Telegraphic Information Gathered for the Enlightenment of the Many
Telegraphers strike averted after New York visit by labor commissioner Neill. Western Union and operators reach an adjustment satisfactory to all. Wabash train No 14 wrecked at McGee Indiana injuring three including roadmaster and engineer. Interlocking repairs blamed. Dr I J Eales of Belleville fasts twenty days to test health theory, loses weight from 190 to 170 1 2 pounds, eats nothing despite banquet temptations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Mr. Neill
Western Union Telegraph Company
Colonel Clowry
Western Union
Wabash
McGee
Bod
Ind
W. H. Conner
Pere Marquette
I. J. Eales
Belleville
Fire damages Freiburg whiskey warehouse in Cincinnati
A fire and explosion at the J. and A. Freiburg whiskey warehouse in Cincinnati Ohio caused a loss of about 25000 with fears of heavier spread. The blaze threatened nearby properties but was checked by the fire department after rapid response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. and A. Freiburg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Freiburg
Whiskey
Oil Tanks Burn On Farm Near Delphos Ohio
Lightning caused a fire four miles south of Delphos Ohio burning an oil tank and three others destroying 130 barrels of oil. One tank exploded but no injuries occurred and the bailer house survived thanks to favorable winds. The property belonged to a Terre Haute Indiana company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphos
Ohio
Terre Taute
Ind
Gas explosion rocks Dearborn Hotel sidewalk in Chicago
Gas blast caused eight sidewalk sections to blow up in front of the Dearborn Hotel Chicago sparking panic among guests and injuring several. A series of disasters follows including a large sawmill fire near Lyons Georgia with $160,000 loss and Ohio River flooding threatening thousands of acres across Evansville Indiana to Cairo Illinois. Fargo mayor I A Johnson dies after brief illness and had led the city and the American Municipalities league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn Hotel
Chicago
Fargo
N. I
N. 1
American League of Municipalities
Trade shows brisk tone as markets recover
The piece notes improved business conditions with brighter weather lifting spirits. Manufacturing stays strong, retail demand grows, interior reports signal high consumption and stock drawdown. Bank payments exceed last year, Western buying expands, wholesale markets attract distant buyers, road salesmen push fall orders, and mercantile collections remain prompt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nuaumber
Chun
Weather and Trade Improve Across Wide Areas
New York report notes better weather crop and retail conditions this week with higher temperatures in the Northwest central West and parts of the South boosting summer sales and expectations for wheat and estran crops. Fall trade reports are generally good though some cancellations and requests to delay shipments or extend payments appear in the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
United States
Canada
Bradstreets Commercial Report
Chicago Cattle and Wheat Prices Amid Market Fluctuations
A jumble of commodity notations shows Chicago cattle and wheat prices across grades, including No 2 and mixed oats. Notes reference steers, hogs, sheep, corn, rye, oats, butter, eggs, and clover seed with varied bid ranges and shipping terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colamon
Sheegg
Beatin
Seem
Chalee
Hess
Ste
Detroit
ST. Milwaukee
New York
Fire and violence ripple through early 20th century sites
Reports describe a church in Ottawa destroyed by fire with losses around 200000 dollars, a shooting in Leesville killing WW Coin, a federal case in Kansas denying a postponement for a receiver discharge, a fatal gunfight near Sheridan Wyoming in a Northern Pacific heist case, a Cananea Mexico fire wrecking copper operations, and a contempt hearing in Chattanooga where witnesses failed to identify lynching suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Ottawa
Ont
Imsiyrice Seo i
Leesville
Young Wolnell
Ato Bheavenworth
Kan
Sheriff Shipp
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ed Johnson
United States Supreme Court
Urgent Irish Revolt Fears Amid Sinn Fein Growth
Nationalist Dublin rejects home rule and extremists gain footing as Sinn Fein forms. Farmers face ruin as land transformed to grazing, with raids on property and violent reprisals by bands of farmers. Police struggle to prevent unrest while talks of compulsory purchase gain traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Old Land League
Sinn Fein
Ln Kings
Galway
Soul
Funston General Till 1929 Retires Scene Readies
Unclear OCR notes describe officers and a younger set retiring, with General Funston to be the last remaining leader as a broader shift within the United States command unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funston General
Toaoasa
Wouter
Namiy
Plex
Secretary Wilson Testifies in Folaws Conspiracy Case
The principal witness in the Folaws case against Frederick Peekhwin and Moses Pitas of New York is Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. He identified a letter to the President denying the gedvaner cotton report leak and said Toles wrote part of it while Wilson added a portion. The defense notes presses had charged Wilson personally with the leak at exposure time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin S. Folaws
Frederick Peekhwin
Moses Pitas
New York
Agreuloire Wilson
Toles
Wilson
Kansas Vanita Field Workers Harvest Call
The Kansas free employment bureau issues a call for 19 578 men and 3 400 teams from outside the state to assist in the big grain crop harvest. Harvest wages are set at 1 cent per mile along routes served by bureau representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Employment Bureau of
Kansas
Lawmakers Flood Seats With Introduced Bills Across States
A survey notes Minnesota leads in introduced measures with 257 bills awaiting action while Utah records 62 laws enacted from 386 introduced. Pennsylvania and Texas show close figures. overall average bills introduced per state nears 1,000 with about 16.53 percent becoming law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Bis
Utah
Bank Deposits Called To July 10 By Treasury
Treasury asks return by July 10 of 50 11 000 public deposits received by the national bank since Sept 27 1806. Move aimed at stabilizing the money market. William Waldie of Gananoque Ontario a farmer killed his wife and two children then died by his own hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
National Bank
William Waldie
Gananoque
Ont
Nervous Collapse and Pink Pills Claim Restorative Cure
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for nervous breakdown symptoms including pallor, weakness, and poor digestion. It cites Mrs E Bradley of Rochester New York sharing relief after two doctors failed and two boxes cured her, claiming the pills purify impure blood and prevent serious nervous diseases. Sold by druggists or prepaid from Schenectady New York at 30 cents per box, six for $2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
E. ©. Bradley
Parselly Avenue
Rochester
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Dr. Wiliams Medicine Company
Schonectady
N.Y
Do tell me Mrs Mannidge how you keep hired help long
A fragmented vintage snippet shows a humorous exchange on domestic work and a promotion line about Red Cross Ball Blue laundry soap. The text hints at homemaker Mannidge and a polite banter about managing staff while suggesting a cleaning product.
Nine Great World Canals and Their Commerce Links
An article outlines nine major ship canals built in the last 75 years including Suez, Kronstadt, St Petersburg, Corinth, Manchester, Kaiser Wilhelm, and connections to Lake Superior and Ontario Erie. It notes volumes of traffic through north lake canals vs Suez and describes routes from Manchester to the Atlantic via the Mersey, with details on locks and hydrographic features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
Kronstadt and
St. Petersburg
Corinth Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
Lake Superior
Canada
Ted Finety
Goa
Badid
Petershunry
Wien
Diutssta
Ireustad
Agipiatic
Minnchester
Atlantic
Manchester Canal
Manchester
Mersey River
Oppen Sea
Erest
Welbund
Lake
Ontario
Lake Erie
Tristan
Doctor's Food Talk and Grape-Nuts Endorsement
The article extols food choice for health and happiness, highlighting Grape-Nuts as a versatile, ready cooked option. It notes babies and adults can use it, suggests serving with cream or hot liquids, and mentions economical, concentrated portions needing four heaping teaspoons per meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bam
Wellville
Hoosier Happenings of General Interest and Tragic Losses
A Shelbyville wool sale yields 650 dollars for a wagonload while a Huntington boy drowns in the Little River after falling from a raft. A Lawrenceburg fire at Bauer Cooperage costs 3500 dollars, blamed on youths in stoneyards. Governor Hanly travels to Covington for rest as health wanes. Shelbyville trader Frank Kent ships five carloads to Lexington fetching 200 dollars per head for twenty head. A Vincennes tragedy involves a four year old passenger dying after a fall from a chairlift. An accidental rifle discharge at Waldraw wounds Forest Johnson, 2, fatally. Benham man John Whittaker dies of cancer after failed surgeries. South Bend inventor LD Reaves patents a folding piano keyboard reducing piano width. Corydon’s Mrs Frink welcomes thirteen children after twins, husband dead four months. A Go shen mother, shown a photo of her deceased son, becomes violently insane and rushes into the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kent
Shelbyville
Lexington
Frank Broni
Vincennes
Howard Johnson
Waldraw
Tyra Aldobey Owas
Forest Jokinson
Insanity Declared in Local Court and Suicide Notes
The article reports a court declaring a person insane and ordering transfer to Longcliff Asylum. It also describes deaths by suicide tied to insanity, with details of individuals from nearby towns, and numerous small town incidents including shootings, dog rabies scares, and notable local events.
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the Zeader
Galveston
Sam E. Thurston
N. M
Lot Carver
Washington
Baron Speck von Sternberg
China
Rockefellers
Fincd
John DL. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Elms Ford
Mr. Rockefeller
Paris
France
Narbonne
Louis M. Kenner
Louisiana Returning Board
New Orleans
Ohio River
Evansville
Cairo
Minor
Cashel
Moyvarkey
Tipperary
Irelan
Cincinnati Post
Muineseta
Prandin
Newcastle
Del
Henre Chay Martin
A. Jackson
Torbert TL
Ebodison
Portage
Wis
Walter (. Clinch
Milwanthes
TE Field
Denver
Colo
William T. Stevenson
Newhortia
N.C
Gen. Pred Me Fanston
General Funston
Vanita
Edeh
Wis Lab
Lutvine
Lord Cowper
Hoosier
William Compton
Boggstown
Shelbyvile
Guy Hartman
John Hartman
Huntington
Little River
Bauer Cooperage Company
Lawrenceburg
Hanly
Covington
Fis
Ragudly
John Whittaker
Benham
Im. LD. Reaves
South Bend
Blanche Frink
Corydon
Chas. Johnson
Goshen
Pission
Longceliff Asyulm
Charles Underwood
Cuzco
Underwood
Tier Croek
Barty
Omer Gray
Hendricks
Shelby Cannery
Grant Mershall
pwedleRtown
Richmond
Wis Ryede
Manshall
Marshall
Rockport
Walker
W. C. Suteville
Benjamin W. Douglass
Indianapolis
Ffituly
Owensville
Lucas
Charles Lines
Wesley Campbell
Columbus
Oxford Downs
Campbell
Pierce
Ro W V. Pierce
Buffalo
NL Y
Pinres
Allen
Ave
Allen S.olmsted
le Roy
Carters
Sibek
Rae
T. Felix Gouraud
Wale
Pny Otn
Willy
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Maes
Si Thompson
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