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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1910
Page
2
Municipal notice states sealed tenders due by Saturday August 27 for grading between McBride Street and Eleventh. Plans and specs available at City Engineer office. Lowest bid not guaranteed acceptance. City Clerk Ernest A. Woops and City Engineer Mahlon Davis signed.
A local jewelry store promotes its stock of diamond rings and wedding presents. The ad promises high quality goods from reputable factories and urges customers to bring watches and jewelry for proper repairs and service.
Relph and Smith accompanied her husband on the Premier’s party visit to the city and spent a very pleasant time in Prince Rupert with many friends here.
A bilingual welcome from Canadian French and English leaders greets Sir Wilfrid Laurier in Prince Rupert. Officials praise his career and promise devotion to patriotic ideals while pledging industrial competency and protective government support for the city’s future.
Sealed tenders endorsed one aye for a 184 road work project on Hays Cove avenue and Highth avenue and grading on Hays Cove and Wighth avenues were to be opened Wednesday in 1910 Plans and specifications are unavailable until obtained from the City Engineer The lowest tender may not be accepted Ernest A Woods and William M Davis city clerk and city engineer reference 416 19
Coast land district notice from George Hie and Robert Corlett of Little Canyon British Columbia farmers seeking permission to purchase an island lands portion near the Skeena River. Description covers 80 acres more or less starting at a post on the southeast portion of the island two miles below Little Canyon. Dated August 1 1910 Alg.
A party of over a dozen Dominion newsmen accompanied Sir Wilfrid and his party on the city visit. Leaders included J. C. Walsh and others from Montreal, Toronto, Quebec, and Halifax papers. They gathered material for their papers to boost Prince Rupert’s coverage. An Incorporated company chartered tugs to search Cherbourg treasure ship remains from 1692, with silver bars linked to the Balleds cargo. Job printing offered by the Journal-man.
A large gathering welcomed Sir Wilfrid Laurier with addresses from Indigenous leaders and communities of Haida and Bella Coola nations. He praised Canadian unity and the GTP project, expressed hope to return, and thanked locals for their hospitality while noting his wife’s illness.
A Prince Rupert banquet honored British Columbia and Sir Wilfrid Laurier era ministers. Speakers praised railway and mining potential, coastal development, and provincial unity, with Mayor Stork defending city leadership and future growth plans. Guests highlighted Prince Rupert as a rising hub, expecting railway completion and expanded fisheries and agriculture.
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