Granby Plans Big Northern BC Mining Development
F M Sylvester of Granby Copper arrives in Prince Rupert to oversee a sweeping scheme for Hidden Creek, Goose Bay smelter, and 2000 ton daily output. The project includes a wooden dam on Falls Creek with a 7200 foot pipe line to power house, ore shipping facilities, and an inland transport incline.
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Sylvester
New York
Goose Bay
F. M. Sylvester
Granby Copper Company
Prince George
Prince Prince Rupert
Hidden Creek
Granby Company
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Falls Creek
W. Yolen Williams
Williams
Granby
Immemnse
Ontario election date and reforms promised by premier
The Ontario elections are set for November 21. Sir James Whitney pledges a new portfolio to handle duties formerly done by the hydro electric commission and promises reforms in immigration policy toward New Ontario. In Tripoli civilians suffer as Italians shell fortresses. three hundred people, half women and children, die in Benghazi bombardment. C A McNicholl, superintendent of the G T P, departed south yesterday for a brief absence.
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Ontario
James Whitney
Tripoli
Hydro-Electric Commission
Benghaib
China grants constitutional government and pardons rebels
Pekin reports the throne issues an imperial edict apologizing for past neglect and forming a cabinet with no exclusions. A second edict pardons political offenders since the 1898 rebellion. Hankow is now in rebel hands, with the city including the jowder factory under rebel control. Meanwhile a Methodist Church Thanksgiving banquet in Hankow celebrated with about 170 dollars raised and plans for an $18,000 church building discussed among pastors and civic leaders.
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Pekin
Throne of
China
Methodist Church
Kergin
Sing
James
Kerr
Alex, Clapperton
Meth Davies
Mr. Sing
Arthur Alliston
Mr. James
W. Deans
Copper City
Mr. Kerr
O. H. Nelson
Man‘son
Ald. Douglas
Ald. Newton
Ald. Clayton
H. Murdoff
J. S. Cowper
BH. L. Fisher
M. M. Stephens
Citizens Present Views On Wharf Proposition In City
W. W. Foster deputy minister of public works at Victoria spent a week north assessing conditions for the wharf proposal. A city gathering with business leaders passed resolutions opposing private takeovers and urged government to let the city handle the wharf or create a local commission for disputes. Foster will report back to Victoria before a decision. He also visited the hospital and praised its facilities and board. He left Prince Rupert pleased with the climate and overall situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Foster
Victoria
William Manson
M.P.P
Foster
D. G. Stewart
Manson
Prince Rupert
Captain Oliver Hurt In Methosdist Mission Boat Explosion
Captain William Oliver and engineer John Woodward of the Mission boat Homespun are hospitalized in Vancouver with serious burns after a gasoline explosion on the beach near Hastings Mill. The ARSON boat sank after the blast, was hauled away, dried, then reignited by workers. Both men, though badly burned, are reported not in danger and making progress.
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William Oliver
John Woodward
Methodist Mission
Oliver
Woodward
Japanese Menace in British Columbia Fishing Industry
H H Stevens member-elect for Vancouver described a Japanese secret society in British Columbia's fishing sector. He said the 10 000 strong group, centered in Steveston, controls coast and deep sea fishing and imposes death as punishment for betrayal. He claimed Japanese workers under white firms are less productive, reducing white companies’ total catch.
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H. H. Stevens
Vancouver
British Columbia
Stevens
Dominion House of Commons
Hospital Board Set to Meet in Police Court Room
The hospital board will gather tomorrow afternoon in the police court room to discuss several important policy matters as the facility remains crowded, with many patients from outside points seeking care.
Stover Returns After Wife's Death and Vancouver Mission Guests
E L Stover, who faced the death of his wife weeks ago, has returned to the city. Among Prince George arrivals on Saturday were Rev Charles R Sing and Mrs Sing, who had attended a missionary gathering in Vancouver.
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E. L. Stover
Prince George
Charles R. Sing
Mrs. Sing
Vancouver
C. H. Keane
City
Groundhog coal region eyed as world leader in north
R C Campbell-Johnson and family tour the Groundhog Mountain coal area near Hazelton. He notes 300,000 tons daily potential once railways by Mackenzie & Mann, Norton Griffiths, Alaska Central, and GTP build into the district. He predicts a vast, high grade smokeless coal field rivaling Pennsylvania, with surface mining starting and long tunnels planned.
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R. C. Campbell-Johnson
Vancouver
Groundhog Mountain
Hazelton
Campbell- Johnson
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Campbell-Johnson
Mackenzie & Mann
Alaska Central
Norton Griffith
Norton Griffiths Company
Naas & Skeena Rivers
Port Simpson Awakens Amid Courtroom Fines and Rail Hopes
Special correspondence from Port Simpson reports two American prospectors fined for causing a disturbance after resisting a police officer. An Indian agent discusses reserve affairs ahead of January council elections. Hazelton winter supply outlook is strong with rail links seen soon, though interior traders face canned goods shortages. C. H. Keane returns from Vancouver.
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Port Simpson
Carson
Nelson
U. S
Deane Carson
Tait
Prince Rupert
Skeena
A. E. McMaster
Happer
Hazelton
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Mr. Sylvester
Journal
Toronto
C. A. McNicholl
Hankow
Jowder
W. Foster
Oliver Hurt
Simpson
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