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Newspaper
Nanaimo Courier
Location
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1889
Page
4
Nanaimo Courier notes a Vancouver delay for the R. Dunsmuir and missing eastbound train passengers, plus a postponed Nanaimo Building Society meeting due to lack of quorum. It covers Easter decorations at St Paul’s, Queen’s Birthday planning, a fatal accident, band performances, business notices, and a boat wreck rescue near Departure Bay.
A reader newsletter praises the new plant and urges higher subscriptions as the paper adopts a larger, modern dress. The issue also notes a grand Episcopal church benefit in Quamachan, fishing trips on Cowichan River, and arrivals/departures of locals with business trips to Victoria. Local notices mention trips, health reports, and ads urging readers to consult Counter advertisements before buying groceries or dry goods.
Early Monday a thief entered R Evans's room at a Nanaimo hotel and stole a gold watch and chain, $880 in cash, checks, and papers. Officers arrested George McDonald. Charles Anderson, from Seattle, is suspected. Suspect fled toward Long Bridge. checks from the Bank of British Columbia were stopped. ships warned. Local inquiry and police searches extended to Oyster Bay and Chemainus.
Five hundred men wanted to unload schooners at the Central Sotel. Tra Tor cigars four for a quarter. The Little Wunder Cigar Store. J. WH, Tinnerr.
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