Fierce Fire Devours Hotels and Ends in Fatality
A Monday morning fire in the city destroyed the Malaney and Bourquin properties, heavily damaging the hotel of J. Henry Shepherd and nearby structures. One man, Mr. C. Rose, died from injuries while guests fled in the blaze. Firefighters faced extreme heat, limited water supply, and delayed reach to a distant hydrant. Insurance coverage is listed, with total losses around 14,000 to 19,000 and hospital care provided to several victims. Community aid flowed in from local citizens, with contributions to relief for the Rose family and others affected.
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Lifelo Lt
Andrew E. Malaney
Horner Louisiana
Lake Sret
M. L. Bourguin
Hata
Louisiana
Tolsis
Caddo No. 2
Union
Maloney Hotel
H. 5
Newcomb
Kansas City
Prank Rosé
Saginaw
Michigan
Port Arthur
Shreveport
Ani Mes
Roce
Kuso
Roe
Race
Rose
Wagner
ML. Bourquin
J. Henry Shepherd
A. BE. Maloney
A. A. Zoding
W. A. Kelly
Union Depot
Maloney
Wegde Businese
Local Citizens Laud Bourquin and Shepherd Roles
The passage praises Mrs Bourquin as a progressive businesswoman and Mr Shepherd as a liberal citizen. It notes a new center with buildings and fine furnishings emerging in a region, highlighting reception of an invention or honor from three stores.
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Ing Public Siayer
Bourquin
Wien
Feous
Shepherd
Pst
The Welsh Monitor and John D. Wilson in Louisiana
The Welsh Monitor published at Welsh, Louisiana, announces a visit by Mr. John D. Wilson. The note praises his courage and invites him to join the fraternal field in New Orleans on December 14 and 15, with the Progress welcoming him.
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Welsh Monitor
Welsh
John D. Wilson
Brother Wilson
Louisiana
New Orleans
Sikess
Morehouse Clarion Returns to The Progress Table
The Morehouse Clarion reached our office Monday morning the first copy seen since Mr. R. B. Todd resumed publication. The Progress is glad to have it on its table again and hopes See it and Louisiana Appeal keep their horned stance after uniting as Clarion-Apps.
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Morehouse Clarion
R. B. Todd
Louisiana
Clarion- Apps
Morgan City paper printed on wallpaper with gilt figures
An odd column notes last Saturdays issue from Morgan City appeared on tinted wallpaper with gilt figures. It suggests the editor, a self described goldbug, chose the pages for sentimental reasons or due to lack of regular newspaper stock.
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Morgan City Review
Brother Jolly
Fight Among News Boys Breaks Out in Indianapolis
A lively clash between white and negro news boys occurred in Indianapolis Indiana on October 1 requiring a large police detail for a full hour to quell. Broken heads arms and legs injuries reported with equal distribution among participants.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Turpie seeks re election as advocate for Cuban liberty
Indiana senator Turpie announces candidacy for another U.S. Senate term signaling strong advocacy for Cuban liberty. The declaration frames his campaign amid national debates on foreign policy and liberty movements. The piece notes his prominence in the Indiana political scene and his stance on Cuba.
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Turpie
Indiana
United States Senate
State papers attack Democratic platform in administration line
Strange remarks report that state administration newspapers called the last Democratic platform undemocratic while in Louisiana critics claim to be Democratic. Tre Phowittss has never read it and not every supporter of its administration agrees with the criticism.
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Louisiana
Tre Phowittss
Park Built Over Historic New York Cemetery
Workers on the West Side of New York transfer the old burying ground into a park. A large pit holds hundreds of ancient tombstones, some bearing once famous names. Trinity Corporation loses the dispute, selling land for the park with disinterred graves partially cleared and others left beneath the surface.
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Froveformation
Secae Teldug
Mace
New York City
City of
New York
Sis
Sparis
West Side
Trinity Corporation
Wit
Manhattan Island
The Rye Crop Disappoints in Final Returns
Final returns from American agriculturists indicate a rye crop of about 25 million bushels, far below earlier expectations of 25,000,000, with a small rise from last year but a two million drop from 1804 and 1805. Western production underwhelms while Pennsylvania shows modest gains. European rye shortages persist, Germany’s crop edges up while France and others lag. Old rye stockpiles are low and U.S. export demand remains strong.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Russia
Germany
France
Premature Burial Topic Gaining Notice in Italy
United States Consul Mantinus reports rising concern over premature burial in Turin. Prominent physicians and engineers are preparing tests and reports to prevent burials, to be featured at the national exposition in Turin next April. Similar global efforts are anticipated with prizes for solutions.
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Italy
United States
Mantinus
Turin
Untitled note onpetroleum trade in Andien region
A garbled report discusses annual pet wire production and a large number in a regional context, questioning the role of the public and the neoliee in the wa la. The text references Aix la Chapelle and cites figures around six hundred tons and values near 100 dollars, but details are unclear due to corruption.
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Andien
Aix la Chapatle
Vow Peysoma Reach Old Age
A statistic notes scarcity of elderly amid the Vow Peysoma people. Of 1000 pemons monitored, only one reaches age 100, and at most six survive to 65 years.
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