Chicago business activity shows recovery amid labor disputes
Labor troubles linger but deliveries and overall trade rise. Weather aids distribution, wholesale demand grows, and agriculture advances with heavier marketing of old crops. Grain and provisions volumes expand. wheat stocks fall while milling needs ease. Independent reports note improved export trade, strong inland demand, and steady money. carload earnings and steel activity hold.
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Board of Trade
Chicago
New York
Texas
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Commodity price report from several Midwest and East markets
The page lists live cattle hogs and sheep prices by city including Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with commodities such as wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed. Prices show ranges for each item across markets and include term details like No 2 mixed and No 2 red.
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Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Insect Pest Threat to Wood Structures Warns Authorities
A report outlines a pervasive termite menace entering the United States. Experts Marlatt and Oldenhach emphasize termites colonize wood interiors, cause collapses, and resist winged control. They urge complete dryness, wall inspection, and in severe cases replacement of wood with stone or cement to halt damage.
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San Francisco
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Outebach
L. O. Doward
Oldenhaech
United States
Quentain
Colorado
South Carolina
Kweao
Department of Avriculture
Worshington
Edo
Marlatt
Uncle Hatton Kills Fiancée Then Ends Own Life in Storm
In Lafayette, Hatton, 30, shot his sweetheart and niece Lulu Hatton and, after fleeing in a torrential rain, shot himself at his sister Cornelius Cadwallader’s home. Officials say motive tied to Hatton's wish to marry Tatton's daughter, whom Tatton refused consent to wed. A lightning strike on the barn occurred during the aftermath as the family learned of Tatton's death on the porch.
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Marry Hatton
Lafayette
Lulu Hatton
Cornelius Cadwallader
Daniel Tatton
Young Hatton
Young Tatton
Coroner Concludes Orville Davis Case Justifiable Homicide
In the Orville Davis case the coroner's inquest concludes with a verdict of justifiable homicide. Samuel Snyder fired in self defense after Davis attacked him at the Wabash brewery. Ben Brooks and two others refused to name the women. Coroner Dennis submits to Prosecutor Broer and Judge Plummer, who may compel Brooks to testify on penalty of commitment. The case moves toward final resolution.
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Orville Davis
Dobur
Samuel Snyder
Davis
Snyder
Wabash
Ben Brooks
Dennis
Broer
Jiudge Plummer
Brooks
Leiter Wins Suit Over Seine Ditch Repairs
In Starke Circuit Court Judge Nye ruled for Joseph Leiter the Chicago financier against William H. Coffin ditch commissioner. The 1903 suit sought to compel rebuilding of a 22 mile ditch along the Kankakee river improvements for not following plans. The trial spanned one month and the record contains about 3000 pages.
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Joseph Leiter
Starke
Nye
Chicago
Tragedy at Waldron: Husband kills wife then himself
Frank Bordman, reportedly drinking and jobless, shot his wife through the heart at Waldron and then killed himself. Four small children are left homeless by the double tragedy.
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Waldron
Frank Bordman
Robbers' Blows Kill Baby in Shelbyville
A 4 year old, May Hill daughter of Charles Till, died after robbers knocked him down stairs. City Council offers a $500 reward and two detectives are assigned to the case.
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May Hill
Charles Till
Shelbyville
Progress Shifts Favor Crops Across States
Weekly crop bulletin reports broad improvement in corn and wheat conditions with warm, fair weather and timely rains in many districts. Harvests advance in Kansas Missouri Illinois Indiana Maryland while Wisconsin Minnesota face moisture needs and several rail and accident incidents occur in Indiana and Illinois.
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Misseri
Kansas
Missouri
Pacnic
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
T. G. Boggs
J. E. Beggs
Jacob O. Barnes
Terre Haute
Vincennes
W. Tinker
Ixokomo
Clark Keisner
Charles Weiling
Clarence Byerly
Fort Wayne
Hammond
Indiana Harbor
Weiling
Byerly
Supreme Court
Edward Donahue
Aminter Northrup
Hobart
Donahue
Stalls for a Dairy Stable. A Practical Comfort for Cows
The Jersey Bulletin describes a cost efficient dairy stable with clay platform for front feet and a 16 inch by 1 1/6 inch board for hindrest. A manure gutter 16 inches wide and 50 inches deep with lard wood sides and concrete bottom ensures easy cleaning. The manger should be cement and flush with water to rinse thoroughly.
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Jersey Bulletin
Cattle Stalls Watering Device and Farm Tools Debut
An article describes a patent stall and water device for cows noting cost, easy repair, cow comfort, and cleanliness. It also shows a simple wagon bed hoist, alfalfa stack storage tips, soap-kerosene insect spray, and oil stove advantages for home use.
Kerosene Emulsion Recipe Note for Farm Use
A farm advisory notes a good kerosene emulsion is valuable and presents an effective combination. The text begins with dissolving a component but ends abruptly, leaving the specific steps incomplete and unavailable. The fragment suggests practical guidance for mixing on farm use.
Smoke Maked by a Wome Made Cask Method
A Montreal Star note describes a woman made smoke method using a large cask as a smoker. A shallow pit with a flat stone supports the cask edge and half the pit beneath. Cross sticks rest on side holes, the head is covered with moist sacks, and live coals are fed from damp corncobs and chips to smoke ham.
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Montreal Star
Gleanings on Garden and Poultry Care in Florida
Advice on soil, weeding, and staking for berries and beans, with tomato and squash care. Guidance on onion weed control, June asparagus pruning, and fertilizer use. Poultry notes cover red clover feeding, dust baths, separating quarreling hens, blood drain when killing fowls, and hen nutrition with bran alfalfa mash and supplements.
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Florida
Surprise Biscuit Strawberry Shortcakes
Universal bright biscuits split and filled with hulled sugared strawberries create strawberry shortcakes. The recipe notes Martins rise using two cups flour two eggs and one cup sour milk with a scant teaspoon of soda baked hot, then filled with ready strawberries.
Asparagus Soup Recipe From Historic Kitchen
A traditional asparagus soup combines one head of asparagus one pint water one pint milk or cream one half onion and butter flour salt and pepper. Cook heads in salted water twenty minutes while stalks and onion simmer in water then sieve. Blend butter and flour add boiling milk season and mix with asparagus then boil five minutes strain add heads and serve hot.
Cheese Crustarda With Cheese Parfait Cups
A recipe describes making small savory cups by lining molds with bread and butter dice, topping with Parmesan, combining two yolks and three-quarters of a pint of milk, folding in beaten whites, seasoning, filling molds, and steaming slowly. Garnish with parsley or chervil.
Gooseberry Pudding and Other Household Tips
Gooseberry pudding instructions detail stewing berries, folding in butter and lemon zest, baking in a crumbed mold. Bean soup outlines soaking beans, simmering with onion, mashing, thinning with the bean water and milk, and adding corn flour for smoothness. Tomato curry layers tomato with rice and crackers, bakes and serves hot. Also includes a tangy salad dressing method with mustard, salt, pepper, sugar, cream, and tarragon vinegar. Additional short suggestions cover broth from lamb head, drain-pipe cleaner use, refrigerator oilcloth cover, egg beating with alcohol caution, and home care tips for towels, matting, rugs, and potato serving guidance.
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Prof
Poe
William Ash
Boonville
Wabash Valley
Boyd Park
B. M. Scully
Wny
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