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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
4
A warm spell boosts demand for hammocks. Find comfort and luxury in our large, well made, sturdy hammocks with good colorings at low prices. Strong construction and great value make this a top buy for lounging.
The first shipment of sweet potatoes reached local dealers while a Park concert was canceled for tonight. The Terpaichorean Club hosted a Lake Park dance and crowds faced the opera’s Was She to Blame show. School reopened after a circus holiday, and court actions featured Thurston v Well and a Trades bylaw breach. A marble post office shipment was delayed by a quarry accident. Nelson mills planned to resume work, and life policy payouts linked to a Rossland miner’s death highlighted insurers’ July performance.
In Omaha area today a fire at the Union Pacific transfer depot in Council Bluffs burned the shed and 25 loaded and 25 empty freight cars. Loss is estimated at nearly 100000 dollars. Police and fire units investigated the blaze.
A historical notice endorses Grace-Nuts as an ideal breakfast food backed by Prof Atwater analysis. It touts the product’s scientific basis, ease of preparation, and claimed brain and nerve benefits for brain workers in a period emphasizing dietary guidance.
A string of travelers and locals visit Nelson and area camps. Postoffice Inspector J K Grenfell arrives on official business from Vancouver. Dr W B Galbraith and bride tour Lethbridge, A T Walley and J K Annable camp with families at Powder Joint, F P Hagan attracts East Kootenay interest, and the R M A Band plans a major excursion with dancing and refreshments.
The R M R band, a permanent, professional group in Nelson, has a high caliber lineup including the Wambold brothers from California and Otis with the big horn. They recently received new music from England and eastern publishers, expect several winter engagements, and are popular with strong ticket sales for an excursion to Kokanee Creek.
Jim Jeffries and Gus Ruhlin signed an agreement to contest the world heavyweight title in November or December. The bout will be staged at the venue offering the largest purse, with both fighters agreeing to the terms.
George Gardner the middleweight champion and the mill plan a championship match in October at Rossland. Goff previously hurt his left shoulder against Gardner years ago in a six round bout where the victor was Gardner. The mill will be delayed until Gardner meets Kid Carter in San Francisco. Goff recently fought Burns to a twenty round draw in this city. Tickets for the K M R Band excursion are selling fast with two boats leaving city wharf at 2 PM and 8 PM sharp.
Paducah officials process a disaster at Cot tonwood bar near Golconda with seventeen to twenty two dead. Pilot A A Peck faces questions as engineer disputes blame. Survivors and officials search the wreckage led by Charles and Luther Graham. Names from Paducah Grahamsville Birds ville Smithland and Toln appear among the dead.
Victoria resident recounts an Islander survivor tale from the Skagway embarkation. A passenger tried to abandon ship by lowering into a boat, cut the cable, and began rowing away until a crew member jumped in and retrieved him. The man urged others to save themselves as he did.
A telegram from Eagle Day to day reports Captain KE Dixon master of the steamer Louise died at Circle City on August 3 from heart disease. The Louise carries four barges and is en route upriver. Dixon leaves a wife a daughter and a son in Oakland. He formerly served the Diamond Joe Co on the Mississippi between Keokuk and St Louis.
Seattle August 20 Ten years after Willie Mason’s death Charlie Goff is named as a Spokane figure in the case. Chas W Nordstrom appears set for execution in the garret of King County courthouse this Friday. James Hamilton Lewis, counsel for the prisoner, has been unable to secure a last appeal or delay.
Nordstrom broke down and wept for the first time in ten years of imprisonment as the stay of proceeding from Judge W R Bell of the Supreme Court was announced today and the question is not appealable.
The 25th biennial convention of the Order of Scottish Clans opened at Erie Hall in Pittsburgh today with 150 delegates from the United States and Canada. The three day event will have secret sessions and continues through Aug. 23.
San Francisco Aug 20 Chief Engineer Hobd of the Southern Pacific Co says he has not received instructions to begin a preliminary survey for the proposed tunnel through the Sierras though a surveying party has been sent toward the mountains for work in the area.
Paris Aug 20 Lieut Col Marchand of Mashoda Faie promoted to chief command of a brigade of French troops in China.
Still burning fiercely in Philadelphia at the Atlantic Refining Co works in Point Breeze. Chief Baxter says recovery of property is hopeless as pumping machinery exploded, five deaths believed from last night's blast, fifteen seriously injured, and around forty treated on site.
Buenos Ayres reports Dr Amance Alverta, Argentine foreign minister, says after a confidence resolution that Chilean government factions agreed not to increase arms by a single rifle. He links this moral compromise to cabinet resignation and asserts peace with Chile. He also states Argentina’s relations with other powers are excellent.
Ten carloads totaling 259 tons from the Beaver district in southern Utah were sent to Salt Lake City for analysis. The ore reportedly runs 40 percent copper, marking it as the richest ore yet mined in Utah. The Beaver district lies on the Wrisco branch of the Oregon Short Line and is in early development.
American agents in Belgium recruit Belgian glass blowers for U S service while Japanese agents offer high wages to skilled workers to teach glass blowing in Japan, signaling wartime labor mobilization and industrial expansion.
Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills as a safe gentle cleanse for liver and bowels to expel toxins and cure constipation and headaches. Claims the product is harmless and effective with no iron ingredients and priced at 25 cents at Canada Drug & Book Co.
A large warehouse on Ward Street is offering storage services for various goods. The proprietor indicates readiness to store a wide range of items for clients seeking space to secure belongings or inventory.
A Vancouver man credited Griffiths Liniment with rapid relief from severe shoulder rheumatism. The product penetrates joints, reducing stiffness in minutes and easing chronic pain within hours. Available through J. H. Vanstone in Nelson, B C.
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