Quebec Bridge project details 8.65 million contract
The federal government announced the St Lawrence Bridge Company won the superstructure contract for the Quebec bridge at 8 650 000 dollars bringing total construction to about 12 000 000 dollars. The cantilever design spans 1800 feet with a total length of 3 228 feet and a 200 foot water depth. The bridge will carry a double track railway and two sidewalks and is slated for traffic by 1915. Canadian firms dominate the project with the Dominion Bridge Company and Canadian Bridge Company involved.
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George P. Graham
Forth
Scotland
Graham
St. Lawrence River
Montreal
St. Lawrence Bridge Company
United States
Dominion Bridge Company
Canadian Bridge Company
Walkerville
Ont
Province in Favor Mr A D McRae Returns Coast
Mr A D McRae and Mrs McRae travel back to the coast after a nine month absence spent in Europe. He helped float a 3 million debenture for Columbia River Lumber and secured 2 million cash for a Saskatchewan land tract owned by Canadian Northern Railway. He cites strong British Columbia investment prospects and favorable England sentiment toward Canadian propositions.
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A. D. McRae
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northern Railway
England
British Columbia
Miss Grace Pinder to Marry Captain Webber in London
Miss Grace Vernon Pinder formerly of Victoria British Columbia and known at Daly's Theatre London who left the stage to run a milliner shop is engaged to marry Captain Horace Webber Royal Flying Corps Army.
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Grace Vernon Pinder
Victoria
B. C
Daly's Theatre
London
Horace Webber
King Pat the Galapagos King Honors and Downfall
The H M S Shearwater crew recount the rise and fall of Patrick Watkins known as King Patrick of the Galapagos. A redheaded Irishman who founded a sea post office and ruled whaling crews, he built a hut in Pat’s Passage and traded potatoes for brandy. He captured sailors, fled on a boat in 1809, then died in prison after further adventures in Ecuador and Payta.
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H. M. S. Shearwater
Galapagos Island
Patrick Watkins
Patrick
Pat
Charles Island
Sea Post Office
Marquesas Islands
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Quebec
Great Britain
Port Mann
Old Land
Galapagos
South Sea Islands
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n
Saint Louis, U.S.A
The
Supreme Court of Alberta
Paul Bakewell
Lasalle Building
Anheuser - Busch Brewing Association
St. Louis, Mo
Judicial District of Edmonton
Canada
Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company
Edmonton
Justice Stuart
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
Edmonton Brewing & Malting Co., Limited
Alex, Taylor
Cvonseo
Alex, Taylor, “del
Bororbor Bhaerig Malin Ed Mentor
Posed Seageuh Son
Restor Gorste
Mrad & Ga
Weimem
U.S
Prince Rupert
B.C
Clarke Bros
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