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Nanaimo Courier

Location

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Apr 14, 1889

Page

2

Bribery in Elections Prompts Journal Debate and Canadian Annexation Note

An 1889 Nanaimo Courier piece surveys bribery in elections, contrasting views on honest voting with the idea of cash inducement. It cites Beecher and Breckinridge opinions, discusses tariff politics, and recalls a Maine 1860 petition seeking annexation to Canada amid discontent and provincial prosperity contrasts.

Toomas K. Brecon United States New York Standard Brrener Berenen New England Annapolis Maine Canada Senate House of Representatives

Ottawa river gas lifts ice with loud crash on frozen stream

Editorial notes discuss a gas formed from organic deposits in the Ottawa river that can lift ice when the river is frozen. A party of youths heard a loud crash and saw someone hurled onto a mass of ice. The gas glows in warm southern climates and is recognized as a dangerous air pollutant. Mention of Pat Butterworth and Mr Mills relates to annexation debates in Congress and the Commons.

Ottawa River Canada Pat Butterworth Reso T‘ion Congress Mr. Mills Commons

Time change notices march 30 1889

A historic clipping notes clocks shifting to Pacific Standard Time at 8 20 A M Saturday March 30 1889. The fragment outlines time standardization but lacks full context or multiple details.

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