Public questions endorse Williams Manson for mayor
A large Prince Rupert gathering at McIntyre Hall last Tuesday evening backed William Manson for mayor next year. Manson outlined tax and debt policy, labor goals, and GTP tax plans, while M. M. Stephens chaired the organizing committee and other speakers urged support and reform of city administration.
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William Manson
McIntyre Hall
M. M. Stephens
O. H. Nelson
Manson
J. D. Scott
Thos, Dunn
Dr. Clayton
Ald. Hilditch
Harry Clarke
P. I. Palmer
S. M. Newton
A. Sequoia
Thos
Dunn
F. Lannie
Prince Rupert
Fifth Street
Thomas Dunn
Kerr Reports from Trip Exposing Prince Rupert Outlook
G W Kerr of P Burns Company returned from a trip reaching Spokane and Rossland. He gathered inquiries about Prince Rupert and corrected climate misbeliefs while noting a city versus GTP disagreement as a hindrance to progress.
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G. W. Kerr
P. Burns Company
Spokane
Rossland
Kerr
Prince Rupert
Winter on Skeena River Ends Rail Work Expectation
W C C Mehan reports the Skeena River is frozen across its upper portions with four to six inches of snow on the ground. He notes continued heavy snowfall and predicts winter will halt ballasting until spring while ordinary work progresses steadily.
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Skeena
W. C.C. Mehan
Chinese Laundries Question Jeopardizes City Growth
The council reviewed a petition opposing a new Chinese laundry near McBride street and Third avenue. The medical health officer reported no nuisance yet but urged permit regulations. Alderman Hilditch advocated a bylaw to control laundry locations across the city.
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McBride Street
Third Avenue
Hilditch
Garment Strike Likely To Last All Winter
Chicago December 9 Indications point to the garment workers strike continuing all winter. The strikers and their families are becoming desperate with about fifty thousand families reported near actual starvation.
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the Journal
Chicago
Retaining Wall Tendering Split Moves by Day Labor
Local improvement plan tweaks split retaining wall work from main contract with 12 tendered stations. Tenders close December. Aldermen favored day labor for the walls, while others supported separate execution. Hospital board accepts Masonic Lodge ward donation for six lots, with written proposal to follow. Churchill wins Dundee seat amid reduced majority. Lloyd George predicts 120 to 140 majority. Strong civic turnout at MacIntyre Hall decries Scott Act and calls for fair liquor policy.
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Masonic Lodge
Lloyd George
W. Blackmore
Skidegate Telephone Link Improves Local Communications
Rev A B Green praised Skidegate school progress during a visit as Dr Spencer makes a Delta voyage on the Amur. The telephone line now extends and the Dominion Royal Commission on Technical Training hears praise for British Columbia governance from John N Armstrong at a Victoria luncheon.
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Skidegate
A. EB. Green
Skidegate School
Spencer
Amur
Port Simpson
John N. Armstrong
Dominion Royal Commission On
Canadian Club
Victoria
British Columbia
What is a Brainstorm as Defined by a Journal Writer
A Tuesday Journal writer describes a brainstorm as a cervical typhoon causing low mood and hallucinations about the Scott Act. It leads defenders of ban to justify private home saloons and ignores expert medical manifestos. It also claims the world and local people are crazy for opposing the act.
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Prince Rupert
BC officials seek to showcase industrial training in Canada
The text describes Mr. Troup of Mores by Island Lumber Company traveling on the Amur to England to discuss with friends and to address British Columbia's role in Canada. It notes a minister of the crown praising BC as having funds to do things and highlights the province's readiness in industrial training and technical education for trade and commerce.
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Dr. Spencer
God Save the King
Mr. Blakemore
A. Carss
Skidegate Pot
Troup
Moresby Island Lumber Company
Amur
England
British Columbia
Canada
Mills Destroyed in Winnipeg Rat Portage Lumber Mill Fire
A blaze at the Rat Portage Lumber company mill on the St. Boniface side of the river destroyed the mill. Estimated losses range from 150000 to 200000 dollars.
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Winnipeg, Dee
Rat Portage Lumber Company
St. Boniface
Bylaw Introduced For Upcoming Election By Ald Pat Tullo
The council last evening saw Alderman Pat Tullo introduce a bylaw to prepare for an upcoming election. The measure aims to set procedures and timelines for the voting process and related actions in the city.
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Ald
Pat‘tullo
Dr Spencer Arrives to Aid Scott Act Campaign
Dr Spencer general secretary of the Local Option League of the province reaches the city on a Wednesday and plans to stay several days to assist in the Scott Act campaign.
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Dr. Spencer
Local Option League
Prince George Returns to North Route After Overhaul
Victoria Dec 9 The G T P steamer Prince George after an overhaul leaves for the north on Sunday and resumes its regular winter schedule while the Prince Rupert is relieved for overhaul.
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Victoria
Prince George
North
Prince Rupert
Mrs. Eddy Laid At Rest In Mount Auburn Cemetery
Boston December 9 The body of Mrs. Eddy lay at rest yesterday in Mount Auburn Cemetery and was placed in the receiving vault until the mausoleum is completed.
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Journal
Boston
Coal Land Frauds Indictment Targets McKenzie and Allies
Donald McKenzie and four others were indicted in Spokane on a conspiracy to defraud the government of more than twenty thousand acres of Alaskan coal lands. He was arrested in Washington, D. C. and admitted to bail. The indictment names his cousin A. McKenzie of Seattle and four co-defendants.
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Journal
Washington, D.C
Donald McKenzie
Spokane
A. McKenzie
Seattle
Notable Local Residents Take Farther Trips
J A Young of Cary Safe Company visits this week. Major and Mrs. Morris of Salvation Army travel south with their daughter. Max Macleod of Bank of BNA departs for Vancouver for a weeks vacation. A W Agnew civil engineer boards Prince Rupert toward the south. J A Pillsbury heads to Vancouver to join wife and family returning east. Woods of G T P railway leaves for Montreal after a four month stay and plans to return soon.
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Major Morris
The
Salvation Army
Mrs. Morris
Max Macleod
Bank of B.N.A
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
J. A. Pillsbury
Mrs. Pillsbury
Mr. Woods
G. A. McNichol
G.T.P. Railway
Montreal
Woods
G T P Souvenir Photos From Summer Route Visit
Mehan receives a leather bound portfolio from Lett featuring views from the G T P journey along the Skeena river section and Mount Robson plus Prince Rupert harbor. The photos will support an advertising push to highlight the continent crossing route.
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W. C. C. Mehan
G.T.P
Mr. Lett
Sentleman
Prince Robert Harbor
Skeena
Mount Robson
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Mr. Dunn
H. H. Clarke
M. Newton
Mr. Manson
Ald. Smith
Lynch
Ald. Mobley
General Hospital Board
D. R. Morrison
A. J. Morris
Winston Churchill
Dundee
London
MacIntyre Hall
Citizens’ League
William Blakemore
Blakemore
McBride
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Inspector Green
J. N. Armstrong
Mrs. Eddy
J. A. Young
Cary Safe Company
A. W. Agnew
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