Market Report Wheat Slumps in Global Supply Pressure
The March 16 1995 market note charts nervous grains trading as world supplies rise and bearish sentiment deepens. Argentina Australia Russia and India shift export flows while U S and Canadian stocks shrink. Manitoba prices wobble with a May low near 92 1 2 cents and futures steady around mid 90s.
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Australia
Russia
India
America
Europe
Canada
United States
Winnipeg Market Notes Broad Range of Prices and Activity
Bran remains in good demand while oats ease at Fort William with No 2 white at 37 to 37c per bushel. Speltz price jumps to 40c on track as hay and millfeed turn steadier. Potatoes and vegetables steady to quiet with plentiful offerings. cheese and butter show cautious movements. hogs ample and beef steady in city markets.
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Fort William
Duluth
Shorts
Winnipeg
Fort William Basis
Northwestern
California
Ontario
Manitoba
Express
East
Canada to Take Over Garrison Command at Halifax and Esquimalt
An Ottawa special reports Canada will assume command and payment of troops at Halifax and Esquimalt from July. A Canadian officer will lead the forces with infantry entirely Canadian and some imperial artillery retained until replacements are ready. The permanent corps now 1 200 will grow to 4 000 under an amendment to the militia act. Sir Frederick Borden to announce a scheme for regional district command across Ontario Quebec Maritimes and the west.
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Esquimalt
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Quebec
Maritime Provinces
D.o.c.’S
Disqualified Mayor Godwin Loses Steelton Seat
William Godwin, mayor of Steelton since its 1903 incorporation in the Soo area, was disqualified for eight years from holding office or voting. He was cited in the corrupt practices findings from the petition trial over C N Smith’s legislature election, tied to transporting voters from Copper Cliff to the Soo. His 1904 governorship bid opposed Timothy Crowley.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
William Godwin
Steelton
Soo
Godwin
C. N. Smith
Timothhy Crowley
Shakespeare Mine Described as Richest on Western Continent
Hon. Geo Wagner visits Webbwood Gold Mining property and calls Shakespeare mine the greatest on the western continent. Shaft reaches 140 feet with cross cuts and drifts yielding ore to the bin. Four stamps operate and new five-stamp mills are planned. The company declined a $1,000,000 offer from an English syndicate.
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Webbwood
Shakespeare
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Remarkable 172 Year Old Chinese Traveler Appears at Windsor
A Montreal Windsor station report profiles Ah Ling Ching a venerable Chinese woman travelling with relatives by the G T R from Halifax toward Demarara and China. She claimed 172 years and said she had lived in Demarara for 50 years though she was already very old when she went there.
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Windsor
Ah Ling Ching
G.T.R
Halifax
Demarara
China
Notorious Criminal Kirk Caught in Victoria
John Lee Kirk, linked to the Soapy Smith gang that terrorized Skagway in 1897, was arrested in Victoria by United States Deputy Marshal Cody who left San Francisco for custody. Kirk is wanted for safe breaking at Nome and was traced from Nevada to California before reaching Victoria. An effort is ongoing to return him to duty.
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Victoria
John Lee Kirk
Soapy Smith
Skagway
United States
Marshal Cody
San Francisco
Kirk
Nome
Nevada
California
Winnipeg Market Report Reflects Stiff Prices Despite Weak Stock
Mutton and spring lambs at 7 to 9 cents per pound. hogs at 64 to 6 cents. country stock 54 to 6 cents, delivered locally. Poultry prices steady with small country receipts. fowl ten cents, spring chickens around 11 to 12 cents, turkeys 16, ducks 12, geese 12 cents. Abbatoir hides and wool prices steady. No.1 tallow 3 3/4 to 3 1/2 cents. No.2 2 1/2 to 2 3/4. Cattle in bad shape. good stock firm but dressed meat offerings heavy. Sheep quiet. Nogs 5 cents per pound, Winnipeg area.
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Winnipeg
Separate Schools Force Them Away
I J Poster of Bathgate ND a large landowner has been in Winnipeg on business. He says many settlers are coming and immigration should be strong this summer. Immigration debates show strong American opposition to separate schools and many may abandon western land rather than support two education systems.
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I. J. Poster
Bathgate
N.D
Canadian Northwest
Winnipeg
Canada
West
Presbyterians Consider Liberal Home Mission Funds
The Presbyterian home mission committee met at Toronto’s St. Andrew's with Rev. Dr. Warden presiding. Receipts reached 125,680 from ordinary sources plus 10,000 from legacies, doubling six years ago. Western church gifts rose, British Columbia gifts more than doubled. Ontario Quebec 12,125. Manitoba Northwest 15,298. British Columbia Alberta 14,195. An extra 50 dollars was approved for each missionary salary.
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Desperate Escape by Burglary Suspect Ends in Liberty
A Chatham special reports Daniel Forsythe awaiting sentence on burglary charges after assaulting Turnkey Somerville, locking him in a cell, and beating a companion before making a break for freedom. He remains at large.
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Chatham
Daniel Forsythe
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Somerville
Stray Drunkard Found Frozen to Death in Ontario Home
James Smith, about 60, widower living alone in Thomas, Ontario, was found dead in his cold house. He was an excessive drinker and had returned home intoxicated, lying on the floor where he froze to death.
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Thomas
Jas. Smith
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CPR Denies Double Tracking Between Winnipeg and Fort William
Montreal dispatch reports CPR plans to double track the Winnipeg to Fort William line this spring, but first vice president and general manager J. McNicoll denies the move.
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Death Before Trial At Duck Lake Inquest Ordered
Duck Lake North West Territories rancher Joseph Valile aged about 40 killed himself with a shotgun yesterday. He was to appear before a justice of the peace on an assault charge. Inspector Generax of the Northwest Mounted Police departs to conduct an inquest.
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Yankee Clergyman Accused of Assault in New Jersey
J F Cordova a former Methodist Episcopal clergyman faced a new trial in New Brunswick New Jersey on a charge of assault and battery against his wife. He had been convicted for abandoning his wife and three children to elope with Julia Browne. The wife says he struck her and pushed her when she tried to stop the elopement. The maximum penalty for assault is one year in jail.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Julia Browne
J. F. Cordova
Cordova
New Jersey
Wonderful case of revivification after apparent death
A St Louis woman Mrs Charles A Sweet wife of a provision merchant was pronounced dead by two doctors and a nurse after gastritis in Hot Springs Arkansas. A third physician revived her with a salt solution infusion and she is now recovering at home in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Charles A. Sweet
Sinner Donates 12000 to U S Treasury Conscience Fund
A Washington dispatch reports the secretary of the treasury received 12000 dollars from a confession “Dear Sir” stating a prior defrauding of the government and fourfold restitution guided by scripture. The currency is deposited to the conscience fund for the government’s benefit.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Conscience Fund
Russians Retreat From The Pass In Manchuria
Meagre reports from Russian forces under General Mistchenko describe a setback near The pass with Japanese columns repulsed, and Russian withdrawal orders issued. News cites evacuations, fires, and a strategic retreat as Kuropatkin contemplates redeploying troops to Harbin and Vladivostok as Manchurian fronts shift.
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Kobe
Singapore
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Harbin
Tsitsihar
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Associated Press Changtufu
Kalyuan
Roberts Hosts Canadian Officer at London Luncheon
Major D. M. Stewart of the 13th Scottish Light Dragoons, Montreal, visited Lord and Lady Roberts in London. Roberts displayed war relics including the Paardeburg truce flag and praised Canadian efforts. He and Lady Roberts plan a summer visit to Canada with eager anticipation.
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Canada
Paris Special Reports Castro Action Alarms French Cable
A Paris broadcast notes surprise and indignation over President Castro of Venezuela and a possible radical move against the French Cable company. Caracas dispatches indicate tension but no confirmed annulment or cable cuts, with the company saying neutrality is observed and awaiting official word on any court actions.
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