Catching Robbers Who Passed Bills Ends Western Bank Gang
New Westminster bank robbery suspect John McNamara alias McNab alias Morgan, called Australian Mack, was captured by Central Office detectives with Pinkerton help in New York. He faces charges over the September raid that yielded about 875000 in gold and negotiable currency from the Bank of Montreal. Police say most stolen funds remain unspent and that McNamara led a multi‑state gang with several prior arrests.
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McNamara
New Westminster
New York
Times
Central Office
Pinkerton Detective Agency
John McNamara
Alia
John McNab
John Morgan
Mack
Bank of Montreal
B. C
North America
Dougherty
Crooks
Vancouver
Waldo
Bradshaw
United States
New York City
Los Angeles
West
George Hendrix
Buffalo
Hendrix
Pinkertons
Fort Lee
Broadway
Pinkerton
Reilly and
Woolridge
Amsterdam Avenue
133D Street
McAdoo
Strand Hotel
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Louisville
Insurance
Herman Diehm
George Carson
Ready Made Farms Plan by C P R Land Department
D. S. Dennis of the C P R land department announced plans to prepare ready made farms in British Columbia for English settlers in the Columbia River Valley near South Golden. A half million dollars is allocated for this year to develop subdivision and nurseries for fruit trees, with lands to be tapped by the Columbia and Western Railway built by C P R under charter arrangements.
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Victoria
Dennis
C. P. R. Land Department
British Columbia
Alberta
Columbia River Valley
South Golden
Columbia & Western Railway
Birth Announcement in City for G McLeay Family
A daughter was born Wednesday January 17 to the wife of G. McLeay in this city.
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G. McLeay
Miner Crawls to Cabin After Fatal Coal Blast
Eugene Smith, a miner near Granite Bay, survived being blinded and losing both hands when a box of fulminate caps exploded. He crawled to his cabin before dying at Rock Bay Hospital. Meanwhile, UK miners vote four to one for a strike on March 1, threatening a coal famine and navy shortages.
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Vancouver
Eugene Smith
Granite Bay
Rock Bay
London
Cardiff
England
Restricting Gambling Plan For Canadian Race Meets
Ottawa reports an amendment to the Criminal Code will be introduced by the minister of justice. It requires racing associations to incorporate by Federal Parliament and provincial legislation. The aim is to reduce gambling at race meets.
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Ottawa
Wistowhall Wreck Off Aberdeenshire Rocks
The British steamer Wistowhall wrecked early today on Bullers Rocks off Aberdeenshire. Fifty three crew drowned, many Lascar sailors among the crew. Local reports note dangerous sea conditions and loss of life.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Wistowhall
Bullers
Buchan
Aberdeenshire
Lascars
Inspectorate boosts province revenue from succession duties
Increased revenue from estates comes as the inspectorate of trust companies, led by Upton Runnalls, enforces true valuations. Succession duties rose from 8,791.41 in 1909 to 21,169.91 in 1910 and 64,057.30 in the latest year. J. A. Young of Vancouver, Cary Safe representative, visits the city. A light, varied closes note about modesty and overwork rounds out the item.
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Upton Runnalls
Runnalls
Property Owners to Meet On Civic Affairs Friday Night
An assembly of Property Owners' Association sections 5 6 7 and 8 will gather at the Presbyterian Church Hall Fourth Avenue Friday at 8 o'clock. Topics include the isolation hospital site civic press stance for the year and the Hays Creek sewer. Several speakers will address the topics followed by public discussion.
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Presbyterian
Church Hall
Fourth Avenue
Fourth annual Local Option League convention set in Vancouver
The Local Option League of British Columbia schedules its fourth annual convention for February 1 and 2 at the Central Mission Auditorium Vancouver. Sessions cover league business reports officer elections and liquor traffic policy with evening addresses by temperance speakers. Rail and steamship special rates are offered.
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Local Option League of
British Columbia
Central Mission
Abbott Street
Vancouver
Duke of Connaught to Visit New York Next Week
Ottawa reports the Duke of Connaught will visit New York next week and will not travel to Washington to see President Taft as earlier reports suggested.
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President Taft
Ottawa
Duke of Connaught
New York
Washington
Taft
Damage From Rock Blast Damages Homes in City
Workers clearing the lane between Fifth and Sixth Streets caused rocks to fly in all directions. Windows on Third Avenue and the Helgerson Block on Sixth Street were damaged yesterday afternoon.
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Fifth
Sixth Streets
Third Avenue
Helgerson
Sixth Street
City officials tour lake system and back water supply
Yesterday afternoon the city engineers the mayor and several aldermen traced the lake shoreline from Shanatlans to Woodworth noting ice conditions. They were impressed by the vast water body and confident that no shortage would occur once the lake supply is connected.
Prince Rupert General Hospital Set for Annual Meeting
The Prince Rupert General Hospital holds its annual meeting on Friday January 26 in the Police Court on Third Avenue. Member eligibility ends January 23 for those contributing at least five dollars in the prior year. Officers will be elected and annual reports presented with a potential announcement on expansion for next summer by President D G Stewart.
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Prince Rupert General Hospital
Third Avenue
D. G. Stewart
Ulster Unionists prepare to bar Churchill meeting in Belfast
In Belfast on February 8 Winston Churchill and John Redmond plan a Home Rule debate. Unionists vow to hold Ulster Hall against entrants with 5 000 inside and 75 000 available for picket duty to block access. London papers condemn the attempt as stifling free speech and harming the loyalist cause.
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Belfast
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Ulster Hall
London
John Redmond
Yukon Port Purchase Sought by MP to Canada Lynn Canal
Dr. Thompson urged Premier Borden to buy or exchange territory with the United States to gain a port on Lynn Canal. Borden deferred action until next session and ordered an inquiry in the interim.
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Ottawa
Thompson
Yukon
Borden
United States
Canada
Lynn Canal
Canadians Fear US Preference at Panama Canal Opening
Sir William Mackenzie warned in London that Canadians would resent any American preference at the Panama Canal when opened. He said Canadians expected broader development in their Far Eastern trade and insisted on full freedom of navigation to and from Pacific ports of the Dominion.
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Sir William Mackenzie
London
United States
Panama Canal
Pacific
Dominion
Constable Docksteader's Bold Bonded Ride To Spokane
Chief Constable Docksteader of the Boundary province police used a sealed freight car to move prisoner Alexander through foreign territory to Spokane for extradition to British Columbia. The plan avoided an eighty mile stage trip and potential escapes while ensuring justice for the $475 German West theft.
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Docksteader
Alexander
Spokane
British Columbia
German West
Bond
Shipmasters of Vancouver Seek Review Over Captain Morehouse case
The Shipmasters Association of Vancouver pushes for a Marine Court finding on Captain Morehouse of the Venture, suspended six months after the Boscowitz stranding at Pender Rocks. Secretary J R Stewart says a committee report and association letter have gone to Ottawa for redress. Caplin L Rogers urges broader union among mariners to protect masters' careers and reputations.
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Shipmasters’ Association
Vancouver
Marin Court
Morehouse
Boscowitz
Pender Rocks
J. R. Stewart
Minister of Marine
Ottawa
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Encouver
Harriman Railway
Northwest
Eagles
Lodge
the Order of Hayles
George Leek
Mr. Sweder
J. Trafficant
G. G. Cameron
W. J. McCutcheon
J. Swift
George Berg
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J. A. Young
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