Railway project sparks local interest in rich region
Local men who have traversed the territory show strong interest in a proposed railway line north of town. The road would tap a very rich country and is seen as a major regional development.
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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1914
Page
1
Firemen Host Grand Ball Amid Duty and Decorations
Firemen held a highly successful ball at St Andrew's Hall with elaborate decorations and colored lights. Fire Auto No. 2 stood watch outside, Chief McDonald attended in uniform, and volunteers kept duty during the event. Refreshments followed around midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Hall
St. Andrew’s Hall
McDonald
Reforming of Marriage Vows A Change Favored by Bishops
Bishops of the Church of England showed broad support for omitting the word obey from the marriage service during the Canterbury provincial convocation in London. A vote was not taken as the mover withdrew, with the bishop citing doubt about a large-majority passage. The house remained in favor of the proposed alteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Church of England
Canterbury
Lincoln
Prince Rupert Alderman Praises Penticton Visit
Alderman L Bullock-Webster of Prince Rupert, visiting Penticton, praises the Okanagan town for climate hospitality and first class stores. He urges northern towns to buy fruit locally and notes Penticton’s water lighting and sidewalks as examples of municipal progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penticton Herald
Prince Rupert
Pentiction
Ald. L. Bullock- Webster
Herald
Okanagan
Bullock-Webster
Penticton
Active Interest in Mining Draws Investors North
Interest in mining grows across the northern province as buyers inquire about properties. Bulldog Brown, experienced in Similkameen and Kootenays mining, sailed south after surveying the district and gathering data to present to his investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
B. Brown
Bulldog” Brown
Similkameen
Kootenays
Judge condemns War Office secrecy in damages case
In London on February 20 the King's Bench Coif criticized the War Office system of confidential reports that ruin officers without hearing. Major W A Adam was awarded 1000 dollars against Sir Edward Ward for libel over a letter alleging retirement due to adverse reports. Adam had served at Ladysmith and in a Japan assignment.
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London
British War Office
King's Bench Coif
W. A. Adam
Edward Ward
Adam
Ladysmith
Japan
Sir Edward
Adams
House of Commons
Scobel
Robbers Hold Up New Orleans Limited Near Queen Crescents
Railway detectives with police and bloodhounds hunted three robbers who stopped the southbound New Orleans Limited at Queen Crescents in Birmingham Alabama. They rifled mail pouches said to hold more than 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans
Queen Crescents
Borealis Helpless In Hecate Straits And Local Notes
The Borealis fishing boat of Atlin Fisheries was disabled by a machinery breakdown off Hecate Straits as a launch rescued her crew and brought them to port. Rev Father Cocola, famed for work among the Babine Indians, is visiting the city after a successful tenure at Fort Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlin Fisheries
Hecate Straits
Father Cocola
Babine
Fort Steele
Floods Hit Covina and Pasadena Area
A cloudburst in the San Gabriel Mountains sent a torrent through Covina and flooded several streets in northern Los Angeles. Pasadena Avenue, the main route between Los Angeles and Pasadena, was covered by water and three houses were wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Covina
California
Citrus
Pasadena Avenue
Pasadena
British Subject Shot in Mexico
William Benton a British subject disappeared in Juarez and was executed by firing squad after a court martial for alleged complicity in a plot against Villa. The case, condemned by Benton’s friends as murder, prompted a State Department inquiry ordered by Secretary Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
William Benton
Juarez
Miss Benton
T. D. Edwards
Benton
Villa
Cumbrea Tunnel
State Department
Washington
Edwards
Pen
Bryan
W. S. Benton
Jac Juarez
Johnson and Flynn Fight Film at Majestic Theatre
Today at the Majestic Theatre a program of high class films on the Jack Johnson versus Jim Ilivan bout is shown in matinee and evening showings. The set includes training quarters and bout preparations, offering a study of the fighters’ styles alongside the regular program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Johnson
Flynn
Majestic Theatre
Lnivan
Nevin
The
Majestic
Facts About Canada 1914 Edition Preview
The Canadian Facts Publishing Company announces a new 1914 edition of S000 Facts About Canada compiled by Frank Veigh. It promises fresh data, a revised map, improved paper, and a Landsome cover with agriculture, banking, census, mining, manufacturing and trade facts. Port Edward taxation will be very low. M. J. Hobin of the Continental Trust Company went south yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Facts Publishing Company
Frank Veigh
Tle
Dominion
Apartment House Plans For City
An out-of-town client hires Architect Harrison W. Rogers to build a three story plus basement apartment house on two lots in Section Six. The twelve large four and five room units include an elevator hot water heating roof garden and modern garbage system with crude oil likely as fuel. Construction aims for tenants by early fall and signals a booming city building season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison W. Rogers
Rescue boat responds to Zella May in near mishap
Ill luck followed the rescue effort as the launch reached the fishing boat Zella May but was forced to return when the craft itself became disabled. A second boat later assisted the Zella May, which remains afloat and at anchor in sheltered waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zella May
Unionists Jubilant As South Bucks Result Shifts Seats
The unionists celebrate a smaller Mylandist majority in Bucklishire and a gain in Bethnal Green while the Socialist candidate claims the cabinet defeat. Mr Mantermitt blames the Insurance Act dissatisfaction for his loss, and Sir Thomas Roe plans to resign Derby to free a seat for Mr Masterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South Bucks
Boerhnal Green
Bucklishamshire
Bethnal Green
Mantermitt
Masterman
Thomas Roe
Derby
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Findlay
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Peace River
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Prince Albert
L, Bullock-Webster
Robbers Rifle
G.T.P. Terminus
Karen Island
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and Flynn
M. J. Hobin
Continental Trust Company
Babington
England
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