Victoria Fishermen Reject Last Offer and Port Simpson Telemetry
News from British Columbia reports fishermen in New Westminster rejecting cannery offers at a grand lodge meeting while Ottawa notes a fisheries bill printing delay. Port Simpson wires Vancouver of telegraph link progress, Dawson line work to start, and a July 1 goal for direct connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Tarner
London
Arner
Prentice
Nelson Tribune
Walters
Turner
Ottawa
John Byden
North
Nanaimo
Dunsmuir
Trail
Charles Brown
Vancouver
Fort Simpson
Hazelton
Port Simpson
Wm. Ball
Westminster
Fraser River
Sapperton
Wiliam
Herbert
British Columbia
Canada
Murder Over School Trustees Feud At Port Hill
Spokane travelers report a Friday night stabbing in Port Hill where Thomas Fleming was killed by John Keeler, a Port Hill farmer aligned against Fleming in a school trustee election dispute. Keeler was arrested. coroner Dr. Barker conducted an inquest after the body was moved from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Port Hill
Bonners
Thomas Fleming
John Keeler
Keeler
Fleming
Barker
Ponner's Ferry
May and Jennie mine closures shock Forty Nine Creek area
The May and Jennie mine on Forty Nine creek shut down on Thursday with all but two workers laid off. The ore body is described as a pocket, signaling an end to activity and a potential blow to 49 Creek claims. Despite winter preparations for a mill, progress stalled and only two men remain employed in prospecting.
Nelsons Water Works System In Early City Development
The article details Nelsons water system from 1803 to early 1900s, noting a transition from pail delivery to a gravitation flow with a one million gallon reservoir, flume from Anderson Creek, and a four to twelve inch main network. It highlights fire protection pressures at multiple sites, the regulator at Latimer and Cedar, and planned hydrant additions and high per capita usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Water Consumers’ Company
Mill
Hall Streets
Cottonwood Creek
Hall Mines Road
Latimer Street
Anderson Creek
Josephine Street
Baker Street
Nelson Planing Mills
Latimer and Cedar
Cotton Wood Creek
Water Works Capacity and Revenue Details
The system can pump 2,500,000 gallons per day and currently generates about $1,400 in monthly revenue.
Sunday ball agitation pits city council against mayor over recreation grounds
City sweep of the Sunday ball ban stirs debate as Police Commissioners rule they cannot enforce the council resolution. Aldermen fault mayor for overreach while tracking the trackmen strike and local reactions across the Kootenays. Officials set to monitor further moves as Dominion Day events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.P.R
Fust
Patterson
Hamilton
Gillett
Irving
Also Mentioned on This Page
Inspector Dunn
California
David Healey
United States
Rokerts
Straits of Georgia
Mexico
China
Berea
Klondike
Yukon
Cambie
Carrol
Montreal
Rachael Muldoon
Smith Falls
Hannah Brush
Perth
Western Hospital For the
St. Lawrence
J. J. Hill
The
Great Northern
Quebec
Mr. Hill
Labrador
G. W. Bell
Og, P. R
Civic Hospital
Toronto
Tay-lor Bros
Don
Harry Ibbotson
P. R
Winnipeg
W. P. Tierney
Boundary
Eholt
John
Slocan City
Hollen-Smith
Greenwood
Annable
Camilla Urso
Madame Urso
Helen Hall
Nelson's Water Works System
Kootenays
Gopy
Union
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway
the Brotherhood of Railways Trackwell of America
Grand Division
Brotherhood of Railway Track
Men of America, AJ
Wilson
Kootenay
Pacific Division
Bona Bde
G. B. McLeod
Ollie Ringwood
Misses Marhart
Sunnyside
Wamsbold
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!