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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
2
Changes to the Criminal Code of Canada have taken effect, introducing updated provisions and penalties. The amendments impact procedural rules and specific offenses, with governing authorities outlining transitional measures and enforcement expectations. Legal officials note the reforms may alter case outcomes and require adjustments by prosecutors and courts.
Amended Canadian criminal code effective New Year tightens control on raffles and gambling. Provisions allow raffles for small prize fundraisers with municipal permission and cap raffle value at 50 dollars. New rules declare gambling utensils prima facie evidence of illegal gaming and authorize police action against Chinese dens and other illicit venues. Penalties escalate for theft and for plots to harm local industries.
J J Myers an employee of the Southern Express in Charlotte South Carolina learned to play cards last month and dreamed of quick fortune through gambling. He robbed a Southern Express package with 600 in cash and several checks then moved on to Columbia gambling houses. After losses he drank heavily and attempted suicide before arrest.
A half century old Yale freshman letter describes long running hazing rituals. Sophomores duck freshmen from windows and break into rooms at midnight. The victim answers geography and Latin questions and declaims Greek, else endures a water shower.
London states the report of cession to Russia is unfounded. The railroad remains Chinese property and cannot be mortgaged to foreigners. Britain has addressed Russia over English bondholders concerns and a convention to settle compensation if the line is restored is under discussion.
The phrase suggests a metaphor about prominence and decline as the rose of peers unfurls its petals. It hints at how status expands with bloom but may fade as petals fall.
M MiLuEe Ranbd, France's Minister of Commerce, argues socialism is global and forward moving. He asserts solidarity, cooperation, and democratic progress will elevate civilization, reduce misery, and unite nations beyond frontiers, with socialism expanding across Europe and reaching distant lands.
The NY Journal proclaims a triumphant democracy linking nations in a world wide fraternity as the twentieth century advances toward this goal.
The German steamer Hertzog docked at Beira with 136 Abyssinians and Somalis bound for Rhodesian mines. The men refused to land and work in chains, clashing with Portuguese police and troops for an hour. One Somali died and 36 were wounded. later it was found only 50 “boys” remained aboard as others jumped overboard.
A historical editorial warned that Japan’s rapid factory growth would soon be matched by China as foreign capital enters. It claimed China would become an exporter, forcing Western workers into decline while labor movements across the globe would suffer and “starve” without ownership of land and machinery.
La Verite, the Catholic French Canadian organ, attacks English rule and warns of possible riots and a rapid U S intervention threat if insults and injuries toward French Canadians persist. It claims 15 days to mobilize an army to Quebec Montreal and Toronto.
Panic erupted late Saturday when a man cried fire at the West Twelfth street Turner hall in Chicago. About 800 in attendance for a Yiddish play were crushed as they fled two doors to a main exit, with 7 killed including 4 children hurled from a balcony and dozens more injured.
Men and women fought with officers to enter a building and learn if relatives were among the dead. The crowd of about 80 grew unruly, prompting calls for extra police and fire units, though there was never a fire.
Sparks rose through registers in a defective building, frightening a man who raised the alarm. The hall has a history of panics and recently several children were injured during a rush for exits at a juvenile party held there.
The Spokane Chronicle reports that Jim Hill of the Great Northern railway ordered all Japanese workers on his line removed as quickly as white workers can be hired. Japanese laborers were paid one dollar daily via Seattle contractors, who keep ninety cents. A St Paul crew once cleaned Hill’s private car with ice in the water tanks, prompting the expulsion order.
A close friend of the Vanderbilts and French families claims Alfred Vanderbilt has chosen Elsie French as marriage portion. The dowry is said to be $3,700,000 in selected bonds and stocks from Cornelius Vanderbilt estate, yielding 4 percent. The bride would receive about $148,000 annually, or $12,333 monthly.
Brann’s cono clast denounces greed and wealth as corrupting, claiming he would rather live as a tramp than be a millionaire with blood on his hands. He cites Chicago children without rags and millions starving, urging harsh language to lash those who hoard wealth.
In New Mexico several hundred miners at Colorado Fuel and Iron and Clark family mines walked out after a telegram from Mitchell, chairman of the Mineworkers Association, urged the strike. The Mitchell message said support would be provided and several hundred workers joined the stoppage while others remained at work.
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