Twelve Men Perish As Erie Road Car Plunges Into Maumee
A handcar loaded with track workers from the Wheeling and Erie railroad ran off an open ramp into the Maumee river near Toledo on a Friday night. Twelve men aboard were drowned. two bodies recovered. The car was taken without orders, and most men were believed to be foreigners, with a letter from Italy found on one body.
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Bold hotel fire roars through Ottawa landmark
The Gilmour hotel on Bankstreet Ottawa was destroyed by fire late Friday night. Guests leapt from windows, many injured. several unaccounted for with fears of loss. The blaze began near midnight, spread quickly, and by 1 a.m. was under control. Ground-floor store and Royal Bank branch also burned out. No bodies found by 2 a.m. fire crew.
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Three Laborers Injured at Government Dam Incident
In St Paul on Friday a load of stone dumped from a runaway wagon at the government dam crushed the top of laborer Michael Mahoney's skull at 2170 Marshall Ave leaving him near death at Cobb Hospital Merriam Park. Hall and Peterson, both laborers from Minneapolis, were injured but not seriously.
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Baseball scores and results across leagues
National League results include Boston 2 Philadelphia 8 and St Louis 0 Chicago 2. New York 3 Brooklyn 5 in ten innings, second New York 0 Brooklyn 1. American League games Philadelphia 4 Boston 0 and Washington 5 New York 1. Cleveland 2 Detroit 0 in second game after 6 0, Chicago 4 St Louis 8 and Chicago 0 St Louis 0. American Association games Milwaukee 4 St Paul 2 Kansas City 5 Minneapolis 2 Indianapolis 3 Louisville 1 Toledo 1 Columbus 4.
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Roosevelt hosts yacht trophy on Mayflower in Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt championed amateur sports and forged U S Germany ties by presenting the Roosevelt cup to the American Yacht Club aboard the Mayflower at Oyster Bay. Vim of the club won the Marblehead international race, with German crews observing. The luncheon followed as Captain Weitzmann delivered private messages from Emperor William and Prince Henry, later returned as confidential.
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Dominican Rebels Drive Back Government Troops at Cape Haytien
In Cape Haytien on September 16 rebels overwhelmed a government force, forcing a retreat into Haytian territory. Government losses were heavy as Monte Cristi remains besieged with scarce food. revolutionary forces there reject ground battle to avoid costly losses.
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Supreme court voids express carrier limit on berry shipment
Minnesota Supreme Court decides B. Presley & Co. v Wells Fargo Express Co. for $2,000 damages. A printed form limiting carrier liability to $50 is unenforceable. The trial court ruling that common carriers cannot impose such a limit stands.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
B. Presley & Co
Wells Fargo Express Company
Supreme Court
Conductor Foils Train Robbery Near Peoria
Four masked men tried to hold up Rock Island train No 11 near Peoria on Friday night. Conductor Robert Murray sprayed with a blow to the head disarmed one assailant. About 100 passengers aboard the Chicago bound train. Sheriff Potter deputies and Peoria police hunt the would‑be robbers.
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Rock Island
Robert Murray
Chicago
Sherrif Potter
Absent Fifty One Years Returns as Wealthy Man
Christ Burmaster, who vanished from Burlington fifty one years ago at age seventeen, resurfaced Friday as a wealthy man. He first accumulated a fortune in Dakota, then lived in Los Angeles before coming back to Burlington.
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Christ Burmaster
Dakota
Los Angeles
General Corbin Retired After Long Military Career
Washington Sept 15 Lieutenant General Henry C Corbin was retired at noon at age sixty four. He entered the volunteer service in 1862 as a second lieutenant in an Ohio regiment and served as adjutant general during the Spanish Filipino and Chinese wars.
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Henry C. Corbin
Corbin
Ohio
Colorado Republicans Nominate Stewart for Governor
In Denver a Republican convention nominated Philip B. Stewart of El Paso county for governor. In Wyoming, the Democratic state convention Friday adopted resolutions endorsing W. J. Bryan as the triumphant candidate in 1908. A tornado damaged Nelson Nebraska Friday, killing stock and damaging property with no injuries. George J. McDonough, 35, a coal agent, was shot and killed in Cincinnati Friday night by an unknown assailant.
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Philip B. Stewart
el Paso
Wyoming
W. J. Bryan
Nelson
George J. McDonough
Cincinnati
Meeting Prohibited in St Petersburg Moves to Helsinki
Prohibited Constitutional Democratic party meeting sparks alarm as preparations shift to Finland with Helsingfors eyed for a future convention. Government denounces party ties as sedition while land policy and guard loyalty drive tension. Emperors regiments reviewed. regional incidents include a peasant attack on police near Belowezh and the assassination of Colonel Jackoykeff in Warsaw.
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California Democrats Nominate Bell for Governor and Toland for Lieutenant Governor
The Democratic state convention in Sacramento nomina ted Theodore A. Bell for governor and Thomes O Toland of Ventura county for lieutenant governor. Other posts named include Supreme judges Jackson Hatch and J F Murasky, Secretary of State Graig, Controller Nichols, Treasurer Markerley, Attorney General Bailey, Surveyor General Morton, Superintendent of Schools Jane, and State Printer Woodman. The convention denounced the Independence Leagues as Hearst political machine and urged Democrats to oppose its aims.
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Theodore A. Bell
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Santa Clara
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J. Early Graig
Arthur L. Nichols
John Markley
America
Wilam Jennings Bryan
State of siege declared in San Salvador amid revolt
A revolutionary plot against the government was uncovered and San Salvador declared in a state of siege. The measure must be revoked by November 30 when the presidential election is held. Reports indicate President Escalon supports the National Independent party candidate.
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National Independent Party
Storm Kills Several in Zacatecas Cloudburst
A Thursday storm and cloudburst in Zacatecas Mexico killed several people from the Martines family and caused thousands of dollars in property damage. The disaster struck abruptly, with casualties and destruction reported across the city.
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Five Political Prisoners Killed in Escape Attempt
In Harbin on September 12 five political prisoners were killed and four ten were wounded after seizing revolvers and attempting to flee a building. Guards engaged in the clash, ending the uprising.
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Revolversa
Warships Going to Cuba in Readiness
Washington officials say they have prepared for all Cuba contingencies awaiting developments. Eight naval vessels and several cruisers are being dispatched from Key West, Norfolk, and League Island with marines and stores. The marine corps stands ready to place 2000 marines on ships at short notice. The cruiser Des Moines, Marietta, Dixie, Tacoma, Cleveland, Newark, and Minneapolis are en route or preparing for Havana with rapid-fire guns aboard.
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Bes Moines
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Cuban Congress Grants Palma Full War Powers
Havana reports an extraordinary session granting President Palma full war powers including use of public funds, diversion of appropriations, and boosted armed forces. Opposition abstained as Liberal Nationalists sided with Moderates. Palma condemned opposition for fomenting rebellion and urged swift war measures. Also note C M Daniels at Laughing Lake set a 220 yard freestyle world record at the national championships.
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Palma
Liberal National
Ets
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Quanabacca
Telegraphic Briefities and Notables in Brief
William J. Bryan accepts invitation to speak in Memphis on September 25. Mrs. Elizabeth Blair Lee, 89, widow of Rear Admiral S. P. Lee, dies at Silver Spring Maryland. Captain James G. Cheyne, 80, longtime Great Lakes lake captain, dies at Milwaukee residence.
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Elizabeth Blair Lee
P. Lee
Silver Spring
James G. Cheyne
Great Lakes
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