Mayor's seven twelfths proposal sparks council debate
The city council discussed mayoral and aldermanic remuneration with Mayor Stork stating he would seek only seven months of pay. A Typographical Union letter criticized patronage at the office and urged resolution before compensation is set. The incident followed a collision near Moose Jaw involving the Laurier party's train and a freight wreck.
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Typographical Union
Ptimist
Optimist
Stork
Representative
Contract for Saskatoon River Bridge Substructure
Ottawa August 9 The contract for the substructure of the bridge over the Saskatchewan river for the Hudson Bay Railway at the Pas has been let to Mackenzie and Mann for 100 000 dollars.
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Journal
Ottawa
Saskatchewan River
Hudson Bay Railway
Pas
Mackenzie & Mann
City council debates union label for city printing
Alderman clash over advertising blocks union label use. Pattullo pushes concentrating ads in The Journal, while Hilditch argues for wider tender publicity. Mobley vows to honor union binding before Optimist use. EB Hodgson, prominent Victoria mining man, sails north toward Stewart.
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Als
Barrow
Ald. Pattullo
Ald
Hilditch
McIntyre
Pattullo
Mobley
Ald. Mobley
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Crippen Allowed Only Cables From London Attorney
In Quebec on August 9 telegrams and letters for Dr. H H Crippen pile up at the jail. He may receive or answer only cable messages from his London attorney Arthur Newton concerning his defence.
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Quebec
H. H. Crippen
Arthur Newton
London
Taft Allows Soldiers to Fight Western Forest Fires
President Taft has authorized the use of troops to aid in fighting forest fires in the western states. Officials warn the blaze danger is severe and could cause millions in losses.
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United States
Journal
Washington
Taft
Death of Mrs Trodden in New Westminster
James Trodden of New Westminster, Dominion government official on Northern British Columbia wharf work, left last week due to his wife Mrs. Trodden's death at 54 after years of paralysis. She died suddenly at 419 Fifth Street, witnessed by daughter Mrs. J A Campbell. They had sought climate relief in Winnipeg before returning home July 28. She leaves husband, three children J J Trodden, Mrs. T A Campbell, Mrs. L T Brown, two sisters, four brothers, and her father Mr James Montgomery.
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James Trodden
New Westminster
British Columbia
J. Barton
R Bandon
Man
G. David
Bellingham
Wash
Jas. Montgomery
J. A
J. B. Montgomery
A. A. Montgomery
Seattle
A. H. Montgomery
Mt. Vernon
Fire destroys Cochrane business district and leaves families homeless
North Bay Aug 9 A devastating fire swept Cochrane 252 miles north of l ere destroying nineteen business places. Most merchants lived above their shops and nineteen families are now homeless. Tents from Cobalt arrived to shelter those left without homes.
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North Bay
Cochrane
L Ere
Cobalt
Baden-Powell En Route
General Baden-Powell made a brief Sunday stay in Winnipeg and continued his journey westward.
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Baden-Powell
the Journal
Winnipeg
Baten- Powell
Prince Rupert Votes To Take Over City Telephone System
The bylaw authorizing the city to assume control of the telephone system passed 170 to 9. Only 179 residents voted, with Mayor Stork and the council participating, and the nine dissenters matched the council members.
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Prince Rupert
Stork
Montizambert Leads Westward Public Health Tour
Dr F Montizambert director general of public health travels west from Ottawa August 9 inspecting quarantine stations to Prince Rupert. He previously visited Prince Rupert regarding locating a station and may advance plans on this trip.
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Ottawa
F. Montiambert
Public Health
Prince Rupert
Montizambert
Whaling Active at Rose Harbor and Land Sales Planned
The Rose Harbor whaling station reports sixteen whales captured and the first whale oil shipment by the Amur valued around 5000 dollars. The firm soon expects large guano and oil shipments. In Pacifi’s fish curing, ownership changes hands and a fresh start is anticipated. Vancouver reports T S Darling traveling to Stewart to arrange sale of Mann townsite parcels and Port Mann on Fraser River to be laid out and marketed akin to Prince Rupert.
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Rose Harbor
Amur
Pacofi
Vancouver
T. S. Darling
A. D. Davidson
Canadian Northern
Stewart
Mann
D. D. Mann
Port Mann
Fraser River
Victoria Faces Record Dry Season Amid Sparse Rainfall
Since June 21 Victoria recorded only .01 inches of rain over fifty one days, the longest dry spell in 88 years of city meteorology. Prince Rupert also endured a dry season though less severe with minimal precipitation meeting only basic needs.
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Victoria
Prince Rupert
Explosive Legislation Talk Reaches Canada Visit
Victoria reports Captain Desborough of Woolwich arsenal arrives in Canada to discuss proposed explosives legislation to be introduced by Hon. W. Templeman in the next session.
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Victoria
Desborough
Woolwich Arsenal
Canada
W. Templeman
Coal Prospects Highlight Prince Rupert Islands Discovery
Businessman Mr Faulds touts aggressive capitalist interest in Pacific coast coal found near volcanic rock exposures on the islands. He projects deep seams in good quantity, predicting enormous demand once released and confident steam and household use will drive high value. His report foreshadows Prince Rupert gaining a strong coal industry, though specifics of his mission remain undisclosed.
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Pacific
Mr. Faulds
Prince Rupert
Englishman Drowns After Fall From Launch at Namu Harbor
Special Correspondence from Namu Harbor reports Englishman Thompson, employed at the Kimsquist cannery, drowned after falling from a gasoline launch. A few days earlier he killed a large grizzly at close range near the cannery.
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Namu Harbor
Thompson
Incendiary Blaze Hits Brockville Block
An incendiary fire damaged the Merrill Block in Brockville on Sunday. The building suffered extensive damage and neighboring premises were affected. Peter Merret admitted firing the building but gave no explanation for the act.
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Journal
Brockville
Merrill
Ot Wers
Peter Merret
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