Million loss in Decatur fire devastates East Main district
A early morning blaze at Morehouse and Wells Hardware in Decatur Illinois, likely from defective wiring, raged through six blocks of the business core, destroying dozens of buildings and stocks worth between 1 and 1.5 million dollars. Firefighters from nearby towns aided as the river ran low and water pressure failed, sparking a temporary water famine while authorities raced to refill reservoirs. The disaster cripples business for months, with Morehouse & Wells and Curtis Jewelry among the biggest losses and rebuilding planned at once.
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Decatur
Ang
Morehouse & Wells Hardware Company
East Main Street
Pantic
Decatur Hotel
Al#enstreet
Springfield
Sangamon
Morehouse & Wells
Chicago
Curtis Jewelry Company
Moorehouse & Wells Hardice Company
Henry Bachrach
John Spotts
Sam's Confectionery
Dick's
Danielsen
Union Pacific
Munro’s
Rogers & Clark
F.H. Cole Shoe Company
Shade Lakey
Frank Curtis
Young's Clothing Company
P. Augustine
Noah's Ark
Brinkmeyer
E. W. Armstrong
G. W. Harris
Post
Jewelry Done
Elwood & Handlin
Chodak Book Store
Ralph & Young
Wellman to renew bid to reach pole by airship
Walter Wellman, shaken but undeterred, vows a new attempt to reach the north pole by airship from Camp Wellman Spitzbergen. Plans call for a longer, faster ship with improvements, while crews prepare the airship house for another voyage and retain confidence in success despite the setback of the first try.
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Camp
North Pole
America
Wellman
Cash wheat falls sharply on strong receipts
Minneapolis August 23 cash wheat dropped 25 cents a bushel in a single day marking one of the largest declines on record. The slide followed heavier than usual receipts with 445 cars reported handled during the day.
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Minneapolis
Barclay Bleakley baby case returns to court
In Kansas City and Topeka, the incubator baby Marion Bleakley remains at stake as Mrs. J J Bleakley asserts custody and vows to take the child home. Mrs. Barclay and John Gentry, charged with kidnapping, were arrested on a train with the infant while Missouri seeks to reassert custody. Requisition papers were filed. habeas corpus hearing set for Wednesday.
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Kansas City
J. J. Bleakley
Topeka
Latte Marion Bleakley
James G. Barclay
Buffalo
John Gentry
Marion Bleakley
Hannibal Bridge
Kansas City Supreme Court
Bleakley
Barclay
Missouri
Kansas
Labor Union seeks federal probe at McKees Rocks
A F of L secretary Morrison says the department of commerce and labor should investigate working conditions at the Pressed Steel car company in McKees Rocks Pennsylvania. He notes nine union men on record and claims foreign labor has reduced wages and conditions, sparking unrest among non English speakers. Morrison says an official inquiry would reveal surprising methods.
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Washington
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Federation of Labor
Air ship explodes after tow and near success
Fresh start of the expedition ends in disaster as the air ship, towed back toward the landing stage, is caught by a gust and blown off course. It explodes after a brief fall, scattering debris but triggering no further flight attempts. South Bend prepares for a homecoming with a week of events from October 3 to 9, including a floral parade and a historical industrial pageant on October 7.
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South Bend
Ind
Heavy rains check fires in West Kootenay areas
A steady downpour in West Kootenay and Fernie districts last night slowed forest fires. Fires continue burning near Hosmer Michel Fernie Coal Creek Morrisey Jaffray Cranbrook Moyle and Creston despite the rain.
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Winnipeg
West Kootenay
Fernie
Hosmer, Michel
Coal Creek
Morrisey
Jaffray
Cranbrook
Moyle
Creston
Curtiss Sets Speed Mark at Reims Flight Meet
American aviator Glenn H. Curtiss established a new speed record at Reims, covering a lap of 615 miles in 8 minutes and 3535 seconds, official time.
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Rheims
Glenn H. Curtiss
Three Deaths In Indianapolis Speedway Crash
Indianapolis speedway tragedy as a National car loses a tire in the 300 mile race. Charles Merz escaped unharmed after a somersault. mechanician Claude Kellum Ora Jolleffe and James West killed. Two more injured as Fiat Marmon and Jackson led before the event ended. Seven lives this week at the track.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Charles Merz
Claude Kellum
Ora Jolleffe
Trafalgar
James West
West
Merrill Street
Henry Tapking
Bruce Keif
Jackson
Fiat
Marmon
Merz
Kellum
Crabtree's Trial Opened for Killing Captain Raymond
The general court martial for Corporal Lisle Crabtree began at Fort Crook near Omaha on August 23. He is charged with killing his company commander Captain John C. Raymond at Fort Des Moines on June 19. Colonel Gardner of the 16th infantry presides, with Captain F. E. Buchanan as judge advocate.
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Raymond
Omaha
Lisle Crabtree
John C. Raymond
Fort Des Moines
Fort Crook
Gardner
16Th Infantry
F. E. Buchanan
Dickinson Sees Shooters at Rifle Matches Opening
Secretary of War Dickinson attended the opening of the national rifle matches in Columbus Ohio observing the events as an interested spectator. The ceremony marked the start of a competitive program with shooters from multiple states converging for the meet.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dickinson
Pittsburg Night of Wild Street Rioting Held for Rifle Practice
Pittsburg hosts a national rifle practice event under the board's auspices. The opening 200 yards slow fire contest saw the U S Navy team win with 522, Annapolis cadets close second at 520, while Iowa and Massachusetts tied for third with 517.
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National Board For the Promotion
United States Navy
Annapolis
Iowa
Massachusetts
Striking Steel Car Shop Employees Shoot to Kill
Pittsburg August 23 following a fatal strike riot at McKees Rocks state county and special police quashed by troops. Casualties run into the dead and wounded with property damaged in the thousands. Authorities hold 27 in jail facing aggravated assault and inciting riot as search for dynamite continues.
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Pittsburg
Mb. Kees Rocks
Pressed Steel Car Company
Michael Nestor
McKeens’ Rocks
State Constabulary
Nestor
McKees Rocks
Inquiry Probes Immorality Charges at Haskell Institute
Washington augmentation reports an investigation by Acting Secretary Pierce into alleged immoral traffic involving Indian girls at the Haskell Institute. No official suggestion of such a condition has reached Pierce, but if the inquiry finds truth, efforts will be made to bring culprits to justice.
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Washington
Pierce
Department of the Interior
Haskell Institution
No Setup in the Flour Seizures Refused
Washington on August 23, the acting attorney general Wade Ellis and Dr. H. F. Dunlop of the agriculture department Pure Food Board refused requests by bleached flour manufacturers to halt seizures until a test case is decided. Officials met after talks on flour quality and enforcement.
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Washington
Wade Ellis
H. F. Dunlop
Pure Food Board
Agriculture Department
Two Reservations Open for Settlement in Dakotas
Chicago August 23 The Cheyenne River and Standing Rock reservations in South and North Dakota will open for settlement from October 4 to 25 as telegrammed to F A Miller by Acting Commissioner Proudfit. The lands cover about 2 800 000 acres with around 7 000 quarter sections allocated to settlers. Registration will occur at Aberdeen Lemmon and Mobridge in South Dakota.
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Chicago
Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
South Dakota
North Dakota
F. A. Miller
St. Paul
Proudfit
United States Land Office
Washington
Aberdeen
Lemmon
Mobridge
Storm warnings issued for New Orleans and Galveston districts
The weather bureau issued storm warnings this morning for the New Orleans and Galveston districts. The disturbance is described as of marked intensity and centered over the gulf south of the Louisiana coast.
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New Orleans
Galveston
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Louisiana
Harriman Feeling Better After Homeward Voyage
A wireless message to R. S. Lovett, Union Pacific vice president, indicates financier E. H. Harriman is feeling finely on his homeward bound voyage. The cable confirmed he is in good health and benefiting from the trip.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
R. S. Lovett
Union Pacific Railroad
Harriman
Another rap at 2 cent fares in West Virginia
Circuit Judge Burdette blocked state and county officials from enforcing the 2 cent fare law against the Norfolk Western railroad. He ruled the statute unconstitutional and confiscatory in Charleston.
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Charleston, W. V
Burdette
Norfolk Western Railroad
Treatment of hookworm disease as priority, says expert
Washington reports Dr Charles Wardell Stiles of the Hygienic Laboratory urges first eradicating the parasite causing hookworm disease before treating the patient. He notes the illness causes profound anemia and reduced work ability, disproportionately affecting the poor, complicating care with the cost of missing work. He cites the need to schedule treatment for nonworking days to aid the affected.
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Washington
Charles Wardell Stiles
Division of Zoology
Hygienic Laboratory
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Stiles
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Ili
Bloomington
Souw
Fram
North Spitzbergen
Cuba
Barclay-Bleakley
Barelay
James G. Barelay
N.Y
J. N. Gentry
A. F. Of.l
Curtiss
Racer
Crabtree
Gulf Coast
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