Mining District Reforms Trigger Rift Over Necia Gale’s Claims
Burrell discovers a plotted scheme to relocate Necia Gale’s mining claims as Stark and Runnion push a rule banning women from claims. Lee, Gale’s ally, confronts the scheme while Burrell secretly moves to secure Necia’s ground, prompting a bold protest and a boastful challenge to record the notices. The confrontation ends with Burrell revealing he has jumped the claims and urging proper recording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weill
Lee
Jerry
Stark
Runnion
Gale
Flambeau
Necia
Burrell
Poleon
Bagar
Necla
Necia Gale
Canada should rely on home engineers for major projects
The Standard of Empire defends Canadian self reliance in engineering. It denounces government railways municipalities and authorities seeking foreign advice for large Canadian schemes. It notes Canadian projects like the GTP Quebec Bridge and Ontario hydro power were Canadian in inception yet many workers and much machinery come from the United States.
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Canada
United States
G.T.P
Quebec
Ontario
Board of Engineers
U.S
Chicago
G.T.P. Railway
Memorial statue planned for Sir Samuel L. Tilley in St John
The city of St John New Brunswick will erect a bronze statue of Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley a former Lieutenant Governor and confederation father. Sculptor Louis Philippe Hebert will craft the statue to stand in King Square near the Chamberlain statue under preparation. Lady Tilley resides in St John and supports the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Tilley
St. John
N.B
Samuel Leonard Tilley
Canada
John Maccdonald
Louis Philippe Hebert
King Square
Hebert
Legion of Honor
Canadian Artist Bates Notified of Paris Salon Acceptance
Professor Roy Elliott Bates of Acadia University has learned that his painting September in Picardy has been accepted by the Paris Salon committee. The work follows his summer in Longpré and the Somme valley, reflecting a period of study at Halifax Academy and Victoria School of Art and Design. Bates became Acadia’s first Rhodes Scholar in 1904 and trained in Oxford and Paris before his English professorship at Wolfville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Elliott Bates
Acadia University
Picardy
Longpre
Valley of the
Somme
Pates
Halifax Academy
Rosenberg
Victoria School of Art and Design
Acadia
Oxford
Paris
Wolfville
Mystery of Tribes and the West Coast Africa
An exposition of Africa’s tribes and territories near the West Coast, describing centuries of romance and mystery. The piece notes degenerate moderns yet recalls ancient black civilizations and migrations from Egypt Phoenicia and Arabia, suggesting Central Africa remains largely unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Egypt
Phoenicia
Arabia
Heaven
Central Africa
Absurd Exchange Ends Night Visit at Belham
An English paper notes a champion absentminded man living in Belham. He visits his old friend, the family physician, chats for hours, then departs with the doctor remarking on his ailment. The man quips that his wit is in a forgetful mood, prompting humorous confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belham
Right To Strike Upheld In British Columbia Union Case
A stone cutter from England sought union membership and work as a competency test but was refused due to a disagreement over the test. Fellow workers warned the employer, leading to the man’s discharge to avert a strike. The lower court ruled for damages against the union. on appeal the action was dismissed. The Chief Justice cautions courts to balancedly protect both sides in labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
British Columbia
Vancouver
England
Runs In The Family
Rev W E A Lewis of Mt Clemens Michigan born in Wellington County Ontario shows loyalty to Canada with quick wit at a summer camp. He explains he came to the United States as a missionary. Mrs Lewis, a staunch Canadian, notes family ties to Detroit and a humorous claim about ancestry to the 1776 Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. A. Lewis
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Wellington County
Ontario
Canada
Mrs. Webb
Memorial Tower funds advance at Halifax for Overseas Britain tribute
The Memorial Tower at the Northwest Arm, Halifax, to honor Overseas Britain’s representative government moves forward. The Dominion Government pledges 5,000 dollars, with Nova Scotia and other provinces expected to contribute. Land donated by Sir Sandford Fleming for a public park is held in trust for the city until tower completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Arm
Hellifax
Britain
Dominion
Nova
Sir Sandford Fleming
Sir Sandford
Fraser
Elderly High Wire Artist Puts On Notable Show
Caledon East correspondent reports an old man over seventy appeared in Bok ton Enterprise town last Saturday evening. He walked a slack wire with skilled balance, his beard long and multicolored like Joseph's coat, and his hair clusters framed his face. The crowd rewarded him with many gicks and dimes for the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledon East
Bokton Enterprise
Joseph
Digging the Kauri Gum North Island men mine hardened resin
The article details kauri gum digging in New Zealand's North Island from White Island to Whaingaroa Harbor. It explains spearing methods, improvised tools with iron aids, tent living, gum depths from inches to 14 feet, and price ranges for washed and unscraped gum up to 250 dollars per ton.
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North Island
New Zealand
White Island
Bay of Plenty
Tauranga Harbor
Whaingaroa Harbor
Kaurito
North Cape
Kauri
Kaipara
Bomb in Law Book Threats Chief Magistrate Kingsford
A parcel believed to contain a law book was sent to Kingsford the chief presidency magistrate of Calcutta. He carried it to Muzafirabad where a bomb concealed in the scooped pages was found when opened. The device used springs and picric acid to explode upon inspection, but the parcel had stayed unopened for a year.
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Kingsford
Alcutta
Muzafiper
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