Kaslo Investors See Promise in Kootenay Mines Visit
J H Secord of Orillia Ontario met Kaslo-Slocan Development Company leaders and praised Elaine claim prospects in White Grouse Country. Next year operations planned with full assessment work completed this year. Local hunts draw public interest as visitors stay with Mr George Alexander and family. City council passes by law increasing school principal salary and funds park purchase. Liberal Association formed after Revelstoke convention to organize local supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaslo
J. G
Kaslo- Slocan Development Company
Elaine
White Grouse
J. H. Secord
Orillia
Ontario
Leon
Miner Today
Onta
Mr. Secord
Secord
Kootenay
Campbell Creek
Kemp's Springs
Mirror Lake
George Alexander
Mesxander
Whitewater
SS. Conninton
Lode Star Company
Vancouver
England
Revelstoke
Toronto officer Lawlor reported killed in South Africa
From Toronto Sept 69 J Poy Q C MoD OP says Lt a b Lawlor was killed in South Africa. No details of his death are provided. The lieutenant, born in Toronto 26 years ago, was the son of the late Dr Michael Lawlor.
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Toronto
J. Poy
Q. C
Mod OP
A.b. Lawlor
South Afric
Lawlor
Michael Lawlor
Ontario Synod elects Mills as Coadjutor Bishop
Kingston reports Avch deacon Mills of Montreal elected coadjutor bishop after several ballots at the Ontario Synod meeting. Brandon Manitoba notes James A. Fraser, engineer at the Brandon asylum, died yesterday of typhoid fever at age 1.
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Kingston
Tisson
Ontario Synod
Deacon Mills
Montreal
Ontario
Brandon, Man
James A. Fraser
Brandon Asylm
Typhoid Strikes Bank Official and Family
Wed McLelland manager of the Me its Bank Carberry and his wife with eight children including a two week old infant are ill with typhoid. McLelland a former Merchants Bank staff member. W J Lindsay president of the Western Agricultural and Arts Association also hospitalized with typhoid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLelland
Carberry
Merchants’ Bank
W. J. Lindsay
Western Agricultural and Arts Association
Canadian stock up in London report from Dr Barnado
Toronto dispatch notes Dr Barnardo of England reports surprise at prosperity in the Dominion compared with seven years ago. He says Canadian stock has risen to the top notch in England within the past year and declares it a great thing to be Canadian in London now.
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Toronto
Barnado
England
City
Dominion
London
Prospects for Russian Chinese mediation shift amid Shanghai rumors
London reports a possible modification of a planned Russian pawn in Asia as four Chinese peace commissioners are named. The change could let Russia join American calls for a more acceptable commission and delay troops from Pekin until a conciliatory Chinese stance appears. Rumors place Prince Tuan near Pekin awaiting conference outcomes.
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London
Asia
Russia
Pekin
Chinese Imperial Party
Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Pao Ting Fu
Tiensin
Tai Yuan Fu
Shan Si
Expedition to Pao Ting Pu targets Boxer outrages in Chi Li
Dispatches report a punitive expedition toward Pao Ting Pu to clear villages tied to early Boxer incidents in Chi Li Province. Russian plans to repair the Pekin railway and Li Hung Chang ordered native troops to suppress Boxers are noted with unclear U.S. response pending further formal replies.
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Taku
Pao Ting Pu
Chi Li
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Mining Deal Reported by Denver Agent
Denver Ohio September 6 Martin Robinson an Armour The vil Co Chicago agent said in an interview last night that he and his associates had just closed the first part of a major mining agreement with unnamed partners in the region ongoing talks and plans were outlined for further steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ohio
Martin Robinson
Armour Thevil Co
Chicago
Packer and London Partners Eye $20 Million Colorado Mines Deal
A deal valued at $20,000,000 aims to invest in Colorado gold mines by the packers and their London partners. He refused to name the specific properties until options on all mines are transferred. The negotiations involve the Armour Havil Co. of Chicago and Mayes & Co. of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
London
Armour Havil Co
Chicago
Mayes & Co
Bresen alias Dessauer Sentenced in London Fraud Case
Gordon Bresen alias Dessauer was jailed for three months in London County sessions for obtaining credit by false pretenses from Hotel Victoria. He posed as a French count and said he lost 20 million dollars in an American firm’s failure. He claimed to be a New York surgeon at arrest, then a Chicago vice president in court. He gained notoriety in the U.S. last April for forging large denomination bills and courting Miss Helen Bertram of the Bostonians, who was prostrated by the forgery revelation.
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New York
Gordon Bresen
Dessauer
London
Victoria
Breseau
Chicago
United States
Helen Bertram
Bostonians
Political party platforms and candidacies across North America
The report notes the People’s Party of Canada launching a six plank platform including direct legislation proportional representation public ownership of railways compulsory arbitration and government banking. It also lists Liberal and Liberal Conservative nominations in Cayuga Summerside and East Prince and a Republican state ticket in Helena with names and positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
People’s Party of Canada
Prohibition
Alaska deer herd grows as education efforts expand
Dr. Sheldon Jackson, chief educational commissioner for Alaska, travels with 24 Lapland reindeer sent to Alaska 30 months ago. The herd has grown to 3,000 and is accompanied by rapid school construction at Point Barrow, Cape Clarence, Cape Prince of Wales, Nome, St. Lawrence Island, and other sites as part of ongoing educational outreach.
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Duluth
Sheldon Jackson
Alaska
Jonkokk
Lapland
Klondike
Jackson
Point Barrow
Cape Clarence
Cape Prince of Wales
Nome
St. Lawrence Island
Briefs from Cities and Nations Across the Globe
Telegraphic briefs report divorce notices in Manitoba and Michigan, plus a Canadian Knights Templar convention in Kingston. Lord Roberts accepts honorary colonelcy in Toronto. Farmer’s Day draws 65 000 in Ontario. Desertions from A Battery noted. Australian Tom Tracey defeats Charles Jost in Portland boxing. Chicago merges 22 laundries into a two million dollar firm raising prices. Jamaica suffers storm damage to banana and tobacco farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Lord Roberts
Queen's Own Regiment
Boer commissioners visit prompt resignation from Gentlemen's Club
Mr. Van Ness served on the committee receiving Boer commissioners during their visit to this country and has been asked to resign from the Gentlemen's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. van Ness
Ile
Accidental Shooting Ends Life of 17 Year Old Orie Day
In Troy Idaho a fatal accident occurred when Orie Day was shot by his brother Ed Day while handling a loaded 44 Winchester. The hammer slipped as Ed raised the gun, the bullet pierced Orie and he died within half an hour. Orie was 17. Ed is 14. The Day family recently moved to the area.
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Troy
Idaho
Orie Day
Eol, Day
Ed Day
Orie
Robert Lemon For Warden Choose In Nelson Contender
Within days the provincial jail appoint ment to replace Warden Vitaslubbs will be announced. The favored name appears to be Robert B. Lemon whose early application and strong local backing push his selection over rival J I Nolan. Lemon is a well known Nelson pioneer with deep Kootenay ties and a history of fortunes made and lost.
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Vitalstubbs
Robert BE. Lemon
Lemon
J. I. Nolan
Waneta
Nolan
Will Lemon
Nelson
Kootenays
Whitney plans match race for Ballyhoo Boy against Keene choice
W C Whitney will race Ballyhoo Boy for any amount of money against either Tommy Atkins or Com mando, the choice of James R Keene. The World reports the rival owners aim to stage one of the great match races in American turf.
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W. C. Whitney
Ballyhoo | Boy
New York
James R. Keene
Ameturs
Naval Rendezvous at Tar Harbor Five British Ships in Harbor
Five British warships entered Tar Harbor Me and fired a national salute, returned by the U S flagship New York. Rear Admiral Farquhar visited Vice Admiral Bedford aboard the Crescent, and a joint reception followed. Meanwhile Edward Van Ness of New York denounced the British flag from his lawn leading to a pole removal by local officials.
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Tar Harbor
United States
New York
I. M. Ss. Crescent
Bedford
Psyche
Tribune
Indefatigable
Quail
Farquhar
Crescent
Janchor
Edward van Ness
Wood
Board of Selectmen
Mr. van Ness
Taylor
Board of Trade
Mgr. Wood
Puzzling case and political notes from Watertown and New Westminster
Mrs. Wm. I. Rose of Copenhagen dies after fifty operations and thousands of pounds of fluid removed. Nelson delegates Elliott Fletcher Toye call Liberal-Conservative convention in New Westminster a success and predict government overturn. Judge Forin presides as three prisoners plead cases at Kaslo and Rossland, including George Mitchell for theft and A Hinman for indecent assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
Wm. I. Rose
Copenhagen
Nelson
New Westminster
John Elliott
Frank Fletcher
John Toye
Elliott
Vancouuver
Andree Letter Found Near Norway Coast
The harbor master of Vardoe reports a bottle from Andree found miles east of Vardoe with note 143. It describes Andree’s Arctic balloon voyage of 1807 and despatch buoys with copper wire and cork spheres.
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New York
Vardoe
Arctic Ocean
Herald
Andree
Brief Despatches from Across the World
Toronto reports a Red Cross cable from Capetown saying men are well looked after by agents along the line. Paris awards a Paris show gold medal to the Art Student's League exhibit. Chicago notes the body of Archibald Haynes found at Stafford's Hotel, likely suicide. Sarnia announces ex-M.P.P. Charles Mackenzie, brother of the late Alexander Mackenzie, is dead. Hamilton records the marriage of Harry Ledyard, son of the Michigan Central president, to Maud Hendrye. Rome notes two missing men found by German students near the Catacombs. Denver reports Albine Bloven shot and killed by a rejected admirer. the suspect swallowed poison but will recover. San Francisco says Judge De Hlaven orders Lukias B. Arnold held for extradition.
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Hamilton
Ont
Harry Ledyard
Michigan Central Railroad
Detroit
Baroness von Ketteler
Pekin
Maud Hendrye
W. Hendrye
Dr. Lyle
Central Presbyterian Church
Denver
Col
Albine Bloven
Hanso Bloven
Metropolitan
Sixteenth Street
W. C.baragar
San Francisco
de Hlaven
United States
Lukias B. Arnold
Edwin Arnold
McKinley
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Tal
Brandon News
Washington, D. C
Tekin
Karl Li
State Department
Tien ‘Tsin
Bresan
People’s Party
Cayuga
Haldimand
Monck
A. Thompson
Montague
Summerside
East Prince
Neil McQuarrie
Bell
John Yeo
Senate
Halifax
N. S
Wm. Patterson
Fielding
Helena
Mont
David Jh. Folsome
A.G. Bennet
T. Porte
A. N. Yeder
8. C. Murray
Telegraphig Briefs
Winnipeg
John Briggs Brewster
South Norfolk
Manitoba
Canada
Haster Brewster
James Stovel
Edmonton
Margaret Stovel
Wyandotte
Mich
Grand Priory of the Knights Templar of Canada
Jd. W. Ellis
St John
Senator Ellis
Kingston, Ont
Gunner Pratt
Davis and
Arcouette
Portland
Ore
Tom Tracey
Australia
Charles Jost
Oregon
Tls
Jamaica
Robert Lemon
Capt. Fitzstubbs
Naval Rendezvous
Bar Harbor
Norway
HY Associated Press
Hodgetts
Red Cross Society
Biggar
Capetown
Art Student's League
Archibald
Haynes
Stafford
Sarnia
Charles MacKenzie
Alexander MacKenzie
Rome
Harry Fengell
Geo. Laughey
Signor Marnechi
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