Fire Devastates Fernie Area Amid Narrow Rescue Efforts
Eyewitness accounts describe a night of massive destruction in Fernie and nearby, where most of the city was wiped out except for escapees from several districts. Flames engulfed coke ovens and warehouses, with railway tracks damaged, a destroyed bank, and a devastated post office site. Authorities report dozens killed or missing, extensive property loss, and a mass of refugees banding together as Cranbrook and Spokane mobilize aid and set up relief centers.
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Sherwood
Herchmer
W. R. Ross
M.L.A
Bonnell
Coal Company
Vlices
G.N.R
Trites.Wood Company
Bank of Commerce
Post Office
Customs House
Rst
Elk Lumber Company
C. PP. R
West Fernie
Hosmer
Michel
Fernie Anyrow
Cranbrook
Survey party to locate Hudsons Bay railway route
A hundred surveyors depart from Winnipeg to map potential lines to Hudsons Bay. John Armstrong will head the team with Murphy and Law of Ottawa’s railway department supervising. Four groups will test routes via Churchill and Nelson rivers toward Fort Churchill and Fort Nelson, assessing costs and settlement suitability.
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Ottawa
Hudson's Bay
Witnuvpeg
John Armstrong
Messrs Murphy and
Law
Railway Department
Churchill
Nelson Rivers
Fort Churchill
Canadian Northern
Nelson River
Fort Nelson
Not Importing Says White Vancouver Rumor Denied
Vancouver August 10 William Whyte denied the rumor that Canadian Pacific planned to import strike breakers to replace machinists who had voluntarily quit. He stated the company would not violate alien labor law and would not break Dominion law, adding that U S machinists seeking work in Canada were free to do so.
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Vancouver
William Whyte
Canadian Pacific
Dominion
United States
Canada
Whyte
Pension Hardship Warned Over Striker Pension Loss
A high official notes that striking machinists forfeited claims to CFR pension benefits, creating hardship for elderly workers nearing retirement as the minimum pension stands at 20 dollars monthly.
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C.F.R
Depth of gas well exceeds city-drawn line
The gas well boring has reached 1803 feet, over two hundred feet below the city's level, with no change in prospects and the drill remaining in rock. Full assortment of preserving fruits to arrive next Monday. Book your order now. Ottawa Aug 10: Government denies Imperial railway labor import relief as Canada has sufficient domestic labor for West line work.
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Herald
H. W. Ireland
Ottawa
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company
Canada
West
United States
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Stewart & Tweed, Limited
H. Morrow
Wetmon
North Ralway
Fernie
Louis
Spokane
White
Home Labor
GM. Johnston ¢& CO
Feed and Sale
N. Main St., Medicine Hat
MAC Higdon
GA. Johnston
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