Wheat Market Likely Record High as Government Report Boosts Outlook
The May United States Government Report signals strong winter wheat condition at 92.5 on May 1 and higher acreage remaining for harvest, implying a U.S. yield of about 465 to 480 million bushels. Markets firmed in America but slackened after the report, with old crop prices rising in Minneapolis while new crop futures stayed comparatively low amid ample future supply concerns. European markets remained subdued despite good crop prospects, while global shipments and visible supply showed declines. Manitoba trade stayed dull. demand for export wheat was weak, though seeding progressed and weather turned favorable.
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United States
Minneapolis
America
Europe
Hungary
Bradstreet’s
Manitoba
Red River
Rockies
Ontario
Winnipeg
Chicago
Far West
Market futures close with varied option prices
Futures in the option market finish May at 88 cents, July at 96 cents, and October at 77 cents. The data appears tied to Fort William and Fort Arthur stores.
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Fort William
Fort Arthur
Feed and produce prices in Winnipeg market report
The Winnipeg market report notes demand rising amid poor roads and rain limits. Prices hold steady for most feeds, with loose hay firm as haulage improves later in season. millfeed oats barley flaxseed and spelt prices listed along with on track quotes in Winnipeg. Vegetables dairy eggs and meats show steady or firm trends, with cattle and sheep values cited and hogs trading at 5 percent off cars Winnipeg.
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Shorts
Winnipeg
Northwestern
Fort William Basis
Censure Expunged as Gamey Seeks Records Cleanse
In Ontario the legislature supported R R Gamey to expunge from the records the censure vote against him. He cited the January verdict and urged justice by erasing the condemnation of the prior administration. Speaker Harcourt opposed, calling the move extraordinary, but the motion carried.
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Gamey
Toronto
Ontario
R. R. Gamey
J. R. Stratton
House
Richard Harcourt
Manitoba to Hold Provincial Auction Sale of Pure Bred Cattle
The Dominion Live Stock Commissioner backs a public auction system like Britain to distribute pure bred stock in Canada. Manitoba hosts the first provincial sale for the middle west on May 31 at Winnipeg's CP Railway sale pavilion with 80 to 90 animals including Herefords and Polled Angus. Purchasers may get six months credit from Eastern Townships Bank and delivery to their nearest Manitoba or Assiniboia station is guaranteed for a $2 per head fee.
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F. W. Hodson
Canada
Great Britain
Britain
Middle West
Manitoba Live Stock Association
Dominion Live Stock Commissioner
Winnipeg
George H. Greiz
J. G. Barron
S. J. Thompson
Andrew Graham
E. R. James
Eastern Townships Bank of Winnipeg
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Regina
Portage Convention Prep Builds Manitoba Gathering
For twelve months the Manitoba Sunday School Association has prepared for the Portage la Prairie Convention set for May 30 to June 1. Toronto speaker Dr Potts will give three talks and lead a pastors conference. Mrs Bryner will deliver five addresses and head primary and junior teachers sessions. Local organizers under W H Thomson and S C B Burley coordinate musical, entertainment, reception, and decorations. Round trip fare is available on certificate plan via multiple railways. contact W H Irwin for details.
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Manitoba Sunday School Association
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
Potts
Toronto
Bryner
Illinois
New Disciples Church
Portage
W. H. Thomson
Imperial Bank
S. C. B. Burley
Ed.McKay
The
Commercial College
A. H. Burnell
Hudson’s Bay Co’s
W. H. Irwin
Winnipeg
She Comes to Find Her Lover is Dead
A Toronto special reports John Cley, a young Englishman, was to have been found by his lover in the case of a missing or dead man. The piece outlines a search or mystery surrounding his fate.
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Toronto
John Cley
Fiancé of Tibetha Tweedale Reacts to Tragic Typhoid Death
A man who was to be married next week died at General Hospital on Tuesday from typhoid fever. His fiancée Tibetha Tweedale travels to Canada as Isaac Tweedale of Cawthra Square, their father, informs he arrived from England with the news.
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General Hospital
Tibetha Tweedale
Canada
Isaac Tweedale
Cawthra Square
England
Pope’s Approbation Over Manitoba Controversy
Ottawa dispatch reports the pope is satisfied with Monseigneur Sbarretti’s actions in the Manitoba ministers controversy and has no intention of recalling him.
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Ottawa
Monseigneur Sbarretti
Apostolic Delegate
Manitoba
Manitoba Grain Forwarding Lake Ports Committee Appointed
At a Dominion Millers Association meeting a committee was named to push for favorable terms to forward Manitoba grain from lake ports. J. D. Flavelle of Lindsay and George Goldie of Ayr join with board of trade members C. W. Band C. B. Watts Hedley Shaw and D. Plews to negotiate with lake port interests.
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Toronto
Dominion Millers Association
J. D. Flavelle
Lindsay
George Goldie
Ayr
C. W. Band
C. B. Watts
Hedley Shaw
D. Plews
Board of Trade
Manitoba
Big Contract Awarded for CPR Culverts
Angus Sinclair of Port Arthur, a known contractor, won a large CPR tender for arch and top rail culverts between Fort William and Rat Portage. The work, primarily concrete, will employ a large summer force and commence at once. Sinclair has held several CPR contracts during railway construction.
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Port Arthur
Angus Sinclair
C.P.R
Fort William
Rat Portage
Sinclair
C.P. R
Dominion Coal Issue Opens with Strong Subscriptions
Montreal reports the Dominion Coal company bond and preferred stock issue, arranged by Bank of Montreal Canadian Bank of Commerce and Lee Higginson, is expected to be oversubscribed with subscriptions of over 2.6 million already recorded from Boston and heavy London participation.
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Montreal Dispatch
Dominion Coal Company
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Bank of Commerce and
Lee. Higginson & Co
Boston
London
Publican Refuses to House a Zulu at Sault hotel
A Zulu named W. D. Chattawage, living in England and Canada since the Zulu War, charged Victoria hotel proprietor McKinnon with refusing accommodation without cause. The case, heard by the stipendiary magistrate court with Crown Attorney Simpson prosecuting and Moses McFadden for the defendant, was adjourned.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
W. D. Chattawage
England
Canada
Victoria Hotel
McKinnon
Simpson
Moses McFadden
Government Denies Charter for Ontario Power Expansion
A Toronto special reports the government will not recommend ratification of a Niagara Falls power deal between the Electrical Development company of Ontario and the Niagara Falls Park commission. The agreement would add 125000 horsepower to the existing 126000 at Niagara Falls works, but cannot become law without government approval and legislative ratification. Premier Whitney offered no comment, promising an explanation in the house later.
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Toronto
Electrical Development Company of Ontario
Niagara Falls Park Commission
Niagara Falls
Whitney
Archbishops Bond and Carmichael Oppose Higher Criticism
In a Montreal special, Archbishop Bond and Bishop Carmichael issue a joint letter to Montreal clergy denouncing the Church of England ministers' call for freedom to study higher criticism. They insist pastors must base faith on New Testament history and warn that abandoning biblical details harms congregations and violates ordination vows.
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Montreal
Bond
Carmichael
Church of England
Great Britain
Canada
Supreme Court ruling gives board of trade control of quotations
Chicago reports that the supreme court granted the Board of Trade a writ of injunction, forbidding unauthorized persons from using its quotations. The decision limits outside speculation, curbs bucket shops, and empowers the exchange to regulate futures quotes, signaling far reaching effects on gambling in commodities.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Board of Trade
Prisoner Aids Police in South Chicago Murder Case
Milan Staranthi, under arrest for disorderly conduct, offered to help Officers Skiba and Loftus capture Henry Tender who fired at his mother and sisters. Tender was shot and fatally wounded during the attempted arrest, then subdued by the officers.
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Chicago
Milan Staranthi
Henry Tender
Staranthi
Skiba
Loftus
Tender
Tragic Harrisburg Train Wreck Kills Fifty
An Eastern Express eastbound on the Pennsylvania railroad collided with a freight train in South Harrisburg. Blazing wreckage trapped victims as dynamite in the freight exploded. Authorities fear about fifty dead and many injured with figures uncertain due to debris. The Chicago to New York service left Chicago Tuesday night and Pittsburgh earlier Wednesday.
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Harrisburg
Eastern Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Connections
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Roosevelt says he will not seek re election
The Chicago Iroquois club banquet honors President Theodore Roosevelt amid partisan warmth. The Omaha Bee quotes Roosevelt declaring clearly that he will not be a candidate again, stressing no compromise on railroad relief and opposition to any renominating pressure.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Iroquois Club
Ilinois
Omaha
Neb
the Bee
Bee
United States
Denver
Congress
Glory Whalen Murder Case Claimed by Constable Levan
Constable Levan says a clue links W Brislin, jailed in Kingston for five years, to Glory Whalen's Col Lingwood murder. High Constable Haten disagrees with Levan’s theory.
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Preston
Levan
W. Brislin
Kingston
Glory Whalen
Collingwood
Haten
Imperial Limited May Start Earlier This June
Montreal reports final arrangements for the Imperial Limited transcontinental trains. The season opens June 4 nine days earlier than last year to handle growing Pacific coast to Montreal travel. CP R introduces the same trains with improved sleeping car service including modern 12 section and drawing room cars and double drawing room and compartment cars for special parties.
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Montreal
Imperial Limited
Pacific Coast
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