Crop Prospects Across States Highlight Mixed Conditions
The report surveys corn, tobacco, and fruits across Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota, and western states. Drought relief varies. corn shows improvement in Wisconsin and the South, while Minnesota and the Dakotas lag. Rainy trends aid Michigan and Eastern Ohio. harvests include ripening grapes and mixed fruit yields with ongoing fall plowing.
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Indiana
Iowa
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
Mllinois
Missouri
West
Two Workers Crushed to Death in Chicago Coliseum Collapse
Samuel McCarney and R McNeill were killed when a massive iron cross beam toppled from a 150 foot high girder while 500 men worked beneath it at the new Coliseum near Chicago's World Fair grounds. The beam swayed and fell crushing the two men and injuring others who narrowly escaped.
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Sixty-third Street
Chicago
Samuel McCarney
R. McNeill
McCarney
McNeil
Crippled for Life After Kalamazoo Attack
In Kalamazoo Michigan William Rose attacked Simon and Edward Knstead father and son as they protected three girls on a lonely street. The father lost part of an arm and took a heart thrust while the son suffered neck wounds and deep body thrusts. Rose was arrested and the victims are severely injured.
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Simon
Edward Knstead
William Rose
Kalamazoo
Mich
Rose
Eastead
Bose
Farmers Barn Shooting After Bear Men Refuse to Leave
Three men with performing bears faced a gun by farmer Mc Comb near Summittville New York after they refused to leave his barn. He fired a shotgun, killing one instantly and wounding the other two who were taken to the barn and are expected to recover. Names of the wounded were not available. Did You Bite? The Postoffice Department issued a fraud order against European Specialty Company of Bridgeport Connecticut run by J W Adams. He advertised a shaving set for 26 cents with a gemall stone instructing rubbing on whiskers until disappearance.
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Farmer McComb
Summittville
N. Y
McComb
Postoffice Department
Bridgeport, Conn
J. W. Adams
John Smith
Wa. Huser
Reeves Foundry
Columbus
Louis Brooks
Goshen
Baltimore & Ohio Express
Lake Wawasee
Swansee
Wabash Fuel Company
Crawfordsville
Louisville
Indianapolis
Lew Wallace
Indiana
Jessa Smith
Monroe County
James Douglass
Smith
Drowned man at Island Park Assembly in Rome City
William Altimers of Topeka Indiana drowned at Island Park Assembly Rome City when he fell from a steamer deck into twenty feet of water. The body remains unfound. Altimers was 21 and unmarried.
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William Altimers
Topeka
Indiana
Island Park Assembly
Rome City
Ind
Altimer
Wayne Hotel Fire Destroys Plant at Peru Indiana
Fire destroyed the electric light plant the kitchen and part of the main building of the Wayne hotel in Peru Indiana. Loss estimated at eight thousand dollars and fully insured.
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Wayne Hotel
Peru
Ind
Loos
Lockport
K. P. Hall
McDonald
Joliet
Chicago
General Stamping Company
Newark
N. d
Death of George F Root Expires Suddenly in the East
George F Root famed song writer dies at 75 after an hourlong illness at his Bailey's Island summer home off Portland Maine. His Chicago address was 5106 Cornell Avenue. His wartime songs uplifted Union soldiers and families, linking him to Civil War era patriotism and morale.
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George F. Root
Mr. Root
Bailey's Island
Portland
Chicago
Cornell Avenue
George Foot
Richmond
Petersburg
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Andersonville
Libby
Standings of National League Clubs Report
The following details the standings of the clubs in the National League with records and points as recorded for the season. The table lists each team and its position in the league rankings.
Vessel wreck off Australia prompts search for missing crew
The British steamer Catterthun of 1406 tons sailed from Hong Kong May 27 for Australian ports and was wrecked on the Seal rocks off Cape Hawk during a pale. Seventy aboard, fifty five Chinese, were asleep below when grounded. only three Europeans and the second mate saved. Many others believed to have escaped to boats but may be blown seaward and heard from.
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Forster
Sydney
N.S. W
Catterthun
Hong Kong
Seal Rocks
Cape Hawk
Supreme Court Judge Howell E. Jackson Dies at Home
Supreme Justice Howell E. Jackson of the United States Supreme Court died at his Nashville area home. Appointed in 1890 by President Harrison, he had suffered failing health for four years. In Indiana a fatal crossing accident injured Mrs. Henry Johnson and three children as they tried to beat a train near Decatur. The baby was hurt.
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Howell E. Jackson
United States Supreme Court
Nashville
Tenn
Harrison
Decatur
Ind
Henry Johnson
Johnson
Rene
Duquede Arcos
Mexico
United States
Spain
Cuba
Springfield
Helen C. Stewart
Greene County
Taylor Receives Two Year Term For South Dakota Defaulter Case
The South Dakota treasurer Taylor and his bondsmen turned over $100,000 in checks and drafts plus a list of properties held by the defaulter before his June self surrender in South America. The State Board will assess property values and credit the $100,000 toward the deficit. bondsmen cover the remainder. Sentencing law cited as defective yields a two year maximum.
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Taylor
South Dakota
South America
Insane patient dies after brutal beating at Dunning asylum
George Pucik dies at Dunning NL insane asylum after four days in custody, with ribs broken and internal hemorrhages. Attendants George Goff and Anderson confess to beating him to control the patient, claiming self defense. County Board President Healy to bring the case to the Grand Jury.
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George Pucik
Budizick
Dunning
Alexian Brothers
George Goff and
Anderson
Morgan
Pucik
Healy
Amicable Coal Settlement Lifts Wages in Western States
St G Dun reports midsummer business remains active with slight relaxation and no signs of a downturn. A new agreement between coal workers and employers in Western Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana is expected to raise about 100000 workers' wages after October 1, reducing longstanding disputes over company stores. Crop prospects hold steady with no notable news.
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St. G. Dun & Co
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Attack by Highwaymen Edges Kansas Farmer near Salina
B F Caswell a farmer seven miles northwest of Salina was lured from his home at midnight by a stranger claiming a sick horse. He was ambushed by three men tied gagged and pistol whipped then forced to walk a mile and half before being released. No motive or suspects identified.
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Kansas
B. F. Caswell
Salina
Kan
Coswell
Louisville lights up for G A R encampment spectacle
Louisville prepares to host G A R festivities with bold illumination plans. Electric plants expand capacity for extra power while plumbers work on contracts and yards of hunting are purchased. A fireworks display on the river is billed as the era’s greatest. The piece also notes Iowa Democrats naming a ticket with Babb and Bestow and outlines party platform planks. It closes with crime and catastrophe brief items including the Shanks murder arrest, a Wild West tent collapse, and a Kansas City post office robbery case.
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Louisville
Pain
Holmes Writes Life Story in Philadelphia Prison
H. H. Holmes occupies time composing a 300 page life history to be printed in cloth and paper. He has reportedly secured a publisher and the work may be released soon. Texas Fever in Kentucky Cattle surfaces as Governor Brown is alerted by farmer W. T. Thompson of Stedmantown about cattle dying from the illness.
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H. H. Holmes
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Brown
W. T. Thompson
Stedmantown
Markets Report Mixed Prices Across Cities
Cattle ranges in Chicago from 3.75 to 6.25 for common to prime, hogs and sheep shown with variable values in several cities including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Buffalo Milwaukee New York with corn oats wheat and butter prices listed in No. 2 grades and local terms.
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Cleveland
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
HUSTLING HOOSIERS AND CALAMITIES IN INDIANA
Indiana roundup notes storms unroofing houses crops damage at Brazil. Richmond bond sale premium, fires and accidents across multiple towns. Gas well near Swansee yields 4 million feet daily. veterans plan to march to Louisville. Obituaries include Archibald Thacher of Martinsville aged 104. Patents issued to Indiana residents.
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Around
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Salonica
Janakli
Kirdalia
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Nata
Se. Paul
Kansas City
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Terre Haute
Grand Rapids
Australia
Portsmouth
Jord Stockhurn
Price
Stockholm
Stockham
Miss Flagier
Elizabeth Flagler
Ernest Green
District Criminal Court
John Cassell
Cal
Robert McFeely
ALL News Cood News
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Cam Creek
Gunnison
Colo
Lotn
Wygant
City of
Highlands, Colo
Krause
Hawkeye Democrats
Marshalltown
W. I. Babb
Henry
L. Bestow
Lucas
Peele
L. B. Parshall
Jackson
L Jenkins
Dubuque
Supreme Court
Clara Shanks
Bloomingdale
Daniel Kelley
Nancy
Margaret
John
Kelley
Orwego
Kanaas City
Brookfield
W. S. Day
Henry Strode
J. E. Havely
August Zeverey
Brazil
Vincennes
Miro Tuomas
Coanna
Joss
English
Archibald Thacher
Martinsville
Lafontaine
Cass Township
Clay County
Tur Shepard
Lousville
G. P. Fuson
Baptist Church
Hobart
JanoEe
Francis T. Harp
Bartholomew County
Valparaiso
Henry Slagle
Samuel Clinton
North Clinton
Hanvexy Lawson
Lapel
Suerman Noble
American Tin-Plate Works
Elwood
Charles H. Anspach
Cedar Grove
Bill
William K. Bellis
Bellis Cycle Company
James Bennett
Greencastle
Cecilia A. Brower
LaPorte
Peter Deville
Huntington
Lewis Fetch
van Buren
Charles Holm
Leon J. Houace
Hartford City
John J. Kirkham
Herman Lauter
William M. Leads
Walnut
Edward Miller, Jr
Evanaville
Iam Nutt
Crawfordaville
Jacob V. Rowlett
Gottlieb Sohnagse, Jr
T. Paffrath
Pneumatic Press
Jesse Warrington
Nordyke & Marmon Company
Henry Westphal
Indianapois
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