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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
4
Prince Rupert Journal lists subscription and delivery rates for daily and weekly editions. The morning paper markets prices for city delivery weeks and months, plus a weekly edition for circulation outside the city with Canada and foreign options. Advertising rates are available upon application.
A professor praises a republic’s monasteries as a world center for biblical studies. He has visited thrice, noting thousands of Greek manuscripts, hundreds tied to the New Testament, and many unread works that could yield major discoveries for Bible scholarship.
The McBride government rejects calls to overhaul BC land policy, arguing past systems and existing titles constrain change. It insists on steady reforms through the land department to protect settlers and avoid harming established rights while addressing abuses.
The Mount Athos peninsula in Greece is described as a womanless, self governing monastic republic with about ten thousand monks. No women or unpermitted visitors enter. access requires a permit from the Greek Patriarch in Constantinople.
The Geological Survey notes a new coalfield at Ground Hog Mountain at the head of the Skeena River. About 600 claims have been staked with investors showing interest. Upper horizons offer seven seams, lower horizons three, with coal near the top and bottom and some high ash seams. The basin is faulted with local flexures and lies within about ninety miles of a potential railway route and 150 miles from Hazelton on the Grand Trunk Pacific.
Official report shows 48 deaths from self-inflicted or unavoidable causes among 814,768,885 passengers carried, with 392 lives lost in 48 accidents and 231 deaths from collisions or foundering. Major disasters cited include Pere Marquette No. 18 sinking on September 9, 1910, Arkadia disappearance after October 14, 1910, and tow barge detachments in January 1911.
A gale sent barges ashore off Cape Cod with seventeen crew lost. On June 24 1911 the City of St Joseph boiler flue collapsed on river voyage, twenty two drowned or scalded. Commentary and local ads follow about brain food vanity a glazier and clothing at Ideal Furnishing House.
Regular drawing and painting classes run Tuesday 2 to 5 30 and Friday 10 to 12 30 with arts crafts. A special children’s class is offered Saturday 2 to 5. Studio visitors welcome Thursday afternoons 3 to d. Miss Fedora Alder Room 16 Alder Block. 39
The annual general meeting of members will be held in the Police Court Room at 8 p m Friday January 26 1912 to receive the Directors and other reports and to elect new Directors for the ensuing year. By order of the Board W M Wright Managing Secretary.
Notes discounted and collections promptly made. Letters of Credit and money orders issued as telegraph transfers payable in leading world cities. F. S. Long, Manager.
Charles N Pring of Prince Rupert British Columbia broker intends to apply for permission to purchase lands described as 160 acres more or less starting at a post at the southeast corner of P R 782 on the west side of Lake Lakelse then west 80 chains south 20 chains east 80 chains and north 20 chains along the lakeshore back to the starting post.
Hugh W Tooker of Prince Rupert BC an civil engineer intends to apply for permission to purchase land described as Lot 1507 Cassiar District starting at the pigott timber limit intersection and forming an 80 acre rectangle. Date of location October 11 1911. Miller agent. n10
William H Hargrave of Vancouver banker applies to purchase lands described starting at a post on Lakelse Lake shore to Lot 3982 and along the lake shore in Skeena Land District Coast Range 5 with dates noted December 16 1911 and bearing 40 chains west 80 chains south and other details in the notice from the east arrival on goods at Ideal Furnishing House.
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