World Gathers News From Far Corners of Earth
A crowded report covers J Pierpont Morgan nearly shipwrecking on the Corsair near City Island Long Island Sound before reaching New York. Also noted is 15 year old May Loy’s suicide in Marion Indiana after a troubled romance. Walter Wellman’s balloon expedition ends in disaster near Spitzbergen with all aboard safe.
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J. P. Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Long Island Sound
Newport
New York City
Hoboken
City Island
Mr. Morgan
New York
May Loy
James Loy
Marion
Ind
West Second Street
Ruth Cary
The
Baptist Church
Wellman
Spitzbergen
Walter Wellman
North Pole
America
Infant Killed in South Bend Runaway Crash
An 11 month old infant Clara Clark died instantly when a runaway accident in South Bend Indiana injured three women. The dead child’s mother Mrs Emma Clark 33 sustained head and body injuries and one arm sprain while Mrs Flossie Appel 23 was bruised on head and arms and Mrs Margaret L Appel 56 suffered severe bruising and nervous shock.
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South Bend
Ind
Clara Clark
Emma Clark
Flossie Appel
Margaret L. Appel
Three Men Die As Train Runs Away Near Bakersfield
A south bound Southern Pacific freight train derailed on Techachap Pass between Bakersfield and Mojave. Brakes failed and three crewmen including the engineer were killed. Five others injured. Salt and Lumber Plant Burns at Butterville
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Southern Pacific Railway
Bakersfield
Cal
Techachap Pass
Mojave
Whitlock Nominated for Third Toledo Mayor Term
Mayor Brand Whitlock nominated for a third term heading a full ticket by the Independents of Toledo Ohio. Whitlock, an author and lecturer, is seen as political successor to the late Golden Rule mayor Samuel M Jones.
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Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Ohio
Whitlock
Samuel M. Jones
Rail disaster near Santiago leaves many dead
A Chilean rail collision occurred thirty miles north of Santiago as two trains crashed. Many passengers were killed or seriously injured, with authorities reporting heavy casualties and ongoing rescue efforts.
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Chile
Santiago
Youtsey Wife Sues for Divorce in Goebel Case
Mrs Henry Youtsey sues for divorce at Winchester Kentucky. The action follows her husband being the sole man serving a sentence for complicity in Gov William Goebel's 1899 assassination. The report notes multiple regional fire and crime incidents.
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Youtsey
Henry Youtsey
William Goebel
Winchester
Auto Racers Die in Indianapolis Speedway Crash
Three fatalities occur as two drivers Bourque and Holcomb are killed when their car somersaults through the fence at seventy five mph on the 250 mile Prest-o-Lite race. Clifford Litterall dies en route to practice amid a chaotic scene with twelve thousand spectators watching.
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New
Indianapolis Speedway
William Bourque
Harry Holcomb
Bourque
Holcomb
Clifford Litterall
New Speedway
Chevrolet
Auto Kills Three At Race In Indianapolis Speedway
Three people died and three were injured when a car in the 300 mile race at the Indianapolis speedway left the track and crashed into a crowd. The Wheeler and Schebley trophy meet ended early after a second crash near the same spot. Local driver Charles Merz drove the National Six at 70 mph when the wreck occurred. Officials doubt the speedway will host future motor contests after the deadly incidents.
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Motor Speedway
Indianapolis
Speedway
National Six
Charles Merz
Stevens
Trains Blocked and Royal Gorge Flooded in Colorado
Trains halted by washed out tracks in the Arkansas River floodwaters. Royal Gorge suffered a forty eight hour torrent wash, derailing railroad lines and forcing detours for Midland and Rio Grande routes. Eastern tourists faced longer trips as lines diverted via Alamosa, Colorado.
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Arkansas River
Colorado
Royal Gorge
Colorado Midland
Denver and
Rio Grande
Alamosa
Colo
Simplified Spelling Board Publishes Expanded Reforms List
The simplified spelling board, three years into reforms, releases an index of 3,261 words needing revision. New entries include Hed for head, spred for spread, delv for delve, carv for carve, and endings like ice pronounced is as justis, many others challenge readers.
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Simplified
Spred
RAIL KING RETURNS FROM EUROPE WEAK YET OPTIMISTIC
E H Harriman returns to Arden New York after European convalescence described as convalescing from a great illness. He weighs ten pounds less and shows a pale yellow complexion. He plans a quiet “after cure” with family and doctors and may be away from railroad duties until health improves.
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America
E. H. Harriman
Arden
N. Y
Harriman
Bad Gastein
Wreck of the Erral: tragedy at Middleton Reef
The Norwegian bark Erral struck Middleton Reef and sank. Of twenty two aboard only five survived. Captain Anderson and the second mate died during raft building. Anderson's wife, after seeing him vanish, drowned her four children then herself, amid starvation fears and believed cannibalism by survivors.
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Erral
Middleton Reef
Victoria
BR. C
Australia
Tafu
Anderson
Fight for the Pennants. Standing of Clubs in Principal Leagues
The article lists standings in leading baseball leagues with club names and positions. It highlights top teams in each circuit and notes recent shifts in the pennant race as teams challenge for the lead.
5-Cent Show Saloon Foe In Chicago Theater Inspector’s View
Chicago chief building inspector Edward F. Kelling calls the five cent theater the greatest foe of the saloon. He notes saloonkeepers oppose nickel shows, while many workingmen and their families opt for such entertainment over drinking, reducing beer sales in neighborhoods.
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Chicago
Saga Theaters
Edward F. Kelling
London light weight tops card as Lady Sybil wins Windsor
The Ontario handicap at Windsor goes to Lady Sybil while Johnny Summers defeats Jimmy Britt in London. W. Clays Gicean Round wins $10,000 Spinaway at Saratoga. Donnie Kate takes Canadian Steeplechase at Fort Erie. Bonnie Kate beats Waterway on a heavy track. Glen wins St Paul Driving Association final at Hamline. Sidney Hatch sets 100 mile world record in 16 07 49. USGA outlines amateur championship at Wheaton IL Sept 6 11. George M Webb dies at Chestnut Hill Pa. Margin wins $10,000 Merchants and Manufacturers stake at Detroit finishing heats 2 06 14.
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Johnny Summers
Jimmy Britt
California
London
Saratoga
W. Clay
Donnie Kate
Fort Erie
Bonnie Kate
Ferris Stables
Waterway
St. Paul Driving Association
Hamline
Glen
J. H. Bohrer
United States Golf Association
United States
Wheaton
George M. Webb
Minoga Stock Farm
Chestnut Hill
Webb
Edward T. Stotesbury
Detroit
Margin
Alonzo McDonald
Boston
Eight Killed in McKees Rocks Riot at Pressed Steel Plant
A deadly clash at the Pressed Steel Car plant in McKees Rocks Pennsylvania left at least eight dead and many wounded as strikers tried to storm barricades. State troopers and deputies arrested dozens, and Sheriff Gumbert brought riot guns and reinforcements to the scene.
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McKees Rocks
Schoenville
Pressed Steel Car Company
Allegheny County
Homestead
Gumbert
Burning of Gambling Paraphernalia at Paoli and Legal Clash Ends
A Paoli street burn of gambling gear valued at thirty thousand dollars drew nearly two thousand spectators as Indiana concludes a long law battle with owners of French Lick and West Baden casinos. Earlier raids led to arrests, with a compromise letting two indicted men plead guilty to exempt unused furniture from destruction.
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Indiana
French Lick
West Baden
Paoli
Court rules doctor must pay $20,000 for gauze left in wound
Russell Johnson of Town sued a St. Louis doctor for medical negligence after a March 30 1907 appendicitis operation left a gauze strip measuring twenty four by nine inches in the wound. The U S Court of Appeals sustained the judgment against the surgeon.
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S&s
Russell Johnson
St. Louis
United States Court of Appeals
Johnson
Suitor May Borrow From Fiancée Episode in Court
Justice Goff of the New York Supreme Court warns that a engaged woman should not lend money to her fiancé. The opinion says it is not a crime for a man who borrows in this way to skip repayment, since his vow to wed may be false and the matter rests with his conscience.
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Justice Goff
New York Supreme Court
Pins Withdrawn From Miss Wyckoff’s Arm Patient
A bent headless pin was removed from 18 year old Adelina Wyckoff of Paterson New Jersey and sixteen more pins have since been found in her arm. Her parents believe she swallowed the pins as a child.
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Adelina Wyckoff
Paterson
N. J
Miss Wyckoff
Watermelon Contest Ends in Fatal Overeating Incident
Luciade Davis, a Black resident of Louisville Kentucky, died after reportedly eating too many watermelons in a contest. The case notes a culinary event turned fatal, with authorities investigating the circumstances of the competition.
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Luciade Davis
Louisville, Ky
VESSELS CRASH AT MONTEVIDEO KILLING HUNDREDS
An excursion steamer Colombia and the German ship Schlesien collided at Montevideo harbor entrance. About 150 to 290 people died or drowned, many passengers were asleep, as rescue work amid high seas proved difficult. The Colombia carried 200 passengers and 48 crew. the Schlesien suffered minor damage.
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Colombia
Montevideo
Bremen
Buenos Ayres
Schlesien
Riot Ends In Mob Burning Of Black Man In Monroe
A Black man named Bill Way from Pine Bluff Arkansas opened fire in Monroe Louisiana wounding 25 people before a police officer fatally shot him. After his death a mob hanged his body burned it at the public square and threatened further violence against Black residents. Way allegedly suffered from whisky and cocaine excess.
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Bill Way
Pine Bluff
Ark
Alonroe
Way
Monroe
Counterfeit Plot in Kentucky Ties to Louisville Ring
Police and Secret Service uncover a large counterfeit scheme in Louisville tied to three men: John C. Roberts Marion Roberts and a printer. One million dollars in 100 peso notes were found in a brass bound trunk with a perforating numbering machine delayed by manufacturers. The notes, said to be made in Louisville, are described as high quality imitations.
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Secret Service
Kentucky
Louisville
Secret Service Department
John C. Roberts
Marion Roberts
John Roberts
Mexico
Auto Accident at Dead Man's Curve Kills Five in Tide Flats
A touring car traveling at high speed crashed through the railing of the Tide Flats trestle known as Dead Man's Curve in Seattle. Five people, four young women and the driver, drowned when hurled into several feet of water. Two other women narrowly escaped. The tide was flood conditions at the time.
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Seattle
Frazier River Fish Pirates Steal $10,000 Salmon
Forty armed men aboard eight gasoline boats raided the Millegan and Jassell traps of the Pacific-American Fisheries Company at Point Roberts near the boundary. They held up watchmen at rifle point and loaded $10,000 worth of sockeye salmon onto their boats before crossing back into international waters.
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Washington
Pacific-American Fisheries Company
Point Roberts
International Boundary Line
Bell Telephone buys control of Chippewa Valley line
The Bell Telephone Company has acquired a controlling interest in the Chippewa Valley Telephone Company. The line runs from Barron to Prentice along the Soo line, expanding telephone service in Wisconsin.
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The
Bell Telephone Company
Chippewa Valley Telephone Company
Barron, Wis
Prentice, Wis
Forty-Five Saved As Steamer Burns on Illinois River
A fire aboard the steamer Swain near Peoria forced 45 passengers and crew to flee into rowboats and onto riverbanks as flames broke out in a second deck stateroom. Fifteen people were swept into the river when gangplank ropes burned, with two men heavily injured rescuing women and children. Captain Verne Swain and engineer Casrider endured bravely, while the vessel valued at about 35 000 dollars sank to four feet of water near willows.
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Red Swain
Illinois River
Peoria
Peoria and LaSalle Packet Company
Verne Swain
la Salle
Swain
Martin Huston
Casrider
Fred Swain
Clear Water
Minn
Men outnumbered by women in US church membership 1906
Census Bureau figures show total church membership near 33 million with 43.1 percent men and 56.9 percent women. Protestant groups vary, with Episcopalians at 35.5 percent men. Greek Orthodox reports 93.9 percent men. Christian Scientists 27.6 percent. Shakers 21.3 percent.
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Census Bureau
United States
Disciples
Alabama Senate Passes Drastic Fuller's Prohibition Bill
Alabama moves to extreme dryness as Fuller proposed prohibition bill clears the Senate with minimal opposition. The measure bars liquor possession outside private homes requires the accused to prove innocence and treats saloon references as criminal while ads and even a federal liquor license could imply guilt in selling intoxicants.
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Alabama Senate
Mosquito Plague Forces Cattle to Gulf Waters
Telegrams from Galveston and Texas gulf points report a severe mosquito infestation along the coast. Cattle herds traveled long distances toward the gulf seeking relief by wading into the water, where many stand starving. Point Boliver workers flagged a team to escape the pests.
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Gulf
Galveston
Texas Gulf Points
Gulf Coast
Point Boliver
Global push for indestructible paper for state records
Governments led by the United States seek nearly indestructible paper to safeguard state papers and valuable documents. Several governments have begun enforcing strict standards for record paper to meet longevity requirements.
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United States
Dunn's Review of Local Trade Conditions
Dunn reports improving trade conditions with forward work rising in key industries. Credit indicators remain healthy with increased bank payments and trading defaults steady. Grain, raw materials, factory output, and general merchandise grow while iron steel wood and leather production increases.
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Dunn
Chicago
New York Markets Show Mixed Signals As Harvest Near
New York markets reflect cautious purchasing in trade and manufacturing as the vacation season ends. Currency shipments to the country rise while the security market cools. Iron and steel demand strengthens and rail purchases rise with early material deliveries. Higher cereal prices encourage farm movement amid car shortage talk. Business failures for the week ending Aug 19 totaled 183, versus 219 last week and prior years.
Market quotes from major midwestern cities and New York
The bulletin lists livestock and grain prices by city including Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Cincinnati New York and Toledo with cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and other commodities. It also reports two local tragedies: Mrs Robert W Chambers injured after a fall from a horse near Broad Albyn North Carolina and 17 year old George De Weese drowned in the Kokosing River at Mount Vernon Ohio.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Bailey
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
New York Aerial Manufacturing and Navigation Company
Brooklyn
New York State
Mexico
Missouri
New York Foundation Company
Scranton
Hibbing
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
George de Weese
William de Weese
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Big Rise in Farm Trade and Crop Values
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson notes the 1908 crop year raised U S farm product value to 37 778 000 000 the highest in world history and 290 000 000 above 1907 while the agricultural balance of trade grew 75 7 percent in twelve years.
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Wilson
James Wilson
United States
Ohio
Virginia
Indiana
New York
Nebraska
Pri
Ical Industries
Quake Strikes Siena Province Widespread Damage Reported
Reports describe a strong earthquake causing injuries and deaths in Monteroni and surrounding towns. Siena faced severe tremors, residents panicked and evacuated as masonry fell onto streets. Province spans 1,470 square miles with about 233,000 people. Siena city sits at 1,000 feet with 30,000 inhabitants.
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Monteroni
Siena
San Lorenzo
Buonoéon
Vento
Piombino
Record Canal Expenditures Reach High at Year End
Panama reports show the fiscal year ending June 30 as the highest expenditure year since U S possession. The monthly average was 2 7 million dollars with a record month in January 1909 exceeding 3 25 million. Total expenses reported reach 104 177 884 dollars excluding the 50 million paid for the canal.
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Panama
United States
Snake bites Roach at Greenwood Lake in New Jersey
William H. Roach stepped on what he believed to be a stick at Greenwood Lake N J and found a six foot long snake with girth roughly a man's wrist coiled around his right calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Roach
Greenwood Lake
N. J
State Sues 65 Million for Insurance Anti Trust Violations
Prosecutor Jeffrey filed suit in the Jackson County Circuit Court at Newport Arkansas against sixty five insurers doing business in Arkansas. The action seeks penalties totaling sixty five million dollars for alleged violations of anti trust laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey
Jackson County
Newport, Ark
Sparrow Flees Into Billy Wills at Pogce de Leon Game
During a Pogce de Leon Georgia baseball game Billy Wills opened his mouth after rooting for his team and a sparrow flew into his mouth. The incident surprised spectators and the bird exited unharmed.
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Bird
Pogce de Leon, Ga
Billy Wills
Treasury Reports July Revenues Rise Over Last Year
Treasury officials cheer a $939,326 rise in July receipts, the first month of the new fiscal year. July 1909 receipts reached $22,958,642 compared with $22,029,306 in July 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Mosby Guerrillas Gather at Luray Caverns Reunion
A reunion of Mosby's guerrillas at Luray Caverns in Virginia drew one of the South's most remarkable Civil War veteran gatherings. Notables and veterans gathered to recall the conflict and honor comrades. The event marked a rare postwar assembly of famed Confederate fighters.
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Mosby
Luray Caverns
South
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Butterville
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Ambia
Danville
Ill
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Texas
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Liner
Mother
W. L. Pittsburg
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Lady Sybil
Sidney Hatch
Albert Corry
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Broad Albin
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