Chicago River Tunnels Drive Lake Traffic to Other Ports
The Chicago river tunnels impede navigation for large lake steamers, pressuring grain shippers to use South Chicago, Milwaukee, and Duluth. Rates from Chicago elevators last November favored Buffalo by 1.34 cents per bushel, due to modern vessels’ inability to pass the tunnels. Chicago must resolve the tunnel issue before 1906 leases end, or lose port supremacy.
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Chicago
Chicago River
West
Northwest
Terr
Rocky Mountains
Plains
Montana
Texas
Milwaukee
Duluth
South Chicago
Buffalo
Chicago Union Traction Company
The
Traction Company
United States
St. Clair Flats
Growth of Lake Boats and Chicago River Limits
The piece notes the rise of Great Lakes ships from 2000 ton capacity in 14 years to vessels of 10000 tons at Lorain. It cites 169 steamers over 2500 tons in 1903, says none can navigate the Chicago river or haul grain from Chicago under current conditions, and argues farmers ultimately bear cargo losses via freight.
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Great Lakes
Duluth
Buffalo
Lakes
Lorain
Chicago
Chicago River
Tunnels and Legislation For Deeper Water Passage
The text discusses tunnels and a proposed national law to lower them to allow a greater water depth for boat passage. It notes the strategic and economic implications of deeper waterways and potential regulatory changes.
Rising rents reshape city housing and tenant mix
A spring rent surge pushes prices up about ten percent from last year, with flats previously $30 monthly now about $40. Despite heavy building, supply lags demand as clerical workers move out and skilled tradesmen fill vacancies, varying by district.
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Hyde Park
Wright A, Patterson
New Zealand Compared to Italy in Shape Climate and Land
A fragmentary note compares New Zealand to Italy in size climate and natural conditions drawing from a Washington Star excerpt. The dialogue sample references marriage prospects and luck with wagers on horse racing in a casual conversational tone.
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New Zealand
Italy
Battle on land is indicated in Yalu river theater
Reports from Mukden and Tokyo detail movements of Russian wounded en route to Harbin and Japanese transport actions along the Yalu estuary. The Russian fleet at Port Arthur remains under cautious guard as both sides assess chances for a larger engagement in Manchuria and Korea.
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Harbin
Port Arthur
London
Daily Express
Tientsin
Mukden
Yalu
Chefoo
The
Chronicle
Eldorado
Newchwang
Times
Weiheiwei
Makaroff
St. Petersburg
Grand Duke Cyril
Tokio
Yongampo
Unsan
Pyokdong
Wiju
Liaoyang
Peking
Anju
Antung
Paris
Kinliencheng
Seoul
Tumen
Standard
Kuropatkin
Korea
Manchuria
Pingyang
M. Hayashi
Yalu River
Blizzard across the Northwest brings heavy losses feared
A sweeping April blizzard from Lincoln to Sioux City and Sioux Falls disrupts rail traffic and damages cattle ranges. Snow totals reach ten inches in parts of South Dakota, while telegraph and telephone service suffer outages and trains stall. In Water Valley a deadly shooting and elopement tragedy unfolds near town. Four men die in a Washington gas plant explosion with one injured.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Sioux City
South Dakota
Iowa
Sioux Falls
S. D
Northwestern
Great Northern
Miller
Washington
Pintsch Gas Compressing Company
Stephen Henson
Joseph Cumberland
Charles W. Grigsby
Burton Sentenced to Six Months in Iron County Jail
United States Senator J. R. Burton of Kansas is sentenced to six months in Iron County jail and fined 2500 for using influence with the post office department on behalf of Rialto Grain and Securities. The case goes to the federal court of appeals.
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St. Louis
United States
J. R. Burton
Kansas
Iron County
Post Office Department
Rialto Grain and Sec@ities company
United States District Court of Appeals
Burton
Ironton
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
SLAIN IN COLLISION NEAR MELROSE PARK
Three Indians died and 23 were injured in a rear end collision on the Northwestern railroad near Melrose Park after 7:30 am. Train No 6 from Omaha was late and stopped by a block signal. In the rear car were 63 Sioux from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show en route to Washington and England with President Roosevelt destination.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Melrose Park
Omaha
Miss Frankie Orser Case Draws Female Interest
A Boston woman, Frankie Orser, shares a testimonial on back pain fatigue and recovery after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter, offered with a $5000 forfeit if authenticity fails, promotes the remedy for feminine disorders causing exhaustion and weakness.
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Mrs. Panagram
Lydia E. Pinkham
Frankie Oanger
Warrenton St
Boston
Mass
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IC Agg
Washington Star
Nell
Mr. Haggard
Belle
Boots
Peole
Catholic Standard and Times
Fusan
Water Valley
Miss
Ed Gammon
Fannie Kimsey
Jake Kimsey
Gammon
Frankie Orser
Pepsin
Pepsin Syrup
Monticello
Fff
Piso
Clark and
Liberty Streets
Warren
Mother Gray
Idren
New York City
Olmsted
DeLoach
Mt. Gag
Atlanta
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