Price of Dishonor in the Hut of Verona Visconti
Francisco and Conrad trap Alberic da Salluzzo in a hut as soldiers close in. A fierce struggle ends with Alberic dead and Mastino della Scala appearing as the masked avenger, scattering the attackers in terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comrad Sigismund
Francisco
Conrad
Ligozzi
Visconti
Vittore
Tomaso
Alberic da Sallezzo
Verona
Ligezzi
Valentine
Alberic
Alberic da Salluzzo
Gilliamo
da Salluzzo
Giannotto
Bologna
Pavia
Bergamo
Gian Galeazzo
Ferrara
Estes
Alberic da
Della Scala
Mastino Della Scala Aeggar
Carrar
Padua
Mastino
Count Conrad
Della Scala Rumor Flares as Visconti Plans Power
In Milan rumors spread that Della Scala is alive, while Isotta d Este’s fortress looms over the grounds. Giannotto watches a cloaked figure slip through the garden as Visconti schemes, fearing Della Scala’s revival and plotting his fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Scala
Milan
Visconti’s
Giavnotto
Isotta d’Este
Giannotto
Giannetto
Valentine Visconti
Visconti
Mastino Della Scala
von Schulembourg
Giannotio
Jim
Grain Crop of Manitoba Estimated at Record Level
Winnipeg dispatch reports the provincial crop report shows grain total at 113,058,188 bushels, up from 99,010,85 last year. Wheat production stands at 49,252,539 bushels, averaging 17.25 bushels per acre across 4,515,611 acres of grain and 4,987,495 acres of all crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Department of Agriculture
Telegraphic Briefs From Our Own and Other Countries
Short telegraph notes report deaths and political moves across Canada and beyond. G F Rice, jeweller, died in Orillia. Hamilton council rejects license cut by law. Quebec Legislature opening set for March. Toronto military clubs may seek liquor licences in light of London verdict. A W Hooper wills fifty thousand dollars to Montreal General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Rice
Orillia
Hamilton
Quebec
Toronto
London
A. W. Hooper
Montreal General Hospital
Ancaster
Father Forner
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Gowganda
Mackenzie King
E. J. Chamberlain
Grand Trunk Pacific
Morse
Corporation of
Sault Ste. Marie
Wentworth County Council
L ‘Isons and Charities
John R. Ray
Guelph
Carrie Nation attacked during Canterbury lecture
Mrs Carrie Nation was pelted with eggs while lecturing in Canterbury England on Monday night. Right Hon John Sinclair Secretary for Scotland in the British Cabinet has been raised to the Peerage. An English syndicate has formed to extract radium from pitchblend deposits of an old Cornish copper mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Nation
Canterbury
England
John Sinclair
Scotland
Four Die In Fort Worth Hotel Fire and Other Early 20th Century News
Four men perished in a Fort Worth Texas hotel blaze. Three men died in Fort Du Pont Delaware from drinking denatured alcohol. An eighteen year old in New Jersey was condemned for murder. Four children killed in a home fire near Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Senate plans to amend the waterways treaty to divide water power in the St. Marys River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Fort Dupont
Del
New Jersey
Pittsburg
Senate of the United States
St. Mary’s River
Three spies arrested in Ecuador and other world turmoil
Three Japanese spies have been captured in Ecuador amid growing global tension. France mourns actor Benoit Constant Coquelin. Reports claim King Menelik II of Abyssinia may be dead. Chile and Peru tensions rise as a Chilean squadron heads north. Balkans unrest reemerges with Bulgaria mobilizing, while Cuba’s independence progresses under native leadership.
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Ecuador
Benoit Constant Coquelin
Paris
Menelik
Abyssinia
Chili
Peru
Balkans
Bularia
Parkish
Cuba
Sizeable Jewellery Robbery Stuns Westmount Suite
A Montreal despatch reports thieves stole several thousand dollars worth of jewellery from Mrs. J. H. Stanford at the Metcalfe Apartments on Cote St. Antoine road Westmount. Investigations by Westmount police yield no clues and the case remains baffling with no servants present in the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
J. H. Stanford
Metcalfe
Cote St. Antoine Road
Westmount
World's Markets Report From Toronto Commodities Row
Toronto markets show Ontario flour prices firm with exports for export demand. Manitoba flour first patents 5.89 on track. oats and wheat prices hold across No 1 Northern and No 2 Northern grades. Corn and barley quotes steady. buckwheat and peas also listed with outside and on track figures.
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Toronto
Ontario
Manitoba
Georgian Bay
Northern
Western Canada
Market Prices for farm staples on the riverside market
Apples show winter stock at 3.50 to 4.50 per barrel for primes and 2 to 83 for cooking. Beans prime 1.80 to 1.90, hand picked 1.90 to 2 per bushel. Honey combs 2.25 to 2.75 per dozen, strained 10.34 per pound. Hay No 1 timothy 11 to 11.50 per ton on track, lower grades 9 to 10 per ton. Straw 7 to 7.50 on track. Potatoes 60 to 62.4 cents per bag. Poultry prices: chickens dressed 12 to 13 per lb, fowl 10, ducks 12 to 13, geese 11 to 12, turkeys 16 to 17 per lb.
Dairy Market Prices For Butter Eggs And Cheese
Butter prints range 24 to 25 cents per pound with tubs at 22 to 23 cents and creamery rolls 27 to 29 cents. Eggs in case lots 25 to 26 cents per dozen for cold storage, 24 to 25 cents picked, 28 to 30 cents newly laid. Cheese large wheels 13 1/2 cents per pound and twins 13 1/2 cents.
Bacon and ham prices for case lots and lard rates
The note lists bacon long clears at 10 percent to me per pound case lots with prices from 19 to 23 dollars, hams light to heavy at 13 percent to me with various batch rates, rolls and shoulders with percentages and cents, and lard tiers at 12 to 18 cents in tubs and pails.
Market Prices Report from Montreal on Grains and Provisions
Montreal markets show prices for peas, flours, feeds, and cheeses with numerous grades. Grain quotes include Ontario and Manitoba listings for No 2 and No 4 varieties, while flour and meal prices reflect patent, bakers, and bagged goods. Cheese and eggs also appear with regional price ranges and fresh receipts noted.
Wheat and grain price roundup from Milwaukee St Louis and Buffalo
Wheat and grain quotes across three markets show No. 1 Northern wheat at 31.11 in Milwaukee and 62 to 65 cents for cash and May futures in St Louis Buffalo reports firm spring wheat at 1.1334 per carload, with corn values ranging from 6 4 to 64 3/4 cents and rye on track around 51 to 64 cents.
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Milwaukee
Northern
St. Louis
Buffalo
Export Market Steers Bulls Firm For Butcher Cattle
Toronto reports a firm export market for choice export steers and bulls. Butcher demand runs active for choice butcher cattle.
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Toronto
Government may back railway level crossing safety plan
A Ottawa despatch reports the Railway Commission recommending a shared funding system to gradually improve level crossings. The plan envisions central government support, with provincial and federal contributions, to assist railways and municipalities in protecting the public. Further commission results and legislation timing remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Railway Commission
Canada
Market Report Notes Firm Demand for Livestock
Demand for butcher cattle was active with firm prices. Sheep and lambs showed better demand and firm market. Hogs were selected at 6.40 fob and 6.65 fed and watered. Steady demand for butcher cows and good export steers and bulls sought. Milch cows of good quality in demand. common cattle not wanted. Veal calves remained steady.
Immigration Act Amendments Planned in New Bill
The bill to be introduced by the Minister of the Interior will consolidate and revise immigration laws for clarity and enforceability. It tightens on arrival medical inspections and regulation compliance, and proposes extending deportation eligibility from two to three years for public charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Commons
Despatch Reports Mass Casualties From Senate Resolution
Washington dispatch states 265 killed and 716 injured as a response to a Senate resolution led by Chairman Knapp. Details remain sparse with no further figures or events provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Knapp
Injury toll from locomotive boiler explosions 1903 1908
The Inter State Commerce Commission has sent a table to the body showing 265 killed and 716 injured among employees and passengers from locomotive boiler explosions from 1903 through 1908.
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S Inter-State Commerce Commission
Sinclair Seen as Likely Governor General Choice
London dispatch reports The Daily Mail stating John Sinclair’s elevation to the Peerage is a step toward his appointment as Governor General of Canada. The piece notes Liberal circles share the view that the move signals the upcoming appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
John Sinclair
Canada
Tis
Three Elevators Under Construction in Fort William
A Fort William despatch reports pile driving on the Thunder Bay elevator near Atikokan Iron Works began Tuesday. Barnett and McQueen rush the project with a large workforce despite water depth of two feet. The Thunder Bay, Western Elevator, and Grand Trunk Pacific projects make three new elevators in the two cities this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort William
Thunder Bay
Atikokan Iron Works
West Fort William
Grand Trunk Pacific
Libel Filed After Nantucket Collision Sinking Republic
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company sues Lloyd Italiane Line steamer Florida for 1.5 million dollars damages plus 500 thousand for cargo losses. Libel claims Florida faulted for collision off Nantucket lightship. Florida seeks limited liability of about 224 thousand. U S marshal seizes Florida under attachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
White Star Line
Republic
United States District Court
Florida
Lloyd-Italiane Line
Nantucket
Sealby
Joo Coens
Lloyd-Italiano Societa di Navigazione
United States
Heakel
Railway Commission reorganized into regional districts
The Dominion is divided into districts under a Chief Commissioner with Mabee supervising all. Otaro excluding Port Arthur falls to D Arcy Scott with Inspectors Ogilvie and Clarke. Bernier handles Quebec New Brunswick Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia with Lalonde as inspector. McLean covers Manitoba Saskatchewan and western Ontario with Blythe as inspector. Mills oversees Alberta and British Columbia with McCaul as inspector.
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Ottawa
Railway Commission
Dominion
Mabee
Otaro
Port Arthur
D'Arcy Scott
James Ogilvie
James Clarke
Quebec
New Brunswick
Prince Ward Island
Nova Scotia
M. E. Bernier
E. C. Lalonde
J. McLean
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
W. S. Blythe
Winnipeg
Alberta
British Columbia
Mills
M. J. McCaul
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lord of Verona
Eppe
Great Britain
Business AT
Frank Oliver
Svinson
Britain
the Railway Commission
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