Train wreck amid Missouri floods and western rails
Swollen rivers from heavy rains and snowmelt flood the Missouri Valley causing Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe train No. 5 wreck near Pomona Kansas. Four coaches, a baggage car and three day coaches left the track as passengers sought rescue by boats and farm houses.
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Missouri Valley
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Pomona
Kas
Ramp Murders Four Persons in South Dakota Farmhouse
J W Christie a farmer near Rudolph South Dakota his wife and daughter aged 18 and a visitor were killed by a tramp Saturday. The killer, possibly after money reported in the home, shot Christie milking in the barn and then shot the others when they confronted him. Neighbors formed posses and pursued the suspect.
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South Dakota
J. W. Christie
Rudolph
S. D
Christie
Fourth’s Death Toll Shrinks Amid Safer Fourth Celebrations
Across the nation stricter laws and growing public sentiment produced a quieter Fourth. Two day totals show 44 deaths by Tuesday at 2am, down from 56 last year, while injuries rose to 2,361 from 1,899. Fire losses reached 734,575, boosted mainly by a Spokane blaze totaling 350,000.
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Spokane
Wash
Ships Built 144 Less Than 1908 Record Year
The report notes 232 816 gross tons built in the last year in the United States versus 588 627 in 1908, the record year. On the Great Lakes 36 steel steamers totaling 38 426 tons, including the Shenango 8047 tons, were built along with the Edward E Winslow the largest wooden schooner. No foreign trade vessels or squarerigged ships were produced and 60 952 tons were barges and canal boats.
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United States
Great Lakes
Lakes
Edward
Winslow
Bath
Fire wipes out Cobalt business district in Ontario blaze
A major fire in Cobalt Ontario caused an estimated 350000 to 400000 in damage and left at least one dead six injured and about two thousand homeless. Fire swept Haileybury road area destroying stores saloons and other buildings across half a mile. A blast during dynamite use killed a foreigner who entered a building. Insurance covered little of the loss and two mines were destroyed. Several children are missing but thought to be safe.
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Ont
Haileybury Road
Meyer
Nipissing
Ferland Chambers
Fight for the Pennants Standings Show Tight Races
Baseball standings across the National League and American Association list Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago St Louis New York Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston and Cleveland with varying win totals. Milwaukee Minneapolis Indiana Columbus Louisville St Paul Kansas City Toledo compete as the pennant chase tightens.
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Philadel
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
American Association
W. Milwaukee
Minneap’s
Indiana’s
Columbus
L. Ww
Louisville
St. Paul
Kansas City
Toledo
Galveston Plans 10,642 Foot Island Mainland Causeway
Galveston County Texas announces contracts for a permanent causeway linking Galveston Island with the mainland. The 10,642 foot structure includes 8,170 feet of roadway fill and 2,472 feet of concrete arch bridge at a total cost of 1,232,000 dollars, ranked as highly as the sea wall project.
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Galveston
Iexland
Galveston County
Tex
Galveston Island
Texas
Bride and Groom Die After South Bend River Incident
Herman Lindemann and Eleanor Zister, married days earlier in Michigan, drowned when their rowboat capsized over a South Bend dam. Witnesses say the lovers appeared to die by their own actions as a crowd warned from shore. Inside the same report, Captain John C. Raymond of Fort Des Moines died from wounds inflicted by Corporal Lisle Crabtree, with Sergeant Washburn and Corporal Such recovering.
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Ind
Herman Lindemann
Eleanor Zister
Chicago
St. Joseph
Mich
Lindemann
John C. Raymond
Second Cavalry
Fort Des Moines
Lisle Crabtree
Crabtree
James Washburn
Such
Darwin Centennial Celebrated in Cambridge England
In Cambridge England scientists from around the world gathered to mark the 100th birthday of Charles Darwin. 235 universities and learned bodies attended, with thirty American institutions among them. A bust of Darwin was donated by America as part of the festivities.
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Spain
Nanticoke
Dispatch
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Castro
Old College
Cambridge
England
Charles Darwin
All America
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John Barlow
House of Commons
London
Senate Vote on Tariff and Corporation Tax Provisions
The Senate approved motions on taxation with Yeas and Nays tallies for adopting a corporation tax, substituting it for income tax, and exempting certain organizations from tax provisions. The synopsis outlines a 2 percent tax on net earnings over 5000, annual corporate reporting, deductions for expenses and depreciation, and bond exemptions below total stock issues.
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Yeas
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Stockholm Officials Expose Anarchist Plot Against Russian Emperor
Swedish authorities reveal Adolf Wang shot Major General Beckman and then killed himself. He belonged to a group of anarchists connected to plans to assassinate the Russian czar during his European trip. Eight Russian associates were arrested earlier, with two found hiding in a palace.
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Butler
Russia
Sweden
Adolf Wang
Beckman
Coast Artillery
Wang
Estate case awards Gunness debt to Helgelein estate
A LaPorte jury finds in favor of F. M. Pitner as administrator of Andrew Helgelein against Wesley Fogle, administrator of Belle Gunness estate, for 3145 dollars plus 6 percent interest. The verdict ties the sum to Gunness prior receipt of Helgelein funds before a 1908 murder. The court notes Gunness sought to convert 1500 in gold to cash, with evidence showing only Helgelein gold was received.
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Helgelein
F. M. Pitner
Andrew Helgelein
Wesley Fogle
Belle Gunness
Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Freed In Death Case Shoots Friend In St Louis
William Wright who was acquitted of killing Constable Sam Young in St Louis shot and badly wounded Charles Tozer 21 at the home of Fred Mohrle’s widow. Wright and Tozer were friends.
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William James
Brooklyn
Frank Byrne
William Rice
East St. Louis
S. T. Byrne
Olney
William Wright
Sam Young
St. Louis
Charles Tozer
Fred Mohrle
Wright
Tozer
Two Hungarians Dead In Furnace Door Disaster
Mike Orendt and Sizka Mutch were crushed to death at the Yotown Sheet and Tube Company plant when a heavy furnace door they were dismantling toppled onto them. Authorities investigate the fatal accident at the plant in Ohio.
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Mike Orendt
Sizka Mutch
Yotown (O.) Sheet and Tube Company
No single clear headline due to fragmented text
Sports items from multiple domains mention St Paul ball plans Arthur Reuber as athletic director coach at North Dakota Agricultural College Belenti Carlisle Indian joined St Paul team plus boxing and horse racing notes Johnny Hayes cramps in Kansas City and Missouri amateur targets winner Stony McGlynn leads Milwaukee pitchers in shutouts West Chester racing Belmon Park lipton America's Cup talk with four leaf clover idea
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St. Paul
Arthur Reuber
North Dakota Agricultural College
Belenti
Kelly
Johnny Conlon
George Siddell
Fox Lake
Wis
Jimmie Kelly
Chicago
Johnny Hayes
Kansas City
John Svanberg
Sweden
Alice D. Mermed
St. Louis
Missouri State Sportsmen’s Game and Fish Protective League
Stony McGlynn
Milwaukee
A. A
Senate Debates Tax Amendments amid Tariff Battles
Senators Cummins and Borah led a day of tax debate focusing on the corporation tax as a vehicle to defeat the income tax. The tariff bill debate continued with amendments adopted in the Senate and House adjourned for the day, while measures on tobacco duties and exemptions for certain organizations were discussed. The Monday action set up further votes on March 31, 1910.
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Virginia
Perch flood on Harlem street as hydrants are cleaned
Firemen clean hydrants in Harlem New York causing a deluge of small perch to wash into streets. Children carry live fish home in water filled pails. Stephen Marsh finds 4867.30 dollars in an untouched Bible from a spinster sister.
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New York
Stephen Marsh
Denver
Eugene Dorsey
Walter F. Schultz
Chicago
Alexandria
Irving Haines
Los Angeles
Cal
Harvard College Observatory
Yaccheus Daniel
Princeton Observatory
Tragic Japanese Steamer Fire Kills 149 Near Aomori
Reports from Victoria B C detail the firing of the Nihonkai Maru near Aomori on June 14. Aomori residents witnessed the blaze and panic as 149 perished or burned including 133 fisherfolk. Relief was impossible due to dense fog and lack of life rafts.
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Japan
Victoria
B. C
Benton-Mara
Notech
Abdul Hamid Sends large funds to Turkish forces
A Saloniki dispatch reports former Sultan Abdul Hamid sent authorities a check for 5 million dollars. The funds are to aid the second and third army corps, with 300 thousand proposed for purchasing his villa, but ownership was refused since he is a prisoner of the state.
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Abdul
Saloniki
Abdul Hamid
Five in Family Drowned at Wellington Reservoir
Five members of the Fuller family of eight drowned in Wellington Colorado at Reservoir No 5 as one by one they attempted rescues until five bodies were recovered leaving two survivors.
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Fuller
Wellington
Colo
Reservoir No. 5
Rich Man Hurt by Car In St Louis Street Incident
D P Cooper of Struthers Ohio, president of a carriage company, was fatally injured after being run down by a street car in St Louis. He fainted on the tracks and the car dragged him to the ground.
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D. P. Cooper
Struthers
Ohio
St.Louis
Mr. Cooper
Commercial conditions show improving trade and stronger demand
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade reports July payments and dividends boosting early tax clearings and credits while forecasts point to continued expansion. Wholesale demand for fall goods rises with gains in clothing, woolens, silks, footwear, furniture and luxuries. bank clearings reach 279 million. Chicago district failures total 23 with mobility above 5,000 at five cases.
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Chicago
Dun’s
Retail Trade News Amid Weather and Holiday Rush
Retail activity shows steady demand with hot weather and holidayshopping boosts. Clearances and special promotions continue as shoppers seek drepaned bargains and seasonal discounts despite varying forecasts.
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Reno
Grain and Livestock Prices Across U S Cities
Old residents of Southern Minnesota compare this season's grain growth to earlier days when the soil was new. The report lists prices for cattle hogs sheep and various grains in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Milwaukee Toledo Cincinnati New York Detroit Buffalo and more with bids ranging from a few cents to over a dollar per unit.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Northern
Toledo
Cincinnati
New York
Minneso
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