Building Boom Across Cities Amid High Wages Figures
The United States sees a nationwide construction surge since 1898 with Chicago and Brooklyn leading activity. May 1903 shows declines in Chicago but gains elsewhere, as 2,354 buildings rose there for 13 million dollars while Brooklyn reported 1,191 new structures. Wages across crafts vary by city with electricians and masons among the highest paid.
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United States
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Washington
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Indianapolis
New Orleans
Omaha
Boston
Masons
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Denver
Kansas City
Tacoma
OGM
Philadelphia
New York
San Francisco
Buffalo
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Providence
Carpenters
Cin¢ersmath
Painters
Phiadelphia
R.G. Dun & Co
Sullers
Canada
Veteran Henry Nichols dies after Civil War courage
A Jersey City veteran, Henry C. Nichols aged 57, died after surviving Antietam and the Wilderness. He witnessed amputations while conscious at Christ Hospital, then left hospital on Memorial Day to salute his comrades, after enduring necrosis and a leg loss.
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Henry C. Nichols
Jersey City
Antietam
Christ Hospital
Nichols
Beig
Grand Army
Republic
Armour Stands to Lose 2 Million in Wheat Market
Panorama of the World reports J Ogdan Armour was short on September wheat and flooded the Chicago market with 2,000,000 bushels amid rising prices. Market conditions caused a price increase from 73 to 75 despite efforts to suppress it. Armour’s losses are pegged around 2 million, possibly higher, with estimates up to eight cents a bushel.
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Armour
J. Ogdan Armour
Chicago
Board of Trade
Armiour
Two Men Burned in Tanning Firm Explosion
Samuel Marsh and Thomas Hobley of Wobley and Marsh tanners at 465 Keep Street Williamsburg New York are dying from burns after a secret tanning process exploded. Marsh was mixing chemicals when the blast occurred. Hobley rushed to aid him and both men were engulfed as flames spread to Hobley. Workers helped control the fire.
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Samuel Marsh
Thomas
Hobley
Wobley & Marsh, Tanners
Keep Street
Williamsburg
N. Y
Marsh
Fames
Hobby
Hobby’s
Tragic shooting at Spring Lake involves Eiland killing wife
In Spring Lake Florida W. Hunter shot Cephas Eiland after a quarrel. Eiland wounded and Hunter killed himself nearby. Mrs. Eiland died shielding her husband as three young children witnessed the tragedy.
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Spring Lake
Fla
Hunter
Cephzs Eiland
Eiland
Yale Defeats Harvard in Thames River Regatta
Ten thousand spectators watched Yale sweep three crew races against Harvard on the Thames River in New London Connecticut. Yale showed superior watermanship and endurance, winning all contests though margins were modest.
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Yale
Harvard
New London
Conn
John Harvard
Thames River
Rigors of Law Urged to Cleanse Post Office Scandals
The President, in a letter to the Attorney General, asks for proper legal aid to prosecute offenses within the Post Office Department and calls for rigorous measures to purge the department of scandal.
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Attorney General
Post Office Department
Double Killing in Kentucky Feud Country
In Olive Hill Carter County Deputy Marshal Augustus Hall tried to arrest Everett Beatty. Beatty shot and killed Hall. Marshall White then tried to arrest Beatty, Beatty fired wildly missing White. White returned fire and killed Beatty.
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Kentucky
Olive Hill
Carter County
Marshall Augustus Hall
Everett Beatty
Deatty
Hall
Marshall White
Beatty
White
Earnings Surge at American Locomotive in Year End
President Callaway disclosed ALC gross earnings for the year ending June 30 at 82,863,780 dollars, with June partly estimated, marking a substantial rise over the previous year.
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Callaway
American Locomotive Company
Brigham City Mormons Face Excommunication Over Dancing Pavilion
About 60 young Mormons in Brigham City Utah face church discipline for patronizing a dancing pavilion that opposed a church owned venue. The offense stems from disobeying total church authority orders.
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Brigham City
Utah
Ammonia Wrecks Brewers in Chicago
An ammonia gas explosion at the Citizen brewery in Chicago wrecked the building. Fatal injury reported for Charles Brunk the night brewer. Serious injuries to Charles Howard the night engineer and Frank Fisher the night Breman.
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Citizen
Chicago
Charles Brunk
Charles Howard
Frank Fisher
Freight wreck at Ashgold claims trespassers I
A south bound freight train No. 57 derailed near Ashgold north of Lafayette Indiana. Seven cars left wreckage and three trespassers were found dead beneath the derailed cars. Names of the deceased were not released.
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Monon
Boron South Bound
Ashgold
Lafayette
Ind
Seamen Drowned When John Tallant Founders
The lumber schooner John Tallant, sailing from Puget Sound last August, washed ashore bottom up on Mille Island in the South Pacific. Captain Howland and nine crewmen were drowned in the incident.
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John Tallant
Puget Sound
Mille Island
South Pacific
Howland
Narrow Escape From Fatal Pellbinder Accident
Artie McCain a well known Delphi Indiana farmer was riding a pell binder when thrown under by runaway horses. He was severely injured as the animals crashed against a fence and stopped just in time preventing a fatal tearing accident.
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Delphi
Ind
Artie McCain
Railroad Updates and New Lines Across the Midwest
Northwestern petitions for a mileage tacket while Santa Fe trims semi weekly service between Chicago Kansas City Los Angeles and San Francisco. A cut off between Hillsboro and East St. Louis reduces Big Four mileage between Indianapolis and St. Louis by twelve miles. Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley telegraphers approve a new wage schedule seeking raises. Oklahoma City to Kingfisher rail line to open by July 1 1904. Erie workers resist mandatory uniforms citing salaries. Cincinnati Hamilton and Davtes funds a 24 mile link between Delphos and Mandal on its Findlay Fort Wayne West line.
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Northwestern
California
Santa Fe
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Big Four
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Hillsboro
East St. Louis
Illinois Central and Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad
Oklahomas
Oklahoma City
Kanssé City
Mexico
Orient
Kingfisher
Erie
Cincinnati
Hamilton and
Davtes
Delphos
Mandal
Findlay
Bort Wayne
Weather Drives Mixed Crop Outlook Across Regions
The weekly crop summary notes cooler conditions east of the Rockies but modest improvement in central valleys and the South. Rain hindered farm work in two districts while the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys see favorable conditions for cultivation. Winter wheat harvest advances with disappointing yields in Missouri Illinois Indiana, while corn remains late in northern districts and oats Outlook fades in the Dakotas Nebraska Minnesota.
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Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic
New England
Ohio
Upper Mississippi
Gulf States
Dakotas
Minnesota
Central
East Gulf
Texas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Washington
Kansas
Michigan
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
North Carolina
Virginia
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
New Yor
Virginias
Beattie resigns as president at Hiram College
James J. Van Alen, previously listed as missing, has returned to Newport Rhode Island after a world tour. A gas engine explosion on the Enoch Ross farm in Marion Township Ohio caused a fire damaging a well two oil tanks and an engine house. Lightning shattered the chimney at a district school in Lake Lauderdale injuring a teacher and a pupil while twenty five pupils were rendered unconscious. Porter Brothers in San Jose California see their affairs reviewed as satisfactory, with the receiver to be withdrawn and operations to resume. The grain and seed warehouse of D S Gay in Winchester Kentucky burned, destroying the world’s largest bluegrass stock with losses exceeding one hundred thousand dollars insured.
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J. A. Beattie
Hiram College
James J. van Alen
Newport
R. I
Enoch Ross
Marion Township
Ohio
Lake Lauderdale
Historical U S Market Prices by City and Commodity
A dense ledger style price list from multiple cities shows cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and pork values. Cities include Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and others with bid ranges per commodity and grade.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste To Bie
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Erin
India Suffering Smallpox and Local Tragedies Reported
A jumble of short notices details deaths by train and accident in Indiana towns, smallpox status in Dundee and Pike Creek, a deadly toy pistol incident, courthouse funding, indictments over intoxicants, factory accident at Hammond, and a series of other local events across the state.
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William
Sults
Morris Haworth
Kokomo
Dundee
Pike Creek Township
Stephen Stephens
Hammond
William Bruner
Georgia
Squire Alfred Welker
Millville
Goshen
Elkhart
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Chicago & Eastern Line
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John Matsos
Lake Shore Railroad
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George W Anderson
Ladoga
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Frederick B. Erb
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