Notice of land lease applications in Alberni District BC
A notice states that 30 days after the date an application will be made to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for leases of multiple tracts around Central Lake and nearby lakes in the Alberni District Vancouver Island. The description covers six claims with precise lake shore boundaries and stake references, with third and fourth lakes noted and details of surrounding creeks, plus a ninth to a small island area. The notice is dated 129th, 1889 from Victoria BC and mentions financials about debt collection services in Winnipeg for old accounts.
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UTICE
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works
Alberni District
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Central Lake
T. W. Patterson
M. H. Cowan
Lower End
Commencement
Teas Corner
Ghats
Centi Lake
Rieecoot Lake
Taylor River
Alberni Canal
A . W. Partenson
H. Cowan
Victoria
B. C
Jab
Harvey
Nanaimo
Divers Findweights Burning in 8 Sunken Vessels
United States news reports foul play in a prize fight involving Joe McAuliffe and Tom Lees. A diver recovered burning debris from sunken ships, with casualties including crew aboard a schooner flagged near Providence. Additional items cover Cronin's murder, Oregon swamp land cases, a Chicago divorce verdict, and labor unrest at mines in Illinois.
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Joe McAuliffe
Tom Lees
Byelaws Questioned Over Nuisance Goat Raids
Letter writer laments unenforced city byelaws allowing goats to roam near Commercial Street and Victoria Crescent causing apple tree damage and sickness concerns. They urge better enforcement and ask why bylaws are not carried out.
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Epitok Courier
Byelaws
Commercial Street
Victoria Crescent
Sam
Police Court notes and comic street scene fragment
A police court record reports multiple small fines for assaults and liquor offenses and a brief anecdote about a drunken Siwash man. A later exchange with a publisher over fifty cents reveals a humorous, rough street encounter. The page ends by urging readers to check the Covarter ads before shopping.
Shipping News Briefs From Nanaimo May 22
The bark Oregon went under the ghutes yesterday and will load coal for San Francisco. The Commodore completed cargo and sailed for San Francisco. The Valley Forge arrived at Departure Bay to load coal for San Francisco from New Westminster. The Dunsmuir arrived from New Westminster with freight and several passengers. Consignees listed. The steamer Columbia arrived at Portland. Wellington cleared to Nanimo. Robins of Vancouver Coal Co. went to Victoria. Dr. West Hastie and Good returned to the Capital. Bourchier of Bourchier & Higgins is in Nanaimo. J Wilson, a commission agent, is in the city. Captain Collister and P Good arrived by noon.
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Eprick Courier
Victoria
New Westminster
Vancouver
Oregon
San Francisco
M. Robins
Vancouver Coal Company
A. C. West
J. Hastie
H. Good
F. Bourchier
Bourchier & Higgins
Nanaimo
J . Wilson
New York and Boston Baseball Scores May 22
Sporting notes report New York beat Chicago in Boston 11 to 4 while Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 4 to 3. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati games postponed by rain. Louisville and Baltimore tied? plus other results and standings as of May 22.
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New York
Chic
Boston
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Philadelpia
Sleveland
Washington
Pittsburg
Columbus
Cincinnnati
Louisville
Baltimore
McAuliffe Knocks Out Lees In Golden Gate Heavyweight Bout
Pacific Coast champion Joe McAuliffe defeats Tom Lees of Austria at the Golden Gate Athletic Club in a fifteen hundred dollar prize fight. Lees enters first at 9 39 p m and McAuliffe follows five minutes later at 9 52 p m. The sequence features McAuliffe dominating early with brutal body blows and head shots, finishing after a decisive knock out in the final rounds. The bout showcases McAuliffe’s advantage and Lees’ failures under pressure.
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McAuliffe
Pacific Coast
Tom Lees
Australia
San Francisco
Joe McAuliffe
Austria
Peter Jackson
Golden Gate Athletic Club
Lees
McAulife
Smash
Joe
Percy
Penile
Parnell Commission narrows evidence and schedules key witnesses
London May 22 The Parnell Commission's judges and Mr Parnell with solicitors Davis and Reid agreed to shorten the inquiry by abridging Parnellite testimony. O'Brien's evidence ends tomorrow then Clare outrages hearings, followed by Harris Archbishops Croke and Davitt. The session aims to finish with Davitt as last witness.
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Parnell Commission
London
Parnell
Davis
Reid
Parnellites
Psesea Deese Cage
O'Brien
Clare
Matthew Harris
M. P
East Galway
Harris
Archbishop Croke
Canon Keller
Father Shelly
Michael Davitt
Reed
United Ireland
Phoenix Park
Brien
O’brien
Richard Webster
Allan liner Polynesian sinks Cynthia after collision
Montreal May 22 The Allan liner Polynesian collided with the Cynthia in Warennez Channel causing the latter to founder with all below deck drowned crew and no passengers aboard the Cynthia. The Polynesian continued on with injuries among its crew while a likely drowning of James Law is reported. A hole in the Polynesian bow and water flooding fore compartment noted. Also reports of amateur cyclone at Halifax and a Belgian strikes tale involving Apolinaris misadventure.
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Cynthia
Montreal
Warennez
Paarahee
Yates Street
Apolinaris
Brussels
Belgium
Sarang
Liege
Knights of Labor aim to hold next annual meeting in San Francisco
Pacific Coast News reports a movement to convene the Knights of Labor annual assembly in San Francisco. Chinese merchants suffer from the Scott Exclusion Act with declines in trade and several Chinese commercial houses closing, amid broader economic strain on the coast. The piece also covers an Episcopal Convention in the state, a sailor’s fatal fall from a ship, the murder of a Chinese interpreter, a fatal hay derrick accident in Haywards, and a threatening White Caps note received in Sacramento.
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Knights OF Labor
San Francisco
General Assembly of Knights of Labor
Episcopalian Convention
Episcopal Churches
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PRICE
Arthur Bullock
Crescent
Davies ‘& Beybridge,the
Masonic Building
Spencer & Perkins
Coughlan & Mason
Victoria, B.C
Orrick
A. R. Johnston & Co
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
THE
East Coast Steamship Company
Powell Street
Vancouver, B. C
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Leland
Prout & Insley, Proprietors
Hastings
Granville Streets
Nion Credit and Protective
Ascan Eioni
U Street
Winnipeg
Man
Cousins
Perry Mills
B.C
City of
Nanaimo Opera House
John Mahrer
Nanaimo, B. C
United States News
Dr. Cronin
Providence
Mt. J
Neleon Harvey
Parker
O. W. Parker
Bedford
Fargo
Latta
Elemont
Brooklyn
Wiington Socsal
Ath Net
Rvetaries
Jaine
Cronin
Chicago
Patrick H. Cronin
Lakeview
Chandler
Shields
Villas
Lamar
Interior
CPOE
Peroly
Corry
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermillion Coal Company
Shaft
Sweet
Vancouver Coal Mining and Land Co., Limited
S. M. Robins
Little Wonder Cigar Store
J. H. Hiner
Jiwol Gitalko
Jackson
Win
Patterson
Im- Bruce
Tia HO Mary
Costa
Aly
Treorge
Rita Evangelical
Pushwell
Shipping News
Sporting Notes
St. Louis
Louis
Athletics
Kansas City
Buffalo
Toledo
Syracuse
Toronto
Rochester
Rocheator
Hamilton
Detroit
Boschee
Jena
Arctic
Louis Good
Sinagh
Long Bridge
O'Connell
Bullock
East Welly
East Wellington
East Wellington Coal CO
Arthur Bullock's
Hur Bullock’s
European News
Canadian News
Halifax
N.8
Comrane
John Somes
Port Hood
Siemens
Pacific Coast News
P. A. Johnson
Bhierwood
Newcastle
Topaail
Ghinaman
Chin Ah You
Haywards
Cala
Fred Brenter
Sacramento
Fraulein Waitzal
Jacob Klein
White Caps
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