Chicago Mercantile Exchange Builds a Bigger Food Trading Hub
Chicago plans rapid expansion of the Mercantile Exchange into a giant food mart and trading center for multiple commodities beyond butter and eggs. A 17 story building at Franklin and Washington houses a premier trading floor as the cooperative, non profit operation considers futures in canned goods and expands to apples potatoes peanuts and more.
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Chicago
Exchange
Mercantile Exchange
Frankin
Washington Streets
Keep Away From Bulls Warns Utah Agr College
Prof George B Caine of Utah State Agricultural College warns farmers and dairymen to avoid bulls at all times. He prescribes strong fenced enclosures with shed trough and stall inside to keep bulls contained, breeding chutes for attendants, and a firm staff in handling. He emphasizes even gentle bulls can be dangerous and urges caution.
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Logan
Utah
George B. Caine
Utah State Agricultural College
Caine
Wiltshire bacon made from American hogs confirmed
Washington celebrates a breakthrough as the Agriculture Department reports Wiltshire sides produced from American hogs, marking a satisfactory adaptation after years of experimentation. The development signals potential shifts in hog breeding and meat curing practices nationwide.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Discriminating English bacon trade and tattooed prisoner story
A varied page describes English bacon from Miles City Montana shipped to London as rivaling Canadian brands, plus a feature on Algiers prison tattoos where a heavily inked inmate is denied parole, with art claimed to draw Paris halls. Also notes a Detroit spelling champion Eleanor Gapa carrying family tradition, and a Lincoln England medal mention.
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Miles City
Mont
Milwaukee
London
Lamballe
Paris
Detroit
Eleanor Gapa
Eleanor
Clara
Dance Crasy Girl Refuses Father’s Permit Body Found in River
In Lamalou les Bains France 16 year old Alice Bonnet was denied permission by her father to attend a dance with a boyfriend. Her body later surfaced in the River Orb near the town, prompting an inquiry into the circumstances of the death.
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Lamalou-Les-Bains
France
Alice Bonnet
Orb
Abandoned lovebird found hidden in hedge near Harrow
A tame lovebird kept in a cage was abandoned and later discovered concealed in a hedge near Harrow. The bird had been provided seed and water before being left behind.
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Harrow
England
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Fuigun
Middle Ave
Man
Algiers
Gapa
Duryea
Lincoln
Ottiewns
George Cliftes
Elyria
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Elyria Block
Fly Ria Block
S. & H. Green
Merchan
Dachtler & Dachtler
Broad Street
Economy Shoe Store
East Avenue
Hecock Floral Co
Middle Avenue
Arndt’s Groceries & Meats
East River
S. D. Ault
Gen. Mosse
Woodland
Lake Avenue
BH. Pollack—— Groc. & Meats
West River
L. P. Wagner
Lodi Street
H. J. Krueck
Crooks Coal & Supply Co
Steve Yucha
Tm. McMillan’s Groc. & Consec
B. H. Atkinson
Johnson Gas & Oil
Sruawe
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