A Terrible Temptation
Hope James, newly married to Miles Anderson, endures a strained life under Miles and his mother Mrs. Anderson. The young wife faces cold judgment, lonely days, and clashes with her mother‑in‑law, while Miles remains distant, believing he provides for her happiness but failing to nurture their bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Anderson
Hope James
Grace
Hope
Miles
Sister Race
Anderson
Dor
Ward
Ilone
Mrs. Anderson
Market Quotes From Leading Markets Wheat Prices in Toronto
Toronto bars mixed with Manitoba and Ontario wheat prices. No. 1 northern wheat at 124 dollars, No. 2 northern at 1.16 dollars, feed wheat 69 cents. Ontario No. 2 white 99 cents, No. 2 red 98 to 83 percent, corn 57 cents. Oats 53 cents track, bran to arrive at 24 dollars, winter wheat Ontario No. 2 mixed eight cents asked. North Bay en route and Midland No. 3 northern at 1.15 dollars asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Manitoba
Northern
Ontario
Manitoba Wheat
Midland
North Bay
Market News Prices Hold Steady Across Poultry and Dairy
Market reports show poultry prices topping at 15 cents per pound for top birds with young turkeys and chickens priced across range. Receipts moderate. demand steady. Dairy prints note creamery prices around 2 cents, cheese at 13 1/2 cents, and storage butter and eggs varying by lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BC Lowe
Timothy
Montreal market report shows steady flour and dairy prices
Montreal January market notes no change in flour prices with spring wheat patents at 36.10 and seconds 35.50, winter wheats at 5.75, rollings 3.50, and bagged goods 2.60 to 2.50. Butter receipts are nearly nil, eggs firm, and cheeses steady. fresh abattoir dressed beef priced about 8.75 to 9 per head with various bacon and lard figures across the provisions sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Manitoba
Windsor
Grain price report from Buffalo on January 28
Wheat firmer with No 1 Northern at 1.15 and No 2 red at 1.0334. Winter wheat easier. Corn unsettled with No 2 white at 59 cents and No 2 yellow 593/4 cents. Oats steady with No 2 mixed 56 and No 2 white 55 cents. Barley selling at 145 with Rye 90 cents on track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Wheat prices report for New York market
New York on January 28 reports spot easy wheat with No. 2 red at 51.04% elevator price and No. 2 red at 1.06 dollars f o b afloat. No. 1 northern Duluth quoted at 1.20 dollars f o b afloat and No. 2 hard winter at 1.145 dollars f o b afloat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northern
Duluth
Cattle Sales Mixed at Toronto Export Market
Toronto January 28 limited activity in export cattle with a few lots of mixed heavy steers and good export cattle selling around 4.90 dollars per cwt. Heavy pulls fetched 410 to 4.40 per whaty. Quotations included Choice graded at 4.25 to 4.60, select steers at 4.5 to 4.8, and medium to good steers pricing accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Market cattle and hog prices amid mixed loafing demand
The report shows cattle prices ranging from 2.75 to 4.75 for choice cows and 1.50 to 32.60 for canners, with stockers and feeders listed at 3.40 to 3.75 per cwt. Mild cows hit 40 to 45 each, calves 0.60 to 0.75 per lb, heavier calves 3 to 3.40 per cwt, and export cattle 4.25 to 4.50. Hogs weaken at 5.50 for selects and 5.25 per cwt for lights and fats, with grain fed lambs at 5.75 to 6.25.
Drugs in Food Stuffs Warned By U S Expert
Dr H W Wiley head of the bureau of chemistry told the House Agriculture Committee that many common food additives such as borax benzoic acid benzoate of soda sulphate of copper sulphur dioxide formaldehyde and salicylic acid are toxic. He said kidneys expel these substances and that national life could be lengthened if they are banned. He also proposed teaching farmers to extract denatured alcohol from damaged fruit and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agrculture
House Committee On Agriculture
America
Wiley
Fire at Baltimore Register Building Kills Three Firemen
A Baltimore blaze on the building’s third floor of the southeast corner of Holiday and Saratoga streets caused three deaths and sixteen injuries among fire department members. Chief George Heston among the injured, with damage pegged at 460,090 dollars. The fire, the worst since 1904, caused wall collapse and engine-carriage collisions injuring five more firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
George Heston
Holiday and
Saratoga Streets
Saratoga Street
Register Building
Lieut Browne Dies By Own Action in Montreal
Despatch reports Lieutenant H Gordon Browne of the Victoria Rifles and confidential secretary to Lieut-Col Whitehead died by self inflicted gunshot. Browne, in poor health, rose from a chair after chatting with two friends and was found with a revolver near his hand in his upstairs room. he appeared to have died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
H . Gordon Browne
Victoria Rifles
Col. Whitehead
Lieut. Browner
Browne
Lieut. Browne
City Hall in Portland Maine Destroyed by Fire
A blaze early Friday destroyed Portland City Hall and police buildings. Property damage estimated at 1,000,000 dollars, with papers in the registry of deeds lost. Over 700 Knights of Pythias Jubilee attendees were in the auditorium. no deaths, few injuries. City clerk and treasurer offices survived, other departments ravaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Western Maine Knights of Pythias
Revenues Rise for Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway
Despatch from Toronto reports the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway earned 65 406 in revenue and incurred 54 326 in disbursements. For eleven months ending November 30 receipts reached 778 478 and expenditures 586 098, leaving 192 860. Royalties from ore properties added 128 005, making total net revenue 220 355 for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Northern Ontario” Railway
Temiskaming and
Northern Ontario Railway
Insurance bill discussed in Commons amid fraternal concerns
Ottawa dispatch reports Hon. Mr. Fielding urging second reading with referral to Banking and Commerce Committee. He proposes removing assessment and fraternal insurance clauses for a possible separate bill. Mr. Borden agrees as the bill nears its second reading. The Independent Order of Foresters figures in the debate amid plans for Supreme Court review next June.
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Ottawa
Commons
Fielding
Banking and Commerce Committee
Independent Order of Foresters
Ders
Supreme Court
Borden
Telegraph Briefs From Canada and Beyond 1907 Notes
Quick digest of 1907 items across Canada and nearby regions. Hespeler records 22 marriages 52 births 3 deaths while a Queens University building becomes a library. Kingston tobacconists fined for slot machines. milk standards urged in Toronto. smallpox measures in Hamilton. Atlantic passenger trade rises. Guelph merchants resist July August holidays. Grand Trunk Pacific third party labor demand. O'Brien mine royalties. New Brunswick election set March 3. canal project Montreal to New York rumored.
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Hespeler
Queen's University
Quebec Board of Trade
Kingston
Toronto
Montreal
Hamilton Board of Health
Guelph
Grand Trunk Pacific
Edmonton
Department of Mines
O’brien
New Brunswick
New York
Arthur Leger
Corticelli Silk Company
St. John’s
Québec
Bankers’ Association of
Winnipeg
London
Central
Toronto Board of Trade Council
Dominion
Grand Jury of
Sponte
Frank P. Titus
Blake
Westport
N. S
Provincial Board of Health
Ottawa
John McLeod
Isaac Brown
Eagle Swamp
Windsor
N. Y
Gun-a-Noot
British Columbia
Unsuccessful tracking pursuit incurs high cost
Authorities report an unsuccessful tracking pursuit that cost over thirty thousand dollars in resources and personnel hours, with no suspect apprehended and ongoing investigation continuing to explore leads.
Britain delays battleship program and Labour stance clarified
The British Labour party declines binding to socialism. Lord Curzon of Kedleston is elected representative Peer of Ireland. Lancashire cotton operatives accept terms of employers, avoiding a lockout. Britain will not build new battleships this year beyond its existing programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Party
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
Ireland
Lancashire Cotion
Britain
Salamanaca and New York News Mix in 1907 Headlines
Two navvies murder a man in Salamanaca to steal money. A Boston-born schoolmate tragedy, New York women refuse to smoke in restaurants, and a Detroit murder linked to Percy Boyne. A $40,000 window display counterfeits seized in New York. Mrs. Clark kills solicitor Brady then dies by suicide in a department store. Roosevelt’s trade treaty with Germany draws Senate criticism. Unrest injures many amid police and unemployed clashes. European plots, Italian danger, and an active naval buildup in Britain reported.
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Salamanaca
N. Y
Raynswild Taylors
New York
Percy Boyne
Woodville
Ont
Detroit
Welch
Germany
Congress
Senate
Washington
Dominion trade totals for 1907 rise over 1906
Ottawa dispatch reports 1907 total Dominion trade at 658,599,974 dollars, up from 594,319,289 in 1906. Imports and exports show gains across categories with notable increases in domestic and foreign produce, late-month shifts, and 1906 comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
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Eseagas
Trent Canal
Udge Snider of
Hamilton
Buffalo Market
New
York
Eee
Maine
Yemiskaming Railway
Province of
Mr. Fielding
Canada
Great
United States
Congr
Tystoi
Sapanese
Abd-el-Aziz
Sater
Morocco
Sias
Ing
Fez
Law
Great Britain
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