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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
3
A historical report describes a campaign to organize and train a large force of celestial figures through systematic drills. The piece emphasizes scale and discipline, noting extensive numbers involved and the goal of readiness for broader actions.
A Chinese resident from Xiangfu reports 85,000 troops drilled in the city armed with modern rifles and a bitter anti foreign mood. Ministers note a Russian concession north of the Pei Ho at Tien Tsin, likened to combined British and French concessions. Li H Chang expects a favorable treaty reply tomorrow. Spanish minister Senor Cologan predicts talks start in Pekin and end in Europe. Russian minister Degiers sees The Hague as the likely settlement.
The piece blends moral maxims with a note on ore handling at War Eagle. It mentions new improvements to the old tramway swing bridge and details carpenters at the Centre Star and work on a hotel ped floor. The tone reflects local concerns and small infrastructure updates.
Miss Eva Roth is assaulted on South Broadway by Fred Alexander a colored man who fled but was pursued and arrested. A mob of nearly 1000 gathered demanding lynching but authorities hid the suspect and took him to the Kansas state penitentiary. Roth identified Alexander as her attacker and he is suspected in the Nov 6 murder of Miss Pearl Forbes.
The mines of southeastern British Columbia shipped ore valued at 9 000 000 dollars in 1900. Districts listed include Slocan Rossland Boundary Nelson Moyie Kimberley Ainsworth Lardeau Windermere with the totals showing 89 000 000 in the final line and several districts showing 0 000.
Frank Edward of Oakesdale Washington aged 29 died after his clothing caught in a rapidly turning countershaft at the flour mill while oiling a journal. He was drawn into the shaft and crushed, with his body later released from the shaft. He leaves a wife and two children and had a life benefit of 2000 dollars from the Woodmen.
Boston professor Frank H Parsons testified before the industrial commission on government ownership of public utilities. He urged government control of railroads and criticized current telephone and telegraph charges as excessive. He argued rates here exceed those in nations where telecom services are government run and called for substantially lower rates.
A. Reinheimer, a Cleveland merchant tailor of Euclid Avenue, died after a pin prick led to blood poisoning. Despite efforts by three top physicians, amputation was debated but not performed as he collapsed and died.
A miner named Alex Morrison died last week at Sunset mine near Whitewater while thawing powder when the blast occurred. He came from Cape Breton and his remains were laid to rest at Sondon cemetery by the Miners' Union Drill.
A six inch wide streak of almost pure gold worth about $100 per ton was found in the Butte district south of Rocker across Silver Bow creek. McDonald and Mertz dispute ownership over a 26 foot shaft prompting an injunction. guards with shotguns protect the site as litigation continues before Judge Clancy.
The North Star mine in East Kootenay began shipping last February and by December 17 had sent 16 000 tons of ore. Development work reached about 3 000 feet including drifts and shafts, with ore body extent still unknown. The Cranbrook Herald lauds North Star alongside Sullivan and St Eugene as indicators of district riches.
Florene Colorado workers at the Union Gold Extraction mill strike for recognition. Manager Milliken will pay union scale but refuses to meet with the union committee or discharge non union workers. Adjacent mining areas plan sympathy action with a mass meeting set for Sunday afternoon.
A letter from Prince Greene of the International Union of Textile Workers thanks the Reveille for labor coverage in the past year. He emphasizes the benefit of labor publications and wishes prosperity and a happy New Year.
Vancouver legal adviser Mr MacDonnell said D I Mann of McKenzie Mann will be in Vancouver January 20 to arrange the Coast to Kootenay railway construction. Mann expects the line to beat all rail building records and be completed a year after BC government renews bonds.
In Troy Idaho locals believe oil fields extend beyond Whitman county Washington into Latah county. J D Jolly of Vollmer Flouring Mills in Troy has long suspected oil nearby and expects tests to begin when weather allows. Oil seeps appear in a creek bog near town and shale formations with springs show further promise.
The smelter project moves ahead three miles from Murphy Creek mouth with George F. Martin in charge. A 130 foot wide dam will span the gulch to supply water for the enlarged smelter, starting with a cabin for workers and initial provisioning by pack animals from Trail stables.
The text claims Denmark is the best organized country with 76.7 percent of women as trade unionists according to recent statistics.
Allen C Doucette of Cambridge Mass centre for Harvard University football died at his home in Cambridge last night from typhoid fever. He was 28.
The Colombian government pays Pacific Steam Navigation $30,000 for seizure and use of the Tabogata to move troops and munitions to Buena Ventura. The steamer has been returned in good condition and the British flag was hoisted again aboard yesterday.
A man and a young woman stroll when he lights a cigarette. She jokes she can read fortunes from smoke and muses whether he will get lung disease or lunacy. The smoke guttering out ends the scene with apologies.
Debates on establishing a Manila department of public instruction focus on a clause allowing priests and ministers to teach religion for thirty minutes thrice weekly after hours if parents request it. Teachers would be barred from conducting religious exercises. The Federal party committee, though Catholic, urges elimination citing constitutional and party platform conflicts, warning of discord.
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