Destructive fires and high drama ripple early week notes
Gloucester sees a major blaze endangers fish wharves and storage plants causing near seventy five thousand dollars in damages. In Wyoming renowned businessman Herbert W Tyler dies by suicide amid money troubles. In Omaha a Chinese restaurant keeper is beaten and robbed, later dying. Other items cover mint director changes, London coroner verdict on Mrs Hancock, a Middleport bank wrecking indictment, and multiple violent deaths and robberies with scattered details.
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Herbert W Tyler
Sheridan
Wic) Chamber of Commerce
Tyler
Wyoming
Omaha
Han Tak
Pak
Roosevelt
Frank A Leach
Oakland
Cal
Mint
George E. Roberts
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
James Hoekels
Leach
San Francisco
Fire, arrests, and disasters outline chaotic news across states
A Columbia Pennsylvania embroidery factory burned. Mary Brennan aged 20 was arrested in Worcester Massachusetts for murder and reportedly confessed. Reports cover bank deposits, naval leaders meeting, turbine ship commission, court cases, mine deaths, a pastor attacking workers, a fatality from a car shop glass fall, and a village fire destroying North Lawrence.
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Triumph
Columbia
Mary Brennan
Worcester
Mass
Charles Burnap
Zed Hertzel Copp
Washington
Heaven Iy
Star Alcyone
Bowery Savings Bank
New York
Admirals
Evans and
Yamamoto
United States
Japan
John II Rickenberg
Brunswick
Cumt Rland
George L. Carder
America
Southern Pacific Railway Company
New York New Orleans
George C Holt
United States Circuit Court
Ryan Belmont Traction
Charles S Cameron
Titteburg and Tube City Railroad
Pittsburg
Lehigh and
Walkesbarre Coal Company
Honesybrook
Lius C (Ompany of America
William Reynolds
Besy Tal
Michael Scrosinder
Tohra
Detamet Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny Pa
Edward PooMs Millen
Charles Menzemer
North Lawrence
Julio Graham
Sharon
Graham
John Ho Seward
Joe Seward
Baltimore Fruit Importers
Siward
Jusipuine Eaves
Samuel Eaves
Kreedysville
Misa Faver
Mreoo Faver
Death and disasters sweep through wartime Illinois era
Long readable passage lists numerous incidents including a pastor and writers, court cases, fires, drownings, rail accidents, and weather damage across towns like Kingman, Omaha, St Louis, and Cincinnati. Notable items include Marion R. Biggs's conspiracy sentence in Portland, San Francisco mayor Schmitz's extortion verdict, and Emmet Dalton's parole for a Dalton gang crime.
Canadian Population Rises to Six Million Plus
The census bureau reports Canada's population on April 1 at 6,504,000, up 1,133,586 over six years. William J Murphy to succeed Francis Murphy, returning to the Virginia farm to resume work with charity for all. Mount Royal steamer wrecks on Skeena River. six crew lost but passengers saved. Lakes yield forecast larger catches. Great Lakes output near 150,000,000 pounds historically heavy. Roberval death toll: 21 Indians perish in forest near Lake Mistassini. Fire losses in June total 14,765,000. first half 1907 fire waste reaches 117,477,500. Japan pressuring exclusion clause. battleships moved to Pacific signaling response.
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Census and Statistics Department
Canada
Francis Murphy
William J Murphy
Virginia Farm
Ketchass Canyon
Skeena River
Mount Royal
Great Lakes
Robervale
Quebec
Lake Mistassini
Mistassini
Lake St John
United States
New York ‘Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
Washington
Japan
Pacific
Trade report notes rising payments and strong production
Bank clearings reach 248 652 065 and exceed 1906 by 219 percent while failures over 5000 dollars total 151. Production stays near capacity in leading industries. weather boosts distribution and demand for lumber quarry and planing mill outputs.
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Chicago
Dun
Favorable Weather Sparks Crop Growth and Trade Rise
Continued good weather boosts crop development and retail trade in light summer goods. Reorder activity improves while market collections show gains. The July week shows 135 business failures in the United States, down from 150 last week, with prior years 127 in 1905, 154 in 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bradstreet
Market prices by city for livestock and grains
Chicago cattle fetch 4.00 to 7.30, hogs 4.00 to 5.95, sheep 3.00 to 6.00, with wheat 62 to 90 cents, corn 3 to 64 cents, rye 83 to 85 cents, and hay and butter also listed. Similar ranges appear for Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with respective livestock and grain figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Bear bones found in cave reveal prehistoric giant in Pennsylvania
Carnegie Museum director W J Holland reports excavations near Holidaysburg Pennsylvania uncovered bones from a vast bear extinct for about twenty thousand years. He identifies small bones as mammoth offspring remains and notes accompanying fossils of extinct giant squirrels. A similar Greensburg cave is slated for dynamiting.
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W. J. Holland
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburg
Holidaysburg
Holland
Greensburg
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