Hope and Miles at a London society farewell
Hope confesses delight in Prestone and hints Miles may fall for her while Lady Dimsdale urges caution about Doctor Anderson. Miles wrestles with temptation, plans to tell Hope the truth, and prepares to visit the Dimsdale home one last time as Hope wears her white gown and red roses for a final reception.
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Pretlone
London
Prestone
Miles
Hope
Lady Dimsdale
Doctor Anderson
Are
Dimsdale
Hope and Lady Dimsdale Face Delicate Family Talk
In a boudoir scene Hope pleads ignorance as Lady Dimsdale and an elder relative attempt to explain a delicate misstep. The older woman speaks of confusion and gentleness, while Hope offers earnest promises to change, seeking guidance from her grandmother.
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Lady Dimsdale
Hope
British Forces Break Mahmoud Raid Near Pershawar
Despatch from Simla reports Sir James Willcocks attacked Mahmoud tribesmen on Friday morning with two columns after an attempt to cut British lines of communication. A sharp engagement drove the tribesmen from their positions. British casualties are listed at sixty. Mahmoud losses are unknown.
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Simla
India
James Willcocks
Pershawar
Registered mail stolen on Winnipeg train arrival
A despatch from Edmonton reports a bag containing registered letters stolen on the Winnipeg trains. The mail was loaded onto the mail wagon and reached the post office with parts of the dispatch missing. One bag was recovered near Edmonton, indicating thieves’ involvement in the incident.
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Edmonton
Alta
Winnipeg
Leading Markets Toronto Wheat Prices and Grains Rap
Market notes from Toronto on April 28 show Manitoba Wheat for immediate delivery at 1.17 for No 1 northern, with May delivery at 1.15 for No 1 northern and 1.11 for No 2 northern. Ontario wheat and corn prices, barley and oats, and Toronto freight rates listed, including Manitoba patents at 86 dollars and bran cars at 24.50 to 25.00.
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Toronto
Manitoba
Georgian Bay
North Bay
Ontario
B. Mills
Montreal Wheat and Provisions Prices in April Trade
Trade remains steady in four and six price lists for wheat patents and rollers, with oats cornmeal and feeds showing solid value. Eggs command firm local demand with 16 to 18 cents per dozen, cheese ranges 12.5 to 18 cents, and provisions mix from barrels to lard and hogs priced across multiple lots.
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Montreal
Manitoba
Shorts
Ontario
Consumpton
Market Report Prices for Livestock and Grains
Offerings show prices from two to five dollars per cwt with export sales at four fifty to five. Lambs ranged from three fifty to one while grain fed drafts fetch six to seven dollars per cwt. Hogs held steady with selects at six forty and lights and fats at six fifteen.
Immigration Returns Show Shifts In 1907 To 1996-97
Ottawa dispatch reports three month total immigration at 27,14, down from 42,048 in the same period of 1907, with British arrivals 8.9 percent versus 20,822 and continental 6,810 vs 11,600, while United States entries rose to 11,390 from 9,626. The last fiscal year ending last month totaled 262,469 with 126,182 British, 93,975 continental, and 58,312 from the United States, up 39,767 from 1996-07’s 222,708.
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Ottawa
United States
Winnipeg talks on rail way strike stalemate
A Winnipeg dispatch reports railway mechanic talks with CNR and CPR companies failed to produce any agreement. Both sides refused to comment after lengthy sessions with Grant Hall and with A Shields and J R Cameron, leaving the dispute unresolved and unsatisfactory.
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Winnipeg
C. N
Grant Hall
C.N. R
A. Shields
J. R. Cameron
Prunes Face Shortage as Frost Hits California Crops
A Chicago despatch reports prune crops damaged by late frosts across Sacramento Valley and Senone Tehuma and clusa counties, with Santa Clara Valley also hurt. Normal production about 170 million pounds, but this year only around 59 million pounds are expected, prompting price increases.
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Chicago
Sacramento Valley
Senone
Naps
Tehuma
Clusa
California
Santa Clara Valley
Poisoned by canned salmon sickens three Wellsand girls
A Welland Telegraph report states three daughters of George Sears fell ill after eating plagued salmon. They experienced intense nausea and vomiting around 10 p.m. Dr Howell arrived promptly and prevented further harm. Sears himself was not affected, nor were other family members.
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Welland
George Sears
Welland Telegraph
Howell
Sears
Girl’s Heroism in Prairie Fire Ends in Tragedy
Bullleford Sask dispatch reports Miss Anna Matthews the sole survivor among five in a Tramping Lake District blaze. The father died aiding flames that consumed the home. Anna, 18, carried her younger siblings to safety but both perished along with their mother who was beyond reach.
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Bullleford
Sask
Anna ’Matthews
Lake District
Anna Matthews
Wheat Spot Prices Mixed in New York Trading
New York on April 28 reports firm spot wheat with No. 2 red at 1.03 with elevator supplies and No. 2 red west of the lake at 1.04 f.o.b. afloat for No. 1 northern from Duluth at 1.15 f.o.b. afloat and No. 2 hard winter at 1.11 f.o.b. afloat.
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New York
Northern
Duluth
Fatal accident at Waldo mill pierces H Codee
Despatch from Fernie B C reports H Codee killed in Waldo lumber mill accident. While attaching a belt, he used a heavy steam pipe to aid slipping the leather. The pipe was caught by the revolving pulley and driven into his breast, pinioning him against the wall.
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Fernie
B. C
Waldo
H. Codee
Codee
Cattle Prices Mixed Across Exporter and Butcher Lots
In Toronto on April 28 traders reported exporters' cattle bringing about $6 per cwt with choice steers $5.60 to $6, medium exporters $5.25 to $5.40, heavy bulls $4.25 to $5, and butchers' cattle varying by grade from $5.60 to $5.80 for choice, $5.20 to $5.50 for loads, to $3.50 to $4.50 for common and medium mixed. Cows ranged from $4.25 to $4.75 for choice, $3.60 to $4 for medium, and $2.50 to $3. sa e per cwt. Bulls generally $3 to $?75 per cwt. Price levels for trans ecters and stockers and feeders indicated little change, with feeders around $3.25 to va-on4derge.
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Toronto
Local Farmer William Lowrie Ends Life in Sudden Hangs
A Lindsay despatch reports farmer William Lowrie, living about ten miles north of town, hanged himself Thursday night. The well-to-do man faced no stated cause beyond alleged insanity, with earlier attempt noted but not detailed.
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Lindsay
Wm Lowrie
Here
Storm Death Toll Tollows Tornadoes Across Deep South
An Atlanta dispatch reports a cyclonic windstorm sweeping Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama late Friday killing about 100 and injuring over 100. Amite and Natchez Miss and Mobile were among heavily affected areas with numerous towns damaged or wiped out.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Louisana
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Amile City
Arcadia
Independence
Belle Grove
Melton
Lorman
Pineridge
Quitman Landing
Fairchilds Creek
Purvis
Lumberton
Miss
Amite
Dora
Firth LargER Crop Average
Ottawa dispatch reports Immigration Department data showing 20 percent higher crop acreage in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta this year amid influx of new settlers. Wheat production expected to reach record levels in the granary of the empire while American settlers increase Western migration. British immigration falls sharply with March arrivals down by half versus last year.
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Ottawa
Immigration Department
West
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Albert
Canada posts record trade for year ends last month
Ottawa dispatch reports Canada’s total trade at 638.39 million dollars for the past fiscal year, a rise of 25.82 million from 1996. Imports reached 358.37 million, exports 250.02 million, with customs revenue at 58.32 million. Agricultural products led export gains, while forestry and live animals declined.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canada’s Standing Army Total Reaches 4854 Officers and Men
Militia orders issued today establish the permanent corps for the year and a recap shows Canada’s standing army now totals 4,854 officers and men.
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Ottawa
Canadas
A Dash for Liberty by Chinese Seaman Recaptured
A Chinaman held by customs escaped in St John New Brunswick on Thursday but was recaptured. He boarded the Allan liner Virginian to travel as a Japanese isle passenger.
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St. John
N. B
Immigrant Fights Deportation After Escape Attempt
A man described as Chinese by the Customs Department faced deportation fines of 300 dollars unless proven Japanese. Guarded on a steamer, he escaped watchers on Thursday, swam ashore, dashed through the street with a pursuing crowd, but was recaptured and returned to the vessel.
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Customs Department
Premier Price warns Australians to face the yellow peril
A London despatch reports Hon. T. Price, Premier of South Australia, telling a Liverpool Produce Exchange audience that Britain cannot sustain itself by flag alone. He warned Australians under 30 to learn rifle use to resist advancing yellow men, signaling wartime fears.
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London
Liverpool
T. Price
South Australia
Great Britain
Russia orders five new superdreadnoughts from Clyde shipyard
A London dispatch reports the Russian Government has ordered five warships from a Clyde shipbuilding firm. Each vessel is described as larger than the Dreadnought, signaling a major naval expansion. The orders come amid ongoing global tensions and reflect Russia's push to bolster its fleet.
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Vive
Clyde
London
Clyde Shipbuilders
Cigarette Ignites Fuse in Fort William Camp
Winnipeg despatch reports Frank Foulsham, a young worker at the C. hands camp west of Fort William, had his hands blown off when a cigarette spark ignited a detonator fuse. He was sent to Fort William Hospital after the accident described as due to carelessness.
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Winnipeg
Frank Foulsham
I. R
Fort William
Fort William Hospital
Two Kennette Daughters Killed by Mill Wheel
Halifax dispatch reports a fatal accident near West Lahove Ferry in Nova Scotia. Henry Kennette’s two young daughters aged 9 and 11 were killed while shortcutting under a turning mill wheel as the father warned them not to go that way. The mill was to be set in motion that afternoon.
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Halifax
N. S
West Lahove Ferry
Henry Kennette
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Waldo, B. C
Albertville
Ala
Meridan
Richland
Lamourie
Firth
Canadian
Chinaman
New Brunswick
Yellow Man
Russia
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