Davenport Fire Destroys Twenty Blocks of Property
A massive blaze swept through Davenport Iowa scorching the Weyerhaeuser and Denkman lumber yard and adjacent homes. Fire teams from Davenport Rock Island and Moline battled the flames as over fifty dwellings burned leaving more than a hundred families homeless and many residents fleeing with only the clothes on their backs.
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Davenport
Lowa
Hanus
Rock Island Fuel Company
Thames
Weyerhanuser & Denkman
Rock Island
Motine
World trotting record set by Crescens at Glenville track
Crescens the world’s premier trotting stallion trotted one mile at Cleveland in 2025, raising the world record for both sexes to surpass 2:03 as fans cheered nearly 100 observers. The late day track conditions were rough after heavy rains but the effort stood.
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Crescens
Amile
Glenville
Cleveland
Abbott
Harvest Hands Scarce in North Dakota and Minnesota
North Dakota and Minnesota farmers report a desperate need for harvest labor as eastern agencies and Western railroads fail to supply workers. Kansas Texas and Manitoba efforts yield little Northward migration. wheat drought fears persist but small grain harvest promises six weeks of work. Rail carriers may extend incentives to attract eastern laborers as Minnesota cities exhaust idle men.
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North Dakota
Minnesota
Kansas
Texas
Manitoba
Middle Atlantic States
Rocky Mountains
North Pacific Coast
Northwest
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
New England
Trade resilience shown as strike avoids impact
R G Dun and Co reports that strike will not hurt trade as workers saved money and retailers expect no curtailment of distributions. Agriculture remains strong with bumper crops supporting purchases. Atlantic exports rise to 3,002,775 bushels this week. U S failures total 193 versus 231 a year ago, Canada 82 versus 27.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Neighbors hunt for man after farmer wife shot
Mary Schuthizer, wife of a farmer near Indianapolis, was shot in the forehead and her husband wounded by farm hand Herbert Sickinger. A wide manhunt formed as farmers armed with shotguns hunted the suspect, who fled to his home in Ben Davis.
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Indianapolis
Mary Schuthizer
Herbert Sickinger
Ben Davis
Sickinger
Schushizer
Girl Identified After Six Months Missing Wanderings
Irene Canning of Goshen Ind had been missing for six months. The 16 year old girl is Kate Stone Canning from East Barre Vermont. Parents will send for her after police confirmed identity and details of her wanderings. A separate report notes a Des Moines man negotiating for purchase of a Lake Huron island.
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Ming Kate Canning
Des Moines
Lake Huron
Irene Canning
Goshen
Ind
Kate Stone Canning
East Barre
Des Moines Man Buys Island in Lake Huron
Calvin Jordan assistant clerk of Des Moines recently returned from Toronto where he negotiated for the purchase of Clapperton Island in north Lake Huron. The 16000 acre island lies between Grand Manitou Island and the mainland. Jordan plans timber and wheat farming and will not reveal the price.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Calvin Jordan
Toronto
Canada
Clapperton Island
Lake Huron
Grand Manitou Island
Jordan
Women Raid Eldorado Joints To Drive Liquor From State
W C T U women lead raids on Eldorado saloons and policy shops, smashing beer and policy wheels to end liquor traffic. The action follows a town vote that left Eldorado wet, with residents vowing to ban all saloon activity. Mrs Mary B Dickens targets Bechler's policy shop, claiming her sons gambled there and pledging further action until authorities close policy houses.
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Lcon
Eldorado
Kangas
Bechler
Leavenworth
Mary B. Dickens
Texas man wheels to Toledo after monthlong ride
William Wassen of Texas arrives at the infirmary in Toledo after a grueling over a month cycling from Greenville, Kentucky. At 60 he is described as the man from Texas and resting to recover from heart palpitations after the exhausting journey.
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Kennan
Russia
George Kennan
Siberia
Himala
Kt. Petersburg
Kehna
Dt. Petersburg
Tower
Mr. Kennan
Itassia
Siberian
United States
William Wassen
Texas
Toledo
Ohio
Greenville
Yex
Infirmary
Santa Fe to Burn Oil for Locomotives
The Santa Fe Railroad will trial oil fuel in locomotives with Beaumont oil. Engines turned out at Topeka will operate on the main line burning oil. Santa Fe reports 135 oil burning engines in Southern California amid a 2,075,450 population figure for Manhattan and the Bronx with a one year gain of 23,850 residents.
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Santa Fe
Beaumont
Topeka
California
Manhattan
The
Bronx
Will Give Work to Many Men at Toledo Plant
The Toledo plant of the Republic Tron and Steel Company plans to resume operations as soon as men and materials can be secured after suspension following its control by the company about two years ago.
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Toledo
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Market Summary from Multiple Cities Across the Midwest and Northeast
The report lists live cattle hogs and sheep prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with grains and butter eggs and clover seed. Prices show wide ranges by city and grade reflecting regional market variation.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Sun Wilt The Crops Outlook for Corn Deteriorates
The weekly crop report from the weather bureau notes extreme heat and widespread drought across central valleys and the middle Rocky Mountain region. Early corn in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska is ruined with little benefit from light showers, while Iowa looks brighter with rains and cooler temps.
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The
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Lake
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Texas
South Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Kansans
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Illinois
Middle Atlantic
Springfield
Central
Michigan
Wisconsin
Nouthern
South Dakota
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W. A. Clark
Hatta
Mont
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la Prairie
Quebec
Congregation of Notre Dame
Amsterdam
Cape Colony
Post Office
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Mauch Chunk
F. Wallace
Sioux City
J. F. Phelan & Co
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Leslie County
Paris Feltner
Eversol
Shiron Ross
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Peitner
Feltner
Ross
York and Cornwall
England
Duke of Cornwall
Prince of Wales
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King Baward
Queen Alexandra
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Grain Company
Grain Company of
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Taunton
Mass
Union
Hacks Publishing Company
Pierce
E. D. Tisdall
H. D. Washburn
A. L Barker
Charles Barnard
Plan Big Paint Combine
Boyd Prince
Eightyfourth Company, Coast Artillery
Fort Hamilton
Hutton County
Prof. Koch
Berlin
Columbia Station
Wyetrahimeen
Goshen, Ind
Albanian Revolutionary Committee
Dulcigno
Montenegro
Nnto
Ghevgheli
Union Traction Company
Muncie
Willard Ellar
B. de Graffeg
0-Crosse
Wis
Morrison
Alabama
Marshall Pass
Colo
Schlatzk
Tamboff
Portsmouth
Charles Wallace
Allen Grant Montgomery
Stockholm
Sweden
Orr
Wii
Goleman
James Younger
St. Paul
Wolfer
Madman
Michael Kelly
John R. Garrett
Kan
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N. D
Allen, Huel
Allen Harris
Pekin
China
Wheelman
John O'Connor
Mount Pleasant
la Clede
Ottumwa
Caney Island Creek
William Hobson
Louisville
G. W. Steen
Steen
Kruger
Transvaal Republic
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