Market conditions and failures roundup
A report notes steady demand for dry goods woolens and pig iron while steel rails and bar iron show strength. Wool, boots, shoes, coal and cereals are weak or steady amid low prices and ample stock. Northwest farmers hold grain awaiting higher quotes. rail rate conflicts noted. Bradstreet weekly failures total 183 across the United States, up from 169 last week.
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Favorette
Northwest
Chicago
New York
Bradstree’s
Ontonagon Grant lands declared public domain
Secretary Lamar approved a decision to confirm titles only where no settlers oppose, placing northern Michigan lands once claimed by lumbermen back into the public domain. The 16 to 20 million dollar tract covers mines and growing villages, with prior sales at 1.35 an acre upsetting cash-entry holders. Ex Senator McDonald argued for settlers who built homes under the belief they would receive patents.
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Michigan
Washington
Lamar
West
General Land Office
Marquette Land ‘Office
McDonald
Jenks
Mysterious Tragedy: Illinois Merchant Shot Dead in Store
Jacob Keeley a Rock Bridge Illinois merchant was found dead in his store around four oclock yesterday morning. A single assailant likely shot him twice with his revolver in the cash drawer left loaded. No robbery or struggle occurred and witnesses heard shots the night before. Keeley 41, a respected local figure, had a past connection alleged by some as motive.
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Illinois
CarrioutTox
Lil
Jacob Keeley
Rock Bridge
Effert
Keeley
Train Demolishes Depot in Hustimapox Pennsylvania
A locomotive crashed into the Union Depot in Hustimapox destroying the western half and delaying service for hours. The incident occurred after a misaligned switch caused a westbound train to derail into the depot. Engineers escaped, and damage was estimated at about 15 000 dollars.
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Hustimapox
Union Depot
Broad Top Tun
Illinois Guardsmen set October meeting at Rock Island
The Illinois National Guard Association plans its next annual gathering at Rock Island on October 21 and 22. Other notes mention stockholder lawsuits against the reorganized First National Bank of Chicago, a Morris post office burglary, and the formation of the State Board of Labor Statistics with John Deere as chairman.
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State Board of Labor Statistics
John Deere
Moline
Rock Island County
Rose Township
Shelby County
Andrew Bechtel
Annie Patrick
Bechtel
Alfred O. Stillman
Faribault
Whham Spence, Jr
Joseph Busso
Makanda
Jackson County
William Spence
Joseph Busse
Ralph C. Norris
Jo Daviess County
Galena
Taylor Goff
Strasburg
John Bland
Goff
The
Revenue Commission
Springfield
Milton Hay
Frank Lamott
Chicago
Carbondale
E. W. Bakewell
Normal
McLean County
Montgomery County
William Wade
Pana
Christian County
Decatur
Illinois Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Uriah Copp, Jr
Loda
N. T. AM
Wataga
H. P. Mowrey
R. J. Hazlett
Freeport
George P
Mechanized Tips for Harvesting Corn and Fodder
Practical guidance from the era on harvesting corn, building sturdy shocks, and using homemade tools. It describes forming stocks with multiple hills, building a horse jack, a binding contraption, and a corn knife from an old scythe. The piece ends noting a claim about American female beauty.
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Boston Globe
Chicago Officials Named for Rail Line Appointment
R. R. Cable president and general manager based in Chicago paired with E. St. John as general ticket and passenger agent in Chicago for the railway appointment.
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R. R. Cable
Chicago
E. ST. John
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Peoria
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Point
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Tama
Connell Bluff
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Canton
Yankton
Albert Les
Mason City
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