Market Nervousness Weighs on Wheat Prices in 1905
The Market Report outlines a week of dull to active trading in wheat, with a substantial 10c to 12c decline over four weeks. Bearish sentiment grows as world supplies rise, while Argentina and Australia boost shipments and the US sees reduced export prospects. Winnipeg prices slip then rally slightly, Ogilvie Mills cuts 10 million bushels from prior yield estimates.
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Argentina
Australia
Russia
India
America
Europe
Canada
United States
Theorth-West States
Bradstreet’s
Manitoba
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co
Winnipeg
Fort William
Port Arthur
Winnipeg Market Report Offers Broad Read on Grains and Provisions
Bran remains strong and oats ease slightly at Fort William with No 2 white at 37 of a cent. Barley No 3 at 38c, No 4 34c. Flaxseed softens though held from last week. speltz rises to 40c. Hay shows a slight recovery. millfeed and ground feed prices listed. Potatoes and vegetables offer plentiful supply with steady to soft quotes. Cheese and butter prices steady with lighter stocks. eggs fall amid strong supply. Dressed meats and hogs show firm trends with beef 5 6c and 14 ½c per lb for poorer cuts.
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Fort William
Duluth
Shorts
Winnipeg
Fort William Basis
Northwestern
California
Ontario
Manitoba
Express
East
Canada to take command of Halifax and Esquimalt garrisons
An Ottawa Special reports Canada will assume command and funding of troops at Halifax and Esquimalt starting July 1. Canadians will lead infantry, with some imperial artillery retained until replacements are ready. The act will raise permanent force to 4,000 and divide districts across Ontario Quebec Maritime and the West. Local immigration and separate schools stir debate as Americans oppose dual education.
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Canada
Halifax
Esquimalt
D.O.C
Imperial Artillery
Miliitia
Frederick Borden
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
D.o.c.’S
I. J. Foster
Bathgate
N.D
Canadian Northwest
Winnipeg
West
Disqualified Steelton Mayor Godwin Over Corrupt Practices
William Godwin, mayor of Steelton since 1903 and former mayor of the Soo suburb, has been disqualified from holding municipal office or voting for eight years. The ruling stems from corruption findings in the petition trial related to C N Smith’s legislature election, noting Godwin illegally provided voter transportation from Copper Cliff to the Soo. He won the last New Year’s election against Timothy Crowley.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
William Godwin
Steelton
Soo
Godwin
C. N. Smith
Copper Cliff
Soa
New Years
Timothy Crowley
Richest Gold Mine on the Continent
Hon Geo Wagner, veteran miner, visits Webbwood Gold Mining property and touts Shakespeare mine as the greatest on the western continent. Shaft depth 140 feet with ore flowing to the bin. four stamps in operation and five-stamp mills coming. English syndicate offered 1.5 million for the property, which the company declined.
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Geo. Wagner
Webbwood
Shakespeare
Pny
Remarkable Chinese Lady Stops at Windsor Station
A Montreal special describes Ah Ling Ching a venerable Chinese lady travelling by the G T R from Halifax en route from Demarara to China. She claimed to be 172 years old and looked it, being carried about by her servant. She said she lived in Demarara for 50 years and was already old when she went there.
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Montreal
Windsor
Ah Ling Ching
G.T.R
Halifax
Demarara
China
Notorious criminal Kirk captured in Victoria
John Lee Kirk, alleged member of the Soapy Smith gang that terrorized Skagway in 1897, was arrested in Victoria at the request of U S Deputy Marshal Cody who left San Francisco to seize Kirk. Kirk is wanted for safe breaking at Nome and was traced through Nevada and California to Victoria. An effort is being made to bring him to justice.
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Victoria
John Lee Kirk
Soapy Smith
Skagway
United States
Marshal Cody
San Francisco
Kirk
Nome
Nevada
California
Winnipeg Market Report Shows Steady Poultry Prices
Poultry prices steady with small receipts of country stock and strong border markets supporting prices. Fowl 10c, spring chickens 11 12c, turkeys 16c, ducks 12c, geese 12 12c. Abbatoir hides 7e for No 1s, 6c for No 2s. wool largely cleared. cattle offerings heavy due to mild weather. sheep prices unchanged. hogs 5c per lb for selected weights in Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Presbyterians in Toronto Vote Liberal Home Mission Funds
The Presbyterian home mission committee met at St. Andrews in Toronto chaired by Rev. Dr. Warden. Receipts totaled 125,680 from ordinary sources and 10,000 from legacies, doubling six year revenue. West church gifts higher than ever, British Columbia more than double. Allocations set for Ontario/Quebec 12,123 Manitoba/Northwest 15,298 British Columbia/Alberta 14,195. Members approved a 50 dollar salary increase for every missionary.
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Home Mission Committee
The
Presbyterian Church
St. Andrew's Church
Toronto
Warden
West
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Northwest
Alberta
Church Committee
Desperate Escape After Burglary Charge
Daniel Forsythe, awaiting sentence on burglary charges, assaulted Turnkey Somerville then carried him into a cell and locked him in. After another assault on a companion, Forsythe fled and remains at large.
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Chatham
Daniel Forsythe
Turnkey
Somerville
Drunk man found dead in St Thomas home
Jas. Smith a widower about 60 living alone was found dead in his St Thomas Ontario residence. He had been drinking and lay on the floor where he froze to death as the temperature dropped.
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St. Thomas, Ont
Jas. Smith
Smith
CPR Refutes Winnipeg Fort William Double Tracking Plan
Montreal dispatch reports a proposal for CPR to double track the Winnipeg Fort William line this spring. The plan is denied by Mr. McNicoll, CPR first vice president and general manager.
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Montreal
C.P.R
Winnipeg
Fort William
MecNicoll
Rancher Dies Before Trial In North West Territory
Duck Lake near here reports Joseph Vailile a forty mile north rancher blew his head off with a shotgun yesterday. He was to appear before a justice of the peace on an assault charge. Inspector Generax of the N W M P will depart to hold an inquest.
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Duck Lake
N.W.T
Joseph Vailile
Here
Inspector Generax
W.M.P
Yankee Clergyman Accused of Assault in New Jersey
New Brunswick New Jersey J F Cordova former Methodist Episcopal clergyman twice on trial first for abandoning his wife and three children to elope with Julia Browne now charged with assault and battery against his wife who says he struck her and pushed her away maximum penalty for assault is one year imprisonment.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Julia Browne
J. F. Cordova
Cordova
New Jersey
Wonderful Case of Revival Restores Mrs Sweet in Hot Springs
A St Louis wife of a grocery merchant was pronounced dead by three physicians and a nurse after gastritis. After five weeks in Hot Springs Arkansas she received salt solution infusion, revived, and is now recovering at home in Saint Louis.
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St. Louis
Charles A. Sweet
Sinner repays government with conscience fund
A Washington dispatch reports the secretary of the treasury received a letter from a repentant individual who returns twelve thousand dollars to the United States government. He says he defrauded the government years ago and now seeks fourfold restitution guided by scripture. The currency was deposited to the conscience fund.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Conscience
Battle reports from Manchuria near The Pass
Meagre Russian reports state General Mistchenko’s force clashed with a Japanese column eight miles south of The Pass. The Japanese reportedly repulsed the attack with 1,006 killed. Rumors of foreign murders near Mukden are denied by a captured American correspondent. British intelligence notes Japanese warships moving toward the Indian Ocean and Russian withdrawals continue toward Harbin with potential reinforcements arriving.
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Mistchenko
Mukden
Kobe
Singapore
Straits of Malacca
Madagascar
St. Petersburg
the Times
Chatufu
Kuropatkin
Russia
Vladivostock
Harbin
Tsitsihar
Manchuria
Linovitch
Roberts Entertains Canadian Officer at London Luncheon
Major D. M. Stewart of the 13th Scottish Light Dragoons from Montreal attended a lunch hosted by Lord and Lady Roberts in London. Lord Roberts showed relics including a Paardeburg truce flag and praised Canadian performance. He announced plans to visit Canada this summer with Lady Roberts.
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Roberts
London
D. M. Stewart
Scottish Light Dragoons
Montreal
Lord
Lady Roberts
Lord Roberts
Major Stewart
Cronje
Paardeburg
Canada
Paris Special Reports Castro Action Angers Cable Circles
A Paris dispatch notes surprise and indignation in official and cable circles over President Castro of Venezuela and the French Cable company. Officials fear the situation could become serious if Castro’s reported steps are real. no concession annulment or cable cuts confirmed by Caracas or the company.
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Paris
Castro
Venezuela
Foreign Office
Caracas
Associated Press
Laguaira
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