Premier McBride Tour Draws Wide Public Receptions
Premier McBride and the new Commissioner of Lands and Works Hon. Thomas Taylor toured the province, drawing large public receptions in Grand Forks Nelson and other districts. Stops included Sunmerkind regatta and meetings with local MPs and district representatives as they visited East Kootenay and nearby constituencies.
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McBride
Okanagan
Sunmerkind
Similkameen
Grand Forks
Public Works
Martin Burrell
M. P
H. Behnsen
M.P. P
Vicetoria
A. ©. Flummerfelt
Nelson District
East Kootenay
J BR R Secord of Lincoln Dies After Short Illness
J BR Secord, a well known Lincoln County figure and great grandson of Laura Secord, died yesterday after a brief illness in St. Catharines. The article notes her famed 1812 warning and its role in defeating American forces at Beaver Dams.
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St. Catharines
J. BR. R. Secord
Lincoln
Laur Secord
Boerstler
Beaver Dams
Wireless on coast boats gains urgency for two ships
The O B P R signs contracts with United Wireless Company to fit wireless equipment on Princess Charlotte and Princess Royal without delay. Work starts at once, with Princess Royal to receive gear on her next return from Skagway.
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O. BP. R
Princess Charlotte
Princess Royal
United Wireless Company
Skagway
Apex Starts Work
Last week Mr. Hallet R. Robbins, an experienced Mining Engineer, arrived in town to begin active operations on the Apex group. Robbins is a mining engineer of notable experience and has favorable conditions to develop the property. It will take a few days to ramp up, with the force increasing as they can be employed to bring the property to production as soon as possible.
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Hallet R. Robbins
Apex Group
Robbins
Rush to speed track on V V & By with extra pile drivers
Railway crews add two pile drivers, one steam and one horse powered, to rush track laying on the V V and By line. One driver will place piles at the second Similka meen crossing near Brushy Bottom to precede the false work. Track expected to cross first bridge Saturday and reach Twenty mile by August, with trains crossing on false work before spans finish.
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Similkameen
Building a Skyscraper in Vancouver Is Now Rising
A Rossland observer reports on the New Arcade building in Vancouver nearing completion with steel work advancing. The thirteen story Hastings street and fourteen story Columbia street structures are assembled with rivets blown by pneumatic hoses and precise prehoisted plates. Workers, paid 70 cents an hour, include a 23 year old superintendent steeped in skyscraper building.
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Rossland
Arcade
Vancouver
Rosslander
Hastings St
Columbia
Anl
Minto Cup Stays West as Westminster Triumphs
The Lecumsehs of Toronto faced a West Westminster Lacrosse Club challenge for the Minto Cup. In the first game Westminster won 6 to 4 and took a 6 to 4 lead, with the second game Tuesday producing a 6 to 4 victory for Westminster, giving a total of 12 to 8 in favor of Westminster.
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Regitas
Toronto
Westminster Lacrosse Club
Westminster
Tod
James Jones captured after four years on the lam
James Jones, described as a mulatto who fled Albia Iowa after killing a man four years ago, was arrested last week at Ladysmith British Columbia and will be extradited. The Cunard liner Shivonia is wrecked on moves in the Avoves.
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James Jones
Albia
Iowa
Ladysmith
B.C
Cunard
Shivonia
Avoves
Mining in Similkameen Operations in Centre of Riding
Annual report by Jas. R. Brown Gold Commissioner on Osoyoos Mining Division for 1008. Camp Fairview saw little activity as Stemnwinder Gold and Coal Co paused after acquiring Stratheyre properties. Silver Crown claim yielded good values under Steve Mangott and partners. On Kruger Mountain Dominion Fairview Copper Co worked May to October with development on Wanetat claim including a 200 foot tunnel. Waterdown Fraction shaft deepened 60 feet to 110 feet with 30 foot crosscut seeking a lead, but results unspectacular and suspended. Dividend Lakeview Consolidated Gold Mining Co conducted substantial work near the Inter national Boundary on Kruger Mountain. Concluded on Page Four.
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Jas. R. Brown
Osoyoos
Camp Fairview
Stemnwinder Gold and Coal Company
Stratheyre Company
Silver Crown
Steve Mangott
Ervert
Kruger Mountain
Dominion Fairview Copper Co., Ltd
Wanetat
Waterdown
Country
Lakeview Consolidated Gold Mining Co., Ltd
International Boundary Line
Kruger
Mountain
Telegraph line urged to aid Boundary police
Hedley residents press for direct telegraph or telephone links with the Boundary to speed crime solving. They cite the Thornet murder investigation and recent hold up on the OPR at Ducks as examples of delays caused by absence of communication lines. Critics urge immediate action by the Common Government to extend telegraph and telephone services along the boundary to Grand Forks and beyond.
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Thornet
Keremeos
Spokane
Canadian
Midway
Grind Forks
Jack Maclean
O.P.R
Ducks
Administration of Justice
Here
Grand Parks
Manhunt Ends in Fatal Shootout After Train Heist
A violent follow up to the C P R Ducks hold up erupts between robbers and constables between Nico and Ashcroft. Reports state two robbers killed and one constable slain. Constable Sproule drafts four to five extra officers to block escape and safeguard the boundary while Mounted Police expected earlier this week are unlikely to arrive this month.
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Ducks
Bunebury
Sproule
Bunbury
Kamloops
Nico
Ashcroft
N.W.M.P
Maii
Delta Property Owners Attack Railway Riverfront Rights
New Westminster June 23 J H Senkler of Vancouver sits as arbitrator in the Delta vs V V E railway ri parian rights dispute over river front access from the Anpieville cannery downstream to the railway river bank. Owners seek compensation for water frontage loss while the case is thoroughly examined by the arbitrator.
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New Westminster
J. H. Senkler
Vancouver
Delta
V. V. & E. Railway
Anpieville
Rail board ruling on through rates and local fare fairness
Ottawa June 26 Commissioner McLean of the railway board set out that when through rates exceed the combination of local rates among nine points, the practice is prima facie unreasonable and discriminatory. The ruling mirrors U S Interstate Commerce Commission thinking, placing onus on railways to disprove complaints, and notes no order is issued to avoid further discussion.
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Ottawa
McLean
Railway Board
Regars
Trafic
Interstate Comerce Commission
United States
Bowser Sees The King In London Visit
London dated report states Hon. William J Bowser K G, attorney general of British Columbia, visited the King yesterday and was received in audience. bowser’s arrival and reception are noted as a notable official encounter during his stay.
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London
Willian J Bowser
K. G
British Columbia
King Edwines
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