Dust Explosion Kills Two at American Maize Plant Roby Mills
A dust explosion at the American Maize Products Company plant in Roby caused two deaths and 28 injuries. Debris and shattered glass spread to nearby towns as fire crews from South Chicago and nearby areas battled the blaze. The blast, occurring just before the night shift, leveled parts of the facility and caused extensive damage estimated at $50,000.
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American Maize Company
Roby Mills
We Roby
Bovth Chicage
Sartth Chicage
Warlyed
Augar Refining
Gach Place Espanol
Frawna
Ungugela
Fragmented OCR notes point to violent crime and trial details
Ambiguous garbled text references a murder case with an old man named John Wahl and a suspect or suspect list. The fragment mentions police, burglary, a court, and a possible sentence the juror or defendant faces, with unclear names and dates due to OCR errors.
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Manta
John Wahl
Frank Donalian
Ith Police
Wild Horse Traps and Arctic Tragedy Headline Mix
An article recounts wild horse hunting methods by Cot and showcases canvas corrals used to trap mustangs in the West. It also notes the Franklin expedition tragedy, details on St John Franklin and the fate of 2394 crew, and includes assorted brief anecdotes from period newspapers.
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Boston
Franks
Wrebuy
Ghenland
Ubo
Dr. Roe
Hudson Gay Company
McClintock
French banker charged in Paris over church fund theft
French court records show a trustee tied to religious congregations dissolved by 1901 law arrested in Paris for allegedly misappropriating up to 1 million francs, with 800000 belonging to the congregations and 200000 to common law affairs. The suspect, Duez, confessed to stock losses and steps down from his post while pledging to clear himself. Other misappropriation disclosures are anticipated. The case involves several religious orders and linked factions. Lemarquis succeeds him over Panama Canal Company affairs.
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Law Affaira
Duez
Tri ‘Nal
Seine
Mqulinto
Parla
Bia
M.‘Ducz
Senate
No Party
Misericorde Miastonirles
Pinpua Fathers
Marfonistes
Oblates
Redemptionsta
Oratorians
Ladies
Saint Maur
Mr. Lemarquis
Panama Janal Company
Leve Stock Receipts Decline In January Trade
Government figures show January commerce movements recount heavy coal and stock activity. Nationwide receipts fell 46 percent from January 1909 levels with mixed gains in east and south markets and lower packing shipments from Chicago. Separate notes mention Cordelia Botkin, linked to a 1898 murder case, dying in San Quentin Prison after entangled ties to Mrs. John Dunning.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Middle West
Chicago
Privan
Mia
Cordelia Botkin
San Quently
California
John ¥. Dunning
Dover
Derby
Penitentiary
Mra. Dunning
San Francisco
Midi
Mra. Botlin
Duguing
Fragmentary 19th Century News Fragment on Wheat Shortage and Elections
A garbled historical clipping references a wheat shortage in Muxich and a tax cut from seven to one conte. It mentions Constantinople, London, and political figures in Philadyt-Phin, with scattered phrases about elections, movements, and governance. The text is heavily damaged and largely unreadable.
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Muxich
Moxley
Constantinople
London
Néwa Dugnoy
William Pann
Republis
Ex Senator Platt Dies After Bright's Disease
Former United States Senator Thomas Collier Platt longtime New York Republican leader died in his New York apartment from acute Bright's disease. He would have turned 77 next July after a long career shaping party organization and state politics. He had suffered leg paralysis in recent years and used a wheelchair much of the time.
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Empire State
Bright
United States
Thomas Collier Platt
Eader
Senator Bright and political shifts near 1881 era
Senator Bright, born in Owego New York 1883, pursued Yale studies then a druggist career before leading U S press Co. to prominence. He served in the House and was elected to the Senate in 1881 but resigned amid patronage tensions with President Garfield. He backed Reed against McKinley in 1894 and was reelected to the Senate in 1896, with noted clashes among Reed Strong Morton and Theodore Roosevelt.
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Bright
Peroma
Sennta Platt
Owego
N. Y
Yale
New York City
United States
Hx Preas Company
Service
Conkling
Reed
McKinley
Hanna
Senate
William L. Strong
Levi P. Morton
Black
Birdall
Theodora Roosevelt
Reputan
Rockefeller Foundation Bill Aims to Use Wealth for Mankind
John D. Rockefeller reportedly seeks congressional aid to dispose of much wealth for public good. A bill to incorporate the Rockefeller Foundation in Washington aims to promote civilization, knowledge, and welfare in U S territories and foreign lands, with Senate sponsor Jacob H. Gallinger. Rockefeller has not stated specific purposes yet.
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John D. Rockefeller
Congress
Rockefeller Foundation
District of Columbia
Senate
Jacob H. Gal- Unger
New Hampshire
Gold Corporation
United States
Rockefeller
Five Deceased in Racial Unrest Near Palmetto Florida
Fragmented OCR recounts racial violence in Manatee River area near Palmetto Florida. Claims three Black people killed in unrest plus two white men, one wounded in Tampa hospital, and a lynching at dusk. Details unreliable due to garbled text.
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Sherkite
Florida
Palmetto
Fis
Tampa
Manatee
Avalanche Buries 92 on Canadian Facioc Road
Ninety two Canadian pacific railway workers are buried by an avalanche on the Selkirk range in Rogers Pass. Only five bodies recovered, including Road master Brazer Fireman Griffith Conductor Buckley and Engineer Philips. Rescue work impeded by continuing slides as crews recover remains and clear the track.
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Rogers’ ‘Pass
Selkirk Range
Brazer
Grifith
Buckley
Philips
Obscure obituary notes honor a late city figure
Fragmentary telegram style memorial notes honor Te Dons and Jake Schacter after a prolonged illness in Denver. The text mentions a gallant fight against disease and a family in Chicago, noting a death and bereavement.
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Dumaritus
Syligeter
Te Dons
Jake Schacter
Denver
Celo
Global meat price advances in early 20th century trade
The report details rising wholesale meat prices across nations. Australia shows higher beef and mutton values, Canada sees increases in pork and butter, and European centers like Moscow and Berlin record beef and pork gains from the late 1890s to 1908.
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Riga
Australia
Rica
Canada
Moscow
Russia
Berlin
Ghows
Vance
Man dies after high voltage rescue in Farr suburb
A man attempted to free children tangled in a broken electric wire in the Farr suburb. He managed to free them but was electrocuted when he touched the other end of the wire. The crowd watched as he suffered the fatal shock before the current was cut off about thirty minutes later.
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Farr
Rlea Rommel
Hanging and executions loom in state actions
A garbled report outlines officials seeking clemency for a death sentence in a state case. It mentions Governor Stubba and Kans officials appealing to the president, a 29 March execution date, and scattered references to legal changes, a federal court ruling, and public reactions including a staged incident and a student death.
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Omiefals
Watt
Gormate Oniel
Stubba
Presi
Leavenworth
Mackay
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