Crib Horror Disaster Probed After Deadly Chicago Fire
Chicago Jan 22 Coroner prepares to impanel a jury for an inquest into a crib disaster at Murphy's undertaking rooms South Chicago. Forty seven bodies of sixty six believed dead while forty eight wounded are treated at Illinois Medical College Hospital. President Joseph D Andrea and the Sewer and Tunnel Miners Association officials face blame shifting as officials seek answers. Survivors recount harrowing rescues and the grim toll of the catastrophe.
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Sewer and Tunnel Miners’ Association
Chicago
Seventy-First Street
Murphy's
Peter M. Hoffman
Ewing Street
Joseph D’andrea
D'Andrea
Illinois Medical College Hospital
Washington Boulevard
Halsted Street
Retired Colonel David A Lyle inventor of life saving gun
Washington January 22 Colonel David A Lyle has been placed on the retired list of the army. He devised the Lyle life saving gun used on ships and life saving stations worldwide.
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Washington
David A. Lyle
Fist of the Army
Weather forecast for five Midwest states
Official outlook calls for threatening conditions with probable showers across Illinois Indiana lower Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Report From Chicago and East Buffalo
Winter and spring wheat prices quoted with No 2 red at 31.07 to 1.10 per bushel ranges. Corn and oats prices listed by sample grades. Chicago live stock quotations show hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts with price ranges for various classes. East Buffalo run slow with cattle hogs and lambs values and calves noted. Elgin Butter Market prices for creamery and dairy products listed.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Commission
N. Y
Sears
Elgin
Public Sale at Residence Near Ainsworth Iowa
A public sale will be held at the seller’s residence six miles north and one mile west of Ainsworth Iowa starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday January 28 1909. The sale includes twenty five horses with diverse ages and weights, twenty five head of heifers on full feed, twenty head yearling steers, cattle including cows soon to freshen, plus breeding ewes and shoats.
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Ainsworth
Iowa
Jersey
Auction sale of farm implements and harness
A sale lists wagons, discs, mower, side delivery, harrow, bobsled, cultivators, plows, rollers, harnesses and buggy gear. Terms offer 12 month credit on sums over ten with note and security, 7 percent interest if unpaid. under ten dollars cash, 6 percent discount for cash over ten. Auctioneer Bert Willits and Clerk J C Jones. Local notices note visitors Chas Grassel Tipton and W L Smith Crawfordsville.
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Deere
McCormick
Dane
Harrow
Special feature picture at Unique “The Pirate's Gold”
A feature presentation titled The Pirate's Gold plays tonight at Unique cinema. The entry promises adventure and treasure raid action with a likely swashbuckling storyline.
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Unique
Pirate’s Gold
Local notices and business ads from town pages
Frank Mushack of the county poor farm returned from a two day Iowa City trip. Mrs A C Shauenberg of Keota was a passenger home after visiting the C C Reister family in the city. Also ads seek higher prices for hides furs and junk and promote National Light Oil.
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Frank Mushack
Washington
Iowa City
A. C. Shauenberg
Keota
C. C. Reister
Honest Proprietary Medicine Claims Big Savings
Advertises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy that saves families money and often succeeds where physicians fail, touting it as a trustworthy alternative.
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Lydia RF. Pinkham
Iowa State Drainage Meeting at Ft Dodge
Iowa drainage leaders and landowners are urged to attend the Iowa State Drainage Association meeting in Ft. Dodge on February 16 and 17, 1909. The program covers bond costs, court battles, contractor practices, engineering standards, and the case for a state drainage commission to reduce costs and improve efficiency in drainage and waterways development.
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Iowa State Drainage Meeting
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Iowa State Drainage Association
Ft. Dodge
Drainage Association
State
Drainage and Waterways Commission
Lowa
W. H. Stevenson
State Drainage Association
Mrs Anwy Returns From Washington Shopper Visit
Mrs. W. E. Anwy traveled from Washington and returned to her Crawfordsville home last evening after a shopping trip.
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W. E. Anwy
Washington
Crawfordsville
John Sullivan Returns to Burlington After Week in City
John Sullivan of Burlington returned to his hometown this morning after spending a week on business in the city.
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John Sullivan
Burlington
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Cash Grain Market
Jan
Steck
Roya
Fox & Dewey North Side Shoe Store
Bert Willits
Bert Wilson
J. C. Jones
W. L. Smith
National Light Oil
J. W. Lemley
Cohn & Share
Washington House
Electric Theatre
Father
Bright’s
Refuge Suartitutes
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Sorensen Amo
Werae
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