Drowned Bride to Beevil Allies in Naval Pursuit
Ollin Bain confronts Captain Snyder aboard the transport regarding Tillie Ward who vanished after being taken aboard at St Clair. The governor, Beevil, and Snyder confirm Tillie Ward is presumed drowned, fueling Bain’s determined resolve amid a web of rival families and loyalties.
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Beev
Snyder
Beevil
Eevil
Ward End Beevil
Mackinac
Island
Brevi
Tillie
St. Clair
Ward
United States
Miss Ford
Borsex
Beavil
Ollin
Lake Huron
Tripp
Olln
Snyvdr
Olivi
Fragmented Story Teases Romeo and Juliet Anger
A fragmentary remark describes a distressed woman facing marriage to a fool as a Romeo and Juliet style drama. The speaker laments the blighted romance, noting odd hair and a goat pattern as whimsically mocking details. The passage ends with a tease that continues.
Murder on the Yukon River Near Selkirk
Despatch from White Horse Yukon reports a double homicide after a voyage down the river. Aboard boat No 113 Ned Erfest Emil Anderson and David Berg left Dawson May 16 and were last seen with two others before a gunshot was heard near Selkirk. The motive unknown. the victims were Scandinavians.
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White Horse
Yukon
Major Snyder
Mounted Police
Selkirk
Dawson
Valdez
United States
Ned Elfost
Major Wood
Ned Erfest
Emil Anderson
David Bergmen
G T P Executive Tours West For Line Opening
Montreal dispatch reports F W Morse vice president and general manager of the G T P travels west to review the new line for traffic from Saskatoon to Winnipeg and possibly Edmonton east while confirming Atlantic terminal control at Courtney Bay. Morse will be away weeks organizing and meeting St John delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
F. W. Morse
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Port Arthur
Mr. Morse
West
Morse
St. John
N. B
Courtney Bay
Grain Markets and Quotations Across Ontario and Manitoba
Toronto market notes show Wheat No 2 white and red at 83 to 84 cents, mixed at the same. Manitoba Wheat prices quoted at Georgian Bay forts No 1 north 1.11 1/4, No 2 northern 1.08 1/4, No northern 1.06 2. Oats No 2 white 45 4 to 46 cents outside, mixed 4 1/2 cents. Corn No 3 yellow 78 3/4 cents rail, 78 cents lake and rail. Manitoba flour patents 6 dollars, seconds 5.40, bakers 5.30, winter patents 3.30. Barley No 2 55 to 57 cents. Peas No 2 quiet at 2 cents. Rye No 2 about 88 cents, none offering. Buckwheat No 2 bic bottle. Bran outside 17.50 to 18, track 20.50. Shorts 20.50.
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Toronto
Ontario
Manitoba
Georgian Bay Forts
Buffalo
Cormin
Barkley
Rye
New York
Minneapolis
Northern
Milwaukee
Duluth
Civil Service Reform Proposal Introduces Open Examinations
A proposed reform establishes an independent two member Civil Service Commission to conduct open competitive exams for entrance, promotions, and salaries. It mirrors the British system with twice yearly exams, three service classes, and defined salary scales up to 84,000. Temporary clerks are limited to six months under the commission.
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Independent
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Caterpillar Plague Delays Freight Train in New Brunswick
Despatch from St John reports an army of millions of caterpillars invading York County along the C P R line between Tracy Cork stations Fredericton Junction and McAdam. A heavy freight train stalled three times crossing the infestation as crews shoveled caterpillars off the track and piled gravel to clear the way.
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St. John
N. B
York County
Tracy
Cork
C.P.R
Fredericton Junctton
McAdam
New Steel Bullet Proof Process Hailed in War Armor
New York despatch reports a new steel treatment that removes brittleness, proving armor plate potential. Inventor, aided by the U.S. Government, is said to have worked fifteen years and to be in England, where British capitalists plan to pay half a million dollars for exclusive rights and 40 percent of a new company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jas. A. Wilson
Wilson
England
United States
Georgetown
U. S
Navy
Brother Accidentally Shoots Sister at Fort William Roundhouse
A five and nine year old boy playing near the roundhouse seized a rifle and discharged it fatally wounding his sister. The incident occurred on Tuesday in Fort William Ontario.
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Fort William Boy
Mer
Fort William
Ont
James Harrison
Plague Devastates Hainan Province Reported in Dispatch
Hong Kong despatch cites a missionary from Hainan reporting many deaths from plague, with the disease described as sweeping like fire and gradually abating in Hong Kong as authorities respond.
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Hong Kong
Hainan
Montreal grain prices and provisions reported in June
Montreal market notes list flour patent grades at 5.50 to 6.20 and 3.70 to 6.10, oats from 2.75 a bag, cornmeal 1.75 to 1.85, millfeed prices for Ontario bran and shorts, and Manitoba market weights. Provisions show barrels and half barrels for mess and backs, lard ranges, hams and bacon pricing, abattoir hogs at 9.25 to 9.50 live, and dairy and cheese quotes with eggs running 16 to 18 cents.
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Montreal
Manitoba
Ontario
Shorts
Windsor
Butler
Wheat and grain futures hold steady across markets
Buffalo and Minneapolis report firmer and higher bids for several grain grades. No. 1 Northern wheat ranges near 1.09 on carload markets while No. 2 red and other futures show modest gains. New York spot wheat stays firm with No. 2 red at 99 cents in elevator and No. 1 Northern at 1.15 on fob afloat.
Canadian cattle market reports and price ranges
Toronto sales show choice export steers 6.15 to 6.45, bulls 1.75 to 5.00, and good loads 5.15 to 5.50. Cows 4 to 5, stockers around 350 dollars, feeders 4.50 to 4.75, hogs lingering at 6.15. Electric railway extension to Pussinch Lake noted.
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Toronto
Telegraph Briefs From Our Own and Other Countries
Telegraph briefs report Manitoba telephone system vests in the province. state audit of banks may follow Banque St. Jean failure. Ingersoll to hire Hy ¢10-Electric Commission for 500 HP. Colby crushed by lumber load near Norwood. St Vincent de Paul Penitentiary overcrowded. prisoners sent to Kingston. A son of Joseph Watts of Belleville drowned in the Moira River. Joseph Hutchinson of Essex House of Refuge indicted for a million dollars in Manchester. W. G. Smith killed by impact with a girder on Rainy River bridge CNR. Forest fires near Dawson. Yukon telegraph line 15 miles damaged. Bowmanville charity from James H. McGill legacy. Alberta grants $10,000 to Quebec Battlefields Fund. E B Osler gives $1,000. Lincoln paper mill at St Catharines destroyed. loss over sixty thousand dollars. Robinson Leach of Chippewa plans to jump off the steel bridge. Second reading of old age pension bill passed in British House. Empire patent law uniformity questioned in Commons. Theodore Berrincham of Palgr injured by horse kick. Montreal Council asks Strew Railway to water streets and clear snow for freight privilege.
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Banque St. Jean
Ingersoll
Electric Commission
Orbin Colby
Norwood
St. Vincent de Paul
Kingston
Joseph Watts
Belleville
Moira
Joseph Hutchinson
Essex House of Refuge
Manchester
W. G. Smith
Rainy River
Dawson
Bowmanville
James H. McGill
Washington
Alberta
Quebec Battlefields Fund
E. B. Osler
Lower Lincoln
St. Catharines
Robinson Leach
Chippewa
Market price listings across dairy produce and meats
A dense price table lists Butter Creamery dairy items with quotes from 13c to 23c, eggs 17c to 48c, cheese 12c to 12½c, beans 2.00 to 2.15 dollars, honey 13c per lb or 1.50 to 1.75 per dozen, potatoes 75c to 95c, hay and straw quotes, pork 22 to 22.50 per barrel, lard around 11 to 12c, and various smoked and dry salted meals with multiple per-pound and per-pound ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delawares
Five Italians Die In Blast Near Scranton
Five Italians were killed by a premature explosion near Scranton Pennsylvania on Friday. A New York doctor announces a new cure for rabies by directly injecting antitoxin into the brain.
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East Side
New York City
Scranton
New York
Europe
Government
Conscience Fund
Washington, D.C
Chicago
William H. Taft
United States
Second Street
D. H. Fawcett
Aberdeen Banking Co
Aberdeen
Ohio
Buckborough Confession Ties Fire at Queen's Hotel to Death
Tillsonburg dispatch reports Chester Buckborough confessed and said he would get even when asked about the Queen's Hotel fire on May 30. The sensational testimony came at a preliminary hearing before Police Magistrate Hare, with witness Crossitt recounting Buckborough’s admission as he watched the blaze from near the hotel. The Crown prepared its case led by R. A. Ballney of Woodstock while defense counsel challenged Crossitt's memory.
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Tillsonburg
Chester Buckborough
Queen’s Hotel
Hare
John Mero
Queen's Holdl
Mero
Chance
Buckborough
Crossitt
W. E. Kelly
Simcoe
W. C. Brown
Mr. Kelly
R. A. Ballney
Woodstock
Kelly
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Lyman Knox &G .O
London
Riaghs
Igns
Fted
Main
Ted
Holloways
E Company
ROL Us &Ld Co
Canada
Bem
Niil
Ollin Bain
Detroit
Governor Ward
Dandy
Marster
Oi- Pn
Tre
Foster
Grand Trunk Pacific
Teading Markets
Regan
British System
Ottawa
New Brunswick
Pussinch Lake
Hegpeler
The
Great Britain
House of Commons
Red Bridge
Niagara
Theodore Berrincham
Palgr
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Strew’ Railway Company
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