Crop Report Warns of Cold Retardation Across Regions
A government crop report notes cooler northern districts east of the Missouri Valley hindered maturing with excessive rains while the southern belt faced heat and drought. Corn remains promising in major states but slower in the north. spring wheat nearing harvest finish in the Dakotas and Minnesota. cotton and other crops show varied progress with damage from storms and heat. Special telegraphic notes report mixed yields in Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan and Wisconsin with general caution on frost dates and harvest timing.
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Bareni
Missoupri
Missouri
Missousipp
Tno
Rocky Mountain
Tno Wie
Dakotas
Hans
Minnesota
Ohio
Mississippi
New England
Middle Atlantic
Carolinas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Goodhawers
Indiana
Appie
Neorthern
Upper Peninsula
Wisconsin
Perth
North Dakota
South Dakota
James
Nebraska
Kruger Holds Boer Leaders After Hague Conference
Boer generals Botha De Wet and Delarey visited former President Kruger at Utrecht to discuss the South African crisis. Crowds cheered as the train station rang with Boer anthems. The three-hour session reportedly saw Kruger defend independence while considering British dominion and a united South Africa.
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Wareah
Surerender
Botha
de Wet
Delarey
Leyds
Messrs
Gischer
Weasels
Wolmarans
Reitz
Utrecht
Tolland
Hague
Kruger
Sportatork
Gens
Rotha
Generiths
Triansvaal
South Africa
Afrikander
Gen
Fischer
Mr. Kruger
Crash hits Texas oil firm as president seeks bankruptcy
Dr Chauncey B Forward, president of Forward Reduction Company, files for bankruptcy in Cleveland court listing debts of 478,587 and assets of 4,225. Creditors nationwide claim up to 50,000 each. Company holds property in Orange and Jefferson Counties Texas and across the Louisiana line with 80,000 acres of Jam. Shareholders include lawyers doctors clerks and factory workers. The firm plans reorganization and possible stock offers to creditors.
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Forward Reduction Company
Chauncey B. Forward
United States District Court
Cleveland
Dr. Forward
Orange
Jefferson
Texas
Louisiana
Dy. Forward
L. V. Denis
Jant
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Swedish King Approves New Cabinet Formed by Rastram
SSOP ANee Wie King Oscar of Sweden approves the new cabinet formed by Erik Gustav Rastram who is invited to undertake The tisk. The Berlin cable notes commercial mood low and tariff bill chances fade. Foreclosures rise in the city with pawnshops overrun and teamsters busy transporting furniture. The Prussian rail minister orders American baggage system adoption while the imperial post office plans a US study mission. Britain and Japan aid Korea’s independence and Korea pledges to raise forces for defense.
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Oscar
Sweden
Erik Gustav Rastram
Bacolod
Mindanao
J. P. Morgan
Admiralty
Berlin
William
Imperial Post Office
United States
Cologne
Great Britain
Japan
Korea
Trade Outlook As Labor Strife Pressures Industry
A DOT-era summary notes mixed signals from the steel, coal, and grain sectors. Pig iron output improves but fuel shortages and transport blockades slow shipments. steel demand stays strong with large imports and new structural projects. Wheat and corn exports rise modestly while money in circulation and bank deposits grow, signaling cautious but sound credit conditions.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Connellsville
Bradstreet’s
Chicago
West
Middle West
Northwest
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Major Cities
A regional price roundup shows Chicago and Indianapolis listing cattle shipping at 3.00 to 8.25 dollars, hogs 3.00 to 7.10, sheep 2.60 to 4.00, with corn around 54 to 68 cents and wheat No.2 near 63 to 68 cents. Detroit and Milwaukee add varied rates for cattle, hogs, and grains, including pork at 15.07 dollars per barrel and oats around 24 to 36 cents.
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Chicago
A&c
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Opening of Fall Maneuvers Off Massachusetts Coast
A staged naval drill off Cape Ann near Rockport mocks a surprise attack. Commander Pillsbury leads the attacking blue squadron with Drable Panther Supply and the cruiser force under Rear Admiral Higginson includes Kearsarge Massachusetts Almiramis Brooklyn Olympia Montgomery plus seven torpedo boats and two gunboats. The spectacle lasts about thirty minutes as lights flash and cannons boom, revealing a controlled exercise watched by New England villagers. The defending force attempts to thwart a possible port raid as dawn approaches and the Rockport villagers awaken to the ruse.
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Massachusetts
New England
Pillsbury
Higginson
Pillabury
Drable
Panther
Supply
Igginson
Kearsurge
Almiramis
Brooklyn
Olympia
Montgomery
Rockport
Mass
Deel
Konrsarge
Harme
Cervera
Culsin
Admiral Higginson
Chatham
Portland
Inquest Held in Minnie Mitchell Death Case in Chicago
Chicago officials pursued a lingering death mystery as three men Thompson Claffy and Counselman faced grand jury scrutiny over Minnie Mitchells death at a prairie field scene. Four Mitchell relatives failed to identify the remains while a coroner's physician doubted the body matches Miss Mitchell prompting further investigation into William Bartholin.
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Minnie Mitchell
Chicago
Bartholin-Mitchell
Oscar Tsompson
Bartholing
John Claifey
Stillemnan
Lore Thompson
Hadlward Counselman
William J. Bartholin
Mitchell
Tr. Springer
Miss Mitchell
Thompson
Dad
Claffy
Counselman
William Bartholin
Preachers, resignations, and global faith notes
Two Methodist missionaries in Moroni Utah remain the town's only Gentiles with no converts yet. Resignations shuffle church leadership as Stev. Leon J. Ball of Lowell, Massachusetts becomes president of Voshon College in Washington. Archdeacon Bassett of Nashville leaves for England. Rev. E. J. Batty succeeds. The Baron de Hirsch school fund sustains fifty Galicia schools with 247 teachers and 5,634 pupils. Mrs. Mary Rowe of Minneapolis nears 102 and still attends Sunday services. Francis Murphy moves to California as a temperance advocate with a large home. James N. Rogers of Salinas, after Moslem studies, adopts Mohammedanism.
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Moroni
Uwtah
Stev
Leon J. Ball
Lowell, Muess
Voshon College
Washington
Archdeacon Bassett
Nashville
Mary Rowe
Fowler Church
Minneapolis
Francis Murphy
California
James N. Rogers
Salinas
Cal
Cosset Horse Rescues Sisters From Drowning in Indiana
Agnes and Pauline Bain were thrown into Cicero Creek near Tipton when their horse stumbled. Unable to swim, both girls faced drowning until Tom the horse swam circles around them, allowing Agnes to grab his tail and then her sister's hair to reach shore. The grateful family vows Tom will have a monument.
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Agnes
Pauline Bain
Cicero Creek
Tipton
Ind
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Tom
Mr. Bain
Untold Value Ad for Kidney Pills and Misc Advertisements
An old newspaper ad features testimonials for Donn's Kidney Pills by Fred Koletzke of Appleton Wisconsin and others. It cites back strain kidney issues, temporary cures after four boxes, and offers a free trial via Foster Milburn Co. Also mentions Bible distribution in Japan and a call to insist on Engle Linen Paper.
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Hale
Fred Koletzke
College Avenue
Appleton
Wis
Louis Holzer
Heckert
Tony van Ooyen
Donn
Weelz Bros
Dean
Mr. Koletze
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
T. Felix Gouraud
Jayre
Lady of the
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Austria
Mexico
Stewart
Nevada
Omaha Park
Auger
Paul Knuger
Texas Oil
Piso
Oscar Tripp
Big Rock
Smimien
Stockholm
Livestock Remedy CO
Fort Wayne
Lou Bopp
East 1Ist Street
New York City
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