Demise of Pullman Ends Era of Palace Car Pioneer
George Mortimer Pullman, Chicago industrialist and founder of the Pullman Palace Car Company, died at his residence after a long career building a model town and railway comfort. Born in New York in 1831, he built the Pullman car system and a company town, with a fortune estimated up to 30 million dollars. His death affected Chicago markets and the board schedules, while his heirs and widow were notified.
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Chicago
George M. Pullman
Eighteenth Street
Prairie Avenue
Mr. Pullman
Pullman
Atdo
H. M. Eaton
New York
Frank Billings
Lake Calumet
Pullman Palace Car Company
Diamond Match
New York Biscuit
Pull
Bulletin
Pullman Palace
Wall Street
Pull- Tun
Pullman Car Directorate
Chicago Telephone Company
George Mortimer Pulman
Chautauqua County
Albion
New Street
Buffalo
Westfield
N.Y
Alton
Galena
Palloma
Pull- Moan
Pullmn
Dy. J.M. Pulman
Christian Lendler
Dr. Pierce
Lucy Kloeffler
Armada, Mich
Grain Shortage in Austria-Hungary Affects Wheat
Consul General Hurst reports June and July weather hurt crops causing a wheat shortage of 37,787,500 bushels in Hungary. Imports from America rose as Vienna purchases grain to meet fall demand. France tariff changes could affect prices for American wheat amid Austrian interest.
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Austria-Hungary
Wasmaron
Hurst
Vienna
State Department
Hungary
Vienna Exchange
America
Austria
Russia
France
Iron Brigade Reunion closes with memorial adoption in Lacrosse
The Iron Brigade association’s annual reunion in Lacrosse Wisconsin closed today with the adoption of a memorial honoring the late Captain James D Wood of Company G Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Greetings were telegraphed to Colonel Dawes of Ohio and J B Callis of Lancaster. The Tennion ended with a trolley ride around the city.
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Iron Brigade
Lacrosse
Wis
Iron Brigade Association
James D. Wood
Second
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
Dawes
Ohio
J. B. Callis
Lancaster
Tennion
Sparks from the Wires: Diverse 1890s notes reach far
The Black Hills pastors meet in Opid City while cattle shipments from Black Hills ranges top 220000 this season. National conventions pick future meeting sites in Nashville and Philadelphia. The Northwestern Miller reports four output totals for last week across Minneapolis and Great Lakes ports. M H Hanna, shipbuilding leader, lies ill in Cleveland. Paris buzzes about a royal reconciliation. General Wilson reports on army fortifications river harbor plans. Consul Baker notes a Cycla trade boom in Birmingham with overproduction.
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Black Hills Association of Consegational
Opid City
Black Hills
National Convention of Sons of Philatelia
Nashville
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Northwestern Miller
Minneapolis
Duluth-Superior
Milwaukee
M. H. Hanna
Globes Shipbuilding Company
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Paris
Ila Lugan
Wilson
Army
Army, Has Made His Annual Report To the Secretary of War
Sioux City Enjoined Over City Debts and Taxes
Sioux City district judge has barred city officers from issuing debt instruments and forbids County Commissioners from levying taxes on the levy certified from the city. The move halts municipal business as the auditor closes, with State Bank Building Co. and other large property owners contesting the city’s debt limit around 300,000 while current indebtedness nears 2,000,000 and a further 350,000 in bonds is reported.
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Hawkeye News
Sioux City
Tadge Gaynor
State Bank Building Company
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Snskes
Hereare
Schreeder
Washington
Mgr. Schreeder
Mgr. Schredder
Order of Solon
Dauphin County
Order of Salon
Stock Exchange
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Western Union
Chicago Gas
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Henry J. Hadenfeldt
Pukwana Township
Galesburg
Proria
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Consul Baker
Birmingham
Judge
Town City
Mande Bt. John
Des Moines
Helen Clapp
Shelby
State University of Iowa Young Women’s Christian Association
Oudahy Geass
Sioux Orry
Oudahys
Madate
Supreme Court
Polk County District Court
Polk County Court
Elections Board of
State
Weeks
Fowler Cycle Company
Cutonao
West
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Ourcaco
Adolph L. Luetgert
Tuthill
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Phalen
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Soo
Chicago Toats
the Telegraph
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