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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
2
The Prince Rupers Journal lists delivery by carrier and advertising rates. It announces varying prepaid subscriptions and a weekly edition for readership outside the city, with pricing for Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other foreign destinations.
Premier Asquith commends Russia for its valiant fight against the common enemy. Despatches describe the great struggle as Russia sustains a magnificent defense and continues full duty in the war effort.
The London World reports a possible switch in the British expeditionary force with Sir John French returning to head home forces in England and Sir William Robertson succeeding him in Flanders. Robertson, a former footman who rose from private to senior staff, is praised for his war planning insights. General Joffre is expected to warmly approve the appointment if confirmed.
Ben Tillett promotes a mass strike across England to force capitalists to join. He frames the effort as a fight against German threat and militarism, urging workers to mobilize and crush opposition while portraying broad labor action as necessary and timely.
D Brown electrician lends his Third Avenue and Fifth Street store for a Red Cross sale of home cooking on Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mrs McColl and Mrs Pattullo lead, receiving contributions.
Subscriptions to a local fund for buying a machine gun for the contingent at the front are rising. The list at the Bank of Commerce Building shows numerous donors contributing amounts, totaling $466.50. Names include Mrs. Craig, H. Fisher, J. Steen, Dr. Wegert, Edward Rogers, and others.
Supreme Court sale of parcel Lot 14 Block 21 Section 6 City of Prince Rupert BC on December 20 1914 at 11 o clock for 1519 74 plus five percent interest per year from December 22 1914 and costs. Sheriff of the County of Atlin.
Dr. and Mrs. Murphy of Moncton join other guests in the Skeena district hotel scene while long-time railway official Thomas P. O Farrell applies for coal and petroleum prospecting lands near Vancouver. The report recalls Mr. O Farrell’s forty-year public service and a notable incident where he carried Superintendent McLeod after a mail car fire.
R M Stewart acting for Win Pigott IP M G 94865B W D Noble FMC 94083B and D J Rainey IMG 93864B give sixty days to apply for a Certificate of Improvements to obtain a Crown Grant for the Rainier mineral claim in the Portland Canal Mining Division Cassiar District on Bear River east bank. Action under section 37 must be started before issuance. Dated June 15, 1915.
The text states that if death occurs during Active Service the government provides a pension to keep the family comfortable until the children can support themselves. It notes that a widowed mother, if she is the sole support of a single son, is treated the same as a wife.
I W G Humble as agent for Bia Humble Free Miner’s Certificate 91 097B intends within sixty days to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements to obtain a Crown Grant for the Twarry Mineral Claim in Cassiar District located at Maple Bay Portland Canal. Action under section 85 must be commenced before issue of the certificate. Dated June 26 1915.
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