Wreck claims 13 lives with many injured in Pennsylvania collision
At Hatfield Pennsylvania an excursion train crashed into the rear of a milk train on the Bethlehem line. Thirteen people were killed and over thirty injured in a violent wreck that left cars demolished and survivors shaken. The Bethlehem Allentown group had ridden to Atlantic City. The milk train stopped at Hatfield, then the excursion train struck at high speed crushing cars. Fatalities included Miss Annie Sherry and Mamie Kaelen among others.
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Philadelphia
Bethlehem
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Hatfield
Annie Sherry
Robert Miller
Richard Bachman
Ira Behat
William Becht
Joseph Mordaunt
Charles McGonigle
Mamie Kaelen
Godfrey Waelen
William Blackburn
Harold Landis
Ackerman
Allentown
Atlantic City
Union Depot
Godfrey Kaelen
Mamie
Passenger steamers scarce amid heavy Atlantic traffic
Berlin reports a surge in westward passenger movement and reduced sailings due to the Hoboken disaster and German government charters for China. North German Lloyd physicians push vaccination for steerage travelers. US consul Deiderich seeks instructions after forbidding steerage vaccinations for Americans.
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Berlin
Hoboken
United States
Lloyd Steamship Company
Henry W. Deiderich
Bremen
Washington
National Association of Stationary Engineers to Meet in Milwaukee
Three hundred fifty subordinate associations with about 15 000 members expect 250 delegates at the nineteenth annual meeting in Milwaukee beginning Tuesday. A proposed constitutional amendment would allow active effort to secure beneficial legislation and a plan to create a license fund to aid in obtaining legislation.
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Stationary Engineers
Milwaukee
Wis
National Association of Stationary Engineers
Letter Carriers’ Association
Detroit
Michigan
National Association of Letter Carriers
Congress
Transvaal Annexed by British Crown Promoted
London report says Lord Roberts issued a proclamation annexing the Transvaal to the British dominions. General Christian De Wet, per Capetown advices, is again spotted near the Winburg road along the railway.
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Transvaal
London
Lord Roberts
Christian Dewet
Daily Mail
Capetown
Winburg Road
Work Pushed on Southern Pacific Piers in Galveston
Galveston Texas September 2 work on the Southern Pacific railway piers is being rushed to have at least one pier ready to receive ships within weeks. Pier B will be the largest, 1400 feet long and 650 feet wide with nine acres of sheds and berth space for seven ships. The company bought 208 acres for wharfage with a 3300 feet frontage on Galveston bay and depths up to 5000 feet.
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Galveston
Texas
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Southern Pacific
Galveston Bay
War Vessels at Bar Harbor Barrage of Ships Reach Harbor
A flotilla led by the U S cruiser New York anchored at Bar Harbor after a Newport voyage. The Texas Indiana Massachusetts Kentucky and Kearseoge expected tomorrow with the British squadron due Tuesday morning. Reac Admiral Farquhar will keep inner harbor clear for the guests amid welcoming preparations.
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Bar Harbor
New York
Farquhar
Newport
Texas
Indiana
Massachuestts
Kentucky
Kearseorge
Bar Island
John H. Upshur
Taft commission to govern Philippines by September
A Washington dispatch reports the Taft commission will begin governing the Philippines on September 1, with Major General MacArthur as executive. The commission will share authority with him, establish civil government only where safe, and coordinate with military forces of some 70,000 troops to suppress insurgents when the dry season starts.
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Philippines
New York
Herald
Washington
Taft Commission
MacArthur
United States
Survey Recommends Brazos River Navigable Route
Captain Riche of the US Engineers forwarded a report to Washington recommending a survey of the Brazos River from its mouth to Waco to assess navigability. The San Antonio group expects favorable results after comparing benefits and costs for an eventual appropriation. Further details on railroad-rate effects delayed final decision. survey cost estimated near 110,000.
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Galveston
Texas
Riche
United States
Washington
Brazos River
Waco
Lamplighter Arrested After Fatal Shot in New York
John Davis known as Lamplighter, the man who shot and fatally wounded John Brennan, was arrested in a crowded tenement. Brennan identified him at the hospital before dying, as riots flared in the city following the shooting.
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New York
John Davis
Lamplighter
John Brennan
Brennan
Coal Famine Threatens Newfoundland Output
A coal famine threatens Newfoundland due to Bell Ried's mines failing and Cape Britain output dropping. Sydney’s new smelting plant claims most local supply, and Sydney coal has risen 30 percent, with rail and sea transport tied to one third of colonial output. Mamie Webb dies after ingesting carbolic acid in San Antonio at 15. her parents’ deaths are believed to have driven the act.
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St. Johne
N. J
Newfoundland
Sydney
Cape Britain
Bell Ried
Ried
San Antonio
Texas
Mamie Webb
Gainesville
Funnygrams and witty quotes from a century of quips
A collage of humorous anecdotes and jokes thumbed from a past era. It includes puns about ladders, capital moves, marriages, shoehorned misreadings, and light verse, with characters like Maude Ostend and a North Columbus maid offering quick wit and playful irony.
Frightful tally and curious notices from world and home
The clipping notes 197 wolves killed in France last year and a yellow fever epidemic along Mexican ports and Panama. Paris recorded 46 988 deaths in 1899 with 12 914 due to tuberculosis. Kangaroos in Australia dwindling make herd farming profitable. Tea origins in China date back 2700 years before Christ. George F T Cook retires after 31 years as DC school superintendent. A Wisconsin lightning strike at Chippewa Falls courthouse confirms multiple strikes. Additional tips cover travel conduct and modest sewing advice, etiquette and packing ideas.
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France
Panama
Paris
Australia
China
George F. T. Cook
District of Columbia
Chippewa Falls
Wis
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