Powder Magazine Explodes Shaking Region and Damaging Indiana Towns
A massive nitroglycerin explosion at the Aetna Powder Company magazines in Millers Station Indiana sent shock waves for miles. Hammond and Crown Point suffered damage while Valparaiso students fled dormitories. No fatalities reported. Salton Sea rising threatens rail lines and farms. Dayton murder case widens with new affidavits. Five Illinois Steel workers die in South Chicago accidents. all victims were foreign-born.
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Valparaiso Normal University
Ulinels Steel
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South Chicago
WANTS NEW LAW Moody Pushes Appeal Right in Criminal Trials
Attorney General Moody, in his annual Congress report, urges an act giving the United States the right of appeal on questions of law in criminal cases, while protecting verdicts of acquittal on the merits. He notes a beef packers indictment was hindered by a judge’s ruling. Cortelyou reports a deficit and calls for postal reforms and subsidies. Garfield’s bureau cites railroads concealing rebates to Standard Oil and suggests penalties denying interstate commerce rights for violations.
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United States
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President Roosevelt Denies Storer Charges In Letter
The president publishes a reply to Tellamy Storer defending his conduct over the Vatican intrigue and the red hat for Archbishop Freland. He accuses Storer of disingenuousness and reveals Mrs Storer’s wire pulling and attempts to place cabinet and diplomatic figures.
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Brazilian Linen: New Crop Promises High Acreage Profit
A report to the Department of Commerce and Labor from United States Consul General George E. Anderson at Rio de Janeiro details a Brazilian linen crop that could yield 15 400 dollars per acre. The plant grows 12 to 18 feet tall, resembles hemp, matures quickly, and promises strong fiber for sails and dyes, potentially revolutionizing the linen industry.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
George E. Anderson
Rio de Janeiro
Culton
Arde Eultural Department
Food price rise shown in advance of living costs
Prices of staple foods jumped sharply over the past month, with costs of living higher as wages rise. The trade authority notes the surge reflects increased demand from prosperity and higher purchasing power, marking the highest food costs since February ISS 4.
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Ge Dan & Co
Trade Authority
Congress At Work in the Fifty ninth Session
Washington report notes three months remain in the Fifty-ninth Congress with heavy pending business. Senate and House actions include nominations, resolutions on the Japanese situation, and measures on banking, veterans, and tariffs. Speaker Cannon and leaders reshuffle committees as Roosevelt's message dominates proceedings.
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Town
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National Capitol Notes on Congressional Salaries and Appropriations
Representative Gaines of Tennessee introduced a bill to raise members of Congress salaries to in addition Secretary Shaw sent to Congress estimates for appropriations totaling 689,028,438 dollars for the coming fiscal year.
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Tennessee
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Spelling Reform Fails as Congress Backs Webster Dic tionary
Washington reports say Congress inserted a clause in the legislative appropriation bill requiring government printing to follow Webster and standard dictionaries. If signed, executive and judicial documents will be printed in traditional orthography, halting Roosevelt spelling reforms and tying federal print to established norms.
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Great Appropriations Committee
House
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Indictments for land frauds in Utah fuels case
Federal Grand Jury in Salt Lake City returns indictments against Utah Fuel Company officers and agents, Oregon Short Line, and Uteir officials for conspiracy to defraud the government and discriminatory shipping practices. Report warns of a broad corruption scheme involving dummy claimants and forged papers in a widening investigation.
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Salt Lake City
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Grand Jury
United States
Marshall
Utah Fuel Company
Oregon Short Line
Uteir
Fragments Reflect Turbulent Times and Reform Talk
Street chatter in a noisy era features mentions of a new political boss in San Francisco, a bank robbery in Newton Kansas, reform upheaval, and cultural quips about Gorky and rides on Pullman cars. The piece blends satire with topical strain and hints at nationwide unrest.
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Russia
Biddy
San Francisco
Tweed
Newton
Kan
Brother Gorky
Chicago Business Conditions from Dun's Review of Trade
Chicago reports stable business with rising freight earnings and stronger bank exchanges. Transportation delays persist due to severe weather but new equipment and holiday demand lift retail and wholesale orders, while manufacturing frees from major impediments aside from labor and material shortages.
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Chicago
Dun’s Review of Trade
Retail trade up as Christmas outlook brightens despite car shortage
New York notes colder weather and building activity spurring retail trade with a strong Christmas outlook. Car shortages persist with freer Northwest deliveries but overall railway constraints force some foundries to close. Manufacturers remain busy with many plants operating round the clock. wage trends show a shift toward avoiding higher wages while money remains tight in cities and plentiful in interior towns.
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St. Louis
Cleveland
Bradstreet
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities
Market bulletin lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo and more. Prices include hogs 4.00 to 7.45 and 4.00 to 6.50, wheat No 2 around 74 to 76 cents, corn No 2 around 42 to 48 cents, oats No 2 mixed 50 to 80 cents, rye No 2 60 to 70 cents, butter creamery choice, eggs fresh 20 cents, hay prices 15 to 100 dollars per ton.
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