Mining Industry Set to Boost Prince Rupert Prosperity
The article outlines Prince Rupert becoming a mining hub with Rocher de Boule and the Montana Continental Project shipping ore through the port. It notes 18 000 tons sent by rail and barge, 488 cars of ore since May, and about 100 workers costing 10 000 dollars monthly, signaling broad economic growth and new business activity across camps, mills, and farming districts.
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Prince Rupert
Montana Continental Development Company
Rocher de Boule
Granby
Grand Holiday Drawing Offers 3 Prizes For $2 Purchases
George D. Thte promotes a holiday drawing with a chance at 3 prizes a White Rotary Sewing Machine a Library Table and a Ladies Desk for every two dollar cash purchase.
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Geo. D. Thte
Wright Receives Legion of Honor for Antarctic War Service
Lieut C S Wright of Toronto receives the Legion of Honor for bravery on the field. He is linked to A W Wright of the city visiting Toronto. Wright, an ex University of Toronto student and Cambridge lecturer, served as a physicist with the Scott Antarctic expedition and with the Royal Engineers in France. He married Miss Priestly. two other Wrights, A M and V B, serve in the 95th and 75th Battalions.
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Toronto
Lieut. C. S. Wright
A. W. Wright
Lieut. Wright
C. S. Wright
Upper Canada
Toronto University
Cambridge
Scottish Wireless Corps
Royal Engineers
France
Priestly
A. M. Wright
95Th
Lieut
V. B. Wright
Astor Street Bridge Collapse Traps Car in Spokane River
The Astor Street bridge over the Spokane River collapsed this morning and a street car was driven into the water. A steel beam pinned the car, hindering rescues. Seven dead and ten injured reported with the bridge taking water and gas pipes for the northeast city section. Police and firefighters search for bodies as numbers remain uncertain.
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Spokane, Wash
Astor Street
Spokane River
President Wilson Weds Earth Bolling Galt in Washington
President Wilson and Earth Bolling Galt were married today at 8 30 before leaving for a honeymoon in Hot Springs Virginia. They traveled in a private car attached to a special train and will reside at the Homestead Hotel until after New Years. The president drafted a second note to Austria in reply to its refusal to disavow the sinking of the Ancona.
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Washington
Wilson
Earth Bolling Galt
Hot Springs
Homestead
Austria
Ancona
Abyssinian Leader Offers 200000 Troops for Allies
Emperor Sidi Jeassu of Abyssinia offers 200000 troops to the Allies. The force could reach Suez in four days and Messopotamia in five, prepared for field combat.
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London
Sidi Jeassu
Abyssinia
Suez
Messopotamia
Winning the War by Economy in Canada
Canada can shorten the war through wartime economy and productive effort. R H Brand urges providence in spending as in Britain, noting Canada’s large crops and strong war loan as signs of potential. The public is reminded sacrifice may rise as the war lasts longer.
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R. H. Brand
Lloyd George
Ottawa
Empire
Toronto News
Bremen Sunk by Submarine Off Baltic Coast
Berlin official notice reports the German cruiser Bremen and nine torpedo boats sunk by a submarine in the eastern Baltic. A considerable portion of the crews were saved. The notice cites official source from Berlin and notes rescue efforts.
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Bremen
United States
Wilson
Washington
Amsterdam
Berlin
Baltic Sea
Diplomatic relations tense between Austria and states
Washington reports that U S Austro relations are grave and near breaking point after two American bankers in Gorizia are shot by Austrians and their wealth seized due to halted payments.
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Austria
Washington
Gorizia
United States Plans Of Conspiracy Of Wide Character
Grand Jury in New York indicts Paul Koenig and Richard Leyendecker for conspiring to blow up the Welland Canal. Officials assert a country-wide plot to destroy munition plants linked to the Buffalo meeting. Frederick Schleinki, a National City Bank clerk, arrested with stolen cablegrams.
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United States
Paul Koenig
Richard Mil Leyendecker
Welland Canal
Austrians and Bulgars Incited Massacres of Serbs
During the Serbian army retreat the Austrians and Bulgarians armed Mussulmans in new Serbia and urged them to attack the peaceful population. Numerous massacres and unprecedented cruelties followed as the army swept through the region. The Greek Government protested to the Entente Powers over Saloniki fortifications by Allied forces.
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New
Serbia
Saloniki
Ford Peace Ship Sails On To Christiania
The Ford peace ship, detained two days at Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, is released and set course for Christiania Norway. Ford abandons plans to end the war by Christmas and aims to promote peace from aboard the vessel.
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London
Ford
Kirkwall
Orkney Islands
Christiania
Norway
Sea Fishing By Use Of Steam Trawlers
When steam trawlers were introduced in the Maritime Provinces fishermen feared competition and the cost of gear. The Dominion Government prohibited steam trawling within twelve miles of shore to protect hook and line fisheries. Despite concerns, steam trawlers offer advantages like seaonbait shortages weather independence and reduced dog fish pests, ensuring the method’s persistence.
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Maritime
Dominion
Fostering Trade for B C Lumber Trade Efforts
The largest market for British Columbia lumber is the prairie provinces with Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba consuming about 60 percent of production. In 1918 output reached seven to eight hundred million feet but fell by 1914 15 to about half that, depressing the BC lumber industry amid low prices and reduced timber usage. An investigation into boosting prairie demand is underway with continued note of rail and building activity. Let your holiday buying be comfort to the home with Geo. D. Tite's Furniture Store offering chairs rockers and couches.
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British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairies
Geo. D. Tite’s
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