McKane Leads Campaign Across British Columbia
John McKane mine owner from Rossland presses Conservative bid with a whistle stop tour from Rossland to Kamloops and Revelstoke. He attacks Liberal Galliher on labor and eight hour law, cites petitioner issue, and rallies miners in Nelson Kaslo and Silverton. Supporters include A L Sifton and J B McArthur as campaign figures. final rallies plan in Nelson and Rossland with Christopher Voley and James Wilke joining.
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John McKane
Rossland
Treasury
Mcl Kane
A. L. Sifton
Calgary
R. B. Kerr
Phoenix
Galliher
Labor
McKane
J. B. McArthur
Sifton
McArthur
P. R
Mr.Galliher
Kamloops
Mr. Galliher
Mr. Swanson
Minister of Mines
Swanson
Ashcroft
Col. Prior
M. P. Vernon
Enderby
Armstrong
Dundee
Mc- Kane
Mr. Mackintosh
MeKane
England
Deane
Mr. Martin
Martin
Sandon
Board of Trade
Silverton
New Denver
Slocan City
Nelson
Kasle
Clarke Wallace
Nicholas Flood Davin
Alexander
Opera House
Aulay Morrison
Independent Labor Party
Christopher Voley
Lavor
James Wilke
Nelson Campaign Meeting Stir Conservative Support
Alexander Dick and other party spellbinders addressed electors while the Nelson quartet sang campaign songs. James Wilks reported large crowds in Fernie and Cranbrook, praising the Cumberland War Horse on the hustings as Sir Charles Tupper and N Clarke Wallace spoke to back McKane.
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Alexander Dick
Nelson
Labor Party
James Wilks
Cranbrook
Fernie
Great
Opera House
McKane
Charles Tupper
N. Clarke Wallace
Mr. McKane
Mr. Wallace
Sir Charles
Boers Seek Western Homes Along Major Rail Lines
Western states including Montana Washington and North Dakota emerge as targets for 1600 to 1000 Boer families. The Burlington helped bring 22 Boers to Montana while agents have surveyed Great Northern and Northern Pacific routes for settlements. Railroad officials withhold details due to competing lines as homes are reportedly found in western Montana and eastern Washington.
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St. Paul
Minn
Wee
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
South Africa
Burlington
Northwest
Montana
North Dakota
Washington
Burglar Helps Recover Dead Husband’s Papers
A Columbus reporter says a convict safe blower, released to Mrs. Pickard, opened Col. PF J Pickard’s locked strong box in twelve minutes. The operation used a closed carriage and occurred before daylight, with the warden arranging the plan to recover vital papers.
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Chicago
Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
PF. J. Pickard
Col. Pickard
Manchester honors for Roberts dukedom and £100000 vote
London dispatch reports Queen Victoria to create Lord Roberts a duke and Parliament to grant him 100000 pounds. UK registrar Mr Harry Wright processed fifteen marriage licenses in November.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian Today
Victoria
Lord Roberts
Harry Wright
Rich Northland gold district excitement spreads to Nelson
Reports by James Rowley and partner A E Austin describe a vast untapped Peace River region north of Vancouver as richer than the Klondike. They detail easy placer mining, quartz potential, a planned stamp mill, and a rush likely to follow from miners and the Hudsons Bay factor at Fort Graham.
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James B. Rowley
Peace River
Manson
Vancouver
Ince
Nelson
Klondike
A. E. Austin
Rowley
Hudson's Bay
Fort Graham
Edmonton
Skeena River
Hazelton
Skeena
Tom Creek
Plug Hat Tom
Black Jack
Black Jack Creek
Manson Creek
Robert Howell
Germansen
Dever
Cassar
Omineca
Ingenica Canon
Bear Lake
Boulder Creek
Silver Creek
Vital
Tom
Germansen Landing
Thompson to be reinstated as Nelson Fire Chief
Nelson Mayor Houston faces a special council meeting this afternoon over Chief W. J. Thompson’s suspension. Aldermen demand reinstatement with a noted fire department petition backing keeping the current force and its practices.
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W. J. Thompson
Houston
Nelson Fire Department
Thompson
George Bigelow
Nelson
Ife
Fire Department
Nelson Furniture Go
Byers
Bigelow
Fire Department Middle
Ald
Duke and Duchess of Manchester Arrive in New York
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester formerly Miss Helen Zimmerman of Cincinnati arrived in New York on the American Line steamer St Louis. They will tour the country by special car and train, visiting Limaee Cincinnati Chattanooga Birmingham Natchez San Francisco Denver and Salt Lake before returning to New York.
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New York
Duke and Duchess
Manchester
Helen Zimmerman
Cincinnati
American Line
St. Louis
Zimmerman
Duke
England
Duke of Manchester
Anton Gooderow Bound Over For Peace After Liquor Case
Anton Gooderow appeared before Magistrate Crease and was bound over to keep the peace for 12 months. In a separate Saturday case he was fined $50 for selling liquor without a license. Mrs. McGregor of Crawford Bay testified for the plaintiff and reported Gooderow threatened her as she left the courthouse saying I will fix you which frightened her and she believed he intended to kill her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Gooderow
Crease
Gooderow
Movement to reorganize the Nelson Symphony Club
A meeting is planned at Mrs Day's house on Sill fen Street tomorrow at 8 o'clock to revive the Nelson Symphony Club which has been inactive since Herr Steiner left the city. All interested members are urged to attend.
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Nelson Symphony Club
Herr Steiner
Mra
Silfen Street
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Ohn Mkane
Ryaneeeoh
Bobs
Peace River Country
Peterborough
Windermere
Paradise Group
Paradise Basin
Spring Creek
Peterborough Landing
Columbia River
Capt. Armstrong
Paradise
Golden B. C
Trail
Silver Belt Group of Mines
Silver Belt Mining Company, Ltd
B.C
C. M. Keep
Red Line
McDonald Creek
Thomas Starbird
Starbird and
Collett
Mesars
Sam Brewer
J. R. McLeod
Joan
Kootenay
Crow's Nest Pass
Golden
East Kootenay
Tall
Irvine
Arthur
Corneil
Duke and Duchess of Manchester
Papa Zimmerman
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