Lemont clash between strikers and sheriff posse deadly
Fierce battle erupts near Smith & Co. camps between Will County sheriff’s posse and striking workers. Reports vary on killed, with four confirmed dead and several others wounded. Gov Altgeld orders militia. 600 Illinois National Guard troops mobilize to Lemont Joliet area.
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A Better Feeling Improves General Business Conditions
The weekly trade review notes a rebound from last week’s low mood with signs of recovery and hope for congressional action on money matters. Chicago and other markets show unprecedented wheat stocks easing prices, aiding exports, while money conditions brighten though not radically. Reports from Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Omaha, St. Joseph, and Kansas City describe varying activity, loan calls, and crop prospects, with weekly failures totaling 322 in the U S and 25 in Canada.
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Smallpox Death Toll Rises in Gothenburg
In Gothenburg during the last week there were fifty eight deaths attributed to smallpox as the disease continues to spread across the city.
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Gothenburg
California Express Robbed Near Cimarron Kansas
Five bandits halted the westbound California express No 1 near Cimarron Kansas at 1 30 am and blew in the door with dynamite after forcing the engineer and fireman to escort the messenger. They looted the car taking 1000 silver dollars and other valuables. the messenger Whittlesey was wounded but refused to open the vault and later finished the run to Santa Fe New Mexico. Whittlesey previously survived a Dalton gang incident at Red Rock L T over a year ago.
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Whittlesey
Indian Territory
Express
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Dalton Gang
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Drummers at the Fair and VIP Visit at Festival Hall
More than 400 members of the Travelers' Protective association with friends and guests including Vice President Adlai Stevenson attended events at the world's fair grounds. A Missouri building reception preceded a 1 pm concert by Sousa's band at Festival Hall with addresses by Stevenson and Mayor Marrison.
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Curiaco
Travelers’ Protective Association
Grain and market report from Chicago and nearby cities
Chicago markets steady with wheat and corn firmer amid mixed quotes. No. 2 cash wheat and futures cited. oats, rye and barley show varied movement. Lard and pork markets steady. dairy and poultry offerings noted with unit prices. Toledo and Cleveland reports mirror subdued activity and price levels.
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Live Stock Market Report Caicaco June Auction Prices
Live Stock Caicaco June 10 reports cattle sales slow with mixed quotes. Steers range 5.05 to 5.95 for choice to extra, 1.65 to 5.40 for good to choice, 4.05 to 4.75 for fair to good, 4.20 to 4.55 for common to medium, 83.90 to 4.15 for butcher Steers, 29.04 to 0 for Stockers, 4.00 to 4.50 for Feeders, 2.00 to 3.80 for Cows, 3.50 to 4.35 for Heifers, 2.50 to 4.00 for Bulls, 2.75 to 4.00 for Texas Steers, 9.00 to 6.00 for Veal Calves. Hog market fairly active with best heavy lots higher. other grades unchanged. Pigs 4.50 to 6.75, light 6.79 to 7.15, rough packing 6.60 to 6.75, mixed 6.60 to 7.05, heavy packing 6.90 to 7.05.
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Superseders Granted as Appeal Heard Thursday
Chicago June 12. Chief Justice Fuller grants temporary supersedeas to keep the World’s Fair gates open while the appeal is heard next Thursday. Judges Allen and Bunn will join Fuller in the session. The docket includes a dispute on federal appellate jurisdiction and suspension orders, with continued court debates over the injunction.
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British fire brigade tournament opens in Islington hall
Delegates from major US cities and other nations attend drills and exercises at the agricultural hall in Islington as the British fire brigade tournament begins. Mr. Bennett's condition improves in New York with reports from June 12. About 600000 more currency shipped west on Friday, boosting weekly total near seven million dollars.
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United States
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New York
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James Forton Bennett
Bennet
Infanta Hulalia Revisits World’s Fair With Concert
Hulalia of Spain makes her third visit to the world’s fair in Chicago, arriving by steam launch after a formal reception at the Palmer House. She tours Machinery hall and the Agricultural building, attends a special concert in Festival hall with Edward Lloyd the soloist and the Apollo club, while National Commissioners and fair directors host the event.
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Massachusetts Battleship Launch At Cramps Yard
Puinapenomia June 12 The battleship Massachusetts was successfully launched from the Cramps shipyard at 9 59 a m in the presence of Secretary of the Navy Herbert Attorney General Olney representing Massachusetts and a large crowd of 15000. Miss Louisa Herbert christened the vessel with a champagne bottle.
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Naval Department
Capital National Bank Reorganizes in Indianapolis
The Capital National Bank directors meet in Indianapolis on June 12 and elect N S Byram as president M B Wilson as vice president and Charles Dougherty as cashier to fill a vacancy C S Schmit. Directors expect resumed payments soon but no date fixed.
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Letter to Mabel Sparks a Courtship Puzzle in Punch
In this humor column a well educated writer imagines a stage of courtship where a man questions a letter to Mabel, debating whether a word misprint reveals true feelings. The piece ends with a jokey resolve to supply a typewriter for future letters.
Be More Careful Of The Companionship That Enslaves
In a sunlit New Year scene Katherine Gray, in cell No 29, reads a marriage proposal from Mr. Browne while weighing a life change. She battles desire for stability against past choices, reflects on independence, and ponders a fate that could shift her quiet routine with a visitor at the door.
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Return of a Long-Lost Suitor Seeks Answers and Reconciliation
In a dramatic scene a tall man named Browne confronts Everil Gray with a yellowed letter from ten years ago. He reveals a leaked post office letter with the words Dear Everil I and presses for closure as they contemplate a future together after years apart.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Broken Engagement and the Lavender Remains
A young woman faced a broken engagement after preparing wedding items from gowns to linens. She burned the goods in a backyard bonfire while vowing to ease heartache, later keeping a jar in her room said to hold the ashes of her unfulfilled bridal hopes.
Honest self critique and praise in an old military anecdote
An English general questions a cavalry review and is told the best horse is Number Forty for its qualities while the best soldier is Tom Jones for virtue and duty. The rider of the best horse is Tom Jones, prompting the general to laugh and reward the informer.
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Bank run dialogue highlights town panic in Indiana
In a tense Indiana scene as a bank faced possible failure, an Irish couple argues over withdrawing their money. Nora refuses, Pat urges action, and they ultimately decide to stay, displaying mixed resolve amid the crowd outside the bank.
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