The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-10-22
issued: 1912-09-28
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/nelsondaily/items/1.0384710/source.json
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note: MS****** •■■,. lu TEN PAGES 50 CENTS A MONTH CLASSlFfmU 1 CENT A WORD VOL. 11 NELSON,LB.;C. SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1912 NO. 142 FAIR ATTENDANCE BEATS RECORDS Fully Five Thousand Above Any Previous Year AVIATOR GAVE SPECTATORS THRILL Alighted Unexpectedly on Railway Flats-Will Not I, Admit He Made Bet VICTORIA OFFERS ROYAL WELCOME THE STRAW HAT SEASON CLOSED YESTERDAY Capital City Is Magnificently Illuminated INDIANS MAKE BARBARIC DISPLAY Picturesque Exhibition Given At Prince Rupert—Princess Escapes Falling Tree Bright warm sunshine favored visitors to tho fair yesterday morning und afternoon and thc attendance wus well over tho ' verage for a closing day. No better evidence of the In* creasing popularity of the exhibition is needed than tho fact that the attendance throughout tho four days has set up a now record although the official figures are not yet obtainable, but It is approximately estimated thut tho aggregate number of visitors will exceed by nearly GOOO that of any previous year. Though a trlflo chilly at times, nnd especially during thc evenings, the weather throughout has been most favorable and this Important factor has been tho means of maintaining the general public Interest during tho four days, many who were not season ticket holders paying tho admission fee on several occasions. In actual number of exhibits there was not any falling off In any section, many of them bolng nearly double thpso of last year. There has also heen a decided advance ln tho quality of the exhibits nnd a most noticeable absence of dissatisfaction In connection with the work of tho judges. Nol only were the Judges who passed upon the various exhibits competent and widely experienced, but there were many experts In fruit, vegetables poultry and field nnd-dairy produce present who were warm in their lu-also of the just awards and the ex- *.■ eellsnco of -the-nll round high das*-- qunllty of tho exhibits. A particularly noticeable feature of the fair has been the extra…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0384710
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History: https://touchstonesnelson.ca
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text