Terrible Fire at Illinois Hospital for the Insane
A blaze swept the Illinois Southern Hospital for the Insane in Quincy, trapping patients on the north wing’s second floor. Gallant rescue attempts included a worker named Grace who entered flames twice, pulling a patient to safety before perishing from heat while another patient, N. Ferkle, died in the flames. Three fire companies fought the inferno.估 loss estimated at 150,000 dollars and one missing patient.
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Dead Men Telllo Tales in St Louis and Missouri
In St Louis on April 19 a Post-Dispatch North Springfield special reports Jas H Edmonson of Polk county shot a colored woman Sammy Childers near Pleasant Hope after a brief talk. He fled as she lay dying from a head wound after a second shot and beating with a pistol. Police pursue Edmonson, suspected due to fear she would expose his earlier immoral visitors. The item also covers a Pittsburgh mortgage loss, emigration rail rate talk, a Tribune editor change, weather brief, piano lessons, health remedies, and a printing ad, with scattered market notes.
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Kambas City Produce Market and Kansas City Stock Notes
April reports show Kambas City receipts at 7 551 bushels with strong bids for No 2 cash soy and mixed grain bids. Kansas City cattle receipts total 43 with 333 shipments, market quiet and weaker after yesterday’s gains. top steer values around 5.25 to 6.09, median near 4.90. Chicago hogs show strong, active trade with market closing firmer on lighter receipts.
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St Louis Produce Market and Stock Reports dated April 19
The report covers St. Louis produce prices for flour and corn with figures for family, choice, and fancy grades, barley, whiskey, pork, and dry salt meats. It notes steady to higher prices, with closer details on stock market activity, cattle, hogs, and hog products. Chicago and St. Louis markets show shifts in wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and pork prices, with unsettled lards and varying shipment figures.
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