10 May 1902
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Newspaper
Revelstoke Herald
Location
Ravelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 10, 1902
Page
1
The business reports its largest year yet in Revelstoke and notes strong demand for goods from the North Kootenay region. Despite difficulties, the firm stresses low prices and broad offerings as proof of continued success.
Canadian House debate on finance features M P P Me Taylor criticizing overestimates and calling for economy. A separate wartime letter from N J Bovross details a three hour Boer assault with 150 killed and wounded, noting regimental losses and battlefield conditions.
Fragmentary note invites attendees to a Friday and Monday event about clothing and footwear purchases. Mentions genuine Aut auction and cost concerns with a focus on a clothing sale.
Personal paragraphs describe railway workers on daily rounds and a man in hospital after a caboose accident. Chicago, Milwaukee and St Pat systems test an automatic block signal to prevent collisions, using springs and air brakes. A test train exceeded speed. misreading signals cited as incident cause with a 10 percent failure note.
The report describes a tunneling crosscut finding a five foot wide body of ore worth about 400 in gold per ton near Kish Creek Beatrice belt. It mentions sample assays by Ferguson and connections to Nettie be a new strike for prospectors in the camp. It then shifts to news from British Columbia legislators and Thomas Taylor Revelstoke politics, noting his opposition to a gerrymander and a biographical sketch of his background born in London 1865, with church and party affiliations.
The latest telegraphic briefs report improved condition of Principal Grant. European weather woes persist with hail, snow, and threatened crops in France and Spain. Leicester Ford was fatally shot by his brother Malcolm Ford. Canadian forces in Hart River action expected to mobilize at Quebec and sail by June. A Chicago apartment fire caused heavy damage and panic, while U S Steel plans large expenditures.
Analyzed in a historic critique, the article argues a future meat price rise due to pasture decline, despite grain production gains. It contrasts American and European diets, noting workers in the U S consume more meat, and invites readers to draw their own conclusions.
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