Prince Rupert Fair Opens Today Amid Cabinet Scramble
Prince Rupert observers report a crowded field for Victoria cabinet posts as northern figures like H C Brewster and T D Pattullo vie for influence. Rival expectations from Ralph Smith and Wm Sloan complicate Brewster's selections while John Oliver and others are hinted for top roles. The Liberal caucus with about 33 seats promises broad cabinet sacrifice.
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Wm. Sloan
Smith
Death of Lieut. Gerald Peters Honored by Frontline Valor
Details from England confirm Lieut. Gerald Peters died while leading his men in France. Capt. I Peters, his brother, found his grave and learned he was wounded in the hand wrist and leg before an ankle fracture ended his fight. He attempted to reach safety but was shot near cover, according to officer testimony.
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Relics From Battlefields On Display At Cole's Seger Store
In the Cole's Seger Store window a collection of Eur ope era relics is shown. Notably a gas mask brought home by Harry Hinckley is featured among the artifacts.
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Seger
Europe
Harry Hinckley
Gold Minings Giving Results
Gold mine reports show solid yields and steady outputs from operations. Investors monitor ore grades, safety metrics, and market prices as production scales across several sites.
Denial of Canadian Lobby in North Pacific Fishery Dispute
Reports from the Omineca gold fields show drift prospecting by Steele and Mullin near Manson Creek yielding $100 daily after years of little result. In Ottawa Sir Joseph Pope denies a Canadian Washington lobby sought to influence the Chamberlain amendment in the North Pacific Fishery dispute, stating he acted only in official capacity and had no Congressional contact.
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Canadians Engage in Prolonged Fight on Somme Front
London dispatch reports Britons have advanced four thousand yards along a mile front while Canadians take a leading role in a three day battle on the Somme. Wounded Canadians are arriving in London hospitals as Germans reportedly use high explosives and liquid fire to hinder reinforcements.
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Somme
London Haspitals
Reverend Pearce Attends Methodist District Meeting
Rev Mr Pearce of Port Townsend is in town to participate in the Methodist District Meeting hosted this week.
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Port Ssington
Sir Thomas Tait Named Director General of National Service
Ottawa reports Sir Thomas Tait appointed Director General of National Service in charge of the new recruiting scheme. He will hold a position in Canada similar to Derby in Britain, with Lord Butter and Frizzell's noted in the dispatch.
Annual Fair Opens At Acropolis Hill With Parade
The Prince Rupert Fair opens today at noon on Acropolis Hill with a grand parade at 12 30 from Fraser Street to the Exhibition Building. Mayor McCaffery will officiate with schoolchildren singing and saluting the Union Jack. Children's Day offers free admission and a 1 45 program of children's sports followed by an 8 30 football match linked to the ongoing championship series. A social will be held next week in the Kaiten Island Hall.
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Premiers Son Killed in Action Amid War Front
London September 1 Reymond Asquith eldest son of the British Premier has been killed in action. A promising law student he earned a second lieutenancy at the war outbreak and served in the trenches for months in the current conflict.
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Asquith
London
Reymond Asquith
Rocher de Boule Mine Boss Reports Progress
D J Williams superintendent of Rocher de Boule Mines arrived from the interior and says 60d progress is made on the lower level. The vein has not yet been reached.
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D. J. Williams
Rocher de Boule
Herrace
Imperial Convention Calls for Enlightened Citizenship
The Times editorial warns against imperial isolation and urges broader imperial unity. It critiques Dominion policy as obstinate and argues thorough understanding of dominions is essential to shared loyalty and national duty, noting the Times’ preferred conclusion will appear on Page Four.
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French Gain on Verdun Front as Germans Evacuate Dantecourt
London dispatch reports renewed French assaults on the Verdun front forcing German evacuation of Dantecourt. German offensive promises remain unrealized as the French press the defense, with trenches sacrificed on Deadman's Hill and the enemy increasingly on the defensive.
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Verdun
Dantecourt
Deadman
Rev G Raley Visits City for District Meeting
The minister once of Port As Sington now with an Indian school in the south is in the city to attend the Methodist District meeting.
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Port As
Sington
Methodist District Meeting
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