Weather and crime wrap hits Kansas and coast
Heavy rains revive corn prospects across nearly all Kansas counties amid drought fears assailed by broader news. The article also reports a string of disasters and crimes from Lowell Massachusetts to New York, including powder magazines explosions, hospital yellow fever cases, hotel fires, gas asphyxiations in Baltimore, and a sweeping post office fraud investigation across multiple states.
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Kansas Corn Belt
United States Cartridge Company
Lowell
Mass
Almon Smith
Kings County Hospital
New York
Seaview
Elizabeth Mechthold
Pauline Mechthold
Baltimore
Wavanagh
Chicago
Russia
Charge D'Affaires
Wiaoshington
State Department
Washington
San Francisco
Truman Coates
South
Richmond
Spring Valley
No V
Louis Hull
Wida
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Chicace
Bradford
Dice
Hane
Colorado
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Texas
Kansas
Kentucky
Tennesee
West Virginia
North Carolina
Multiple events across the nation and world prompt terse reports
A chaotic dispatch lists incidents including three deaths and over twenty injuries from a lightning strike at New Hope Church in Appomattox County Virginia. Magete Lo Walther elected president of St Luke's Penny Savings Bank in Richmond. Albert Swanson missing near Dauluth found near death by hunger with an Indian guide. A Constantinople dispatch notes Russia seeking Sultan possessions to allow warships to pass to the Dardanelles. Representative Robert Baker of Brooklyn declines a rail pass over alleged misconduct. An Austin storm with tornado velocity and 4.5 inches of rain causes damage. "Lucky" Baldwin creates Arcadia near Los Angeles and is elected mayor with a racecourse plan. A Lexington contractor disputes wages leading to the shooting death of James Copper by Charles Tutler. Fire devastates Philip Carey Fire Proofing in Jersey City and Jarvis tobacco depot cooperage storing Kentucky tobacco, losses about 100000. William Smith, a wealthy nurseryman, plans to found the William Smith College for Women on a 30-acre site near Geneva New York. Spokane printers return to work in a truce pending Chicago-led settlement efforts.
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New Hope Church
Appomattox County
Magete Lo Walther
St. Luke's Penny Savings Bank
Richmond
Albert Swanson
Dauluth
Constantinople
Russia
Peardanelles
Far East
Robert Baker
Brooklyn
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Austin
Texas
Baldwin
Los Angeles
Arcadia
Charelton Tutler
Lexington
Djames
Jarvis Tobacco Inspection Depot
William Smith
William Smith College For
Geneva
N.Y
Spokane
Wash
Spokesman Review
Chicago
Electric line unites Indianapolis and Columbus
Across the Midwest rumors report advances in transportation as Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio, are linked by an electric line. Elsewhere, rail collisions injure several, earthquakes strike Utah, and a wild mix of fires floods and trials crowd the news.
West Indian Islands treaty lapses by limitation
Treaty with Denmark for purchase of Caribbean islands has expired by limitation. Also noted are the launch of the Medjidia the first Ottoman warship built at Cramps and other international items including changes in British colonial appointments and royal visits.
Fears for corn crop spark wave of grain price rise
Fears over crop safety in the Southwest push grain prices higher as a Dun & Cows Review of Trade notes unusually active mid summer trade. William E. Curtis reports foreign exhibits at St Louis will be the greatest ever staged. The Post Office Department probes irregular time clock purchases. Agriculture aims to press Britain to lift its New England live stock quarantine. Government binders oppose Miller reinstatement, while fewer talks of a general strike surface. Jesuit astronomer Sr Jose Algue plans American visit for St Louis exhibit. a street faker taunts police for pay. Immigrant John E Anderson vanishes en route from Sweden. $400 hidden on him. State Dept has only Gudger cable on Panama trouble: governorship offered then refused. situation grave.
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Dun & Cows Review of Trade
William E. Curtis
St. Louis
Post Office Department
Department of Agriculture
New England
Miller
Jose Algue
Government
Philippines
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
John E. Anderson
Sweden
St. Paul
Anderson
State Department
Washington
Panama
Gudger
Widow of Noted Statesman Passes at Augusta Home
Mrs. James G. Rivine died at her Augusta Maine residence where she had lived after the death of her distinguished husband. She was known for maintaining a quiet life following his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Rivine
Augusta
Trade and labor trends dimmed by financial volatility
The report notes reduced midsummer business lull with prompt collections, widespread union agreements in New York building trades, and rail earnings up 12 percent year over year. Foreign trade improves with imports rising by 2.569 million dollars while exports fall. Steel markets show mixed signals with cheaper billets stabilizing prices and rail demand rising. Woolen markets surprise with price cuts to secure business, yet overall economic confidence falters after Northern Securities ruling and Keene's Southern Pacific setback. The Treasury’s Shaw refinancings add to circulation as agricultural sectors prepare for export-driven cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bessemer
American Woolen Company
Wall Street
Northern Securities
Kings of Finance
United States
Keene
Southern Pacific
Shaw
Europe
James A McNeill Whistler Dies in London
James Abbott McNeill Whistler an American artist died recently in London. Born in St Petersburg to a West Point family he studied at West Point and in Paris before making his mark as an etcher and painter. His career featured clashes with critics and notable libel suits over his art and caricatures.
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James A. McNeill Whistler
London
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
England
Whistler
Cel. Wiliam Whistler
West Point
George Washingon Whistler
Major Whistler
Nicholas of
Russia
Macow
St. Petersburg
Miss McNeill
Nozi Carolina Ee
Paris
Phi Maurier
Trilby
Amsterdam
Thames
Whieler
Ruskin
Triliy
Dui Maurier
Joe Sibley
Twuahrage
Dm Maurier
Nearsighted solutions and global capers in a windy column
A satirical column mocks global power plays and policy missteps. It references Wall Street, western wheat, Colombia, Manchuria, and Russia, with zany asides about pennies for islands and a proposed chloroform plan. It notes weather quips affecting harvests and mentions a dangerous misfit of Alfred Knapp of Ohio facing execution for multiple marriages.
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains Across Cities
The listing shows varied commodity quotes by city including Chicago St Louis Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Buffalo with cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and clover seed. Prices range widely by grade and destination reflecting regional markets with cattle quoted from 2.00 to 85.25 per hundredweight and grains from fractions of a dollar to over a dollar per unit.
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Chicago
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Abe
Ata
Toledo
New York
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