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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1901
Page
6
Buffalo reports President William McKinley died at 2 15 am after hours of medical effort. Cabinet members, wife Mrs McKinley, and officials gathered as oxygen failed to prevent death. Funeral plans form for Canton with state tributes in Washington and public viewings.
Buffalo dispatch reports Erie County grand jury indicts Czolgosz for murder in the first degree after testimony from medical witnesses and Secret Service agents. Judge Emery appoints counsel, with Justices Lewis and Titus assigned to defend. The defendant refused to answer questions on counsel.
Toronto market quiet with limited offerings for old and new wheat. Old red and white quoted around 68c, 66c for new. Manitoba steady at 77k locally, No. 1 hard 78c, No. 2 hard 79c grinding in transit. Flour in demand. hog product lines firm. butter and eggs show mixed but steady prices. hay and straw markets light to moderate.
The Ophir anchors at Quebec with the Duke and Duchess aboard. Governor-General and Canadian Prime Minister board, guard from the bluejackets and marines escort the royal party to the Legislative Building. Laval University receives a diploma, and fireworks light the river as Quebec celebrates a historic day with grand decorations and police precautions.
Dominion ships test Cape Breton coal while Montreal and New York freight lines suffer from weak outward shipments. Ottawa seeks U S help on fish dynamiting law. CP reports wheat moving freely with about 150 cars daily to elevators. Two fishermen survive a sea lion attack off the Pacific coast as the steamer New England rescues them. Intercolonial Railway offers reduced settlers rates. Montreal Colonization and Repatriation Society backs the plan with Archbishop Bruchest as patron.
Fragmented OCR text sections reference military figures Lord Roberts and Buller, battles, drill, and South Africa. The garbled content mentions ministers, tourneys, and a range of historical topics without coherent narrative or clear events, making extractive summary difficult. The readable parts point to late 19th century Anglo military discourse and civil war era diction.
Buffalo trading reports show limited activity with spring wheat No 1 northern old at 76 cents and new at 74 to 75 cents. Winter wheat No 2 red 76 cents and No 1 white 75 to 76 cents. Corn weaker with No 2 yellow 60 to 64 cents and other grades around 59 to 60 cents. Oats quoted 28.8 to 39.0 cents for No 2 white, and mixed and other grades at varying points. Canal freights remain steady.
A Quebec despatch reports an explosion aboard the Government steamer Frontenac during a fireworks display injuring Hon. J. Israel Tarte Sen. James Sutherland Hon. Dr. Borden Mrs. Greenshields and others. Clothing burned and several guests sustained burns as bombs on the bridge ignited. Firefighters and the Crescent's launch aided. Tarte planned another excursion. Also notes that 80 percent of eggs sold are hen eggs.
Liverpool and Paris markets show close wheat and corn steady to dull with mixed futures. Montreal abattoirs offer 500 cattle and 600 sheep, with prices per pound for cattle, calves, lambs, and hogs noted. buyers and sellers mix slow trade and selective bidding across urban markets.
Wm Cotter a Denver stable hand inherits 250000 dollars. Tasmania plans salmon egg stock from Canada. New York City schools turn away 125000 children. Japan suffers a severe quake volcanic eruption and tidal wave. Albert James Martin, once British post office employee at Tavistock, held in New York. T Robertson, Irish railway expert, to inquire into Indian railway system. 300 British families have sons in Army 176 four 142 five 72 six 20 seven 2 eight and 1 in service. Largest grain elevator 4,000,000 bushels planned at Weehawken for NY Central and Hudson River RR. Yokohama: killer of Hoji Toru, former Ito Cabinet minister and former US minister, sentenced to life hard labor. John Thompson of Huntington WV, 25, commits suicide after discussing McKinley assassination. Ann Arbor nurses strike over new principal rules forcing plain hair, no curls, strict whispering, and ultra-Quaker conduct.
A Ottawa despatch reports the Duchess of Cornwall and York will not visit Drilish Columbia. She will travel with the Duke to Banff, then return to Poplar Point near Winnipeg to await the Duke. The plan follows doctor's advice due to the Duchess health. Sir Wilfrid Laurier will accompany the Duke on the trip.
A Montreal despatch reports Joseph Albert Valenti, about 26, Italian, arrested as a suspicious character after an Italian warned police of a plot to kill the Duke of Cornwall and York. Valenti arrived from the States a few days ago and is held.
Despatch from Pittsburg reports President Shaffer denying peaceful settlement with the Amalgamated Association and vowing the steel workers' battle would continue until victory. He rejects claims the Executive Board urged a settlement and says he will not go to New York for another peace move. The piece notes 46 percent of British property insured against fire and references French insurance data.
Fragmentary OCR text depicts unclear dialogue about watches, love, and silence. Names and context are obscured, leaving an enigmatic snippet likely from a historical column or fiction excerpt. No identifiable events, persons, or places are discernible.
The readable text presents a garbled dialogue or note with scattered phrases about a mother, a shop, and vague actions. Many words are nonsensical or misspelled, making it impossible to identify clear persons, places, or events.
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