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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1904
Page
3
A large blaze in Havre Montana destroyed three city blocks including a drug store and theater. Looting followed the fire while firefighters and a military expedition aided evacuations and security. Local residents and civic committees fear tensions between drinkers and settlers amid the disaster.
A Grand brunk passenger vehicle collided with Ammastrotttel Veet dean on Dequigders street injuring thirty four people. The heavy car left two feet from the impact, many ambulances rushed to the scene, seven injured sent to hospitals and twenty seven to Cher hones. No fatalities reported though several remain in serious condition.
JL Goldman, governor of Bataan, arrives in San Francisco on the Sheridan from the Philippines on leave. He says there is little prospect of further trouble, but it will take many years to establish a modern government among the orientals who, he says, are unable to govern themselves.
A mother Elizabeth Wardte and her two daughters Bessie and Edith, aged young, were suffocated and found dead near Atherton. Local reports say Irvan Wirdle, husband of Elizabeth, was recently imprisoned for a crime and faces additional charges. The incident has stunned the community and prompted investigations.
The report notes Attenabobspatea Prom Woliiaten indicating diplomacy could avert conflicts. It states the president is seen as intent on hosting Cothie Karssian as ambassador at a diplomatic dinner with the aim of easing tensions in the Far East.
A fiery furnace explosion ripped the Brooklyn and Queens Island line depot in Williamsburg New York serious injuries reported for four men. Investigators work to determine cause as alarms spread and surrounding area evacuated.
Reports from Pana na Chub indicate Collier Nero was injured by Concords on one side. Nero skies the damage as nervous and temporary repairs will be made by grounding at Tidewater to permit work below the water line.
A landmark ore vein on Beacon hill in Cripple Creek Colorado yielded assays up to 150000 dollars per ton. The six foot vein shows streaks with extraordinary value and is hailed as the district’s most important strike.
A Chinese Caoolien Riot is reported on the Hankow Canton Railway with about 4000 cov r ies involved. The United States consul telegraphs Conger in Pekin. Separately a British vessel the Simla, a four masted ship, is said to be wrecked off Vancouver Island with communications interrupted.
Chicago reports detail failures in fire safety at the Iroquois Theater fire. Inspectors, coroners, and officials face scrutiny over locked gates, absent permits, and lax building department oversight as investigators seek accountability for the disaster.
Coroner's jury hears expert testimony detailing dangerous theater conditions at the Troquois Theater. Witnesses report locked exits four stand pipes no hoses and malfunctioning ventilation amid claims of employee incompetence and poor regulatory oversight.
The State Department announces the appointment of Prof. John Todd Hill to be consul general at Greytown Nicaragua.
Weekly Review of Trade notes better conditions than feared as work resumes in iron and steel mills and retail demand improves. Employment rises despite higher wages while country dealers report optimism. Grain shipments rise 10 percent. rail earnings up 0.4 percent in December. widespread wage reductions and irregular factory demand persist. Failures: US 400, Canada 87. lumber, foodstuffs, and dry goods show strength amid cautious markets.
A ledger of commodity bids from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo with cattle hogs and sheep price ranges and grain values for No 2 wheat corn oats rye and clover seed across multiple markets. Notable figures include Chicago hogs at 4.00 to 5.15 and buffalo steers 4.50 to 5.40 amid broad regional price spreads.
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