Canadians Mobilize for Front Amid War News Gloom
Montreal reports fifty one men from the city depart for Quebec to join the Mounted Rifles as thousands of locals bid farewell. Ottawa notes more troops, horses and artillery volunteers en route to the front with halifax to receive units from Kingston and Toronto, while London reports a major Tugela River battle looming next week.
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Montreal
Quebec
Mounted Rifles
Prefontaine
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Toronto
Canadian Mounted Rifles
South Africa
J. O. Page
IL. Inglis
P. Dalton
Mordant Ager
Watts
Maxim Gan
W. H. Tennant
Kingston
Nelson
Halifax
Ont
London
Canadian Mounted Rites
Wilson
St. John
N. B
Garrison Artillery
Molteno
Cyphergat
Tugela
Lord Methner
Buller
Prieska
Herchel
Barkley
Admiralty
Durban
Simons Bay
Port Elizabeth
Lorenzo Marques
St. Vincent
Cape Verde Islands
Capetown
Aden
Rome
Legislature opens as Semlin faces colonial tasks in Victoria
Victoria BC January 4 opening of the British Columbia Legislature features the Speech from the Throne on war, school reform, log measurement amendments, and a shift to cash subsidies for the Columbia and Western Railway. Debates focus on adjournment, loyalty, and juror act amendments amid party tensions.
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Ictoria
B. C
British Columbia
Atlin
London
Columbia & Western Railway Company
Rossland
Boundary Creek
Omineca
Victoria
Speaker
Prention
Semlin
Turner
Canada
Baker
Kinehant
McKechnie
First Baptist Church Reports Strong Yearly Growth
The First Baptist Church held its annual business meeting on Wednesday evening. Reports showed doubled membership and steady congregation growth. Financials remained strong with no debt or socials used for fundraising, Sunday offerings totaling 1248.05 in the current year versus 602.18 the previous year, highlighting rapid financial development.
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McDermid
Mission Hall
Hine
R. Robertson
Peck
Merrill
Mr. Stocks
Anne McDonald
Treas
Taylor
Scciery
Ladies’ Aid
Nean Aid
Ellis
Prosser
Mars. Peck
First Baptist Church
Nelson as trade pivot boosts US goods flow in 1899
The Nelson port records 1899 customs collections around 162 9, with over 100 000 duty on US manufactured goods. Total imported goods value nears 400 000, plus 240 000 in non-dutiable imports. Coal exports from Fernie rely on US demand, while Nelson gains as a railway hub for Kootenay Yale traffic.
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Nelson
United States
British Columbia
Fernie
Efall
Esquimalt
Crow's Nest
Washington
Kootenay
Yale Points
Frenchmen Sentenced by High Court in Secret Session
Paris January 4 The High Court condemned M Buffet Deroulede to ten years banishment M Guerin to ten years confinement in a fortified place and M Saluces to ten years banishment Deroulede entered the hall leaning on Barithers arm among his supporters including his daughter The court ordered expulsions for acquitted defendants and heard heated exchanges with counsel and remarks from Buffet and Deroulede about punishment and patriotism.
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Paris
High Court
Senate
M. Buffet
Deroulede
M. Guerin
M. Saluces
M. Deroulede
M. Barithers
Fallieres
M. Normande
M. Fallieres
Hoim
M. Pallieres
M. Botlet
Buffet
Guerin
Crnel
Joellen
Lonbet
Armee National
Greenway expected to resign as premier in Manitoba
Winnipeg dispatch reports Premier Greenway and his cabinet likely to resign on Saturday. Hugh John Macdonald to form government with a three-man ministry. Protests against RK. Ennis in Beanties Plains race noted amid Manitoban political shifts.
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Winnipeg
Man
Greenway
Patterson
Hugh John Macdonald
Macdonald
R. P. Roblin
J. Davidson
Davidson
RK. CO
Ennis
Beantites Plains
Bnnis
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Regina
N. W.T
Herchmer
Howe
Constantine
Heroehmer
Transvaal
Peters
D. O. OC
W. J. Cox
Pugwash
P. EB
W. G. Lane
Parrshore
MC. A
Mr. Best
Brantford
Imperial War Office
Canadian Pacific
Calgary
St Johns
War Office
Northwest
Kingston, Ont
Winniper
Militia Department
Associated Press Dispatches
William Waldorf Astor
Boston
Masc
Cunard S
Hamburg
Hamburger Nachrichten
Bundesrath
Berlin
England
Germany
German Colonial Society
Henderson
Empire
Harry Helmeken
Helmeken
Wells
Alex. Henderson
Wella
Prentice
Joseph Martin
Vancouver
Nanaimo
Dunsmuir
Martin
Coats
Higgins
Mertin
Eberts
Nelson and
Nelson Registry Office
Nelson Registry
Cascades
Hiners
Hugh John
Big
Agaimst
James Baxter
Herbert
Ville Marie
Brien
Baxter
Lemieux
O'Brien
Lemineux
Winnipeg Clearings House
Hedron Melver
Peguis
West Selkirk
Melver
Abraham J. Vineburg
Brock & Fintburg
Chicago
Rossin House
Binburg
Qlavering
Jane
Robert McMillen
Winston Fast Mrnday
Jan
Julian Sebink
Joseph Gindrian
Waatman's Springs
Canada-Atlantic
Sehink
Landian
Dan
Shamrocks
Montreals
Noah Phelps
Linecol Paper Mille
Grimeby Park Company
Thore
Bernier & West
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