Fire Destroys Davenport Lumber District In Week’s News
Rapid blaze in Davenport Iowa razed twenty blocks of sawmill and residence property. Flames started among Rock Island Fuel piles on the levee and swept into Weyerhaeuser and Denkman yards amid a brisk wind. Over fifty homes and tenements burned, a hundred families left homeless. many vacants filled with displaced furniture. Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline fire departments fought the blaze.
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Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island Fuel Company
Weyerhauser & Denkman
Rock Island
Moline
Disturbances in Steel District Not Curtailing Goode Demand
A weekly trade review reports that worries over future disruption do not curb demand for Goode products. Western dealers delayed orders due to anxiety, but general distribution should hold if labor disputes are brief as farmers remain financially solid from bumper crops and high prices. Atlantic exports rose by 3,000 bushels week over last year while US and Canada weekly failures fell.
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Any &c
Gorda
R. G. Youn & Co
Weekly Review of
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Market quotes from multiple cities on cattle hogs and grains
A dense list of live stock and grain prices from Chicago Indianapolis Saint Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Buffalo and other hubs. Cattle ranges mostly 3.00 to 6.00 tops, hogs 2.50 to 8.75, sheep 2.50 to 5.85, wheat No 2 red 60s, corn No 2 around 58 to 67 cents, oats 40 to 60 cents, rye 41 to 68 cents, butter 18 to 19 cents, eggs 12 to 13 cents, potatoes 50 to 75 cents per bushel.
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Chicago
Choice Creamery
Indianapolis
Et Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Serious Accident on Mexican Central Near Montezuma
A severe wreck on the Moxie Central line near Montezuma, Mosica, injured several passengers. A Pullman car sidetracked to aid another train ran out of control on a steep grade, backing up to catch the standing car before colliding. The passengers inside faced a terrifying squeeze but the car stayed on track.
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Montezuma
Mosica
Trai
Recviven
Denver and Rio Grande
Marshall Pass
Calo
Public Lynching in West Virginia Prompts Outrage
William Brooks a Black man, was lynched in City Park at Eiking West Virginia after fatally wounding Police Chief Robert Lilly during a struggle in a nearby house. A mob of about 500 pursued him, he was captured, brought to the park and hanged from a tree amid rising tensions.
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William Brooks
Eiking
W. Va
Robert Lilly
Jrooks
Lilly
Brooks
Brooka
Six Men Found Dead Near Nome in Alaska Blizzard
A party of six prospectors en route to Nome was found dead near Cape Romanot by St. Michael. Each body lay wrapped in blankets with camp gear, food absent, one man on a makeshift bed of oars and a canvas sheet. Officials believe a winter blizzard caused the deaths as the group scattered in exhaustion.
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St. Michael
Nome
Cape Romanot
Randall
Four Perished in Tenement Fire in Pittsburg
A Pepa avenue tenement blaze killed Mrs Sophia Hatz age 30 and three children Viola Ratza four Kasheer Ratza six and Wabuck Ratza two. Husband severely burned. he was hospitalized. An oil can exploded after mother poured oil on a stove fire in the kitchen, causing the fatal blaze.
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Pepa Avenue
Pittsburg
Sophia Hatz
Viola Ratza
Kasheer Ratza
Wabuck
Suffering Despised Rain Fails to Aid Western Drought
In several states heavy heat and drought persist with minimal rain in Kansas Missouri and Nebraska while surrounding areas see showers. Rain brings limited relief with crops revived in spots yet fears grow for continued losses as northern Illinois Indiana Michigan and Minnesota report showers and the gulf states see downpours. Global wheat talk notes Argentina's 243.2 million bushels, India and Europe import needs, and US production may reach 674 million with possible 100 million bushel surplus by year end.
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Missouri
Nebraska
Tllinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Fowa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Gulf States
Corn Belt
Colorado
Argentina
England
France
Germany
India
Russa
United States
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President Declares Free Trade With Porto Rico On Proclamation
The President issued a proclamation declaring free trade between Porto Rico and the United States and announcing the organization of a civil government for the island. The proclamation notes that duties on goods between the two areas shall cease and acknowledges the Porto Rican Legislature’s enactment of a local taxation system to fund government operations.
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Adhe
United States
Porto Aly
Porto Rean Leghlagure
William MebKinley
Congress
Todo
Legislative Assembly of
Dewey to Head Court for Naval Inquiry
Secretary Long appoints Admiral Dewey to head a court of inquiry to investigate controversial paintings and related issues tied to the Spanish War era. Rear Admirals Lewis A. Wimberly and Andrew F. E. K. Benham will serve with Dewey, meeting September 12 at the Navy Department in Washington, with open proceedings and broad witness latitude.
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Edhiey
Board of Inquiry
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Andrew FE. K. Benham
Adaira Schley
Manila Bay
Kimberly
Henham
Hoosier Happenings Quick State News Notes
Willie Follower near New Narmopy drowns while bathing in a river. The 2 year old child of Mr and Mrs Andrew Clark of Laketon drinks gasoline and dies. Indiana saloon licenses drop from 215 to 180 in Terre Haute. Many drownings and accidents across towns in Indiana. Wheat and oats yields forecast, gas and rail accidents noted. Patents granted to Indiana inventors. Missing minister found in Honolulu. Gas explosion injures Wright and fatal for his wife. Hard heat affects pet snakes show. owner battles to save them.
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Terre Haute
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Tony Schaff
Shelbyville
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Benton County
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James W. Mathers
Indianapolis
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Hagerstown
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Torre Tgate
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