient Foresters Court Cranbrook Holds Busy Meeting
Members of Court Cranbrook held a successful meeting at Warwen's hall on the th iust with six candidates initiated and several more proposed. Officers and members keep active plans for 1912, with Bro Tagg of the Columbia district praising work in the Kootenays and calling for full houses at all meetings as membership grows.
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Cranbrook
Warwen
Bro. Tagg
Columbia District
A.O.F
Drummond Denison Wed In Cranbrook Ceremony
Miss Helen Louisa Drummond united in marriage with Mr. Frederick Denison at St Mary's Church Cranbrook with a small ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas L Drummond, has worked for Kootenay Telephone Lines and wore navy attire with fox fur. The groom is employed as a bookkeeper for P Burns Co at Blairmore where they will reside.
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Cranbrook
Llen Louisa Drummond
Frederick Denison
Blairmore
St. Mary’s Church
Father Plamondon
Guerard
Milo Drummond
Alfreda Drummond
James Martin
Thomas L. Drummond
Kootenay
P Burns ¢ Co
Williams Blayney unite in Cranbrook marriage at church
Evan Williams and Eliza Beth Blayney of Cranbrook wed at the Baptist church on the 20th at 11 am in the presence of immediate family. The couple departed that evening for a three month overseas visit, visiting Mr Williams home and friends in Wales.
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the Baptist Church
Kendall
Evan Williams
Elizabeth Blayney
Cranbrook
Mr Williams
Wales
Women Institute to Host Lectures at Methodist Gymnasium
Under the Women's Institute two noted speakers will lecture at the Methodist gymnasium on November 28 and 29 with morning 10 o'clock afternoon 2 o'clock and evening sessions. Miss Taylor will demonstrate dressmaking and Mr Powell will provide sewing machines for demonstrations. Townley of Vancouver will discuss home teaching national spirit and empire-building.
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The
Women's Institute
Methodist Gymnasium
Mr. Powell
Miss Taylor
RR. Townley
Vancouver
Daughters of the Empire
Washington State College Winter School Invite
The Washington State College at Pullman invites a student through the local Farmers' Institute to join their winter school from January 6 to February 14. Tuition is free. board is five dollars weekly and fifteen dollars covers texts. Subjects include agriculture horticulture forestry and home economics with aims to teach modern practices study habits problem solving sources of literature and inspiration from peers. For information contact Mr. H. Macdonald, secretary, Farmers’ Institute.
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Washington State College
Pullman
Farmers’ Institute
8. Macdonald
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W L. Johnston
Ming Belau
Roberts
Lila Hailey
Tsobel Glenday
Hernadette Doyle
Nellie
Old Red Barn
Lower
Old Pal
Mrs. Chapman
Ethel Faulkiner
May Chapman
Walter Hofman
Harry Reed
George Furlong
Harold Hickenbotham
W. L. Johnston
A. Porter
W. Rutledge
Clifford Randall
Pitty
R. Racklyett O'Callahan
Miss Drummont
Trish
Della
Ddith Caslake
BE. A. Hill
Johnny Jump
T. Roberts
Hopp
Arnold McLean
E. W. Turnley Sniffles
Juniper ‘Berry
Chapman Nellie James
Angelina Duffy
Maggie Duffy
Ira R. Manning
Cranbrook Votaries
Terpsichore
Dramatic Arts
Gether
Toils
G.T.P. Short
Canadians
Balkans
Austria
Ancient Order OF Foresters
Court Cranbrook
Drummond-Denison
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