Wheat market faces mixed weather and rising prices
The August market report notes continued weather sensitivity in wheat from American and Canadian spring crops, with five days of showers potentially delaying harvest. Prices firm as favorable weather returns, though long-term demand and tight world stocks suggest higher values later in the crop year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson, Sons & Co
Europe
Russia
France
England
India
Bradstreet
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Fort William
Port Arthur
Winnipeg Market Quotations Millfeed and Barley Prices
Winnipeg market report lists millfeed bran at 13 dollars per ton bulk delivered to trade and shorts at 15 dollars. Ground feed catchop priced at 28 dollars per ton delivered to trade. Barley No 3 quoted at 38 cents per bushel on track.
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Ontario
Manitoba
Choice Creamery Ee
Winnipeg
Shorts
Rock slide at Ormrod quarry kills twelve workers
A massive limestone fall at the Lehigh Portland Cement quarry in Ormrod traps twelve men and injures six as a wall of rock drops minutes before quitting time. Fifteen bodies recovered. twenty workers remain missing as rescuers rush to aid the injured. The accident follows days of heavy rain softening the earth. workers misread warnings as the slide thundered down. The Allentown hospital chief surgeon orders full staff to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Ormrod
Michy
Allentown Hospital
Bee Attack Endangers Ontario Farmer Near Delhi
A St. Thomas dispatch reports farmer Mr. Lucas near Delhi was stung while freeing horses from a bee swarm as one horse died. His condition is described as life threatening.
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St. Thomas, Ont
Lucas
Delhi
Doukhobor Pilgrims Headed to Yorkton Insanity Claims
A Northwest Mounted Police report states sixteen Doukhobors seized during the prairie march have been committed at Yorkton as insane. Police patrols are in Doukhobor villages to check for additional marchers and persuade women to return to their villages.
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Ottawa
Perry
Northwest Mounted Police
Yorkton
Man Dies After Attempted Murder of Mrs Quay Postpones Plea
James Menier died after a previous attempt to murder Mrs. Quay and a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been unable to eat since capture and appeared unaware of events. A coroner's inquest was held and his hearing was postponed as he was not fit to plead. The intended victim recovered from minor wounds. Menier, said to have a wife and family in Quebec.
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Menier
Aylmer
Big Joe Menier
Quay
James Menier
Quebec
Chinese Merchants Order From Canada
A Montreal special reports that Chinese boycotting American goods boosts Canadian trade. Chinese merchants in Hong Kong inquire about sourcing heavy flour supplies from Canada to replace U S imports, with Montreal millers planning swift use of the new market for flour and feed.
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Montreal
Hong Kong
Doukhobors Seek Individual Homesteads in Canada
A Ottawa dispatch notes possible government allowance of individual Doukhobor homesteads. The sect has farms on a communal plan, but some members favor personal entries. Doukhobor leadership resists to preserve identity, while a per-entry land reduction would be required.
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Ottawa
Quarantine Complaint Over Immigrant Detention in Quebec
Alberta Herald reports a 19 year old immigrant Johann Bitsch detained in Quebec for eye illness while his parents travel to Edmonton. Quebec demanded 15 then 45 dollars for his care, threatening deportation to Russia. Parents appealed to Ottawa and the German consul. no deportation followed, but further funds were requested.
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Alberta Herald
Edmonton
Quebec
Johann Bitsch
Russia
Migh
Rotterdam
Death of John Ferris Sparks Foul-Play Speculation
John Ferris of Macdonald died at Winnipeg General Hospital after a fall down stairs in a north end block. Authorities investigate alleged quarrel on the first floor that led to him being thrown, with witnesses dispersing before police arrival.
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John Ferris
Macdonald
General Hospital
Winnipeg
Collins Extradition Case Nears End in Victoria
Victoria Canada report says George D. Collins the San Francisco lawyer facing bigamy charges has given final testimony before Judge Yampman. He described life with Agnes Newman claiming civilly married then church rites, while other witnesses said he wed Charlotta Newman. Evidence shows Agnes was publicly acknowledged as his wife and buried as such, with coffin plates bearing Agnes Collins. The defense will rest and the judge will decide on extradition.
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Victoria
B. C
George D. Collins
San Francisco
Yampman
Collins
Agnes Newman
Charlotta Newman
Agnes
Agnes Collins
Widow Delaney Dies by Own Action in Port Arthur
A Port Arthur widow with four children died by taking carbolic acid after her fiancé Ennis, a western town resident, left. she had grown despondent after his drinking and instructed her daughters about the clothing each owned before the poison. The coroner found no inquest necessary.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Delaney
Ennis
Canada Drug House Combine to Form One Company
Twelve wholesale drug houses in Canada will merge into a single company with $6,000,000 capital and Montreal headquarters. Expected to complete by early next year the move aims to gain economy of scale. St John firms may be absorbed gradually as three association members seek local options. About 16 or 17 Canadian dealers are said to join.
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St. John
N. B
Canada
Montreal
Wholesale Druggists Association
Wholesale Druggists’ Association
Sergt. Crowe
Guelph
Ont
Bisley
J. Fraser Cocky
Alliance Presbyterian Church
Louisville
Crookston
Minn
H. C. Taylor
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Welland
James Hamilton Lewis
Chicago Corporation
Ontario
New Westminster Fair
Ottawa
McGee
Titus
Chicago Teamsters
Teamsters
Australia
Rubens
Charles the Bold
London
Archbishop Duhamel
Rome
Holy See
Hawaii
Mokuaweewee
Mauna Loa
Georgian Bay Canal
Bay
Ottawa River
Henry Drury
Chats Falls
Fitzroy Harbor
Rannoch Moor
Argyllshire
Loch Leven
Doctor Arrested as Horse Thief in Western Canada
Edmonton dispatch reports Dr. C. W. Borchert, missing three weeks since leaving Stony Plains with a Larose & Bell team, arrested at Crowfoot near Gleichen by N W M P after being found east of Calgary. The team remains in Calgary. Borchert is charged with practicing medicine without authority.
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Edmonton
Sergt. Wilson
N. W
Winnipeg
Calgary
Borchert
Canada considers faster mail service with four Canadian ships
Ottawa report says after next summer expiry of Allan line contract the mails between Canada and Great Britain may be carried by the four fastest Canadian vessels. The two new CPR steamers and the turbines Victoria and Virginian are expected to run at 18 to 20 knots, delivering much quicker rounds to Canadian ports.
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Ottawa
Allan’s
Canada
Great Britain
Allan
Victoria
Victorian
Nevada's Volcano Found in Rye Patch Humboldt County
Cattlemen McClure Wheeler and Somers report a newly discovered lava vent in Rye Patch Humboldt County Nevada. They traced a lava stream to a crater and found rocks around it too hot to touch. The volcano is described as active based on observable lava flow.
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Reno
Nevada
Messrs. McClure
Wheeler
Somers
Lovelock
Rye Patch
Humboldt County
Notable mixed bag of early 20th century events and highlights
Obituary notes Sir William Laird Clowes of London. Ontario finances and industry report include Toronto cattle market funds and Welland cordage plant expansion. Other items cover fire at Channelle textile mill, Brantford natural gas, Brisbane politics no, Duluth scandal, and rail labor costs.
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William Laird Clowes
London
Toronto
Ontario Oddfellowship
Channelle Knitting
St. Catherines
Cole Younger
Missouri
Marshall Field
Chicago
Guelph
Bell Telephone Co
J. J. Hill
Horace Silsby
Seneca Falls
N. Y
J. Bruches
Davis County
Iowa
Fort Snelling
Minn
Brantford
Nan Paterson
Floradora
Duluth
C. Ralph Ash
Engineer Killed by Electric Current in Ontario Plant
Whitby Ontario dispatch reports engineer George H. Jordan at the waterworks and electric light plant was killed when 2,200 volts surged through his hands. Assistant engineer William Clathworthy was present as Jordan touched brass rods while demonstrating how to shut off street lights.
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Whitby
Ont
George H. Jordan
William Clathworthy
Jordan
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Canada Drug House Combine
Nevada’s Volcano
Jimmy” Bell
Jos. Callender
William Kinwitter
la Crosse
Wis
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