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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
10
The Nab-Committee advances a U S arbitration plan diverging from Britain proposing single arbitrators and a central tribunal with proportional cost sharing. The American and Italian factions push mediation options while Count Nigra seeks broader mediation precedents and nonbinding offers prior to arbitration amid rising hostilities.
In a formal church trial at St Thomas district Dr Austin was found not in harmony with Methodist teachings and deposed from the ministry after admitting belief in spiritualism. The proceedings drew interruptions and general condemnation with a final ruling that ends his ministerial status. June reports note the decision and anticipated publication of the Hofgace.
Fragmented telegraph briefs describe an earthquake felt near Prince? region, with reports of ship movements including Patria and 800 oturg steamer, and references to officials in Meade and Toronto. Mentions loaded cargo, a wrecked vessel, and a speech by a congressman in Germany context.
Report from Hamilton and surrounding towns describes strikers resisting Grand Trunk railway agents at Bainsville and Belle River. Police fired after a hail of stones, two trackmen charged, Italians housed with police amid sympathy crowds, and workers offered wages for the season. Fire in Hamilton damaged Market Square area as confusion over location persists.
An outgoing Staten Island ferry rushed a well dressed young woman from the bay this forenoon amid rumors she matches the description of Carry Jones the purse girl tied to the Marian Clarke kidnapping. Mansfeld Univ Jape notes the national synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church adopted denouncing resolutions on secret societies.
Montreal June 1 a dock strike expands as 2 000 freight handlers quit at 6 oclock claiming contractor violations of the resumed work contract. A meeting followed and grain shovelers threaten to join if grievances remain unremedied. The GTR trackmen strike in its tenth day shows no settlement. Grand Trunk officials refuse talks. Trackmen union leader Lowe says all available old men are out with high pay offers for foremen and tracklaying jobs going unfilled.
Notices from Que Mornin College announce dismissal of staff after the current term, while Dr Warden seeks business interest in Quebec for the college. In Winnipeg, lawmakers push for grain inspection to Winnipeg only, stirring boards of trade across the province. Separate notes cover a Toronto will directing dress norms, a social theft case in Ottawa, and Manitoba landlord settlement drives in Fort William with immigration aid.
Grain and stock broker O Brien offers margin trading and carriage of grain. Correspondence solicited. The item appears as a small classified notice or ad in a 19th or early 20th century newspaper.
The wheat market shows added strength from recent conditions with a prospective higher price range, though some selling to take profits dampened gains. Winter wheat deteriorates from insect damage while spring wheat prospects look near perfect. European crops vary, with Southern Russia and Romania cited as poor. J D O Brien reports from Winnipeg on January 2, 1895.
The listing shows multiple grain and feed prices including Wheat No 1 hard at Fort William with 6. Flour patent at Glenora 1.80, Lake of the Woods patent 10 and strong bakers 1.70, and other staples like oat and barley blends, oil cake 24 per ton, oats values, hay and butter prices, and various live animal quotes. Prices appear in mixed currency formats with per ton and per bushel figures across Manitoba and Ontario markets.
A garbled telegrammix reports on 2000 U S residents, yellow fever in New Orleans, a suspected suicide near Calgary, a Grand Rapids railway wreck cost 7292, and various legal notices. It notes a Miss Loxford party tie, a Montreat death, staged changes in Mindanao and territorial shifts, Port Arthur miners rights, and a Kansas City parachute incident with injuries. The piece cites rail and grain commerce, a Montreal passenger move, and Morris et al financial troubles as scattered world events.
A scrambled report cites battles over agricultural policy and farm management involving Dr. Robertson and Prof Saunders, with claims of created authority and intrusions. It notes a Winnipeg religious conference on Dr Workman heresy charges, a London streetcar strike with limited progress, and a shocking suicide attempt by Miss E O Niel at the Hotel Metropole.
The clipping lists a Prairie rail timetable fragment with destinations and dates amid garbled OCR. Names such as Whyte Robt and Keer appear as staff or managers. The legible items indicate a weekly schedule, weather notes, and routing details for trains to Souris Miette and other places, but the text remains largely unreadable.
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