Dunsmuir Mines to Boost Output and Steamship Fleet
William Mackenzie president of the Canadian Northern railway announced a Victoria deal to acquire the Dunsmuir mines. The plan doubles output, opens new mines, extends facilities and spends a million dollars to expand, create markets and build a fleet for freight. A survey party was sent to Vancouver Island to plot the Canadian Northern route.
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Winnipeg
William Mackenzie
Canadian Northern Railway
Dunsmuir
Victoria
Canadian Northern
British Columbia
Mackenzie
Une
N. L. Parasem
Vancouver Island
Mackenzie & Mann
Satisfied with Camp Speaker: Townsite Chief Supports Mines
W Piggott of Victoria heads Stewart Townsite Company and backs Stewart Mining Company saying development is progressing well. He expects many mines with rich ore bodies and notes concentrators will be used though some ore could be cyanide processed at the mine. He warns Bitter Creek discovery was overstated but promises good gold and silver values and a four mile rail route with ore about 50 feet wide worth around 48 dollars a ton.
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Stewart
Beatrice
W. Piggott
Victoria
Stewart Mining Company
Piggott
Prince Rupert
Bitter Creek
Public Buildings Consultant to Visit Prince Rupert
Ottawa reports Louis Coste consulting engineer of the department of public works will visit Prince Rupert shortly. The visit concerns the Dominion Government plans for public buildings to be erected in the city.
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Ottawa
Louis Coste
Department of Public Works
Prince Rupert
Wireless chief visits to study Lawn Island station feasibility
Hughes superintendent of equipment for Dominion government wireless system on the coast toured the city today en route to the Queen Charlotte Islands to assess the potential setup of another wireless station at Lawn Hill.
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Hughes
Dominion Government
Queen Charlotte Islands
Lawn
Steamer Amar Calls at Queen Charlotte Ports
The C. P. I. steamer Amar called here this morning on her south to Queen Charlotte voyage. A considerable number of passengers were aboard.
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Amar
Queen Charlotte Ports
Liquor Licence Sold in Police Court Case Trio
Police Magistrate Carss found W Gilbeau F Snyder and A Antion guilty of selling liquor without licences in Monday sessions. Each was fined 510 with 2 costs, totaling 1536 paid into the treasury.
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Carss
W. Gilbeau
F. Snyder
A Antion
Treasury
Chieftain Transport Arrangements For Port Hssington Travel
The G. T. P. plans to move passengers bound for Port Hssington to the Chieftain when the Prince Rupert and Prince George arrive. This reduces the need for large vessels to call at Hssington and aims to ease passenger travel with minimal disruption.
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Hssington
Prince Rupert
Prince George
Editor for West S. D. Scott Leaves East for Vancouver
S. D. Scott, editor of the St. John Standard, resigns to become editor of the Vancouver News-Advertiser. J. B. H. Matson, new proprietor, aims to make the paper the best in British Columbia with Scott as a key move.
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Vancouver
S. D. Scott
St. John Standard
Jeffries Johnson Fight Hope Persists in San Francisco
Ted Rickard still expects to stage the Jeffries Johnson bout in San Francisco or Reno if moved. Goldfield offers 200000 dollars to secure the fight, while Reno remains a fallback location.
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San Francisco
Ted Rickard
Jeffries-Johnson
Reno
Nevada
Goldfield
Baptist Services Begin in Prince Rupert
Rev H G Eastabrook led services at SleIntyre Hall for a new Baptist congregation in Prince Rupert. Committees chaired by G W Nickerson were formed to organize finance and music as Rev J Willard Litch takes charge. Services will be held at MelIntyre Hall for now.
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Prince Rupert
H. G. Eastabrook
British Columbia
sleIntyre Hall
G. W. Nickerson
Thos
Birnie
Alder
MelIntyre Hall
Jap Sailor Drowns Escaping Chicago Maru
Seattle, June 21. T Ganata a Japanese sailor was drowned while attempting to escape from the steamer Chicago Maru.
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Chicago
Journal
Seattle
T. Ganata
Heat Prostrations Sweep Eastern Cities
Five died in Pittsburg and six were prostrated by heat yesterday. Cincinnati reported two deaths and eleven prostrations on June 21 as extreme temperatures affected the region.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Arctic Expedition Sails for Arctic Under Bartlett Command
The Boettric, chartered by Whitney and Rainey and captained by Bartlett, set sail on Monday for the Arctic. The party asserts the voyage is not to search for Cook’s claimed records at Etah.
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Boston
Boettric
Whitney and Rainey
Bartlett
Peary
Arctic
Cook
Etah
Tragic Beaudette Train Tragedy Claims Two
On June 21 at Beaudette H Lavadur e and Alfred Stevens mill laborers were run down by a Canadian Northern train. Lavadure died instantly while Stevens survived ten hours. The pair reportedly lay on the track and slept as the engine failed to spot them in time.
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Rainey River
H. Lavadure
Alfred Stevens
Canadian Northern
Beaudette
Lavadure
Stevens
Laurier Accepts Short Prince Rupert Visit Invitation
Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied to Prince Rupert visit invitation saying he intends to visit this summer. He notes the trip will be short but regards it as a duty and pleasure to undertake the journey, and signed sincerely as Wilfrid Laurier.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Prince Rupert
Mayor Stork
Stewart Customs Officer Busby Visits Prince Rupert
Stewart customs inspector S E Busby arrives in Prince Rupert for an extended two month tour to establish out ports at Stewart and Stickine near Wrangel. He notes growth in Prince Rupert and outlines assignments for McDonald Miller and C A Terro as in charge of new out posts along the Yukon, Dawsons, and boundary with Alaska.
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EB. S. Busby
Prince Rupert
Yukon
Busby
Customs Department
Stewart
McDonald
William Miller
Mr. Busby
Stickine
Wrangel
C. A. Terro
Telegraph Creek
Dawson
Yukon River
Alaska
Ferry Across Skeena Near Copper City Progress Update
W. J. Saunders builds a cable ferry across the Skeena from Copper City to the opposite shore. The craft will handle all traffic with high cables to avoid river navigation. The river is about 750 feet wide and the ferry is expected to bring great convenience. A Swedish party mining copper upriver is said to be earning rich returns, but details remain scarce.
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W. J. Saunders
Skeena
Copper City
Trade for May Shows Major Rise in Ottawa
The Growing Time notes Ottawa trade for May up fourteen million from last year with imports and exports near sixty million. Exports reach 38.7 million, up 10.5 million, while the first two months of the fiscal year show a twenty five million gain.
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the Journal
Ottawa
Endicott Family Returns From Western China
J. B. Endicott and family, with Rey and Mrs. Endicott, arrive in Victoria from the Orient after ten years in western China. Mr. Endicott says no immediate danger of an uprising exists, though sentiment toward foreigners is not favorable. He plans to return to Toronto for the Methodist church conference this fall.
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Victoria
Orient
Rey
J. B
Mrs. Endicott
Toronto
China
Muskeg Dumping Rules Spark City Council Debate
Streets committee weighs muskeg dumping limits after city engineer proposes three feet below grade as a rule. Westenhayer seeks relief for Second avenue builds. engineer to study feasible dumping grounds and costs while council ponders alternatives.
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Westenhayer
Second Avenue
Second Street
Ife
Mobley
Westenhaver
Ald. Pattullo
Clements
First Avenue
Ald. MacIntyre
Victoria
Ald
Pattullo
Second
Mr. Westenhaver
Hilditeh
McLellan
Seventh Avenue
Fulton
McBride Street
Ald. Hilditch
Explosion Hits Halifax Coal Mine Near Chignecto
An explosion at the Maritime Coal Power Company mine near Chignecto traps several workers. Rescuers venturing inside faced gas and had to retreat. Officials fear the entombed men may not survive.
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Halifax
Maritime Coal Power Company
Chignecto
Quebec Bridge Tender Call by Dominion Government
The Department of Railways in Ottawa invites bids for the new Quebec bridge. Tenders must be submitted by September 1.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Department of Railways
Quebec Bridge
Sugar refinery may be secured for Prince Rupert
Dr Grant of Toronto backed by capital plans a sugar refinery project in Prince Rupert with 750 feet water frontage and five acres of land. Initial spend could reach 1 250 000 dollars, employing about 250 workers and providing modern homes for them. City bodies may need to offer inducements as competition from other towns grows. The project would boost local trade and payroll, strengthening Prince Rupert as an industrial hub.
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Grant
Toronto
pUgas Tennery
Maller
Prince Rupert
Grant Wuld
Pacific
Roosevelt Returns to New York After Africa Europe Tour
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt arrives by Kaiserin Auguste Victoria at New York harbor after a fifteen month journey through Africa and Europe. He is greeted by the battleship South Carolina and transfered to the Manhattan amid a large ceremony with Pilot Association thanks and a naval parade of nearly 200 ships.
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Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Africa
Europe
White House
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Iingland
New York Harbor
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Manhattan
Archibald W. Butt
Taft
Pilots’ Association
Bay
Hudson
Fifty-ninth Street
Jersey Shore
Battery
Moceme
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Canada Northern
AML
Wiliourt
WEST
Baptist Services
J. W. Litch
North
Sir Wilfrid
Inspector Busby
Canada
Council
Quebec
U. S
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