Price of Dishonor in Ferrara Council Chamber
In the Estes palace at Ferrara a Lombard noble council gathers to decide aiding Della Scala against Visconti. Ippolito a’ Este and Giacomo Carrara lead a tense meeting with Julia Gonzaga and Count Conrad as Mastino della Scala arrives to state terms, while Vincenzo Feigns disinterest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estes
Ferrara
Lombardy
Ippolito a'Este
Giacomo Carrara
Duke of Padua
D'Este
Carrara
Julia Gonzaga
Mantua
Visconti
Count Conrad
Conrad
Valois
Germany
Vincenzo
Mastino
d’Este
Della Scala
Valentine
Italy
Hakae Ippolito d’Este
Ippolito
Giacomo
Mastino Della Scala
Verona
Duchess of
Della, Scala
Ippolita
Count Schulembourg
Catrara
Julia Gonzage
Mastino Leila Scala
Ias
d’Estes
Vincense
Keely
Lord of
Della Scala Rejects Ten Thousand Men Aid Offer
Mastino della Scala rejects an offer of ten thousand mercenaries from the Lord of Padua and Ferrara led by Ippolito, insisting on full Lombard support. He demands all cities and money, pledging to crush Visconti with Carrara and Mantua allies, as relationships and loyalties shift in the Verona court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipeglito
Mastino
Carrara
Mantua
Giacomo
Ferrara
Duke of
Padua
Della ‘Scala
d’Este
Della Scala
Farrara
Ippolita
Ippolito
Conrad
Visconti
France
Bergamo
Lodi
Pologna
Italy
Tuscany
Isotta
Modena
Lombardy
Agan
Julia Gonzaga
Verona
Vincenzo
Giacomo Carrara
Della Seae
Della Scara
Mastin
Este
World Markets Report From Toronto Feb 16
Grain and commodity prices across Ontario Manitoba and Georgian Bay ports. Wheat No 1 Northern near 1.12 1.18 on rail No 2 Northern 1.09 1.15. Oats Ontario No 2 white 47 47 4c. Rye No 2 67 68c outside. Barley No 2 58c outside. Peas No 2 87c outside. Corn No 2 American yellow 70 71c on track. Brand Cars 21 Shorts 23 outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Manitoba
Northern
Georgian Bay
Western Canada
Lake Ports
Prices on Farm Produce and Poultry Report
Apples quoted at 4 to 5.50 dollars for choice and 3 to 3.50 for cooking. Beans prime 1.90 to 2 and handpicked 2.10 per bushel. Honey combs 2.25 to 2.75 per dozen and strained 10 to 12. Hay No 1 timothy 10.50 to 11 per ton on track, lower grades 9 to 10. Straw 6.50 to 7.50 on track. Potatoes Ontarios 60 to 6? per bag. Poultry chickens dressed 12 to 18 cents per pound. Fowl 10 to 11, ducks 18 to 14, geese 12 to 15, turkeys 17 to 18 cents per pound.
Grain Prices and Wheat Corn Oats Barley Report
Buffalo February grain prices show spring wheat No 1 northern at 1.17 and winter at 1.14 with No 2 red 3.14. No 3 extra red 1.13, No 2 white 1.12 to 1.13, No 2 mixed 1.13. Corn advances with No 3 yellow 67 to 67 4 c, No 4 yellow 66 to 66 3/4 c. No 3 66 1/2 to 66 3/4 c, No 4 66 to 66 3/4 c. Oats rise with No 2 white 55 1/2 to 56 c, No 3 white 54 1/2 to 55 c, No 4 white 53 4 c. Barley for feed to malting 65 to 70 c. May 1.1444, July 1.0934, 98K Buffalo.
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Buffalo
Livestock Market Report From Toronto
Toronto on February 16 reports very few exporters offering and firm prices. Demand for choice steers and heifers is moderate, with strong demand for choice butcher cattle. Sheep and lambs show steady demand and firm prices. Hogs select at 6.50 f.o.b. and 6.75 fed and watered.
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Toronto
McGill Receives Secret Gift Toward Half Million
A Montreal despatch reports McGill University received another 100000 dollars from an unnamed donor. Principal Peterson said the school aims for 500000, with 100000 already contributed including 50000 from Robert Reford. The new gift is conditional on reaching the half million. Professor Owens of the Science Department resigned.
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Montreal
McGill
Peterson
Robert Reford
Prof
Owens
Science
Denied His Guilt Hanged in Brampton Jail Yard
A Brampton dispatch reports Stephen Swyryda, Galician, was hanged in the jail yard at 8 a.m. after his hands were manacled. The jail physician declared him dead at 8:12. Swyryda’s last words denied guilt before people but not before God. At 8:30 the body lay in a coffin as Coroner Lawson's jury viewed it and verdict followed. The interment took place in a dug grave in the north corner of the jail yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brampton
Stephen Swyryda
D. Heggie
Swyryda
Lawson
Jil Yard
Dairy Market Prices Reported in Local Market
Butter prints 22 to 21 cents per pound, tubs and large rolls 20 to 22 cents, inferior 18 to 19, creamery rolls 27 to 28, solids 26 to 26 1/2 cents. Eggs case lots 25 to 26, selects 27 to 28, and new lard 29 cents per dozen. Cheese large 13 1/2 cents, twins 13 4/5 cents per pound.
Bacon and ham prices per pound in various lots
The listing shows bacon prices at 114% to 11% per pound in case lots with ranges from 20 to 24 dollars, ham prices from light to heavy and rolls to shoulders with percentages and cents, lard prices for tiers, tubs, and pails listed in cents. It reads like a marketplace price sheet.
Bomb Aimed at Train Near Barrackpore? Lord Minto Targeted
Despatch from Calcutta reports a bomb thrown at a railroad train near Barrackspur fifteen miles north of the city. Investigators on Thursday suspect the act aimed at attacking Lord Minto the Viceroy of India. The Viceroy was scheduled to pass that spot en route to Assam but rode a different train. No injuries were reported.
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Calcutta
Barrackspur
Here
Lord Minto
India
Assam
Fourth Slack daughter dies after Jan fire
The fourth daughter of G. W. Slack of the Bell Telephone Co. died Thursday at the Western Hospital after severe burns from the January 24 fire at their home. Gertrude Slack, 19, died after being badly burned and injured by jumping. Two other daughters remain seriously ill in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
G. W. Slack
Bell Telephone Co
Gertrude
Western
Montreal Market Prices Report February Values
Montreal market notes stable prices across grains and flour. Wheat and barley values appear for Manitoba and Ontario grades with butter eggs and cheese prices listed, including oats, peas, bran, shorts, middlings, and Mouille blends.
Romance Blocked by Immigration Officers
A Toronto girl Jean McTavish lured by a Cleveland matrimonial agency left for Iowa to marry a farmer but in Port Huron she faced immigration officials and was deported.
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Port Huron
Cleveland
Jean McTavish
Toronto
Iowa
Wheat Prices in Detroit and St. Louis Markets
United States markets report wheat prices from Detroit and St. Louis dated February 16. No. 1 white cash sits at 1.12 dollars while No. 2 red cash is 1.13 dollars. May wheat trades at 1.13 and July at 1.03 in Detroit. The St. Louis line begins with wheat prices for February 16.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Prosecutor Ashutosh Biswas Shot in Alipur Court
Ashutosh Biswas, a public prosecutor who led the recent anarchistic conspiracy case, was shot dead Wednesday in the Alipur court, a suburb of Calcutta. The assailant, described as a youthful Bengali, was arrested and the incident has caused a major sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Ashutosh Biswas
Alipur
Biswas
British Ambassador Praises Arbitration Treaties in Milwaukee
Milwaukee guests including Ambassador James Bryce hailed recent US Britain treaties. He cited boundary delimitation salvage operations fisheries and boundary waters agreements. Bryce noted two more pacts on North Atlantic fisheries arbitration and boundary water use. The speech emphasized avoiding future disputes and fostering friendly relations.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
James Bryce
Great Britain
United States
British Empire
Canada
Violent Colima Eruption Sparks Lava Flow After Quake
A Mexico City despatch reports another Colima quake on Tuesday followed by a violent eruption. A lava ridge about a mile long streams down one side while no fatalities are known. Dos Bocas, long a flame and smoke spectacle, may become an active volcano as boiling water and volcanic stones erupt in large quantities.
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Mexico City
Colima
Dos Bocas
Militia Drill Budget Boosted for Camps Next Summer
Ottawa dispatch reports no cut in militia strength for annual camps. Despite a $340,000 decrease in drill funds from last year, the 1906-07 appropriation rises to $860,000 to cover all requirements. The Quebec Tercentenary display last year explains prior spending.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Army of the Empire to Be Built Across Dominions
London dispatch reports Secretary Haldane declares government negotiating with dominions to form an army of empire not just Britain. He notes 30 009 territorial recruits and 100 commission applications as recent agitation yields.
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London
Territorial Army
R. B. Haldane
Great Britain
Haldane
Record Divorce Applications Set New Parliamentary Milestone
Ottawa dispatch reports twenty four divorce applications to be considered by the Senate this session, a record for one Parliament. Applications hail from Quebec Ontario and the prairie provinces with special divorce courts in other provinces. Since confederation sixty six divorces have been granted while last year only five were granted.
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Ottawa
Senate
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Confederation
Hill's Rail Plan Moves in Manitoba Legislature
Winnipeg dispatch reports petitions before the Manitoba House to permit James J. Hill to build more railways and to form a company to buy and control them under one name, enabling Hill forces to concentrate operations in the province.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba House
Hills
James J. Hill
Hill
Chicago firm lands three year corned beef contract
A Chicago company has won a contract to supply the British army with corned beef for three years. The initial shipment ranges from 509 090 to 1 000 000 pounds and will be sent next July. Further deliveries will follow army needs with meat packed in Chicago under British officers supervision.
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London
Chicago
Humming Birds Ordered For Tampico Banquet
A Tampico game dealer reports an order from Harry J. Benson of San Antonio for 500 humming birds to be served at a banquet in Tampico. Birds are plentiful in the area and the order can be filled readily.
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Tampico
Mex
Harry J. Benson
San Antonio
Invitation to Canada Congress Delegates
Despatch from C Wyoming reports James B Lassador of Great Britain sent from Washington to the Canadian Minister of Agriculture to nominate Dominion representation at the congress set for February 93.
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Wyoming
James B. Lassador
Great Britain
Washington
Niagara Falls Plans Electrical Illumination For Resort
A Niagara Falls committee of boards of trade and mayors from Niagara Falls New York and Ontario met with illumination expert W D Arcy Ryan to discuss permanent electric lighting. They aim for a plant employing at least 700 horsepower and will estimate costs next week.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Boards of Trades
R. P. Slater
Ont
Anthony C. Douglass
W. D’arcy Ryan
Ryan
Robbins
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Sciacca
Ter
Uison 2 CO
TT Street
3 & Financial Agents
Elph
Oan
M’gill
HOG Products
Gertrude Slack
Girs
British War Office
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Texas
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