Illinois Crops Report Warns of Discouraging Conditions
Illinois Weather Service observers report very discouraging crop conditions across the state. Drought and chinch bugs devastate corn in multiple counties, with light Irish potato yields and poor fruit prospects. pastures show limited improvement while widespread hay and corn feeding continues as showers are needed.
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State Board of Agriculture
Lake
Ford
Bond
Randolph
Wayne
Hamilton
Pole
Massac
Alexsander
McHenry
Oase
Carroll
Rock Island
Will
Montgomery
Ozle
Mercer
Stark
Clay
Lake, McHenry
Boone
Iroquois
Old
Wabash
Washington
Effingham
Pope
Alexander
Stephenson
LaSalle
Livingston
Fulton
Henderson
Champaign
Sangamon
Edgar
Shelby
Edwards
Carroll and
Ogle
Carroll, Lee
Kendall
Benderson
Brown
Secret Confederate bond committee active in London
A Sunday Herald writer says the London based Confederate bond committee remains highly active in a plan to recover funds from bonds totaling about 44 million pounds. The group, mainly wealthy Jewish capitalists, seeks US payment though the bonds are unlikely to be honored under constitutional changes.
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London
Wasnixetox
Sunday Herald
Confederate Bond
United States
Confederate States
Saturday Night Blaze Wipes Out Village Section
The Saturday night fire nearly wiped out the bu niness portion of the village with several residences reported destroyed. Loss estimated at about 30000 dollars. Canned goods prices rise in California as peaches pears and plums jump 15 to 25 percent amid cannery labor shortages. Jake Sharp in danger as Dr Loomis warns the warden he may die soon.
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San Francisco
California
Jake Sharp
Dis
New York
P. Langley
Baird
Smithsonian Institution
Paulding County
Warren Edgerton
Julia Daly
Newfield
N. J
Newton Lightfoot
Maron
Frank
Afghanistan
Ghazena
Candshar
Aaron Wood
Crawfordsville
Ind
United States
James Goodwin
Dr. Bobbs
Simon Cameron
Indianapolis
Hearst
George Hayden
Mazon
Jerseyville
Chicago
B Hodge
W. H. Carroll
Columbus
Reichstag
Kentucky
South Carolina
Emanuel Zwalley
Harry Fisher
Lancaster
Fisher
Zwalley
Ives & Co. Liabilities and Assets in Assignment Case
Cromwell completes audit of Ives & Co. affairs reporting liabilities of 16.48 million and assets above 23.79 million. Missing books from 1886–87 raise questions about collateral value. court orders Ives & Co. to reveal missing records before Judge Donohue. Estimated losses flow to Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton and related lines totaling about 9.3 million.
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New York
Cromwell
Ives & Co
Ives
Donohue
Cincinnati Committee
Western Railroad
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Terre Haute & Indianapolis
Vandalia
Dayton
Fort. Wayne
Chicago
Ing
Bookstayer
Court of Common Pleas
Henry 3
Great Hailstorms Hit Kansas and Nebraska Towns
A two mile wide hailstorm swept from northwest to southeast across northeast Kansas and southeast Nebraska injuring and damaging towns including Falls City Denton and Severance. Windows shattered stock killed and hail distributed up to nine inches in circumference with rivers of rain in St Joseph. The storm caused nearly five thousand dollars in losses in Atchison and a St Joseph train carried reports of the largest hail yet seen in the region.
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St. Joseph
Nebraska
Kansas
Falls City
Neb
Denton
Severance
Kan
St. Joseph & Grand Island
AtcHises
H. C. Patchen
A Fight for Rights Over Canadian Pacific Rail Line
In Manitoba a clash unfolds between the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Red River Valley line from Winnipeg toward the province’s south border. Winnipeg capitalists back the new line seeking relief from CP dominance, facing injunctions and armed resistance as authorities clash over land seizures and road construction. The dispute sparks fears of rebellion as locals rally against what they call monopolistic rates and state bondage to the railroad.
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Wisawre
Man
Red River Valley
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific
Minnesota
Norquay
St. Paul
Chicago
Dominion
Hed River
Morris West
Morris
Red River
West Lynn
Mixvearouis
Minn
Red River Valley Railroad
Morris South
Pacific
Morcis
Death of A W Norris in St Louis hotel room
A W Norris theatrical advance agent and manager was found dead in his Laclede Hotel room after a two week arrears at the hotel. Initial reports suggested suicide or poisoning but no wound was found on the body. He formerly worked with Norris & Co. stove makers of Indianapolis.
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St. Louis
A. W. Norris
Laclede
Nethershead, Norris & Co., Stove Manufacturers
Indianapolis
Peculiar Circumstances Surrounding Death of NY Manufacturer
Dennis C. Wilcox, president of Mitchell, Vance & Co. gas fixtures, shot himself in his 57th year after a year of ill health from heavy stock and grain losses. The firm, capital $1.2 million, had a $1 million credit rating. posthumous reports say holders may seek a receiver as the business struggles to cover debts.
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New York
Dennis C. Wilcox
Mitchell, Vance & Co
Broadway
James R. Keene
Grant & Ward
Bulgaria rejects Ferdinand's throne claim under Russian stance
Telegram dispatches report Bulgaria’s government issuing a circular to powers denying recognition of Prince Ferdinand’s election and stating Russia refused his visit to learn the czar's wishes. The note urges Bulgarians to accept Berlin treaty terms and quash any violators.
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Bulgaria
Russia
Sr. Perenspuns
Prince Ferdinand
Ferdinand
Sir Petersburg
McGarigle Face Expulsion in Knights Templar Case
Chicago telegram reports McGarigle likely expelled from the Knights Templar after allegedly vowing not to escape when escorted from jail by Sheriff Matson. In Minnesota, lightning struck two barns at William Mies & Sons, killing twenty Norman horses and burning seventy tons of hay for a $30,000 loss.
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McGarigle
New York
Chicago
The
Herald
Knights Templar
Matson
Hantines
Minn
William Mies & Sons
TORIES OUTWITTED LONDON HEADQUARTERS Irish National League
Loxpow Aug 23 The Irish National League has moved documents to London for safety as protests against the proclamation continue. Leaders in Liverpool and London defend the league’s work in England Wales and Scotland despite Ireland’s ban. Chamberlain praises but criticizes enforcement of the Crimes act while remaining a Unionist. Public meetings, notes from Paris and Dublin highlight ongoing political maneuvering.
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Irish National League
London
League
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Loughrea
Armagh
National League
Parnell
Paris
Tannel Loxpbos
Liverpool
Londox
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
Parnellites
English Home Rule Union
Dublin
T. W. Russell
O P
Liberal-Unionist Party
Ulster
Union
Oyster Paddy's tragedy ends in police arrest
William Sloan, chief of police Brokaw's office clerk, was fatally shot in Oyster Paddy's dive after a long standing grudge. Paddy McGraw, a known town character, was arrested. Sloan, a notable politician and Mayor McCallin's relative, died after being shot yesterday morning.
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PirrsvearGs
William Sloan
Brokaw
Paddy McGraw
McGraw
Sloan
McCallin
Piedmont Exposition Opens October 10 in Atlanta
The Piedmont Exposition at Atlanta announces its October 10 opening with collective exhibits from Birmingham Anniston Rome Decatur Sheffield Tallapoosa Gadsden and more. Regions show mineral and manufacturing centers across thirty counties and seven railroads in a grand display of Southern resources.
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Birmingham
Anniston
Rome
Devatur
Srieffield
Tallapoosa
Gadsden
Fea
Piedmont
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