Station Move Sparks Townwide Turmoil Over Depot Location
Townspeople opposed to moving the V. Vs & ER station from Pinto flat to Smelter flat cite loss of townsite growth and depot proximity. A committee met Mr. Beam who argued Smelter flat suits company policy to avoid mixing townsites with works while preserving road access and yardage rights.
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V. Vs & ER
Pinto
F. A. Ross
G.N. Railway
Board of Trade
Beam
W. A. Maclean
E.D. Boeing
FH. French
A. Megraw
Rodgers
Pinto Flat
Ross
Uley
Koders
Tarbon Rangerons
Ma Ross
Seeing the Apex Men of Many Pursuits and Mining
A visiting party of 15 New Englanders including three ladies toured Apex, British Columbia, noting mining capital parallels to Manchester's Colonial Gold Mining Co. The piece contrasts Granby a potential British Columbia producer and the need for investment to bring Apex to production, citing local figures and a potential yield.
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Jolly Party
Apex
New
Colonial Gold Mining Co
Manchester
N. H
Amoskeag Falls
Merrimac River
Amoskeag M'f'g Co
B.C
British Colmbia
Granby
Miner
Great Northern Chief Stranded in Montana Haystack
Lewis W. Hill president of the Great Northern Railway and son of James J. Hill found his car stuck in a hole near Helena while traveling to Great Falls. A search party located him in a nearby haystack where he reportedly slept and rested, with brief notes of refreshments at a local pump.
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Great Fally
Mon
Lewis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
James J. Hill
Helena
Great Falls
Fort
Quynvaeby
Kennedy Eyes Coquihalla Tunnel Plan On Rail Route
Chief engineer reports feasibility of an eight mile tunnel from Tulameen to the Coquihalla to cut altitude by 675 feet and save over 30 miles of terrain. If built, a switchback could maintain communication during tunnel driving and improve the mountain route for future operations.
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Coquihalla
Otter Flat
Tulameen
Bear Creek
Eagle cv
Goquihalla
Henes
Cognihalla
Tilameen
Otter
Fraserasin
Coquiballa
Tulumeen
Coquililla
Midway and Vernon railway pledge stirs provincial race
The article notes John Oliver and Geo. R. Naden reviving the Midway Vernon railway issue as campaign bait. It suggests subsidy needs before government acts to aid those harmed by contractors and mocks campaign tactics as lacking originality.
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Greenwood Ledge
Midway and
Vernon
John Oliver
Geo. R. Naden
Oliver
Naden
Midway
Wells for Governor Named in British Columbia
Victoria reports W C Wells of Nelson will be the next lieutenant governor of British Columbia with Hon James Dunsmuir likely resigning in about five weeks. Wells is noted as commissioner of lands with prior roles in Duennh and Prins, reflecting a gubernatorial transition amid official notices from authentic advices received today.
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Victoria
W. C. Wells
Nelson
British Columbia
James Dunsmuir
Mor
Wells
Prins Gor
Ohio Steamer Sinks After Rock Collision Off Alaska
The steamship Ohio carrying 185 passengers sank after striking a rock near Steep Points Alaska at 1 am. Five lives were lost including wireless operator George C. Eccles and purser F. J. Stevens. Humboldt and Rupert City aided survivors. Rupert City en route to Vancouver. The ship, built in 1873, belonged to Alaska Steamships and was valued at 300000 dollars.
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Seattle
Ohio
Valdez
Alaska
George C. Eccles
F. J. Stevens
Humboldt
Rupert City
Vancouver
M.J. Heney
Hunboldt
George O. Eccles
Winnipeg
Chi
Alaska Steamships Company
Philadelphia
Goodnye
New York
United Wireless Company
G. E. Eeeles
Booth
Ketchikan Lite
Seattle Welcomes World Fair Visitors With Open Rooms
Seattle through chamber efforts offers free price accommodations for visitors at the World’s Fair. Hundreds of thousands from outside the city will attend, with over a hundred thousand already here. Citizens advertised rooms to rent, ranging from fifty cents to a dollar and a half per night, close to the Exposition.
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Seattle
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Seattle Commerces Body
A. Y. BP
Courant
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C A. Jackson
U. S. Co
S Brook Penticton
W. H. T. Gahan
Mark Brock
Penticton
B. C
J. W. Edmonds
Wmsurance Acu
Surange Company
Jas Cer
Hedley
R. H. Rogers
BOL
Vernon, B. C
Hotel Penticton
States
A. Banxes
Pesticros
D. G. Hacksey, Prop
Hepiy
Grand Union Hotel
A. Winkler
Lind
Hudson Bay
Ioaurance Co
Columbia Fir Insurance Co
Calgary
Offce
Great Northern
Princeton
Louis Hill
Farmer
WNEL
Mr. Kennedy
Smith Curtis
Dunsmuir
U. Wireless
U. S. Ohio
Ketchikan
Eccles
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