Twenty-One Miners Lost At Southfield Mine Disaster
Nanaimo February 9. Twenty-one men died when a shot from Fireboss David Nellist opened flooded old Southfield workings. Manager Joseph Foy perished. J Murdock survived after a struggle. Dozens of names and ages listed. water pumping crews moved in as rescue efforts began.
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Nanaimo
South Wellington
Pacific Coast Coal Company
David Nellist
Southfield
Old Vancouver Coal Company
J. Murdock
Joseph Foy
Foy
Robert Miller
Wm. Gilson
Otto Lingerin
Captain Cockle
Victoria Street
Vancouver
G. H. Marvos
Wm. Anderson
Old Southfield
J. H. Tonkin
Pacific Coast Coal Mines, Ltd
John Newton
South
Wellington
Confidence of Allies and Canada in Victory War Speech
London reports quote Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt and leaders Sir Robert Borden and Sir Wilfrid Laurier praising allied resolve to end the Prussian threat. Canada trains 90,000 troops while France, Russia, and Britain bolster forces. estimates cite German losses of over two million veterans displaced by younger replacements.
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London
Lewis Harcourt
Robert Borden
Wilfrid Laurier
Pall Mall Gazette
Canada
France
Russia
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
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Sam Wardle
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John Stewart
F. Marvel
J. Bullich
Eek Azo
John Cowder
Watson
Hase
J. Hronie
Win. Irving
V. Finn
Austria
Ben
Renidl
Thomas Watson
Poland