Kansas City Grants Low Gas Rates Under New Franchise
Kansas City approves a 30 year natural gas franchise with Chicago investors. Gas sold at 25 cents per 1000 cubic feet for domestic use and 10 cents for manufacturing, with penalties of 3 cents if supply falls short. City may purchase gas works, profits capped for ten years, replacing the old $1.10 per 2000 feet rate. Mayor Beardstey to sign Flem ing-Wilson natural gas ordinance.
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Kansas City
Beardstey Thurs- Way
Fleming-Wilson
Frianchise
Chicago
Counvcil
Erantees
Kansas Cty’ Gas
MANY SAVED FROM FLAMES IN WILLIAMSBURG TENEMENT
A six story double tenement in Williamsburg caught fire from a frame factory behind the building. Policemen Martin Bhort and William Vohlers rescued twelve people and helped others escape smoke filled rooms. Fire destroyed the factory and the building’s contents as residents fled to safety.
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Waw York
Williamsburg
N. Y
Drovile Singer
Martin Bhort
William Vohlers
Wmoke
Errest
Trevor
Freeing From Sebantopol Steamer War Reports
Reports from Sebantopol claim 20 000 people fled the city amid troop actions and a continuing crisis. Admiral Skryd-Soff fears decisive moves as officers patrol warships and fortress. Missing cashier from the Milwaukee bank case is taken. Officials uncover influence peddling in railroad subsidies. Dayton convention planned. trains report fatalities near Lakeshore Limited wreck. Goldsmith killed beneath westbound wheels. Bank teller Dillon B. Wey captured in Chicago hood. Secretary Shaws announces silver for coinage policy.
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Sebantopol
Sebantapol
Skryd- Soff
Ito
of Ofcers
Gage’s Son A. Gage Dies by His Own Hand in Seattle Hotel
The notes recount A. Gage son of former Secretary Lyman J. Gage, shooting himself in a Seattle hotel room while his wife searched for him. He registered under the name J. W. Goret, had little money, and had been drinking heavily amid recent erratic behavior. His wife and child had joined him days earlier at a boarding house.
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Seattle
E. A. Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
Chicago
Tourlat
Red Light District
Tie
J. W. Goret
Greystone
Gage
North American Trailing and Transportation Company
Yukon
Weare
Alaska
Cirele City
Capt
P. B. Weare
D. J. Henry
Northwestern ‘Steamship Company
Motel for Working Girls Planned in New York City
A new establishment named the Trawmartino will open at Abingdon Square in New York City as a hotel for working girls. It will serve women aged 15 to 45 with a few rooms for transients, price 4.50 or 3 dollars per day including meals. The dining room seats 250, with free sewing washing ironing, library and reception rooms. WW ELI Martin backs the plan and expects the hotel to pay for itself.
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Abingdon Square
New York City
Mille
Algo
Eli Martin
Drowning and Fire Report From New York and France
A brooklyn pair Sophia and Corlice Middian drowned during a Lake George boating trip. A large Franco American Oil warehouse in Marseille burned injuring all inside. An author Ferdinand Voo Saar of the Agatrian Ressharath upper house shot him self. Mutinous Russian sailors from the Tevek were landed in Spain and sent back to Russia by the Russian wong.
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Sophia
Corlice
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lake George
Franco American Oil Company
Amarseilles
Ferdinand Voo Saar
Agatrian Ressharath
Jedend
Erulner Tevek
Spain
Russia
Wong
END OF RUSS STRIKE AND GLOBAL REACTIONS
The report notes that most factories at St Detérsburg have resumed work while Moscow plants stay idle. Trade unions largely refused to join, rail workers blocked by fear of disobedience, and peasant movements show no surge. Revolutionary leaders lose prestige as proletariat groups lose faith, reducing chances of a quick revival.
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Strelatersburg
St. Petersburg
St Detérsburg
Moscow
Bank Closes In Chicago Bank Turmoil Stuns City
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank shuts its doors on a Monday morning as depositors from the Northwest Side fear losses. Gunfire and a fatal shooting occur near the bank as police and crowds react to the sudden closure. Officials say the bank’s connections and lack of Clearing House status shield broader financial impact.
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Great Northwest Side
Tlenry Koepke
Kedzie Avenue
Milwaukee Avenue
John
Wisner
Haukers
Milwaukee Avenue Bank
Clearing House Associaton
Sutie
Paul O. Stenstand
C. Jones
Linade
Chicago
Hinois
Schnettter
Shippy
Paul O. Stensland
Stensland
Hering
Canada
Turbulent era drives calls for new government
The text describes a wave of revolutionary activity across Russia with calls for a new constituent assembly elected by universal secret suffrage. It cites actions by social democratic and other groups, attacks on autocracy, and warnings that the state lacks authority. It also notes related domestic events in the United States including arrests and bank failures, with ongoing criminal investigations and international reports.
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St. Petersburg
Slava Ureed
Social Democratic
Clugzens
Loiver House of Pariiament
Jiuskin
Sulien Filence
Sveaborg
Kronstadt
Domin
Deadly Sirio Sinks Off Hormigas Island Trapping 300
The Italian steamer Sirio carrying about 570 passengers left Genoa bound for Barcelona when it struck Bajos Hormigas reef near Cape Palos Spain and sank rapidly. About 300 passengers, many in steerage, perished, including women and children, while 200 to 270 who escaped were rescued by fishermen, with chaotic scenes witnessed by spectators. The captain blamed his own imprudence, and rescue crews faced extreme exposure as survivors endured freezing conditions. The vessel, built in Glasgow in 1933, carried 4141 tons and 5012 horsepower, owned by Navigazione Italiana of Genoa, with additional Spanish passengers taken on at Barcelona.
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Spain
Nixhaji
Titan
South America
Sao Pedro
Bizizil
Itta
Zertain
Sovers
Rhoke
Sitio
Genoa
Barcelona
Cadiz
Mottevideo
Buenos Ayres
Hormigas Island
Bajos Hormigas
Sirio
The
Navigazione Italiana of
Glasgow
Chis
End of Fake Jewelry Law Protects Public From Frauds
A new law prohibiting mislabeling metal quality in jewelry aims to curb decades of deception. It targets brass and other alloys fraudulently sold as gold or silver, shielding honest manufacturers, dealers, and customers. The move follows industry urging Congress to act and reflects a nationwide push to curb fraudulent labeling.
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Congress
Chicago Markets Show Signs Of Steady Prosperity And Trade
The report notes strong crops boosting confidence in a period of material prosperity and rising demand for iron ore and bulk materials. Rail and construction activity expected to grow, with grain and forest product shipments increasing and Western railcar activity up. Wheat and corn exports rise week by week, while general mercantile trade remains sound despite rainy weather limiting East markets.
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Tnuber
Chicago
New
United States
Canada
Gorn
IMSS
Nena
Chicago and Midwest Market Prices Spark Wide Range
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati and Milwaukee with ranges for each city and commodity including wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and cheese. It notes a Maryland murder confession by Tiaroth B Pyle for killing his sweetheart in Towson Towson Maryland.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Vetrall
Milwaukee
Cholee
Stoers
New York
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National Brotherhood of Operative Potsera
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