Chicago population tops 2 425 000 in 1908 directory
The 1908 Chicago Directory Co. issue lists 2 425 000 residents, up 20 700 from last year. The Johnson family leads with 7 024 names, followed by 5 115 Smiths and 1 348 German Schmidt relatives, with quirky surnames sprinkled through the edition.
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Chicago
Chicago Directory Co
Johnson
Johnstons
Smiths
Schmidt
Szszkowices
Edward Fat
Thomas Lean
Frank Broke
Samuel Rich
Philip Garlic
John Onions
Edward Gentle
Charles Rough
Frederick Camp
Morris Dry
Mutiny on Bowhead at Nome Fort Clarence
The Bowhead whaler of Liebes & Co. mutinied at Fort Clarence near Nome Alaska. Captain James A. Tilden and officers fought twenty two mutineers for an hour. The captain prevailed and the crew were jailed. The mutiny followed a fire set by the sailors and their demand to go to the gold fields.
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Liebes & Co
San Francisco
Fort Clarence
Nome
Alaska
James A. Tilden
Fight for the Pennants. Standing of Clubs in Principal Base Ball Leagues
National League standings headline the update with leading clubs and key teams listed. The report outlines team positions and race for pennants across major baseball leagues.
Four Children Die in Tenement Fire on East 112th Street
A five story cement building on East 112th Street, New York, was nearly destroyed by a blaze in which four children died and five people were seriously injured. The Sousto family fled to the top floor as flames spread, and several tenants leaped from windows.
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East 112Th Street
New York
James Sousto
Two Police Officers Found Dead Near Methuen Meadow
Bodies of Charles Emerson and Frank M Dermott, Methuen Massachusetts officers, battered and found in a meadow on the town outskirts. They had been sent out the previous night to investigate thefts of poultry and produce. evidence suggests they were beaten to death.
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Charles Emerson
Frank M Dermott
Methuen, Mils
Cleveland council considers five cent fare with three cent tickets
A caucus of the majority of Cleveland city council and Mayor Johnson backs a five cent street car fare with three cent tickets to cover deficits in the municipal traction system. The plan aims to shift from a straight one cent fare.
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Municipal Traction Company
Cleveland
Johnson
Boiler Explosion Kills Eight at York Mill
A boiler blast in the York Pennsylvania rolling mill killed eight men and seriously injured nearly twenty others. The mill had been shut for a week while workers repaired an engine, with about forty men on site at the time.
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York, Pa
Drowning of 14-year-old Garnett Royer at Verdigris River
Garnett Royer, aged 14, drowned while swimming in the Verdigris River near Independence Kansas. His companions tried to rescue him but could not stop his frantic struggles.
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Garnett Royer
Independence
Kan
Czar Ousts Grand Duke From National Defense Council
After criticism in the Russian duma, the Czar relieved Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaivitch of the presidency of the council for national defense.
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Duma
Czar
Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaivitch
Council For National Defense
Factory Collapse Buries 100 In Szegedin During Hurricane
A hurricane toppled a large factory in Szegedin Hungary burying about 100 workers. Four bodies and fourteen severely hurt have been recovered. Seventy workers remain missing amid the debris.
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Szegedin
Iungary
Louise Chandler Moulton Dies in Boston at 70
Renowned New England novelist and poet Louise Chandler Moulton died at her home in Boston at 70. The author of multiple books lived at 28 Rutland Square. Her death marks the loss of a prominent literary figure.
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Louise Chandler Moulton
New England
Rutland Square
Boston
Secretary Wilson Calls for Farm Aid to Ease Price Burdens
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson argues that farmers need aid as labor shifts to factories and immigration limits farm workers. He cites rising meat and grain prices, a growing population, and a huge farm output that supports the nation yet is strained by labor shortages and policy barriers. The text emphasizes the farm sector’s critical role in the economy and the risk of European-like conditions if aid is delayed.
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Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Wilson
United States
America
Union
Zeppelin Airship Disaster Near Stuttgart Affects Plans
The Zeppelin airship burned during a midair collapse near Echterdingen after motor trouble as tens of thousands awaited Count Zeppelin's aerial conquest. Despite the disaster, orders for a new airship are underway and funds are opened in Berlin and other cities to support aeronautic ventures.
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Lechterdingen
Stuttgart
Count Zeppelin
Berlin
Bremen
Germany
Switzerland
Seward
Friedrichshafen
Echterdingen
Mutiny Reported by 7000 Soldiers in Monastir District
Reports say seven thousand Turkish soldiers in the Monastir District mutinied amid tensions over the Young Turkey movement. Officers of the Third army corps threatened to kill all Macedonian generals if those held for trial are not released.
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Turkey
Monastir
Third Army Corps
Macedonia
Zeppelin Airship Disaster Ends Triumph In Storm
Count Zeppelin’s giant airship caught fire during a repair in a Alpine storm. A blaze started by Berizine spread to the gas bag and exploded as the wind drove the flaming craft away, injuring four crewmen while Zeppelin escaped unharmed.
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Zeppelin
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Alps
A Composite Airship by French Aeronaut Innovator
French aeronaut M. Maleot unveils a hybrid craft combining balloon and aeroplane features. The triangular directing aeroplane at 62 feet long carries the cockpit and propulsion. A 28 hp motor powers a ten foot walnut screw fan at 1,200 rpm. The craft balances on a cigar shaped balloon 100 feet long and 28 feet wide for buoyancy and safety.
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M. Maleot
Democratic campaign fund appeal to farmers launched
The first formal appeal by Democratic candidates for campaign contributions is sent to farmers. It notes the first contribution this year came from a town farmer who is a naturalized Swede. Bryan's Commoner is asked to collect offerings for later transfer to the national committee. Bryan has been busy with delegations in Lincoln and talks with leaders, delivering speeches into a phonograph.
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Bryan
National Committee
Lincoln
Minor news notes from across the U.S. and Switzerland
A sequence of brief items reports William Williams murdered near Marydel over a marriage dispute involving a 13 year old girl, S T Crum accidentally shooting Albert Moody in Virginia City while hunting, Henry Jones a Minnesota pioneer dying at 75 in Minneapolis, a Third Street St Paul frame building burning where a Civil War volunteer was mustered in, and a Swiss referendum approving absinthe prohibition by about 80 000 votes, potentially reducing government revenues.
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William Williams
Marydel
Maryland
S. T. Crum
Seattle
Albert Moody
Virginia City
Mont
Ienry Jones
Minnesota
St. Peter
Franklin Heights
Minneapolis
Third Street
Market
St. Paul
Charles Lichler
Switzerland
Sultan Abdul Hamid Targeted by Minor Palace Official
An attempted dagger attack on Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey in Constantinople was foiled when the assassin, a minor palace official, was seized. The would be slayer carried gold and was ready to flee, while the sultan’s mail coat deflected the blow and saved his life amid palace uproar.
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Sultan Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Constantinople
Abdul
Abdul Hamid
Europe
Czar
Russia
Ife
Ilis
Mourad V
Abdul Hazmid
Opera singer Mauled by Bull Terrier at Seagate Cottage
Miss Emelie Gardner an opera singer remains in critical condition at Coney Island Hospital after a bull terrier belonging to her housekeeper Mrs Bangman attacked her in a basement pantry of the Seagate cottage. The dog bit her left arm severing fingers on her right hand and crushing flesh and bone.
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Emelie Gardner
Coney Island Fospital
Miss Gardner
Seagate
Coney Island
Balloon Hamburg Crashes at Lubeck Landing
The Hamburg balloon of the Ham burg Aeronautical Society met with an accident during a landing attempt at Lubeck. Mexico claims it has captured the two leading instigators of the northern revolt. Correspondence reveals strained ties between Nicaragua and Guatemala.
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Hamburg
Hamburg Aeronautical Society
Lubeck
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Chicago Trade Review Signals Steady Gains and Banking Flows
A favorable crop outlook and fewer failures accompany higher bank payments. Rail suppliers receive liberal orders, signaling renewed market access for needed materials. Trade edges forward with stronger pig iron and metal fabrications. Wholesale markets see more country merchants, boosting dry goods and footwear demand. Overall, freight and lake transport rise as shipments of raw materials and finished goods expand.
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Chierge
Chin
Trade and industrial developments summarized for the week
New York reports favorable trade and crop progress with fall merchant excursions expanding wholesaler sales. Iron and steel activity, hardware making, western coal mining and chamber trade rise while early fair buying lags. US and Canada weekly business failures are indexed for comparison.
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United States
Canada
Grain and live stock prices across major markets
Aggregate market report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices from Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York and Toledo. It includes grain values for wheat corn oats rye and hay with ranges and regional notes.
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Detroit
Philadelphia “High
Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste
Milwaukee
Winds Blow and a Kansan Claims Prosperity
A Kansas farmer boasted during a Pittsburg Post feature that he can spread a net and haul a grand piano from a cyclone, illustrating a humorous rural sentiment about local fortunes.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Frenzied Finance in a Quick Thrift Deal
A husband boasts he saved $900 in a single day by declining an offer to buy a car from Smith. His wife prompts how it was done, while the husband explains he lacked the cash to purchase then.
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North Judson News
New City Directory
Posten
American Association
Louisville
L. Ww
Denver
Omaday
Des Moines
Kansas Bay
Vpatrie
Treland
Count Zeppelims
North Pole
France
Great Britain
la Republique
Napoleon
Air
Gale
Storm Grips Airship
Sultan OF
Ace
Abdul Itamid IL
Sultan
Singer
Beast
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