Destructive Chicago Lumber Yard Blaze Spreads
A massive fire in Chicago on a Wednesday night devastated about 300 acres of lumber yards and nearby plants. Three men died and eight were injured as flames roared from Blue Island Avenue and South Lincoln Street, threatening the West Side. The John Sory Lumber Company faced a loss near $100,000 with insurance nearly double that amount, as the inferno raged across a six hundred foot stretch along Ashland. Fireboats Geyser and Yosemite aided the battle, with thirty engines and five ladder crews tackling the blaze.
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Chicago
8. K. Martin Company
Blue Island Avenue
Lincoln Street
Pean
Swenie
van Bren Street
West Side
Yosemite
Twenty-second Street
Wesr
John Sory Lumber Company
Ashland
Destructive Lumber Yard Fire Destroys Large Mills and 300 Acre District
A massive blaze bleeds through a lumber yard area, killing three and injuring eight as fifty engines and two fire-boats battle winds near a river. The 300 acre zone between Hoyne and Ashland avenues and Milwaukee and Chicago streets becomes a desert of ash. Only wreckage remains with locomotives, mills, and ships burnt. 5.6 to 10 million feet of lumber destroyed.
Changes in Stamps Rerated Denominations Planned
Government postal changes propose reducing the number of postage stamp denominations from twenty four to about twelve or thirteen for newspapers and periodicals. The 1 to 15 values remain. others are consolidated into new figures and some current stamps are dropped. New or reissued values include 5 25 50 cents and higher up to 100 dollars, while many mid-range values are set for removal. Postage due stamps are reissued with slight reductions. final approval pending modifications.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Chicago
Russia
O. L. Ratovitch
St. Petersburg
England
Custom House
Consignee
Fort Wayne Girl Dies at Home After Illness
A 14-year-old girl, seven feet three inches tall, died at her Fort Wayne Indiana home from consumption. Congress will be asked to investigate certain financial transactions by.
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Briekets
Fort Wayne
Ind
Congress
Fiery storms and fires claim multiple nights and places
Reports describe fierce night storms across Silue Island and adjoining districts with fires in lumber yards and bridges. A watchman observed flames rising the John Spy Limor yard and a box was pulled at Ashlan Avenue bridge. A fire gutted St Clotilde Church in Minneapolis causing significant loss. A separate bolt injured twelve aboard the steamship Mexico at Algiers while workers repaired the vessel.
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Thiurda
Silue
Aenue Limer
Vast van Huren
Monean Cedar Post Company
Aublanvenue
Hames
John Spy Limor Company
Secod
Third Farms
West
Beethead
Ashlan Avenue
Curious oddities and oddball events across regions
A collage of bizarre tales from Carroll County to Montana includes a trained razor dog racing a buggy, a spider with a gold ring, a clucking Maltese cat, a grafted mustache in Dijon, honey bee fatalities, a hen nursing five kittens, and a Chicago youth selling seat rights on streetcars.
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Apel Biewen
Carroll County
Ohio
Columnitana County
Isaac Huon
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
Hood
Pop
Sam Johnson
James D. Godshalk
Lansdale
Penn
Godshalk
Godshark
Rome
N. Y
Doings of Congress in Capital Report
A broad overview of Senate and House actions in Washington including appropriations, bankruptcies, and land grants. Key items cited are the deficiency bill, civil and district of Columbia appropriations, quarantine funding, and desert land allocations. Congressional debates cover tax and banking proposals, immigration, and labor issues amid ongoing committee activity.
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Senate
House
Furether
Buon
Minnesota
Sonate
Nebraska
Utah
Alizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Moore Va
Funston
Moore
District of Columbia
Choctaw Coal and Railway Company
Cyrus
Paine
Secretary of the Navy
Worthington
Fousacols Bay
Fla
Johnaun
Central Labor Unio Ofleveland
Augustus J
Ricks
Unit-d
Ohi
Alreay
Johnson
Aon Arbor
Titles of South American rulers and regional leaders
The piece mocks the grandiose self-appointed titles of southern and Central American leaders. It cites Crespo as "The Hero of Duty" in Venezuela, Guzman Blanco as "The Illustrious American," and others like Carrera, Francis, Moreno, and Joca with similarly inflated epithets, reflecting a perception of pompous nomenclature.
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Carrera
Guatemala
Venezuela
Crespo
Guzman Blanco
Francis
Lternal
Aida Moreno
Tevador
Joca
Argentina
Pampas
This Tree Has a Temper
A New York Journal item notes a strange Arizona tree about twenty five feet tall that has leaves that raise on end when angered. The tree’s odor shifts from pleasant to offensive, with a warning to keep distance during its irritable mood.
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Arizona
Dead Sea’s Depression Deepens as Surrounding Walls Rise
The Dead Sea sits about 1,300 feet below the Mediterranean level, with rocky walls towering up to 2,100 feet around it. These dramatic depths and cliffs define the unique landscape of the region.
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Dead Sea
Mediterranean
Aluminum Drums Gain Favor in Prussian Bands
Aluminum drums prove most successful in the Prussian military bands. They are lighter than ordinary drums and deliver a brighter, fuller tone, improving overall sound and performance.
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I.du
Bremen
Wood Street
John McGinn
United States
Hicks
Cleveland
New York
Minneapolis
St. Clotilde
Standard Ofl Company
George
Mexico
Algiere
Q. Y
J. J
Dijon
France
Mahlon Grimes
Gardiner
Grimes
Europe
T. S. Andrews
Bryn Mawr Hotel
State and
Madison Streets
Bagdad
Asia Minor
Teheran
Turkey
Persia
Birmingham
Taunton
Miudo
Mr. Davis
Os. J. Davis
Lina
New York Independent
Montana
Doings OF Congress
Mattara
New York Journal
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