Chicago Hotel Fire Kills Seven Guests
Chicago witnesses a fatal hotel blaze on Madison Street near Fifth Avenue. A three story building, previously a restaurant with upper floors, burned, causing seven deaths and several injuries. One man jumped to his death, while many guests suffocated or burned as escape routes failed. The fire’s origin remains uncertain, with reports pointing to a lamp or stairlamp explosion.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Fifth Avenue
Ian
Senate Hotel
Tluse
Pretmies
Itarry Godfrey
Jay Godfrey
Buchanan
Mich
Edward Short
Lafayette
Fannie Reed
New York
Phiilip Cronberg
Little Rock
Ark
William Allery
C. A Taylor
Hot Springs
F. A. Coous
Flora
Grace Godfrey
Palmer
EF M. Meyer
Syracuse
R. L. Morton
Tre
Chinaman
Rainmaking scheme: Chenoa rain lasts two hours
Lena and others hired by the Chenos Canning Company to induce rain in a 400 square mile era were paid $750 if successful. They began Tuesday at 8 and rain began Friday at 9, with three quarters of an inch of water, matching the promised area. The Gunning Company will pay them. some doubt Morris Bros. involvement.
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Lena
Chenos Canning Company
Chenoa
Chenez
Gunning Company
Ilinos
Morris Bros
Denver Camp Relief Closes Leaving 400 Homeless
Denver closes Camp Relief as militias depart and a quarrel over aid ends. County and city officials refuse further support, state funds exhausted, leaving about 400 unemployed men without shelter or food. Mayor Van Horn proposes using camp guests to cut dead trees for city use, with many volunteering. Disturbances have been minimal and charity groups will try to aid distressed families.
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Denver
Corop
van Horn
Two Babies Fall Five Stories In New York Tenement
In New York City a mother left two children, Bartholmew four and Thomas two, playing in a fifth floor back room of 291 West Slaty-Ort Street while she searched for their father. Returning, she found the window shutters tied with a frayed cord broken, and the children fallen to the stones five stories below, dead.
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New York
Margaret Crimmins
Patrick Crimmins
New York Steam Company
Sbuilding
West Slaty-Ort Street
Pat
Bartholmew
Thomas
WH Bo a Novel Affair Chicago International Bull and Banquet
Arrangements for the International Bull and Banquet on Midway Plaisance are complete. The August 16 event at Model Vienna Bakery features a grand march with global representatives and colorful dances. The international menu lists unusual dishes and a parade of world themed performances.
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Chicago
Midway Plaisance
Vienna
Christopher Columbus
la Dahomey
Africa
Seized Smuggled Goods On New York to Southampton Flight
Custom House officers seized foods, silks, and valuable merchandise aboard the New York from Southampton, amid ongoing smuggling concerns. One suspect, Harry Angelo, was arraigned and remanded on £5,000 bail as authorities push the case.
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New York
Custom House
Southampton
American Line
Huarry Angelo
Dun's Review notes cash shortage crippling trade across regions
Dun's Review of trade reports a currency shortage depresses business nationwide. Deposits withdrawn from National Banks soar, iron output plunges, and iron prices slump to record lows. Wheat movement slows as cash scarcity dampens farm shipments and many failures rise week over week.
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New York
Tn G Dun & Co
Weekly Trade Review
Europe
Chicago
United States
Tracy Proposes Quick Plan to Relieve Currency Famine
Gen Benjamin F Tracy former Secretary of the Navy argues the administration can end the currency famine within forty eight hours. He says the Treasury can deposit part of 300 million silver dollars into national depositories and coin silver bullion to standard dollars, yielding over 50 million in seigniorage for the treasury.
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Navy
New York
Henjamin F Tracy
Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Cholera Reaches New York Harbor Island Quarantine
Health Officer Jenkins reports bacteriological tests on Swinburne Island reveal Asiatic cholera in several cases linked to passengers from a steamer. Three Italians and two traders show cholera symptoms and are moved to Swinburne Island. ten census hospital cases include one convalescent. The Massila has cleared quarantine after nineteen days at sea with no cholera after Naples and Marseilles health certificates.
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New York
Jenking
Swinburne Island
Atoyp
Jenkins
Holman Ashind
Giovanni Lauria
Fernandi Troisi
Georges Corlas
Domenico el Clopho
Antonio Perini
Karamanin
Naples
Marseilles
Jaly
New Cordage Combine Forms in New York
The cordage interests outside the National Company have formed a temporary organization with John Good as President. Puls Interest met at the Good Company office for two days and adjourned subject to Good's call. No permanent group is planned until invited companies respond. Killed by Companion Omulin special. William Rogers Garner, AP operator, died from carbolic acid injected by Dr Peyson alias Ward, who was drunk and thought he was giving diluted alcohol. Peyson is under arrest.
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Buffalo Bill Chester
Thomas Saulsebury
Tommy
Sie Deen
Bill
Wali
Dr. Maddox
New Cordage Combine
New York
Cordage
Flitler
Philadelphia
Muabbs
San Francisco
John Good
Sessioin
Good Company
Good Vyhen
Lotus
Omulin
William Rogers Garner
Associated Press
Dr . Peyson
Ward
Peysou
Iowa
McLeod
Chicago & Northwestern
Belle Plaine
Iowa City
Oskaloosa
Henry Watterson
Richard Goop
Logan
P. A. Wells
Clinton
J. K. Johnson
Eureka Springs
Newton
Fort Dopge
Fort Dodge
Lassard
Griswold
Mr. Lassard
Polk County
Ep Palmer
Windsor Township
Fayette County
Grand Lodge of
United Workmen
Graham
Dubuque
Topper
Robert S. Berner
Land Office
Des Moines
Bersner
Department of the Interior
River Land Company
Jessie Lorkis
Rock Island
Gowrie
Tui Dubuque Mattress Company
Scott County
Wilkinson & Co
Keokuk
Colored Old Settlers’ Association
Emerson HooPss
Muscatine
Modern Woodmen of America
Joan Writs
Oakland
Elma Investment Co
Elma
Jcoe Townie
Council Bluffs
Smith Saunders
Presbytery
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Wim 133 Row
Detroit
Church of
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Quiet at Coal Creek and distant royal yacht plans
Transcripts report a quiet Coal Creek following a lynching inquest into Drummond's death. A strong militia sentiment and cruelty accusations surface, while London dispatches mention Emperor William of Germany backing a fast ninety foot yacht designed by Watson.
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Coal Creek
Nashville
Drummond
Willian
London
Speciil Ib
Germany
Waton Carte Diancho
Aged 102 and Washes for a Living in Iowa
A Fort Dodge 102 year old woman washes clothes daily to earn a living. The item highlights her world beating age record and Iowa town pride, noting other era news including local events, fires, and public notices from Dubuque to Des Moines.
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Dubuque
Wright County Treasurer Hartshorn Accused of Misuse of Funds
Wright County Supervisors probe sensational charges against Treasurer Hartshorn of Clarion alleging use of county money for personal speculation. Accusers cite 800 head of cattle bought with public funds and a $3000 borrow amid June settlement. Hartshorn, seeking re election, calls it a plan to thwart his nomination as a local bank loan dispute shapes the inquiry.
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Wright County
Board of Supervisors
Hartshorn
Clarion
Eagle Grove Bank
Suspension of Hamilton County State Bank at Webster City
Webster City banks face deposit withdrawals with the Hamilton County State Bank suspended for protection of depositors. The bank reports 80 thousand dollars in cash loss amid attempts to realize on securities. other local banks continue operations and claim readiness to meet depositor demands.
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Webster City
Hamilton County State Bank
Dick Tod the Invincible Wary Western Town Figure
Dick Tod was a feared Western town character famed for political clout and quick, decisive justice. He avoided provocation but ended conflicts his way, earning a reputation that persisted until his death when a woman shot him in a saloon. His last words proclaimed no man ever got the drop on Dick Tod.
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Dick Tod
Detroit Free Press
Tod
Gentlemoun
Dick Toa
Blinker
Lod
Flighty Poets Family Response Reflects on Youth
A humorous look at how friends and families judge young poets. An essayist recalls a parent urged his son Tom to stay with law studies, while a Critic piece recounts James Russell Lowell's father reacting to a manuscript class poem with disappointment and a wish he would quit poetry.
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Tom
James Russell Lowell
Rome
Florence
Lowell
Boston
James
Utes and Navajos Attend to Odd Beliefs on Photos
A Salt Lake Tribune piece details Navajo and Ute superstitions about photography and fish. It notes Navajos fear cameras and refuse portraits, while Utes warn that a photo brings illness. The dialogue includes a Salt Lake interviewer and humorous aside about pepper casts.
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San Juan
Salt Lake Tribune
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