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Newspaper
Phoenix Pioneer
Location
Phoenix, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1900
Page
2
An odd fragment from The Phoenix Pioneer includes garbled phrases and a year reference, mentioning Joey Ol and Mentha, with unclear context implying a partial archival note or misread OCR. The readable bits hint at a local source, but no concrete event or date emerges.
Local commentary discusses South Yale riding reforms and the looming nominating convention. It notes labor settlements in Slocan, the eight hour law effects, Greenwood city printing issues, and ongoing mining activity with several camps and companies expanding operations in the Boundary.
A general redistribution introduced in Victoria aims to modernize provincial representation with population, creating few changes and removing some gains in Vancouver Island while increasing mainland seats. Esquimalt and Boundary regions shift, and notes reference to politicians Higgins and Prentice and historic lines prior to 1878.
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