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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1901
Page
8
A jumble of short items about local services and events. It mentions businesses Gaylord's store, Shailberg Bros, Nason & Gleason insurance, H H Haley house moving, N H Cederberg cabinet maker, and various July 4th activities at Central Park and Concordia Park plus notices of moves and sales.
Eleven boys died when a bolt struck their group sheltering under a pier pile near Montrose Boulevard Chicago on July 2 One boy Jillie Anderson survived but was paralyzed Heats and heavy thunderbolts caused a deadly accident alongside reports of continued heat in Washington and the nation.
July heat shattered all time highs in Philadelphia and New York with temperatures reaching 102 and 100 respectively. Reports from Atlanta Boston Chicago and others noted 90s and low 100s as heat and humidity caused many fatalities and widespread prostrations while horses suffered in the city.
Section ad notes a department store millinery sale offering hats for ladies and children. The fragment references assortment for men and children and hints at ready-to-wear hats and accessories. The readable text emphasizes fashion items and department offerings.
Louisville reports heat waves trigger two heat prostrations as ice factories struggle with machinery failures. Factories refuse to ship ice to nearby towns, eyeing imports from other cities if conditions persist. Madison tobacco crop faces $200,000 loss from heat with potential second planting needed and a late fall.
A fragment from a Boston Transcript item shows Mrs Bilkins and others discussing a sad face and failed romance. Dialogue references love, tact, and a wife who found talk of marriage uninteresting and too stupid for anything.
Grain futures drifted with quiet to steady tones as Spring wheat patents and various corn, rye, and barley prices moved. pork and lard quotes eased while egg and butter markets showed steadiness. Potatoes and cheese values held with minor shifts across standard grade lines and regional deliveries.
The market opened strong but eased later with hogs selling from 4.60 to 6.10 per hundredweight. Prices for pigs ranged 5.63, light 6.10, rough packing 5.50, mixed 5.59, heavy packing 6.62, and shipping lots 6.00 to 6.10.
In Moline Illinois bids were invited on July 13 1901 for improvements on 6th Avenue center of 24th Street to 21st Street including sewer hydrants valves and paving. Contracts require bonds and a 4 percent cash security with completion per ordinance. bids to be reviewed by the Board of Local Improvements chaired by P H Wessel and Henry G Paddock.
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