Market Report May 26 1905 Wheat Prices Rise Amid Tight Supply
The May wheat market shows artificial scarcity in the American markets with rising prices from Minneapolis to New York. July and Sept futures move on weak and strong signals as Russia India and Danube shipments surge, while Europe and India show mixed prospects. Prices at Fort William and Port Arthur settle with nearby and future contracts reflecting a cautious, hand to mouth trade pattern.
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Minneapolis
New York
Chicago
Duluth
America
Europe
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Argentina
Australia
Russia
Danube
India
Evpat Ieee
Portu
Winnipeg
Busness
Fort William
Port Arthur
Winnipeg Market Finds Steady Tones Across Goods
Winnipeg market report from May 26 1905 notes steady flour and hay prices. Grain prices list oats barley flaxseed speltz with per bushel figures and track quotes. Dairy butter eggs cheese and dressed meat quotes, plus poultry and tallow prices and sparse hogs and cattle notes.
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Winnipeg
Shorts
Northwestern
Fort William Basis
Manitoba
Ontario
Canucks Firm On River Inclusion In Commission Talks
General Ernst, head of the Side of the international Bipays commission, met with officials in Ottawa to discuss future duties. Talks opened with informal exchanges as Canada insists the St. John’s River be included, a position upheld by government instructions.
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Canucks
Wigtoin
Gen. Ernst
Internatioal
aSee
Ernst
St. John’s River
Regina Preparing for Provincial Day Celebrations
A Regina dispatch reports preparations for Provincial day with a business like committee setup and subcommittees. Weather has been favorable boosting crops as Regina anticipates a record year with a planned review at 11 am and ceremony at noon followed by entertainment.
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Regina
District
Yachtsman Jeffries Drowned After Boat Capsizes Near Beaconsfield
A Montreal special reports Melvin Auseyy and crew Sare and Reggie Tait on the yacht Milly when a squall near Point Claire capsized the craft. Jeffries disappeared under the water crying for help as Sare and Tait clung to the hull. Despite witnesses and rescue efforts, he was drowned. Sare and Tait were later saved as the Milly drifted ashore.
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Montreal
Melvin Auseyy
Sprigper Sarre
Reggie Tait
Point Claire
Beaconsfield
Jeffries
Sare
Tait
Milly
You Have Not Seen The Prairies Ottawa Remarks
Sir Wilfrid Laurier at the International Railway Congress banquet notes rail line progress between races before rails and praises Canada for railway development. He tells delegates they have only seen part of Canada from Niagara to Montreal and urges another visit to view Quebec Ottawa the prairies Lake Superior Rockies Pacific and British Columbia.
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Montreal
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Wilfrid
St. Lawrence
Niagara Falls
Quebec
Ottawa
Prairies
Lake Superor
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
British Columbia
Miners Walk Out at Port Hood Coal Mines Cape Breton
Halifax N S special reports Port Hood coal miners halt work over unpaid wages since February. Grand Secretary Moffatt of the P W A sought Mines Act enforcement for fortnightly pay but the department said no funds and a reorganization of the old company. He advised miners to keep pumpmen and firemen if they quit, noting alien labor laws could affect a water filled mine. Telegram from Port Hood did not confirm pumpmen and firemen left with miners.
Balloonist Narrowly Escapes at Kingston Fair Grounds
A balloon ascent accident at Kingston fair grounds on the 24th left W. H. Allan of Rochester N Y thrown from his trapeze bar as the balloon jerked and caught fire. He fell twenty five feet landing on his head and shoulders but was saved by soft ground and is now in hospital with head and shoulder bruises. The balloon collapsed onto the race track.
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Kingston
W. H. Allan
Rochester
N. Y
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Staples Mill
A boiler blast at Neibergall Stave and Lumber mill in Staples Ont. wrecked the plant and caused casualties. Fire crews fought the blaze as investigators began assessing the blast site.
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Toronto
Neibergall Stave and Lumber Company
Staples, Ont
Indian Head By-Law Passes to Borrow 150000
The bylaw to borrow 150000 for electric lighting waterworks and sewerage passed almost unanimously in Indian Head N W T with 191 for and 8 against. Contracts will be let soon to bring water from the Squisrel Hills and to build a reservoir dam and powerhouse. The sewerage system likely will not be finished this season.
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Indian Head
Squisrel
Deportation Warrant Issued for Pere Marquette Officials
Ottawa enacts penalties under the Alien Labor act with warrants for deportation of twelve Pere Marquette officials. Superintendent S Platt and master mechanic J McManamy face 24 days to depart, other officials 4 to 7 days. Habeas corpus proceedings may block deportation pending legal questions.
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St. Thomas
Ont
Ottawa
Pere Marquette
S. Platt
J. Mc. Manamy
Diseased Immigrants Deported From Montreal
A Montreal special reports eighty four immigrants infected with trichina? were deported and sent back to England aboard the Athenia and Lake Erie. No one escaped as friends pressed for release but officials kept them under strict guard. The question of landing Galician and Polish diseased entrants at Liverpool concerns steamship companies.
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Montreal
England
Athenia
Lake Erie
Galicia
Poland
Liverpool
Hotelman Refused Breakfast At Erie House Case
Government Detective Rogers of Toronto filed information against George Rowell owner of the Erie house in Leamington for refusing to supply a meal after hours. License Inspector Sorthe is also named. Rogers will travel from Toronto to testify when the case is heard, a matter watched by hotel men across the county.
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Leamington
George Rowell
Rogers
Toronto
Erie House
Sorthe
Died in Time to Escape Tax in Pembroke
The lumber magnate Thomas Mackie of Pembroke Ontario died recently leaving an estate valued around 800000 to his widow. Ontario succession duties total 40000 under current law. Had he died a week later the tax would rise by 30000 at most due to a new 3 percent levy for estates over 200000. The act is not retroactive.
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Toronto
Thomas Mackie
Pembroke, Ont
Ontario
Sportsman's Paradise Reopens with Deluxe CN Train
The Canadian Northern will reopen the Sportsman’s Paradise region between Warroad and the Central Lake Park area on June 4 with a superb solid vestibuled train. The line will offer sleepers and diners and summer tourist rates for resort visitors, with agents providing full details.
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Warroad
Canadian Northern Railway
North America
Central Lake Park
Canadian Northern
Last Payment Made on Japanese Loan Underwriting Deal
Final installment from subscribers to the latest Japan loan of 75 million dollars was paid in the United States. The payment completes the 35 to 40 million dollar tranche in the underwriting debate.
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New York
United States
Pottinger Named to Transcontinental Railway Commission
David Pottinger of the Internal department will be appointed to the new ship of the transcontinental railway commission.
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David Pottinger
Interal
Transcontinental Railway Commission
Russian Fleet in British Despatches Advances Toward Battle
A St Petersburg despatch reports Admiral Avellan confirming Rosestvensky sails north to engage Togo. Rumors of a clash between Russian and Japanese fleets south of Formosa circulate amid health strains on Rosestvensky and crew. Reports from Manila and London note alignments, skirmishes near Shahedze and Shaosichzhou, and a German squadron off Tsingtau as the fleet converges toward Viadivostok.
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St. Petersburg
Avellan
Admiralty Department
Rosestvensky
Togo
Rojestvensky
Voelkeream
Tropics
Birilef
Skrydloff
Viadivostok
Manilla
Formosa
Chanchavadze
Manchuria
Shahedze
Shaczou
Syaosichzhou
Kooche
Gortz
Gunshu Pass
Gunsha Pass
Tanziatun
Tsitsihar
Harbin
London
London Tinges
Gevgral Mistchenko
Woo Sing
Tsingtau
Dowie Considers New Zion Colony in Mexico
Mexico City Gladstone Dowie son of Zion prophet John Alexander Dowie and Judge Barnes plan to take over 700000 acres in Tamaulipas with options on more land to reach about one million acres for a new colony modeled after Zion City in Illinois Dowie said in an interview.
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Mexico City
Gladstone Dowie
Zion
John Alexander Dowie
Barnes
Mexico
Zion City
Dowie
Gonzales
Tamalipas
Six Men Killed in Boiler Explosion in Columbus
A boiler explosion near the Ocking Valley railroad roundhouse on West Main Street killed six workers at the site. The engine under test after rebuilding detonated, damaging the nearby building and flinging debris hundreds of feet. Several workers were thrown into the air, and one man is missing, believed swept into the river.
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Columbus, O
Ocking Valley Railroad
West Main Street
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