Ship worms threaten Puget Sound logging to halt
Reports from Gray's Harbor and Puget Sound lumber districts say shipworms ravage logs, boring parallel to bark and destroying millions of feet of timber. Logging may shut down indefinitely as crews idle for winter, with widespread damage across British Columbia and the Clayoquel timber region.
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Seattle
Wash
Gray's Harbor
Puget Sound
British Columbia
Clayo‘nel
Teredos
Big Sutton
Darkentinve
Forestry Bar
Siam's King Easy Money Celebration in Germany
Siam's King Chulalongkorn invites guests to the Kurhaus in Mambing Germany to mark his birthday anniversary with champagne and wine. Guests paying a fee gain temporary club membership and wine, while three pavilions dispense free beer. Daily royal travel costs and the celebration outlay run into large sums, with estimates of substantial overall expense in Germany.
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Mambing
Germany
Chulaonekorn
Siam
Kurhaus
Kurlaus
Chulalongkorn
Kurhaus Cassio
Sian
Camrose Editor T Berville Thomas seeks Strathcona seat
Camrose Alta Oct 5 Capt T Berville Thomas editor of the Camrose Mail issues a parliamentary address announcing his candidacy for the federal riding of Strathcona He does not state a party but attended the Conservative convention at Red Deer suggesting support for Mr Borden The address notes likely imminent general elections and urges western welfare reforms.
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Camrose
Alta
T. Berville ‘Thomas
Camrose Mail
Strathcon
Thomas
Red Deer
Borden
Mr. Thomas
Strathcona
T. Berville Thomas
A Fond Dream Disputed
Documentary evidence from Fairfax County Virginia reveals that George Washington faced a public rebuke in 170 for swearing to a false list of taxable property. Captain S R Donohue, editor of the Millitfax Herald, reports that twelve local men found him guilty of tax dodging during a May term court inquiry.
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Washington
Fairfax County
Virginia
George Washington
Wlind Fury
S. R. Donohue
Millitfax Herald
Miss Viviatt Mac Neill to Wed Aim es Hunter in Vancouver
Vancouver Miss Viviatt Mac Neill will marry Himes Hunter, manager of Think of Commerce at Penticton, on December 11. Mr Hunter is a longtime Cranbrook favorite, with many friends in Dranbrook and the Cranbrook Canadian Bank of Commerce branch.
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Vancouver
Viviatt MacNeill
Himes Hunter
Think of Commerce
Penticton
I. C
Hunter
Dranbrook
Terali
Whinter
Cranbrook
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Brotherhood of Railways Ball Promises Grand New Year Event
The Train men group will hold an annual ball on New Year's Eve at the new opera house in Cranbrook. The committee aims to provide the best ball in city history and urges people to secure tickets promptly.
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Brotherhood of Railways
New Opera House
Cranbrook
Aml
Perry Creek Hotel Leased Or Hotel And Ranch Offered
Owing to ill health I will lease the Perry Creek hotel and ranch or the hotel alone. For terms write A Buree Cranbrook D C or call at the hotel.
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Porry Creek Hotel and Ranch
Conservatives seek Dominion convention to craft platform
A Winnipeg Conservative faction proposes to ask Sir Robert Borden to convene a Dominion Conservative convention in January to draft a broad, aggressive platform. If refused, the association would withdraw support in Manitoba and urge other provinces to do likewise, aiming to shape the national party line.
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Aes’tive
Canada
Dominion
Boreden
Conservative Party
Dominion of Canada
Central Conservative Association
Manitoday
I. Borden
Co Five
R. Borden
Winnipeg
R. J. Borden
Manitoba
MacDonell and McAuley wed in Orillia church
Miss Mary McAuley eldest daughter of P McAuley Neywash street marries J J MacDonell Cranbrook B C son of the late Dr A R MacDonell Orillia in the Guardian Angels church on Maniy morning September 30 Rev Moyna officiating Miss Nolen Frawley bridesmaid and Arthur McAuley groomsman. Bride given away by her father wears maroon broadcloth and white Thibet furs. Guests send presents including a dinner set from the groom’s brothers. The couple depart for a short tour then return to Orillia before heading west. The wedding is noted as quiet due to bereavement in the groom’s family.
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Orillia
Mary McAuley
P. McAuley
Neywash Street
J. J. MacDonell
Cranbrook
B. C
A. R. MacDonell
Church of the Angels Guardian
Maniy
Jather Moyna
Nolen Frawley
Arthur McAuley
Resignation of Warden Whyte Over Ill Health
Announcement shows Warden J Whyte of the provincial penitentiary has tendered his resignation due to illness. Tuberculosis has grown stronger, leaving only rest and freedom from official duties to aid recovery. No successor named. Dominion inspector Poster may oversee interim duties until a formal appointment is made.
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J. @. Whyte
Colonel Whyte
Noni
Dominion
Voters List Registration for 1908 Requirements
The notice lists eligibility for the city voters list in 1908. British subjects aged 21 plus real estate value or company representation holders, license holders, and households meeting tax payment criteria may register. Declarations are due by November 1 after obtaining forms from the city clerk.
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Tousel
Fi. m
A Messenger Boy Delights Lyric Audience With Strong Melodrama
The Lyric theatre presented A Messenger Boy to a large crowd, delivering a stirring melodrama with competent cast and creditable performances. An excellent orchestra provided pleasing interludes between acts, and the show is expected to draw another full house tonight at Cranbrook's new opera house next Saturday.
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Caluary Daily Alpertan
Lyric Theatre
Opera House
Cranbrook
We Are King at Cranbrook by Golley Company
R J Beattie manager of the new Opera house announces David B Golley in We Are King in Cranbrook at an early date. Eastern Canada and the States critics praise Mr Golley and his company. Beattie has arranged dates for some of the best attractions this season in western Canada.
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R. J. Beattie
New Opera House
David B. Golley
Cranbrook
Canada
Mr. Golley
Mr. Beattie
Canadi
Stolen Church Bendel: Kimpton’s Bold Removal At Donald
The article recounts R. Kimpton, a prominent Kootenay figure, arranging to relocate a church from Donald to Windermere. He gathered workers, disassembled the structure, shipped it by rail and river, and reassembled it at Windermere where services continue. The congregation paid for the church, noted as a monument to Kimpton’s energy.
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R. Kimpton
Kootenay Valley
Donald
Kimpton
Windermere
Revel Stoke
Herakd
Kimpston
Admi O
Golden
Herald Corrects Hotel Lease Statement
The Herald apologizes for a wrong report about the Perry Creek hotel lease to Geo Downs. The error originated with Downs who claimed he ceased to place. corrections show there was no foundation, and Arthur Birke confirmed the correction to prevent misled negotiations.
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Herald
Perry Creek
Geo
Downs
Wrald
Arthur Birke
Moyie Leader Birth Notices Short Fragment
Moyie Leader reports multiple birth notices with dates in September and October 1907. Families named Seguin Kinraie Crawford Gibbions announce daughters and a son at local mills and hospital, with locations and days listed.
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Moyie
August Seguin
Willis
Porto Rico
Wm. Kinraie
J. A. Crawford
Baamitonk
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B. E. Walker
Alex. Laird
A. H. Ireland
Onde
United States
England
Cranbrook Branch
F. C
Arnold & Roberts Cranbrook, B.C
DR. Williams’ Fly
C. E. Reid
CO. Mattis
Wwe
H . Wilson
Gatiel Onsian
Dust
PABST
CA. L. McDermot
Queen's Hotel
Calgary, Alberta
Queen’s Hotel
Calgary
H. L. Stephens
Promrimron
Apt.ot
Berville
Aimes Hunter
R. T. Ball
Bob Edwards
Conservat of
Bodwards
Bill Miner
Imperial Bank of Canada
J. F. M. Pinkham
Mgr
Kootenays
Eattic Mehison
Nadad Em
Cranbrook Co-Operative Stores
J. J. Gibbions
Gale
Prime
P. BURNS @ CO., Ltd
Neareat
All Union Made
Leask
Henderson
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