Local option clash and press hypocrisy discussed
The Penticton Gazette reviews the local option debate and attacks on herbal press bias. It highlights a magistrate’s near-confession, editor hypocrisy, and mixed public stance amid Prohibition tension, noting a Québec-ish confrontation over Hawthornthwaite’s commission proposal.
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Wireless telephone progress hailed by press critics
A commentator recalls United Wireless Telegraph Co.’s early 1900s patent and fleet use, noting May 1907 installations on battleships, June 1908 Seattle operations with 28 sets, and May 1908 tests reaching 200 miles, while criticizing penny-pinching journalists for conflating Marconi with wireless.
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