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Newspaper
Daily News Record
Location
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1902
Page
6
Soo council considers extending Pilgrim street from Sea Street to Queen Street and eastward to connect with the C P R property. Plans call for widening, paving, and building up both sides with residences, with a frame store building slated for removal. Members note the cost could rise if delayed.
A social club for Catholic men was organized yesterday in Hussey block with over fifty members signed and more expected. The club will feature a billiard room recreation room smoking room reading room baths and a gymnasium. Officers include President H Russell Halton Vice President A Tailifer Recording secretary J A Renze Financial secretary Jas F Stone Treasurer Jnc A Hussey and an executive committee. The group meets again Sunday with membership opening. Local notices mention Albert Thompson’s travels and a coal barge unloading for New Ontario Deck & Coal Co along with real estate partnerships forming Pardee and W Lh B.
Messrs Johnston and Falconbridge of Toronto announce an application to Parliament by the Canada Central Rail War company for authority to construct several lines. One major line would run from Sudbury to Scotia Junction then south via Balsam or Simcoe Lakes, through the townships of Besley Verulam or Fenelon in Ontario. Ottawa dated December 13.
Readable notes reveal progress on the Algoma Central tracks between miles 63 and 1i with plans to rush toward Montreal River. A large steel bridge will be built beyond railway completion, while Christmas window displays at Algoma Electric Co showcase rainbow colors and a rare King Edward coronation grape centerpiece.
The Soo hockey enthu s iasts plan a revised approach with executive oversight for selecting the Soo rep in the D H A. A meeting of the Seo Hocker club executive will set up schedules, practice times, and intermediate junior club plans while noting Alex Creelman’s Ontario Hockey Association appointment and Bung River’s admission to the O H A as part of a growing Ontario presence.
Local items mention A A Bork heading to Port Arthur to make he home there, Andrew Apostle opening a candy store and ice cream parlor on Queen Street, and Mark Twain feature at a youth association event. The Sun on Every Street reports curious weather quips, river cold talk, and a Texas sun puzzle. Jewelry ads from Stribling Roseborough and Reeth Bros promote Xmas gifts and imported novelties.
In a convoluted Michigan Missouri divorce dispute Eunice Bowker seeks to set aside a mine pro tune order affecting her 1888 divorce from Michael Bowker. Charles L Harris of Mercer Missouri contends the marriage to Bowker was never legal, while Bowker faces bigamy charges after further trail and counterclaims. The chaotic case involves multiple marriages, orders, and petitions across states, with further developments in county and state courts.
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