Electric tram line expansion eyed for Similkameen region
Penticton Herald reports the Similkameen area may see an electric tram line tied to power development plans. The Ohanigan Valley Electric and Power Company reportedly purchased Oroville electric light property and aims to maximize Similkameen Falls power output for a northern electric line, with Penticton as a key terminus.
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Atlantic
Oroville
Similkamween Power Company
Similkameen
Pentinton
Penticton Herald
Frankslin camp activity sparks ore development near Kettle River
Vancouver observers report extensive inlining and mining at Franklin camp on the north fork of Kettle River. A. J. Fee notes the Maple Leaf claims owned by himself and J. Fee near Union mine, with high grade copper ore shipments daily to Lynch Creek and on to Granby smelter. Sample stops run $300 to $500 per ton with heavy gold values, as the Fees and Bewis Johnson pursue development from earnings. OPR considers building a light railway link to the camp, currently two decades of hauling ore twenty miles by team to shipping points.
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Franklin Camp
Fombklin
North Fork
Kettle River
A. J. Fee
Maple Leaf Group of
Union
Lynch Creek
Kettle Valley
Granby
Johnson
Fee Brothers
Maple Leaf Group
O.P.R
Colonel Lowery acquires Princeton Star from Wright
Colonel R. T. Lowery of Greenwood Township takes over the Princeton Star from J. M. Wright who has led the paper for about twelve years. This marks Lowery’s 23rd journalism venture and predicts a blend of his humor with continued leadership of the Ledge. Pred Smyth, ex Phoenix Pioneer, becomes Star manager.
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R. T. Lowery
Greenwood Twdve
Princeton, Star
J. M. Wright
Star
Col. Lowery
Ulster Volunteers Brace for Heavy Guns Arrivals
Ulster artillery regiments and engineers await a shift in equipment as quick firing guns and heavy field pieces arrive. Customs seizure of five hundred furniture titles near Londonderry sparks talk of new arms, with experienced gunners ready for batteries. The Royal Garrison Artillery reserve and volunteers train on the Antrim coast, poised to mobilize when needed.
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Londonderry
Snewest
Atouetics
Ulster
Royal Garrison Artillery
County Antrim
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Keep Bitter Cool With Water Wrapped Pots For Cooling
The method uses butter or a meal in a sal dish placed in a larger container with a little water. A porous covering or wet cloth wrapped around the pot promotes evaporation cooling. Wet flannel wrapped cans stand in a current of air or water to keep drinks or milk cool without ice.
More Power for Fruit Inspectors Expands Plant Disease Rules
Provisions give provincial horticulture board authority to seize all infected fruit even if previously cleared. Infected shipments may be opened and inspected at stands, losing inspector certificates. A further rule requires inspection of all fruit cars entering Canada from the United States, expanding powers under the Horticultural Act.
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Victoria
Codling Anpth
Canada
United States
John ‘Thompson
Aequire
Princeton Notes On Railway Plans And Mining Prospects
J. T. Warren of the Kettle Valley Railway and Engineer McCullough visited last week to inspect the Tulumeen river bridge site and town junction. A joint Kettle Valley V. V. and BE station is seen as assured. Rumors of a British Columbia Copper Company smelter and a loge ore treatment plant in Princeton surface amid optimism in the Similkameen from railway and mining activity. placer operator T. J. Corwin will test leases while local dealer shows five pounds of nugget gold.
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Kettle Valley Railway
McCullough
Tulumeen
Kettle Valley
British Columbia Copper Company
Princeton
E. F P. Voigt
Voigt
Hin
Similkameen
T. J. Corwin
Boycott Belfast Merchants Across Ireland
A manifesto signed by two magistrates, a county councillor, and the principal Nationalist calls Carrick-on-Shannon traders to sever ties with Belfast over Home Rule opposition. The ultimatum spreads through Leitrim as commerce with Belfast stalls, while volcanic eruptions along the Uskan shore darken the seas.
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London
Carrick-on-Shannon
Belfast
Ulster
Leitrim
Will Change the Map of British Columbia by Rail Plans
Attorney General Bowser argues the Grand Trunk Pacific will alter British Columbia’s map for agricultural and mineral development. Lands Minister Ross notes extending rail access via the Grand Trunk Pacific and Pacific Great Eastern opens vast new land for farming and growth, attracting investors to a province rich in mineral potential and new opportunities.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Pacific Great Eastern
Genera Bowsur
British Columbia
Ross
Mins
Redistribution Commission to Study Provincial Representation
The government appoints Justice Macdonald and Justice Morrison to lead a royal commission on redistribution. It will survey population and settlement patterns to draft an equitable representation plan for the next session. Sir Richard McBride notes BC cannot use a house committee approach. England and Ontario influence the policy.
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Visteria
B. G
Goverment
Macdonald
Justice Morrison
Supreme Cowtrench
Richard McBride
Oanada
British Columbia
England
Ontario
Premier Roblin's Majority Reduced in Manitoba Election
Early returns from Manitoba show Premier Roblin with a four seat majority. Dugerin district swung from 450 to 127, and four of six Winniper seats went Liberal. The result sparked some Conservative unrest despite Roblin's enduring popularity.
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Manitoba
Roblin
Dugerin
Manitob
Strong
Emigration Surpasses Immigration in Canada for First Time
The article notes that this year emigration from Canada exceeds immigration for the first time in history. Most emigrants are Ruthenians Bulgarians Polanders and other foreigners not Canadians. Officials expect the trend to grow in the coming months as unskilled laborers leave the Dominion.
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Canada
Dominion
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