Lightning Rods Claim Insurance Savings and Proofs
An advertisement extols lightning rods from Dodd & Struthers, Des Moines, asserting three of five barn fires are lightning related and 75 percent of insurer losses stem from lightning. It urges buyers to demand endorsements and proofs, notes endorsements by insurers, and promotes Prof. Dodds book on lightning by mail.
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United States
Superior
St.Louis
Jamestown
Imark
Dodd & E
Prof
Dodd
Prof. Dodd
Dodd & Struthers
Des Moines
Igwa
Movement to Help the Farmer Fire Insurance Offer
An advertisement proclaims privileges on fire insurance from the Continental Fire line. It notes the McCord Agency purchase, expiring policies may be renewed with a new clause, and offers to upgrade Continental policies at no extra charge. Contact E Forsythe, Wm H Kiefer, or John H McCafferty in Washington, Indiana.
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Gid Continental Fire
McCord Agency
E. Forsythe
Wm. H. Kiefer
John H. McCafferty
Washington, Indianz
Cattle in fine condition. early market for stock
Reports from western ranges indicate cattle are in excellent shape for this time of year with four to five year olds exceptionally fat and ready for market early.
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Chicago
West
Long Island duck industry growth and regional farming notes
The article discusses the expansion of the duck-raising industry on Long Island, noting major farms around Eastport and Good Ground and the formation of a cooperative to guard against unscrupulous dealers. It also mentions other local curiosities including birds attacking a gardener and a chipmunk living near Ireland.
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Brooklyn
N. d
Long Island
Suffolk County
Eastport
Speonk
East‘port
Widespread farm losses and storms hit Indiana area
The report details extensive crop damage in Shel by county with Timothy hay and blue grass losses in Brandywine and nearby townships. It notes a forgeries arrest pursuit in Wabash and a large life saving operation in Michigan City after boats capsized during squalls. A Roosevelt estate ride precedes a Japan exposition appointment. a severe wind hail storm in Oyster and Peru Ind causes major property and agricultural damage with livestock losses and a mind electrical display.
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Michigan ‘City
Ind
Lake Michigan
Roosevelt
John Co. O'Laughlin
Washington
Y Laughlin
Oyster
Joe
Peru
United Brothers
Tornado Report Confusion Across Madrid Lisbon Dispatches
A garbled telegram indicates uncertainty about a tornado in Madrid with 92 life claimed and mentions a Lisbon dispatch on typhoon reports in Portugal. The blurred text notes several provinces affected, multiple deaths and many injuries, plus damage to dwellings in unknown locations.
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Madrid
Spain
Lisbon
Portugal
Neverthele
Paris
Chronicle of scattered 1900s events and tragedies
Reports from June describe a coast ing steamer wreck causing three sailor deaths near Porto, disputed by official agencies. legal actions in Indiana threaten Eagles theater ownership. a Delagra nge aeroplane test progresses in France as Michigan fires devastate villages. a widow in Vincennes commits suicide after her son’s death.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Presque Isle
Cheboygar
Leelanau
Charlevoix
Otsego
Case
Onaway
Legande
Cheyboygan
Indian River
Kentucky
Boyne
Cheboygan
Cheboygan County
Tower Mill
Tutibs Manufacturing Company
Richardson Lumber Company
Lobdell-Bailey Company
Vincennes
Early Aviation Feats and Violent Incidents Across Cities
Reports detail Henry Farman and Delagrange testing a wind session with rapid flights and a near crash, amid a crowd cheering the aviator. Separate items cover a Cleveland homicide attempt by John Kelley, a Lebanon courtroom assault over a hat, a Memphis convent escape attempt leading to injury, and a Kentucky Valley incident.
Brave Sexton Foils Mad Dog During Mass at St Pauls
In Wilmington Delaware a dog believed mad ran through St Pauls Catholic Church during Mass. Sexton Bartlett Crogan seized the animal, choked it, and flung it from a window to avert panic among several hundred worshippers. The incident halted as Crogan restrained the dog at the altar steps.
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Welmington
Del
St. Pauls Catholic Church
Sexton Bartlett Crogan
Crogan
Father Higgins
Litter Boosts Soil Health and Storm Toll in 1912 Dispatch
Notes from La Crosse Wisconsin report that leaf litter enriches soil similar to clover crops and that woodlands improve worn land. A violent wind, rain and hailstorm toppled the chautauqua tent, injuring many, while elsewhere Secretary Taft narrowly escaped a wreck on the Pennsylvania Flyer after a broken piston rod halted the train.
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la Crosse
Wis
la Crosse Interstate Fair Grounds
Richard Pierson Hobson
Burlington
Milwaukee
Dennison
Taft
Pennsylvania Flyer
Coshocton
Governor commutes Rev Alice L Moore sentence
Columbus Ohio June 22 Governor Harris commuted the sentence of the Rev Alice L Moore and she was released today from the Ohio penitentiary. Moore former Episcopal minister at Bellefontaine O was sent up in May 1905 for forging a $150 check. The commutation rested on her promise to quit drinking.
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Columbus
Harris
Alice L. Moore
Ohio
Moore
Episcopal Church
Bellefontaine
Policeman Slashed and Suspect Shot in New York Incident
In New York on June 21 Policeman George Thompson was slashed in the neck by a man in women’s clothing while detaining a suspect on a misdemeanor charge. The assailant fled but Thompson fired, mortally wounding the suspect whose gender disguise was later confirmed.
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New York
George Thompson
Thompson
Indiana Troops Prepare for Spencer Meet and Washington Fourth
Vincennes reports Company A M G has 2400 rounds of ammunition and rifle range work for a Spencer meet and Fourth of July celebration at Washington. In Columbus Ohio the First Ohio regiment patrols in Brown County and will return midweek. Seventh regiment troops in Adams County go home reducing state force after six weeks. Adjt General Criterion puts tobacco district upkeep at about 45000 dollars.
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Vincennes
M. G
Spencer
Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Burley Tobacco District
Brown County
Adams County
Adjt
Tobacco District
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Charles A. Young
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Charles Sindlinger
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Towner County
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Henry Farman
Iagrange
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Cleveland
John Kelley
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Lon Camp
Susie Cochran
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Tetin
Uine
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Lillie Ells
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Ark
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Arthur Goebel
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Henry Youtsey
Goebel
Ietter
W. P. Walton
Edtor
The
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Gobel
Walton
Caleb Powers
Jim Howard
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