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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1898
Page
8
In a frontier district a brutal murder unfolds as a father and his wife are killed by an assailant. Witnesses including Michael Samborskey and William Craig describe bloodied scenes, a child’s testimony, and investigators pursuing leads to identify the killer. The inquest records detail a pattern of violence tied to a late autumn night.
A damaged OCR passage hints at a deadly confrontation involving a man with an axe near a shore or inn. The text describes a savage attack, a battle near a wall, and a verdict after a trial. Names, places, and precise facts are unclear in the fragment.
London stocks rose as the Bank of England’s policy hints lifted rates to four per cent briefly. Analysts attributed the move to precautionary measures amid wartime tensions and a cautious stance by officials. Public statements by Herbert Henry Asquith and others framed the mood as political and economic caution shaping markets.
Marshalltown pastor James Parrish was arrested yesterday in Sandwich Illinois on a charge of forging a $200 check three years ago under the name Mark Thommedrow for the Illinois Thrift Society. He is married and formerly connected with the McCord case arbitrators whose decision pending state department release. Meanwhile a separate note mentions a £30,000 jewelry theft aboard a train near Amiens, with a purse valued at about $150,000 and a $22,000 necklace, and a vague reference to Noah’s preserved fruit.
Fragmented dispatches from a London to New York voyage recount a storm off the Lizact Manacles. Passengers and crew contend with life boats and a gale. Several lives lost or saved. one lady dies after being brought ashore. Arrests cascade from Cairo to Kingston amid security alerts and unrest in Jamaica.
Reports from Joliet penitentiary and London Parliament scenes mix with regional fires and crime. Details include a convict fined 81500 for conspiring to wreck property, a governor appointment in Kia Chow, and a wave of foreign affairs changes. London and Berlin notes cover governance shifts and brutalities discussions. Paris fire and small-town losses loom in Kinmount and Lindsay area.
Frank Parkhart unearthed a cave in Leadville Colorado where a hole yielded fifty sacks of gold and silver ore. Investigators noted the cache had been hidden for about ten days and likely stolen from mines. value estimated at 110000 dollars. Nearby, John Connelly, ex Northern Pacific worker from Grand Forks, froze to death in Montana during October’s ferible storm. his body recovered with several Grand Forks relatives alerted.
Buckley of the North Pacific lost his right arm while oiling a locomotive on a side track. His arm was severed by a drive wheel and found later on the ash pan after workers responded. He was taken to Brainerd and then to Glenwood, Minn for treatment.
Montreal reports Archbishop launches appeal to raise 10 000 to clear cathedral debt appealing to Catholic communities and faithful for support as the city runs a drive amid church funding concerns. The Oct 18 items note regional clergy scenes and political moves across Ontario and Quebec with local notes on a Kingston explosives case and Peterboro ministerial appointments.
Reports from Montreal and Sydney recount severe weather as storms battered vessels. The Gulp, from Sydney, lost two boats and sailors perished after a capsized schooner. The Allan line steamship Autentian faced gale conditions, California delayed at Father Point until a pilot boarded, while river craft endured heavy seas and show. Nations consider purchasing Victoria sealing fleet. government surveyor to appraise vessels. Some unrelated lines mention engagements and marriages.
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