Wiped Out the Town in Ceresco Neb Fire Toll and Suspected Arson
Wanoo Neb May 11 The village of Ceresco was nearly destroyed by a Friday morning fire in Samal building owned by Frank Ide The blaze driven by wind consumed 28 buildings including the business district with only a blacksmith shop left The losses stated total about 75000 with insurance on a portion A man named McCord is under arrest accused of starting the fire One killed and eleven injured in a Chicago lodging house fire caused by an explosion in Happels saloon The building blocked all escape and several residents were badly hurt or killed. Michael and his wife and another resident were carried to safety and hospital The Chicago fire department battled the blaze through the night and fatalities were reported in adjoining rooms and halls
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Wanoo
Neb
Ceresco
Samal
Frank Ide
Sayers & Walker
Blakestead Bros
H. Andrus
C. V. Swanson & Co
State Bank
Caresco
Drs. Bush & Krickbaum
McCord
Chicago
Caboano
Sherman Street
Board of Trade
Happel
Michael
Lfe
Port Huron
Mich
McMoran
Bishop Pierce
Tittle Rock
Ark
William Young
Lemartine
Wis
Isadore
St. Francis Orphan Asylum
Dubuque
Guntley
Frank Rogers
Fairfield
Burlington Road
Calumet
Christina McLeod
Ralph Martin
John Hefferman
Dakota County
Nebraska
Isaac Schellenberger
Belvidere
Ill
Reynolds’ Circus
Louis Schoenlaub, Jr
Fond du Lac
Gibson
Waupun
Schoenlaub
Allen
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Sedalia
Kansas City
Shiras
Federal Court
Sioux City
Clinton
Moline
Morrison
Savanna
Sterling
Ga’ona
Illinois
Maquoketa
Wheatland
Bellevue
Anamosa
Iowa
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Louisville
Nashville
C. C. Harrison
T. A. Black
Northern Investment Company
Black
Harrison
Open to modern machinery in China under peace terms
China opens to the introduction of modern machinery with duty-free entry, boosting American cotton machinery telephones electric lights and printing presses. The change ends the viceroy monopoly on cotton machinery, expands demand for raw cotton from the South and extends Japan's favorable terms to the world.
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China
Washieron
Japan
Shanghai
Anniversary of Bishop Pierce celebrated in Little Rock
The 25th anniversary of Bishop Pierce's episcopate was celebrated at Little Rock Arkansas. The report lists other local incidents from Wisconsin Illinois Iowa including deaths injuries arrests and court actions involving several named individuals and institutions.
Crop Prospects Improve Amid Trade Revival and Strikes
Dun & Co. notes excellent crop prospects despite wage strikes retarding high industry gains. Bond sales and foreign exchange demoralization shape a rising trade tide in the South and New York. Wool, cotton goods, and wool markets fluctuate. several mills and furnaces shut amid labor actions. wheat and pork prices move. Bradstreet reports broader improvement with persistent discontent.
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New York
R.G. Dun & Co
Manhattan
Pocahontas
Providence
Shenango
Mahoning
Illinois Steely Works
Amalgamated Association
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Review of Trade
Bessemer
South
Hill Case on Bond Validity Heads to Jury in Lincoln
The state sues J. E. Hill and bondmen over Hill’s official bond as state treasurer. If the bond is valid the verdict must be for $236,464.60 plus interest. The jury is to decide bond execution and delivery, while other issues await judicial ruling. indications point to a likely jury disagreement.
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Hill
Norval
Wakeley
G. M. Lambertson
C. O. Whedon
J. C. Cowin
Capitol
Senate Chamber
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Ceresco, Neb
St. Joseph
St. Jasmin
R. LL
Manufacturers’ Association
Rica Mono
Ind
James
Bertha Morrison
Henry A. Johnson
Brice
Ima
Ohio
A. W. Thurman
W. A. Taylor
State Executive Committee
Cleveland
Washington
Southern Baptist Convention
Morton
Wasuixeton
Civil Service Commission
Agricultural Department
E. B. Wales
G. F. Leonard
Albany
N. Y
Biswood
Wheeling Iron Company
Riverside Tron and Steele Company
Langdell Mills
Philadelphia
William T. Trothe & Co
Gingham Manufacturers
Frankford
Dun’s Weekly Review
Sioux Falla
Joseph Sampson
Sioux Falls
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Macon
John M. Dennison
Ilinois
Dennison
Morris
TorrxKa
Office of
Justice of the Peace Grower
G. W. Peters
State Penitentiary
Auditor of State
J. L. Bristow
Charles Hall
Peters
Grover
Safford
Prrrspure
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio
Snowden
Gastonville
Finleyville
Lincoln
Anderson
William M. Croan
Western Normal College
Croan
Shanadoah
Foss
San Francisco
Ciprico
Wintield
Kan
Snow
The
State University
Jackson
London
Frank Slavin
Sporting Life
America
Corbett- Fitzsimmons
Corbett
England
Imperial
Willing
St. John’s
N. F
O’brien
Great Britain
Newfoundland
France
Daily News
Topeka
Hays City
Courtland
Natalie
Belgrade
Alexander
Milan
Nisch
McLaughlin
Bryan
Chicago Democrats
General Brooke
Omaha
John Brooke
St. Paul
Manderson
Law and Order League
Trkammah
James Blann
Robert Light
Robert Phillips
No Man’s Land
Farmers’ ‘Organization
Fremont
George Trwin
Marshal Nelson
Charles Nehrbas
Montrose
Colo
Framont
Mackay
Little
Norfolk
J. H. Mackay
Holcomb
Norfolk Asylum
Beatrice
Brarniin, Neb
Russell Bow
Ottumwa
Ottumwa, Ia
Sam Evans
the Sun
Charles Walsh
State Democratic Committee
St. Josefa
Wichita
Wiicasira
Kingman
A. Ruppert Saya
Momber
Madame A. Ruppert
East 14Th Ste
CITH
Amer
Wadham’s Oil and Grease Co
Milwaukee, Wis
M.M. Kreamer
Pennsylvania House
Atlantic Lightning Rod CO
Reyburn, Hunter & Co
St. Johns St
West
Adams
N.S. Dunn
South Cedar Street
Passenge
Griswold
Audubon
Climax Mfg. Co
Starr Ave
Columbus
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