Sensational Evidence in Todd Murder Trial at Winnipeg
Reports from Winnipeg describe sensational testimony in the Todd murder trial with Charles Linklater noting Todd discussed the case and his chances of escape. Other items cover Gardiner and a missing woman in St Paul, plus legal and political notes from Montreal Ottawa and Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
Winnipeg
Charles Linklater
Major Wilby
H. W. Melton
British Columbia
Strathcona
Paul
Geo. Garner
Florence Emerson
St. Paul
Ely
Garner
Salisbury Premier Stricken by Kidney Illness
The Weekly Despatch reports Lord Salisbury suffers Bright's disease in acute form. His illness endangers his planned Rivera visit and may force resignation and retirement from politics before end of April. Doctors reportedly declare him seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Salisbury
Richard Douglas Powell
Walker
The
Rivera
Lord Sulfibury
Ore Output Surges in Rossland District with New Water Plans
Last week ore shipments topped 8,478 tons as Rossland B C miners push toward 10,000 tons weekly. The Le Roi and Centre Star contemplate water from Sheep Lake with large concentrators costing around 150000 dollars plus heavy equipment. A diamond drill at Green Mountain yields a 20 foot ore ledge at 165 feet depth. The week’s gains come as War Eagle and Rossland-Great Western report strong outputs, with year to date shipments near 95 550 tons.
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Rossland
B. C
le Roi
War
Eagle
Centre Star
Sheep Lake
Green Mountain
Great Western
War Eagle
R. & G. Western
Iron Mask
Velvet
Evening Star
Spitzee
Grant
Portland
British and American athletes eye September meeting
A joint committee from Cambridge Athletic Association and Oxford University met in London and decided to consult Harvard and Yale about a September meeting between British and American athletes. No other agreement was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Messrs. Workman and Dawson
Cambridge Athletic Association
Messrs. Jackson and Gray
Oxford University
Harvard
Yale
Revenue grows in UK year ending March 31
London reports revenue returns for the United Kingdom showing total receipts of 140,018,624 pounds for the year ending March 31, an increase of 1,091,804 pounds versus the preceding year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Turner tipped to retire and move to London agent general post
Rumor says Finance Minister Turner will announce retirement after Easter to become agent-general in London. He may start duties before end of May with R E Gosnell assisting briefly. R M Palmer departs tonight to address freight rates on agricultural products as BC Horse members return home amid prorogation talks.
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Victoria
B. C
Turner
London
R. E. Gosnell
R. M. Palmer
J. Strathcona
British Columbia
Fatality at Chaplean mine on Lemon Creek
Report of a terrible fatality at the Chaplean mine where Mrs. George B. Bour fainted at a cook stove fell and suffered burns that proved fatal before medical help could arrive. Dr Forin from Slocan City attended after being summoned from Nelson. Remains were moved to Slocan City. the Bour couple had been in Nelson in October.
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Forin
Nelson
Slocan City
Chapleau
Mrs. Bour
Fire destroys main building of packing plant in Kansas City
A blaze in Kansas City tonight totally destroyed the main building of Jacob Dold's packing house plant with an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. Four firemen were injured. Chief Hale was knocked by a falling brick, Captain Mahoney buried and seriously hurt, while F. Dyer and Thomas Constantine suffered cuts and bruises.
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Kansas City
Jacob Dold
Chief Hale
Captain Mahoney
F. Dyer
Thomas Constantine
Roland Reed Dread Dies of Stomach Cancer
Popular actor Roland Reed died at 10 this morning at his mother in law's home in New York from stomach cancer. He had suffered for some time and undergone several operations. Born in Philadelphia in 1852, he was 72. His daughter Mia Florence and Mrs Rush were at his bedside.
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New York
Roland Reed
The Smelter Situation and a Fair Mileage Rate
A correspondent argues for a fixed fair mileage rate on ores, coke, and fluxes to curb excessive freight and smelting charges. The piece blames the Canadian Pacific Railway for restraining mining in southeast British Columbia and suggests a public effort to tax oneself to fund reform. It links US smelter purchase declines, CPP corporate power, and Hall Mines profits to illustrate the need for regional smelter development and lower freight costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trai
Moyie
Creston
Great Northern
Goat Falls
P. R
United States
Great Northern Railway
Fernie
Crow's Nest Coal Company
Crow's Nest Railway
C.P.R
Hall Mines, Ltd
Silver King
Hall Mines
Trail
Drewry
New Denver
B. C
Pacific cable survey begins on British Columbia coast
A Vancouver Island coast survey marks the first Canada step toward laying the Pacific cable. D G 8 Quadra Captain Gaudin and engineers Beak and Fleming surveyed from Jordan River to Barclay Sound to select a landing site with photos to document points. John Jessop, 70, longtime Victoria official, dies of heart disease near Porter's butcher shop after the survey report notes his role in the 1860 Victoria school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
Canada
Quadra
Gaudin
Marine and Fisheries
Mr. Beak
Pacific
England
Ottawa
A. Hi. Fleming
Jordan River
Barclay Sound
Fleming
Vancouver Island
Norfolk Island
John Jessop
Porter
Alleged Swindlers Arrested in Berlin Bank Affair
Berlin March 30 Herr Otto Sanden and Alexander H Huenachke directors of Landed Property and Mortgage Investments Company have been arrested in connection with the Speichan bank affair causing the losses of poor parsons savings.
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Berlin
Herr Otto Sanden
Alexander H. Huenachke
Colany
Speichan Bank
New York Investor Plans East Kootenay Smelter
A New York capitalist, linked to the American Smelting and Refining Trust, plans a 1 000 ton daily smelter east of Kootenay Landing after the Crow's Nest Southern road is completed. Location not yet made public, with site determined and charter prospects favorable. The venture hinges on railroad competition and regional ore prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Drewry
Canadian Gold Fields, Limited
New York
East Kootenay
Kootenay Landing
Mr. Hyams
American Smelting and Refining Trust
Guggenheim
South America
Crow's Nest
Drewry
Victoria
Prentice
St. Hugene
Antwerp
St. Eugene
Kasle
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Eral
BROAD
Montreal
Supreme Court
Archibald
Delpit
Vaughan
Rossland Police Force
Gatineauville Valley Railway
Chelsea
Yukon
Galt, Ont
Toronto
Dingman’s Hall
Maclean
F, Clarke
Kemp
Northrop
Salisbury
R.M. Palmer
Tame
Tion
Roland Reed Dread
Joan Jessop
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