City Council Meeting Notes 1918 Proceedings
Mayor Harkness and the aldermen met in regular session to approve the belated 1918 financial statement. The board endorsed meat inspection, reduced the Ket tle river water license request, and passed multiple measures including tax collection changes and a bylaw quorum revision.
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Harkness
Actes
Victoria
Kettle
R. H. Brown
Brown Cabinet Company
Alberta
Manufacturing Showcases
Grand Forks
Vancouver
G. G. McGreer
British Columbia
Reid
B C. Telephone
Inspector of
Board of Works
CPR
Fire at Yale hotel damped after small blaze
A fire at the Yale hotel Monday, likely started by a defective flue, was quickly subdued with water damage limited to upper levels. Local residents report the incident caused no major harm as the blaze was contained and extinguished.
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Yale
Influenza Death Toll Seen Surpassing War Losses
A London Times dispatch cited worldwide influenza deaths near 6,000,000 in twelve weeks, stating the plague rivaled or exceeded the Great War in lethality. It noted regional tolls from India to Australia, Europe, and North America, with analysis of virulence and spread and daily London death counts in late 1918.
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London Times
Colt
Theo
Gothas
London
India
Bombay
Delhi
Punjab
South Africa
Cape Town
Commonwealth of Australia
Samoa
New Zealand
America
Canada
Ontario
Europe
Spain
Barcelona
France
Germany
Austria
Averia
Glasgow
Liverpool
Birmingham
Nottingham
Leeds
Newcastle
Manchester
Sheffield
Swansea
Veterans return for clerkship shifts and police moves
Ernest Harrison, a former government clerk, returned from the convalescent hospital after influenza bouts and heads to Lillooet for a new clerkship. Sergt. G. O. Reid will lead the Kootenay division from this city. Sam Matthews and his wife remain influenza patients in hospital. Tom Bowen’s poultry show cup is now on display at Morrison's jewelry store. A furnished six to seven room house is wanted for rent near the courthouse, contact P. B. Preelind.
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Ernest Harrison
Vancouver
Mr. Harrison
Lillooet
Sergt. G. O. Reid
Northwest Mounted Police
Tom Bowen
Spolmae
Morrison's Jewelry Store
Bowen
Toome
P. B. Preelind
Weather Patterns Warn of Plague Spread
Government temperature readings from Birmingham and other cities show a week of min and max figures while commentary links disease spread to train travel and contact. Authors argue the epidemic was preventable with proper public health measures and urge a new survey of health policies to save millions.
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Birmingham
Manchester
Nottingham
Bradford
Leeds
Sheffield
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Winnipeg Avenue
Water and Light Committee
City Electrician
Empresa
Joe Schneavely
Hull
Ald
Miller
News of the
E. Bailey
Ebolt
Denoro
Mike Fontaine
James Cunningham
Robert Mann
Nelson
Legg
Misa Ethel Cook
John McKie
Boundary Tron Worke
Mike Langlett
Spokane
Carl Wolfram
Rock Candy
Mayor Harkness
Grand Forks Hospital
Jeff Davin
Pullman
Supt. McCulloch
The
Kettle Valley Railway
Times
Kootenay Division
Sam Matthews
Matthews Bros.’ Garage
Matthews
EB. F. Dave Ranch
Mex
Min
Itohes
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