Visitors surprised at developments in Prince Rupert
Visitors Arthur G. Hepburn and G. McLeod from Vancouver toured Prince Rupert with local escort J. McLeod. They inspected the dry dock and Seal Cove cold storage plant aboard afoot, noting Canadian Fish & Cold Storage operations and promising prospects for the city’s future.
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G. McLeod
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
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Prince John
Skidegate
Arthur G. Hepburn
J. McLeod
Seal Cove
G. H. Collins
German Kaiser In Fashion As Armament Loan Fails
A European finance brief notes Germany cannot raise the 11 million pounds needed for a new Army Bill and questions how the country will secure the further 50 million. Charles Duguid writes in the Daily Mail about German loans usually being oversubscribed, but now scarce funds threaten vast military expenditures. Pacifists await financial pressure to curb armaments. Mrs. Dewdney of Vernon arrives to visit her mother Mrs. Fred Peters.
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Charles Duguid
Daily Mail
Germany
Mrs. Dewdney
Vernon
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Fred Peters
Balfour May Resume Leadership
London June 21 Unionists urge Rt Hon Arthur Balfour to resume active leadership of the party. The move arises from belief of an upcoming revolt in government forces and a chance for the Unionists to return to power with Balfour as the unifying leader.
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London
Arthur Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Granby Company Advances Mining Plan at Granby Bay
Granby Consolidated Company reports completion of financial arrangements for a new mining and smelting enterprise at Granby Bay in the Portland Canal district. A 2000 ton daily smelter now under construction will cost about 1.5 million dollars and start operation next summer. Over 800 workers are on site, with total spending exceeding 1 million so far. board members plan to visit Granby Bay in August.
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Portland Canal District
A. C. Flumerfelt
Victoria
New York
Hidden Creek
Granby
Suffragette Harangues King. Ejected at Buckingham Palace
A suffragette reportedly dropped from a rig before the King in Buckingham Palace grounds and harangued His Majesty until ejected. London, June 21. The protest ended with the demonstrator being removed from the scene.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Picnic to be Held July 1 at Metlakatla Beach
Under the Men's Own of the Methodist Church a Dominion Day picnic is planned at Metlakatla Beach. Arrangements are underway with a 9 oclock launch departure to the grounds and promises of good amusements.
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Methodist Church
Metlakatla Beach
Pioneer Hall Dies In New Westminster
New Westminster June 21 William Hall, one of the province's pioneers who arrived with the Royal Engineers, died today leaving only a few from the old company still living.
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Wm. Hall
Royal Engineers
Rebellion Zone Report From Nogales July 21
In Nogales Arizona a report from June 21 states constitutionalists under General Odja drove 4000 federals from Ortis teo Santa Rosa, a distance described as many miles nearer the vase s.
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Arizona
Odja
Ortis Teo Santa Rosa
Alderman Bullock Webster Tours Porcher Island Ranches
Alderman Bullock Webster, secretary of the Fair Association, toured Porcher Island districts visiting ranches. Residents showed strong interest in the exhibition and anticipated many Island exhibits at the fair.
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Fair Association
Porcher Island
New Westminster Lacrosse Team Defeats Vancouver
New Westminster won 7 to 3 against Vancouver in yesterday's lacrosse game securing another victory for the season.
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New Westminster
Vancouver
Liberal Liberals Protest Naval Aid Bill Policy
A Montreal Star notice reports Liberals calling for support of the Naval Aid Bill weaning partisanship, defending the 35 million emergency grant for three Dreadnoughts, and urging Canada to honor and carry out the pledge to aid the Empire amid a dangerous European war.
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Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party
Death in Ring in Dayton After Bout with Kid Batty
Patrick Moore died after a boxing match in Dayton where he was knocked out in the seventh round of a scheduled ten round bout with Kid Batty. The incident followed Moore being rendered unconscious in the ring.
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Dayton
Patrick Moore
Kid Batty
Dock Yard Buildings Begin at Hays Creek for Grand Trunk
The Grand Trunk Pacific yard at Hays Creek advances toward active construction with Wineland Construction Company handling the project. A 200-foot concrete chimney rises, power house and boiler arrays planned, 104 by 148 feet, reinforced concrete walls, six 400 hp water tube boilers, and a full steel frame shop with heavy machine tools for ship repairs.
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A. Beer
J. S. Pearce
Fourth Avenue
Coderre Plans Western Tour To Dawson And Yukon
Hon Louis Coderre minister of mines and secretary of state aims a August journey with the geological conference from Toronto to the Pacific Coast and into the Yukon. The trip seeks firsthand knowledge of natural conditions and department problems from the western region.
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Louis Coderre
Dawson
Geological Conference
Toronto
Pacific Coast
Yukon
Pontoons Planned for Floating Dock Under Cover at Wharf
During the pastor’s absence all services are held in the Empress Theatre. Sunday School and Bible Class at 11 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Mr. Macdonald will discuss "Secret Sins." An overhead traveling crane will serve boiler and machine shops with compressed air and a special room for air tools. The machine shop is sited for easy access to the drydock and waterfront with rail cars. Plans cover expansion as business grows and pontoons for the floating dock will be built under cover at the landing platform.
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Hays Creek
Grand Trunk Pacific
The
Wineland Construction
F. W. Kerr
W. R. Macdonald
Empress Theatre
Macdonald
Parcels Post Plan Moves Forward in Ottawa
The Post Office Department pushes ahead on parcels post with aim for January 1 state-wide use. A conference with railway companies will set rates, two supervisors will be appointed, and details refined to enable early operation.
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Post Office Department
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