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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
6
Reports describe Boer entrenchments near Cape districts with British pressure. Messages note Boer activity extending forty miles inland, with Voortrekker forces opposing General Buller and French near Colesberg and Rensburg. Dispatches mention fundraising for London volunteers and memorial efforts in Dublin and West Selkirk, alongside various misfires and casualties.
A crowded patriotic concert ended in confusion as disorder erupted over admission fees and leadership. Mayor Wilson and officials attempted to restore order while about 2,600 attendees faced chaotic scenes. Volunteers and police oversaw the fundraiser amid accusations of mismanagement and delays.
A Foreign dispatch reports British forces under General French attempting to swing behind Boer lines near Norvale Point, with Col. Pilsner guiding a 50 mile move. Reinforcements arrive as maneuvers threaten a crossing toward De Aar or Orange River. Casualties mount from heavy shelling and none of the key river crossings are yet secure.
Colonel Murray draws acclaim as a Kimberley defender amid Boer shelling and solar artillery fire. Canadian troops receive congratulations from Chamberlain for gallant engagement at Soonyside. Ottawa notes report of Mr Thomas Kelly’s homeward arrangements and St Andrew’s rapids work progress.
The trial centers on Marie Banque accountant Lemieux accused of forging bank deposits and withdrawing funds. Testimony details a scheme yielding tens of thousands, including a $26,000 draft and a $21,000 profit claim, tied to W. Wer and Sons bakery. Interwoven are references to bank overdrafts, fiduciary misstatements, and political remarks on universal education and diplomacy.
A dispatch from St Louis reports that Great Western Saddlery Co of Winnipes Manitoba secured a British government contract to furnish saddles for 19 000 cavalry horses. The firm sublet much of the work to U S makers with plants in St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati handling orders amid Transvaal water service usage by Britain.
J OBrien provides weekly market notes on grain prices and stock trends at 148 Princess Street Winnipes Man. The column covers local crop prospects, wheat and corn movements, and brief price snapshots.
The Winnipeg markets report shows Manitoba No 1 wheat prices around 1.70, 1.50 and 1.10 for various grades, oats and other grains listed with per sack and per ton figures. Local farm products include Medora and Glenora lots, bran and shorts prices, oat chop, barley, and milling oats, with deliveries tracked to track or country points.
Fragmentary report mentions New York, Jan 1, and San Francisco, Jan 4, with scattered references to tenement, wages, and military movements. No clear event or individuals to summarize into a complete news item.
Advertisement urges buyers to use scrip instead of cash for Dominion Lands with a later fall 20 percent discount, signaling a promotional offer and payment method shift.
A fragment notes Alloway & Champion and banks in Canada including Merchants Bank of Canada and Asian Bank of Canada with references to Manitoba and the West, suggesting a selection or listing of financial offices. The terse line implies a banking network across Canadian regions with corporate names present.
A scrambled OCR page lists mixed local and world items with brief notes on a 10 year old death, divorces, political references, a burning apartment, a missing man, and a court case. It mentions names, places, dates, and events in a jumbled, fragmentary fashion, with dialogue about an evening meeting and a ledger.
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