Islander tragedy survivors alter accounts in aftermath
Reports from Victoria B C August 20 recount survivors of the steamer Islander offering revised details of the wreck. Officials note census disruption, discussions of extra dead, and claims about threats on a raft. Statements from crew and passengers describe weather, actions during the disaster, and efforts to save others as reporters warn of lingering uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
Cassiar District
Blue
B. C
Aung
Michael
Jock
Norman Law
Law
Alberni
Leblanc
Powell
Foote
A. C. Beach
Captain Ferry
Harris
Jie
Fowler
Applebaum
Dawson
Andrew Keating
Will Build A Smelter Fatally Hurts At The Silver King
An enraged mob harms Black people, causing a fatal injury in a serious case surrounding a smelter project at the Silver King site.
Woman's Skirts Protest Men At Sunset Mine Camp
Report details a demonstration by women protesting male workers near the Sunset mine in Dead Wood camp, as A A Munroe and Henry Johns tour the area to inspect development. The article notes the magnetite ore with gold and copper, the planned 250 ton smelter near Greenwood, and recent mining activity including tunnel and shaft progress. It also mentions exploration at nearby claims and the death of Curtis Brott in a separate incident, with inquest findings and union funeral plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Munroe
Munroe & Munroe
Montral
New York
Henry Johns
Deadwood Camp
Boundary
the Phair
Montreal & Boston Copper Co
Sunset Group
Mother Lode
Messrs
Munroe and
Johns
Hall Mines
Rail
Northport
Campbell
Greenwood
Silver King
Curtis Brott
Brott
Brett
Ontario
McGregor
Silver King Mine
Arthur
Ernest Bolitho
0. McArthur & Co
Miners’ Union
Springfield
Eugene Barrett
Flavers
Larke
Caselle Wyld
Wm Godley
Gene Carter
Tflavers
Tulsa
I. T
Barrett
Mount Vernon
Pierce City
Godley
Young Godley
French Godley
Ike Carter
Peter
Robert Hampton
Peter Hampton
E. A. Carter
Gazelle Wyla
W. Godley
Carter
Joe Larke
Miss Wyld
Fears of Li Hung Chang Delay Treaty Signing
In Pekin on August 20 Li Hung Chang protests the omission of a provision to destroy Chinese forts from the peace protocol. He says destruction would dishonor him and risk punishment by the Emperor. Destruction will occur later under military necessity, but copy preparation may delay signing for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Battleship Town Sails for Panama This Afternoon
San Francisco dispatch notes the battleship Town leaving port in the afternoon heading toward the Panama region as part of ongoing fleet movements. The departure underscores naval activity amid regional tensions and strategic deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Battleship Town
Panama
Telegraph lines reach Copper Center on Yukon route
Northern Alaska dispatch reports the telegraph line from Valdes to Eagle City extended to Copper Center and the Government trail to the mouth of the Chestochna river. Completion to Enngie expected before winter. Copper Creek hosts a permanent telegraph office aiding military and mining traffic.
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Valdes
Alaska
Seattle
Eagle City
Yukon
Copper Center
Chestochna River
Enngie
Copper Creek
Government
Millard
Glacier Trail
Walde
Eagle
Copper Country
Chesna
Chinese raiders in Emprador station raid details emerge
Venezuelan dispatch reports raiders at Emprador station last Sunday night included several Jamaican descended individuals who flogged Chinese traders and extorted 290 dollars. Barranquilla exchange climbs with American dollar valued at 41 Colombian pesos. Dr Rico, Colombian minister to Venezuela, refutes Gastro's invasion claim and names Venezuelan General Rangel Quarbas as the invader, hinting possible aid from Colombian insurgents under General Uribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golon
Colombia
Emprador Station
Jamaica
Barranquilla
Rico
Venezuela
Curacan
Gastro
Rangel Quarbras
Uribe
Fire Chiefs Meet on Pacific Coast Association Session
Chief Lillie of the Nelson Fire Brigade returned from the Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs meeting held in Tacoma from August 14 to 17. Papers discussed covered reducing fire loss, modern fire proof buildings, chemical engines, and safe electrical wiring. Chief Lillie was elected vice president for the interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie
Nelson Fire Brigade
Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs
Tacoma
United States
Canada
Thomas Deasy
Victoria
Ralph Cook
Seattle
Wasi
David Campbell
Portland
Oregon
W. E. Hughes
The
Association For the Interior
Stile Breaking Records in Salt Lake City Event
Eddie Smith of Salt Lake City set a new world amateur biocycle mile record at the Salt Lake Palace saucer track, clocking 1.57 4-5 in the first heat of a mile handicap. Clem and Charles Turville of Philadelphia set a world distance record for ten miles on an eight-lane track with a 14.24 4-5 time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Eddie Smith
Salt Lake Palace
Clem
Charles Turville
Philadelphia
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Associated Press
Gurtis Brott
Gonfusea
Guy Gouncil
Ing News
Siggins
Big Horn Mountain
Hidden
Porcupine Creeks
W. C. Higgins
Betsey
North Fork
Salmon River
A. Miswald
Bertha
Bond Creek
James Westgate
Della Fractional
L. R. van de Bogart
W. J. Caldwell
B. Brown
Peterborough
T. ©. Collins
Silas Johns
Minnie Eadeth
James Hubbard
W. A. Connell
John Grant
J.B. Tierney
Kettle River
Otter Flats
Tulameen
Cecal
Mr. Jackson
Tierney
Camborne
A. I. Rosenberger
Canada Drug & Book Co
R. B. Dougan
Gage
Glark
Fletcher
Hamilton
Irving
Gillett
Patterson
Selous
Finance Committee
Ald
la Bau
Nelson
Board of Works
Hall
Pittsburg Pa
Joseph Bishop
Ohio
Clark
Lindsay
McCutcheon
Fred Baugh
Steel
Painter
Monessen Mill
Viril Preston
Schwab
Steel Corporation
Preston
Chicago
Joliet
Chang
Northern Telegraph Lines
Meeting OF Fire Chiefs
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