March 20, 1904

Fire and flood nearly destroyed the new South Beloit gas-engine plant, entailing a heavy loss; soon after, the same year, the old implement factory in Beloit was almost destroyed by fire.

Meanwhile, closer to home

PropertySeptember 8, 1904

An interurban car ran into a cow on the curve just below Yost's Park at about half-past seven in the morning, near Miles Fenn's farmhouse.

PropertySeptember 18, 1904

The Janesville local baseball team was scheduled to meet the Rockford Three I leaguers at Yost's park on the Sunday following the September 16 announcements.

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BeloitMarch 20, 1904

Fire and flood nearly destroyed the new South Beloit gas-engine plant, entailing a heavy loss; soon after, the same year, the old implement factory in Beloit was almost destroyed by fire.

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A modern plant was erected in South Beloit and the gas engine was built on a large scale. Fire and flood in 1904, March 20, however, nearly destroyed the new plant, entailing a heavy loss ; following this soon after, the same year, the old implement factory in Beloit was almost destroyed by fire, another heavy loss. But the company rebuilt and equipped its South Beloit shop with the best and most modern tools and equipment, including a fine 15-ton electric crane for handling heavy work.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 108 / book p. 618

1904 / March 20

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March 20, 1904

Fire and flood nearly destroyed the new South Beloit gas-engine plant, entailing a heavy loss; soon after, the same year, the old implement factory in Beloit was almost destroyed by fire.

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BeloitMarch 20, 1904

Fire and flood nearly destroyed the new South Beloit gas-engine plant, entailing a heavy loss; soon after, the same year, the old implement factory in Beloit was almost destroyed by fire.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

A modern plant was erected in South Beloit and the gas engine was built on a large scale. Fire and flood in 1904, March 20, however, nearly destroyed the new plant, entailing a heavy loss ; following this soon after, the same year, the old implement factory in Beloit was almost destroyed by fire, another heavy loss. But the company rebuilt and equipped its South Beloit shop with the best and most modern tools and equipment, including a fine 15-ton electric crane for handling heavy work.