Salem Fire Wipes Historic Massachusetts City
Salem, Massachusetts, population 43,000, suffered a catastrophic conflagration nearly destroying the city. Firefighters and militia battled flames through the night as water and dynamite were used as makeshift aids. thousands became homeless, hundreds evacuated, and recovery efforts and inquiries into casualties continued amid widespread devastation.
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Salem
Mase
Sra
Thursiday
Chelsea
Claflin Company Hit In Massive Dry Goods Collapse
New York June 27 The Claflin company wholesale house faced receivership with nearly thirty retail stores to close. Liabilities run to 35 million and assets 44 million, caused by extended credits. The Associated Merchants and Thisted firms remain intact. a reorganization is possible. A noteholders committee led by J S Alexander will oversee creditor interests as bankers assist affected stores.
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New York
Claf | UN Dry Goods
H. B. Claffin Company
Thsted Dry Goods
Associated Merchants’ Company
Claflin Company
Financial District
Claflin
John
H. D. Claflin
Ing Vocaskmed
Tas
J. 5. Alexander
National Bank of Commerce
Claftin
P. Morgan
Joseph B. Martindale
Chemical National Bank
Frederick A Jullliird
Ships Collide in Hamburg Harbor Chaos
June 25 report from Hamburg describes a collision between the North German Lloyd liner Koenigen Luise and the German steamer Cobra. The Luise suffered a smashed bow and passengers evacuated as both ships sustained heavy damage. The event follows similar incidents at sea, including a Gothland grounding near Bishop Lighthouse. Local dispatches note further repercussions as news from London and Washington cover maritime and political developments.
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Hamburg
Lisyd
Bureau of Stipping
C. 1 Volger
London
Gothland
Bishop Lighthouse
Massive storm toll across Wisconsin Minnesota and Dakotas
Reports from Milwaukee and several towns recount eleven dead in Wisconsin four killed in Minnesota and multiple fatalities in South Dakota and North Dakota. Wisconsin losses exceed one million dollars with numerous injuries and extensive property damage including Watertown and Watertown blocks leveled.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Mosinee
Green Lake
Fond du Lac
Appleton
Oshkost
Sparta
Tomah
Waukesha
la Crosse
Manitowoc
Watertown
Carl Backlund
Baby
Marie E. Clove
Clear Lake
S. D
H. ©. Manning
Christianson
St. Paul
Minn
Minneapolis
Score
North Dakota
South Dakota
Rockefeler Gift Aids Baptist Mission Societies Debt
Telegraphic notes report John D Rockefeller donating 100000 to reduce the combined debt of 273000 for Baptist missionary societies. The event spurred pledges in Manchester and port city losses discussed alongside several other brief items including a fatal lake incident, mine labor unrest, a six story fire, and other notices.
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Boston
John D. Rockefeller
Baptist Missionary Societies
Rockefeller
Manchester House
Friedricheshafen
Germany
Lake Constance
Madrid
Rio Tinto
Portamouth
N. H
Sixetory Masonic Block
Washington
Laura Margaret Reilly
Los Angeles
Wilson
Court Decisions as Cautionary Tales for Vendors
Court decisions offer insights into legal principles and penalties for improper sales practices. The report notes warnings against selling to habitual offenders, urging merchants to apply diligence and compliance to avoid sanctions.
Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Liquor Liability and Public Health
Ohio Supreme Court affirms lower court verdicts holding saloonkeepers liable for selling intoxicants to habitual drinkers. The report covers a Bucyrus case awarding Mrs. Melissen Wheeler $1,200, driver injuries in Cincinnati, and other rulings including a three quarter jury verdict act, quarantine measures, and public health notes.
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Denny Trenovan
Columbus
Supreme Court
Hamilton County
Charles Napier
Perry County
Joseph Toth
Thomas H. White
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Cincinnati
Isabella
Court of Appeals
Sandusky County
Common Pleas
Youths Flock to Museum in London for Warm Shelter
The British Museum draws unusually large crowds of poor neighborhood children who roam the Egyptian gallery, explore the basement antiques, and especially enjoy the mummy room and ethnological section. Their presence highlights both appreciation and humiliation in a dry, warm refuge. An odd Danish town Odder bans motorcars, letting a horse-drawn car pass as locals joke with children aboard. A heavy fine awaits violators of the ordinance.
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British Museum
Forbidden Country
Europe
Odder
Denmark
Forty Injured in Interurban Car Collision Near Wagner’s Corners
The eastbound Lake Shore Electric train collided with a work train near Wagner's Corners, injuring about forty with several fatally. Notable names include Arthur W. Baker and C. W. Beeman among the injured, some taken to Providence Hospital. A motor man escaped serious harm after signaling the switch. Storms and other accidents are reported across Knox, Henry, Stark, and surrounding counties, with damage to property, crops, and injuries from electrical events.
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Sandusky
Lake Shore Electric Railway
Wagner's Corners
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
Arthur W. Baker
C. W. Beeman
Cleveland
Acent
Cleveland & Buffalo Steamship Co
J. H. Harper
Cambridge City
Ind
Peter Bartsek
Huron
Robert Fuller
Brightst
Detroit
Mich
B. M. Gayman
Wills
Endley
Fremont
Charles Mutton
Wheeleor
Dan
Charles Quillman
Pittsburgh
Mary Diehl
A. J. Rooney
Akron
Upcat Baker
Beeman
Die
Smith
Mt. Vernen
Tee
Knox County
Firstee
B. & G. Cooper Co
Thomas Bennett
Henry County
St. Paul's
Try
Liberty Center
Chiton
Cal
Vin Stout
Charles Kelly
Fred Vanguody
Washington D.H
Mata
Marlon
Harold Monnett
Allistice
Seation
E. M. Jones, Jr
Canton
Homer Celsars Pomerene
Pomerene
Political Tares in a Christian Nation Essay
A critical essay argues immigration, Sabbath observance, and the liquor trade as political tares harming American virtue. It urges Christians to vote, pray, and set a righteous example, citing Joseph Cook and biblical precedent while warning against secularization and national complacency.
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Plymouth Rock
Burner Hill
York Town
Uberty
Tadecesigened
Eric He
Euch
Bodom
United States
Jospph Cook
Satan
Abraham
Sodom
Nehezeiah
Jerusalem
Grace
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Balem
Clarareid
Severver Walsh
Pires
Malem
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Nietoris
Stem
Cfty
Setheniel Wawthorne
Seger Willan
Provinesce
H. L
Ens Worth Shore
Middle West
Walter Johnson
Walter Johnaon
Chicago
Chicagn
George Hampe
Extavat“i Asphalt Teamsters
Dignan
Witnen
Wiltou
Melgrade
Servia
Peer
Plenes
Fetet
William Marnes
Cing
Poughkeepsie
University of Wisconsin
H. B. Clayton
C. H. Schrader
M. T. Kennedy
J. B. Tasker
C. H. Casberg
A. J. Dexter
A Wittich
G. Bohnstedt
J. B. Brown
HIT
Protogol
Huerta
Villa
Zacatecas
Iner Koenigen
Luise
Cobra
King
Nottingham
Bngland
King George
Queen Mary
Fletcher Salle
Key West
Fla
United States Steamship
Dolphin
Fletcher
Admiral Fletcher
Federala
Artega
Huerta City
Mexico
Medina Barton
Natera
Iist
Barron
Harron
Ortega
Werta
Mexico City
United States of America
Mile Belva Lockwood
Miss Belva Lockwood
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North Pole
Supreme
Congress
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Admiral Peary
Asso
A. Cook
Representative Smith
New
Pennybacker
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Yra
Percy Pennybacker
Austin
Tex
General Federation
Mishawaka
Quebec
Storstad
St. Lawrence
Laporte
Robert Col Jer
Michigan Mty
John ‘Ain
Collier
Des Moines
Smith Mcpherson
Taxicab Trust
Stephenson
Grivers
Hagerstown
Windsor Knitting Mills
Loos
Fy Cobb
Ty Cobb
W. L. Carpenter
Cobb
Cedar Rapids
W. & Clark
Marie O'Connell
John H. Landis
United States Mint
Philadelphia
McAdoo
Landis
Auccessor
Gorgan B. Williams
England
Russia
Italy
Stucky
Senate
Thomas E Stucky
Indianapolis
District of
Indiana
Traction CO
Southeastern Ohio
Major Collins
Volunteers of America
Maurit
Nurther
Ohia
State Board of Commerce
Ohio State Tax League
Ohio Manufacturers Association
Ohio Association of Real Estate Exchanges
Chambens of Commerce and Real Estate Boards
General Assembly
Auglaize
Allen
Putnam
van Wert
E. R. Keiley
State Board of Health
Department of Stationary Engineers
Department of Boiler Inspection
Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Frank A. Reed
American Association For the Study of
Ohio State University
Éime
Ohio Bmte
E.B. Kelley
Washington State
Star of the
Ohio State Board of Health
Franklin County
Anon Wilson
Stauring Street
American Association For
Association
William N. Darby
Ohio Penitentiary
Darby
Gov. Nash
State Tax Commission
Pharaoh
Manchester Guardian
Steubenville
Pauline Nadal
Dillonvale
Pettit Bros. Hardware Co
L. B. Finchman
Kent
Clyde Kelso
F. P. Fairney
Killa
Robert Maloney
Lisbon
Jesse Slente
Island Creek Township
Ecorrier
Tares
Watchman- Examiner
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