IOWA TOWN SCORCHER REPORTS CHICAGO FIRE AND CONSPIRACY
Sept 12 Iowa town endures a fierce blaze destroying First National Bank and other businesses amid high winds. Ex congressman John A. McShane of Omaha faces conspiracy charges in Chicago related to a real estate swindle. Waller letters from a French prison reveal family concerns. Aged Cripple ends life in Cedar Rapids after lamenting fear of the poor farm. Crumhnon Neb church fire damages $260. Local injuries and other items follow in a multi-item dispatch.
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Cevar Rapids
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Perpetual Motion Claims and Exhibitions Examined
Professor Cole inga Sellers in Cussior's Magazine discusses perpetual motion scams. He criticizes exhibitions promising endless work from tiny energy inputs and notes promoters prey on credulity while investors bear the risk. The piece warns faith without reason fuels repetitive frauds in scientific demonstrations.
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Cussior’s Magazine
Banking in Marseille Then and Now at First Bank of Marseilles
In Lonngman’s Magazine a traveler recounts a chaotic bank visit in Marseille. Crowds fill a hall as customers receive metal disk tokens at guichet windows. A porter dispenses cash in various forms while checks are routed through multiple steps and currencies. No clearing house exists and bank-to-bank charges erase nominal balances.
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Women Wage Decline Reported in New York Sun
The New York Sun notes a two year trend of falling women's wages with several causes. Men from Poland Hungary and Italy are taking jobs once held by women for the smallest wages. Foreign women enter at lower rates while American workers resist. Employers hire cheaper help during holidays and replace longtime staff after the rush. Many women reportedly earn 80 to 60 cents per day as unemployment grows.
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United States
Chicago
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Bankers and Brokers
Rialto Building
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Mary Anderson Reminiscences Highlight Stage Life
The forthcoming reminiscences of Mary Anderson's life on the stage recount her career and insights for aspiring actresses. Her claim that leaving the stage was her happiest moment offers a provocative contrast to the lure of performance.
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Mary Anderson
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New York Times
Editor and preacher joke on heaven near mountain lots
A humorous exchange from the Atlanta Constitution notes a preacher urging the editor to live near heaven. The editor jokes that heaven would be affordable if these mountain lots were not so high in price, preserving regional newspaper wit.
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Atlanta Constitution
Grandstand Collapse at Louisville Fireworks Tragedy
At the Louisville riverfront fireworks show on September 18, a grandstand section collapsed, injuring many as 60 to 75 were carried away by friends. Officials and veterans aided victims. no fatalities were reported. Names and injuries span farmers, veterans, editors, and city residents in Kentucky and Indiana.
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Vreeland
Courier-Journal
Grand Army
Miners Entombed in Osceola Mine Recovered Twenty-Five
An Osceola copper mine disaster ends with 25 bodies brought to the surface after a cautious search by multiple rescuers. Captain Richards location of 28 bodies was revised as surface crews recovered all but five missing. Coroner to investigate. Funerals planned for Saturday.
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Grange Blossom and Orange Blossom advertised as female remedies
An illinois advertisement promotes Grange Blossom as a poultice like treatment for female troubles and a direct cure for womb issues. Orange Blossom pastiles claim easy self use for menstrual irregularities and related symptoms with mail order offered through Dr. J A McGill Co in Chicago and Yio Emmer t Co as local sellers.
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