Automobile Blaze at Providence Garage Traps Victims
An auto crash into the Flint garage in Providence caused a burst of explosions and a major fire. George A. Brown and James Myers were badly burned while Captain Edward J. Hall of the Providence Tow Boat Co. died as a spectator. Twelve cars were ruined and the building gutted as a crowd gathered.
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Flint
Providence
R. J
George A. Brown
James Myers
Edward JV. Hall
Providence Tow Boat Company
Chicago Gambling Hubs Hit by Chief Collins Raid
Chief John Collins leads a downtown raid on four major Chicago gambling clubs. About 100 men are arrested as police seize gambling paraphernalia and destroy furniture across the venues.
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Chicago
John Collins
Collins
Wreck on Duluth South Shore line claims many lives
A passenger train wreck near Bergland station Michigan on the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railroad reportedly kills fifty Finns en route to a temperance convention in Ironwood with early rumors of up to one hundred dead.
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Michigan
Ironwood
Mich
Duluth
South Shore and Atlantic
Bergland Station
Colorado River Flood Delays Overland Flyer at Salton Sink
A rapid rise in Colorado river flood waters at Salton sink delays the Southern Pacific Overland Flyer. Hundreds of laborers are rushed to build an embankment as railroad men watch the rising waters with anxiety.
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Colorado River
Los Angeles
Cal
Salton
French Freight Steamer Wrecked Off Guernsey Coast
A large French freight steamer went ashore on Guernsey's west coast in fog. The vessel's name is unknown but is believed to be a total wreck. No lives were lost. Initial reports claimed it was a trans Atlantic liner.
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Panama
Marine Hospital Service
la Beca
Panama City
Pacific
Canal
Peru
South America
Guernsey
Channel Islands
Earthquake-Like Shock Stuns Calumet Michigan
A tremor rocked Calumet Michigan with buildings swaying and plaster dropping from walls. Officials suspect an air blast from old or worked-out mine workings beneath the city, though the cause remains a mystery.
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Michigan
Calumet
Mich
Massacre Reported Near Kishineff
A Jewish attack at Ruska Novaka near Kishineff results in fatalities and injuries. The exact death toll is not yet confirmed.
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Kishineff
Ruska Novaka
New Russia
Fire at Portland destroys kilns and heading
A blaze at the 8. H. Adams & Co. cooperative works in Portland Indiana destroyed dry kilns and thirty six car loads of heading. Loss reported at 8000 dollars with 4000 dollars insured.
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Portland
H. Adams & Co. Co-Operative Works
Ind
Rapid Growth Made Corn Report From Weather Bureau Weekly
The weekly crop report notes extreme heat and dryness in parts of the mid Atlantic, Kentucky, and Tennessee while showers delayed work in Virginia, West Virginia, and lower Ohio Valley. Corn growth is rapid and generally excellent. winter wheat harvest advances in Kansas. rain delays affect thrashing in Virginia and Maryland.
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Weather Bureau
Ig Og
Middle Atlantic
Kentucky
Tennessee
Chateau
North
Pacific
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
New England
Georgia
Alabama
Kansas
Arkuisas
Louisiana
Maryland
Missouri
North Pacific
Washington
Oregon
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Ror Vest
Colorado
North Thikota
Yellow fever hits New Orleans with rising cases and deaths
New Orleans seeks to halt spread as the board of health reports 50 patients under treatment and 44 deaths from yellow fever. First local case this season came from Central America, prompting tighter quarantine and renewed emphasis on mosquito control and sanitary regulations.
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Central America
New Orleans
Cuba
Havana
Santiago
Florida
United States
Memphis
Counting the cash how the treasure vaults are protected in Washington
The article details a three month coin count of the nation's funds totaling about 1.15 billion dollars stored in eight Treasury vaults. It explains the hand counting method for coins, security measures including steel-lined rooms, time locks, alarms, and the guard force of about seventy watchmen, plus rapid mobilization of 1,000 armed forces if needed.
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Ellis H. Roberts
Charlies H. Trent
Treasury
Bessemer
Treasury Vaults
Washington
Forts Myer
Washington Arsenal
Watch
Treasury Building
Farmers Feasts and Meddling Suitors Stir Shelby County
Farmers in Shelby County face thrashing trouble as a drought of labor and marital tensions persist. Kinney urges prayer for recovery of a man marked for the grave while Rev. Smith leads daily intercessions. In Shoals, Dan Bailey threatens Miss Maud Franklin to marry him, is arrested, and held on bond before September term. bail fails and he remains jailed.
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Shelby
Mark John Farmer
Kinney
Hhis Church
Mr. Smith
Dan Bailey
Maud Franklin
Indian Territory
Shoals
Robert Conquest
Sheriff Workman
Bailey
Squire Shore
Chicago and New York Trade Conditions Strong Amid Heat
Chicago notes improved local trade and rising demand for seasonable apparel, with stock reductions and end of the teamsters' strike. Iron, metals, lumber, and grain see higher costs and expanding consumption, while grain totals reach 6 754 272 bushels with notable price gains. New York reports dampened distributive trade due to heat but stronger crop growth and fall demand. money is easy and railway earnings rise. Chicago teamsters’ strike ends with high wage losses. US business failures total 165 for the week ending July 20.
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Chicago
Dan
New York
Suimmer
Lapor
Chicago Teamsters
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Chicago Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Market notes show Chicago cattle common to prime at 400 to 5.90, hogs prime heavy 0 to 0, sheep 3.00 to 5.60, wheat No 2 0.87 to 0.88, corn No 2 0.50 to 0.59, oats 0.30 to 0.52, rye No 2 0.67 to 0.79, hay timothy 8.50 to 31.00, prairie 6.00 to 11.00, butter 0.18 to 0.20, eggs 0.28 to 0.15, potatoes 0.43 to 0.50 per bushel. Detroit cattle 8.50 to 5.00, hogs 4.00 to 0.11, wheat 0.88, corn No 3 yellow 0.55 to 0.57, oats No 3 white 0.346 to 0.87, rye 0.77 to 0.79, Milwaukee wheat No 2 northern 1.06 to 1.10. Rye 1 No 1 0.76, barley 0.58. May include further odd figures and local price ranges.
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Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Elevator Worker Killed at Studebaker Plant South Bend
Michael Shirk, elevator operator in the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company shipping department, fell while the freight elevator rose and his foot slipped, crushing his chest and head before help arrived. In Vincennes, Austin C. Beeman, 71, committed suicide by shotgun blast, leaving a widow and six children.
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Michael Shirk
Studebaker Brothers’ Manufacturing Company
South Bend
Shirk
Austin C. Beeman
Indiana
Vincennes
Maid Anna Forster Dies in Terre Haute Jail
Anna Forster a 2 chambermaid who stole 835 from a hotel guest and hid the bills in her hair died in Terre Haute jail. Officials believe she killed herself, ending the case of the theft and arrest.
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Prieon
Anna Forster
Terre Haute
Untidy Notes on Local Crimes and Officials
Reports from Our Borders detail Vigo County Bank receiver Frazer noting assets will cover debts, a man Samuel Anderson killed and John O Neal badly hurt in a Brazil mine accident, while Richard Roberts of Terre Haute surrenders for a shooting. Other items mention Gov. Hanly naming Fred Grischow to Detroit police board, Dr I O Hoke death, a man hit by a freight train in East Chicago, and various local investigations and suspensions.
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W. D. Frazer
Vigo County National Bank
Samuel Anderson
John O'Neal
Black Coal Company
Brazil
Richard Roberts
Terre Haute
Wilson
Burnett
St. Irancisville
Robert Dedainett
Wiliam Gibert
DeJainett
Hanly
Fred Grischow
Metropolitan Police Board
Michigan City
Grischow
I. O. Hoke
Bridgeport
George Jones
Calu Terminal
Chica
John Bowman
Commercial Bank of
Jesse Linder
Hyime
Mur Cardwell
Tog
Reid
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