17 Jun 1909
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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
1
Amid Milan’s siege by the Veronese, Graziosa dies by poison as Visconti solidifies control. Revelations unfold around Valentine and Tisio as Gian contemplates punishment and the fate of Graziosa’s memory. The chapter ends with a cliffhanger hinting at further scandal and vengeance.
A noon fire in Quebec’s St. Roch area engulfed Belland and Gignac lumber mills and adjacent wooden houses. By 1 PM several dwellings burned, with residents fleeing as streets filled with belongings. Estimated losses range from 100000 to 125000 dollars, hitting the Belland and Gignac mills and the Parisian Corset Co. hardest.
Telegraphic briefs note Kingston residents propose erecting a monument to Sir Oliver Mowat. Other items report Toronto street railway May receipts totaling 49344 dollars, Henry Birks & Sons donating 25000 to the M C A extension fund, and Lt Governor Dunsmuir aging toward retirement. Sir William Macdonald bought the Joseph property for McGill University. York Loan & Savings liquidators forecast a 20 percent dividend before year end. Mrs Whitehorn loses suit at General Sessions in Hamilton over a policy with Canadian Guardian Company due to unpaid premium.
The French team clinched the King's Challenge Cup at the International Horse Show in London. The second reading of the finance bill passed the British Commons 336 to 209. The London Times cautions Britain to brace for possible turmoil in global politics. John E. Redmond informs the government that Nationalists will oppose the budget. Lord Roberts says twenty months will be pivotal for the empire. An English publisher accuses Mark Twain of lifting a chapter from an English MP's book without attribution.
France plans to spend 600000 on its navy in the next ten years as a half million people line the route for the funeral procession of M. Chaucard, the French merchant prince. The Russian Duma accuses Dr. Dubrovin, head of the League of Russian People, of organizing political murders.
News notes Hale died at his Roxbury home on Thursday. Separate items report tariff fears in Washington over a Taft veto threat to the new tariff bill. W A Gates of San Francisco claims Japan violated emigration restrictions to Canada. The Board of Engineers reports to Congress that a lakes to gulf deep waterway is not desirable.
A Halifax blaze in a wooden building housing the Nova Scotia Furnishing Company caused a collapse that trapped a group of firefighters. One man, James Tynan, was killed when a beam struck him as the roof caved in despite efforts to control the fire. Several others suffered injuries in the incident.
A Winnipeg despatch notes the weekly crop report from the Canadian Pacific Railway is highly favorable. Rain and warmth boosted development with wheat heights ranging from four inches to over a foot at various points, signaling excellent prospects for a strong crop.
Toronto markets show a broad mix of grain prices with Manitoba and Ontario wheat leading activity. No. 1 Northern wheat at 1.34, Georgian Bay ports No. 2 1.3144, No. 3 1.30. oats No. 2 Ontario white 60 to 61 percent on track. barley 62 to 63 cents. corn No. 2 American yellow 83 cents on track. bran Manitoba 23.50 to 24 in sacks. Toronto freights 24.50 to 25. Prices reflect export demand and regional supply.
Apples priced 4 to 5 dollars for choice qualities and 3 to 3.50 for seconds. Beans prime 2 dollars and hand picked 2.15 to 2.20 per bushel. Maple syrup 95 cents to 1 dollar a gallon. Hay No 1 timothy 13 to 15.50 a ton and lower grades 11 to 11.50. Straw 7.50 to 8 on track. Potatoes car lots 90 to 95 cents per bag. Poultry chickens yearlings dressed 16 to 17 cents per pound fowl 12 to 14 cents turkeys 16 to 18 cents per pound.
The notice lists butter pound prints at 18 to 19 cents and 16 to 16 and a half cents for inferior. Creamery rolls 21 to 22 cents and solids 18 to 19. Eggs case lots 18.5 to 19 cents per dozen. Large cheese 14 to 14.5 cents per pound and twins 14.25 to 14.5 cents. Now quoted at 12.34 dollars for large and 3 cents for twins.
Bacon prices vary by cut with long clear at 13 percent to 13 1/4 cents per pound in case lots. Mess pork at 23 dollars, short cut 25 dollars to 25.50. Hams light to medium 15 to 16 cents, heavy 14 to 14 1/2 cents. Rolls 12 1/2 to 12 3/4 cents, shoulders 11 1/2 to 12 cents, backs 17 to 18 cents, breakfast bacon 16 percent. Lard tiers 14 1/4 cents per pound in tubs, pails 14 1/4 cents.
Oats and barley prices list No 2 Canadian Western oats at 62 cents aside from various grades. Manitoba feed barley 67 to 68 cents. Flour Manitoba Spring patents 6.30 to 6.50. Winter wheat patents 6.75. Feed and mouille prices shown. cheese 11 to 12 cents Westerns, butter 22 cents, eggs 19 to 20 cents per dozen.
Minneapolis wheat futures for July through December show values around 1.08 to 1.30 dollars with cash grades at 1.35 and higher. Chicago cash wheat quotes No. 2 red at 1.60 and North ern and No. 2 Northern ranges, plus flour patent prices from 5.05 to 6.60.
Montreal reports skimmings of beef and dairy cattle with per pound ranges from 6 to 7.4 cents for Pyjme beeves and milk cows from 25 to 60 dollars each. Calves fetch 29.50 to 80 dollars or 4 cents per pound, sheep 5 to 11.5 cents, lambs 4 to 6 dollars, and hogs around 8.5 cents per pound. Toronto notes persistent demand for butcher cattle, strong exports for killing, with six dollars paid for the latter class and highquality butchers sought.
A Canadian Soo canal accident damaged three ships the Assiniboia, Crescent City, and Walker. Gates were destroyed and water surged through the locks, threatening piers. Repairs hinge on a movable dam and may take weeks, with US and Canadian canals opening ships as work proceeds.
The top price for exporters reached 50 with well finished cattle firm at 6.25 to 6.40. Stockers and feeders remain in strong demand amid limited supply. Milkers and springers steady and unchanged. Sheep and lambs steady at last quotations. Calves firm. Hogs: Select 0, b., and 7.75 fed and watered.
Grenfell despatch reports James Young Thompson, manager of Grenfell Investment Company bankers, vanished after leaving his horse and buggy to bathe at Crooked Lake near Thornton. Police report banks in normal condition as search continues.
A Toronto despatch reports Ontario’s new bonds are selling fast with Treasurer A G Matheson leading the sale. A $100,000 block subscription is confirmed as part of a strong response to the issue.
A block of $100,000 was subscribed by a private individual and many smaller pledges followed. The government reports higher demand for small blocks than in the earlier market issue, with inquiries from Boston New York and beyond. Hon Mr Matheson is pleased with progress toward the $3,500,000 provincial goal.
Despatch reports Mrs. Peter Lantz about 50 cut her throat with a razor on Wednesday evening at her Berlin Ontario home after attempting to cut open her heart. She had shown signs of insanity and leaves a husband and five children.
Thomas Rigney a 53 year old farmer died five hours after his roller accident when his horses bolted in Granton near St Marys Ontario. He is noted as a pioneer of the province. The T and N C Railway posted April receipts of 161869 dollars setting a new record.
A despatch reports worsening forest fires in New Brunswick as wind drives flames across Miramichi and Northumberland districts. Crowns land and local crews mobilize with 400 men from Boiestown to battle fires on lands owned by New Brunswick Land Company and Miramichi Lumber Company. Rain is the only hoped remedy to halt the destruction.
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