Destructive Chelsea Fire Leaves City in Ruins
The Chelsea fire scarred 350 acres of the city, destroying churches hospitals a public library city hall and factories. About 10 003 people were left homeless with property loss near 8 000 000 as militiamen guard the ruins and relief efforts mobilize across nearby towns.
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Boston
Chelsea
Coyress Lana
He City
Rossot and Maine
Osion
Albeny
Saston
South Framingham
Draper
Sohelsea
Chelsea Hea
Oval Hospital
Marine Hospital
Bargain Piano List From Lyon and Healy Promises Deep Discounts
Lyon and Healy announce a vast sale list of pianos including Steinway Weber Lyon & Healy Washburn Sterlington Huntington and other names. Many instruments are lightly used from show windows or studios with very low prices and options for monthly payments. The firm advertises over 1 000 instruments and a 30 day closeout period from Adams Street Chicago.
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Lyon & Healy
Steinways
Webers
Washburns
Sterlings
Huntingtons
Adams Street
Chicago
Scarlet Fever at Harvard Campus Reported
A light form of scarlet fever has appeared among students at Harvard University in Boston. Eighteen students are confined in Stillman infirmary with additional cases scattered across dormitories.
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Harvard
Boston
Studants
Harvard University
Stillman Infirmary
Adjournment Hint and assorted 1900s notes
The report notes Congress may adjourn around May 9 per Rep James B Watson of Indiana. Also mentions Rear Admiral Van g improvement, wheat sealing in Western Canada, Hartwig Dereuboure’s death in Paris, Hiram C Millard’s fatal fall near San Jose, and a Spokane Indian Reservation land allotment bill. Judge Alford rules Alabama Sunday sports ban unconstitutional. Rev Dr Peters attacks Trinity church corporation in New York. A Bible holding wealth in a Belleville Illinois home is cited as safe.
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Vang
Canada
Hartwig Dereuboure
Institute
Paris
Hiram C. Millard
Bailey Millard
San Jose
Cal
Senate
Spokane
Jules E. Alford
Mobile
Ala
New York
Madison C. Peters
Trinity Church Corporation
Walter Kraft
Belleville, Til
Market quotations from Minneapolis to Chicago report
Wheat and flax prices across Minneapolis Duluth St Paul and Chicago markets on April 13 to 18 detail May July and arrive on track values. Cattle hogs sheep and dairy figures provided for key U S markets with prices for beves cows heifers calves stockers feeders and pork and butter figures.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
St. Paul Union
St. Paul
Chicago
Pardoned ex-roadmaster to leave penitentiary soon
John G. Hollenhors, former division roadmaster of the Chicago Great Western on the Des Moines division, who was sent to Fort Madison prison for five years on padding payroll fraud charges, is granted a pardon and will be released in days. Five other road employees were also involved. Hollenhors’s divorce from Mrs Hollenhorn followed while he served.
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Hollenhors
John G. Hollenhors
Chicago Great Western
Des Moines
Fort Madison
Hollendors
Marshalltown
Blackhawk County
Hollenhorn
MRS DOLPH CHARGED WITH MURDER READY FOR TRIAL
The Clinton county grand jury continues to pursue the case of the state versus Mrs Irene Dolph a seventeen year old woman accused of murdering her husband Fred Dolph of Clinton She remains detained in the county jail and her attorney says she will stand trial.
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Clinton County
Irene Dolph
Fred Dolph
Clinton
Disbandment of Nashua Farmers Co-Operative Society
Reports show Nashua Farmers Co-Operative Society dissolving after factional strife. Stockholders to receive paid-in capital. five hundred railroad workers at Missouri Valley protest further rate cuts, urging action before Nebraska Railroad Commission. Claude Undersiter sentenced to Anamosa insane ward for murder of his step father Nathan Taylor. Father Coffin marries Detroit Mrs Nike Ingles. Coffin, 80, founded Hope Hall for ex-convicts.
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Farmers’ Co- Operative Society
Nashua
Missouri Valley
Nebraska Railroad
Claude Undersiter
Nathan Taylor
Evans
Creston
Anamosa
Coffin
L. S. Coffin
Fort Dodge
Hope Hall
Detroit
Mich
Nike Ingles
Eldora Merchant Fights Intruder in Quarantined Home
Eldora businessman El Ward Nuckolls shot by Dr W H Emeny who tried to enter Nuckolls home during a scarlet fever quarantine. The doctor was wounded in the breast and may die. Nuckolls had learned the illness was whooping cough and set a guard. A subsequent pursuit ended with the intruder fleeing as a horse returned with the rig.
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el- Ward Nuckolls
Eldora
Mr. Nuckolls
W. H. Emeny
Dr. Emery
Horse Tricks A Thief In Independence County Jail
A young man named Ja awaits grand jury action in Independence County jail guided by the detective skill of a horse owned by J. K Henderson who lives a few miles from Independence.
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J. K Henderson
Independence
Coal briquetting plants planned for North Dakota
Williston and Minot in North Dakota are set to receive new briquetting plants from the American Briquetting Company. Williston’s unit will start within two weeks with 200 tons daily capacity, expanding to 600 tons, while the Minot plant will be larger. The announcement claims the process offers cheap, serviceable fuel for manufacturing and boosts regional industry. Separately, a Toch explosion at Aller, Indiana, wrecked an Aetna Porter mill, with no workers present and the cause undetermined. a large crater and widespread debris resulted.
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Minot
N. D
Williston
Fall From Car Roof Hurts Iowa Switchman
Charles McGee a switchman for Iowa Central living in Marshalltown fell from the roof of a boxcar being switched. He was seriously injured with internal damage and, at the hospital, recovery was thought unlikely.
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Gar
Charles McGee
Iowa Central
Marshalltown
McGee
Local notes and notices from Emmetsburg area
Mrs M T McHvoy ordered 100 Rhode Island Road eggs shipped over 30 miles by stage from Cody Wyoming. Geo N Suss and Christina Peterson issued a marriage license. Mrs E S Chadwick heads to Spencer then Toledo Iowa where Mr Chadwick has spent three weeks. Mrs Chadwick taught at 6zg004 this winter. Five generations shown in a portrait of C L McParland and family. Mrs M E Conlon of Aryshua visited Emmetsburg relatives. Bank building for sale with 600 furniture and 1200 safe, suitable for bank or jewelry store. Former Farmer's Savings Bank site known as 100m, with E A Morling offices nearby. J H Erurbblanch listed as 16-1E FA Wells. Palo Alto Telephone Co manager resigned. restaurant hosts plan to offer meals. State savings banks in Iowa deemed liable as guarantors of certain commercial paper by Iowa Supreme Court, affecting large banks' relations with Iowa banks.
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C. L. McParland
M. E. Conlon
Aryshua
Emmetsburg
Farmer's Savings Bank
E. A. Morling
H. Erurblanch
FA Wells
Palo Alto Telepone Company
Death in hotel room notes gas jet and towel setup
Nelson, 35, of Kanawha Iowa, was found dead in a Kendall hotel room in St Paul. The gas jet was open and a towel tied over the door keyhole. No motive for self-inflicted death is known.
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Nelson
Kanawha
Kendall Hotel
St. Paul
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