Mexico City Quakes Alarm City After Two Shocks
Telegraphic notices report two severe earthquakes hitting Mexico City with four minute twenty eight second first shock and a second more severe quake. injuries seven and property damage minor though walls cracked. telegraph disrupted briefly. area affected spans about 15 miles north to south. Fire destroys well known Leland hotel in Springfield Illinois. total loss around 70000 dollars. no lives lost. Republican State convention held at the Armory with delegates present and some lost their baggage.
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River Steamer Columbia Sinks at Lock No 18
The river steamer Columbia towing a Marietta show boat sank at lock No 18 on the Ohio River above Parkersburg West Virginia after hitting the lock wall. The crew and show boat actors were saved. A signal misunderstanding caused the accident. The Columbia was a total loss.
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Elgin Declares Fifty Buildings Firetraps Condemned
Mayor Price orders closure of seventeen schools nineteen churches theatres and public halls in Elgin Illinois as firetraps. Fifty buildings deemed unsafe include the Y M C A building Elgin Academy and Chicago Telephone Company building. Large expenditures are needed to retrofit or replace the structures.
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Roosevelt urges swift action on tariffs labor and antitrust laws
President Roosevelt sends a special message to Congress urging immediate tariff revisions wood pulp paper duties and data gathering for next session. He calls for labor reforms including fast hearings civil injunctive limits and anti trust amendments while proposing postal savings and interstate commerce updates. He insists Congress act promptly to avoid do nothing paralysis.
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Wisconsin gives Nebraska a drubbing in Madison score 44 to 4
In Madison Wisconsin thumped Nebraska 44 to 4 as part of a hard fought college basketball slate. Other notes include Grinnell College claiming the Low Wall title over Grinnell University and Minnesota beating Purdue in Indiana.
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Senate Debates Subsidy, Fortifications and Currency Measures
The Senate spent most of the session approving the ship subsidy bill without a division and passing the life saving service salary increase. Debates touched on the fortifications at Subig Bay and a proposed foreign purchase option for war material. The death of Senator William J. Bryan of Florida prompted adjournment, while disputes over a speech by Mann of Illinois led to expungement efforts. currency reform faced procedural maneuvers as leaders signaled future action.
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Senate committee forms postal savings bank study group
A special Senate committee on post offices and post roads to study bills creating a postal savings bank system was appointed. The five members are Senators Carter Proctor Burrows Clay and Bankhead.
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Indiana Democrats Declare for Bryan at Largest Meeting Since 1892
Indianapolis report shows Indiana Democratic Convention setting platform and selecting delegates to Denver. All thirty national delegates will vote for William Jennings Bryan and back Thomas Taggart for Indiana committeeman. Delegates chosen across sessions and a speech by Robert W. Miers framed the day. The platform denounces Republican policies, pledges reform and economic clarity, and names a gubernatorial slate including Ralston, Marshall, and Kuhn among others.
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Trade conditions in Chicago show improving demand and activity
LG Dun and Co reports seasonable conditions boosting industry and new demand in iron steel metal and woodworking. Building and heavy construction gain momentum with rising capital investment. Freight movement widens from lake ports and rail tonnage remains high. Retail trade improves and wholesale staples gain as textiles footwear and hardware sales compare with last year.
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Business Conditions in New York and New England Trade
Improvement in sentiment and real demand persists but buying remains conservative with small lots. Spring jobbing trade shows strength in dry goods and millinery, while fall trade opens late. Textile output fell about 60 percent, 80,000 New England mill hands faced wage cuts, and overall outlook is fluctuating with possible future craft yields. Bradstreet's notes weekly U S and Canadian business failures.
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Chicago Cattle and Grain Prices Across Major Markets
Regional commodity prices listed for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye rye barley and pork products with ranges and units in cents per unit and dollars per hundredweight. The data shows price spreads by market and commodity, reflecting early 20th century market reporting.
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