Ammonia Tank Explosion Traps Workers in Kansas City
Ammonia tank blast on the Block Syrup and Preserving Co building in Kansas City collapses the structure. Ten nearby workers, including Viola Baker and Martha Fister, are injured and pulled from the wreckage. Fire crews prevent a larger blaze as rescue efforts continue. Meanwhile Kentucky court denies a rehearing in Toward v. Commonwealth, with Supreme Court review to follow.
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Block Syrup and Preserving Company
Kansas City
Viola Baker
Martha Fister
Mary Bolen
Claude Chambers
Bert Brown
Bolen
Kentucky
Howard
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jones B. Toward
Us Commonwealth
William Goebel
Petigen
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Thes Court
Explosion Destroys Baumbauer Store on Market Street
A gas and powder explosion wrecked John Baumbauer's Market Street grocery in Bash, Indiana. Linemen repairing a mains leaked gas under the floor and a second blast ignited powder in stock. The store suffered major damage, with a large hole to the roof. no injuries reported.
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John Baumbauer
Market Street
Abash
Ind
Linemenad
Maine
Wits
Noone
Medical oddity and banking collapse top a tumultuous week
Hosted by Rapid Growth physicians discuss the alleged remarkable medical case of Walter B ieks in Lafayette Indiana while Medina New York Bank opens with $50 000 capital and 400000 deposits under a receivership chairing the national bank examiner Robert Lyons. The report covers labor strife in Creek Colorado alleged torture by the Citizens Alliance and the Western Federation of Miners, Swiss Alps rescues Keller and Krubbs, and Standard Oil control shifting Russia’s oil to American hands.
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New York National Bank
Medina National Bank of
Medina
N.Y
Acho
J. W.schofield
National Bank
Robert Lyons
Allianee
Cripple Creek
Colo
W. D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Bell
Tragic General Slocum Disaster Strikes New York
A Sunday excursion steamer the General Slocum burned in the East River near Hell Gate. Hundreds perished including many women and children as passengers crowded on the decks scrambled for escape. Rescue efforts, hospitals, and police mobilized swiftly amid scenes of panic and heroism.
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General Slocum
East River
New York
Chicago
St. Mark's
Hell Gate
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rockaway Beach
Bert
North Brothers’ Island
Mary Abenschein
George C. F. Niss
Miss Abenschein
Carl Anger
William Schlafer
Gertrude
Enna Hass
W. BK. Tetamore
George C.ffans
Anna
United States Steamboat Inspection Bureau
W. HH. van Sebaick
North Brother Island
Horrific Stocum disaster spectacle at Chicago theater
Eyewitness accounts describe a blaze at the Progress Theater in Chicago last December with mothers clinging to children as flames and water claimed many victims. The scene forced passengers on shore to witness families torn apart as the building burned and the crowd fled toward the river.
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Stuen
Dias
Howe
North Brothers
Morris
Fox
Perons
Pdii
Progress Theater Frei Chicago
Phey
Fr. Morrk
Bangs Istina
Phodene
Thames
Perth
Hell Gate
North
Drother
Russians Sink Japanese Transports in Vladivostok War Channel
Reported naval actions near Vladivostok describe the Russian fleet of three armored cruisers pursuing Japanese transports bound for Korea, with heavy fighting near Ski Island and off Tovelack. Casualties and ship losses are outlined, including mixed results for both sides.
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Bogatyr
Vladivostok
Lossia
Gromobel
Medina
Korean Straits
Ski Island
Russia
Vituchi
Goldiera
Weekly Chicago trade review notes mixed signals of recovery
RG. Dun & Co. reports Chicago business shows less hesitation with signs of gain. Bank exchanges, grain and flour shipments rise. iron and steel bookings, rail traffic and wholesale trade improve. agricultural outlook bright, livestock prices higher, forest products and coal movement restored. Labor tensions affect manufacturing, and overall prices fluctuate amid cautious optimism for late-year activity.
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T . RG. Dun & Co
Chicago
J Weekly Review of
Nes
Dahor
Turing
Gts
Wesc
Market listing of farm commodities and staple grains
A dense ledger of prices and lots for cattle, wheat, corn, rye, oats, barley, butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes, and pork. It notes various grades and lots, with prices ranging from a few dollars to over fifty dollars, and mentions locations like Milwaukee and Detroit markets.
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Timothy
Judituapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
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