Disasters on the Roll Fatal Wrecks Across States
A ruined Long Island line near Greenville left engineer Frank Coombes and his companion Jarvis killed as their engine plunged down an embankment after striking a wagon. Fireman Michael Riordan died in steam scalding. Conductor Jones and Brakeman Riordan injured. In Huntington Indiana engineer Cal Lyons died when No 4 collided with a freight. air brake tampering suspected. Bimminella Alabama saw a rear end wreck kill Brakeman J M Costello and Fireman Lester Brown. engineer Exlmunds mortally hurt. Aromsoux Kansas reports a Missouri Pacific freight ditched with Fireman Thomas Wallace fatally scalded.
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Huntington
Ind
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Cal Lyons
David Griffith
Alabama
Bimminellam
Ala
Philaris
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
J. M. Costello
Lester Brown
Exlmunds
Aromsoux
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Hall’s Station
Thomas Wallace
Kansas City
Multiple Drownings Reported Across Cities
A sequence of tragic incidents reports drownings in Minnesota Pennsylvania Massachusetts Connecticut and Kentucky with several boats capsizing the search continuing for missing bodies. Other items note a fatal fire in Chicago and a fatality from a railway yard incident in Texarkana.
Secretary Rusk Praises Presidential Tour Across Nation
Secretary Rusk voiced enthusiastic approval of the presidential tour, praising the reception in Tennessee and Texas. He recalled a warm, patriotic farewell in California and described days filled with pleasant happenings on the journey.
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Washixoton City
Rusk
South
Bear in a Jewelry Store Chaos Shocks Lancaster
A Potter county bear escaped a temporary cage at Zahin’s jewelry factory in Lancaster on Sunday afternoon. It smashed watches and clocks, toppled displays, and raided cases before retreating into an old cesspool as a crowd gathered to watch the spectacle.
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Brain
Potter County
Zaha
Zabin
Hydrophobia linked to local animal bites in Corunna case
Dr. Paul Gibier treats a Corunna Michigan woman with a badly lacerated finger after a farm dog bitten by a mongrel rabid animal passed infection to livestock. The pig and cows died of hydrophobia and a goose showed sickness. the woman’s finger injury will be treated over several days. The report also notes a large May labor demonstration in London and coverage of protection for Jews amid Corfu riots.
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Paul Gibier
Pasteur Institute
Corunna
Mich
Longest pro baseball game ends in Tacoma victory
In Tacoma Washington on May 19 the Tacoma club defeated Seattle 6 to 5 after 22 innings in the Pacific Coast League. Both teams showed near perfect fielding, delivering the longest professional game on record.
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Tacoma
Wash
Seattle
Pacific Coast League
Tacomas
Great Joliet Fire Destroys Barb Wire Plant and City Blocks
A massive blaze hit Joliet on Saturday causing heavy damage across thirty five to forty acres. About 275 homes and stores burned leaving 1,000 to 1,500 people homeless while major losses reach 6285,000 with 280,000 insured. The fire started near a three story courthouse whose cupola caught flame as winds from the lake intensified the disaster.
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Missouri
Joliet
New York
Muskecon
Mich
Pine Street
Court House
Fire destroys five story row on Eighth Avenue
A Monday morning blaze Totally destroys five story brick apartments on Eighth Avenue between 137th and 138th streets in New York. Dozens of residents escape in nightwear as losses reach about 35000 dollars with only partial insurance. Residents suspect arson and tenants include Equitable Life Insurance Company occupants.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Equitable Life Insurance Company
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