Wheat Estimate Foresees 1905 US Crop Near 750 Million Bushels
The Commercial West reports the United States may produce about 750 million bushels of wheat in 1905 based on current expectations. Prices may dip slightly but the market trend remains firm with a shifting bear to bull phase as consumption outpaces production worldwide. Europe and Canada face varying conditions affecting future supply, while Pacific coast output stays light.
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United States
Chicago
Europe
America
Pacific
Australia
Africa
Canada
Commercial West
Treasure Hunters Sail for Gold Island South Seas Expedition
A Halifax cable dated June 17 reports the Nova Scotia schooner Hattie L. M arriving at Montevideo after leaving Halifax March 17 with Captain C. H. McLeod at its helm. The party includes Sir Asiey Cooperball and English aristocrats plus Nova Scotians, funded by a $100000 capital. They head toward the Straits of Magellan to explore the so called Island of Gold where McLeod first found gold sands fifteen years ago amid native hostility.
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Halifax
Montevideo
Nova Scotia
Hattie L. M
C. H. McLeod
Pictou
N. S
Asiey Cooperball
Straits of Magellen
Island of Gold
Mcleod
New Timon of Athens Death Shocks Greek Assembly
A notable figure, Mr. Petalas, longtime member of the Hellenic Chamber for Aggia Thessaly, died leaving a curiously private will. He requested only blood relatives attend his funeral and bequeathed most of his fortune to the lunatic asylum in his native town, condemning humanity as hypocritical.
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Petalas
Charmaber
Aggia
Thessaly
Conspirators Uneasy Ahead of King Peter Arrival
Belgrade officials suffer pressure as Russia and Austria demand punishment for King Alexander and Queen Praga’s assassins. The war minister opposes hints of punishment while King Peter’s reception plans unfold with a proclaimed holiday and provincial delegations arriving.
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Belgrade
Servia
Alexander
Quen Praga
Peter
Geneva
Kingeter
Russia
Mob at Delaware workhouse lynches African American suspect
A crowd of thousands stormed the county workhouse in Wilmington to seize George White on a charge of assault and killing Helen Bishop. Guards repelled the mob as shots wounded a boy and a man. White was carried to Price's Corner where he was burned to death amid gunfire and a factional firefight.
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Wilmington
Del
George White
Helen Bishop
Price's Corner
Price’s Corner
Peter Smith
Newro
Convicts Seize Canon City Prison as Warden’s Wife Is Taken
June 22 prison riot at Colorado state penitentiary ends with Kuykendall killed and ringleader James Armstrong wounded and dying. Mrs Cleghorn briefly abducted before guards quell the escape. Tom Fisher captured. two others captured later. two more escaped after releasing horses.
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Canon City
State Penitentiary
Emperor William Praises Army as National Instrument
A Berlin cable reports two speeches by Emperor William at Doerbitz near Berlin during Frederick the Great monument unveiling. He lauds the army as a national institution and its generals as educators trusted by soldiers and citizens. He calls the army a school for youth and insists it will support his policy when needed. He ends with Frederick the Great's maxim that the pen alone may be insufficient.
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Berlin
William
Doeberitz
Frederick the Great
Lorenz in Montreal and medical advances discussed
Dr Lorenz the Austrian surgeon visits Montreal and discusses hospital standards in the United States and Europe. He credits teamwork and gradual innovation for successful tem operations, noting Germany leads and that the approach evolving beyond the knife. A Rochester City hospital incident recalls a near-fatal anaesthetic during surgery.
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Wein
Rochester City Hospital
From Both Hemispheres Summary of Diverse 1900s Items
A collage notes Canadian Northern purchasing forty locomotives and Alaska railway contract for 418 miles. Lake Clementi to receive Selkirk hatchery fish. Six killed in a Senecaville dynamite blast June 20. New York Crescents beat Oxford Cambridge lacrosse 4 3. Winnipeg Catholics reopen school question awaiting Premier Ratlin. Barn raising accident near New Hamburg Ont injures thirteen fatally possibly. Moorish war minister Menethi loses 6400 men at Ammedinna. Ole Thorson shot in Squamish Valley misidentified as bear. Leceusers a Norwegian served with First Montana in Philippines. Major James Burton Pond dies June 21 in Jersey City at 86.
Spread of Cremation Across Ancient Nations and Myths
The article traces cremation from early times across many nations, noting Greek legends linking its origin to Hercules and Homer’s accounts of fire practices among Greeks. It cites Tartary Scythians as earliest records and mentions Hindustan customs, explaining purification by fire and the belief that the soul remains linked until cremation.
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Earth
Hercules
Armus
Vust
Tartary
Hindostan
Ovid
Russian minister Dewitte linked to vast state funded theft in Vilna
A London cable reports that the Russian Reform party journal will publish a full account of a major robbery involving Dewitte the Russian minister of state. The scheme moved an estate from a bank to a lady for 300 000 roubles, with deforestation funds paid from the treasury and secret service. The report labels the minister as responsible and calls for finance reform.
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London
Russian Reform Party
Staggart
Dewitte
Srance
Russia
Vilaa
Bank of Nobility
Vilna
Covina
Pessant
Puaymet
Secret Service Fund
Winnipeg Exhibition Showcases Five Graces Elephants
The Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition features the Lockhart Troupe of Five Graces elephants billed as the main attractions. Sam Lockhart, famed trainer, guides performances from bicycle riding to pin setting, seesaws, bottle walking, and a musical program ending with Auld Lang Syne. A comic scene shows an elephant faking intoxication and being arrested by a fellow elephant officer.
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Winnipeg
Prairie
Lockhart
Orco
Sam Lockhart
Mr. Lockhart
America
Jock
Jenny
Windsor Castle
Marlborough House
Queen Victoria
Prince of Wales
Bloodshed in Lodz as police and Cossacks attack workers
Anable from Werlin reports that in Lodz about 5 000 young workers, mostly Jews, marched peacefully as a socialist display. Police and Cossacks charged, beating many, with ten reportedly killed and all 100 arrested severely wounded. Surgeons labored for hours. blood ran in rivulets at the station. Also, Kishineff editor Kroushvan was stabbed in St. Petersburg but survived.
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Anable
Werlin
Tageblatt
Lodz
Poland
Ditor
St. Petersburg
Kroushevan
Kishineff
Bessarabetz
Iis
Polytechnic School
Keiff
Death of The Very Rev. Herbert Vavehan Westminister Cardinal
The Very Rev. Herbert Vavehan archbishop of Westminster died at midnight on June 20 after weeks of heart disease and dropsy. He passed peacefully.
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Herbert Vavehan
Westminster
Ambition Compared to Self-View in Public Figures
A pointed social-critique argues that ascent to leadership is hindered when those at the peak overestimate their own importance. The piece weighs vanity against achievement and suggests humility as a path to real influence.
German Elections Show Socialists Rise Across Reichstag
Official returns from 30 constituencies show the Socialists winning 53 seats, with Conservatives 30, Centre 82, Poles 14, Free Conservatives 6, Alsatians 6, and National Liberals 6. Re ballots needed in 177 districts. 16 districts outstanding. Socialists gain in Berlin and Essen, with strong gains in Saxony unsettling leaders like Bebel who called Saxony the Red Kingdom.
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Germany
Centre Party
Free Conservatives
National Liberals
Membg
Berlin
Saxony
Imerr Bebel
Essen
Krupps
Centre
May rainfall and trade notes from New South Wales report
Mr. Larke, Canadian trade commissioner in New South Wales, reports May rainfall widespread and abundant with thriving grain lands. Manitoba flour market remains good though prices have fallen boosting use. BC fish could meet strong demand if better packed. often arrives in poor condition. Postmaster General of New Zealand authorized canvassers via cable board, affecting Pacific cable business which has declined.
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J. S. Larke
New South Wales
Department of Trade and Commerce
Manitoba
British Columbia
New Zealand
Cable Board
Eastern Extension Company
Pacific Cable
A Novel Suggestion on British Heiress Duty
In London a disinterested bachelor proposes a ten percent ad valorem duty on foreign heiresses entering Great Britain to fund pensions for British ladies unable to marry. He also suggests a five percent rate for Canadian and Australian heiresses, framing it as a path to negotiate and preserve the national lineage.
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London
Aumor
Great Britain
Mighty rivers rise in quiet places
A reflective line compares large rivers swelling in quiet spaces to men who make louder noise the farther they roam from home, suggesting how distance amplifies presence and impact.
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Canadian Northern
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Selkirk
Senecaville
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Alaska
Port Arthur Assizes
New Hamburg
Ont
Madrid
Tanvier
Fr Menethi
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Jersey City
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