Market Report on Wheat Prices and Crop Prospects May 1905
The May wheat market shows a rebound after a sharp corner in Chicago. Old crop stocks are tight, with July and September futures down modestly while cash and near deliveries rise in New York and Chicago. Western Canada sees good plantings and moisture from recent snow, while European crops look favorable and Manitoba prices hold steady amid slow Fort William shipping.
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Chicago
Wall Street
New York
Duluth
Minneapolis
America
Europe
Cincinnati
Snow
Orange Judd
States
Manitoba
Canadian West
Bradstreet’s
Winnipeg
Fort William
West
Port Arthur
Winnipeg Market Report from May shows firmer prices across commodities
The Winnipeg market notes firmer trading with feed up by one dollar per ton and oats higher. Prices span millfeed bran to ground feed oats and barley, with no. 2 white oats at 39 37 1 3 cents and carlot quotes for barley and flaxseed. Fresh meat and produce markets stay steady while eggs, cheese, butter and dairy show firm or steady levels and livestock prices edge higher for cattle, sheep, and hogs.
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Winnipeg
Shorts
Ontario
Manitoba
Brutal Robbery Ends in Farmer's Death Near Brooksville
In Parkersburg West Virginia a posse and angry locals scour Calvin county for three masked robbers who killed Charles Berkshire after torturing his wife. The assailants bound her and forced a death threat by the tenth count. a shot killed Berkshire and the wife was left in a collapse, feared to die.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Calvin County
Charles Berkshire
Brooksville
Berkshire
Inquest Held Over Infant Found Near Arden Farm
Dr Poole presided at Arden inquest into the decomposed body of a newborn infant found behind a granary near Walter Wilson's farm. Evidence showed the child likely died before birth and a two month or more period. Jurors and local doctors questioned origin, with mystery surrounding the disposal.
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Neepawa
Poole
Arden
Walter Wilson
Wilson
Victor Wilson
M. E. Boughton
Lansdowne
George Stockdale
Boughton
McFadden
Gahan
Socialism and Christianity Clash at Vancouver Demonstration
At a Vancouver socialist demonstration the leaders Hawthornwaite and Williams argued religious revival movements seek submission to masters and that eternal punishment is a lie. They condemned trades unionism and said BC workers scorn judicial bench figures. Parker Williams mocked religion in society and preferred socialism to Christianity.
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Vancouver
B.C
Messrs. Hawthornwaite
Williams
British Columbia
Pacific
Parker Williams
Edmonton Line Progress for Vegreville to Fort Saskatchewan
Contractors push toward Vegreville with C N R grading crews from Edmonton area. McArtur's Saskatoon gang to Lloydminster. Blackfoot hills obstacle remains. Bridge at Fort Saskatchewan not yet planned though eastern link may finish this season.
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Edmonton
M. MecCrimmon
C.N. R
Vegreville
McArtur
Saskatoon
Lloydminster
Blackfoot Hills
Fort Saskatchewan
Murder Charge Looms For Labroquerie Resident
Charles Parriseau, 82, was taken to Winnipeg by Constable Beauchamp and jailed to await trial on a murderous assault accuse. He allegedly struck Jacques Chartier in a Labroquerie store causing severe head injuries. Chartier remains unconscious as injuries are assessed with concerns of possible death.
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Charles Parriseau
Labroquerie
Winnipeg
Beauchamp
Parriseau
Jacques Chartier
Chartier
E. Goulet
Halifax Board of Trade opens new quarters
Halifax officials including Governor Jones and General Sir Charles Parsons outlined ongoing negotiations over imperial property in Halifax. They discussed imminent troop departure and potential handover of war department assets to the Canadian government while noting expected arrival of two Canadian infantry companies. Mayor McKreith and the Attorney General also spoke.
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Halifax
Mayor McKreith
Provincial trade boards celebrate new quarters
Representatives of boards of trade across the province joined in congratulations on the handsome new quarters. The event drew figures including Geral Longley and others, marking a notable milestone for local commerce and collaboration.
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Eral Longley
Representaves of
Othr Boards of Trade
Anniversary of Cut Knife Hill Battle in Ottawa
Twenty years since the Cut Knife Hill clash of the northwest rebellion of 18 percent. Ottawa sharpshooters Wm. Osgoode and John Rodgers died in the fight. A Maj or's Hill park monument honors them with Union Jacks and wreaths at its base.
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Ottawa
Cut Knife Hill
Wm. Osgoode
John Rodgers
Major's Hill Park
Haileybury Factory Plan Aims at Haileybury Ontario
A plan to build a large factory at Haileybury New Ontario to manufacture handles and wood wares. The company proposes to spend 15000 in the next year and 500000 within three years. A deputation from Haileybury urged the government to reserve a perpetual timber limit for the company’s use.
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Toronto
Haileybury
New Ontario
Sectionman Drowned Near Fort William
Word comes of the drowning of J. H. Pierson a section laborer in the Kaministikwia river twenty miles west of Fort William He was repairing CPR track when he fell from a bridge and sank His body has not been recovered.
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Fort William
J. H. Pierson
Kaministikwia River
Pierson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ten Million Scheme Backed to Link Prince Edward Island
Rev Father Burke of Prince Edward Island urged Toronto business groups to back a ten million dollar project to connect the island with the mainland. He said Ontario manufacturers lose when communication is interrupted and the government tunnel plan may gain support from the board of trade and the Manufacturer's association.
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Toronto
Father Burke
Prince Edward Island
Toronto Board of Trade and Manufacturer’s Association
Ontario
Government Tunnel
Two Men Killed and One Injured in Brick Oven Blast
In La Prairie near Montreal a brick and terra cotta plant oven exploded instantly killing Joseph Fergus and Joseph Dufort. Francis Chartrand was seriously injured but expected to recover. All three were longtime employees living with families nearby.
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Montreal
Joseph Fergus
Joseph Dufort
Francis Chartrand
la Prairie Prepared Brick & Terra Cotta Company
la Prairie
Prominent Quebec Lady Marie Hortelie Marchand Dies
Marie Hortelie Marchand widow of Quebec Premier Felix Gabriel Marchand died at her St Johns home on Wednesday. Born December 25, 1828, she was a daughter of Louis Turgeon of Terrebonne and associated with French Canadian society in Montreal and St Johns. She aided her husband in his political work and life.
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Quebec
Montreal
Marie Hortelie Marchand
St. Johns
Louis Turgeon
Terrebonne
St. Roch Convent
Felix Gabriel Marchand
Regina's New School Contract Awarded in Regina
Regina's public school board awarded the Victoria school contract to Anton Kallenbrunner of Regina for 48000 dollars excluding site and seating. Six tenders for 60000 dollar school debentures were opened with Wood Grundy Co Toronto, via Premier Haultain's office, offering 61027 dollars. National Trust Co Winnipeg was the next highest at 60926 dollars.
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Regina
N.W.T
Public School Board
Victoria School
Alexandra
Winnipeg
Anton Kallenbrunner
Wood
Grundy & Co
Toronto
Premier Haultain
National Trust Co
Ontario Women Press Franchise Demand To Premier
A Toronto special reports fifty delegates from W C T U branches in Toronto Hamilton London Barrie Gananoque Pembroke and other areas met Premier Whitney to seek municipal franchise extension to married women. Speakers included Mrs McKee Mrs Rutherford Mrs Thornley Mrs S R Wright Dr Stowe Gullen Chancellor Burwash Mayor Urquhart and Rev Courtice. Whitney and ministers heard the request and promised earnest government consideration.
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Toronto
Hamilton
London
Barrie
Gananoque
Pembroke
W.C.T.U
Whitney
McKee, Barrie
Ontario
Rutherford
Dominion
Thornley
S. R. Wright
Stowe Gullen
Burwash
Urquhart
Courtice
Hanna
Russian Pacific Squadron Seeks Junction Off Sunda Straits
War dispatches report Admiral Rojestvensky sailing south to meet Nebogatov in the Chinese Sea region as a Japanese division advances to block junction. Nebogatov reevaluates routes via Sunda and Malacca Straits amid training gaps and tactical concerns. Captain Clado named staff captain to assist river-navigation duties.
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St. Petersburg
Rojestvenesky
Nebogatof
Admiralty
Nebogatoff
Rojestvensky
Straits of
Sunda
China Sea
Straits of Malacca
Madagascar
Russ
Clado
Pride Must Suffer Brantford Special Reports Fatal Shoe Tightness
Walter Murray aged 32 from Mount Pleasant Brant county died from wearing shoes that were too small. He bought the shoes weeks earlier, endured pain, foot inflammation, and blood poisoning that led to his death.
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Brantford
Walter Murray
Mount Pleasant
Brant County
Montreal Hotel Cooks Fight Under Canadian Alien Act
Alexander Laurin former Queens hotel chief cook sues proprietor Donat Raymond with Justice Lavergne allowing the action under the Canadian Alien Labor act. Three discharged cooks and a New York trio of French chefs prompt the case backed by the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' association which seeks reinstatement amid opposition to alien labor.
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Montreal
Queen’s Hotel
New York
Alexander Laurin
The
Queens
Donat Raymond
Justice Lavergne
Raymond
Hotel and Restaurant Employees’ Association
Russians in War Crime Tale At Kyoto Lecture
In Toronto a speaker, Rev. Sidney Gulick, described brutal Russian tactics against Japanese troops and wounded. He contrasted Russian cruelties with Japanese mercy toward prisoners, noting Japan's care for captured Russians and higher budget for their sustenance.
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Toronto
Sidney L. Gulick
D.D
Doshisha College
Kyoto
Japan
Red Cross
Mr. Gulick
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