Ministers Clash Over Ross Rifle and Nanaimo Strike in House
Ottawa discussions centered on two issues the Ross rifle dispute with Britain and the Nanaimo strike. E M McDonald urged adherence to not sending a team to Britain until War Office aperture ruling was withdrawn. Col Sam Hughes opposed. The Nanaimo strike debate critiqued labor handling with Commissioner Price reports and minister Crothers defending efforts to unite miners and employers amid ongoing dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
National Rifle Association
Great Britain
Nanaimo
E. M. McDonald
Militia
War Office
Sam Hughes
Department of Labor
F. B. Carvell
Commissioner Price
Labor
Crothers
England
Land passes to city of Prince Rupert
The Grand Trunk Pacific transfers title of lands to Prince Rupert city after a two year agreement. Deeds are now in order and Victoria delays resolved. Drill hall construction may begin soon once Ottawa government transfer is complete.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert
Victoria
Ottawa
Government Weather Report February 7 Summary
Government weather report notes sea level pressure and temperatures with observations for February 7. Data includes barometric pressure reading .30,146 inches? and mentions highest and lowest temperatures and a pres reading.
Wireless waves blamed for major disasters claims Paris electrician
Paris February 7 Duroquier a noted electrician announces wireless waves cause recent catastrophes including the Uranian miner Volturno mine Cardiff and the Liberté destruction. He cites experiments between the Eiffel Tower and Rochefort stations showing simultaneous transmission yields an explosion at wave intersections. He notes disaster sites lay midway between stations. Also listed are Methodist services on February 8 with sermons on The Bible a Necessity and Amiableness plus a choir performance and special musical numbers.
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Paris
Mons
Duroquier
Volturno
Cardiff
Liberte
Toulon
Hiffel Tower
Rochefort
Workmen Depart for Interior on Foley Welch and Stewart Job
About fifty men rode yesterday's train into the interior to take on work for Foley Welch and Stewart.
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Foley, Welch and
Stewart
Oil Processes Limited to Supply Oil for British Navy
Canadian concern Oil Processes Limited with a £1.4 million capitalization plans to supply oil for British battleships. Headquartered in Ottawa, the firm recently acquired shale lands in Rothesay, New Brunswick, believed to hold 1,000,000,000 tons, enabling cement and chemical production and fuel oil once fully developed, with up to eight thousand jobs anticipated. The lands lie near the Mackenzie and Mann Railway.
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Lord Murray of
Elibank
Oil Processes, Limited
Ottawa
Gttawa
Perkins, Fraser & McCormick
Montreal
Domville
Rothsea
N.B
Queen's County
St. John
Mackenzie and Mann
New Coastal Light to Flash Next Week at Cape St James
Cape St James lighthouse will be commissioned by February 15. District engineer A R W Wilby reports completion after a long construction, with a solid concrete tower and a third order lantern projecting 24 miles seaward. Lighthouse keeper will be Taylor Ash.
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Wilby
Cape St. James
A. R. W. Wilby
Marine and Fisheries Department
Queen Charlotte Islands
Queen Charlottes
British Columbia
Taylor Ash
Woman Fatally Shot Then Commits Suicide in New Jersey
Hazel Heardman aged 209 shot Harriett Manning in her Newark home and then killed herself by ingesting poison. Heardman died at an area hospital. The incident follows an infatuation with Charles F. Manning and concludes with suicide. Officials report Canadians may not go.
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Newark
N.J
Hazell Heardman
Charles F. Manning
Harriett Manning
Miss Heardman
Australia Needs Men for Bisley Ross Rifle Ban
Ottawa reports pressure to ban Ross rifles for Bisley matches as the War Office blocks use of the sight. Militia officials consider trimming British territorials to supply enough Ross rifles for the event. Canada may skip the Bisley meet this year. Col A G Cox, Tasmania magnate, is in Vancouver citing labor shortages as Australia’s major hurdle. The G T P steamer Prince John arrived from Vancouver at midnight.
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Ottawa
War Office
Bisley
Militia Department
Minister of Militia
Territorials
Great Britain
Canada
A. G. Cox
Tasmania
Vancouver
Australia
Government Ships to Be Built in Canada Policy Announced
Hon J D Hazen states that all vessels possible should be built in Canada. He says tenders for Maritime Department ships will require domestic construction, noting no Canadian shipbuilding protection and lower wages abroad. Dredges at Collingwood and ice-breaker tenders reflect the policy.
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Collingwood
Canada
Mr. Lemieux
Farewell Sermon by Rev. F. W. Kerr Tonight
The Presbyterian Church will host Rev. F. W. Kerr for his farewell sermon this evening. The CPR boat will lay over until after the evening service.
Fire Threat Nips Banff Townwide Blaze
A serious fire broke out at the King Edward Hotel in Banff this morning. Several smaller buildings burned as water mains froze, threatening the town until pipes thawed and control was regained.
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Banff
King Edward Hotel
Prince Rupert Poised to Become World's Largest Fish Port
Hon. J. D. Hazen, minister of marine and fisheries, lauded Prince Rupert after his summer visit. In the House of Commons he stated potential for vast growth in northern British Columbia fisheries and predicted Prince Rupert could become the world’s leading fish exporting port after the G T P completion. M P H 5 Clements backs local business efforts to attract trade.
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J. D. Hazen
Marine and Fisheries
Prince Rupert
House of Commons
J. D.hazen
East
West
G.T.P
British Columbia
Clements
M.P
Subway Well Excavation Shapes City Basement Access
Large work crews advance the subway project from Third Avenue alley to Government Place basement. Rock removal, retaining walls, and blasting create an archway twelve feet high with a rock filling above, providing a gentle grade to the basement entrance and improving the building site appearance.
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Third Avenue
Inner Circle
Government Place
First Avenue
Masquerade Ball Promises Spectacular Evening
On Thursday evening St. Andrew's Hall hosts a masquerade ball presented by the local F. C. BE Lodge. The event is billed as one of the season's most spectacular masquerades.
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St. Andrew's Hall
F. C. Be, Lodge
Naval Power of Great Import
J Norton Griffiths addresses the Canadian Club in Montreal outlining imperial unity and an Imperial Council to guide defence and welfare. He argues naval strength underpins cheaper money and prosperity and notes Britain faces a critical naval period amid imperial and parliamentary questions. M P McCaffery, a real estate man, returned home yesterday.
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Britain
Montreal
J. Norton Griffiths
Wednesday
England
British Empire
Imperial Council
Bank of Hoogland
Children Die in Farmhouse Fire Near Tacoma
In Tacoma on February seven a fire at a recently finished farmhouse killed two children in their bed. Firefighter Joe Fuche and his wife escaped, Fuche was badly burned while rescuing a third infant from the kitchen. An oil stove explosion is believed to have caused the blaze.
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Tacoma
Joe Fuche
Fuche
Cedarvale Conservatives Elect Officer slate at annual meeting
The Cedarvale Conservative Association met last week with large attendance. Officers elected include Honorary president William Manson, president J J W Graham, vice president T R Tomlinson, honorary secretary treasurer John Thompson, and executive committee members J H Brearley H P Large A McKenzie H B James John McBride. The president praised the work of the association and committees and forecast a bright future.
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Cedarvale Conservative Association
Wm. Manson
M.I.A
JJ. W. Graham
T. R. Tomlinson
John Thompson
J. H. Brearley
H. P. Large
A. McKenazie
H. B. James
John Mc‘Bride
Premier Urged to Aid Navy in Pacific Coast Defense
A large Victoria audience urged the Canadian Prime Minister to push immediate aid to the navy to defend the Empire and world peace. The resolution, submitted by Captain Clive Phillipa Wolley and backed by Premier Sir Richard McBride, was unanimously adopted by the Federated Navy Leagues event at the Royal Victoria Theatre.
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Canada
Wetinue
Royal Victoria Theatre
Victoria
Clive Phillipa Wolley
Richard McBride
Pacific
W. Blakemore
Hobday
Dean Doull
W. H. Langley
Federated Navy Leagues
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Drill Hall
Government Weather Report
Admiralty
New Brunswick
Risley
Commonwealth Meeting
Ross
Prince John
Mr. Hazen
Norton Griffiths
M. P. McCaffery
Cedarvale
Interior
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