18 Jun 1908
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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
1
Ollin Bain searches lakeside towns from Pine Point to Detroit for Tillie Ward after she vanished during a storm. He tracks clues through St Clair and Windsor, learns she rode the Snowbird to Mackinac, and resolves to push a small craft toward Mackinac to reach her.
In Detroit Ollin the lover learns Tillie has fled to Mackinac after a wreck at Pine Point and a wagon ride to St Clair. Governor Ward and Beevil pursue by sea, plotting a swift crossing to meet Tillie while Ollin sleeps drugged at breakfast.
A stern father demands a very quiet marriage for his daughter Tillie, insisting she wed the man he chose despite her mother’s death. The suitor greets the decision with undisguised triumph as the voyage toward union unfolds.
Stratford dispatch reports an Italian worker Antonio Pasquale asphyxiated by gasoline gas while at the bottom of an underground reservoir pit. A companion fainted but was rescued. Pasquale complained of a headache, sat down, and collapsed before losing awareness.
A Port Arthur despatch reports four rich gold finds near Sturgeon Lake by prospectors T Fay Hl Belly C Hickler and P Hassard. Fay and Belly arrived Thursday with quartz samples and registered a syndicate claim. Assays run $70 per ton. Five veins mapped on their claims, one eight feet wide and traceable for two hundred yards.
Montreal despatch reports Hon. Philippe Roy, ex President of Bank of St John, arrested on charges of false government returns. Promissory notes long outlawed allegedly appear in current columns. Bail set at 2000 dollars. trial pending. Roy, wealthy owner of St John waterworks and electric plant, was former Speaker and mayoral candidate.
A Ottawa despatch reports Hon. Mr. Graham revealing government plans to obtain estimates for deepening the Welland Canal to a 25 foot draft and for constructing an entirely new canal. He cited engineers saying a new canal could be cheaper and noted potential to cut locks by about 75 percent with costs around 25 to 30 million dollars.
Seattle dispatch reports miner N J Brown arriving at Dawson with confirmation of a strange find from the Klondike era. He located a hull on a hill overlooking lakes 40 to 30 miles from the Chandelor River head, possibly 200 miles from the Arctic circle, noting crude doors and windows and inscriptions baffling to Russians and locals.
A Port Arthur dispatch reports a monument to Russian dead unveiled amid graves of over 14 000 soldiers. Japan erected the memorial at Antzeshin in the fortress area, two years in the making, with detachments from Japanese and Russian troops taking part in the ceremonies.
Toronto market report lists grain prices for Ontario and Manitoba. Wheat No 2 white and red in free supply 86 to 87 cents outside, No 2 mixed lower. No 1 northern Manitoba 1.69, No 2 northern 1.06, No 3 northern 1.0334. Oats No 2 white 46 to 47 cents outside, No 2 mixed 44. Corn No 3 yellow 79 to 80 cents, but no business. Barley No 2 55 cents. Peas No 2 mostly gone at 9 cents. Rye No 2 around 8.5 to 9 cents. Buckwheat No 2 64 cents. Bran 18.50 to 19 outside, 20.50 track. Shorts 21 outside.
The report lists wholesale quotations for eggs, honey, butter, dairy prints, cheese, potatoes, beans, baled straw, hay, pork, lard, and smoked meats. It records price ranges per unit or weight, with notes on market steadiness and regional variations across Ontario, Delaware, and other markets.
Montreal reports wheat varieties priced at 6.10 to 6.20 for Manitoba Spring second patents 5.50 to 5.70 for seconds and 5.25 to 5.75 for winter patents. Oats range 52¢ to 53¢ for No 2, 49¢ to 50¢ for No 3, 48¢ for No 4. rolled oats 2.75 per 90 pound bag. Butter 20¢ to 22.3¢ per pound. Eggs No 1 18¢, No 2 10?7c per dozen. Provisions list Barrels, lard, and hams with various prices. Cattle and hogs priced live at 6.75 for hogs and 9.50 for abattoir weight.
Nine miners were killed and two injured at the Transcontinental construction site near Stumonsiy when a dynamite blast in a deep melt cut rocked the rock and buried workers. The explosion occurred after holes 18 feet deep were sprung and loaded with dynamite. the cause remains a mystery.
A 32 year old man Chas Marshall shot and killed his wife aged 28 at a farm near Earsten and then killed himself. The couple had recently reconciled after Marshall left for Niagara Falls and returned unsatisfied. The wife’s father Absalom Gray found them. the daughter died shortly after with gunshot wounds.
Hogs moved at steady quotes with all hogs bought for local rade. Prices ranged as $6 per hundredweight delivered fed and watered off cars in Toronto and 5.75 f.o.b.
A London despatch reports the battleship Irresistible nearly sank at Portland harbor on Tuesday when Kingston valves failed to close. The ship listed to starboard as crew fought flooding with tugs, divers, pumps, and collision mats under Admiral Lord Beresford, stabilizing the vessel.
June 16 reports show wheat and barley prices steady to easy across cities. Northern and hard wheats range around 1.05 to 1.08 dollars, with middling rye and oats also listed. bran and flour values noted, while freight and spot terms appear for New York and Duluth futures.
Lieut Graetz of the Prussian army completed a perilous cross Africa trip in a specially built automobile. He started August 10 from Dar es Salaam and reached Serenje in Rhodesia on May 26 after navigating rocks swamps and torrents and making his own track when needed.
Toronto notes strong demand for cows and good-quality cattle with prices from 2 50 to 5 25 for prime stock. Exporters paid 6 to 6 40 for upper grade animals and some butchers sold above 6. Calves steady at 5 to 5 50, stockers 3 29 to 4 50, milk cows still in demand. Sheep steady but quiet. overall market firm with a good supply of quality stock.
He was stranded a month in the desert after his petrol ran out. A native guide was sent to Serente to obtain a new supply. Lieut Graetz's health is reported excellent.
Albany dispatch reports State Forest, Fish and Game Commissioner Whipple announced a border fee for Canadian fishermen in New York waters. The levy is $5 per rod and $10 for a family rod, matching a Canadian charges on American waters.
Winnipeg dispatch reports substantial progress in CPR double-tracing work with grading to finish this week. Seventy miles of steel lay remain and officials expect to open the second track early in September. Chief Justice Mulock writes to the Hamilton court interpreter about propaganda and organization in imitation.
Chester Buckborough, about 30, arrested by Detective Miller after 2 pm on Thursday, on suspicion of arson in the Queen's Hotel fire of May 20 that killed three and injured five. Motive alleged, evidence strong. Buckborough previously barred from liquor. held for a week, to face preliminary hearing in Tillsonburg. He was jailed in Woodstock pending transfer. Buckborough is a blacksmith by trade and formerly married.
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