Fire devastates Rhinelander lumber district leaving 400 homeless
A Wednesday fire in Rhinelander Wisconsin destroyed Brown Brothers Lumber and Robbins Lumber yards, plus about seventy five residences. About forty million feet of lumber burned, totaling $600000 in property loss with $400000 insured. Principal losses include Brown Brothers Lumber and Robbins Lumber companies. The blaze displaced 400 residents who were sheltered in city buildings.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Brown Brothers
Ber
Brown Bros. Lumber Company
Robbins Lumber Company
Storey Denies Agreement to Block Rate Reductions
Austin October 5. Railroad commission members deny any pact to bar rate cuts. Chairman Storey calls the claim absurd and Commissioner Mayfield recalls dissent from 1899. Colquitt says the past is dead and Texas must face the present. Also notes Lanham named governor’s private secretary, and state inspectors join Barnum Bailey tour. John F Worley Printing Co forms in Dallas with $75,000 capital.
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Railroad Commission
Dallas
Storey
Mayfield
Colquitt
Reagan
Fitz Lanham
N. A. Cravens
Cravens
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Tabor
Joe Gilbert
Austin
Fred B. Johnson
Barnum & Bailey
McCall Urged to Resign as Missouri Threatens NY Life Charter
State Insurance Superintendent Vandiver in Jefferson City demands John A. McCall resign as president of New York Life and repay allegedly diverted funds from the trust. If not done, Missouri will revoke the charter and bar the company from doing business in the state. Perkins and others are also urged to resign and potential criminal action may follow in New York.
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Chicago
Jefferson City
W. D. Vandiver
John A. McCall
The
New York Life
Missouri
McCall
Perkins
Vandiver
New York
Ten New Yellow Fever Cases in Pensacola Including Bank Leader
Ten new yellow fever cases and one death reported in Pensacola Florida on Wednesday. Dr Herron arrested for blocking a sanitary officer inspection. Among the new cases is J Simpson Reeves president of the People's Bank.
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Pensacola
Fla
Herron
J. Simpson Reeves
The
People’s Bank
Street Cars Run as Strikers Fail to Halt Power Works
Berlin reports all street cars in operation as electrical workers strike fails to interrupt power houses. The absence of service disruption indicates control by authorities or workers unable to halt electric power production.
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Berlin
McCall Reveals New York Life Legal Costs and Nevada License Tension
President John A. McCall testified that New York Life expenses for legal services from 1900 to 1905 totaled 1.1039 million dollars, with Andrew Hamilton receiving 476 927. He noted efforts to influence legislators and described a Florida Texas entry dispute over a 50 000 contribution. Secretary John C. McCall said Nevada had 45 000 residents, 1100 policyholders, and no Nevada branch.
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Insurance Investigating Committee
McCall
Andrew Hamilton
Hamilton
New York Life Insurance Company
Texas
New York Life
Culberson
Samuel Davis
Superintendent of Insurance of
Nevada
Mr. McCall
Davis
John C. McCall
California
Utah
Hearst Nominated for Mayor at New York Meeting
William Randolph Hearst was nominated for New York City mayor at a mass meeting. A committee chosen by Judge Phelps Stokes will select the rest of the ticket. Resolutions denounced the old parties as dominated by trusts and urged electing officials to oppose corporations. Rev. C H Parkhurst praised government interference to curb monopolists and Hearst received enthusiastic applause after denouncing Republican and Democratic leaders. A rallyist motion to nominate Hearst was carried with enthusiasm.
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Dolph Hearst
Phelps Stokes
New York
C. H. Parkhurst
Mr. Hearst
Coffee Pot Explosion Injures Miss Wrenn
Miss Lucy Wrenn near Gage Oklahoma suffered facial burns when a coffee pot exploded after she kept the lid tight on it during breakfast. The incident occurred on October 5.
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Gage, Okla
Lucy Wrenn
Here
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