The Illinois Horror Aboard the Wrecked Train
Carcaco Aug 12 A Times Chatsworth Ill special says Superintendent Armstrong testified at the coroner inquest that the wreck occurred at 35 miles per hour. Bridge built fourteen months ago, 15 feet long, 6 feet high. Dead list around 76 with 6 more at Piper City, total deaths now estimated at 84. Robberies emerge as inquiry widens as wreaths of fear and rumor rise.
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A .Times
Chatsworth
Ill
Armstrong
J. H. Markley
Leurn
Peoria
Piper City
Timothy Caughlin
Chris Kunis
IDENTIFIED DEAD AND SICKENING MORGUE SCENES AT Chatsworth
The article lists identified dead including F. R. Hill and Mrs. Hill of Berwick Ill and others, describes two morgues with rapid decomposition, flies, and heat. It notes limited ice, efforts to move bodies to Peoria, and coroner and railroad inquiries into the disaster. It covers ongoing casualty tallies, wounded transport to Peoria, and public reaction.
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Wyoming
Peoria
Long
Bloomington
Wisconsin storms strip fields and hinder crops
Mitwacxse reports that a violent wind storm before the rains damaged many farms in several counties. While the rain moistened ground, relief time has passed for some farmers who face hard times before soil yields recover, though rain benefits exceed the harm to corn and potatoes.
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Wisconsin
Gomé
Fiery Inferno Rolls Through Terre Haute as Buildings Burn
At Terre Haute Indiana on August 12 a devastating blaze consumed the Penny Press building Masonic Temple and Hamilton building adjoining the Dispatch office. The entire fire department fought a spreading fire as nine story structures and surrounding tenements burned. Reports say millions in damage with no lives yet reported lost and Dispatch moved to the Chronicle Telegraph.
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Samuel Hamilton
Pianoa
H. Holtzman
Washington Notes on a presidential trip route and political clashes
The note details the President’s planned late September departure from Washington, touring major cities from St. Louis to Atlanta for an October 18 engagement, with invitations outside the route to be declined. It also covers Ex Senator Thurman and A. T. Britton opposing a railroad grant adjustment before interior officials. Additional items report varied topics including Forresters’ debate on race admissions, a destructive cyclone at Baxtan Sptxon, a shooting incident in Vienra, a clash between Dodge City law and gamblers, and Indiana rains boosting crops.
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Obituary and local notices from Ouray and area
Albert Moors of Ouray Col died at 2 2 a m at John Barber s residence on Kentucky street of Bright s disease Funeral services were to be held this afternoon Friends are invited to attend Obituary notice tomorrow A StreetCar Runs Away at Omana Neb last night on St Marys avenue line brakes failed car sped into horses and people panicked several injuries including a broken arm and a broken shoulder Firemen buried in St Louis and a drought report in Ohio and Dunkard college decision in McPherson Kansas with city donations and opera house plans
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Dunkard College For the West
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Market Reports From New York and Kansas City Livestock
Market and price summaries across commodities and livestock. New York money rates show daily yields around 4.6 percent for day bills and 4.92 percent for demand, with broad stock activity totaling 146,265 shares. Kansas City live stock includes cattle, hogs, and sheep with steady to higher demand and mixed grades, while Chicago and St. Louis grain markets list wheat, corn, oats, and hogs with varied bid and ask figures and notable regional activity.
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