Market Report May 26 1905 Wheat Prices Across Markets
Market analysis notes artificial May wheat conditions in American markets and rising May and July futures. Minneapolis and Duluth show advances from late April while New York and Chicago see gains. export demand weak as Europe relies on non American sources. Bradstreet and Winnipeg notes indicate tightening supplies and cautious milling demand amid favorable crops in the U S southwest and abroad.
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Minneapolis
Duluth
New York
Chicago
America
Europe
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Argentina
Australia
Russia
Danube
India
Spain
Portugal
Bradstreet’s
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Winnipeg Market Highlights from the Commercial May 26 1905
Steady market across commodities with flour unchanged and hay prices mixed. Grain oats barley flaxseed spelt prices listed. potatoes cabbage and vegetables show varying gains. dairy butter cheese and eggs quoted with regional price ranges. live stock and hogs up modestly amid generally firm conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Shorts
Northwestern
Fort William Basis
Manitoba
Ontario
Canucks Stand Firm in River Inquiry Talks
General Ernst heads the American side of the deep waterways commission as it meets with Canadian members led by Loomis. An informal exchange begins on future agenda with the St. John's river inclusion still undecided, the Canadian insistence remaining firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canucks
Washingtoin
Gen. Ernst
International Deep Waterways Commissions
Loomis
Gen
Ernst
St. John’s River
Regina Prepares for Provincial Day Celebration
A Regina dispatch reports glorious weather and lush growth as Regina and district plan Provincial Day activities. The celebration committee has formed subcommittees to oversee departments, with a planned 11 am review, noon official ceremony, and 2 pm dismissal of the Ninetieth regiment followed by afternoon and evening amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Tragic Yacht Accident Near Beaconsfield Claims Jeffries
A Montreal special reports yacht Milly with Melvin AaB Sare and Reusie Tait aboard struck by a squall near Point Claire and Beaconsfield. Jeffries sank after the craft capsized while Sare and Tait clung to the hull and were rescued. others aboard were saved as Milly drifted ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Melvin Aab
OM Iim
Souper Serre
Reusie Tait
Point Claire
Beaconsfield
Jeffries
Sare
Tait
Milly
Inshorp
Youve Not Seen The Prairies Montreal Speech
Sir Wilfrid Laurier at a banquet for International Railway Congress delegates says Canada has advanced railway operations and contrasts what they saw with the vast prairies and western regions. He notes delegates only viewed the St Lawrence valley from Niagara to Montreal and invites a return visit to see Quebec Ottawa the prairies Lake Superior the Rockies the Pacific and British Columbia.
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Montreal
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Wilfrid
St. Lawrence
Niagara Falls
Quebec
Ottawa
Prairies
Lake Superor
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
British Columbia
Scotia Miners Walk Out Over Unpaid Wages
In Cape Breton at Port Hood coal mines workers halted work demanding pay. Grand Secretary Moffatt of the P W A reported wages have not been paid since February and the Mines act enforcement was sought. The department said no funds and noted company reorganizing. A note advised striking miners to leave pumpmen and firemen due to potential alien labor law use. It is unclear if pumpmen and firemen joined the strike.
Balloonist Narrowly Escapes at Kingston Fair
A balloon ascent at the Kingston fair ends in a near catastrophe. W. H. Allan of Rochester New York is hurled from a trapeze bar when the balloon jerks and catches fire before takeoff. He lands head and shoulder injuries after the balloon falls on the race track. He is hospitalized.
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Kingston
W. H. Allan
Rochester
N. Y
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Staples Mill
A boiler exploded at the Nethergall Stave and Lumber mill in Staples Ontario destroying part of the mill. No further details are provided about injuries or casualties.
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Toronto
Nethergall Stave and Lumber Company
Staples, Ont
Notable Crew Amid Turbulent Telecommunication Patch
A list of workers including a likely Sune, a telephony engineer and several named employees such as Robert Reilly, Oliver Randal, Oliver Chevalier, Joseph Doe, James Bailey, John Kelly and George St. Fiere are cited in a telecom workforce snippet.
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Pisher
Ly Man
Sune
Robert Reilly
Oliver Randal
Oliver Chevalier
Joseph Doe
James Bailey
John Kelly
George St. Fiere
Indian Head By-Law Passes for 150000 Electric Works
Indian Head N W T voters approved a bylaw to borrow 150000 for electric lighting waterworks and saw mill improvements. 191 cast for and 8 against. Work to bring water from the hillcrest area and build a reservoir dam and powerhouse will start soon. Sewerage completion is unlikely this season.
Alien Labor Law Enforced in Ottawa Deportations Ordered
In St Thomas Ontario an order in council enforces penalties under the Alien Labor act and warrants are issued for deportation of twelve Pere Marquette officials. Superintendent S Platt and master mechanic J McManathy have twenty four days to depart, other officials four to seven days. Habeas corpus actions may delay deportation until legal proceedings are settled.
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St. Thomas
Ont
Ottawa
Pere Marquette
S. Platt
J. McManathy
Diseased Immigrants Landed and Deported from Canada
Eighty four immigrants infected with trichina were deported and sailed to England aboard the steamers Athenia and Lake Erie. No one escaped as friends pressed for freedom, while officials guarded them constantly. The question of landing diseased Galician and Polish passengers at Liverpool draws steamship company attention.
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Montreal
England
Athenia
Lake Erie
Galicia
Poland
Liverpool
Hotelman Refused Breakfast in Leamington Case
A Toronto government detective filed information against George Rowell owner of the Erie house Leamington for refusing to serve breakfast after hours. Detective Rogers will testify when the case comes up with License Inspector Singthe. The hotel trade watches the result with interest.
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Leamington
George Rowell
Rogers
Toronto
Erie House
Wth
Sngvthe
Died in Time to Escape Tax in Pembroke Estate
The late Thomas Mackie lumber king of Pembroke Ontario left an estate valued around 800000 to his widow. Ontario succession duties amount to 40000. Had he died a week later taxes would have risen by 30000 more under a new act not retroactive.
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Toronto
Thomas Mackie
Pembroke
Ont
Ontario
Mackie
Sportsman's Paradise Opens With Canadian Northern Train
The Central Lake Park Region is hailed as Sportsman's Paradise with abundant moose otter lynx trout and pelicans. On June 4 the Canadian Northern re opens a superb vestibuled train offering comfortable travel and summer tourist rates to resorts along the line.
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Warroad
Canadian Northern Railway
North America
Central Lake Park
Canadian Northern
Last Payment Made on Japanese Loan Syndicate
A final installment between 35 and 40 million dollars was paid to the underwriting syndicate, closing the last instalment of the 75 million dollar loan recently negotiated in the United States.
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New York
United States
Pottinger Named Chairman of Transcontinental Railway Commission
David Pottinger of the Intercolonial is appointed chairman of the Transcontinental Railway Commission, signaling a major leadership shift in the national transportation project. The action positions Pottinger to oversee policy, funding, and implementation across cross country corridors.
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David Pottinger
The
Intercolonial
Transcontinental Railway Commission
War dispatches from St Petersburg report Russian fleet battles near Formosa
A St Petersburg despatch cites Admiral Avellan confirming northern movement toward battle with Admiral Togo. Reports say Russian and Japanese fleets may have met south of Formosa with potential Japanese defeat, while Rojestvensky reports health details. Additional items include Russian advances near Shahedze, skirmishes near Gunshu Pass, and fleet movements at Tsingtau.
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St. Petersburg
Avellan
Admiralty Department
Rosestvensky
Togo
Rojestvensky
Birtlef
Skrydlof
Vladivostok
Manilla
Formosa
Chanchavadze
Manchuria
Shahedze
Shachzoun
Sysosichzhou
Kooche
Gortz
London
The
Times
Linovitch
Kanepatkin
Gunshu Pass
Tanziatun
Tsitshar
Harbin
London Tinges
Gevgral Mistchenko
Sofia
Daily Chronicle
Russia
New Guinea
Bulgaria
Linevitech
Nicholas
Nanchendzy
Kai River
Chandaohe
Nancchendzy
Tsingtau
Woo Sing
Dowie Mountabank Starts New Mexican Colony Enterprise
Mexico City reported Gladstone Dowie son of Zion prophet John Alexander Dowie and Judge Barnes in talks to seize 700000 acres in Tamaulipas for a Zion City style colony. Negotiations aim to reach one million acres including farming lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowie
Mountabank
Mexico City
Gladstone Dowie
Zion Prophet
John Alexander Dowie
Barnes
Mexico
Zion City
Gonzales
Tamalipas
Six Men Killed in Boiler Explosion at Columbus Roundhouse
An engine boiler exploded near the Hocking Valley railroad roundhouse on West Main street in Columbus, killing six workers at nearby sites. The blast wrecked four other engines and hurled debris across the area. One man is missing, possibly swept into the river.
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Columbus, O
Hocking Valley Railroad
West Main Street
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