Fire destroys Springdale glue plant in $120000 loss
The American Glue Company plant at Springdale near Pittsburg burned, causing $120,000 damage insured. The blaze marked the fourth in a month, with investigators suspecting incendiaries.
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
5
The American Glue Company plant at Springdale near Pittsburg burned, causing $120,000 damage insured. The blaze marked the fourth in a month, with investigators suspecting incendiaries.
A long list of accidents crimes and notable events includes robberies lootings and bank seizures from the Bank of Summit and jewelry seizures in Baltimore and Urbana. Train wrecks in Barre Pa Lewis Texas and St. Paul cause deaths and injuries. Oil drilling and fuel supply efforts continue amid fires and structural losses in several cities. Notable deaths include: Rear Admiral Selfridge and Miss Ida Craddock. Internationally expeditions in Africa suffer setbacks and explorers reach for polar aims. A triple murder in Michigan follows a divorce suit with a deadly outburst. Political shifts include stock market activity and rail consolidations inquiries.
A fatal accident report notes Samuel F Newman killed by a train at Norwalk Ohio while detailing ensuing inquiries. The text also mentions railway incidents, wage raises for miners, and local political nominations. Multiple injuries and deaths are listed across Ohio and nearby states in separate events.
Edn Summer Cnediz Ky shot Walter Brown. Southern Stove Manufacturers Association in session in Chattanooga raised prices 10 percent. Fire kills at Muir Station Ky. Hill killed at Blossom Texas festival. Three negras shot. Fire near Croger Miss burns three children. Jim Buchanan hanged in Texas. Fires in Fram ler NY Beaumont TX Vandergrift home loss 100000. Beauvoir sale to Sons of Confederate Veterans. Litchfield Ky depot safe robbed. Mobs challenge in Harriman lines. Wescott auction 75. US Packing Co formed. Coal strike settlement. Beaumont fires. Lillian wreck St John s. King Chulalongkorn to visit US. Acua Prieta train deaths. Copper River expedition. Chickamauga Park bids excess over 1M. Army cuts to 59000. Philippines calm. Salt Co injunction in SF.
News of Lord Kitchener departing for India to assume command of British forces, traveling via Paris and visiting Khartum with complete secrecy. Reports include Irish parliamentary tensions, suspensions by Balfour, and a stir over Gov. Liewwel on St Vincent Island amid emigration and delayed donations. Also covers Philippine budget debates, Filipino sentiment, and a deadly Japanese typhoon with widespread destruction.
London births occur every three minutes and deaths every five minutes. The city has 700 railway stations 5 000 omnibuses 7 000 hansoms 14 000 cabs and 7 000 tram cars. Underground travel totals 1 000 000 people daily. Thames has eleven bridges. Postmen deliver 10 000 000 letters weekly. There are 10 000 miles of overhead telegraph wires and over 6 000 000 telegraph messages yearly. Ninety million gallons of water are used daily.
Rheumatism and kidney trouble are common in Douglas County Washington. Dodd's Kidney Pills are touted as a cure with John Higgins sharing a personal testimony of relief. The item also mentions other notes on remedies, prices, and local interests in nearby regions.
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