Northern railway work progresses with ties stockpiled
McArthur and Bord of Winnipeg report readiness for seasons work in northern Manitoba. Over 225000 ties prepared for shipment. CN R negotiations completed. Engine breakdown delaying steel laying. repairs done locally. Embargo on liquor debated with minimal drinking observed near construction sites. road expected open by 1915 with bridges pending. Northern engineering staff surveys route. contracts possibly let for several north east stations.
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N.K. Boyd
McArthur & Bord
Winnipeg
Boyd
Chemong
Here
C.N.R
Pittsburg
Manitoba
Northern Engineering Department
Frank Haven
Early Prospects on Melfort to The Pas Line
Report hints an exceptionally early spring with grading starting within weeks on the Melfort The Pas railroad first twenty five miles. Contractors’ teams for the Melfort Humboldt extension likely to be diverted to the north east line as work begins on the south branch accordingly. John McKenzie of the Canadian...
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Melfort
Melfort-Humboldt
John McKenzie
Film photographer brings Mutual Weekly highlights to town
J Roy Hunt from New York arrives in The Pas to shoot local scenes for Mutual Weekly. He captures Indigenous fishing at Big Eddy, river engineering shots, water works, dog teams racing and later journeys to Winnipeg. The reporter notes western Canada prosperity and Hunt's globe-spanning career and plans, before returning to Flushing.
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J. Roy Hunt
New York
Mutual
Mr. Hunt
Pas
Winnipeg
Flushing
New York City
Hunt
Canada
Reidy
Opasqui
Big Eddy
R.N.W.M.P
H.br. Bridge
Hogan
H.B. Post
Fischer Avenue
Hagel and Westlake Found Guilty in Escape Case
Percy Hagel and John Westlake were found guilty of assisting a dangerous prisoner to escape from custody on January 10 after a one hour thirty five minute verdict. Defence counsel appealed the charge, seeking to overturn or delay sentencing, noting alleged evidentiary and procedural issues.
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Percy Hagel
John Westlake
R. A Bonnar
K.C
Curran
R. A. Boninar
H. D. Cutler
R. A. Bonnar
Krafchenko
Bonnycastle
Royal Commission
Buxton
Reid
Manitoba Gazette Names New Liquor License Area
The Manitoba Gazette specifies that the district of The Pas excluding the town is now governed by local option provisions under Manitoba's liquor license act, effective this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Gazette
Manitoba
Crown Witness Could Not Identify Krafchenko
W Root a commercial traveller and key prosecution witness testified he could not identify the prisoner as the man who entered a motor car at Plum Coulee after the bank manager Arnold was shot. Lloyd Wagner stated the prisoner was not the man at the bank window. Jacob Berger, who said the prisoner shot Arnold, wavered on cross examination on key identification points.
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W. Root
Plum Coulee
Arnold
Lloyd Wagner
Jacob Berger
Death of Hon. William Patterson in Picton Ont
Brantford remembers Hon. William Patterson former minister of trade and commerce who died in Picton Ont at his daughter’s home after years of ill health since leaving politics in 1911. He was co partner with Hon. Mr Fielding in the reciprocity proposals of 1911 and a leading local manufacturer.
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Brantford
Ont
Inventor George Westinghouse Dies at 68 in New York
George Westinghouse inventor of the air brake died at his New York home on March 12 at age sixty eight. He left a business capitalized at 150 million dollars.
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George Westinghouse
New York
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McKenzie
Melfort Moon
Hagel and
Westlake
William Patterson
the Lake Lumber Co
First Street
Railway Avenue
Tomer
Armstrong Trading Co
First St
Edwards Ave
Dreamland
the Pas Drug Co
A. J. Slaney
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