Board of Trade Discusses Mining Prospects and Elections
The Nelson BC Board of Trade held its annual meeting to elect officers and discuss year’s business. President GV Holt warned of a tough year amid low metal prices, noted potential gains from the Trail lead refinery and rising prices for lead and silver, and urged cost reductions and quarterly meetings.
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Board of Trade
GV Holt
T G Procter
W A Macdonald
J Roderick Robertson
Thoburn Allan
H Byers
P Chapman
E Ferguson
J M Lay
F' Starkey
J J Campbell
C Hillyer
E H Applewhaite
W W Beer
A R Sherwood
A Kelly
Swannell
Holt
London and Globe Finance
British America Corporation
B. C
Trail
Nelson
Licensed Victuallers’ Association of
H. Ferguson
H.C. Davison
T. J. Sims
J. Malone
A. Vaughn
J. Lovell Smith
E. J. Qurran
W. R. Maclean
J. Harwood
Will Britain tax grain and reduce income tax
Sir Robert Giffen suggests cutting the income tax from 14d to 10d in the pound, offset by £20,000,000 via indirect taxes including a shilling per quarter on wheat and a shilling per load on lumber. The Times and free trade papers debate the proposal and its political risks. Lord Strathcona resumes duties as the Canadian medical corps cannot be sent to South Africa due to capacity limits. Canada seeks permission to route via England.
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Montreal
the Star
London
Robert Giffen
The
Statistical Society
Gladstonian School of Finance
Times
Westminister Gazette
St. James Gazette
Lord Strathcona
Toronto
South Africa
Ee Office
England
Mine Owners Meet in City to Discuss Refinery and Wages
A gathering of mine owners including W G Aldridge Paul Johnson James Cronin F J Parker Frank Robbins and others is expected in the city today. Rumor says the refinery project and Senator Penrose's US bill imposing a 25 percent duty on ore may be on the agenda alongside possible wage reductions due to low silver copper and lead prices.
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W. G. Aldridge
Trail
Paul Johnson
Greenwood
James Cronin
St. Eugene
Moyie
F. J. Parker
Brooklyn and Stemwinder
Phoenix
Frank Robbins
North Star
East Kootenay
F. Parrish
B. C
Boundary
Edmund
Kirby
War Eagle
Centre Star
Rossland Camp
Senator Penrose
United States Congress
United States
Nelson voters' list fate tied to mayoral bid decision
J A Kirkpatrick seeks to have his name placed on the Nelson voters list after a certificate from the city clerk. Judge Forin may hear the case in Nelson on Saturday, delaying a ruling on his mayoral candidacy. Houston block extension contract and high school ready for use noted. licenses and steamship traffic update follow.
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J. A. Kirkpatrick
Miner
R. A. Crease
P. M
Judge Forin
Mayor Fletcher Committee Reports Strong Campaign
The mayoral campaign committee held a productive meeting last evening with subcommittee reports showing broad support. The Burnad Co. location is open daily for volunteers and welcomes helpers to promote the candidate.
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Fletcher
Burnad Co
Dowager Empress Holds Audience in Forbidden City
Pekin January 9 The dowager empress of China asserts her supremacy by holding an audience in the Forbidden City Hall defying the ban on women. Officials say she may mediate between foreign diplomats and the emperor and issue edicts on Boxer crisis and Tong Fuh Siang.
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Pekin
China
Forbidden City
Tong Fuh Siang
Kan Su
Tung Foh Siang
Yamen
Beneeral
Walla Walla Collision Inquiry Opens in San Francisco
The official inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Walla Walla and the bark Mex began with local inspectors presiding. Captain confirms mate was on watch with lights burning in his cabin when collision occurred as the steamer approached starboard bow.
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San Francisco
Walla Walla
Bep+ joists
Theressean
Granby Smelter Reopens After Short Shutdown
Granby Smelter resumed operations in Grand Forks after a brief shutdown to connect blowers with two new furnaces. Output will not reach the fall capacity of 1,300 tons a day until February first.
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Grand Forks
Granby Smelter
Papal Commission Named on Bible Limits for Exegetes
Rome Jan 9 A papal commission was appointed to define how Catholic exegetes may interpret the Bible. It will decide what must be retained and what may be left to individual conscience in defense of orthodoxy.
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Rome
American players Davis and Ward to visit England next summer
Thinis in England reports interest in the forthcoming visit of American players Davis and Ward, with hopeful yet uncertain prospects for winning the championship. The article also notes political trouble in Colombia as Nicaragua's president allegedly schemes with Central American leaders for a secret conspiracy against Colombia.
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London
Jan
Davis
Ward
England
Hopetal
Colon
Nicaragua
Colombia
First O N R wheat shipment reaches Port Arthur
The first wheat shipment over the O N R arrived at Port Arthur last night. The consignor is Lake of the Woods Milling Co. The ceremony marked the inaugural lumber shipment over the O N B to ?
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Fort William
Jon
O.N.R
Port Arthur
Lake of the Woodsy Milling Co
O.N.B
Vigars Co Ships Garland to Brown and Co Winnipeg
Western market fell to Port Arthur Pioneer firm the Vigars Co shipping this morning four garland to Brown and Co Winnipeg. The cart decorated. They want the Chinese. Washington Jan 9 Represente taxes of Southern planters Asian association of New York Canadian Pacific railway and several New England railways discuss Chinese immigration with the committee on immigration on Thursday next. Boldness of a thief New York Jan 9 a well dressed man broke the glass of a show window and stole diamonds worth 7200 dollars escaping despite crowds.
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The
Vigars ,Co
Brown and Co
Winnipeg
Cartas
Washington
Southern Planters
Asiatic Assoviation of
New York
Canadian Pacific Railway
New England Railways
Committee On Immigration
Garment Workers Strike Shows Early Gains in 36-Unit Settlement
In New York today the first tangible result from the 36 member committee appears as garment cutters win an eight and one half hour day. The nationwide strike involves about 40 000 operatives and affects several U S cities. A separate report notes an important mine strike at Winnipeg Phoenix where a 700 foot vein hosts a high grade gold copper streak near the railway ledge.
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New York
Committee of 36
Garment Workers
United States
Winnipeg
Phoenix
Mounteds Ready Uniforms as Discharges Rise in Halifax
Halifax reports the Canadian Mounted Rifles receive uniforms while 26 men have been discharged for intoxication since concentration began. Col Evans telegraphs for 30 ex women. Cal O Gtrady Haly will inspect the force tomorrow.
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Halifax
N.S
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Evans
Cal
O’qgtrady Haly
Members Summoned for Legislative Session Declares Victory
The provincial legislature called to meet February 20 as Neelands wins a clear mayoral victory in Vancouver with 1 804 votes to Townley 1 411. Ward results show Keene and Bethune, Mo Queen and Cook, McQuigan and Wilson, Dickinson and Brown among aldermen. A ground bylaw failed while the hospital site bylaw passed. Offshore, a large schooner drifts upside down near Vancouver Island while a brigantine bound for Cocos Island narrowly avoids shorelines near San Juan.
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Vancouver
Jan. C
Neolarda
Townley
Neelands
Keene and Bethune
Queen and
Cook
McQuigan
Wilson
Dickinson
Brown
Wood
Wylie
Camble Street Ground
Victoria
Queen
West
Vancouver Island
Cloose
San Juan
Bristol
Grey and
Greensands
Congress Backs Nicaraguan Canal Plan With 140 Million Authorization
The Hepburn Nicaraguan canal bill passed the Senate nearly unanimously, authorizing a canal from Greytown Nicaragua to Brito on the Pacific, with protection, harbors, and surveys. It authorizes up to 140 million dollars for construction and related costs and sets terms with Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The act also provides for defense and imports and notes ongoing international considerations and a separate note on Miss Stone’s ransom.
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Washington
Gannon
Hepburn
Cannon
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
United States
Secretary of War
Caribbean Sea
Greytown
Lake Nicaragua
Pacific Ocean
Brito
Aueh
San Juan
Treasury
Spencer Eddy
Constantinople
Miss.Stone
Copper Prices Steady in New York and London Markets
Copper markets show little change in New York with quotes around 96 2 12, 103 spot, electrolytic at 19 and 11 60 costing, while London stays unchanged at 47 10s spot and 47 6d futures. Silver sits near 5 rate in London with minor fluctuations.
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Lake
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