Floods Over Central Iowa Drive Hundreds From Homes
Des Moines and central Iowa endure 24 hours of relentless rain. Two to five inches fall across counties as rivers rise and floodplains flood Des Moines drives 200 residents from their homes. Towns like Extrata and Barytown report partial submersion while rail service from Sioux City is suspended due to floods.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Raccoon
Skunk
Cedar
Extrata
Barytown
Towa
Marshalltown
Koata
Sioux City
Onewa
Burglar Steals Cash and Checks From Marion Office
Marion Indiana police report a burglar entered the office of 2 M Vanatta while he was away for about 15 minutes. The thief took 150 dollars in cash and 300 dollars in checks. No clues as to the culprit were found.
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Marion
Indi
Death of Boone County Clerk Samuel N. Good at 50
Samuel N. Good of Boone County died Tuesday at age 50 from heart trouble after two weeks of illness. He leaves nine sons and three daughters. He was a mason, odd fellow, K of P, and a member of Whites Town Lutheran Church.
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Lebanon
Ind
Samuel N. Good
Boone County
Oddfellow
K. of P
Whitestown Lutheran Church
Retirement announced for Rev. Charles N. Sims from ministry
Dispatch from Syracuse reports Rev. Charles N. Sims former pastor of Meridian street M B Church will retire from the ministry and live on a farm near Liberty Indiana He had served as chancellor of Syracuse University
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Charles N. Sims
Meridian St. M. B. Church
Syracuse
N. Y
Liberty
Ind
Sims
Syracuse University
Soldier Samuel Boyd Killed by Train at Magsuder Maryland
Corpl Samuel Boyd, 24, formerly orderly to Admiral Dewey aboard the Olympia at Manila Bay, was killed by a train at Magsuder Maryland on Tuesday night. He was a native of California.
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Washington
Samuel Boyd
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Manila Bay
Magsuder
California
Greene Monroe Brown counties nominate Walter Brown for joint senator
Republicans of Greene Monroe and Brown counties nominate Walter Brown, a young attorney and former Bloomfield school principal, for joint senator. The move aligns Brown with regional GOP interests in the Bloomington area.
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Bloomington
Ind
Repubicans
Greene
Monroe
Brown County
Walter Brown
Bloomfield
Incorporation filings for Xenia board and Eclipse coal firms
Incorporation notices list two companies: Xenia Board and Paper Company with operations in Indianapolis and Xenia and Eclipse Coal Company based in Indianapolis. Capital amounts shown include 50000 dollars for the first and 5000 dollars for the second.
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Xenia Board and Paper Company
Indianapolis
Xenia
Eclipse Coal Company
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
Cut this out and take it to your Drug Store and get a box of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. The best physic. They also correct disorders of the stomach. Price. % cents.
Lattimer Dying After Brooklyn Shooting
Albert C. Lattimer lies dying at St Marys Hospital after being shot at his home 318 Hancock Street Brooklyn. He remains delirious with no coherent statement, wife maintains a burglar shot him. police have no lead. Also reports Kelly of Oxford defeated American C S Titus in the Diamond Sculls semi finals in Henley England.
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New York
Albert ,C. Lattimer
Hancock St
Brooklyn
St. Mary’s Hospital
Henley
Eng
Kelly
Oxford
C. S. Titus
Titus
Soffel Sues for Divorce Over Jail Escape Involvement
Peter K. Soffel files for divorce from Katherine Soffel accusing desertion after she aided the Biddle brothers to escape from jail. Katherine is in the penitentiary and will not appear in court. Soffel, living with his father, works as a right of way man for the Wa bash railway and has four children.
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Pittsburg
Peter K. Soffel
Katherine
Biddle Brothers
Soffel
The
Wabash Railway
Supposed Dead Man Regains Life Shocking Hartford City Scene
In Hartford City Indiana William Fenstermacher, declared dead by physicians, unexpectedly revived while friends prepared his body for burial, amid a sickly yearlong illness. Nearby Andrew J. Carmichael, 79, died from self starvation after refusing food, claiming throat pain, leaving 17 children from four marriages.
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Hartford City
Ind
Andrew J. Carmichael
Carmichael
Steamer Priscilla Towed After Collision at Sea
The Fall River line steamer Priscilla with 100 passengers bound for New York was towed to Newport after colliding with the Powhattan. Stevedore John Muniz was killed and several others injured. The Priscilla sustained a large hole and was towed by the Puritan.
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Newport
Fall River Line
Priscilla
New York
Powhattan
Merchants’ and Miners’ Line
John Muniz
Puritan
Big Watermelon Feast Opens State Tax Board Week
Gov Durbin heads to Wisconsin to meet the State Tax Board as it begins a 30 day session. The melon feed will be held in the state house basement with Parks Martin hosting and Jackson county melons imported for the event. The interior secretary denies a Missouri senate candidacy and aims to lead irrigation programs. Also reported, H R and Bessie Hall and J M Brooks escaped jail after attacking the San Diego sheriff.
March of the Hog Push at Union Stockyards Continues
Hog prices rise as market traders at the Union stockyards report continued demand. Industry officials expect prices to climb further into the week with hogs strengthening on Wednesday.
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Union
Wheat threshing fire consumes barn and horses
Grensburg Indiana July 9 A threshing incident on Adam Meeks farm sparked a wheat fire when a load ignited. The driven horses perished in the blaze and a barn and house were burned but saved by workers using quick action.
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Grensburg
Ind
Adam Meek
Markets Here and Elsewhere on Wall-Street
New York July 9 Americans in London steady about parity. Market activity broader and more genuine with active buying of higher priced stocks and bets on coal and rail shares. Northwestern control claimed by Moore Bros. and no dividend from Southern Pacific. Eastern weather and crop news influence rails. call money at 4% and loans near 6%.
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Meyer & Kiser
New York
London
Moore Bros
Northwestern
Union Pacific
St. Paul
Southern Pacific
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York Sun
Southern Railway
Stock Exchange
Morton Trust Company
Soi
Louisville
Missouri Pacific
United States Steel
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
W. U
Wabash
Births Deaths and Marriages in Local Listings
Births include Chas H Koch and Elizabeth, a son at 611 S New Jersey. Samuel Eaves and wife a daughter at 832 S Missouri. Wm and Emma Knuth a bov. Haverley Tatchell a boy. George Lippert a girl. Jonah Izor a girl. J Harry Thomas a boy. Joseph Shoemaker a boy. Deaths: Lutie Van Dalsen 48 at 218 W Michigan cancer. Mary C Hill 60 at 2526 N Senate heart failure. William L Harper 65 at 605 Douglas abscess of liver. Infant Brown 132 N Alabama gast ro-enteritis. Marriages listed for multiple couples including Gartin-Kelly, Beem Hill, Schatz-Sweeney, Wallick Russell, Anding George, Nader Kafoure Fraija, Lohrman Van Horn, Shreve Ballmann.
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Chas. H
Elizabeth Koch
New Jersey
Samuel Eaves
S. Missouri-st
Emma Knuth
Martindale
Ave
Haverley
Maggie Tatchell
E. Washington-st
George and
Josephine Lippert
Jonah
Ida Izor
Lexington Ave
J. Harry
Emma Thomas
Capitol-ave
Joseph and
Emma Shoemaker
Davis-st
Lutie van Dalsen
Michigan St
Mary C. Hill
N. Senate-ave
William L. Harper
Douglas St
Infant Brown
Alabama St
William Frank Gartin
Mary Kelly
J. William Beem
Mary Hill
Jacob F. Schatz, Jr
Mary C. Sweeney
Martin H. Wallick
Jennie M. Russell
Philip B. C. Anding
Elizabeth George
Nader BE. Kafoure
Mary E. Fraija
Walter Lohrman
Sarah E. C. van Horn
William D. Shreve
Edith Ballmann
Property listings include multiple houses and repairs in city
A list records residences barns and repairs with owners and amounts listed. Items include W P Scott Langsdale near North Western avenue house 750 dollars and J B Wallace 702 Holmes avenue barn 400 dollars. Other entries note repairs 300 dollars for J T Trussier 2107 Ashland avenue and Edward J Gausepole 710 Fletcher avenue house 1000 dollars.
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W. P. Scott
Langsdale-st
Northwestern-ave
J. T. Trussier
Ashland-ave
Edward J.gausepole
Fletcher Ave
Dan Burton
Blake-st
Anna South
Columbia-ave
Wm. F. Johnson
Woodlawn-ave
F. Allen
Bellefontaine-st
Ninesteenth
Indianapolis Securities and Bonds Listing
A historical OCR list shows Indianapolis securities including stocks in Belt and common and preferred shares, several banks such as American National Bank, Capital National Bank, and Merchants’ National Bank, plus railways, utilities and trust companies with various bond figures and series notes. Entries mention Indianapolis street railways, gas, traction firms, and cold storage facilities with bond values and series annotations.
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Indianapolis Securities
Belt, Preferred
Indianapolis Street Railway
American National Bank
Capital National Bank
Central Trust Company
Columbia National Bank
Merchants’ National Bank
Marion Trust Company
Home Brewing
Union Trust Company
Light and Power
Indianapolis Five
Indiana Trust Company
American Central Life
Ind
Guaranty and Title Co
Law Building
Indiana National Bank
Indianapolis Cold Storage
H. P. Wasson
Indianapolis St. Railway
Indianapolis Gas Company
Citizens’ Street Railway
Union Traction Company
Broad Ripple Traction
Indianapolis Improvement
New Telephone
New Telephone Ia
Indiana Cold Storage
Indianapolis & Eastern Trac
Wheat and oats steady at Chicago market figures
Grain prices show No 2 red and No 3 red mixed with small fractional changes. White and yellow classes hold steady across No 2 to No 4 grades. Hay remains steady with timothy prices posted. Inspections list cars by grade and destination at Union Stock Yards. Cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts and price ranges given for Chicago market day.
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Timothy
Cincinnati Live Stock Market Report July 9
Cincinnati Ohio cattle receipts reach 555 with shipper bids from 6.60 to 7.25 for good to choice. calves range 6.26 to 6.50. Hog receipts total 1,588 with selects 7.30 to 7.90 and good to choice 7.60 to 7.80. mixed packers 1.50 to 1.55. Sheep receipts 6,216 with extra quality bids noted through the day.
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Issenes
Chicago
Union Stockyards
Western
Cincinnati
New York Commodity Prices July 9 Pigs Tallow and Poultry
New York July 9 Prices for meat and dairy items show Mess pork at 19.70 to 20.0 per unit lard 11.30 to 11.3 butter Creamery 18 4 to 21 4 Elgin 21 4 21 4 imitation creamery 18 14 21 4 cheese large 9 92 small 9 10 3 4 part skimmed 4 7 4 full 24 3 eggs 19 6 19 3 4 tallow 6 6 4 pressed poultry turkeys 8 20 chicken 10 1 4 fowls 8 12 4 4 ducks 9 1 4 lic geese 10 1 4 lic
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New York
Elgin
California
Valencia
L.c
Bermuda
Texas
Cattle and Hogs Prices in Kansas City Trade Report
Kansas City market data shows cattle receipts at 12 000 with natives and Texans priced across several ranges. Hogs receipts at 7 000 with bulk and heavy categories quoted from 7 65 to 8 15. Sheep receipts at 4 000 include muttons and lambs with prices from 3 30 to 6 25.
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Kansas City
Texas
Chicago Markets Tumble With Mixed Grain and Livestock Values
Wheat rises modestly with July at 75 to 76 1 2 cents and September around 73 4 to 2 0. Corn dips for July. September gains. Oats advance to about 48 3 4 cents for July and 4 3 4 for September. Provisions ease with September pork around 18.37 to 18.65, lard 10.95 to 11.00, ribs 10.62 to 10.72. Butter and cheese show small gains. eggs up to 16 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
Comprehensive late 19th century price list for foods and fuels
The document itemizes prices for coffee, sugars, oats, flour, canned goods, molasses, rice, beans, meat and seafood, and coal products from various brands and origins. It lists numerous per unit costs such as coffee at 32c, sugars from 4.22c to 6.67c, and coal and coke types priced per ton or bushel, reflecting regional retail pricing and product grouping.
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England
the Duchess OF
Marlborougle
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderth
Edward
Des Moines, In
Dr. Sims
Dewey
Lattimer
Tion
Nee
D - Morrison
Ema
Biddle
Will
William Fenstermacher
Fenstermacher
Collie
Gov. Durbin
Wisconsin
Hitchcock
United States
Mr. West
Missouri
Interior Department
San Diego
Cal
H. R
Bessie Hall
J. M. Brooks
Patent
Stout
Massachusetts Avenue
Wall-St
Hanna
J.T. Polk Company
Cseesees
Sn Atlas Engine Works
City Grain Market
Chicago Grain and Provisions
the Court House Stores
Japan
Columbia River
Boston
Court House Grocery CO
East Washington St
South
Meridian St
Virginia
Massachusetts
West
Washington St
Nectente
Wholesale Department
North
Aso Ei
Java
Rio
Santos
Arlosa
Lion
Jersey
Caracas
Dilsworth’s
Dominions
Columbia A
Windsor
Ridgewood
New Orleans
Louisiana
Carolina
Kingan & Co
Indiana
Castile
Epsom
Jackson
Pittsboro
Raymond Winifred
Soereee- Kanawha
Green County
BlessDure
Ceee Hocking Valley
Seeves Black
Clack—Pittsbore
Black
West Virginia
Black—Indiane
Seecs
Coanelisville Coke
Gee
Pennsylvania ST
Postoffice
National
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