Telephone Petition Sparks City Council Debate
A city council meeting heated over a petition to take over the telephone system. Aldermen Pattullo and Mobley sparred over private franchise fears, editorial remarks, and petition circulation. Citizens complained about street cows harming gardens while consideration of Dominion Day funding and street improvements continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Barrow
Naden
Pattullo
Summit Avenue
Mobley
Empire
Ald. Pattullo
Board of Trade
Hilditch
Lynch
British Columbia Telephone Company
McIntyre
Reno as a Divorced Desert Oasis in the Spotlight
The article notes Reno, Nevada, attracting a growing “divorce colony” as Nevada laws enable ongoing proceedings. About 200 residents, mostly women, stay six months to establish residency for divorce filings, while locals hope for an era ending the stigma. It highlights Reno as a plain town with altitude air, stock raising, and scenic routes, favored by moviemakers for a July 4 bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Nevada
San Francisco
Reno Preparations Loom for Jeffries Johnson Fight
Reno expects a flood of visitors for the July 4 championship bout after securing the venue. City growth, hotel limits, and new tents will bear the crowd while rail routes from San Francisco are cut off and the cancelled ocean liner charter dampens existing excursion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Reno
Nevada State University
State Hospital For Mental Diseases
Southern Pacific
Virginia & Truckee
Nevada, California & Oregon
San Francisco
Messrs. D
EH. Brown
Macaulay
Gillett
Vancouver
Ditchburn to Referee Minto Cup Lacrosse Match
Charley Cullin of Kitselas cannot referee the Westminster versus Montreal Shamrocks Minto Cup game. W E Ditchburn will replace him. Montreal Lacrosse Club president Findlay notes eastern officials bias and asks cup be ready for arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Cullin
Kitselas
Prince Rupert
Westminster
Montreal Shamrocks
W. E. Ditchburn
Montreal
Ditchburn
Messrs
Chas. Cullin
Lionel Yorke
W. BE. Findlay
Montreal Lacrosse Club
P.S
Meeting at Carpenters Union Hall Thursday at eight
A meeting is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. sharp at the Carpenters Union Hall. All candidates and members should be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters’ Union Hall
Prince Rupert Drug Store Office in Westenhaver Block
An office space in the Westenhaver Block above Orme's Drug Store is noted in Prince Rupert. The item highlights location details for potential tenants or business use in the area, signaling availability and property context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westenhaver
Orme’s
Prince Rupert
Excursion Cancelled as Marama Plans No San Francisco Trip
The steamer Marama will not proceed with its planned excursion to San Francisco. Promoters reported the trip is off and did not provide replacement dates or details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marama
San Francisco
Oliver Typewriter offers new model Fifth No 5 at 17 cents a day
The Oliver Typewriter Company promotes a universal move to typewriters with a new Model No 5 offered on a small daily payment plan. It argues longhand abandonment improves legibility and progress across business, education, and professions. The American Oliver claims the largest sales and leads in promoting universal typwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter Company
The American Oliver Typewriter Promises Superior Work
The advertisement touts the American Oliver Typewriter as highly perfected with features like Balance Shift Ruling Device Double Release Locomotive Base and Automatic Tabulator. It argues for high efficiency and versatility in tasks such as correspondence card index work tabulated reports and manifolding. It asks readers if they can spend 17 cents a day to purchase and invites inquiries for an Easy-Payment proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Ite
Steamers Sail From Prince Rupert to West Coast Ports
Steamers depart Prince Rupert for Vancouver Victoria and Seattle weekly. The Princess Beatrice leaves Mondays at 1 p.m. and the Princess May or Princess Royal sail every Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Rupert
Northern Pacific Railway
Alaska Pacific Express
Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
Princess Beatrice
Princess May
Princess Royal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Health Committee
Ninth Avenue
Tatlow and
Lotbiniere Streets
Streets Committee
Ald. Mobley
Toronto
Reno, Nev
Jeffries-Johnson
Dunedin
Second Avenue
Highth Street
Manson Blk
Third Ave
H. F. Macleod
Sec
Haynor Bros
W. B. Clayton
WM. S. Haul
Crown and Bridge Work
Alder Block
J. H. Pillsbury
Civil Engineer
Third Age
G. W. Nickerson & CO
J. W. Potter
Law-Butler Building
Prince. Rupert
Graham Island
Masset
Q.C.I
Grays.an
Agency
Oliver Typewriter
England
France
Germany
J. H. Rogers
General Steamship and Railway Agent
Prince Rupert, B.C
R. C. Bean
Oliver Typewriter Building
Chicago, Ill
Northern Steamship Co. OF
British Columbia
Cetriana
Cor. Water and Cordova Sts
Union Steamship Ci’y of B.C. Ltd
Stewart City
F. W. Hart
2Nd Ave and
6Th St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!