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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to a game or event involving York with a score or action hinted. No clear names, dates, or organizations are readable to establish a complete report.
A fragment notes a rail location issue, mentioning East and West areas and a possible con ver appears. The readable text hints at a local transport or mapping event without clear names or dates.
In Coffee county near Enterprise Alabama on August 7 John Wesley Pennington a Black man was burned alive by a mob of about 500 whites and blacks after confessing to assaulting Mrs J Davis wife of a prominent farmer. Pennington was captured after a chase with bloodhounds and was bound as the crowd gathered to witness the execution. The crowd lit the fire as he pleaded for mercy and his head and body were consumed in the flames with a final pile of ashes left. The report ends noting train and labor movements to Manitoba and Vancouver with related shipping details.
Washington message from President McKinley to King Edward VII expresses sincere condolences on the death of the Dowager Empress Frederick of Germany. The brief dispatch from the State Department dated August 7, 1901, notes the exchange as official sympathy between nations. Montreal reports Ames Holden & Co denying plans to build a shoe factory in Vancouver. Fredericton notices the death of Rev. W. Jeffry at age 81.
A large batch of counterfeit $1 notes is in circulation in Toronto and nearby areas. The engravings are good but the paper is of cheap grade, lacking the crisp feel of genuine bills.
William Whyte, assistant to the president of the P R, continues a tour of Russian interests aboard his company. He is now at Valdivstock and will follow with further engagements.
A man posing as Bolles of San Francisco but registered as Bolles of Boston was arrested in Berlin on suspicion after presenting checks tied to the Paris American Express office robbery of April 26. Police had previously nabbed gang leader Tom Edwards and others, with May Churchill and Addie Guerin later named as suspects. The Paris crime involved 3,000 francs and dynamite to blast the safe, while the burglars left burglar’s tools and stolen checks.
San Francisco August 7 police say they have a man in custody on suspicion of involvement in the Selby Smelting works robbery in which 340000 dollars in gold bullion was stolen. Identity not disclosed and no further details provided.
Rev. A. H. Tyrer of the Unitarian church has resigned after a sermon in which he questioned the existence of a future state and a personal God and declared himself an agnostic. He plans to go to England.
A $200,000 white marble block will be built in Nelson within the year, showcasing interior walls floors and ceilings of marble. Ernest Mansfield leads the project after purchasing a marble quarry, planning to open a large scale operation and advertise the material’s high quality to eastern markets. The two lots on West Baker Street will house a 50 by 120 foot three story block with an arcade, light wells, massive arch, and polished marble throughout. The Nelson Stock Exchange is expected to be housed there with potential stores and tenants. Construction will start within three months and take about a year, with gas lighting and a front elevation of bushed and rock-faced marble.
In Bonnington Falls heavy currents trap inexperienced boaters and tabloid misadventures emerge from locals. Three Nelson ladies faced treacherous eddies and, after a rescued scare, argued prayers beat danger while a resident mocked their bravado. The incident ends with the women retreating to woods as a bonfire glows in the night.
Cedar Rapids Aug 7 The Republican state convention nominated A. B. Cummins of Des Moines for Governor.
Pittsburg t ime s reports an immense world scale glass cartel forming led by two prominent Pittsburgers. The plan aims to place control of the global window glass supply under one corporation centered on the American Window Glass Company of Pittsburgh. European factories, chiefly in Belgium, are minimal by comparison. Brussels notes a three hour talk with Charleroi Glass Works owners about a possible acquisition by Chambers of American capital interests. The firm owns forty furnaces valued at 500,000 francs each.
Dr Fagan reports the last vestige of smallpox wiped out in the province after over one hundred cases since last November. Diseases appeared in Nanaimo Nelson Rossland Revelstoke Cranbrook Michel Fernie Spencewood Moyie Phoenix Quesnel and along the Naas and Skeena rivers. Vigilance remains high as health officers watch for re entry from Alaska Washington and the territories.
A Nice Job Montreal Aug 7 announces E. W. Craig will be appointed grain inspector for the Dominion. The salary is 3000 dollars a year plus travelling expenses.
Wan derers of Halifax defeated Belmont cricket club of Philadelphia 115 to 104 in an exhibition game played yesterday in Halifax North Carolina.
EIGUY FATALITIES Philadelphia officials report another body found in the Locust street ruins after Monday night’s blast bringing the death toll to eight.
In Victoria on August 7 the bail application for striking fishermen including Rogers and Desplaines was argued before Judge Walkem. The defense contended no fish were running and a trap was laid by canners and police, while the crown argued potential flight and guilt. A decision was promised for tomorrow.
The Commercial Advertiser reports no communication yet from labor leaders to Morgan & Co. or steel firms. Peace may come soon as independent influences work toward settlement before Shaffer's strike deadline. Morgan silent but open to a move that respects his core objections. Steel stocks show movement toward amity on the exchange.
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