Fire at Chicago stockyards claims thirty firefighters
A large fire at Nelson Morris & Co. packing plant in the Union stockyards Chicago killed thirty firemen and five stockyards workers. Fire Marshal James Horan and other officers were among the dead as ammonia explosions and collapsing walls trapped rescuers. Mayor Busse and city officials immediate relief plans and investigations into water pressure failures.
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Chicago
Nelson Morris & Co
Union
James Horan
William J. Burroughs
Dennis Boyle
P. E. Collins
James D. Fitzgerald
Marshal Moran
Horan
Busse
Seyferlich
Morris
Chicago Fire Department
Burroughs
Lieut
Fitzgerald
Reward Offered for Slayers in Bandsditch Jewelry Heist
London police offer a 2500 dollar reward for the capture of burglars who killed three officers during an attempted burglary at the Bandsditch jewelry store on December 16.
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London
Bandsditch
Chicago and Omaha Live Stock Market Prices
The Markets report shows mixed livestock activity with hog receipts around 26 000 at Chicago with heavy bids from 7.70 to 7.90 and pigs 7.70 to 7.90. Cattle receipts near 8 000 with steers 7.00 to 7.50 and cows 4.10 to 4.75. veal calves 9.00 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 20 000 with lambs 5.25 to 6.50 and wethers 3.65 to 4.50. Butter and poultry prices listed. Omaha totals include cattle 2 300 with steady to easier trade and hogs 7 50 to 7 75. East Buffalo reports hogs 25 cars steady at 8.10 to 8.25 and sheep 15 cars slow with lambs 6.25 to 6.50. Calves 5.00 to 10.75.
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Chicago
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Ten Firemen Die In Philadelphia Factory Blaze
Thirteen firemen and one policeman perished as the Friedlander Leather factory on North Bodine Street collapsed after a blaze. Fireman William Glazier was rescued after fourteen hours trapped. officials say he may live. The fire caused $25,000 damage to a fifty year old five story brick building. Mayor Reyburn ordered relief measures for the families of the dead and injured.
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Philadelphia
Friedlander Leather
Bodine Street
Charles Edelman
Department of Public Safety
William, Glazier
Engine Company No
Reyburn
Citizens’ Permanent Relief Committee
Select Council
Chinese Leper Is Set Free In Passaic
Mark Lee a Chinese leper at the tuberculosis hospital is to be released by the Passaic board of health and may return to his laundry business. City sanitarian Elliott says leprosy is not communicable in this climate and not as bad as feared.
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Passaic
N. J
Mark Lee
Passaic Board of Health
Lee
Sanitarian Elliott
Health Board
Non union men routed in Indiana strike clash
In Stinesville Indiana striking American workers attacked a house housing fifteen Sicilians firing through windows and scaring the occupants away. The foremen fled the scene and the strike persists with some large stone quarries remaining idle as workers refuse to return.
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Bloomington
Ind
Stinesville
Pope creates 24 Knights of the Golden Spur
The Pope has created twenty four new Knights of the Golden Spur. Included are the Duke of Orleans French pretender Marshal Hermes Fonseca president of Brazil Senator Franco former premier of Portugal four Australian archdukes and six Italian princes.
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Rore
Knights of the Golden Spur
Duke of Orleans
Hermes Fonseca
Brazil
Senor Franco
Portugal
Sneeze Causes Bad Fall In Anderson Store Walkway
William Rittenour a store clerk in Anderson dislocated his left shoulder and suffered other injuries after sneezing while sweeping snow outside his workplace His condition is serious but not considered fatal and he remains under medical care.
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Anderson, Ind
William Rittenour
Plant Goes Up in Flames at Washington Canning Co
Fire destroyed the Washington Canning company's plant in Washington Indiana causing an estimated loss of nearly 1590 dollars. Owners Oliver M. Vance H Trunelove Thomas M. Nugent and Philander Me Henry were away from the city and insurance coverage is unknown though believed adequate. The blaze was discovered by a watchman from a neighboring factory and the entire local fire force could not prevent the total destruction as the plant had just begun packing pork and beans after a successful season.
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Morris
Edward Morris
bin Packing Company
Washington
Ind
Washington Canning Company
Oliver M. Vance
H. Trunelove
Thomas M. Nugent
Philander Me.Henry
Brakeman Injured Near Duncan Tunnel
Rock Falls through Duncan tunnel injures Southern railway brakeman L. H. Medlin of New Albany. He was found unconscious after a rock jar toppled onto him while the train passed, and was brought home in serious condition to Princeton, Indiana.
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Princeton
Ind
L. H. Medlin
Southern Railway
New Albany
Duncan Tunnel
Medlin
Cow Breaks Butter Record in Syracuse Event
Pontiac Clothilde De Kol a Holstein Friesian cow owned by Stevens Bros Liverpool broke the world seven day butter record with 87.388 pounds surpassing the 1908 record of 85.55 held by Grace Fayre II Homestead in New York.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Pontiac
Clothilde de Kol
Stevens Bros
Liverpool
Grace Fayrell
Homestead
Pearling Lugger Wreck Survivor Clings Six Days
Theodore Anderson clung to the wreck Hugh Norman for six days after a storm off Western Australia. Sharks swallowed the captain and crew. Anderson survived on the derelict until rescue near Brisbane.
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Pearling
Theodore Anderson
Victoria
B. C
Hugh Norman
Australia
Norman
Broome
Freemantle
Anderson
Alderson
Coutter
Brisbane
President Diaz troops near starvation amid weather forecast
Illinois and Wisconsin expect fair and colder conditions today and tomorrow. Indiana faces rain or snow today with fair and colder weather tomorrow.
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Diaz
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Hoff man Farmer Sentenced for Attacking School Teacher
Joseph Hoff man, a farmer, was found guilty of assaulting Miss Maro Clark, a Big Hollow school teacher, on November 1 and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary in Peoria Illinois.
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Peoria
Ill
Joseph Hoffman
Maro Clark
Big Hollow
Markets in Chicago Open With Mixed Hogs and Weak Cattle Tone
Chicago market report shows estimated receipts 22 000 with 3 483 left over from yesterday. Prospects weak compared with yesterday's average. hogs range 7.00 to 7.95 with mixed packers 7.60 to 7.95 and heavy shipping 7.65 to 7.95. rough 7.55 to 7.70. Cattle 3 000 and sheep 12 000 with prospects steady for sheep.
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Chicago
Market Hogs and Beeves Reported With Mixed Prices
Chicago December 25 1910 hog market shows estimated receipts today about 22000 with yesterday’s official receipts 23935 and shipments 1567 and leftovers 3482. Tomorrow’s receipts projected 14000. Market quotes 5 to 10 lower than yesterday’s best with bulk 770 to 785 light 7 50 to 7 95 mixed packers 7 50 to 7 90 heavy shipping 7 50 to 7 65 porkers 7 80 to 7 85 pigs 7 10 to 7 85. Receipts estimated 3000. Beeves 4 50 to 7 25 cows and heifers 2 40 to 6 15 Texas steers 4 10 to 5 25 stockers feeders 3 40 to 5 75 western cattle 4 00 to 5 90.
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Texas
Market Receipts and Price Range Report
Estimated receipts total 12000 with a dull market. Native sheep sold 40 to 15 lower than Wednesday. Western sheep 75 to 10 lower. Yearlings 50 to 60. Lambs 25 to 6 25. Western lambs 75 to 6 25. Prices given as ranges per category.
Market Steady at Early Prices for Bulk to Rough Goods
Bulk priced 7 70 to 7 SS5 with light 7 50 to 7 90 and rough 7 50 to 7 65. Cattle and sheep unchanged in markets.
Grain futures prices in Chicago December 1910 market
Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co Chicago shows close and open prices for Wheat May July December and Vest y Deae.ce, Corn and Oats futures. Notable figures include May and July Wheat around 96 and 93, Corn near 45 to 48, and Oats near 34.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Postal Telegraph
Chicago
Illinois
Washington City Market Prices Report
The Washington City market lists current prices for various staples. Prices cover cort grain, hay both by load and bale, straw by load and bale, flour per sack, bran per hundred, shorts per hundred, corn meal per 100 sacks.
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Washington City
Cort G
Government Troops Press To Break Rebel Lines At Succor For Navarro
From El Paso December 23 reports say Mexican government forces rush 1000 troops from Mexico City to Chihuahua and another 1000 expected to relieve Gen Navarro. Samuel G Cuellar is assigned to break insurgent lines between Chihuahua and Pedernales to reopen the railroad and feed Navarro’s starving army. Rebels say a soldier every ten feet will be needed for rail reopens as fight continues.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Navarro
Mexico City
Chihuahua
Samuel G. Cuellar
Diaz
Pedernales
Guzman
Mal Paso
San Antonio
Mal Pass
Col
Penales
la Junta
Fear for safety of millers
Relatives of Mrs J R Miller formerly Olive Ringler of Napanee say she and her husband, newly married in Turkey, were attacked by outlaws in Palestine. They report difficulty reaching the couple.
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Goshen
Ind
J. R Miller
Olive Ringler
Napenee
Turkey
Palestine
Falling Pole Causes Death in Ardsley Worker
Steven Euling a 30 year old laborer from Ardsley died after a clothes line pole blown down by wind struck him on the head. He was found unconscious in the yard with the heavy post pinning his head and died later of a skull fracture and brain concussion at Dobbs Ferry hospital.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Ardsley
Steven Euling
Dobbs Ferry
Neighbe
Boy Dies of BB Gun Injury In Auburn
Fort Wayne reports Hal Weldon ten a resident of Auburn died after a .22 caliber rifle bullet lodged in his brain. The wound occurred during play when his fourteen year old brother fired the rifle, a tragedy that baffled doctors at Garrett Hospital.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Hal Weldon
Auburn
Siclans
Play with Matches Ends in Tragic Mishawaka Baby Death
In South Bend Indiana on December 23 a 2 year old girl in Mishawaka died from burns while playing with matches. The infant was under the care of a 9 year old while the mother swept the yard. Fire broke out and the mother ran back to the home to find her child in flames.
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South Bend
Ind
Fanny
Groveraugh
Mishawaka
Mateh
Mre. Zituh
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Passaic, N. J
Board of Health
Order of the Golden Spur
Hengelmuller
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Austria-Hungary
United States
New York
Diplomatic Corps
Alfred Dunin-Borkowski
Dresden
Tausig
Anderson Clerk
Rock Falls
Southern
Weather Forecast
Grain Market
YULA
John A. Babcock Commission Merchants
Exch’ge
Reester & Son
Aber
Etl
Boy
Brother
Baby
Mothyr
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