Endowed Chicago Theater to Open After Remodeling
Chicago plans an endowed theater funded by prominent business and arts leaders. Steinway Hall will be remodeled at a cost near 50 000 with a 30 week season featuring fifteen plays. The theater, named The New Theater, aims for high class dramatic arts under Victor Mapes as director and Sam P. Gordon as business manager with about 800 seating.
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Strife for the Pennants Sparks Fire at San Francisco Hospital
A blaze in the San Francisco hospital laundry threatened the general hospital at the Presidio with 700 patients. A general alarm rang out and hundreds of soldiers helped fight the flames. The laundry and contents were destroyed but the fire did not reach adjacent hospital buildings, which were only a few yards away.
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Tunnel Blast Kills and Frees Workers Under Hudson
Eight men were pulled from the McAdoo tunnel under the Hudson between Jersey City and Manhattan after an explosion suspected to be gas. Four expected to recover. The incident disrupts transit under the river as rescuers worked to reach the injured.
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Bteel Construction Halted by Strike in Obicago
Steel construction on Chicago’s bycropers has been halted by a tribe of vilge and structural iron work sare. Contractors call the stoppage the most serious place since 1900.
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Restoration of Homesteads Promised After Land Fraud Probe
Government plans to restore thousands of acres to settlers by August 1, following investigations into public land frauds. Large enclosures were maintained by private holders, restricting entry, but cancellations and removals of unlawful filings are underway. About 6,000 Jamaica? will gain profitable homesteads in Nebraska, with land distributed to support grazing and future farming.
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Toledo boy shows brain operation relief from illness
Serpery Cares reports a 12 year old Toledo boy who had been sentenced to a reformatory for incorrigibility. After a surgical operation removing pressure from swelling bone after a fall at age six, his character reportedly transformed completely.
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Mountains Reassessed Heights Slashed in New Atlas
The Gan nettis Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States reports revised mountain heights. Morne Slairy drops to 14 H02 feet, Mount Williauson to 14 500 feet, Mount Rainier down 103 feet to 14 268 feet, and Mount Bhusto to 14 880 feet, reflecting new survey data.
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U.S. Economic Shifts and Coal Inquiry Dominate Era News
The report cites large gains in production and capital across most states, with Nevada, Idaho, and Utah lagging, and Delaware showing reduced output but higher investment. Foreign trade through seven months ends January totals 1.752 billion, driven by imports of materials and exports of agricultural goods. The Interstate Commerce Commission probes coal railroads in Philadelphia, exposing pools, private car controls, and possible rate manipulation. Republican and labor circles discuss party leadership, policy aims, and a new Labor Legislative Committee to oversee congressional labor laws.
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President Roosevelt forwards oil transport report to Congress
President Roosevelt transmits a report by Commissioner Annoy Wy Gnn of the Bureau of Corporations on transportation and freight rates in the oil industry. He notes the findings largely undisputed, showing Standard Oil benefited from secret rates worth at least three quarters of a million dollars annually, and urges stronger interstate commerce power and regulatory action. The document details open rates and monopolistic advantages, calling for swift government intervention.
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Garfield and Roosevelt call for strong railroad and oil reforms
Roosevelt's message details Attorney General findings on secret rebates by Standard Oil and discriminatory railroad practices. It urges Congress to grant the Interstate Commerce Commission real power to regulate pricing, approve agreements, and curb monopolies. It also supports free alcohol and government control of public lands to ensure competition and public benefit.
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Improved Smelting Furnace In Canada Reduces Costs
An improved smelting furnace recently installed in a Canadian foundry uses coal instead of coke at about half the cost. It allegedly reduces sulphide ore processing by avoiding crushing and roasting, yielding substantial savings in operations.
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Insurance Men Debate Earthquake Loss and Rates
New York insurers at a meeting discussed scaling back California quake exposure. Property losses were estimated near 000,000,000 while obligations could top 90,000,000. The panel largely agreed rates must rise and warned some firms may exploit earthquake clauses.
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Plot to Dethrone Servia King Rumor From Vienna Reports
Vienna dispatches claim a conspiracy to dethrone King Peter of Servia if abdication not forthcoming. Vice Admiral Cervera, famed commander of the fleet at Santiago, is named naval commander at Ferrol, Spain. Andrew Carnegie to receive Gravesend borough freedom on May 1. A New York incident reports a man attacked his wife. Los Angeles financiers plan 15000 000 in Sinaloa development including rails hotels banks steamship line.
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Markets and rail freight surge amid grain and clothing stocks
Amid rising activity in grain and fuel shipments, rail freight tonnage hits record levels while lake carrying permits grow. Construction advances with favorable weather, and local and national retail sales show gains in victuals and household goods. Grain at port totals 7,497,034 bushels versus last week and last year, with mixed price movements across grains and meats. Bank clearings reach 201,262,704 dollars, up 2.3 percent from 1905, and Chicago district failures trend lower. Bradstreet reports weekly export totals for wheat and corn, with July-to-date figures showing strong year-over-year growth.
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Chicago Markets Report Of Livestock And Grains Prices
A dense tally of regional price quotations for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Omaha Denver Detroit Milwaukee Toledo and Buffalo noting bid ranges for prime choice and common grades. Includes cereals wheat corn oats rye barley and dairy items with bid ranges and quality descriptors.
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