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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
3
Telegraphic items report sewer gas and gasoline ignition explosions shaking midtown New York injuring several and alarming crowds. Emil Miller, seven, burned seriously after flames erupted from a manhole. Separate fires devastate Van Wert Ohio stores causing $250000 loss.
Sunday report notes Pittsburg millionaire's wife missing jewels valued at 640000 with detectives suspect an accomplice. Taft visits Portland and travels to Sacramento while Governor Wilson urges Kentucky tobacco growers to defend themselves against night riders. Tuesday sightings include Wilbur Wright's 21 mile flight and court rulings in Chicago.
Tobn R. Walsh, longtime Chicago banker and railroad magnate, failed to overturn a five year penitentiary sentence for federal banking law violations. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court ruling, with Judge Humphrey noting Walsh’s reckless manipulation of securities showed criminal intent. Walsh learned of the decision by telephone during a workday at Grand Central Station.
The article reports William Travers Jerome launching his campaign headquarters in New York and pursuing a district attorneyship for a third time, with coverage of reform Democrats meeting in Saratoga to adopt a platform. The platform emphasizes constitutional strict construction, federal power limits, anti trust enforcement, revenue focus, equal taxation, administrative economy, home rule, and Senate oversight.
Grand jury indictments reveal high profile figures connected to the Coney Island and Brooklyn Jockey Clubs for alleged violations of New York anti betting laws. Key names include W. K. Vanderbilt, Schuyler L. Parsons, George Peabody Wetmore, and Thomas H. Smith, with a governors roster featuring J. Harry Alexander and Philip J. Dwyer among others. The cases center on prominent supporters and officers in leading American racing interests.
The final section of the Michigan Central Railway tunnel beneath the Detroit River has been sunk in place with traffic expected to begin in January 1919. The project requires twenty five thousand workers, yet none are seeking jobs. Chief Engineer Schrieber warns yellow labor bans delay completion for years.
R G Dun & Co reports factory production and distribution expanding under favorable conditions. Forward work accumulates and major industries perform well. new demand remains strong. Bank clearings reach 268.5 million, up 18.8 percent from the prior year, while failures rise modestly to 29 in the Chicago district.
Cooler weather brings expanded distribution and fuller rail traffic as idle cars vanish. Industrial reports indicate growth across crop, industrial and general merchandise sectors with steel and iron trades improving. Textile prices remain contested with high raw materials prompting firmer quotations and cautious buying. US weekly business failures total 195, compared with 171 prior week and notable year comparisons. Canada reports 22 failures.
Report of commodity and livestock prices across Chicago Indianapolis and St Louis markets. Hogs primed heavy sold from 4.50 to 3.35 dollars per hundredweight while cattle and sheep show mixed ranges. Wheat No 2 at 1.16 to 1.17. corn No 2 around 58 to 66 cents. oats and rye also listed with varied values. Butter eggs and hay prices included with regional notes.
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