Wreck of American Ile Spetter Horrifies England
Salisbury reports the rail disaster near July 3 with 28 feared dead and several critical, including G. W. Sentell of New York. Investigators seek the cause as families mourn and condolences pour in from New York and London.
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Salisbury
England
Spetter
Oaymouth
Gers
New York
Railroad Company 8
Robert
Critehell
Chicago
Griswold
Heath
G. W. Sentell
Sentell
Mymbérie Cone
Swalm Sentell
Ben
Carles Sentell
Secretary Shaw offers Panama canal bonds to public
Washington July 2 secretary Shaw announced plans to offer 30 million dollars in Panama Canal bonds authorized by Congress. The bonds carry 2 percent interest, payable quarterly, dated August 1, 1906, redeemable after ten years, and payable thirty years from issue.
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Washington, D. C
Shaw
Panama Canal
Congress
Inaue
Evelyn Nesbit and the lure of Broadway’s ruin
Catherine Leckie profiles Evelyn Nesbit as a cautionary tale of New York’s glittering but corrupt social scene. The article, written for Evening Citizen, argues the Broadway nightlife destroys innocence, and recalls Nesbit’s rise and ruin as a warning to mothers and families.
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Catherine Leckie
Evening Citizen
New York
Broadway
Evelyn Nesbit
Dark Siongh
Mia
Martaio’s
Marlborough
Stanton White
Bohemian Cireles
MINER WELD RESCUES AND RISING DEATHS AT MINES
In Wales two of six trapped miners were rescued alive after six days in flooded Cara doc valley workings. three bodies were recovered and the missing man is presumed dead. In Dillonvale Ohio a miners riot left one dead two terribly injured and seven seriously wounded. Elsewhere Cananea reports quiet aside from an ambush attempt on American contractor Ben Ford. Switzerland sees snake catchers strike over pay as vipers rebound. Denver franchise cases yield Supreme Court rulings. Judge Mullins barred from certain actions and Doherty may appeal by writ of error. Jerome reopens Thaw inquiry. Kansas saloon closures trigger contempt charges for nearly a hundred keepers.
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London
Caradoc Valley
Wales
Dillonvale
Ohio
Bradley
Cananea
Bisben
Ariz
Cananes
Ben Ford
Ford
Henry Doherty
Denver Gas & Electric Company
Johnson
Supreme Court
Doherty
Steele
Gunter
Gablert
Preparations Underway for Oyster Hay Roosevelt Address
President Roosevelt remains at Sagamore Hill and will speak at Oyster Bay on July 4 if weather allows. The open air or opera house venue depends on conditions, with stages arranged for elderly and disabled attendees. A past site at Robert Jorden Jet will host the celebration, and plans include transport from village to the venue.
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President Roosevelt
Opera House
Robert Jorden
Roosevelt
New York
Fot Ie Pettus
Vilage
Dryan
Lone Flow
Earthquake shocks rattle Socorro in morning tremors
Five distinct earthquakes shook Socorro New Mexico between 3:10 and 5:15 AM. Residents fled outdoors as buildings swayed plaster cracked and tables rattled. No serious damage reported though panic and alarm spread. rain later dampened the scene as officials noted the event.
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Secorra
Socorro
Tory
N. M
Socorro Magdalena
San Antonio
Heat wave toll rises with six more deaths in New York
News reports July 2 note heat prostration deaths totaling sixteen from the Saturday hot spell. Other items include a Manila officer's suicide, Nebraska cloudburst damage, Imperial Valley flood risks, Baltimore educators seeking a 1907 convention, and an electrocution execution in Sing Sing.
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New York
Philanthropists Deliver Lectures in New York
New York, weuey TNO Seuamu or lew of wetures at the School of Philabthyopy will be at the Charzy uitile today. Theme lectures are delivered outside the aneplooy of the Charity Organization Society. The two years of lectures will be at the ettochect of how to care for newly for ce the course attended by forty seven students of philanthropy.
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New York
Weuey
Lew of Wetures
School of Phil Abthyopy
Charly
Arrival of the New Jersey Shakes Eastport for Fourth Festivities
Eastport Maine reports great excitement over the battleship New Jersey docking for the Fourth of July celebration. Flags line the harbor and elaborate preparations are underway to entertain the officers and crew. A hangar event is planned for tonight and a reception and ball tomorrow night in their honor.
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Eastport
New Jersey
Colombia Eyes Inter Oceanic Canal Plan
A Bogota project envisages an inter oceanic canal via a modified Atrato Trinando route with Latin American army labor and inter American backing. Estimated cost around 70 million dollars, work to start by 1912, with neutral safeguards and Pan American involvement.
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New York
Colombia
Republica
Coram
Pan-American Congress
Rio de Janeiro
Europe
Tereto
Teoando
Dingo Mendoza
Endurance Motorcycle Contest Opens in New York
More than twenty five motorcycles start at 4am in New York for the 11th zonal endurance run by the Federation of American Motorcyclists. The route covers Little Falls, Utica, Rome, Syracuse and Rochester with control points and strict timing. Awards depend on arrival times, with thirty minutes leeway and no watch variations. Survivors receive night control prizes, gold medals for perfect performance, and silver medals for completing the two day event.
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New York
Federation of American Motorcyclists
Federation of American Motorcyclist
Rochester
Little Falls
Utica
Rome
Poughkeepsie
Albany
Lite Falla
Syracuse
Survivora
Geld Mediary Wul
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