02 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
1
Almost all teachers in Kootenay and South Yale attend the annual convention. Papers on mathematics education and language skills are presented, with discussions on education philosophy and the role of the pupil and teacher. A reception and musical program follow, concluding with a dance.
At last night’s adjourned meeting the council read the road tax bylaw for final passage and discussed bylaw 107. A letter from the city solicitor denied liability for damages from drowned horses. Remarks on sanitation touched on emptying refuse on railway property and the Stanley street overflow, with plans for a vigorous typhoid-reduction campaign and sewer connections at the fire hall stable.
A four story brick building at Austin avenue and Lincoln street occupied by Meng Coopers was destroyed by fire today in Chicago. The loss is placed at 150000 with partial insurance.
Floods in Shelby and Belford counties cause estimated damages between 1.5 and 2 million dollars with hundreds homeless and at least three deaths reported. In middle Tennessee damage to property exceeds 100 thousand and twenty five deaths noted. In St John harbor the steamer Lake Superior sank after being hauled off rocks, with a cargo worth 150 thousand and the vessel valued at 200 thousand, uninsured.
The Quebec harbor board leases 65 000 feet of wharfage to a Dominion local company for 100 dollars a year with bonding. The company must erect a 5 000 landing plant ready for operation next spring.
Winnipeg report: Walter Gordon faces murder charges for the deaths of farmers Sarles Dan and Jacob Smith whose bodies were dumped in an old well. Gordon fled the country and evaded police until sailing with Canadian troops from Halifax. Prohibition referendum looms tomorrow with expectant turnout. Portage la Prairie bridge spans washed away by ice tonight, severing southern communications. bridge cost $22,000 last year.
Pearl River in Jackson Mississippi rose after a 40 foot rise last Thursday and now spans four to five miles wide. The rising water is higher than any previous record and has caused extensive damage to farms. Railways and industries are disrupted with water works pumping station submerged by two feet. Distress reports come from the Pearl River valley as relief efforts are prepared. Jackson itself is not in danger.
In Punhattawney and Sykesville rallies, Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron miners declare a 10 000 strong strike over Manager L W Robinson's refusal to sign the miners and operators conference accord. Rita Williams R etro rail traffic may pause as pumpers and tracklayers keep working to guard mines. Newport Virginia numbers fire devastates Newport Giles County destroying two hotels and several homes.
The Greenland arrives with 20,000 seals at St Johns. Island stormbound at Honavista, heavily laden and unable to push on. The Virginia rides fog off the coast while other sealers hunt herds amid a furious North Atlantic gale.
The Montreal Board of Trade seeks government action to reduce newspaper postage from Canada to Great Britain to one cent per four ounces. The Congregational union of Quebec adopts a resolution backing an international union of Congregational churches of America.
London reports confirm negotiations for the Athabasca reorganization are complete. English shareholders exchange sterling shares for 25 cent shares, with 19 cents paid, and the new board of Toronto men includes Gillies McKinnon Pearson and Doolittle. Venus property will be acquired and worked with the Athabasca mine, ore to be treated at the Athabasca plant. local notes from Kaslo describe gold finds on Cooper creek and similar prospects near Lardo, with damming and fuel work underway.
April 1 note from Trenton reports the Alaska Fishing and Packing Co incorporated here with capital of 1,000,000 to engage in fishing related business.
Louisville reports a large Peasl Caulbert Co. warehouse burned today causing about 200000 dollars in damage. No injuries reported but the blaze disrupted local storage operations and prompted rapid fire department response.
Local news notes a promising new platinum discovery on the Duncan River with ore assays underway and high value. Reports of lime quarry disputes arise as an option on town lots faces countermand attempts. A 250 ton rock scow for Hall smelter was halted. Prospectors headed by boat toward the new diggings, with supplies available at Kaslo.
Grand Forks reports a Liberal push with P T McCallum eyed as a Liberal candidate for the Grand Forks division and Wm Graham likely to lead the Labor ticket. Conservatives consider A O Flummerfeit, while T W Holland and H S Cayey rate prominent. Banquet set for April 12 marks Kettle Valley Lines opening as delays loom in regional transport and industry.
Armstrong Morrison and Balfour of Vancouver signed the provincial contract for the New Westminster bridge substructure at a cost over 300000 dollars. Dominion Bridge Co of Montreal handles the superstructure. Waddell, the designer, backed Armstrong though not the lowest bidder. Armstrong and Laffour have noted railway construction credits. A Lenora mine copper ore find was reported at Mount Sicker. Archdeacon Shaw, a long time Japan missionary, died in Tokyo on March 13. Memorial services were held for the Condor sloop crew. Chinese rebels appear poised for action in Kansu while preparatory rumors circulate and Yi Ke’s mission to corner Tuan lags.
Northport Washington April 1 Earnest Lutz is at large after shooting and killing Thomas Kane Deputy Sheriff Anderson led an all night search Mrs Lutz says he fled to surrender to an officer possibly in Colville The wounded Lacasse with a hip injury is recovering and not seriously harmed
Granby smelter will activate four furnaces for the first time in its history, boosting capacity to 1,500 tons daily. The report from Grand Forks notes the April 1 readiness. Additional items cite metal quotations from London and New York, including lead and copper statuses.
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