Senator Turner Reveals Sullivan Group Smelter Plans
U S Senator George M. Turner in Marysville outlines Sullivan Group Mines plan to build a Marysville smelter and lead refinery to market BC ore. Officials say two 150 ton furnaces will start with one, boosting output as projects expand, aiming for March or May completion depending on winter.
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U. S
George MH Turner
Washington
Marysville
East Koote Bay
Sullivan Group Mines, Limited
United States
Smelter Trust
Sullivan Company
West Roadway
Eel
B. C
American Lead Trust
Orient
China
British Columbia
Tle
East Kootenay
Kootenay
Sullivan
St. Eugene
North Star
Austin
Turner
Py Hogan
Ke, D. Saunders
WS. Austin
M. A. MeKenzie
Dunsmuir Interview Highlights Pledges Excluding Helmeken Move
Nanaimo Oct 9 premier attacks McBride saying all pledges except one were carried out. Helmeken’s cabinet bid failed due to extraordinary conduct. Meltride backed railway bill opposition after passage. Brown joined cabinet as reformer not Martinuite. Dunsmuir won’t resign, tests majority of twenty two, Portfolios offered to Vancouverites refused.
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Nanaimo
Mcbride
Helmeken
Dunsmuiad
Meltride
Dunsmuir
Brown
Tielmeken
Afghan unrest sparks talk of civil war and Herat seizure
A Daily Mail despatch from St. Petersburg reports Afghan turmoil as King’s fourth son Mohammed Oulah Khan gains Russian favor. Telegrams order reinforcements to Kush ready to seize Herat if needed. In Capetown martial law is proclaimed, suspending the constitution across the colony and placing authority under military law with ports and key routes controlled locally.
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London
Afghanistan
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Ameer
Mohammed Oulah Khan
Russia
Kush
Herat
Capetown
Cazette
Wynberjr
Simonstown
Port Elizabeth
Bas London
Cape Colony
John Gordon Sprigg
South Africa
J. Rose Innes
Lord Milner
Foreigners urged to quit Pekin treaty ports
Prince Ching asks ministers of powers to withdraw foreign business establishments from Pekin, arguing Pekin is not a treaty port and octroi disputes sparked the move. German minister Dr Mumm Von Schwartzenstein schedules a meeting to craft joint representations against the demand. Foreign commerce in Pekin, though small, supports legations and its removal is hotly debated amid treaty port policy.
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Pekin
Prince Ching
Tte
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Rnen Ching
Prince Uhing
Miners' union consents to resume Le Roi shaft work
In Rossland on October 9 the Miners' union executive reported thirty former contract workers will restart the Le Roi mine five compartment shaft project. Work awaits shaft readiness, with contractors and union agreeing to complete contracts. Company warned bondsmen but aims to avoid denying workers due compensation.
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Rossland
Miners’ Union
Spokesman-Review
le Roi
Ex-Sandusky Clerk Arrested in Havana Over $100,000 Shortage
A. W. Miller, former Sandusky city clerk, was arrested in Havana on an alleged shortage nearing $100,000 found after his eight month disappearance. He will not resist extradition and plans to depart for the United States next Saturday to explain the discrepancies in the accounts.
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Havana
A. W. Miller
Sandusky
Ohio
United States
Trans Atlantic Service and Yachts Headline News
The Star’s London cable reports doubt over Ottawa’s claims of imminent tender invitations for further trans Atlantic steamship service with Sydney as terminus. Debate centers on Montreal rail speed and the Canadian cattle embargo. New York yachtsmen back Lippon’s decision not to race Shamrock II against Columbia next year.
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Montreal
the Star
London
Ottawa
Sydney
Cape Breton
Dominion Steel and Ironworks
Board of Agriculture
New York
Qet
Challenge Committee
Sir Thomas Lipon
Shamrock
Columbia
Thomas
Shamrock Asail
Atlantic
England
Shot a Suspected Thire at Syracuse Central Station
Syracuse dispatch reports Harry Brainard of Albany a railway yard passenger trammman shot three .44 caliber bullets at John Myers of Kingston at 9:20 pm in Syracuse Central Station. Myers, who wore Brainard’s coat bearing prior theft marks from a coach locker, was hospitalized and Brainard was arrested. Myers expected to recover.
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Syracuse
Harry Brainard
Albany
New York Central
John Myers
Kingston
N. Y
Central
Myers
Brainard
Furness party to inspect Canadian iron and steel works
Sir Christopher Furness of London arrives in Montreal and will visit the Dominion Iron and Steel Company at Sydney with Sir Wm. Van Horne H. M. Whitney and Jas. Ross. They will tour the C P R lines and inspect British Columbia’s mineral wealth in a later trip.
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Canada
Montreal
Christopher Furness
London
Furness
Chritopher
Wm. van Horne
H. M. Whitney
Jas. Ross
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Sydney
British Columbia
Burglars attempt Molson's bank alarmed Owen Sound
Early morning burglars tried to heist Molson's bank in Owen Sound. Clerk Van Duren woke, fired back, wounding a robber who fled. Police investigate. Also in Kingston letters protest British subjects’ outrages in Colombia and calls for warship protection. Refugees arrive from Colon. Canadian sheep win prizes at Pan American show.
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Owen Sound
Det
Molson’s
van Duren
Kingston
Bocas del Torre
Columbia
Colon
Toronto
United States
Russian Officials Acting In Stone Abduction Case
In St. Petersburg on October 9 the United States ambassador Mr. Lower led efforts related to the Miss Stone abduction. Mr. Towers held several talks with foreign office officials. The Russian government backs the push to secure the missionary’s release.
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St. Petersburg
United States
Lower
Miss Stone
Towers
Foreign Office
Vancouver Lacrosse Team Could Win Minto Cup
Montreal dispatch reports the Minto cup has shipped to Montreal and Vancouver can secure possession if it defeats the Shamrocks. The Capitals captain sent a telegram today confirming the cup’s arrival and game stakes.
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Montreal
Vancouver
Shamrocks
Capitals
Quiet Rossland wedding unites McHardy and Alloway
The noon ceremony at Mrs Baldwin's residence joined Charles I. McHardy of Nelson and Miss J. M. Alloway of Toronto. Rev. A. M. Sanford officiated. After a light lunch the couple departed by the afternoon train to Nelson amid friends' good wishes.
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Rossland
A. Baldwin
Charles I. McHardy
Nelson
B. C
J. M. Alloway
Toronto
A. M. Sanford
B. A
Boiler Blast Destroys Hayes Brass Foundry Annex
An explosion at Hayes Manufacturing on West 11th Street leveled the three story brass foundry building and the adjoining hotel annex. Six girls in the kitchen were carried out as rescuers battled flames and firefighters contained the blaze. Glass shattered in surrounding stores and the hotel suffered extensive damage.
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Erie
Hayes Manufacturing Company
West 11Th Street
Liebel
State Street
Canons Adopted Bar Divorced Marriages by Episcopal Convention
In San Francisco Ost October 9 the Triennial Episcopal convention’s house of bishops passed canon 46 by 37 to 21 to regulate marriage solemnization. The provisions barred marriages involving divorcees and those for causes not existing before the first marriage, setting a new rule for remarriage within the church. The measure, already framed, centers on Section 4 which restricts such unions under church law.
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House of Deputies
San Francisco
House of Bishops
Postage stamps to feature late President McKinley head
Washington October 9 post office department announces new stamp issue will depict the late President William McKinley. The release is planned for shortly after December 1, adding a commemorative tribute to his memory in the postal series.
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Washington
Post Office Department
McKinley
Rumors of U S Ambassador White Resignation
Berlin dispatch reports renewed London rumors of the early resignation of United States Ambassador White. No definite information available locally. Brussels reports Congo Free State to begin constructing 1000 kilometres of railway in the Upper Congo district.
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Berlin
Berliner Tagblatt
London
United States
White
Brussels
Congo Free State
Upper Congo
Serious storm in Dominica and court sittings set
A very serious storm threatens the central coast of Dominica moving west northwest as Justice Irving will hold Supreme court sittings in San Juan de Porto Rico. The court opens Monday October 14.
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San Juan de Porto Rico
Dominica
Supreme Court
Justice Irving
Northern Pacific Moving To wards Vancouver Line construction
Vancouver notes reveal a Vancouver court outcome where six men faced charges after drawing guns during an Ashing Strike against Japs. Judge Drake denounced the violence and warned jurors against sympathy, but the jury returned Not Guilty after 30 minutes. Nearby, Great Northern survey teams arrive to map a railway route between Vancouver and Victoria, with Hastings and Royal City mills possibly serving as stations. The I O G I of British Columbia met in Vancouver, reporting favorable officer updates though attendance was uneven.
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Vancouver
B. C
Drake
W. J. Bowser
Great Northern
Victoria
Hastings
Royal City
Canada
Westminster
BC Transportation scheme eyed for British Columbia rail line
Victoria reports ex president of the White Wass railway Hawkine in town about a proposed BC transport scheme. He says he secured the O'Brien charter for a Klondike Mines railway, aiming to run to Klondike City with wharfage, then along the Klondike river to Grand Forks to Dominion, tapping coal beds and shipping via river steamers toward mining camps, potential electric later. New York dispatch notes Hugh Kelly of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club sails on the Majestic, praising Shamrock II and predicting renewed Cup efforts by England.
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Victoria
C. Hawkine
White Wass Railway
British Columbia
O’brien
Klondike Mines
Sreeka
Klondike City
Klondike
Grand Forks
Dominion
Ocoa
Fes
New York
Det
Fon. Ilugh Kelly
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Majestic
Lipton
Kelly
England
German Challenger Hints at America's Cup Challenge
Berlin reports a rumor that Emperor William has instructed the Kiel Yacht Club to challenge for the America's Cup. The potential challenger signals rising tensions in naval and yachting circles as authorities consider international competition.
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Berlin
William
Kiel
Metal markets report shows varied bullion quotes
New York markets list steadiness in copper and London copper futures while lead and silver margins shift. Spot prices for lead and silver move within narrow limits as market quotes show minor gains and losses across metals.
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New — York
Lake
London
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Sullivan Group of Mines
Phkin
Buffalo
Mexico
Cuba
Shamrock II
Barrett
M'hardy—Alloway
Congo
Northern Pacific
B. C. Transportation
Metal Markets
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