AluGERIC TRAMWAY AND GAS FRANCHISE LOOMING
City council discusses gas pipe laying and a new tramway route with two miles of rails linking Baker Street to the wharf and depot. Officials weigh route through Carbon and Mill streets, street paving, bridge needs, and a deposit plan while planning interim work before contracts are signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ail Wok
Hee
Alderwen
Thomson
Fletcher
Beer
Saar
Tota of Works
Kootenay
Pone
Baker Street
Onrb
Falls Street
Fall Street
Panity
D. Morris
Pletcher
Merrifield
Halifax Hall
Sreet
Rae
Hall
Peters
Ile
Mill Streets
Ald
Tramway Co
Railway
Josephine Streets
Vernon Street
Vernon
Ward Street
Aavon
Fhrus Ward Street
Stanley Steet
Mines Road
Minig Road
Kootenay Atreat
Houston Street
Stanley Millard
OP. R
Heer
Ase
Ae Thomson
Agate
Ead Metcher
Paipany
Ald. Hletcher
Petera
Baker Street Bridge
Ald. Thomson
Landa and Works
Ald. Byer
Dr. Hall
Henaryx Street
Board of Works
Hall Mines, Ltd
Ald. Beer
East End
West End
Has Kruger Resigned
Report from Capetown and London discuss President Kruger's status in the South African Republic with conflicting notes. Some sources claim resignation or conditional withdrawal while others credit the Volksraad with confidence and a split over a dynamite concession and a potential buyout of the company.
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Capetown
Kruger
London
Daily Mail
Kroger
South African Republic
Volksraad
P. J. Joubert
Republic
Volkeraad
Liliputian strikers disrupt Broadway offices
About 800 boys from the American District Telegraph Company paraded up Broadway at noon, halting every messenger with a message and beating him. They forced many offices at 28rd and Fifth Avenue to dismiss staff, repeating the action at several Broadway locations and driving out the entire staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American District Telegraph Company
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Stfikers
Joe Whesler Leads Infantry Recruits to Manila
San Francisco reports the transport Tartar sailed for Manila with General Joe Whesler and part of the 18th infantry, carrying a number of army recruits bound for the Philippines on bond.
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San Francisco
Tranch Port
Tartar
Manila
Joe Whesler
18Th Infantry
Philippines
Pacific Cable Arrangements Move in Imperial and Canadian Houses
In Ottawa July 26 the Commons debated a Pacific cable resolution with Canada proposing to pay 5-15, Britain 5-18, and Australian colonies 8-18. Canada would have two board seats, Britain three, and Australia three. London reported agreement on construction lines between Imperial and Colonial authorities, with Eastern Telegraph Co. ready to lay a cable from South Africa to Australia and offer lower rates on landing rights.
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Ottawa
Mulock
House
Canada
Great Britain
Snd
Charles Tupper
Charlton
Hudson's Bay Railway
Ottawa and
Georgian Bay Canal
Messrs. Craig
Asler
W. J. Mackay
Klondike
London
House of Com-wona
St. John Hroderick
Chamberlain
Imperial
Broderick
Eastern Telegraph Co
South Africa
Australia
Crops Look Bright Across Canada’s West and North
Ottawa reports give an upbeat crop outlook despite unseasonable weather. Manitoba and Territories show excellent conditions per experimental farms director Dr Saunders and grain regions visited by Dr Fletcher. New transport facilities including the Soulanges Canal slash western transport costs by about half, boosting Canadian shipping and farm profits as Liverpool-set prices make transportation savings crucial.
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Ottawa
Saunders
Manitoba
Territories
Fletcher
Soulanges Canal
Dominion
Seaboard
Chicago
Tidewater
Liverpool
Lynching of Charles Mackay in Georgia mob action
In Ga July 25 Charles Mackay, accused gang leader, was lynched at Safford near the Oglettes home. His body was cut into pieces and distributed among a mob of two to three hundred. report notes shots fired as his execution occurred at the big oak tree.
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Charles Mackay
Safford
Mackay
Oglettes
Sam Simmons
Review of the Work by Mr Stead at The Hague Meeting
Wm T Stead praised the Peace Conference noting major progress toward a permanent arbitration court and neutrals duty to refer disputes to arbitration. He highlighted friendly relations among delegates, especially English and American cooperation, and described cautious moves on private property at sea and potential signatories joining the arbitration convention.
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the Hague
Wm. T. Stead
Peace Commission
Court of Arbitration
Julian Pauncefote
Torkan Pasha
Turkey
Dreibund
Cleveland City Faces Riots as Streetcar Strike Intensifies
Bishop Horstmann of Cleveland urges nonresistance and prayer for peace while President Bryan as Strikers Union disclaims involvement in the riot. About 600 militia and allied units from New York and Chicago reinforce guards at the streetcar line near South Brooklyn, amid armed nonunionist tensions.
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Cleveland
Oho
Horstmann
Bryan
Columbia
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Halcyon Water Bond Plan Bypasses Mineral Springs
British and Canadian capitalists, via Hon. C. H. Mackintosh, prepare bonds for Halcyon Spring water. John B. Hamilton, long serving British army surgeon general in India, proposed the plan after touring West Kootenay including Nelson and Rossland. He noted tourists lack mineral water in Halcyon.
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C. H. Mackintosh
Halcyon
John B. Hamilton
India
West Kootenay
Nelson
Rossland
Hamilton
Halcyon mineral water set for nationwide railway sales
Governor Mackintosh's company orders 25 000 pint and quart bottles from Germany for Halcyon water. Bottles will be filled at Halcyon, sold on Canadian Pacific trains and others across Canada and the U S. Large bottling works will be built at Halcyon and Arrowhead Lake, aiming to make Halcyon the Carlsbad of America. The Miner reports the announcement.
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India
American
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Mackintosh
Germany
Halcyon
C.P. R
Canadian Pacific
Canada
United States
Arrowhead Lake
Carlsbad
Formidable Array of Witnesses for Dreyfus Court Martial
Rennes July 26 seventy witnesses summoned to testify before the Government Commissary include ex president Casimir Perier former minister Cavaignac General Billot General Zurlinden former Paris military governor Chanoine Reget Boisdeffre Col Pioncart Du Paty de Clam Esterhazy Lebon Honoraux Paleologue Madame Henri widow of the accused forger and Miles Pays reputed mistress of Esterhazy.
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Rennes
Dreyfus
M. Casimer-Perier
France
M. Cavaignac
Billott
Zurlinden
Paris
Cbanoine
Zulrlinden
Reget
Capt. Dreyfus
Figaro
General Boisdeffre
Pioqnart
Bea
Army
Col
du Paty de Olam
War Office
Count Esterhazy
M. Lebon
M. Honoraux
M. Paleologue
Foreign Office
Madame Henri
Miles Pays
Esterhazy
Paris Warns of Franco-American Treaty Backlash
Paris denounces a Franco-American accord signed at Washington stating Washington dispatches report a completed treaty. The paper blames Miller and Delcasse for betraying French industry, warns of ruins and fierce opposition when the Chamber reconvenes, with protests mounting against the pact.
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Paris
Republique Francaise
France
United States
Washington
M. Miller
Delcasse
Presbytery of Kootenay meets at St Andrews church
The Presbytery of Kootenay gathered in Rossland at St Andrews church with Rev. Robert Frew of Nelson re-elected moderator. Officers elected include Rev A D Menzies as clerk and P McForin as treasurer. Meetings set for March and September, next in Nelson, with ordination plans for Rev J A Ferguson at Whitewater. Dr Robertson of Home Missions attended and spoke.
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Rossland
Kootenay
St. Andrews
Robert Frew
Nelson
A. Dunn
A. D. Menzies
P. Mol. Forin
F. J. Evans
J. Munro
W. A. Campbell
J. A. Ferguson
D. M. Gandier
J. McVoy
Whitewater
Dr Robertson
North West
British Columbia
Queen's eyesight improves after ten weeks treatment
London reports the Queen underwent a ten week course of treatment advised by Professor Pagenatecher of Wiesbaden. Truth says her eyesight is no longer in danger. She now wears unusually large glasses with black rims and prefers a shaded wax candle when using artificial light.
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London
Pagenatecher
Wiesbaden
Alaskan Boundary Question Moves Toward Settlement
Washington reports that direct negotiations between Secretary Hay and Britain's Tower ease the Alaska boundary dispute. Canada’s Lynn Canal issue features in talks, with Britain open to giving Canada a port of entry while preserving U S rights over Lynn Canal. Cabinet discussions show hope for a settlement via direct talks.
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Washington
Alaska
Hay
Tower
Newport
Wansington
Anglo-American Commission
Quebec
Great Britain
Lord Herachell
Wilfrid Laurier
Charles Tupper
London
United States
Canada
Lynn Canal
Julian Pauncefote
Dominion
Bertha Brings 997 Passengers and $1 Million Gold
Steamer Bertha arrived from St Michaels with 997 passengers and about 1,000,000 dollars in gold. The Benn expedition disaster is recounted by survivors including Mrs H W Benna of Clay City Kentucky who endured weeks alone after her party of 17 left Port Townsend June 11 1898 for Kotzone Sound. She walked nine miles to a cabin where three fishermen were wintering, survived scurvy, and reached St Michaels then San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Bertha
St. Michaela
Benn
Port Townsend
Kotzone Sound
H. W. Benna
Clay City
St. Michaels
Shamrock's Ocean Voyage Preparations Inland needed
Greenock on July 26 reports elaborate preparations for the Shamrock Atlantic voyage. The vessel will be ketch rigged with a strengthened hull using novel screw braces and trusses. Heavy stays and screws will strap the hull end to end, with trusses led from side to side and bilge to deck to secure against strain and movement.
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Greenock
Baseball Yesterday Scores and Sluggish Card Contests
Pittsburg triumphed over Philadelphia 15 to 12 while St. Louis beat New York 4 to 2 and Chicago defeated Baltimore 7 to 3. Minneapolis edged Buffalo 6 to 4 in a second game as Kansas City beat Detroit 8 to 4. Indianapolis won 2 to 1 over Milwaukee and Grand Rapids lost 11 to 8 in another.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Kansas City
Detroit
Indianapolis
Miwaukee
Grand Rapides
Paw
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Tie Street Railway
Liliputian Strikers
Joe
Pacific Cable
The
Imperial and
Federal Houses
Houses of Commons
Stead
Presbytery OF
HER Majesty
Klondike News
Shamrock
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