Beevil Family Seeks Shelter as Storm Rages On Lake Huron
Tillie Lake finds refuge with Mrs. Beevil and her daughter Floss on Fitz-William Island during a fierce gale. A wild, medicine-man like man enters the cabin, his presence shocking Tillie who recalls legends of a Lake Huron wanderer. The storm heightens the tension as identities and past wounds surface.
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Addie Lake
Floss
Mamma
Tillie
Mrs. Beevil
Rock
Great Manitoulin
Canada
Ontario
Miss Lake
Lakes
Lake Huron
Manitou
Fort Mackinac
Storm's Call Drives Brother Into Tempest Raging On cliffs
In a dramatic scene, Rock revels in a monster storm while his sister Tillie and Floss plead for calm. His fierce, trumpet-like cry and the approaching fury push him toward the cliff as winds rise. The moment ends with him shouting into the tempest and fleeing outside. To be continued.
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Tillie
Floss
Arrest in Italy ties Montreal murder to Calabrian suspect
A Montreal despatch reports the arrest of Francisco Alagna in Pellizzi Calabria on July 20. The suspect, alias Cecilagna and Carlo Tortto, allegedly killed Vincenzo Marino, leader of Montreal’s Black Hand, after a dispute over $200. He awaits Canadian government action.
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Montreal
Vincenzo Marino
Francisco Alagna
Cecilagna
Carlo Tortto
Pellizzi
Alagna
Marino
Black Hand Society
Cholera Outbreak Reported at Indian Mission Stations
A St John New Brunswick despatch says the United Baptist Foreign Mission Board learned cholera is raging at mission stations in India. No missionaries have died. at one station in Madras presidency natives are said to be dying at eight to ten daily.
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St. John, N.B
United Baptist Foreign Mission Board
Maritime Provinces
India
Madras Presidency
Coat of mail saves sultan in palace stabbing
Geneva dispatch reports the Sultan of Turkey was stabbed in the breast by a junior palace official. The coat of mail he wore deflected the blow and the would-be assassin was arrested. He carried a large sum of gold and his baggage was packed for flight, suggesting bribe involvement.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Turkey
Dorchester Man Loses Legs After Train Fall
William Mullins of Dorchester fell from a Pere Marquette train after attending an Irishmen's picnic at Port Stanley. Both legs were severed below the knee. he died later at Victoria Hospital.
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London
Ont
William Mullins
Dorchester
Port Stanley
Victoria Hospital
Telegraphic Briefs From Our Own and Other Countries
Hundred four children died in Montreal last week. C P R seeks twenty five thousand harvest hands for prairie work. Gainsboro Saskatchewan reports a thirty thousand dollar fire loss on Thursday. Several Saskatchewan towns gain telephone service under two dollars a month. July output from Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co. collieries reached fifty nine thousand three hundred fifteen tons. Montreal to become summer port for C P R Atlantic steamers per speculation. London's July customs rose to sixty five thousand nine hundred thirty five dollars and seventy eight cents. Canadian dental association promotes schoolchildren teeth examinations. CP Railway hires Chicago men to replace striking mechanics. Ontario succession duty receipts surpassed estimate by one hundred fifty nine thousand dollars. Ontario appoints M J Hare agricultural expert to assist farmers. Private yachts may enter U S ports without customs for noncommercial use. A prospector returns with three thousand dollars gold dust prompting rush from Port Haney. A carload of speckled trout from Osceola Wisconsin released near Kenora for ten years protection. J A D Poitras former treasurer of Lachine Quebec school board jailed three years for two thousand dollars theft. Railway Commission orders protection for trestles with watchmen and fire alarms from May to October.
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Montreal
Gainsboro
Sask
Saskatchewan
N. S. Steel & Coal Co
London
Canadian Dental Association
Chicago
Ontario
M. J. Hare
Ontario County
U.S
Golden Ear Mountains
Port Haney
B. C
Osceola
Wis
Kenora
J. A. D. Poitras
Lachine
Quebec
Railway Commission
Irish firm plans peat powered electricity plant
Only two of twelve measures foreshadowed in the King's speech were passed by Parliament. A motor mechanic named Wm. Burke was thrown from an auto at Brooklands Brack in England and died from his injuries.
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Wm. Burke
Brooklands Brack
England
Illinois fruit crop failure and other era notes
The item lists multiple ills and events including Illinois fruit crop failure, Yaqui killings in Texas, Senator Allison’s death, black rust threatening South Dakota wheat, New York City deaths from heat, two Brooklyn suicides, a Kentucky school election fight with fatalities, fish and milk storage concerns at Mackinac, a nurse accused of diamond theft in New York, layoffs at International Paper Co. in New England, Chicago infant mortality spike, a predicted Turkish military dictatorship, and a threatened Colombian revolutionary outbreak.
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Illinois
Texas
W. B. Allison
United States
South Dakota
New York City
Brooklyn
Layman
Kentucky
Mackinac
Toronto
New York
International Paper Co
New England
Chicago
Crop Conditions Improve Across Manitoba And West
A Winnipeg dispatch reports crop conditions in Manitoba and the western provinces as improving after a spell of cool weather. Barley cutting is general in Manitoba, wheat cutting has begun in several areas and will quicken across the region in a fortnight. The provincial agriculture department notes strong demand for harvest hands, but Ontario excursions have yet to start, leaving few workers available.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Ontario and Manitoba grain and dairy price report
Toronto market update lists old fall wheat at 84 to 85 cents outside, new attic wheat at 85 outside. Northern No. 1 wheat at 1.114, No. 2 at 1.09, No. 3 at 1.03. Barley No. 2 58-60 cents, No. 3 56-57. Bran 16-18 per ton outside, 18-20 in bulk bags. Corn No. 2 yellow 86-84 1/4 cents, oats No. 2 white 44-46 outside, Manitoba 48 1/4 inside lake parts, No. 3 46 1/4, shorts 20-21 outside, 22-23 in bags. Flour Manitoba first patents 6, seconds 5.40, bakers 5.30, Ontario winter patents 3.39-3.35.
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Toronto
Ontario
Manitoba
Georgian Bay
Lake
Wholesale Price Slips for Dairy Poultry and Produce
Market notes list wholesale ranges for creamery milk solids and dairy prints, butter and eggs per dozen, live weight poultry prices for spring chickens and fowl, dressed birds, cheese varieties, honey, beans and potatoes with Ontario and American price references. Basic price bands reflect general market conditions.
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Ontarios
Pork and meat prices report from market bulletin
Pork short cut priced at 23.50 per barrel with marginal changes 19 to 19.50. Lard and tied rees listed with small percentages. Smoked and dry salted meats show multiple bacon ham backs shoulders rolls and breakfast bacon with varied cent values and pickle status noted.
Montreal Grain and Dairy Prices Hold Steady
The Montreal market shows firm oats with Manitoba bids at 48c for No 2 white and 47c for No 3. Flour prices range from 4.30 to 6.10 per bushel, with other grains and feed listed. Cheese remains firm with westerns at 12 1 2 to 12 3 4 cents, butter at 23 1 4 to 24 cents, and eggs sold up to 28 cents for selected stock.
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Montreal
Manitoba
Shorts
Ontario
US Wheat and Corn Prices in Major Markets
Detroit and Toledo wheat quotes show No 1 white cash 95 to 96 percent, Sept 98 to 99 cents, Dec 100 cents. Toledo lists cash 96 3/4 cents, Sept 97 4 cents, Dec $2.00. corn 82 cents cash and Sept 66 1/2 cents. oats 50 3/4 cents cash, Sept 48 1/2, Dec 48 1/2 cents. St Louis reports cash wheat 94 cents, Sept 95 1/2, Dec 97 1/2 cents.
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Detroit
Toledo
Ohio
St. Louis
Live Stock Market Update From Toronto
Limited sale of export cattle priced at 5 to 5.50 per cwt with light to medium stock around 5. Good loads of butcher cattle quoted 4.50 to 4.85, common 2.50 to 3.50, choice cows 3.50 to 4.25, canners 0.75 to 2 per cwt. Calves weak, lambs about 5.50 per cwt, hogs and lights saw declines with prices around 96.00 for lighter hogs.
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Toronto
Fernie Fire Devastates City and Looms Over Elk River District
A Fernie B C fire devastates Fernie destroying most of the town with only 23 houses and three shops left. Losses to Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co and railways run into millions while relief pours in. Tragic deaths include a miner family found suffocated in a well and Mrs Turner dying while aiding evacuation. Refugees are being housed in Cranbrook and Lethbridge with tents, meals, and blankets organized.
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Fernie
B. C
Lindsey
Crow’s Nest Pass
Coal Creek
Michel
Crow’s
Great Northern Railway
Everthing
Cranbrook
Lethbridge
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Tlembers
Lyman Knox & Fe Co
Ireas
T Insurance
Bn Light
Laide Si
West
Berliner
YPRO
Warche Cortery
Iin
S.W Cor
Ssth St
Bath Street
Hisar
Bathsar
Beotles
R. J. Binchammy
Hote! Woodward
Beevil
Floss Beevil
Beevils
Addie
Italy
Baptist Mission Board At
St. John
Great Britain
Colombia
Business AT
Monet
Joseph
Boy
British Columbia
William Ford
Addie Turner
Ferfie Annex
Turner
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