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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
6
Jim Kenner and Mrs. Hillyer weigh a possible match for George Buckiey as local gossip and family expectations complicate romance. The Hillyer plotter sets Kenner on a risky bet while the Hanks family faces a defiant turn about labor and status.
In a midweek office scene Kenner informs Hillyer that wheat prices have jumped to $1.10 in the shade above high water mark. He urges an exit while possible, claiming to have George’s interest at heart and warning of impending trouble.
An old veteran and the oldest enlisted man on the rolls is David Robertson of the Hospital Corps stationed on Desires Island. He is a Scot, 74 years old, and has served continuously.
Fragmentary dialogue notes discuss kinship and a claim of being distantly related to John Brown. The speaker, addressing a Brown family member, mentions twelve children and the eldest sibling, with unclear context and fragmented phrasing.
A Canadian court finds no undue restraint on trade amid high Fort William prices and declares defendants not guilty. The ruling upholds the current system of car distribution and rejects home rule measures as Ireland convenes to reject the Liberal plan.
Former Winnipegman E. H. Hudson, once penniless, married St. Paul bride Martha Sickelsie after inheriting from an English aunt. The couple plan a honeymoon around the world then return via the Orient, having traveled with Hudson’s Winnipeg connection to St. Paul a year ago.
Paul Minnesota Dr H Ward secretary of the state livestock sanitary board resigns to become chief meat inspector for the Canadian government. He will head a forty member staff in Ottawa with a salary equal to his current 2400 dollars. Ward has led state inspection for six years since the board’s creation and been highly successful.
Smeet visited Alberta Senator Reed Smoot in Raymond and other Mormon towns for several days. He attended the quarterly Tavior stake conference and delivered remarks. The event attracted a large audience with apostles from Salt Lake City present. The Raymond brass band played during his stay.
The Canadian government informed the U S post office that it cannot handle American second class mail sent to Canada by express or freight. A prior commission failed to resolve the rate dispute. Postmaster General Meyer warned he would order Canadian publications in the United States not to receive the second class rate if no Canadian approval is received.
From Rome the Times reports a papal decree assigning the entire Vulgate revision to the Benedictine order following the biblical commission formed near Leo XIII. The Times editorial calls the move the most important step in centuries, noting the Vulgate’s vast influence on European literature, faith, and culture. It says the bold action will be welcomed by many inside and outside the church.
C N R will cut main and most branch line passenger rates to three cents per mile east of the Rockies as directed by the railway commission. Some western sparse routes may retain three and a half to four cents per mile pending commission review for possible exceptions.
Ottawa rescinds an order in council allowing one man to stake 100 mining claims in Ungava with the remainder for others, effectively cancelling the original allocation.
Mrs Leonidas Hubbard the Labrador explorer receives notable notice in London as press interest grows around her Arctic expeditions and recent activities with the expeditionary team in Labrador.
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