Burrell Wins Yale Cariboo Seat With Big Tory Lead
Martin Burrell captured Yale Cariboo for the Conservatives with a commanding majority over Duncan Ross as Goodeve carried Kootenay for the Conservatives. Nicola celebrated with a torchlight procession while Merritt and Lower Nicola cheered Conservative gains and Libs conceded Goodeve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Burrell
Yale-Cariboo
House of Commons
Nicola Valley
Duncan Ross
Nicola
Merritt
Coutlee
Middlesboro
Lower Nicola
Kootenay
Goodeve
Curtis
Davidson
Socialist
Yale- Cariboo
Gratitude From Grand Forks Voters for Conservative Support
The writer thanks friends across the district for strong backing in the recent campaign. He cites Japan ese immigration and Better Terms as key issues and notes aid from fruit growing areas regarding horticultural interests in British Columbia. He praises voters for defeating a government candidate amid appeals to purse-string holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
House of Commons
Duncan Ross Elected To Yale Cari Boo Post For Five Years
Duncan Ross has been elected to attend to the business of Yale Cari Boo for the next five years without pay. A very young man named Rosie proclaims I am the political boss. A fellow called Martin adds Dont be so sortin There’s one more river to cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale-Cariboo
Martin Burrell
Duncan Ross
Boundary Creek Times
Rosie
Martin
Sir Henry Joly de Lotbiniere Dies at Quebec Home
Sir Henry Joly de Lotbiniere former lieutenant governor of British Columbia died at his residence in Quebec Tuesday morning. The obituary notes his tenure and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Joly de Lotbiniere
British Columbia
Quebec
Brodeur Declares No Resignation From Marine Minister Post
Hon. L. P. Brodeur announced during the annual St. Lawrence Channel inspection that he will not resign the office of minister of marine and fisheries. He reaffirmed commitment amid regulatory scrutiny and ongoing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Brodeur
Grave Charge Against Returning Officer At Brandon Poll
Returning Officer J. H. Ingram was ordered to trial for altering the voters list at poll 8 in Brandon during the dominion election. Deputy R. Purdon testified he witnessed Ingram substitute Nichols for Mc Culloch on the rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ingram
Court of Competent Jurisdiction
Brandon
R. Purdon
Ingram
Nichols
McCulloch
Former convict Haas commits suicide in county jail
Cheats Gallows Morris Haas, who on Friday tried to assassinate Francis J. Heney in San Francisco graft prosecutions, killed himself Saturday night in his jail cell. He fired a Derringer from under his gaiter shoe while four guards stood within three feet, the shot taken from his cot under blankets.
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Morris Haas
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Haas
Rail Road Wreck Near Lytton Claims Two Lives
A washout west of Lytton caused a freight train to plunge into the Fraser River. Engineer George Brown and Fireman Peter Ryder were killed, Brakeman Clarence Anderson seriously injured, with Ryder dying shortly after rescue and Anderson hospitalized. Conductor Chris Bourne searched for Brown, body later recovered on the river bank. Brown, long time CPR employee, leaves a widow and three children. Ryder, a Vancouver area bachelor, was 28.
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Lytton
Fraser River
George Brown
Peter Ryder
Clarence Anderson
Ryder
Anderson
Mission Hospital
Engineer Brown
Chris Bourne
C.P.R
Notch Hill
Nicola
Chinese Emperor Dies as Empire Quiet After Cablegram
Wade Gardner of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in New York received a Pekin cablegram Friday stating the Chinese Emperor died that morning. No details followed. The empire remains quiet and observers think revolutionists would be suppressed if they try a demonstration against the dynasty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Gardner
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
New York
Pekin
Train destroys sixteen coal cars in Nicola Valley incident
Local notes report a CN freight train took out sixteen coal cars from Nicola Valley Coal & Coke Company. Vancouver resident Robert Scott, formerly of Rockford, wed last week in Vancouver. A Presbyterian church dance and social is set for Tuesday evening December 8. The B C School Trustee Association held its fifth annual convention at Revelstoke this week. Yale elder John Alway, a resident for 48 years, died there last week.
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Nicola Valley Coal & Coke Company
Robert Scott
Vancouver
Rockford
The
Presbyterian Church
B. C. School Trustee Association
Revelstoke
John Alway
Yale
McCulloughs Welcome Daughter at Otter Valley
At Otter Valley on Tuesday November 20 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs George McCullough. The article notes B Osen G E Jorgensen C E and C Marstrand returning from Aspen Grove where they surveyed Mr Osen s mineral claims and pre emption. A carload of Sleighs and Cutters will arrive next week in Nicola Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Osen
G. E. Jorgensen
C. E
C. Marstrand
Aspen Grove
Mr. Osen
Nicola Valley
F. Paige
Merritt
B.C
Methodist Clergy Schedule for Nicola and Merritt Services
Rev. O. M. Sanford will conduct services next Sunday at Nicola 11 a.m and 7:30 p.m. Lower Nicola 3 p.m and 7:30 p.m. Rev. D. K. Allan will conduct services at Merritt 3 p.m. and Middlesboro 7 p.m.
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O. M. Sanford
Nicola
Lower
D. K. Allan
Merritt
Middlesboro
Death of Prof Charles F Mires
A letter from G S Mires of Hanford Cal reports the death of horse breaker Charles F Mires and the suicide of his brother Charles I Mires after their mother died on October 30. The two were buried in the same grave. Mires was renowned as a leading horse tam er in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Howse
Nicola
G.S. Mires
Hanford Cal
Charles F. Mires
Charles I
Mires
Charlie
B C Fruit Wins Gold at Bath and Silver-Gilt at Crystal Palace
News from R M Palmer in charge of British Columbia fruit reports the province won the gold medal at Bath and the silver-gilt medal at the Crystal Palace in London. These are the top honors at the shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Palmer
British Columbia
England
Bath
Crystal Palace
London
CPR Inspectors Scout Route for New Rail Line Across Interior
CPR officials left Tuesday to inspect a proposed route from Merritt up the Coldwater to Nicola and on toward Princeton and Penticton. The objective is to decide the line direction for potential construction next year amid two prior surveys. No decisions or exact route have been publicly disclosed.
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Quilchena Creek
Coldwater
Merritt School District Trustees Meet to Approve Site and Budget
A school meeting is set for Tuesday November 24 at noon to elect three trustees and approve a school site. The plan covers 1909 salaries and 2008 remaining expenses, furnishings except pupil seats, and a government grant of 480 with a 1 to 1 district match up to 100. Trustees will secure a deed to the school site in the Board of Trustees of Merritt School District name upon deed copy receipt. Citizens of Merritt and Middlesboro urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Education Department
Board of Trustees
Merritt
Middlesboro
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A.S. Goodeve
Cal Instrument
Burrell
Ross
Bunting
Grand Forks, B.C
Nicola Herald
Sir Henry Joly
Brodeur
Fraser
River
Prof
Charles F. Miles
Church Services
Methodist Church
Prof. Mires
B. C. Fruit
R. Marpole
H. J. Cambie
H. E. Curry
Princeton
Penticton
Okanagan Lake
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