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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
13
Announcement from Vancouver notes rough timber rose by $1.00 per thousand last week, now up to $15.00. Seams scarce along the coast, labor tight in some areas, and demand for lumber described as unprecedented. Prices may climb further before any decline.
The report states six Indians at Duck Lake Ee died after consuming Florida water. Other notes mention the Russian parliament moving to abolish the death penalty and a Kamloops train capture anticipated by a BC constabulary posse. The Sultan agreed to Britain’s demand to evacuate the Santa Peninsula. A North Dakota farmer mistakenly planted sweet peas instead of liver pills, yielding a strange medical affliction. Alf Sherring wins Athens Marathon April 30 with a crowd of about 150,000 watching a roughly 26 mile course completed in two hours 1 minute 2.45 seconds.
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