Boundary district shows strong polling in votes for representation
In a letter to the Rossland Miner E Jacobs cites polling figures across constituencies to argue Boundary’s strong case for separate representation. He notes Rossland riding ranks third in total votes behind Vancouver and Victoria, and even excluding large city districts, Boundary records 1,206 votes, outpacing New Westminster City and signaling rising population with mine production advancing.
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Rossland
E. Jacobs
Vancouver City
Victoria City
West Kootenay
Nelson
New Westminster City
East Yale
North Yale
Kootenay
Cassiar
Cariboo
Revelstoke
Nanaimo
Richmond
North Nanaim
Chilliwack
Victoria
West Yale
Cowichan
Vancouver
Jacobs
Gladstone
Christina, Lake
Ration Scandal Emerges Over Emergency Food Tests
An inquiry probes a militia department ration used in the South Africa campaign. A condensed food expert supplied samples in 1899. A tent test showed life support for 30 days with 66 percent nutriment. Shipments went to South Africa. An MP claims a Montreal scientist found only a little over 17 percent nutriment in a sample.
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Militia Department
South Afrian
South Africa
Monk
House of Commons
Montreal
Investigation urged into spurious emergency food in South Africa affair
The speech notes that a quarter of the tested food value was paid for by the government and four times that amount may have been spent. It argues the militia department could be swindled and calls for a thorough probe to punish those who manufactured the bogus emergency rations for Canadian soldiers.
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Monk
Richard Cartwright
Borden
South Africa
Militia Department
Sir Henri Joly Appointed Lieutenant Governor of B C
The appointment of Sir Henri Joly de Lotbinaire as lieutenant governor of British Columbia drew critique that a local should hold the post. Critics say the Laurier era faces blame for outsider appointees, but the federal government aims to avoid political entanglement amid provincial turmoil. Sir Henri is praised as dignified and well suited, likely to excel socially and represent the province.
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Henri Joly de Lotbinaire
British Columbia
Laurier
Sir Henri
On the Wrong Trail for Miners and Unions
A New Denver, Ledge letter urges miners to abandon current union tactics and form worker capitalists by investing in and running their own mines. It attacks politicians and labor advocates, calls for direct mining leadership, and warns that false lights lure workers to ruin while promising a unified, self-reliant mining future across western camps.
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America
Hell
Frisco
New
Denver
Ledge
Paris Exhibit Showcases Canada's Forestry and Mining Wealth
Reports from Paris praise Canada's display at the Exposition as creditable and valuable for promoting Dominion resources abroad. Foremost exhibits include forestry and mining, with British Columbia Klondike gold prominence and Sudbury nickel drawing international interest amid high European coal prices. The forestry section features major Canadian trees, six foot wood samples, and wood products like pails and boxes.
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Canada
Paris
Dominion
British Columbia
Klondike
Sudbury
New Caledonia
Europe
Liberal party stance after Martin and McInnes
The piece argues that Conservatives misread a Liberal family quarrel as a sign of weakness. It contends Liberals have not shielded wrongdoers and will not in the future. Strength lies in upholding principles, not defending treachery or blundering.
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Joseph Martin
McInnes
Liberal Party
Martin
Another Judge Wanted In Interior Court
Judge Spinks left for Grand Forks leaving the docket unfinished. He had advertised engagements elsewhere, forcing postponements and heavy costs for distant litigants. The piece urges an additional interior judge and monthly county court sittings to ease hardship on litigants.
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Spinks
Grand Forks
Department of Justice
West
Gambling in the City Protest Over Officials Role
A writer denounces city officials for permitting open sure‑thing gambling, pledging to uncover who brought disreputable gamblers to town and to record the accountability when guilty parties are found.
McInnes family and Toronto Globe clash spark BC politics
The McInnes family dominates column space as Vancouver observers mock their political bids. The Toronto Globe notes Liberal objections to a government led by an autocratic governor and criticizes Mr McInnes for dismissing a majority government and overstepping constitutional bounds.
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McInnes
McInnés Wisdom
J.C. McLagan
Vancouver
McInnes ‘Pere
Billy the Boy
Thomas Jr
Toronto Globe
Senate
British Columbia
Wes
Ex-Lieutenant-Governor McInnes Eyes Island Seat
Word from the Coast says ex-Lieutenant-Governor McInnes plans to run in the Vancouver Island constituency left vacant by his son William Wallace Bruce McInnes resignation. Analysts note a possible return to the Tory fold and question which political mantle he will wear. A quip suggests appointing a dog catcher to rid the city of untagged cars, claiming seventy-five percent of canines would disappear.
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McInnes
Vancouver Island
William Wallace Bruce McInnes
Court in Greenwood Delivers Quick Trials and Sentences
Judge Spinks left town without hearing many docketed cases as swift sessions opened. Gascoigne was found guilty of a crime and jailed for five years. James Smith and “Bronco Liz” quarreled. Smith received one year with hard labor after a rifle discharged wounding Liz. McLeod won $10 in the West Fork assessment dispute. Most other suits involved small debt claims with plaintiff judgments in most instances.
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Spinks
Greenwood
Gascoigne
James Smith
Bronco
West Fork
McLeod
Li Hung Chang Proclaims Presence of Foreign Powers
Hong Kong correspondent reports Li Hung Chang announcing the presence of foreign forces or influence, signaling a shift in foreign involvement. The excerpt notes official declaration and context from June 27, reflecting tensions between China and foreign entities.
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Hong Kong
Times Wires
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Quanti
E. E. Hardwick
MGR
Princeton, B. C
Copper’ Mountain
Roone
River
Tulameen
Big Soo
Nicola
Joan H. Jackson
Sor
Princeton
B. G
O N. Murcod
Princeton, B, C
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Keremeos
Simialmeen
W. A. Hines
Manchester
Dr. King
Miller Bros
Similkameen
Fairview
W. Bine
John
Love
Fairview and
Camp Mckinney
Midway
Columbia Western Railway
Midway, B.C
Weiler
BROS
Land Registry Act
Elpy
David A. Jones
W. HY Edwards
Lord Registry Office
Kamtoo
Mineral’ Act
Ballarat Mineral
Kettle River
Yale District
Kimberly Ramp
Isaac H. Hallett
Nicholas Garland
H. Hallett
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