Union Mines Explosion Despairs Rise at Cumberland
A Cumberland B C mine blast traps sixty five miners, with officials reporting no relief in sight. Flames, collapsed timbers, and a deep shaft 840 feet hinder rescue efforts as authorities fear many entombed whites and others. A second explosion and swift spread of fire damp are described, with a major effort underway from No 5 and No 6 shafts and a special train sent to aid.
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Victoria
B. C
Union
Cumberland
Vancouver Island
James Dunsmuir
Nanaimo
Dunsmuir
No. 6
No. 4
No. 5
City Wharf Debate Drives Public Works Plan
The new public works committee weighs a modern rebuilt wharf costing about 8000 dollars to meet shipping needs and protect users and horses. Finance limits push for replanking with added width as a stopgap while awaiting funds and a future full rebuild. A condolence resolution on Queen Victoria’s death closes today’s session in Quebec.
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Public Works Committee
Board of Works
Quebec
Queen Victoria
Parent
J. Fynn
Second Explosion Halts Rescue at Union Colliery
In Victoria on February 15 a second explosion shook Union colliery shaft No. 5. No one was injured as workers had already left the mine, but the blast suspends further rescue attempts for entombed miners. Premier Dune and Muir are en route to Vancouver from Ottawa.
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Dune
Muir
Vancouver
Ottawa
Victoria
Union Colliery
No. 5
Wealthy Florence bachelor robbed near Croton
James Clarke, a wealthy bachelor living alone near Croton about three miles from Florence, was bound hand and foot by burglars on Wednesday night and robbed of $200, a gold watch, and silverware. No clue has been found identifying the assailants.
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Florence
Ont
James Clarke
Croton
Recruiting Regulations For Baden Powell Constabulary Enlistment
Nelson starts recruiting for the Baden Powell constabulary on Tuesday the 26th with Lt G S Beer leading. Candidates must be 20 to 35, unmarried, temperate, medically fit, and able to ride or shoot. enlistment requires oath, two references, and final confirmation by Captain P Fall. Pay starts 24 cents per day until mobilization then five shillings. duties include transport and daily subsistence.
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Baden- Powell Constabulary
Nelson
G.S. Beer
Rossland
Fort Steele
Kenning
Beer
P. Fall
Canada
Ottawa
South Africa
Corp
Constabulary
W. Bromley Davis
Davis
Wholesalers cheer as new refrigerator service aids trade
Wholesale trade in the Boundary country area grows optimistic after a refrigerator car link between Nelson and the region aids shipping of provisions. Transportation officials say they meet rising wholesale demands and expect livelier business than any prior year. In a separate note, George Everton, a patient at Toronto General Hospital, became delirious and leapt from a window, sustaining serious injuries and is in a dying condition.
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Nelson
Robert Robertson
J. Y. Griffin & Co
Boundary
Lardo
London
Strathcona
C. P. BR
Boundary Country
Toronto
George Everton
General Hospital
King Edward Inspects Strathcona's Horse at Buckingham Palace
King Edward and Queen Alexandra inspected 350 officers and men of Strathcona's Horse at Buckingham Palace. The King presented the regiment with colors and medals, with notable attendees including Lord Roberts, General Buller, the Duke of Connaught, Joseph Chamberlain, and Lord Strathcona. The royal standard was raised as the monarchs appeared on the terrace.
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London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Buckingham Place
Strathcona
West Terrace
Lord Roberts
General Buller
Duke of Connaught
Joseph Chambrelain
Mount Royal
Western Loan & Trust Co declares interim dividend
Toronto February 15 interim report by liquidators says all creditors and debenture holders paid in full leaving 96 cents cash balance. Shareholders to receive a first dividend of 15 cents on the dollar with further dividends contingent on suits and remaining property sales.
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Toronto
Western Loan & Trust Co
Returning Canadians Reach Halifax After South Africa Service
The Elder Dempster liner Lake Superior carried fourteen invalided Canadians from South Africa to Halifax Halifax N S February 15 including Pte C J Powell Vancouver Pte G E Eck Fort Steele and Ptes Roberts and Dickson Victoria The men praise their hospital care in England and the voyage from Liverpool to Halifax In Wichita Kansas a mob of about 100 raided two joints ruled out proprietors destroyed buildings and carried liquor to the railway for shipment to Wichita London reports the Dowager Empress Frederick in deteriorating health and a possible visit by King Edward within days.
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Halifax
N. S
Dempster
Lake Superior
South Africa
C. J. Powell
Vancouver
G. E. Eck
Fort Steele
Roberts and Dickson
Victoria
Eagland
Liverpool
Wichita
Kans
Peck
London
The
Daily Mail
Berlin
Frederick
Edward
Boers Occupy Murraysburg Cape Colony February 7
Bulletin from Capetown reports Boer forces captured Murraysburg in the Cape Colony on February 7. The note includes a remark about selling a second hand article via The Miner want column in exchange for advertising.
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Capetown
Murraysburg
Cape Colony
Miner Want
Minervant
Japs in Canada Miners Hire Japanese-British Workers
Vancouver reports rising use of Japanese-British labor in coastal mines as Canadian managers cut white workers and halve payrolls. Immigraton commissioner Reed notes the Natal act shifts Japanese arrivals toward the United States, with no deportations to Japan and the US gaining labor strength.
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Vancouver
B. C
Texedo Island
Reed
United States
British Columbia
Japan
New Golden Star Mining plans two stock calls in 1900s
The New Golden Star Mining company, Toronto, Feb 15, will call one cent per share by March 15 and one percent per share by April. Directors will not add stamps until ore shows enough paying quantity to run 20 stamps continuously. Active work on vein No 2 begins in May.
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Toronto
New Golden Star Mining Company
Alms House inmate choked to death by beef piece
Fredericton New Brunswick February 15 an inmate at the Alms House died yesterday after a piece of beef lodged in his throat despite efforts to remove it.
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Fredericton
N. B
Quebec legislature may not need annual sessions says Gazette
Montreal reports little new legislation promised in the throne speech at Quebec prompting the Gazette to editorialize that Quebec may not require yearly sessions. The brief item notes the newspaper’s skeptical view and adds an unrelated ad note about tea and coffee offerings.
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Montreal
Quebec
Gazette
Conservative
Province of
Wounded Canadian Scout Craddock Identified Locally
Ottawa reports that a mil itia telegram confirms Sergeant Craddock a Canadian scout was wounded on February 4 in South Africa. Authorities have not identified the subject beyond his rank and service.
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Ottawa
Militia Department
Craddock
South Africa
Matthews Charges Against Police Magistrate Field
Woodstock Ontario February 15 Judge Finkle has now suited the action with costs for alleged retention of certain fees due him as witness in police court in the charges brought by Matthews against Police Magistrate Field.
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Woodstock
Ont
Finkle
Matthews
Field
Rufus Stephenson Former Kent MP Dies in Chatham
Rufus Stephenson, collector of customs at Chatham and former Kent county member of parliament, proprietor of the Chatham Planet, died this morning of pneumonia. He was a longtime local figure in Chatham Ont. and had been active in publishing before his death on February 15.
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Chatham
Ont
Rufus Stephenson
Kent County
Chatham Planet
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Union Mines
W. B. Walker
Foreman
Geo
Walker
WM. Walker
John White
Thos
Lord
Jas. Hill
Dungan Munro
W. Snedden
Boro
PY Associated Press
City Wharf
Strathconas
Iteren
Bulletin
Geast
Kootenay Coffee Co
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