Nelson Power Struggle Shapes Nelson City Council Meeting
At a Nelson city council session, debates over bylaw readings to borrow 17000 for a high school, fire alarm system and isolation hospital dominated. Ald Irving opposed funding levels, while Ald Selous argued for consolidating borrowing, with mayor and members clash and adjournment planned after street grading and creek cleaning votes.
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Cottonwood Creek
Arthur Egading
Ald
Selous
Irving
Nelson
Rossland
Revelstoke
Fletcher
Neber
al. Irving
Ali
Mamitton
Madden
Ali. Selous
Blyaw Wi
Ald Triong
Awara
Ald Irving
Ald Selous
McCulloch
Cedar Street
Progress at Tim Ymir Cyanide Plant Nears Completion
Ymir December 1. Work at the new cyanide plant proceeds rapidly with tanks coming together after pneumatic hammers. Geo M Holt oversees tank erection and machinery piping, bringing prior experience from Athabasca and Nelson. BE Holden designed and supervises the project, contributing innovative ideas and departures from standard methods. The completed plant promises to reflect well on its designer.
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Ymir
Geo
M. Holt
Mr. Holt
Athabasca
Third Canadian Contingent Recruiting in British Columbia
It was learned yesterday that 70 of 600 recruits for the third Canadian contingent will come from British Columbia, with 20 in Vancouver and 10 each in Victoria Revelstoke Rossland Tort Steele and Nelson. Recruiting occurs December 9 and 10. At least two officers may be selected from the province and five members from the first two contingents in this city plan to reenlist.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
Victoria
Revelstoke
Rorsland
Tort Steele
Nelson
Starved stowaway found on German steamer Palatin
A German man about 30, packed in a German box marked This side up with care, was found in the Palatin's hold after 15 days at Hoboken. He lay near salt sacks, begged for water, and died soon after admission to Hoboken hospital. Investigators seek the box’s consignor and origin.
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New York
Palatin
Mamburg-American Line
Hoboken
Hoboken Hospital
Ile
Germany
John Beck
Quiet at the Isthmus Colon
The city of Panama remains quiet as Gen Alban orders a Colombian gun boat to tow a launch with soldiers toward Agua Dulce. Liberal leader Belarosa Porras is believed near Agua Dulce, American Marines stay ashore, and ex-insurgent Jiminiza surrendered to Gen Alban amid cooling campaign tensions. The British sloop Tearles has returned to Panama from South American ports.
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Colon
Panama
Alban
Royaca
Agua Dulce
Department of Panama
Belarosa Porras
Juan Antonio Jiminiza
Domingo Diaz
Diaz
Jiminiza
Tearles
South American
Steamer Florida Arrives for Manila Voyage Survey
Victoria reports the steamer Florida, carrying lumber from Portland for Manila, arrived for survey after a collision at the Columbia river bar. Waves washed over the ship, damaging a hatch, but a diver found no hull damage and the ship resumed its voyage today.
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Victoria
Florda
Portland
Manila
Columbia River
Lee
Fire at Hall Mines destroys bunk house at Silver King
Early Sunday a blaze gutted the four story bunk house at the Silver King mine, forcing about 100 miners to seek clothes and shelter as a large portion of supplies for winter were stored inside. The fire began in the drying room around 445 am and rapid flames left little but ruins, with $14000 of insurance reported. Temporary accommodations and aid were organized for roughly 50 to 70 men while about 100 lose work.
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Silver King
Court Proceedings Update In Chambers May 1902 Paria Case Extension
In chambers Judge Form grants extensions and postponements. Thornton vs Weyl Lennie for defendant extends return of commission to February 1, 1902 for evidence in Paria France. Frahleigh vs Hall Mining Co postponement due to illness of smelter manager. Nipon vs Jenckes Machine Co costs taxed. Stocks vs Creme de la Creme Co service outside jurisdiction granted. Estate of James Fox discussed. Fox, a mining man, owned an interest in the Dandy mineral claim on Toad Mountain.
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Thornton Vs. Weyl--Lennie
Paria
France
Hannington
Frahleigh Vs. Hall Mining Company
R. M. Macdonald
R. R. Hedley
Nipon Vs. Jenckes Machine Co
Lennie
Stocks Vs. Creme de la Creme Co
James Fox
Arizona
Fox
Toad Mountain
A KLOOTCHMAN S HEROISM VANCOUVER NEWS
Five Indians drowned after a canoe capsized on Burrard inlet Saturday. Little George, his wife, three children, and an Indian woman named Kathleen were aboard. The wife swam 120 yards, securing her children before they died. Government plans to build a Vancouver assay office were announced.
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Vancouver
Wee
Burrard Inlet
Little George
Harry
Inlet
Kathleen
Dominion
Mrs Ballington Booth Stricken During Student Meeting
Colorado Springs report Mrs Ballington Booth suffered heart trouble while addressing a student gathering. She has since recovered slightly and is resting. Her condition was described as not serious.
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Colorado Springs
Ballington Booth
Germany Faces Largest Reichstag Tariff Debate in decades
Berlin opens the tariff bill clash in the Reichstag as Chancellor Count Von Buelow urges moderation while promising future commercial treaties. The government backs a measure seen as vital to German industry despite rising bread costs and strong opposition from agrarian and socialist camps.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Count von Buelow
Germany
von Thielman
Imperial Treasury
United States
Count von. Buelow
Agrarian Party
Great Britain
Mrs Bonine Defense Opens In Ayres Murder Case
Washington December 2 The defense in the Mrs Lolo Ida Bonine murder case began the cross examination and called 15 witnesses. The aim was to prove Bonine showed no special partiality toward Ayres and that her behavior toward him differed from that toward other hotel guests.
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Washington
Lolo Ida Bonine
James Seymour Ayres
Teatrosony
Cpurt
Municipal Candidates Nominations in Northwest Territories
Winnipeg Dec 2 nominations for municipal offices in the Northwest Territories were made today. Returns show candidates nominated for mayor as of this reporting.
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Winnipeg
Northwest Territories
Election by Acclamation Across Western Canada
A series of electoral acclamations across Winnipeg Moosejaw Yorkton Regina Edmonton Medicine Hat and other towns. Notables include D J Grier A H Hopkins J W Smith Wm Short W M Douglas T F A Stull and others reelected or acclaimed. Strong emphasis on uncontested returns.
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Winnipeg
D. J. Grier
Moosejaw
R. Pogue
O. Unwin
Yorkton
A. H. Hopkins
Calgary
Thomas Underwood
Regina
J. W. Smith
Donohue
Edmonton
Wm. Short
Indianhead
W. M. Doulgas
Medicine Hat
W T. Finlay
Burlington Company Oas Fails to Meet. Line Not Taken
Dec 2 in Burlington Iowa the new Burlington company stockholders failed to meet as announced and the creation remains incomplete Local officials deny Chicago reports of a 9 year lease filing and say no such record exists in the recorder s office
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New Burlington Company Oas
Burlington
Towa
New Burlington Company
Chicago
Recorder’s
Winnipeg Collector Held Up For 300 Dollars
Winnipeg December 2 Henry Beach a collector from Morden was held up on the highway between Winkler and Plum Coulee and relieved of 300 dollars by an unknown robber. Also notes customs revenue rise and a wreck on Blakely rock with 30 000 loss. International livestock show opened in Chicago with notable speakers.
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Winnipeg
Henry Beach
Morden
Winkler
Plum Coulee
Blakely Rock
Puget Sound
Chicago
Arrison
Yates
R. W. Halm
Texas
Patrick's Trial Postponed in Rice Murder Case
New York delayed Albert T. Patrick’s trial on the charge of murdering Wm. Marsh Rice. Officials expect proceedings to start after January 1 when William P. Jerome is sworn in as district attorney.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
Wm. Marsh Rice
Wm. P. Jerome
Only Three Drowned in San Rafael Disaster
San Francisco report states three victims confirmed in the San Rafael disaster. Two men, Alexander Hall and Joseph Vark, are reported missing with fears they went to the wrecked ferry boat. friends hold hope they survived.
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San Francisco
San Rafael
Alexander Hall
Joseph Vark
Champion Three Year Old Gelding Sells at New York Sale
At the Fanny Tipton horse sale Peter Sterling three years old gelding world’s champion three year old, was sold to Frank Work of this city for 9200 dollars.
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New York
Fanny- Tipton
Peter Sterling
Frank Work
Granby Smelter Treats 4960 Tons This Week
Granby weekly report shows the Granby smelter processing 4,960 tons of ore during the week ended Saturday.
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Gand Forks
Granby
Deserters Behind Samar Massacre Plot Says Manila Papers
Manila newspapers received at the war department claim deserters from the American army planned the massacre of Company G in Samar. Two deserters acted as spies before the attack and wore uniforms to pass as American soldiers. Deserters from the colored 6th cavalry are blamed for troubles in Batangas and are said to be pursued after attacks in Lipa and Samar.
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Washington
Dee
Manila
War Department
Balangiga
Samar
1St Infantry
Ith
6Th Cavalry
Batangas
Lipa
Wilhelm
Ligut. Ramsay
Lieut
Lee
Engineers
Gen. Smith
20Th Infantry
Congress at Work Opens 57th Session in House
Washington December opening day of the 57th Congress drew crowds as the House organized under Speaker Henderson and sworn in members. A three member committee announced readiness to receive the President while the biennial cat drawing occurred amid lighter flower show attendance.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
J Hendrson
General Bingham
House
Senate
Messrs. Payne
Bingham
Richardson
Smilar
Kid McCoy Fights Three Heavyweights in London
American boxer Kid McCoy met his challenge to defeat three heavyweights in four rounds each at Mile End London. He stopped Dave Barry in two rounds Jack Schales in 20 seconds and Jack Madden in four rounds, while Jack O'Brien did not respond to the offer.
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London
Mile End
Kid McCoy
Jack O'Brien
McCoy
Dave Barry
Philadelphia
Jack Schales
England
Jack Madden
Boston
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TIM Ymir
Hall Mines
Klootchman
Northwest
Harvey Parker
Brockton
Mass
Geo. Bothler
Knicker- Docker Athletic Club
Louis Barutel
George Sutton
Leonard Howison
State Department
Denmark
Danish West Indies
St. Petersburg
Russia
Patrick
Granby's Weekly Grist
Tangas
Kid M'Coy
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