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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
3
A Petersburg government statement explains why plenary amnesty for political prisoners is refused. It notes political assassinations persist and argues against full pardon while terrorism and judicial obstacles persist. It mentions potential administrative releases and possible legislative steps to lift wartime measures.
A London despatch to a New York paper reports hospitals in Britain adopting a surgeon’s scarless skin incision method. The technique cuts the skin slantwise rather than perpendicularly using hollow ground scalpels with occasional massage as part of healing, with claims scars from past operations can be removed.
The Norwegian poet and dramatist Henrik Ibsen born March 20 1828 in Skien dies at Christiana. He studied medicine before turning to literature and used the pseudonym Brynjolf for Catilina in 1850. He led Bergen theatre, produced plays in Christiana with success, and spent a decade in Rome starting 1864, resuming visits later due to Denmark’s defeat.
Seattle officials uncover an underground Chinese colony with rooms for gambling opium smoking lighted by electricity. Passageways run beneath buildings sidewalks and alleys, some extending half a block, where scores of Chinese live and operate with little ventilation and protection from interference.
Ottawa reports a militia order requiring vaccination or evidence of prior smallpox infection for all personnel entering officers commanding units due to outbreaks in Ontario. The measure aims to prevent spread within military ranks.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva leads followers planning a new Zion if courts block Zion City’s status. The proposed site is a western Canadian agricultural district near Shiloh tabernacle. If exodus occurs, Zion’s bio industries would be handed to John Alexander Dowle and his small group.
Dumont Gabriel, Louis Riel’s lieutenant, dies near Batoche after the Northwest rebellion. A key campaign brain, he fled to Montana post suppression and later received amnesty. In 1885 a five thousand dollar head price was set by the Dominion government.
The King invested Prince Arthur with the Royal Victorian order in recognition of his trip. In Londonderry disappointment followed news from Alan Brothers about abandoning Moville as a port of call. They act to resist the change as MP Hamilton reports postmaster general disapproval of the alteration.
The C P R crop report for the week ending May 23 notes good growth nationwide with optimism from agents. Growth ranges from one to eight inches, strongest in Prince Albert Gretna Pheasant Hills Estevan and Yorkton areas, aided by favorable weather.
In St Paul Minnesota the Northern Pacific plans to move the entire Winnipeg Junction town to a distant site to avoid conflict with property owners. Residents protested to the state railway commission over land value, and a hearing followed. The commission was told the issue would be resolved by moving the town, with new lots issued and buildings moved at owners expense. About forty substantial buildings will be relocated. the town holds about two hundred residents.
Pirates capture the British ship Felucca Consuelo off the Anghera coast. Brigand chief biuinte leads them and demands a $2,000 ransom for the vessel and crew release.
A bronze tablet listing six St Catharines men who died in the Boer War was unveiled at the new armories by Lord Sylmer. The ceremony honored local service and sacrifice with a formal unveiling.
The Bill Posters Association of Canada decided to send a deputation to Ottawa to protest managers’ demand to remove duty on posters. They will cease handling violent or suggestive picture posters after Aug 1. Montreal officers Walter Stocker Peterboro C C Lindsay and A B Ware reelected. They will meet in Peterboro next year.
At a Royal Geographical Society meeting in London Sir George Goldie awarded Dr. Bell of Ottawa a medal. He recounted travels in far north Canada while guests, including Lord Strathcona, praised the honors and cited the Hudson’s Bay Company for its work.
J C Wallace president of the American Shipbuilding Company at a Detroit club banquet after the Sir Thomas Shaugh nessy launching said the firm would contract within three or four months to build a Great Lakes steamer 640 to 645 feet long overall. The vessel would have a 625 foot keel and carry 14000 tons of iron ore on a 19 foot draft. Several steamers of such length are under construction and the first, the J Pierpont Morgan, will be commissioned soon.
Before the quake San Francisco boasted 3000 saloons and brewers profited from sales. Mayor Schmitz ordered the police to revoke all licenses, leaving the city unable to sell liquor for months. The move draws mixed civic support as residents watch the impact.
A Daily Mail interview with an anarchist emphasizes London as the movement’s acknowledged hub. The group claims easy evasion of the Aliens Act and notes it would seek refuge elsewhere if London were hostile, suggesting Central America as a possible retreat.
William Jennings Bryan received endorsement from a Democratic convention of 16 counties in northwest Ohio. Delegates cheered as resolutions claimed trusts stole the 1904 nomination and asserted the National Democracy would nominate him by acclamation in 1908.
Ottawa reports an extra Gazette appointing commissioners for the quinquennial census of western pioneers. E H St Denis heads Manitoba, J R Macpherson Saskatchewan, E S Macphail Alberta. St Denis, long in the census office, is noted as the best qualified. Macpherson and Macphail are Ottawa census officials. The Gazette includes schedules and enumerator instructions. hundreds will be appointed by Oliver.
Hill, speaking in St Paul, denied plans to divert trade to the United States and rejected suggestions that Canadian traffic would be moved to American ports. He argued Canada owns the business and warned against concentrating all traffic east of Winnipeg or building American terminals at Canada’s expense.
The week shows erratic American speculative trading with sharp advances and declines, while European markets stay dull. Chicago May delivery drives price moves amid overselling. outside North America, European demand remains soft as world stocks stay plentiful. Oats and flax hold firm on high grades while barley remains quiet. Manitoba prices mirror U S shifts.
London and Britain marked Empire Day with widespread rejoicing. London hosted a banquet for Lord Milner organized by admirers after Parliament condemned flogging in South Africa. Guests included Curzon Roberts Balfour Lansdowne and other notables as Dominion voices sent messages of unity and shared heritage.
A large Hamilton crowd lined the streets from the Steamboat wharf to Victoria Park to honor Sherring. The procession stretched a mile as bands played and torches lit the route. Mayor Biggar delivered the civic address, noting the city’s pride in his achievement. The testimonial fund topped 3,500 dollars, and a telegram from Adam Zimmerman confirmed Sherring’s government appointment. Sherring spoke briefly, then attended a St. Patrick’s club reception and was presented a diamond pin by the club’s members.
In the family burying ground beside St Boniface cathedral, Mrs Julie Riel mother of Louis David Riel is interred. Bells toll as mourners gather at the historic plot with friends and old timers attending the funeral service at the cathedral.
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