Disaster at Langley as Ramona boiler explodes
Vancouver reports a boiler explosion on the Ramona ferry between New Westminster and Langley on the Fraser River. Four men killed outright, seven injured with only two expected to live. Among the dead are Mrs. Morrison of Fort Langley and Mrs. Baillie of Mount Lehman. two deckhands Joe Macarie and A. Phipps. Power, Maynard, and Knowell fatally injured. Captain Seymour and chief engineer John Oliver escape unharmed. Babies aboard remain uninjured.
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Vancouver
B. C
Ramona
New Westminster
Langley
Fraser River
Henry Morrison
Fort Langley
James Baillie
Mount Lehman
Joe Macarie
A. Phipps
Langley Wharf
A. Power
J. Maynard
Mate
V. Knowell
Power
Seymour
John Oliver
Milner Pessimistic On South Africa War Aftermath
London reports Milner presents a bleak view of the South Africa conflict in a dispatch dated March 6. He notes retrogression, scattered Boer forces, and heavy losses as the war drags on, while Chamberlain grants leave for Milner to rest.
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London
Sir Alfred Milner
Alfred Milner
Joseph Chamberlain
Sir Alfred
South Africa
Tam
Orange River
Ransvaal
Kimberley Notes On Mines And Local Industry
Kimberley reports steady 60 ton daily shipments from the North Star mine with about 80 workers. Mount Sicker and B C Development Co may resume work. Sullivan railway survey hoped to begin soon. New Goldfields of B C to start bonded properties May 1 with limited early crew and a Diamond drill planned for May. Charles Estmere reports development on adjacent fractional claim hindered by surface water. Finch Jones mill to add siding for lumber shipments. Local magistrate J W Armstrong visited for police and small debts sessions. Annie Campbell leaves retail, takes Kimberley hotel lease. Paul Handley adds to construction.
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Kimberley
B.C
North Star
James T. Dixon
Mount Sicker and B.C. Development Co
Sullivan
B. C
Lowles
Elwell
Charles Estmere
Finch & Jones
Stupendiary
J. W. Armstrong
Annie Campbell
Paul Handley
Kimberley Eyes Bright Summer Prospects And Copper Mines
Kimberley has the best prospects for a bright season in East Kootenay as copper properties in the St Marys district are to be extensively operated, promising economic activity. Ottawa Electric Railway forbids conductors from placing a hand on a lady’s waist when boarding or alighting to prevent falls, prompting astonishment among conductors.
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Kimberley
East Kootenay
St. Mary's
Ottawa
Ottawa Electric Railway Company
Rumors of C P R Changes Reach Western Canada
The Winnipeg Free Press reports that General Superintendent Marpole may be promoted to vice president with rumors of shifts in the operating department. Whyte Osborne and Marpole traveled east to Montreal for an April 15 meeting while talks of promotions and new appointments swirl around the C P R leadership.
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Marpole
Pacific Division
C. Pp. R
Montreal
Winnipeg Free Press
Whyte
Osborne
Champlain
A. M. Newton
W. KR. Baker
Free Press
the Tribune
Unlaer
James
Ottawa
QC. P. R
D. McNichol
Manager Whyte
McNichol
Messrs. Oborne
Growing Serious Strike at Laures Tide Pulp Mill
Grandmere April 17. The pulp mill strike in progress looks serious as eight hundred operatives walk out. Officials McGibbon and Alger of Laures Tide Pulp Co from Montreal held a long conference with workers but no settlement occurred.
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Grandmere
Laurestide Pulp Co
City halts further street work amid tight finances
City officials delayed new improvements and street work until clearer revenue outlooks emerge. Public works already under way will take six weeks to two months to finish, with funds exhausted by year’s expected revenue. Overdrafts from last year drive caution, and a month-long shelve resolves to reassess resources before approving additional projects.
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Board of Works
Baker Street
Selous
Hamilton
Fletcher
Pugilist jailed for prize fight. Calgary station eyed
In Sherbrooke Judge Mulvena jailed Maber for three months at Sweetburg for a prize fight at Farnham on March 25. Hennessy from Boston escaped. two promoters fined $50 each. In Ottawa Calgary military station plans surface as four mounted rifle corps form in Manitoba and the Northwest. In Yarmouth Slugh D Cann, 74, found dead in his garden of heart failure.
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Sherbrooke
Que
Mulvena
Maber
Sweetburg
Farnham
Hennessy
Boston
Calgary
Ottawa
Mounted Rifle Corps
Manitoba
Northwest
Nova
Boundary Survey To Preserve Forty Ninth Parallel
Ottawa April 17 Fifty years since the international boundary from Lake Superior to the Atlantic was marked. Canada and the United States plan a summer review not to fix a new line but to preserve the forty ninth parallel. In Southern British Columbia urgent work will renew and define the boundary in mineral regions. Interior Department will send parties this summer. House of Commons opened with private bills advancing including railway acts for Columbia & Kootenay and Kootenay & Arrowhead. Question on smelter operation raised but bill passed.
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Ottawa
United States
Lake Superior
Atlantic
Canada
British Columbia
Department of the Interior
House of Commons
Columbia & Kootenay Railway & Navigation Co
Guliher
Kootenay & Arrowhead Railway
Galliher
Kootenay & Arrowhead
P. O. Davis
Saskatchewan
Pacific cable terminus site chosen at Kelp Bay near Barclay Sound
Victoria April 17. Engineer Peak selected a Barclay Sound site for the Pacific cable terminus at Kelp Bay six miles upriver. He bought 100 acres despite high price, planning cottages for forty, street work, drainage, and a lake water supply from Pelham mountains. Harbor water depth and landlocked protection noted. Egeria continues British Columbia surveys toward Blinkisop Bay and Broughton straits, with most work spanning the year.
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Victoria
B. C
Barclay Sound
Peak
Kelp Bay
Barelay Sound
Anate
Pelham Mountains
Australia
H. M.S. Egeria
British Columbian
Neggei Island
Galiano
Geological Survey
Blinkisop Bay
Helmeken Island
Broughton Straits
Ottawa caucus reviews session ends and election vote tally
From the Capital April 17 report notes no action on sessional indemnity after a government caucus led by W B Edwards MP. Main discussion centered on closing the session. Lord Minto received an unsigned cable about Sergeant Frank Davidson of the Canadian Scouts killed in Khryheid April 11. Crown in chancery election return shows provincial vote totals by region versus 1891.
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Ottawa
W. BE. Edwards
Minto
Capetown
Frank Davidson
Canadian Scouts
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Khryheid
Davidson
South Africa
Northwest Mounted Police
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
British Columbia
Northwest Territories
From the Antipodes Steamer Arrives at Vigtusia
The steamer Aorangi arrives from the Antipodes with many passengers. News from New Zealand reports a new socialistic scheme as Premier Seddon plans a national coal mine to supply railways and consumers. Fiji reports a hurricane at Levala with over one million dollars in damage and seven deaths. ten vessels blown ashore. New Hebrides also hit by hurricane and tidal wave. A church and Rev Robertson’s house blown down. Mrs Patton narrowly escapes. Lyndey plague recurs linked to Cape Town transport Abtillian, with a trooper dying during quarantine.
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Vigtusia
Victorian
B. C
Antipodes
New Zealand
Seddon
Fiji
Levala
Hth
New Hebrides
Eromanga
Estate Divided in Montreal Settlement of Connolly Firm
In Montreal on April 17 the case of Mrs. Andrews, widow and heiress of Nicholas Connolly, for an accounting from her uncle M. Connolly was amicably settled. Mrs. Andrews receives 150000 dollars and a one third interest in a Leadville Colorado mine.
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Montreal
Anrews
Nicholas Connolly
M. ©. Connolly
Connolly
Andrews
Leadville, Col
Methodist Conference to Be Held in Nelson This May
Nelson hosts the annual Methodist Conference of ministers from British Columbia. About 75 delegates are expected from a region spanning Atlin to the international boundary. Notables include Rev Dr Carman and Japanese apologist Goro Kaburagi, with plans for services, addresses, and a missionary meeting, as the conference runs May 4 to 24 at the Nelson Methodist Church.
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Nelson
Methodist Church
British Columbia
Atlin
International Boundary Line
Carman
Pei Tei
Eo Nos Rea
West
E. $. Rowe
Metropolitan Church
Victoria
Rowe
East
Methodist Vlurch
Osterho
Laidley
W. W. Baer
First Baptist
J. W. Kowering L
J. P. Betta
Congregational Church
Nelson Church
Architect completes plans for CPR hotel in Vancouver
Victoria April 17. I M Rattene bury architect has completed plans for a new hotel to be erected at Vancouver for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is to cost close on half a million dollars. Tenders are now being called for.
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Victoria
M. Rattenebury
Vanccouver
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Wayte
Marvole
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Madden
Kootenay
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Pacific Cable
Africa
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