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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1901
Page
3
Fragmented OCR recounts a march and assault near a convent, detailing a company’s line, casualties, and escape attempts. Sergeant Rattron led a retreat toward boats before being recaptured. The report claims officers killed, wounded, and prisoners, with ammunition and rifles lost amid chaos.
The Liberal party committee met in Vancouver on October 4 with Senator Templeman presiding. A convention will decide the party’s path and will allow three delegates from each constituency. No clear wave toward a general election emerged. Separately an advertisement extols Dr. Pierre’s claimed free consultations for chronic diseases, promising extensive cures with no charge by mail.
Fragmented 19th century text recounts a controversial opening of a sealed casket inside the Lincoln tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield. A monument commission debated the event, with some present urging restraint while others supported the display. The casket was opened by a select group in May 1887 to identify remains.
Local notes report attendance at the Westminster fair and a river trip by H. E. Forster and A. Warren aboard the Selkirk. Canterbury enlivened the town with T. H Taylor and L.8 aboard, then trailed to the lake for duck shooting. G.F. McVarter Revelntoke, Deputy Attorney General McLean, and others arrived for the assizes while birds remain scarce and grouse counts are down in Up the valley. The royal visit to Victoria impressed Mrs Jun Fraser and the guard of honor, with Canadian future debates sparked by London press on immigration and Northwest settlement.
Fragmented text mentions cures for dyspepsia in dogs and persistence in medicine, references to Edward, Copenhagen, and secrets of the British court, with notes on Queen Victoria era figures and a physician named Heid. The passage is garbled and presents no coherent event or attribution.
London reports Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, denies Parliament will meet in Antimitd to fund the South Africa war. The deficit stands at £69,724,000 for the Hedal Jone, with £45,060,000 in new consuls expected to reduce it, leaving a net deficit best addressed by January appropriations.
Lieut Bucknam at the National Soldiers' Home in Grant County Indiana suffered an acute attack. A medical recommendation cites Dr Agnew's Ointment Bold by O W Field as a remedy.
In The Hague, A. D. Wi Wolmarens quotes Boer leader Kruger as mentally and physically weakening, hindering European efforts for the Boer cause. Kruger denies illness, grows irritated at questions, and resists leaving Holland as tensions with Britain color his condition.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure and regulator for womanly ills, promising strength for the housewife, relief from drains and inflammation, and confidential, free medical letters from Buffalo experts. Endorsing letters claim dramatic personal recoveries and renewed vitality.
A Victoria dispatch reports Premier Dunsmuir will not resign and plans to fill two vacant portfolios with loyal wing allies. The arrangement aims to secure a working majority despite defections, shaping the government through strategic concessions and party support.
Presbyterian Church hosts Sunday 7 30 pm service with Bible class and sharp Sunday School. Methodist Church offers 11 am and 7 30 pm services with Thursday prayer meeting led by Rev. R B Larpung. Holy Communion dates announced from the chancel. Certificate of Improvements.
A nine year old boy visiting Mrs. Chater at 304 Lippincott Street picked up a loaded gun, aimed at his aunt and 19 month old Luby girl, and fired fatally. Police ruled the tragedy an accident with no criminal intent.
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