WRECK SLAIN AT BRIDGE NEAR CONNEAUT OHIO KILLS ELEVEN
A construction train on a Nickle Plate bridge near Springfield Pa collapsed, killing eleven and injuring many Italian laborers. Conneaut, Ohio officials reported the scene presented a horrific wreck with steel twisted, cars demolished, and bodies removed while traffic halted and relief efforts organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Nickle Plate Road
Springfield
P. A. Moore
Conneaut
Wiliam Griffith
Buffalo
Engin William Grifith
Crooked Creek
Hast Springfield
E. A. Miller
Horham
Father Murphy
Lne
Lake Shore
Girard
Farmer Peter Smith Shot Near Dowagiac Michigan
Peter Smith a farmer about 12 miles from Dowagiac Michigan was shot at his rye field and died soon after. His daughter Lydia witnessed the incident as a man wearing a straw hat fired from behind a rye stack. A sheriff s posse with bloodhounds is tracking the unknown murderer but has not yet found him. Smith leaves a widow and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Peter Smith
Dowagiac
Smith
Lydia
Sister Lakes
Towagiac
National Educators Convention News From Detroit
Detroit July 12. At the National Educators Association convention the day featured 15 scheduled meetings plus specials. Prof George E Vincent of the University of Chicago delivered a standout address on Social science and the curriculum to over 1,000 delegates. Reports note damage, accidents, and civic plans across Michigan towns, including Hillsdale Albion joint holiday and several police and public safety updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Shepard
Hps
George E. Vincent
University of Chicago
Vincent
James E. Scripps
Alton wreck death toll rises with nineteen dead
Twenty four injured in the Alton wreck remain in Kansas City hospitals with two not expected to live and three others fatally hurt but likely to survive tonight. Five injured left for home. A revised list reports nineteen dead. Epworth League excursionists were aboard the tourist car. Some slightly injured continue the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Alton
Haysilip
Chenoa
University Hospital
Epworth League
San Francisco
Mrs. Caroline Brown Dies. Justice Brown’s Wife
Gen Henry M Duffield reports the death of Mrs Caroline Brown 58 in Italy. She was twin sister of Mrs Duffield and daughter of Samuel Fitts, a Detroit native who lived here all her life. She leaves ten children. Remains to be brought to Detroit for Elmwood interment.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry M. Duffield
Justice Brown
United States Supreme Court
Riva
Italy
Caroline Brown
Brown
Tyler
Frederick Tyler
United States Navy
Duffield
Samuel Fitts
Gen. Duffield
Elmwood
In a cistern Henry Mason found dead at boarding house
Henry Mason of Columbiaville was found dead in a cistern at his boarding house on July 12. Authorities report he crawled under the kitchen floor, removed the cistern cover, and ended his life. Mason worked for Waters, Mich., as a lumber inspector and had long been despondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Wilson
Samuel Flickinger
Otsego
Percy H. Green
Jackson
Hillsdale
Albion
Baw Beese Park
Lawrence Northard
Grass Lake
Boland Electric Co
Albert Mason
Saginaw
Thomas Orr
Alaska
Muskegon
Jaseph Randall
Perry
Jennie Hammond
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Kingsley
Adrian Reform School
Ann Arbor
Jeanne Salts
Miss Solts
Henry Levi
Charlotte
Maud Buck
Lansing
Miss Buck
Levi
Lapeer, Mich
Henry Mason
Columbiaville
Burgess
Mason
Columbiavile
Waters, Mich
Stephens Lumyer Co
Taken Prisoners Japanese Fishermen Marooned Island Secret
A Fraser River strike flare up leads union fishermen to overthrow Japanese boats in a gulf clash. Six white fishermen are arrested for intimidation as 16 Japanese are imprisoned on a distant island prepped for possible settlement. Five Japanese drown amid a storm driving more fishers ashore.
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Fraser River
British Columbia
Gulf
Nanaimo
Steveson
Vancouver
B. C
Union
Grand Concert for Polar Expedition Guests Aboard Auguste Victoria
A cable from Tromsø dated July 14 reports Capt Kaempff of the Auguste Victoria greeted the American passengers from New York who sailed June 20 for the land of the midnight sun. The ship’s guests were invited to dine aboard and a grand concert was arranged in their honor.
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New York
Tromsoe
Norway
Kaempff
Baldwin
New Steel Passenger Steamers Route East From Mackinac Area
Avoid the Heat and Dust. Four weekly departures from St. I Nace Mackinac Cheboygan and Alana on steel steamers to Detroit Toledo Cleveland Buffalo Pittsburg New York Cincinnati and all points east south and southeast. A A Schantz G P A Detroit Mich.
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Coast Line
St. Trinace
Mackinac
Cheboygan
Alana
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Pittsburg
New York
Cincinnati
A. A. Schantz
Mich
Farmer McGrath Kills Wife Then Slays Himself Near Brockport
Rochester report details farmer McGrath fatally injuring wife near Brockport after a trip to town. She suffered a severe injury to the left eye and a neck wound. He then wounded himself, severing his throat with a jackknife, after driving away the couple’s horse. They left five children under 16. The bodies were found by a son several hours later.
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Rochester
N. Y
McGrath
Brockport
McGraths
Kansas Heat Wave Grips State With Severe Crop Damage
Topeka reports record heat across Kansas with highs up to 108 degrees at Fort Scott and 107 at McPherson. Winds from the southwest dry out crops, causing widespread damage. corn is failing in many counties and alfalfa remains the only resilient product. Farmers fear the worst drought since 1860, yet suffering may be less severe than past famines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kun
Kansas
Kansas City
Concordia
Dodge City
Dresden
Fort Scott
Hays City
Macksville
Manhattan
McPherson
Osage City
Sedan
Wichita
Bourbon
Allen
Franklin
Miami
Permanent fitting plate placed on Newark memorial at Pekin relief
Navy to make a brass plate on the ship Newark naming officers and sailors killed or wounded in Pekin relief efforts. Capt McCalla urges permanent fitting of the plate as a duty incentive. Also included are bankruptcy pleadings of Marie Curtis with assets of clothing and $175,121 liabilities, and notices from Buffalo on the American Anti Cigarette League convention with 300000 members. Rev James Daugherty becomes rector of Georgetown University by Rome order.
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Newark
Washington
Navy Department
B. H. McCalla
Pekin
Mavy Yard
Boston
St. Paul
Marie Curtis
Samuel E. Curtis
Samuel of
Posen
Cigarette League
Buffalo
American Anti-Cigarette League
Committee On Credentials
United States
Canada
Rome
James Daugherty
John D. Whitney
S. J
Georgetown University
Father Whitney
Registration Diminishes at Government Land Office
A El Reno dispatch reports registration at the government land office resumed Thursday morning with only about two thirds as many people in line as the previous day. The crowd largely left town Wednesday night, heat at noon reached 102 degrees in the shade, and complaints grew over lack of blanks notaries and seal registration. No disorder occurred. In Mississippi a mob in Avon, Washington county, is said to be hunting two Italians. Italian vice consul Piazza requested protection from the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
el Reno
Government Land Office
Vicksburg
Miss
Friend of the Indians funds aid Tired Mothers drive
Commissioner Jones received a sealed Denver envelope with 40 in banknotes and two lines asking to pass the money to any Indian tribe via the Indian Industrial League for the Tired Mothers work. The message promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a restorative aid for tired mothers, mentioning its benefits and uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones
Denver
Col
Indian Industrial League
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Michigan
W.J. la Fraugh
Ait Bell Phon Sae
Solian
Cat Ouin
Taylor Bros., Deslers
Ohio
National Educators
Mportant
Lansiig
Point Mouille
Circuit Court of
Monroe County
Benton Harbor
Johnson
St. Joseph
Durand
E. W. Fulle
Vermontville
A. W. Gates
Gates
Fulle
Sherif E. Hovey
Romulus
Arly
Parkhurst
Saginaw, Mich
Alpena
Sault Ste. Marie
James Killackey
Howell
Howell, Mich
Frank Benedict
Thompson Lake
Benedict
State Millers Meet
Battle Creek
State Millers’ Association
Tohnson & Andrews
HE Alton Wreck
Jefferson City
Cov
Dockery
Seeeoaet
Kyle
Pierre
Herried
A. B. Kittredge
Erle
Madigan Medicine Co
Johnson & Andrews
B. Barnett
East Maumee Street
U. S. Supreme Court
Au Sabre
C. M. Jansky
Henry Woods
Mr. Jansky
N. B.A
Onur
Whits
Hood’s
King Charles
Point Delenda
Island of
Sao Miguel
Azores
King Charles of
Portugal
Geo. Gempel
Lee
Cash Dry Goods Co
Daly
Continental C
West Maln
Adclan
W. Cc. Ackley
Mulzer & Son
North Main Street
Weslexe
Vici
Goodyear West
Hayes’ Gash
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