More Recruits Enlisted For Third Canadian Contingent
Major R. G. Edwards Leckie recruiting officer arrived from Rossland to enlist volunteers for the third Canadian contingent. Ten men signed on including George Harold Brown Samuel Neelands Ernest G Wilson Lorne Campbell J H M Constance Frank E Weir George Emmett Wm Henry Brown Kerfoot and Holmes. Recruits will be trained in Cranbrook and marched east to Ottawa then Halifax to sail for South Africa around February 1. Major Leckie plans to join the contingent and seek active service there.
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Leckie
R. G. Edwards-Leckie
Rossland
Lieutenant Brown
Dr. Forin
George Harold Brown
Samuel Neelands
Ernest G. Wilson
Lorne Alex Campbell
J. H. M. Constance
Frank Eugene Weir
George Emmett
Wm. Henry Brown
Nelson
Messrs
Kerfoot and Holmes
Greenwood
Vancouver
Victoria
Cranbrook
Kamloops
Alberta
Manitoba
Ottawa
Halifax
South Africa
Electric bylaw vote shows mixed ward support in Nelson
A 1901 Nelson bylaw vote analysis uses 555 East Ward and 304 West Ward property owners to compare resident and non resident participation. East Ward residents favored the $150 000 bylaw by about one quarter, West Ward support was about one third of residents, totaling 686 residential voters with 337 votes. A ratepayer asks if wider civic interest would have raised turnout.
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Miner
Nelson Tribune
Nelson
Hast
Masonic and Allied Lodge Meetings List in Nelson
A compiled notices page lists numerous fraternal groups meeting in Nelson. It includes Kootenay Lodge No 16 Odd Fellows Hall meetings, Nelson Royal Arch Chapter No 123, Nelson Lodge No 25 K of P, Park K of R and S, Nelson Encampment No 7, Nelson L O L 1692, Nelson Aerin No 22, Kootenay Tent No 7 K C T M, and Nelson’s Queen No 24 Sons of England with meeting days and locations.
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Kootenay Lodge No. 16
Kootenay Street
John A. Molrac
N.G
D. W, Rutherford
V.G Fred J
Squire
Por
Nelson Royal Arch
G. St
George Johnstone
W. Matthews
Nelson Lodge No
K. of P
K. of P. Hall
Oddfellows
Park
Nelson Encapment No
Odd Fellows Hall
Baker and Kootenay Streets
Nelson
A H. Clements
C. P
D. McArthur R
Nelson L. O. L
Fraternity Hall
Ralgek
Radley
W. K. A. Minty
England
Baker and Kootenay Trent
Brethern
Blind Man at the Races Knows How It Is Going
A blind former friend describes how he follows horse races by listening to cues from spectators and crowd noises. He trains his mind to picture the track, exults in the excitement, and would not miss the races for anything, recounting the moment at a city race track.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
History of the Lead Pencil and Its Origins
The lead pencil, over 200 years old, derives its name from graphite misnamed as lead. Graphite mines in England, discovered in 1664, spurred early crude pencils, later improved by binding clay in 1795 by Conte to create consistent hardness. Advances included mixing, rolling, shaping, and encasing graphite in wood to produce usable pencils.
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England
Conte
Empty bottles nickname at Cambridge from college lectures
A Cornhill Magazine account recalls how at Emanuel College wine porters shouted empty bottles during lectures. The tutor complained of sparse attendance and the witty retort from a senior noting he had just left school. The tale spreads through Cambridge as a dig at professional students and scholars.
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Cambridge University
Cambridge
Emanuel
Cornhill Magazine
The Carp Shows Remarkable Body Mechanics
The carp amazes with a vast internal system as it breathes it moves thousands of bones and muscles. It has about 4320 veins and 938 muscles while the human body contains far fewer bones and arteries.
Dance Quip Sparks Witty Exchange in Gazette
A playful exchange between Miss Quickwit and Mr Clumsey prompts laughter as he misreads her meaning about dancing. The Colorado Springs Gasette quotes the banter and adds a reflective note urging readers to face the future bravely with a steady heart.
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Miss Quickwit
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McCammon
T. S. McPherson
T. J. McCammon Nelson, B
Kerr
Battenberg
Negewear
Perrin
Kerr & Company
Ward & Baker Sts
Mark
Smsc Wea
West Transfer Co
N. T. Macleod
Wood
Baker Street
Thunder Hill
Upper
Columbia Lake
A.S. Innis
W. P. Tierney
Tel. No
C.P.R
Dardanelles
H. & M. Bird
Broken Hill
Mill Street
Gore Street
Mines Road
Victor Street
Stanley
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