Train wreck south of Fond du Lac causes deaths and injuries
A Chicago and Northwestern line passenger train plunged off an embankment three miles south of Fond du Lac Wisconsin. George W Zulle of Chicago was killed and many injured. The report also mentions financial failures and other varied events including a cemetery plan, a stabbing and political loan efforts.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Fond du Lac
Wis
George W. Zulle
Chicago
JOP
Jordan & Co
Borgen
Nnti
Charles L. Davenport
Hulyoke
Frank W. Tibbetts
Rostun Ag
Calvary Cemetery
Long Island
Rome
Archbishop Farley
Shawnee, Tenn
Tyrus Robinson
Frank Davis
Davis
Robinson
Robinsons
Massena burnt to water's edge at Ogdensburg shipyard
A sea steamed Massena was destroyed by fire to the water line at Ogdensburg New York with the crew escaping. The report covers multiple national incidents including a 13 year old Utica boy shooting a man in Michigan and crowd panics from accidents in Buffalo and New York subways.
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Ogdensburg
N.Y
Herbert Moon
Utica
N. Y
Lucien Drew
Ithaca
Mich
Destruction and commerce mix in early railroad news
Northern Railway shops in Que brec were completely destroyed by the Lass. The $75,000 loss was covered by insurance. Railway earnings remain strong while crop movement slows. Heavy iron contracts persist. A census analysis shows U S population up 207 percent in ten years, far outpacing Europe and most countries except Argentina. A Dawson City dispatch reports 400 Tanana miners in dire straits with five deaths from starvation and many relying on berries. Charles Carroll Bonney, founder of the World’s Congresses, dies. The Addie Cole schooner, seized by Cuban coast guard on smuggling suspicions, was cleared after investigation found no grounds.
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Quebrec
Argentine Republic
Dawson City
EE Bratuober
Tanana
Charles Carroll Bonney
Law and Order League
Addie Cole
Key
Mexico
Havana
Coast Guard
Abduction Near Sunbury Demands 50000 Ransom
Mrs. John Hilsrow of Bennett Iowa was seized near Sunbury on a late Sunday night by a stranger who drove them away and demanded 50000 dollars for her release. She escaped from a deserted farmhouse cellar. the assailant fled and remains at large. The incident left her with severe fright and fluctuating mental state. police pursued with a posse after a cane and clothing were found near the site.
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Sunbury
Lows
John Hilsrow
Bennett
Iowa
Hilsrow
Walcott
John Lee
Hilston
China to Open Mukden and Tatungtao Ports in Open Door Pact
Minister Conger at Pekin secures Prince Ching's agreement to sign a treaty on Oct 8 guaranteeing Mukden and Tatungtao as open ports. The concession ends Chinese resistance, marking a victory for the open-door policy though Tatungtao attracts little near-term business.
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Conger
Pekin
Prince Ching
Mukden
Tatungtao
Russia
China
Clergy News Roundup From Nation and World
Clergy news reports diverse items including J J Harty consecration in Manila. J W Potter reelected president of Esplanades Camp Meeting Association board. 290 Baptists in Los Angeles form a new church largely from First Church. A W Berg and wife celebrate golden wedding. Rev Benjamin H Davis of Weymouth dies. A Christian Endeavor Society forms at Salonika. Rev T J Bassett receives Doctor of Divinity from Cornell. Dean Samuel Cox narrowly escapes a train incident at Hollis. Elizabeth Lyons, diocese of Connecticut oldest nun, dies at St Patrick's convent. Bishop Hartzell knighted by Liberia. Late Bishop Thomas A Starkey leaves library to Episcopal fund. Salt Lake City's YMCA nears a building. Mary Judge donates 10000, others contribute 25000, need 15000 more to secure 50000 gift.
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Manila
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W Potter
Esplaines
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Los Angeles
Cal
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New York
Benjamin H. Davis
Weymouth
Mass
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Salonika
Thessalonica
Paul
Thessalonians
T J. Bassett
Upper Iowa University
Cornell University
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Hempstead
M. Y
Hollis
Elizabeth Lyons
Connecticut
St. Patrick's Convent
New Haven
Hartzell
Order of the Redemption of Africa
Republic of Liberia
Lale
Thomas A. Starkey
Episcopal Fund
Diocese of
Newark
Young Men’s Christian Association of
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mary Judge
H. B. Walker
Trade and industry roundup from RB G Dun weekly review
The RB G Dun weekly review reports August earnings for railways show gains of 7.7 percent vs last year and 16.3 percent vs 1901 with heavy merchandise distribution and steady staple prices. It notes foreign trade declines at the port, seasonal iron and steel hesitation amid labor disputes, and strong leather and shoe purchases for next spring. Failures rise modestly in the US and Canada. Wheat and corn exports for the week show mixed movement, with six week cereal totals down from the prior year. The report comments on stock market weakness, late coca crop risks, and improving West merchandise movement.
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New York
RB. G. Dun & Co
Iron and Steel
Yast
Iron Age
United States
Canada
Grain and Livestock Price Averages by City Listings
Market notices list cattle hogs sheep and grain prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and New York prices for wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and pork. Prices vary by class quality and grade with ranges showing shipping and market values across regions.
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Ste. Cincinnati
Bsc
Detroit
Milwaukee
Bae
Sic
Toledo
New York
Chicago man John Burke ends his life in despair
Short News Notes reports John Burke of Chicago killed himself after expressing fatigue with life. A fire at Enterprise boiler works in Youngstown Ohio caused about $50,000 in damage. Half of Biggs California’s business section burned with $40,000 loss. A 16 foot shark was killed off Maine coast with a 200 pound catch in its stomach. Trinity College presidency reportedly offered to Anson Phelps Jr Yale secretary.
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Chicago
Enterprise
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Ohio
Biggs
Cal
Maine
Trinity College
Anson Phelps, Jr
Yale
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