Explosions, accidents and a fatal shotgun trap in Indiana
Features of interest describe a car explosion near Lafayette fatally burning two men and injuring three others, a large dynamite blast injuring thirteen at the Livingstone channel drill vessel, a Springfield boy Rolla Keys shot accidentally, a Lake Shore line wreck staged by tampered fish plates, and a trap gun incident that killed Mrs. Oliver Christman as her son Frank faced consequences.
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Lafayette
Ind
Thomas Denman
Ralph Sear
Boswell
Wiliam Coffenberg
Leo Schuessler
Warren Mankey
Detroit River
Livingstone Channel
Columbia
Amherstburg
Oliver Christman
Richmond
Frank
Explosion Kills Worker Near Santa Rosa New Mexico
A premature dynamite blast in an old well near Santa Rosa New Mexico instantly killed William Lane. Others including Mike Doyle William Wickstrom and Thomas Connolly were not expected to recover. Separate items note Dr Henry Hopkins head of pneumonia in Rotterdam and a suicide linked to Springfield riots, a Eskridge Kansas man. A Little Wabash fishing fad yields a $350 pearl found by Miss Ida Leathers.
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Santa Rosa
N. Mex
William Lane
Mike Doyle
William Wickstrom
Thomas Connolly
Henry Hopkins
Williams College
Rotterdam
Holland
Col
A. L. Hopkins
Williamstown
Mass
Wabash River
Carmi
Riot and mob violence erupt in Springfield after assault
Springfield descends into riot bearing infantry cavalry and artillery as looms of white mob fury rise after Mrs Earl Hallam is attacked by a black assailant. Fires burn negro houses while shots ring out from upper floors injuring several. George Richardson and Joseph Jones jailed for earlier Ballard murder.
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Decatur
Jacksonvie
Bloomington
Teoria
Earl Halla
Hallam
A. Ballard
Ballard
Grand Jury Begins Task on Springfield Outrages
A Sangamon County grand jury, convened by Judge James A. Creighton, opens hearings into Springfield outrages following a riot period. Governor Deneen and State's Attorney Frank Watch oversaw the inquiry amid arrests and a mass of evidence implicating numerous residents. Refugees flow to nearby cities as militia guards the arsenal and efforts aim to prevent further violence.
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Springfield
James A. Creighton
Sangamon County
Deneen
Frank Watch
Young
Chicago
St. Louis
Peari
Decatur
Bloomington
Lincoln
Carlinville
East St. Louis
Jacksonville
Kingdom of Galloway
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
Sherman Is Nominated for Vice Presidency Speech
Utica N Y correspondence notes a brief speech by James Schoolcraft Sherman as he accepted the Republican nomination for Vice President. The scene centered at his flagcovered stand near his home with party leaders from across the country present.
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Utica
N. Y
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Republican Party
Sherman Nominates Roosevelt Backer At Atica Rally
An enthusiastic crowd at Atica gathers as a local nominating committee from Chicago presents the pledge of support for Roosevelt policies. Mr Sherman emphasizes that the people rule, aligns with Taft and Roosevelt platforms, and praises the Chicago statement of principles. Notables include Secretary Root, Frank Hitchcock, and Timoty Woodruff arriving from nearby regions.
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Chicago
Dune
Dullus. Burrows
Michigan
M. W. Stryker
Hamilton College
Sherman
Thomas Wheeler
Vtler
Charles 8S. Symonds
Taft
Presiden
K Rosevelt
Anido Bryan
Mr. Sherman
Bryan
Roosevelt
Syracuse
Root
Atica
Frank TH. Hitchcock
Timoty L. Woodruff
Cigarettes of a Year Show Deep Tobacco Taxes Figures
The preliminary report from the commissioner of Internal Revenue indicates cigarette consumption in the United States last year reached 55,402,336,113. Beer production rose by 201,000 barrels to 68,747,680, while spirits revenue fell sharply to 181,789,242 from 147,550,281 the prior year. Tobacco revenue totaled 49,802,704, up nearly two million.
Chicago credit gains lift industrial tone in Dun's Review
The Chicago district shows declining failures, rising bank payments, and stronger demand across steel, machinery, and construction. Output improves in furnaces and heavy hardware while forest products and raw materials hold firm. Money rates fall to 4 1 4 percent, boosting employment prospects as factory activity expands.
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Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade
Trade and Crop Progress Across Markets in New York
A Bradstreet commercial report notes fair trade volume in New York with crops advancing, corn aided by rains, and improved collections though continued backwardness. Buyers remain large but cautious, industrials favorable, iron and steel inching up while pig iron falls. Southern lumber prices rise and mills may restart. output curtailments persist in textiles. Wool remains buoyant as buyers show interest. Week ending Aug 13 sees 249 US business failures, 31 in Canada, with prior year figures cited.
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United States
U.S. grain and livestock price report across major markets
The bulletin lists cattle hogs and sheep price ranges for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with cereals and produce values. Highlights include Chicago cattle 4.00 to 7.75, hogs 3.50 to 7.00, wheat around 90c to 1.18, corn 75c to 90c, oats 40c to 49c, eggs 17c to 20c, butter 20c to 28c, and October clover futures at 37.10.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
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the Tribune
Denver
Indiana
Dice & Lacey
Ly Ap. M
Rolla Keys
George Richardson
Mabel Hallam
Keys
Lake Shore
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Laporte
Plato Blakebill
Eskridge, Kas
Illinois
Black Belt
Richard‘gon
Loper
Reece
Louis Johnson
Eugene W. Chatin
MT Get
Chienago
Grand Jury
TIGA
Presient
Senator Burrows
Roose
Aames
Cal
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