City council advances money bylaws and grants for hospital care
The Nelson city council advanced the money bylaws for street railways and the hospital received a 400 grant for a female ward with 40 monthly for maintenance. A plan for gas works and a cok ing plant was discussed with a committee to study the proposal and possible deeds for the park.
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Kootenay Lake General Hospital
Nelson
W. J. Thompson
Fire Department
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Victoria
Ald
Hillyer
Ity
Durie
Wad
T. A. Gregg
Beer
McKillop
Thomson
Ald Beer
Thonson
Doolittle
Ald. Hillyer
Ald. Boer
Geo. A. Gox
Ald. Thomson
Ald. Beer
Fletcher, Beer and McKillop
Macdonald
England answers to Russia move gunboat despatched
In a parsed report the British answer to Russian aggression is noted with military moves and local council actions. The piece covers a hospital funding request, civic bylaw debates for a street railway, and city revenue concerns alongside Pacific theater dispatches mentioning General McArthur and Captain Rockefeller reported missing.
Britain moves to block Russian railroad survey from Bagdad
A Frankfurter Zeitung despatch from Bagdad says Britain already counteracts the Russian expedition of seven officers and 14 engineers who surveyed the Tiflis and Kars railroad extension from the Zab river northeast of Bagdad to the Persian Gulf. A British gunboat is reportedly sent to the Persian Gulf to seize river mouths at the Euphrates and Tigris.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Bagdad
Turkey
Great Britain
Tiflis
Kars
Zab
Persian Gulf
Euphrates
Tigris
Argentine Congress Opens As Rocas Seeks Territorial Settlement
Buenos Ayres May 1 Congress opened with President Rocas signaling a forthcoming settlement on the territorial question to assure peace and enable development and Patagonia colonization. The Regus ndidot administration aims for economy and currency reform, urging a strong metal reserve at the National Bank.
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Buenos Ayres
Congress For
Rocas
Patagonia
Presidemt Regus Ndidot
Hooker Sails for Manila to Link Philippine Points
United States cable steamer Hooker, released from quarantine, heads to Manila to establish a cable link among Philippine points. Commanded by Lt. John J. Mansfield, the ship carries a full signal corps detachment and previously served as the Panama during the Spanish War.
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New York
United States
Hooker
Manila
Philippines
Panama
John J. Mansfield
Signal Corps
Ottawa House Debates Senate Reform and Railway Subsidies
Ottawa May 1 The premier says no duty cost reduction but regulations may shift to please reform advocates and consumer interests. New business includes Senate reform, redistribution, railway subsidy resolutions, and supplementary estimates with minor items to be brought down before the current session ends.
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Ottawa
Senate
Hotel guest listing wide North American spread
A long list of guest names scattered across cities in Scotland England Wales Ireland Canada and the United States appears from the Hotels section. Notable mentions include Glasgow D Johnson Wyerett Vancouver Mr and Mrs Webster and son Athabasca Nakusp and several entries from Toronto Ottawa Berlin Manchester and Trail with various initials and last names. The fragmentary roster suggests a hotel register or society guest notices rather than a cohesive event report.
Tragedy Near Cranbrook As Man Walks Rail Ahead Of Train
A westbound train near Cranbrook on Saturday night struck and killed a man who walked onto the track ahead of the engine. The engineer blew the whistle but the victim stretched himself along a rail and was fatally mangled before the train could stop.
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Cranbrook
Inquest Opens Into New York Fire Deaths
Coroner Hucca and a jury began an inquest into 12 deaths from the April 7 residence fire of the late Wallace Andrews. Police Captain Donohue testified that victim Mrs. St John had threats by anonymous letters about her children. He found no motive and ruled the fire accidental.
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New York
Hucca
Wallace OG
Andrews
John 8. Donohue
Gas Price Cut Shocks New York Customers
The New York Mutual Gas Lighting Company announced a drop in gas price from 1.10 to 5 cents per thousand feet effective immediately. The Consolidated Gas Company matched the cut. Officials offered no reason for the surprise reduction at Mutual’s office.
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New York
New York Mutual Gas Lighting Company
Consolidated Gas Company
Mutual Company
Question on American tariff harms British trade
In the House of Commons, Mr. Douglas Coghill asked if the Foreign Office had told Britain’s Washington representative to urge the United States to withdraw a tariff harming British trade. William Broderick replied such representations are unusual and no current instructions would aid British commerce.
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London
House of [Commons
Douglas Harry Coghill
Stoke-on-Trent
Ministry
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Washeros
United States
Wm. St. John Broderick
Unclear Fire Case Links Alleged Arson to Accidental Conflagration
The report notes no known enemies for Mrs. and Mr. Andrews and cites Capt. Donohue doubting anonymous letters. The jury concluded Vies tims died in a fire deemed accidental, caused by unknown factors and not the work of a disloyal servant or an organized incendiary group.
Bishop Shanikan Consecrated at Harrisburg Rite
The Right Rev John Shanikan was consecrated by the Bishop of Harrisburg at Philadelphia Cathedral on May 1. He took vows to affirm all key church articles including the incarnation amid attacks on doctrine.
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Washington
Otis
Manila
Rockefeller
9Th Infantry
Caloocan
Philadelphia
John Shanikan
Harrisburg
WIRE TROUBLE SHAPES MINER'S NEWS UPDATE
Wires failed last night leaving The Miner with only half the usual world news. The fish editor reports a local curiosity from Hirst's wharf a small mackerel like catch possibly a black cod debated by locals.
What Germans Will Want
Berlin reports that with England ending open door policy in China and aligning with spheres of influence Germany is urged to claim the Hoang Ho valley. The Tagesblatt argues Germany should not limit itself to Shanghai Tung but pursue a broader sphere in China.
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Berlin
England
China
Germany
Muat Follos Snif
Ths
Tagesblatt
Hoang-Ho
Shanghai
Tung
Anglo Russian Note Details Spheres of Influence in China
In St Petersburg on May 1 a note outlines spheres of influence in China between Britain and Russia. The note says both powers agree to uphold China's integrity and independence and is exchanged as a mutual understanding rather than a formal convention.
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St. Petersburg
China
Russia
United States Seizes Alaska Native Chiefs in Trail Clash
Reports tell of an encounter on the Klukwan trail in Alaska where 200 armed natives drove off white workers from the Haines trail committee. United States authorities captured the chiefs and several bucks at Haines after appeals for aid.
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Victoria
Klukwan
Boulder Greek
Alaska
Haines
Boulder Creek
United States
Conference at Manila Discusses Philippine Issues and Damages
Washington reports a Manila conference between the Philippine Commission and Aguinaldo representatives. The U S would withhold maximum concessions despite talks, while a test of native self rule progresses in parts of the Philippines.
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Washington
State Department
Schurman
Philippine Commission
Manila
Aguinaldo
Schurmans
Associated Press
Mani
United States
Philippines
Luzon
Expanding Its Capital St Pavel Dispatch Reports
The Great Northern paid $7,500 to the State Treasury as it increases its capital stock by $15,000,000. The plan funds mortgage bonds and stock in Spokane & Northern, Nelson & Fort Sheppard, Columbia & Red Mountain, Red Mountain railway, and Eastern railway of Minnesota, with reflected totals for bonds and shares.
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St. Pavel Dispatch
Spokesman-Review
Great Northern
Spokane & Northern
Nelson & Fort Sheppard Road
Columbia
Columbia to Incorporate Gains Provincial Approval
Victoria May 1 The Provincial Government after hearing deputations from Columbia and Grand Forks granted Columbia’s incorporation. The decision comes after input from both sides on the incorporation request.
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Victoria
Columbia
Grand Forks
Nelson to Host Notable English Church Entertainment
The children train three afternoons weekly for an upcoming Nelson event featuring minuet lance and fancy drills fencing and sword exercises along with other engaging acts promising one of the era’s best displays.
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Nelson
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