Foundry expansion eyed as Nelson district grows
A Montreal foundry company eyes Nelson for a large regional plant to supply the Kootenays and Crow's Nest line. An option on OPR property may expire as summer ends if a decision is not made. Local housing and street improvements accompany Nelson’s rapid growth and council plans for gas and railway franchises.
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Nelson
Montreal
Kootenays
Crow's Nest
O. P R
Canada
England
Yes- Miner
Dolittle
Real Estate Booming Amid Street Rail Plan in Nelson
The Vancouver Syndicate holds numerous lots in Addition A and orders withdrawal from sale on May 1. Gamble & O'Reilly expect many prime lots to sell as investors seek gains in property tied to potential street railway expansion. The move follows talks to buy large City blocks to serve the new line along Stanley Street, aiming for quick profits as rail service boosts area value.
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Gamble & O'Reilly
Vancouver
Gamble & O’rielly
Bogustown
Stanley Street
Nelson
Growth of housing in Nelson sparks construction chatter
A local list shows several new homes under construction in Nelson. W A Macdonald plans a two story brick house at Stanley and Carbonate, with W Park securing the contract. D Mackay nears completion on Vernon Street, J M Dougan the contractor. Aghcroft adds an extension on Hall Street, with J Toye ready for plastering. W W Beer’s Hendryx Street house is likewise underway.
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W. Gillett
A. W. Pfiesfer
Beer
Carbonate and
Josephine
Silica and
Hendryx Streets
H. Goodacre
West Silica Street
J. Dover
Silica Street
J. Matheson
Victoria Street
Hall
Hendryx
A. Ho Buehesan
Carbonate Street
M Farlane
A. K. Barrow
Gore Street
R. A. Ker
Nelson
W. A. Macdonald
Stanley
Carbonate Streets
W. Park
D. Mackay
Vernon Street
J. M. Dougan
Aghcroft
Hall Street
J Toye
W. W. Beer
Hendryx Street
Plague in Paris Report Claims Women Run Publication
Paris dispatch to the Evening News describes a visit to the rondo offices where the staff is said to be entirely female. The piece notes assertions of bubonia plague cases linked to orientals and records a masculine façade worn by a long-time female writer in disguise for 19 years.
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London
Paris
Evening News
de Froude
Tyouth
Now Guilty Ganton Trial Ends with Not Guilty Verdict
In Ganton Ohio on April 28 The trial of Mrs George for murder of George D Saxton ended after 28 hours and 45 minutes with 22 ballots. The final ballot at 10 20 resulted in a unanimous verdict of not guilty.
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Ganton
Ohio
George
Mure
George D. Saxton
Canadian Mint Talk Draws Banker Council Dissent
A Canadian Bankers Association meeting in Montreal urged against establishing a Canadian gold mint. Reasons include losses to miners or government, better bullion markets via banks, gold coin not outperforming bullion, paper money preferred, and potential market instability harming commerce. All favored alternative solutions. London dispatches note U S peace prospects in the Philippines and press opinions on Otis and rebel treatment.
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Montreal
Quc
Canada
British House Probes Pacific Cable and Samoa Offer
In Parliament, Secretary for the Colonies Joseph Chamberlain says Britain has proposed terms to Canada and Australia on the Pacific cable but no final agreement exists. Broderick notes New Zealand offered volunteers to Samoa which the government declined, citing adequate naval forces. The government values New Zealand’s offer.
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London
House of Jommoenus
Eastern Telegraph Company
Joseph Chamberlain
Canada
Australia
Chamberlain
New Zealand
Samoa
Foreign Office
St. John Broderick
Broderick
German Officers Cheer Von Diederich Answer at Club Speech
Berlin dispatch reports German officers smiling at Captain Joseph B. Cughland remarks during a Union League Club banquet. They say Admiral Von Diederich’s reply to Admiral Dewey’s threat was to clear for action and steam through American lines into the harbor.
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Berlin
Iel
Vossischa Zeitung
Josph B Cughlan
Union League Club
Would Wage Humane War
London April 28. J P Holland inventor of the Holland submarine boat sailed for New York yesterday aboard the 8 8 Etruria. His negotiations with the Admiralty for use of his invention by the British government failed completely as the government objects to the principle of submarine boats not to Mr Holland's system.
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London
J. P. Holland
New York
Etruria
Admiralty
Mr. Jolland
Eastern Base Ball League Holds Rules Meeting 1890
Hartford April 28 Managers and umpires of the Eastern Base Ball League met to discuss season rules. Providence and Rochester were absent. Rule changes focus on balking with Rule 32 revised to make any motion to deliver without actually delivering a balk.
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Hartford
Conn
United States
Providence
Rochester
Woman shoots husband in self defense in Sharon
In Sharon Massachusetts on April 28 Mary EK Ross shot and killed her husband John P Jons during a quarrel at their home around seven this morning. She was taken into custody and admitted the shooting claiming self defense as he choked her. Ross was fifty years old and his wife forty nine. They had been married about a year.
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Sharon
Mass
John P. Jons
Mary EK
Ross
Hout
Von Stengel Publishes Second War Pamphlet Edition
Berlin reports Professor Von Stengel, a war pamphlet author and delegate to a disarmament peace congress, releasing a second edition. He adds an article urging Germany to continue armed strength at sea and land for national honor and welfare.
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Berlin
von Stengel
Break in Berlin Critiques U S Consul Speech
Berlin papers condemn a Amsterdam speech by United States Consul George J. Jorey claiming Prince Bismarck schemed to seize Holland since 1868. North German Gazette replies that Washington selects singular specimens for diplomatic posts.
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Berlin
United States
Amsterdam
George J. Jorey
Bismarck
Holland
Figaro Publishes Cassation Evidence On Ouignet Inquiry
Paris April 28 The Figaro continues the publication of evidence in the court of cassation case. Captain Ouignet repeats he was protected by the general staff in July 1890 and declines to discuss his relations with Colonel Sandherr or the Bordereau, saying the issue was already judged.
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Paris
the Figaro
Court of Cassation
Ouignet
General Staff
Sandherr
Agenite
Bordereau
Marshial
Tribunals
Chinchilla
Cabinet Council
Figaro
M. Haleologue
Foreign Office
United Chambers
Anglo Saxon Brotherhood Highlighted In London Dinner
London notes quote Robert Porter praising growing Anglo American trade links and tariff cooperation. Porter mentions improving ties with Great Britain and the United States while urging Germany to profit from American raw materials. He cites open door tariff ideas and reflects on U S sympathy with Germany after recent events.
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England
United States
London
Robert Porter
White Friars Club
Great Britain
America
Porter
Germany
Howland
Greenwood County Lynching Not Guilty Verdict Shocks Greenville
In Greenville federal court the Phoenix election riot and Greenwood County lynching case ended with a not guilty verdict after a swift 15 minute jury deliberation. Prominent county men who once warned Republican postmaster James Tolbert to leave faced the outcome as a mob later attacked McGormick.
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Greenville
S. C
Phoenix
Greenwood County
James W. Tolbert
Mc- Vormick
Conservatives Plan Protests Across Ontario Cities
Toronto April 28 Conservatives announce protests in West Aaron and Brockville. In Brockville officials claim grounds for criminal action while Liberals mock any attempt to unsettle the elections.
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Toronto
West Aaron
Brockville
Terrible cyclone leaves Kirksville families wrecked
A May 28 cyclone north of Kirksville Missouri flattened homes and killed many. Dr Howells and family died. Mrs Green and daughter Bessie perished. the Weaver clan faced tragedy as the elderly invalid John Weaver in his chair was crushed. Two hundred families homeless. number of dead and injured still rising as rescue continues.
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Kirksville
Hare
Howells
W Green
Bessie
State Normal School
Andrey
Weaver
John O. Weaver
Elia Weaver
Joseph Weaver
Samuel
Filipinos Dispute Proclamation and Armistice Terms
Manila reports Aguinaldo using the congress as cover to press terms for an armistice while General Otis insists war can end without the assembly. A Filipino proclamation, dated April 15 at Ganiasdro, claims McKinley acted to force ratification and asserts that Spain ceded the islands after Filipino valor.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Congress
Otis
Filinos
Mundini
Ganiasdro
McKinley
Paris
Worley
Ous
Canadian mining outlook cited by J G Blackstock in tour
J G Blackstock and George Gooderham of Toronto discuss British capital for Canadian mining after a trip to England. He says there will be some investment but Canadians hold properties at high values, limiting uptake. Expect steady development rather than flood of capital as in South Africa and Australia.
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Toronto
T. G. Blackstock
George Gooderham
War Eagle
Center Star
Rossland
England
Blackstock
Canada
South Africa
Australia
Emigration to Canada Rises in First Quarter
London reports British Board of Trade figures for January to March show a 24 percent rise in departures to Canada from UK ports. Emigration to the United States falls by 14 percent, while movements to other British colonies, including South Africa, are steady or slightly down.
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London
British Board of Trade
Canada
United Kingdom
U.S
South Africa
Laurier couple to tour Northwest Territories after session
Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier plan a lengthy visit to the Northwest Territories after the current session. They intend to travel extensively through the Territories and may reach British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wilfrid
Lady Laurier
Territories
British Columbia
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Bankers’ Association
Philippines
Washington
Daily Mail
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Nce
Daily News
Pacific Cable Question
von Diederich
Dewey
British Admiralty
Professor von Stengel
Higaro
Ohe
Filiping Congress
J. G. Blackstock
Laurier
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