Royals in Canada Review Amid Rain in Quebec
In Quebec on Sept 17 the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York reviewed troops, dined aboard the Ophir, and attended an illumed arbor ceremony. Rain dispersed crowds. Spencerwood luncheon was canceled as a mark of respect to the late U.S. president. Royal party later toured the citadel and prepared for a dinner aboard the Ophir.
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Quebec
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Canada
Ophir
Spencerwood
Duke of Cornwall
Lord Minto
Washington
Th. Godfrey Faussett
Naval Awd. C
Canton
Plains of
Abraham
Fusileers
Iin
Wolfe Monument
Duchess of Cornwall
South Africa
Seut
Ernest Turner
Belfast
Vaal River
Turner
Royal visit prep for Empress of India entourage in Canada
A large royal party including Lord Minto and Tromier Laurier prepares to depart for Montreal by a luxury special train for a Canada tour. The voyage to Ottawa and Victoria includes 45 aristocratic horses plus 14 belonging to the party, with stabling at Oak Bay Hotel and a Yosemite steamer chartered. A $50,000 gold brick shipment heads to Seattle, while Royal Horse Artillery detachments and church figures voyage to San Francisco via Work Point barracks.
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Lord Minto
Tromier Laurier
Dominion
Montreal
Canada
Ottawa
Victoria
B. C
Dept. T
Yosemite
Vancouver
Oak Bay Hotel
Seattle
Royal Horse Artillery
Orr
Work Point
Bishop Partridge
Kyoto
Japan
Revs
Evans
Trollope
San Francisco
J. Mellon Chetham
Tokio
Elizabeth Skidmore
Murdered Man Found On Moresby Island Coast
Vancouver dispatch reports charred remains found on the east side of Moresby Island in the Queen Charlotte group. A young man with a high forehead and small white teeth is described. Suspects believe a murder occurred. In Rossland, Albert Geiser of Isaker City, Oregon was found guilty on two counts of infringing the alien labor act for bringing men to work in local mines and fined 500 dollars and 50 dollars. appeal filed.
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Vancouver
Messyn
McLeod
Law
Kaper
Swinburg
Rossland
B. C
Albert Geiser
Isaker City
Oregon
Supreme Court
le Roi Mining Company
Orient steamers arrive from the Orient in Victoria
The Empress of India arrived from the Orient with 83 gunners and Capt. Orr returning to England. Major General Corbin and Lieut Col Johnston were aboard. The ship carried 2264 tons of cargo and 258 packages of silk. The Kamakura Maru followed, due to reach port tonight. A report from Tien Tsin notes Li Hung Chang insult and British re occupation of the summer palaces prompting grief aboard after news of McKinley’s assassination.
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Victoria
Orient
Orr
Royal Horse Artillery
England
China
Corbin
Manila
McKinley
Col. Johnston
Kurgdorff
Tien Tsin
Hong Kong
Li Hung Chang
Ernest Satow
Li Fong Chang
Killed by Falling Rock At Arlington Mine
A fatal accident at the Arlington mine occurred when foreman Robert H Hamill and miner Bert Porter were struck by falling rock while opening a stope. Hamill died at 11 pm after rescue efforts, Porter sustained severe injuries but urged rescuers to aid Hamill first. Hamill leaves a Vancouver burial request. Porter’s home is unconfirmed.
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Arlington
Robert H.hamill
Bert Porter
Sam
Porter
Hamill
Ross
Duncan
Ymir Hospital
Reddick
Rossland
H. E. &, Haultain
Nelson
Erie
Vancouver
Bunyan
Owen Sound
Ontario
British Columbia
Cariboo
West Kootenay
Ile
Yellowstone
Minister Gets a New Suit
Huntington Indiana reports Jos A Wildman United Brethren minister tarred and feathered by a crowd of about 100 after a Sunday prayer meeting he accused President McKinley of being a political demagogue. The incident followed a charge about his lack of a regular charge.
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Huntington
Ind
Jos
Wildman
Funeral rites honor McKinley at Capitol in Washington
The nation marks the death of President McKinley with state funeral services at the Capitol rotunda. Clergy, officials, and international representatives join in solemn tributes as Mrs. McKinley mourns at home in Canton. The escort then transports the body to Canton amid a sea of floral tributes and military honors.
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Washington
William McKinley
Canton
Thas
Capitol
Methodist Episcopal Church
McKinley
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Rotunda
Catafalque
Army
Navy
Dr. Naylor
Thomas C. Noyes
Brakeman Injured as Train Passes Northport to Rossland
George Naden a brakeman on the Red Mountain passenger train near Sheep Creek station was dragged and injured when a brake stick slipped. His left leg was severed above the knee after wheels passed over it and Dr. Reddick performed an amputation aboard, then Naden was taken to Spokane for final care.
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KR. Reddick
Thin City
Rossland
Red Mountain
George Nuden
Sheep Creek Station
Northport
Nader
Dr. Reddick
Archne Paterson
Naden
Spokane
George Naden
Red Mountain Railway
Reddick
His Annual Trip to British Columbia Mines
Granby Consolidated Mining chief C Miner arrives in Grand Forks from Montreal for an annual mine inspection with Mrs Miner and Miss Helen Miner. He is met by A C Flummerfelt, Revelstoke assistant general manager, and Jay P B Grave, Spokane general manager. Colonel N B Linsley has been hired to report on the north fork coal fields bonded by the smelter. He departs for the coal fields tomorrow.
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Grand Forks
B. C
N. BE
Linsley
Spokane
Granby Smelter
North Fork
Ilv
Japanese ships plan new ten thousand ton liners
The Kamakura Maru arrived with word from Japan that the Oy Kisen Kisha will build two ten thousand ton vessels to rival Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Also announced is the launching of the 6,600 ton Iyo Maru for Nippon Yusen Kaishi, linking Japan, Victoria, and Seattle.
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Victoria
B.C
Kamakura Maru
Japan
Oy Kisen Kisha
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
Iyo Maru
Nippon Yusen Kaishi
Seattle
Mining Records From Alberta Locations and Certificates
Mining records list transactions at Barrett creek near Porto Rico siding and Bear creek by KR Kellogg Gold Dollar, two and a half miles north of Slocan Junction. Certificates of work issued to L. d. Winslow at Troquois and J. McEvoy on South Fork and South Fork No. 2.
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Alberta
Barrett Creek
Porto Rico Siding
John Lindsay
Bear Creek
Kr, Kellogg
Slocan Junction
G. O. Tiernay
L. d. Winslow
Troquois
J.mcevoy
South Fork
South Fork No
Roosevelt Asks Cabinet to Stay In Place After McKinley Policy
President Roosevelt convened his first Washington cabinet meeting and urged ministers to retain their posts for the term, signaling continuation of McKinley’s Buffalo policy. He would leave for Canton after funeral duties, with most members accompanying the late president. British Columbia and London wires note condolences and cross border expressions of sympathy.
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Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
McKinley
Buffalo
Cowles
Alfaira
Canton
Hay
Long
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Geiser
Robert Hamill
President McKinley
London
Admiralty
Republic
Leon T. Czolgosz
McWinley
Edward Emery
McWwinlley
Temple of Music
Moran L. Lewis
Paris
Horace Porter
Melkinley
Big Boundary Co
Mining Records
MR. Roosevelt
The
United
Mr. McKinley
Smith
John Clay
Henri Joli
Densmuir
Britheh Columbia
Eng
Ecumenical Methodist —Conference
Pread
Dent Mckinley
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