Forbeses Describe Terrible Two Days After San Francisco Earthquake
Mr and Mrs W J Forbes recount their San Francisco visit from September 1 to 20 and detail their escape amid fires collapsing streets and burning shingles. They describe sleeping in the street on Market Street and enduring shortages before reaching the dock and boarding the Senator, aided by tickets and urgency as authorities evacuated the city.
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W. J. Forbes
Hedley
Gazette
Forbes
San Francisco
Mission Street
Victory
Mr Forbes
Mel Forbes
Chivios
Porches
Dri
Huey Sback
Sven
Var Ness Avortey
G. PL
Victovia
Oakland
Senator
Santa Rosa
California
Tony
Progress on V. V. & E. Line From Midway to Molson
The Midway Stars report slow progress on the grade toward Molson with about 250 feet of tunnel and two rock cuts remaining. A piledriver and heavy bridge castings arrived, iron dump cars were sent west to clear rock from nearby agricultural land, and steel laying is not expected before the first or second week in June.
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Midway
Here
Molson
Hedley Affair Delays North Side Rail Plans Reach Urgent Protest
Medley residents press ministerial reversal after Ottawa decision blocks C P R access to Hedley station grounds and halts V V E work from Hedley to Sixteen Mile Creek. A public meeting names A Megraw chair and outlines demands for a prompt review within 10 to 15 days and full withdrawal of the delay.
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Hedley
Mile
Similkameen
C. PR
Sixteen Mile
A. Meguin
A. Crawford
Daly Reduction Co
Gons
T. G. MacHattie
Rotary
A. Megraw
J. J. McDonald
Tulwitys Wal Caruris
Dedley
Sixteen Mile Creek
Pedley
GO. P. R
GP. R
Wn Canals
Jre
Hedleys
Dancur Ross
M. P
Fatal Nickel Plate tunnel blast kills two workers
Isaic Dovan and Joseph Dimas died instantly in a Studysides tunnel blast amid loading powder and explosives. A. Anderson was injured, paramedics reported him unconscious near the tunnel mouth. Doran leaves a widow and a 12 year old son. Dumas unmarried. Keen sympathy from the community as an inquest was nearing press time.
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Isaic Dovan
Joseph Dimas
A. Anderson
Wether
Doran Eaves
Deeensid
Scotland
Damas
Another Train Robbery Near Kanikeny Prompts Manhunt
An Overland Westbound passenger train on the OG PLR line was reportedly held up by brain robbers on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, about 30 miles from Kanikeny. The robbers allegedly took the registered film and fled with a reward offer of RS000.00. Authorities warn the likely route runs south and east, with potential crossings via Vernon and Pentichn or from Vernon through White and Fire valleys, urging combined efforts of prospector and constable units in the mountains and valleys along the boundary line toward Che tina Lake and Wy Hope Mountain.
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OG. Plr
Kanikeny Tel Ce
Brave
Theeagh
Vernon and
Pentichn
Vernon
Tina Lake
Hope Mountain
Migple Leaf Class Holds Successful Chmee in Fraternity Hall
Fraternity Hall hosted a Migple Leaf Class chmee on Friday evening. A twined fifteen couples attended with Mrs W Hy Smlthe and Mr Gibbon providing music. Attendees enjoyed a good bite and discussed the Hedley baseball bean set to back Princeton on Sunday at Hedley grounds despite possible player shifts.
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Manes R. Bartlett
ML AL
Hedley
Sabuday
Fraternity Hall
Sharan
Tne
Bartlett
Peingerton
W. Hy Smlthe
Princeton
Bob Lena
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Canadian Bank OF Commerce
Toronto
E. Walker
Alex, Laird
Canada
United States
England
Penticton
J. M. Christie
William FE. Burritt
Harwispem
B. G
Charles
Shaw
Cnn
Dominion
Gazette Office
IR. H. Rogers
BCL
Vernon, B. C
G. Warren
Greenwood
B.C
Esroiares
Grand Union
Hedley, B. C
Oliver & Gladden
Civil & Mining Engineers
2.C
G. B. Lyon
JAS. Clarkatchmaker
Chen Tl
Carl Halrsvne
Geo, Ables
Bartlet
Prince=ton
Baturing
Wéage
Suinlyte
Siauliy
Yule Mittin Co
Weil
V.v.&e
Minister of Railways and Canals
Kamloops
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