City Council Advances 35 000 Debt for Sewers and High School
At an adjourned meeting the council awarded lumber for sidewalks to Nelson Law and Planing Mills at 8.25 per thousand. Dr P A McLennan elected city medical officer by 4 to 8. The finance committee recommended debt financing for sewer, waterworks, high school, and city office building totaling 35000. Budget includes a 17 1 2 mill land rate and 2 1 2 mill improvement rate with a five mill current levy and two mill school levy. The council discussed health officer expenses and tax fairness for school funding. A Dominion Day boat club regatta aid petition was approved.
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Nelson Law and Planing Mills
P. A. McLennan
P. B. Wilson
Legal
W. A. Macdonald
Ity
Board of School Trustees
W. G. Gillette
J. A. Sayward
Morrison, Drew and Scanlan
LaBau
Ald
Morrison
Fletcher
Scanlan
Boat Club
Swanlan
Wike Made a Million in the Klondike Claim Boom
Mrs Charles Purdy returned to Toledo from the Klondike with over 1 000 000 in gold dust after four years of mining and running a boarding house and hotel. She and her husband began west ten years ago, he returning to Tacoma as a motorman. She supported destitute miners at a hospital and gained a net 200 000 from a single stake sale. She retains large Klondike interests and partnerships in several mines.
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Toledo
Ohio
Charles Purdy
Klondike
North
Purdy
Vancouver
Tacoma
Alaska
Ninth round at chess in Monte Calo
The ninth round of the Monte Calo chess tournament began with Reggio losing to Marco, Albin defeating Eisenberg, and Pillsbury beating Napier by 1 p m adjournment. In the afternoon Gunsberg beat Orsimbs, Tarrasch defeated Popiel, Mason downed Mieses, Tschigorn lost to Wolf, Mar occhi beat Marshall, and Scheve resigned to Teichorn.
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Monte Calo
Reggio
Marco
Albin
Eisenberg
Pillsbury
Maroczy
Marshall
Scheve
Teichorn
A Large Coal Output On A Day
A brief notice reports a large coal output achieved in a single day. The item notes significant production levels and implies a boost to regional supply. Specific plant names or locations are not provided in readable text.
New England Storm Records Deep Blizzard Across Coast
The storm delivers heavy snow up to eight inches in New Haven and blizzard conditions from Troy to Poughkeepsie. Rail and trolley services halted as Halifax endures blackout and port ships face severe damage. Weather bureaus warn of hurricane force winds along the New England coast.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Canadian
Maritime
Pennsylvania
New York
Lower
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Pacific Coast
Plateau
I Gulf Coast
Texas
Oklahoma
Central Plateau
Rocky Mountain
Nova Scotia
New England
Worst Since 1888 New York Stores Close at Four
A severe snow storm paralyzed New York City with nine inches by 3 PM and heavy drifts. Manhattan and Brooklyn faced long delays in traffic and shipping, while Fort Hamilton Canarsie and Staten Island were cut off. Several department stores closed at 4 PM and 4000 workers cleared streets as vessels waited off Sandy Hook amid tied up ports and ice.
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New York
New York City
Trafic
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Sandy Hook
Weather Bureau
Broadway
Fort
Hamilton
Canarsie
Manitoba bar seeks Supreme Court judge from west of Ontario
Winnipeg notes a petition to appoint a Supreme Court judge from the Manitoba and western Ontario border area. The grain trade contemplates a Fort William elevator expansion with 15 000 000 additional bushels capacity and feed accommodations. William Whyte and A B Faulkner are mentioned in related discussions with CPR plans and grain relief efforts.
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Ft. William
Winnipeg
Manitoba Bar
Dominion
Supreme Court
Ontario
A. B. Faulkner
Massey- Harris Co
Worsley
N.W.T
Campbell
William Whyte
C.P.R
Montreal
Manager McNichol
Fort William
McNichol
Grain Exchange
Whyte
Senate Accepts the Islands Treaty in Denmark Cession
In executive session the Senate approved the Denmark treaty granting the United States the Danish West Indies St Thomas St John and St Croix for five million dollars. The transaction wraps up a long standing consideration dating back to Lincoln's era.
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Senate
Washington
Denmark
United States
St. Thomas St. John
St. Croix
Antilles
Danish West Indies
Porto Rico
Lincoln
Cayuses for South Africa shipped from Intermountain Ranges
Three thousand western horses known as cayuses gathered from Intermountain states are to be shipped to South Africa for the British army. They have been concentrated in corrals in Salt Lake City and Grand Junction, Colorado.
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Salt Lake City
Chinese Diplomat Yang Yu Dies in St Petersburg
Chinese minister to Russia Yang Yu died in St Petersburg today after a brief illness, ending a short posting period.
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St. Petersburg
Yang Yu
Russia
Despondent Man Slashes Throat in London
In London Ontario, V N Somerville of 640 Queen's Avenue East cut his throat with a razor early yesterday morning and died in the afternoon. Despondency is named as the cause of the rash act.
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London
Ont
V. N. Somerville
Queen's Avenue East
Boers See US Trip Aims In Boer British Mediation Hope
Dr. Leyds in Paris says Boer delegation Wessels and Wolmarins travel to New York to meet pro Boer Americans about funding and aid for the Boer cause. Others think the trip responds to Anglo German pre Spanish American war tensions and seeks US influence to press mediation.
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Paris
Leyds
Associated Press
United States
Messrs. Wessels
Wolmarins
New York
Boulogne
Rotterdam
America
Great Britain
Manager A J Moxham resigns from Dominion Iron and Steel Co
A J Moxham announced his resignation as manager of the Dominion Iron and Steel Co during a dinner with staff and directors in Syndney Nova Scotia on February 17. He will retain vice president and director roles and his holdings, citing his stateside interests require more time. No immediate successor named.
Dr Mueller Arrives in New York Hidden as Castberg
Reports confirm Dr Mueller once of the Orange Free State sailed to The Hague and arrived aboard the steamship St Paul under the alias F Castberg. John V H Proyna notes Henry Mueller, Hour emissary, has been in the U S for a month and is traveling the west. he may be in Albany now and soon to visit the city.
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New York
Mueller
Orange Free State
Hague
St. Paul
F. Castberg
Europe
John V. II. Proyna
Proyna
Henry Mueller
Government to Regulate Tolls and Telegraphs
Ottawa reports W F MacLean M P East York plans a bill to have government regulate telephone and telegraph tolls and rentals and to acquire telegraphs by government sale in the public interest. A Sudbury camp fight ends with Xavier Genest nearly strangled before rescue. A Canadian Press delegation urges lower paper duties.
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Ottawa
W. F. MacLean
M. P
East York
Sudbury
Xavier Genest
Genest
Canadian Press Association
St Marys Church Burns in Montreal Fire
Fire destroyed St Marys Roman Catholic church at Craig and Pantelon in Montreal. Loss pegged at 60 000 to 70 000 with 35 000 to 40 000 insured. Remains of Father ODonnell buried in the vault were saved from the flames. Cause suspected as a jet of light near the sacristy.
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Montreal
St. Mary's Church
Craig and
Pantelon Streets
Father O'Donnell
Aged Toronto Resident Dies. Coal Shortage Hits Hamilton
Mary Ann Woodsworth, 93, longtime Toronto resident and widow of Richard Woodsworth, dies after 83 years in the city. Elsen James fined 4.25 for eighteen apples marked big ones at top, the first conviction under the Fruit Inspection Act. Hamilton faces a serious bituminous coal shortage risking industrial closures if supplies do not arrive soon.
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Ontario
Toronto
Mary Ann Woodsworth
Richard Woodsworth
Elsen James
James
Prefontaine Returns Faces Election Tactics
Ex-mayor Prefontaine returned from Europe saying legal actions were pursued without his knowledge and he aims to oppose a Tarte nominee if one arises. In London he discussed the fast line project with Lord Strathcona and expects an arrangement soon. London chatter favors Sydney Halifax or another maritime province as year-round line terminus. Recorder Weir jailed Chalifoux Latourin and Armstrong for 10 months and fined $500 each for attempting to telegraph votes. Gagne received 15 days and $500 fine.
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Montreal
Prefontaine
Europe
London
Lord Strathcona
Sydney
Halifax
Maritime
Recorder Weir
Albert Chalifoux
Ulrich Latourin
Henry Armstrong
Eugene Gagne
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Wike
Husband
Maritime Canada
the Phair
T. C. Thompson
Crow’s Nest Pass
British Columbia
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Trail
Nelson
Midway
Ferguson
Marysville
Fernie
Mr. Thompson
Morrissey Rock
Brom Michel
Thompson
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut Sound
Troy
N. Y
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Wappingers
Central
Eastern
Plattsburg
Delaware and Hudson
P. R. Elevator
Cayuses
South Africa
A. J.moxham
Dominion Steel Co
MacLean
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