Dust explosion at Raby mill kills two in Indiana plant
An early evening blast at American Maize Products Company in Raby Indiana from dry starch powder injured twenty eight and killed two workers. Fire crews from South Chicago and Hammond fought flames. debris and sections of the building were scattered across nearby areas. Ten of the injured were hospitalized. five later died and two bodies remained missing amid the wreckage. Damage estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
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American Maize Company
Raby Mille
American Maize Products Company
Raby
Ind
Otlera
Chituga
Hanymeond
Chicago
Hammoonil
South Chienga
Beye
Mien
Tut
Calla
Hammond
Torturer identified as suspect in old Joplin case
A damaged excerpt reports a man named Viel Auonwou and another, John Weguar, linked to a 14 year old burglary and murder case in Pittsburgh. Donahoe was jailed, later captured, and a dying man’s words imply guilt. Widespread grief follows a widow's death while a wealthy Joplin figure remains unnamed in the fragment.
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vThia
John Weguar
Wtua Police
Prigon
Donahoe
Anit
Tome
Astha
Reig
Wifa
Wild Horse Hunter Describes Canvas Corral Trap
Pete Barnum, famed western horse hunter, explains his canvas corral method to trap wild mustangs. He and his team hide a stockade and lure herds with coordinated riders, then drive them into the concealed gate, noting the horses resist predictable paths and often bypass visible danger.
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Pete Barnum
Wrb
Anya
McClure
Tila
Eruttad
Onla
Wild Horn
Rocke
Ayen
Shay
Herty
The Franklin Expeditions and the Franklin Tragedy
A Boston Herald writer reflects on the Franklin expedition of 1845 ending in 107 deaths after two ships the Erebus and Terror sailed along Greenland coast to 74 48 N. Later expeditions by Rae and McClintock revised the fate. The piece weaves in anecdotes about travel writing and humorous exchanges, then shifts to brief humor vignettes.
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Boston Herald
John Franklin
Athe Brebus
Waal
Greenland
Dr. Ray
Hudson Bay Company
Cantaln McClintock
Duez Charged With Embezzling Church Funds in Paris
M Duex, once liquidator of dissolved religious congregations under the 1901 law, is arrested in Paris for allegedly embezzling 1 million francs. About 800000 belonged to congregations, 200000 to common affairs. He confessed losses from stock speculation and promised to clear himself. Other misappropriations of congregational funds were noted as impending.
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M. Duex
Tribunal of
Seine
Lqui
Paris
Duez
Senate
Misericorde Missionales
Plepus Fathers
Ladies of
Saint Maur
Lemaraula
Panama -Janul Company
Livestock Receipts Fall Off and Trade Movements Reported
Government survey data show January movements across regions with coal and coke moving east, grain receipts rising, and light livestock movements in the Midwest and cotton in the South. Seven interior markets recorded 1,084,892 head of cattle, hog receipts down 31 percent from 1909 and 48 percent from 1908, and Chicago packing house product shipments totaled 147,880,128 pounds, lower than 1909 and 1908. The article also notes a prison death tied to a 1848 murder case involving Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Botkin in a San Quentin incident.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Middle West
Chicago
Mexico Cuts Duty on Remiuse From Shortage
A dispatch from Constantinople to a London agency says the Poavara will drop the duty on remittance to Mexico from 11 cents per kilometer to 1 cent, amid disputes over Turkey selling Crete to Greece. Municipal elections in Philadelphia require compliance with odious writs.
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Constantinopla
London
Ageoncy
Turkéy
Crete
Greece
Ex Senator Platt Dies at 76 in New York
Former United States Senator Thomas Colliar Platt, longtime New York Republican leader, died unexpectedly in his New York apartment on Wear 11th Street. He was nearly 77, with Bright's disease listed as the direct cause and years of leg palsy confining him to a wheelchair.
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Empire Stave
Ross
Bright
United States
Thomas Colliar Platt
New York
Wear 11Th Street
Mr. Pratt
Wrights and Statesecrets: Early Senators and Rail Disaster
Fragmented obituary and political notes recount Senator Platts birth in Owego New York July 13 1838 and career from Yale to druggist to U S Express Company leader then senator. It also notes a fiery dispute with Garfield Reed Mckinley and Roosevelt era clashes along with a chaotic rail wreck near Los Angeles injuring dozens and a wolf attack description in a wooded area.
Rockefeller Foundation Bill Promotes Education and Relief
Generous John D. Rockefeller plans to give away wealth with congressional aid. A bill to incorporate the Rockefeller Foundation in the District of Columbia was introduced in the Senate by Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hampshire and referred to the judiciary committee. The foundation’s purposes include promoting well being, civilization, knowledge, relief of suffering, and human progress across the United States, territories, possessions, and foreign lands.
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John D. Rockefeller
Congress
Rockefeller Foundation
District of Columbia
Senate
Semator
Jacob H. Gal Tnger
New Hampshire
United States
Rockafeller
Hills 92 Railroaders Buried in Avalanche Disaster
Ninety two Canadian Pacific railway workers were buried by a massive avalanche on the Sakirk range in the Rockies. Only five bodies recovered including a road master and a conductor. Blizzard hampered rescue efforts as another slide wrecked part of the snow shed and track for 400 yards.
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Rogers Paas
Salkirk Range
Rocky Mountains
Prazer
Griffith
Buckley
Hogm
Philips
Lgat
Lapotie
Denver fight against tuberculosis ends in tragedy
A fragmentary report notes Drake Schaefer, tied to Chicago, deceased after a battle with tuberculosis. The piece mentions his wife and daughter, with unclear relations and origins, reflecting a somber family loss during a period of illness.
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Denver
Golo
Aclingering
Jgke Schaefer
Vieard
Hig
Chitcags
Hel
Meat price advances vary by country in early 20th century
Government statistics show fresh meat prices rose less than preserved varieties in Australia and Canada, with beef and mutton gains steady. In Australia, beef via cola process moved from 5.23 to 6.40 per 190 pounds. mutton and lamb rose from 3.82 to 8.47 per 100 pounds. Canada exports lifted prices across frost-heat goods and butter, while European markets report higher wholesale local prices across Moscow and Berlin.
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Australia
New-Zealand
Canada
Moscow
Russia
Berlin
Pittsburg Man Dies After Electrocution While Saving Two Daughters
In a Pittsburg suburb, Charles Rommel attempted to rescue his two young daughters and a playmate from an electrified wire. He freed the children but, while detaching the broken live end, completed a circuit and was fatally shocked while helping them to safety. Promenaders witnessed the horror as Rommel collapsed.
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Pittsburg
Alot
Falr ‘Oaka
Charles Rommel
Hommel
Kansas to Offose Hang Sinte Opelate Governor Stubbs
Dis jointed report mentions Governor Stubbs and Kansas officers appealing a case where a federal judge Pollock ordered a death sentence and Leavenworth held a defendant until March 29. Mackay prepares for action as Waesdrels noted.
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Auring O'viel
Stubbs
Kani Offeers
Shevk
Kaneag
Pollock
O'Neil
Leavenworth
United. States
Mackay
Tion
Arsenic Found In Biscuits Linked To Multiple Deaths
Dr Raymond B Fiturgido led two chemical analyses at a state laboratory on biscuits described as recent. The tests indicated each biscuit contained arsenic sufficient to cause death of four persons. The report mentions Rev A J Vogelin of Irvington and ties to a fatal incident. Former Governor Elrod of South Dakota has announced a political move regarding congressional permitting.
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Wietke
Senate
Gan
Jira
Polteg
Willy
Jelters
Rapid Prunsit Company
Oferay
Philadelphia Rapid Yrmalt Company
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Inton Hs
TVR
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Viiladel Chin
Phildelphile
Elrod
South Dekota
Congress
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