Dominion Day 1899 Peace Hymn From Canada to Europe
Poem printed for Dominion Day urging disarmament and peace among nations. W F B Nelson signs the piece amid a Western Canadian context, reflecting a pacifist call in the Nelson Daily Miner.
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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 01, 1899
Page
2
Nelson presses for post office building amid poor economy
In a Committee of Supply debate, Nelson allies push for government funded post office, customs, and inland revenue buildings. They cite high rents and revenues, urging the government to become landlords and cut costs, while noting the city’s growing postal and fiscal needs. The Toronto Globe on Doukhobor franchise debates is also referenced, arguing citizenship duties relate to voting rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Fraser
Guysboro
Nelson
Customs and Inland Revenue
Customs
Inland Revenue
Post Office
The
Toronto Globe
Hugh J. Macdonald
Macdonald
Local Businesses and People Listed in Damaged Directory Fragment
An OCR damaged fragment shows names and firms such as Gilbert Stanley Campbell Delaney Bradshaw Nelson Thomson Bros Hotel Spokane M W Simpson Lamont Young John Dryden Hamilton Price King Co Nelson Ymir Denver Roseberry Blo can City Vancouver London and Creston. The text reads like a directory or business listing with multiple individuals and company names scattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Stanle
Saomson Stationer Canada Drug & Boc
HuméeNe
Phat
Humphrey & Pitt
Campbell
F. Nelson F
Delaney
A. Bradshaw Locan News Co
Thomson Bros
Spokane
M. W. Simpson
Lamont & Young
John Dryden
Jame
Hamilton
Samuel Price
H. A. King & Co
Nelson
Nelson Nelson
Ymir Yew
Denver
Roseberry
Blocan City
London
Vancouver
Eri Lardo
Creston
Robson Greenwood
Forest Fire Warning From The New Den ver Ledge
The New Den ver Ledge warns the forest fire season approaches and the arsonist remains at large. Laws against starting fires exist but are nearly ignored in Slocan, raising public safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
A Miner Explains Eight Hour Law in Slocan Mines
A Slocan district miner writes that miners unanimously support the eight hour day and seek fair wages of three dollars for eight hours. He says miners act independently of any union coercion, union officers merely reflecting miners wishes, and notes mines in the area are operating lawfully and paying thirty three fifty per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slocan
Nowas
Miner
Buying Wall Paper Right Price Advantage Designs
A compact ad highlights purchasing wallpaper at a store known for careful margins and consistent quality. The message emphasizes fresh styles, wide color tintings, and May values offering a price advantage hard to duplicate.
Dickson Real Estate Agent Seeks Buyers for City Lots
W. J. G. Dickson promotes choice residential and business lots for sale. Over two hundred lots in Addition A are on the market, covering home addition and city property. Business property is a specialty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. G. Dickson
Mill St
Carbonate St
Front St
Robson St
Nelson Avenue
Bogustown
al Garden
Fairmount Shares
Ymir
Express Train Derails Near Shatmokin Buck Ridge
The Philadelphia and Reading express left Philadelphia at 9:36 p.m. and derailed at Buck Ridge near Shatmokin two miles east, due to a spreading rail. Fireman R. Morgan was killed and engineer John Gardiner badly bruised. all passengers unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shatmokin
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Philadelphia
Buckridge
Here
R. Morgan
John Gardiner
Five Men Drowned In Mississippi River Skiff Incident
Clarksville Missouri reports five laborers employed on government river work drowned when their skiff overturned in the Mississippi River near the town. The tragedy occurred on June 29 as the men attempted to reach work along the riverbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Mississippi
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Nelson Mixer Printing & Publishing Co
D. J. Beaton
Carner
Mall
Nelson Wekly Miner
Ern
Ing Man
Canada
Europe
Nelson, Byo
Neelands’ Shoe Emporium
ODP
Miners’ Union
Waverley
Victoria Street
Nelson, B. C
Kootenay Supply CO
P. O
Vernon Street
Arthur R. Sherwood
Birkbeck Investment, Security and Savings Co
Alex. Stewart
Turner-Boeckh Block
Melton Mowbray
John Spear Ward
Home
Slocan Ore Purchasing Co. OF
S. Nelson
B. C
George M. McDowell
O. M. Rosendale
P, Burns & CO
Rossland
Trail
Kaslo
Three Forks
New Denver
Slocan City
C. D. J. Christie General Broker
Real Estate and Loans
L. L. Merrifield, Phair Hotel
Nelson, B.C
Palace OF Sweets
J. A. McDq
Hudson’s Bay
Hudson’s Bay Stores
West Baker St
Canadian Pacific
AND
SOO Line
Kootenay Country
Arrowhead
Kootenay
Montreal
New York
Winnipeg
Victoria
Robson
Nelson Am
Sondon
Slocan Points
Slocast City
Kootenay Lake
Sun
Kokanee
Argenta
Kootenay River
Moyie
Neson
Kootenay Landing
Crow’s Nest
C. E. Beasley
R. W. Drew
Nelso
W. F. Anderson
E. J. Coyle
Nelson Vancouver
Pilo' Ais Yards
Nelson and LO
E.“J. Scovil
Windermere Mines
Sol'fited
Windermere
B. CG
Otsix Ly
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