Fire destroys vast northern Thunda area in Tremendous blaze
A blaze starting at Antonio Diaz's boarding house at 47414 Twelfth avenue swept Thunda’s extreme north end, burning 380 buildings across 55 acres between Twelfth to Michigan and Sixteenth to Twentieth streets. Loss around $600,000. one Criban woman died of shock. wind hampered efforts as residents fled with scant possessions.
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Tatipa
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Twelfth
Michigan Avenue
Sixteenth
Twentieth Streets
Antonio Diaz
Twelfth Avenue
Criban
Harlem Car Barns and Paint Factory Destroyed by Fire
A pair of fires in Harlem on March 2 consumed the New York City Railway car barns and the Grote & Co paint factory just blocks apart. The car barns on First and Second Avenues between Ninety-sixth and Ninety-seventh Streets burned to ground, worth about 2.5 million dollars with 740 cars lost. The Grote & Co four story paint factory on One Hundred and Second Street also burned, with an estimated 125 thousand dollars in losses. District residents were evacuated as flames raged and multiple fire alarms were answered.
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City Railway and
Harlem
New York
Diawe
New York City Railway Company
George W. Grote & Co
Grote & Co
Second Street
Ray shoots wife in crowded street in jealousy
Springfield reports a laborer Thomas R Ray shot his wife in a busy downtown street after pressuring an undertaker with a revolver to prepare farewell notes. Mrs Ray was wounded badly but expected to recover. Ray fled to a livery stable and surrendered, the motive given as jealousy.
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Springfield
Aialting & Springfield
Ray
Tridge
Chicago Priests in Jeopardy Guards Patrol Churches
Police in plain clothes guarded Roman Catholic churches across Chicago on March 2 amid threats against priests in letters after the Denver tragedy. Italian and Bohemian parishes faced special precautions, while large cathedrals, already guarded, saw less disruption. No disturbances were reported as priests denounced sensational journalism.
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Chicago
Denver
Pat Garrett killing verdict in Las Cruces coroner’s inquiry
The coroner’s jury in Las Cruces New Mexico found Pat Garrett died from a revolver wound fired by Wayne Brazle. Eye witness Carl Adamson recounted the shooting. Brazle claimed self defense but offered no further comment. Also reported is Chester cruiser’s speed test near Portland with 26.53 knots average and 1.5 knot surplus over contract.
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Pat Garrett
el Paso
Tex
Wayne Brazle
Las Cruces
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Brazle
Carl Adamson
Brazie
Bpegd
Portland
Chester
Caprss
Cape Elizabeth
Thatcher's Island
Hep Builders
Pittsburg Feare Another Flood
March rain swells the Allegheny and Monongahela head waters. Rivers rising, many small creeks already beyond banks. Officials fear a repeat flood with a possible twenty two feet level in Pittsburg this afternoon.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Monongahela
Mall
Three Young Farmers Held for Vandalism Near Salem
New London March 2. William Leonard Hy Mosley and Joseph Bison, three young farmers, were arrested at their homes near Salem. They are charged with overturning more than a hundred gravestones in the cemetery southwest of town and with breaking into a nearby schoolhouse and burning the books.
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New ‘London
William Leonard
Mosley
Joseph Bison
Salem
Here
Killed In Brewery Accident in Chicago March
A fragmented report states that several individuals including Ghariss Bchyandt and Emil DeGnagt died in a Chicago brewery due to a bursting vessel or apparatus. The text also mentions a list of other names and possible injuries, but details are unclear.
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Chicago
Ghariss Bchyandt
Emil DeGnagt
Arman
Funeral of slain priest in New Jersey march 2
The funeral of Father Leo Heinrichs was held in Paterson New Jersey with a solemn Requiem Mass. Bishop John J. O'Connor and many dignitaries attended. ten thousand mourners viewed the body at St. Bonaventure’s monastery. Interment followed in Holy Sepulchre cemetery amid heavy snowfall and long lines.
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Leo Heinrichs
Paterson
Salemn
Howard Blecka
St. Bonaventure’s
John J. O'Connor
New York
Holy Sepulchre
Father Leo
St. Bonaventura
Leo
Denver
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Guiseppe Allo
No Delay on Railways as Nine Hour Law Looms
Washington reports note American railways moving to comply with the nine hour law amid financial strain. Officials warn of reduced service and telegraph cuts as they seek cost savings to avoid receivership. Rail leaders insist a rapid recovery is possible if prosperity returns and payrolls are kept.
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Waastington
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. A. Mudge
Rock Island
Befors
Panto
Knapp
Intersta Y Nome Merea Commission
Iti
Ap I
Senator Fulton Bill Faces Interstate Commerce Clash
The Interstate Commerce Commission opposes Senator Fulton's bill to bar railroad rate increases during protests. The commission argues a fixed rule would be unfair to railroads and the public, preferring future assessment of reasonableness rather than a sweeping prohibition.
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Interstate Commerce, Commission
Bailroada
Washington
Interstate ‘Commerce
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fulton
Troy
Ter
Fish to Attend Meeting of Illinois Central Railroad Stockholders
Stuyvesant Fish arrived in Chicago in March to attend the Illinois Central Railroad stockholders meeting. Cromwell to represent, with plans to discuss arrangements and outcomes of the gathering at the stockholders' conference.
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Chicago
Stuyvesant Fish
Ilmnoia Central Railroad Company
Neue Ferent Ae Db Ys
Mushroom cultivation and log processing in Japan text
Fragmented OCR passage describes crowing mushrooms in Japan and a lumber technique with six inch to six foot logs, heavy knives, bark scar, and a three year ground lay, followed by stacking, sawing in shade, bark pounding, and repeated cycles to encourage a second growth. It also includes an unrelated testimonial about Kidney and Bladder Pills and mentions mountain herbs and child care.
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Japan
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