Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, May 19, 1904

Issue date: Thursday, May 19, 1904
Pages available: 16
Previous edition: Wednesday, May 18, 1904
Next edition: Friday, May 20, 1904

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 1904, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free May rail a offices and depot for i i mails and Opan depot front on Fonseca ii akm Lias been i Tempe Ture of is with an out to depress below i sys y for the pump for the electric the a f the use of the mosaic v floors the tie he on the r in terrazzo up of be polished vesti f to the platform of the and in the waiting and other chief portions of the the floors will be Laid in a mosaic of one Inch tubes of Marble with a Border in mosaic around the columns and pro the design for this has not yet been submitted by the All openings will have saddles of selected Tennessee the main Entrance will have a cube mosaic floor with a twelve Inch Border of special the tiling in the Lavator ies and around the bases will be of glazed White the stairways will be especially handsome with White Marble treads and and will havea easy with the heavy Metal balustrades and ornamental newel will give a permanent effect to j the whole these Marble stairways will be used from the ground to the third floors in the and Ohall stairways in the hotel which Are used by the Marble will also be in the fitting of the Lav urinals and Bath a number of fireplaces have been provided not of the ornamental but serviceable fire places of goodly proportion and Mas Sive there Are two of these in the Rotunda and two in the dining All in Green Connemara while those in the drawing room and breakfast room Are of White Pavan Ozza to be in keeping with the general color scheme of those there will be no Lack of for provision has been made for incandescent lamps of 16 Candle Power besides the electricity employed in this there Are a number of elevators in various portions of the build All of which will be operated by there will be two Passen Ger and one baggage elevator in the and two freight and one Pas Senger elevator in the be sides these there Are several special service to operate these there will be five simple automatic horizontal connected direct with the some idea of the extent of the fixtures of the hotel May be gained from the fact that there will be is Bath 313 Wash and an equal proportion of lavatory and other fixtures scattered through out the the free press has previously Given a general outline the plan of the building which is More clearly shown in the accompanying it would he impossible to go into All the details of the building from an architectural standpoint suffice to say that it is a the wrought Iron balconies from the windows of each floor break the Monotony of the which is also greatly relieved by the heavy Arches of the main and the High these windows will All be in heavy Cut of the same Quality As the pillars which carry the second Over the windows Are Cut Stone scrolls and which carry out the design of the rest of the the Elevation of the West end of the hotel which is on main is similar to the balance of the As above on the ground floor at either end Are two Large win Dows and a while in the Cen tre Are eight arched windows Sepa rated by heavy Stone extend ing to the second these have heavy Plain Caps and which carry the balance of the in something of the old colonial the balconies Are also continued on tins front of the which altogether with the heavy Stone Arches gives a very pleasant Between the hotel an Dfonseca ave nue there will be a considerable open part of which will be used a approaches to the hotel and and provision has been made for the maintenance of a Small Park with fountains and Flower Beds to relieve the walks and easy Access will be Given to the Street and there Are several private entrances for guests using and for employees of the Winnipeg and the travelling Public generally is anxiously waiting for the completion of these buildings and for the removal of the antiquated Structure which has so Long done duty As a de the new Structure promises to be a credit to the growing and to the company which has planned injured by the the horse continued i its mad career southward on Princess i tailors strike r kicked in the attempting 10 Slop revision of schedule causes trouble j in two City i the journeymen tailors employed by Deacon loss i walked out yesterday and All other tailor shops Are in i the trouble was Over the re Newal of the schedule drawn up last there was clause in that i schedule which could be j differently by the the pm n runaway this wanted Al in drawing tip this years Avenue schedule this clause was amended and i Ihei was presented to the Nunt a excepting Deacon Ross threw his and therefore the Union Complete employees of these shops quit i Iho clause in question set the Price for contract work Zafiu slip Ota Ted at was crowd there was to be no reductions on civic Fie horse was j and government contract this was amended to preclude reductions on the men say that which it the strike will Hist until the two firms Long Princess affected sign the amended n a in happened at Jrsn Are of Smiths Falls Uriah of Winnipeg grocer of miss at Spence of and mrs of deceased was a member of St Johns and of Harmony in criterion and was connected with the masonic at arrangements have not been pending arrival of his who i is now on his Way from Smiths the funeral of Rne late Henry Thomas James took place yesterday at 1 from Ine family Ross ave to Macmalan conducted the service at the House and Canon Muriny at the the pallbearers were Collins and the butchers at the City meat Market sent a Beautiful Amons other Flowers were a Cross from is and another from one funeral was very largely Davids Suc Jety largely repro limit Iii to it in a ii gone and the maddening the saw he waving ins i Hikiji in shied k it started Al Plank cd or the up and irus ail ended to the s the of his i out tile head and the i in Aslo the injuries Tiiu Hospital the information owner of the horse and tire funeral of the late Arci Ilonia Jack topic puce yesterday from his fam ily to Kim Wood the pallbearers were hat Eddit and Amund ih3 Noral tributes were wreaths from wife und and and Frank Bell open irom late fellow workers in the City electricians department sprays from brother und miss Larson and Colle Tjipto form and Darren and and miss Iier and and and and and Corri and the late Jack was tile son of Llic late John Jact of and a Nephew of formerly principal of be Orjias College in new he came to Winnipeg Twenty Livo years and for the past live years was City line in Spector under City he was one of the oldest residents of acid be sides his five boys and Tiree the remains of wife of of the customs passed through the City today on the Way to where inter ment will take Cooper is Well known in the having been on the customs Start Here and also in you should Wear underwear j his is especially True at this season of the As the Linen quickly absorbs the perspire the skin is most refreshing to the body during the warm reimels Linen mesh is the Only Linen underwear you should Wear sole agents for the Richard 432 main Street and Herbert of Wel Lington fort Are mourn ing the loss of their infant a Little who passed away at 12 Oclock on tuesday the sorrowing parents have the deep sympathy of their friends in their William father of George and Frank of this died tuesday evening at his sons Resi ill Wardlow fort deceased has been ill for two he was 77 years and a the remains will be interred in Elmwood cemetery at 3 Oclock this the Morgan will conduct the ser the remains of late of Sherbourne Avenue will be interred at proof Side cemetery on Friday afternoon it 3 friends of the deceased Are invited to be excursions to Detroit that popular summer the Detroit is again open for sum Mer visitors and the Northern Paci fic railway announce the usual summer excursion rates of found Good for thirty and Good until september it is expected those Winni Eggers pc Avius coitus a at the lakes will leave for Detroit before the 1st of june and for this reason the excursion rates have been put into effect May improve ments Are constantly being made for the accommodation of guests atthe and quite a number of new cottages Are being erected for those desiring to make Long republicans May Republican state convention today selected delegates and alternates at Large to National nominated a state and selected congressman Elmer of the first As the party Choice for United states the plat fort declares for the nomination of president and commends his candidacy of John Webster of Omaha Lor Rice president was Friday and saturdays shoe bargains shop Early James Ryan 4 son 678 main Street North end store 00 so sol in 3f buys a pair of babies kid made in red or Black sizes 4 and these Are regular 60c and 75c trunks and Valise Large special Sale for Friday and saturday guinness Stout is food and a it is mildly Rich in soluble so necessary for the Bones and All the strengthening food properties of the malt and hops Are burbs guinness Stout is free of All preservatives which Are so commonly found in malt insist on having burkes guinness the red for Sale by All leading wine no article of Commerce has been copied with so Little Success As Lea aug for Ever 60 years it has been the Standard for yet it today As it did the sauce that has absolutely no Canadian agents artistic fences our fences Are made of Flat m various neatly and firmly joined together and will last a life and the Cost is exceedingly Low Send for our Booklet 13 or ask us and we will Call and see smaller size cemetery izes for Northern Iron Point Douglas and Gladstone sign the Blue Star 1jie Blue store 452 main Street we want to win your Trade by saving you Money business suits and Spring too smart enough to make the wearer look Natty and Gupta not extreme in but stylish enough to make the wearer feel Well hundreds of Handson Ris suits and remember dont fail to see whether we can suit Chevrier 4son the Blue store Postof Lloa ;