Big Prices For Food Shock Housewives At Market
Chicago housewives and boarding housekeepers face record food costs blamed on late spring and drought. Meat and dairy rise as well as vegetables and fruit, with street prices leaping more than wholesale, squeezing budgets. Kansas City and Nashville supply Chicago as gardens fail across multiple states, raising prices for produce like tomatoes that once sold for 40 to 50 cents a bushel.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Kansas City
Nashville
Missouri
Kansas
Otatomiay
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lonieana
Flagler Wins Divorce From Insane Wife in Miami
In Miami on Tuesday Henry M. Flagler obtained a divorce from his insane wife after a brief hearing in Circuit Court. Judge Minor 8. Jones presided. The Standard Oil magnate, famed as the King of Florida, was represented by George P. Raney and is free to remarry. Reports say he plans to wed a young Southern woman once the divorce is finalized.
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Florida
Miami
Fla
Henry M. Flagler
Supreme Court
George P. Raney
Flagler
Fleming
Disaster at Lake Crib sinks five workers in fire
Five men suffocated and three drowned in a Cleveland water works tunnel crib No 2 early Wednesday. The tunnel caught fire and was nearly demolished forcing workers to jump into Lake Erie to escape the blaze. At least three deaths were confirmed with others rescued from the crib where crews slept during a shift change.
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Cleveland Water Works
Water Works
Crib No. 2
Crib
Wate
New Water Works
Market prices soar as drought cripples vegetables
Market gardeners report drastic price hikes across vegetables and fruit due to drought. Beets, carrots, cucumbers, and cabbage cost far more than a year ago, with apples, berries, and other fruits also surging. Fresh meat holds steady while cured meats and fish rise. New York customs frauds surface amid a grim unrelated note about a tunnel fire entombing workers.
Central Passenger Association faces internal troubles and depot plans
Northern Indiana towns seek postal depots in railway stations with Wabash and Goshen already hosting. Attorney John B. Cockrum notes a flood of fire damage claims unseen in 60 days. Chicago eyes a $40 million union depot with broad rail support. Freight activity in Indianapolis rises. Union Pacific cites new granite ballast as a time saver. Ohio forms Toledo Columbus Springfield Cincinnati Railway Company to build an electric link. Western Passenger Association discusses home-to-destination baggage checks to cut express costs.
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Indiana
Wabash and
Goshen
John B. Cockrum
Union
Chicago
Ilinois Central
Northwestern
Pennsylvania
Great Western
Indianapolis
Union Pacific
Toledo
Columbus
Springfield
Cincinnati
Western Passenger Association
Forces clash in Tachira amid heavy fighting near Panama
Mail reports from Caracas describe numerous engagements between Castro forces and revolutionists in Tachira after the July San Cristobal battle. Casualties include Gen Rosendo Madina and four Colonels killed or wounded, with 500 men noted. A separate 5,000-strong force invaded Venezuela and attacked Las Cumbres, repulsed by government troops. The Darien brings news of ongoing rebel advances and atrocities on both sides as trains between Panama and Colon proceed under guard.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Tachira
Castro
San Cristobal
Virineos
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la Parada
la Grit
Encontrados
Colon
Las Cumbres
Darien
Kingston
Jamaica
Panama
Death Threatened as Santos-Dumont Balloon Fails in Paris
Brazilian aeronaut M. Santos-Dumont nearly perished in Paris while testing a navigable airship above Saint Cloud. A gale blew the craft apart, gas holder exploded, and the balloon deflated as it plummeted. He was rescued after a heroic struggle as the crowd watched in horror.
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Baring
Paris
M. Santos Dumont
M. Santos-Dumont
St. Cloud
Robbers Hold Up A Stage Near Glens Falls New York
Eight passengers aboard the Blue Mountain stage near Glens Falls New York faced a swift raid by two masked robbers. They fired on the leaders and then rifled pockets, mail pouches, and express packages taking money and jewelry totaling about $1,000. The driver Bill Molvidge was thrown among harnessed horses, while four men and three women escaped into the brush. One man stayed with frightened women as others fled.
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Onutlawa
Blue Mountain
Glens Falls
N.Y
Bill Molvidge
Calistoga
Clear Lake
Balloon Collapse Ends in Rescue of Santos-Dumont
M Santos-Dumont shifted ballast to bow the balloon and slowed descent as sandbags were dumped to reduce velocity. The gas exhausted, the rear section sagged, a gust tore fabric and caused a loud explosion before the machine struck any building. Ropes lowered, he was saved and invited spectators to a trial in a month.
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M. Santos-Dumont
Santos-Dumont
Woman 19 Commands Regiment At Springfield Parade
Miss Edith M. Ames commanded the Sixth Regiment in the Springfield review riding a superb charger and giving orders like a veteran. After the parade the ranks broke and the soldiers cheered her for leading the unit.
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Edith M. Ames
Springfield
World's Biggest Vessel Celtic Maiden Voyage to New York
Seven tugs guided the 20000 ton Celtic into the White Star dock in New York on Sunday. The giant steamer from Liverpool completed an eight day forty six minute transatlantic crossing under Captain H. St. J. Lindsay.
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Atlantic
White Star
New York
Liverpool
H. St. J. Lindsay
Pearls Found in Cuya hoga River Sparks Local Interest
Brief items report pearls found in the Cuya hoga River at Huntsburg Ohio. The Arcade Hotel in El Dorado Springs Missouri was destroyed by fire. Mrs Charlotte Noble aged 84 died in Victoria Texas after a fall. Willie Buchanan of Merkel Texas was killed when his horse fell on him. William J Ryan named County Commissioner of Kiewaty Oklahoma.
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Cuyahoga River
Huntsburg
Ohio
Arcade
el Dorado Springs
Charlotte Noble
Victoria
Tex
Willie Buchanan
Merkel, Tex
The Celtic Ship Size Shown by Great Bulk and Decks
The Celtic towers above the pier with bulkhead doors opened to reach the middle deck. At Liverpool passengers boarded via a stair from the landing stage roof. She carries 345 cabin and 265 steerage passengers of a 2,859 capacity plus a crew of 335, total 3,194. Displacement 38,220 tons, gross tonnage 20,904, cargo over 18,000 tons. Length 700 feet, width 75, nine decks named lower orlop through sun decks. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee plans an industrial retirement near Richmond, Virginia, but offers no further statement.
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Liverpool
Celtic
Trolley line to Connecticut promises speed beyond city limits
A new trolley line between New York and Connecticut promises a regular ruin of sixty miles an hour outside of city limits. John Findley died at Deming, N M from wounds infected by John Mites.
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New York
Connecticut
John Findley
Deming, N, M
John Mites
War Thoughtfully Deepens as Colombia-Venezuela Rift Grows
Press from Willemstad notes the Colombian legation left Caracas. Washington views this as a de facto war declaration with Venezuela as Colombia’s interests need protection. Iowa ordered to San Francisco then Panama. Machias sails to Colon. Cable lines reported poor, leaving Colombo officials uncertain amid tense Isthmus and border conditions.
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Curacao
Caracas
Washington
Venezuela
State Department
Colombia
Russell
Iowa
Puget Sound Navy Yard
San Francisco
Navy Department
Lowa
Panama
Wisconsin
Machias
Norfolk
Colon
Admiral Sampson to Relinquish Command This Fall
Admiral Sampson, commanding the Boston navy yard, will ask the Navy Department to be relieved from his present command around November 15 and retire in February. Ill health is not the cause. Acting Secretary Hackett has named Rear Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson to succeed him at Boston, with Johnson a Massachusetts native who entered the navy in 1859.
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Boston Navy Yard
Navy Department
Admiral Sampson
Schley
Spain
Santiago
Hackett
Mortimer L. Johnson
Port Royal Naval Station
Boston
Johnson
Massachusetts
Silk import frauds shake New York customs ranks
Government loses millions as a broad silk duty fraud surface at the New York port. Allegations of collusion between importers and customs staff claim duties worth millions were evaded for years. Officials connected to silk appraisals face possible charges while several firms are named in the unfolding inquiry. W. F. Wakeman, port appraiser, refused to discuss the findings.
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New York
New York Custom House
Customs Service
Treasury Department
W. F. Wakeman
Fire destroys several business houses in Shreveport
Notes of current events report a fire in Shreveport Louisiana that destroyed several business houses causing losses around 175000 dollars. Chicago may appoint chaplains to the fire department to attend all fires. John D Rockefeller paid 50000 dollars for the Rufus Weeks homestead in Pontico Hills New Jersey. Extension of the C R I P to the Pacific coast will not be backed by the government.
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Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Rufus Weeks
Pontico Hills
Pacific Coast
Bulcompel
Prince Ferdinand
Lawton Land Entry Contested by Guthrie Attorney
John T. Calvert of Guthrie Oklahoma, a veteran attorney, filed contest papers at the local land office against James R. Woods entry as winner of the first number in the Lawton district land lottery. Two claims were set to adjoin the southern part of the Lawton townsite, with Woods claiming 160 acres along its length in the valuable lands opened to settlement.
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Lawton
Wichita Girt
John T. Calvert
Guthrie, OK
Territory
James R. Woods
Woods
July Sets Historic Heat Records Across the United States
The month of July broke temperature records nationwide with higher than ever readings and extended heat lasting longer than previous years. Chicago recorded a new high of 102 degrees on July 10, then reached 103 on July 21, as other major cities logged daily maximums in the table that follows.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Mercury
United States
Kruger’s mind falters as alarm grows in Europe
Reports from London and Rotterdam describe former South African President Kruger losing mental clarity with serious concern among his circle. A Berlin nervous disease specialist has been summoned by telegraph, amid grief over Mrs. Kruger’s death and the “Old African Lion” facing a deep personal blow.
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London
Transvaal
Rotterdam
Berlin
Dom Paul
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Mattie Beals
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Laweston
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