Wheat Market Report Shows Mixed Harvest Outlook
The market notes September and December wheat futures with cash wheat at a premium, while U S crop reports suggest lower winter wheat yields and rust damage. Spring wheat in the Dakotas and Minnesota shows good progress, with high overall promise except in flooded Red River lowlands. Evrops and world shipments trend steady with Europe possibly yielding similar to last year. Manitoba trades firm with July option cornered and cash delivery prices listed for Northern grades.
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Red River Valley
Europe
Brad
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Northern
Fort William
Port Arthur
Winnipeg Market Prices June 23 1905
Milloote prices 5 percent per ton bulk delivered to trade, barley chop 20 dollars, mixed cake 27 dollars per ton, oats 26 dollars, oil oats No 2 white 40 cents, No 3 38 cents, feed grades 36 cents per bushel in car lots.
Non Union Man Tortured by Strike Suspects in Chicago
Edward Bickett, a non union driver for National Express Co., was attacked by four men believed to be strike sympathizers near the teamsters headquarters. He sustained multiple injuries including broken fingers and ripped nails, and was found unconscious in the street by a police officer.
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Chicago
Edward Bickett
National Express Co
Bickett
Teamsters
Leopold changes will in favor of Belgian people
A Brussels dispatch reports King Leopold has radically altered his will amid family litigation. He values his fortune at about 16 million dollars and plans to leave most for public works while his daughters receive no more than 32 thousand dollars yearly each.
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Brussels
Leopold
Lear
Rega
Conoril
Assassinated for Loyalty to the Czar
A parish minister in Zewierre was killed by masked terrorists who broke in at night. The assailants tortured the minister, attacked female servants, and fled before Cossacks could reach the scene. Evidence points to a clash between loyalists and revolutionists.
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Nay Tage
Zewierre
Ouse
Child Falls From Window 85 Feet Downward to Death
Marguerite Ferrier, 16 months old, of J. E. Ferrier, died after falling from a window 85 feet to the ground in Toronto. The child was left with others in a hallway and crawled toward a front bedroom before the accident occurred.
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Toronto
Marguerite Ferrier
J. E. Ferrier
Strong Company to Sell Prairie Lands
A Toronto report notes the incorporation of a land company formed by railway and related businessmen. It is authorized to carry on land sales and leasing in Manitoba and the Northwest, with powers to invest lands in other corporations. Provisional directors include J. S. Lovell, W. Bain, R. Gowans, W. F. Ralph, and others in Toronto.
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Toronto
Gazette
Manitoba
Northwest
J. S. Lovell
W. Bain
R. Gowans
W. F. Ralph
R. P. Ormsby
F.C. Annesley
A. J. Mitchell
Bishop Warns Ontario On Birth Rates In Synod Address
In London Ontario Bishop Williams, addressing the Huron synod, criticized declines in Ontario school population and blamed a godless materialism and perceived selfishness. He warned Ontario risks becoming a childless province as young people delay or avoid marriage.
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London
Ont
Huron
Williams
Ontario
Medicine Hat Finances Debentures Tenders Accepted
A Medicine Hat dispatch reports council opened tenders for the town s last debentures totaling 54 000 for waterworks and natural gas extensions and a new municipal building Four firms bid Wood Grundy Co Toronto 54 914 Amelitus Jarvis Co Toronto 354 973 John Nuveen Chicago 52 425 National Trust Co Winnipeg 54 125 The Jarvis tender with a 373 premium was accepted The sewerage and park debentures will be marketed next month.
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Medicine Hat
Wood, Grundy & Co
Toronto
Amelitus Jarvis & Co
John Nuveen
Chicago
National Trust Co
Winnipeg
Jarvis
Groom Fails to Attend Berlin Church Wedding
A planned wedding at St Mary’s in Berlin Ontario was called off when groom Edward Hebner of Waterloo did not appear. The bride Mary Weberschlag, a respected Berlin resident, faced an indefinitely postponed ceremony after the groom vanished after visiting his tailor at 6:30 AM.
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Berlin
Ont
St. Mary's
Edward Hebner
Waterloo
Mary Weberschlag
Winnipeg Fair 1905 to Offer Equal Facilities for All Visitors
The city promises unequalled facilities for crowds at the Industrial Fair of 1905. Accommodation for longer stays is available at reasonable costs. Fair grounds are accessible by street railway from all city parts, minimizing travel time to and from the grounds for a smooth, enjoyable visit.
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Winnipeg
Body Found After Year Missing Near Barnsville Colliery
Irvine Taylor, a young cowboy, drowned while crossing the river with a herd of horses. His body was located on an island opposite Barnsville Colliery seven miles below here and identified by Maxwell Donaldson at the coroner's inquest from clothing, spurs, heel supports and fringed chappareos.
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Lethbridge
N. W
Irvine Taylor
Barnsville
Maxwell Donaldson
Montreal Petition Grants Writ of Habeas Corpus
Gaynor and Green won a writ of habeas corpus presented by Montreal counsel. Justice Onuimet granted the petition on grounds of lack of jurisdiction by Judge Lafontaine and that the charged offence was not within the extradition act.
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Montreal
Gaynor. &. Green
Onuimet
Lafontaine
Wealthy diamond merchant swindles heir in Russia
A letter sent from a wealthy diamond merchant in a Russian city promises to share a fortune worth about 250000 dollars with the recipient. The scheme involves the heir receiving the full amount after compliance with unspecified steps.
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Dee
New Steamship for North Trade special report
The Canastian Pacific Railway company awarded a contract to the Hequimant Marine Railway company of this city for a new steamship serving the North Trade route to Victoria British Columbia.
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New Steamship
Victoria
B. C
Canastian Pacific Railway Company
Hequimant Marine Railway Company
New Passenger Steamer Planned for Northern Trade
A new passenger steamer, estimated near $100 000, will exceed the size of the Princess Beatrice built two years ago by the same company. It is slated for service in the northern British Columbia and Alaskan trade.
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Princess Beatrice
British Columbia
Winnipeg Industrial Fair 1995 Showcases National Progress
The Winnipeg Industrial Fair runs July 20 to 28 highlighting top achievements in agriculture horticulture live stock manufacturing domestic arts science the arts and trades. The event aims to honor progress of the people and celebrate a thriving national spirit.
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Winnipeg
Montreal Man Killed by 55000 Volts at Power Station
Max Sanders, 24, working at the Shawenigan Falls power transforming station, was fatally shocked by 55 000 volts entering his system. His parents live in Buffalo. The incident occurred yesterday at the Montreal facility.
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Montreal
Max Sanders
Buffalo
Shawenigan Falls
Drowned Boy Willie Robinson In Boyne River
A three year old boy, Willie Robinson, son of lawyer H. E. Robinson, drowned while playing on the Boyne river bank at Carman Manitoba. His brother Ivan warned the family and the body was recovered with life extinct. Funeral held Thursday at 2 pm in Carman cemetery.
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Willie
H. E. Robinson
Ivan
Boyne
Carman Cemetery
Silk Freight Sent By Canadian Pacific For Eastern Points
A silk cargo valued at over 2 000 000 dollars sailed from Vancouver on the Canadian Pacific Railway for eastern Canada and the United States. The Empress of China carried the goods to Vancouver where seven cars of silk four cars of ten skins and curios were unloaded. Through passengers also arrived and some will travel on tomorrow morning. Captain Sheldrake, an English shipping man who has supervised Russian wounded shipments from Shanghai to Ou yssa, is among them.
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Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
United States
Empress of China
Sheldrake
Shanghai
Ouyssa
England Bound Woman Held on Bigamy Charge
Mrs Sarah Ann Bellamy of England, arrested on a bigamy charge on arrival by steamer, will be sent back to England. An English constable has departed for the city to arrange the transfer. Bellamy had wed a younger man, Bugler, in England after claiming her first husband was dead. Bugler, a barber, is believed to be in Toronto. Bellamy possessed considerable money at the time of arrest.
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England
Quebec
Sarah Ann Bellamy
Bugler
Toronto
Chinese Merchants Ban U S Goods In Vancouver Meeting
In Vancouver a mass meeting of leading Chinese merchants, organized by their board of trade, declared a boycott on American goods. Eight hundred Chinese attendees heard speeches condemning U S immigration officials and pledged to buy Canadian products. A $1,000 donation was sent to Chinese merchants in Shanghai to support the effort and aid workers refusing to handle cargoes on ships with U S goods. The move aims to aid Canadian manufacturers by shifting demand away from the United States.
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Vancouver
B. C
Board of Trade
U. S
United States
China
Republic
Shanghai
Canada
Husband Mourns Loss of Wife and Effects
Fort William dispatch reports a Conmee township tale where Charles Ayling’s wife leaves for another man, a woodsman from Port Arthur. Ayling travels to Fort William to confront the loss and seek to reclaim his home and marriage in a rural Ontario setting.
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Fort William
Enoch Arden
Conmee
Enoch
Mani
New Ontario
Charles Ayling
Thes Falls
Cohimee
Mr. Ayling
Alying
Port Arthur
Fort Wiliam
War updates and diplomatic moves across Asia Europe
May start of war actions noted with Japanese consul-general Liang Kiang report. Admiral Urus squadron to patrol Yangtze while British fleet sails to Wei Hai Wei for gunnery off Shangtung. In Petersburg diplomats push peace terms as Linovitch signals near victory. Sakharoff meets the emperor at Peterhoff proposing new troop mobilization. Lamsdorff notes Russia may avoid further ship losses as broader mobilization debates unfold.
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Liang Kiang
Uru
Yang Tse
Hong Kong
Wei Hei Wei
Shangtung Province
S& Petersburg
Linovitch
Sakharoff
Peterhoff
London
Stecernburg
Onan
Winnipeg Industrial Showgrounds To Reopen Exhibits
Three large buildings on the Winnipeg Industrial grounds will be reused this year for industrial exhibits. The office notices show applicants requesting double the space from last year. One major firm reported sales totaling $10 000 attributed to last year’s fair.
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Winnipeg
Ciation
Belmont resigns from Equitable board amid salary questions
New York August Belmont resigns as Interborough Rapid Transit Co president and director of the Equitable Society to Grover Cleveland as a new board forms. A state inspector notes former officers listed with salaries long past or discontinued, hinting at an outdated roster and possible clerical errors.
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New York
August Belmont
Interborough Rapid Transit Co
Equitable Society
Grover Cleveland
New Board of Equitable Trustees
Equitable
Hendricks
E. W. Lambert
Edward Curtis
H. Squire
H. Roger Winthrop
Squire
J. B. Loring
Mr. Loring
Flood Submerges Ithaca Areas Causing Wide Damage
An Ithaca dispatch reports a cloudburst and heavy rain flooding Six Mile Creek. The flood damaged mills and lumber yards, disrupted trains, and forced families to flee to higher ground. Local power infrastructure and artesian works were affected as water covered low lands and bridges failed.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Six Mile Creek
Ithaca Oe and Electric Light Company
Inlet
West Hill
Eafe Echooil
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Thompson, Sons & Co
Czar
Canadian News
Bishop
Medicine Hat Finances
Gaynor & Green
Carman
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