Street work may be changed to third street
A joint committee of streets and finance members will study transferring Second Avenue work to Third Avenue to speed progress and reduce costs. Alderman McIntyre proposed delaying Second Avenue and transferring to Third Avenue to secure equitable funding, with the Bank of Montreal noting unsettled finance.
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Streets
Financial
Ald. McIntyre
Aldo Pattullo
Third Avenue
Second Avenue
Ald
Barrow
Gunner Allen Found Guilty of Murder at Work Point Barracks
Victoria report says Gunner Allen of Work Point Barracks was found guilty of the August murder of Captain Elliston. Chief Justice Hunter set the punishment as death with an execution scheduled for December 2. Allen shot Captain Elliston as he crossed the barracks grounds.
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Victoria
Gunner Allen
Work Point Barracks
Captain Elliston
Hunter
Capt
Bliston
King Manuel Under British Flag at Gibraltar
Special dispatch reports King Manuel and the royal party under British protection in Gibraltar after arriving aboard the Portuguese royal yacht. Officials say the monarch escaped Lisbon with republican approval. Loyalist troops remain among the monarchists as Spain massed troops on the frontier amid Portugal turmoil.
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Gibraltar
Manuel
Oporto
Lisbon
Madrid
Spain
Portugal
Alfonso
Railway Charter Sought in North
Victoria October 7 Davis Marshall and McNeill of Vancouver announce an impending legislative application to amend the Portland Canal Short Line railway charter. The plan would extend about sixteen miles east from Stewart to the province boundary near Peace River, then through Alberta to link with Canadian Northern at Edmonton. A Dominion charter is sought for the new road. The route suggests D D Mann aims to enter the Peace River country in BC and Alberta, using the Peace River Pass, where rich grain lands are reported.
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Portland Canal
Peace River Country
Victoria
Davis, Marshall & McNeill
Vancouver
British Columbia Gazette
Portland Canal Short Line Railway Company
Stewart
Peace River
Alberta
Edmonton
Dominion
D. D. Mann
British Columbia
Peace River Pass
Indians Press for Federal Action on British Columbia Lands
A deputation from the Moral and Social Reforms Association urged Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Frank Oliver to fix title to disputed lands in British Columbia, arguing the Indians are wards entitled to federal intervention after provincial denial. Laurier suggested approaching the McBride government first, echoing earlier council resolutions urging just and advantageous solutions for native land issues. Hazelton reports include robberies, eagle lodge organization, and street grading moves connected to the G T P Inn Annex relocation.
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Ottawa
Wilfried Laurier
Frank Oliver
British Columbia
Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
McBride
Moral and Social Reform Council of Canada
Toronto
Conference of Friends of the Indians of
Granite Prospects At Port Hssington For Seal Cove Plant
Canadian Fish and Cold Storage company begins granite extraction at Port Hssington for Seal Cove walls. They will use solid granite as filling with cement, a half million plant under rapid construction. Mrs Newton and her two daughters have arrived in the city.
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Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Company
Port Hssington
Seal Cove
M. Newton
City
Indian Delegation Authorized To Present Resolution
A formal notice states that the appointed delegation may present the resolution to the Prime Minister of Canada and the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. The action seeks settlement of the question of Indian title and elevates the delegation to official contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Indian Affairs
City to seek debenture funds for local improvements
The city council decided to call for tenders for debentures totaling 540000 to finance section one work after delay with Bank of Montreal. The plan, discussed amid tension over GT P tax issues, envisions 20 year bonds at 4 1 2 percent with interest only on funds in use.
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Hilditech
Ald. McIntyre
Second Avenue
Bank of Montreal
Ald
Pattullo
G.T.P
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Prince Rupert
Lynch
Court of Revision
GT. P
Nine Mile Ore Is High In Values
Hazelton report from Harris Brothers on Nine Mile mountain west side shows eight claims and three veins, widths from eighteen inches to three and a half feet, yielding 125 in value. Winter work planned with a tunnel to be driven. snow may halt surface trenching. The camp could become a rich mining district with rising outside interest and a spring rush expected.
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Harris Bros
Hazelton
Harris Brothers
Nine-Mile Mountain
Nine Mile
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Watson
McIntyre
Ald. Lynch
Council
Section One
First
Third Avenues
Hilditch
First Avenue
King Manuel
North
Indian Lands
Coliform
Wilfrid
Rob P. Burns
Eagles
Interior Centre
The
Journal
P. Burns & Co
Mission Point
Seeley’s Landing
Haezlton
Hagles
Dr. Slocum
Order of Eagles
F. Lynch
G. T. P. Inn
Mehan
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