Balloon ascent rescues aeronaut James Allen near Cape Cod
James K. Allen, Providence, Rhode Island, survived a 200 mile balloon flight after a July Fourth ascent. A southwestern wind shift carried him over Attleboro Brockton Situate Provincetown and Cape Cod before fishermen on the Sylvia rescued him twelve miles off Chatham at 7 30 Thursday morning. The balloon was saved and brought to Boston.
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James ‘*K. Allen
Dence
R. I
Boston
Francis Slyvia
Allen
Atea
Chatham
Carolock
Trod
Providence
Attleboro
Brockton
Goa
Massachusetts Bay
Provincetown
Cape ‘Cod
Sylvia
Judge Holt Rules on Elkins Law Indictments
Federal judge in New York dis misses indictments of Nathan Guilford S Pomeroy and others for conspiring to violate the Elkins rebating act. The court sustains indictments against New York Central Railroad Guilford and Pomeroy for fines. Imprisonment under the act is deemed a matter for Congress to decide.
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Holt
Federal Court
New York
Nathan Guilford
S. Pomeroy
New York Central Railroad
Boodjoe Edgar
Edwin Earle
Detroit
New York Central Road
Guilford
Pomeroy
Congress
Two Cincinnati Workmen Die in Smokestack Fall
Joseph Ayers and Oscar Underwood, sheet iron workers, fell 100 feet inside a giant smokestack at the Cincinnati pumping station. Both men were horribly mutilated and died within hours after the accident that occurred Friday as the four-fold stack collapsed.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Ayers
Oscar Underwood
Ship Carries Big Bank Roll for Manila
The government transport Sheridan captained by Peabody sails from San Francisco to Manila carrying a bank roll valued at $21,000,000 in paper money. Guarded by Lieut. Tarlton and thirty picked men of the First Infantry.
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Sheridan
Peabody
San Francisco
Manila
Philippines
Tarlton
First Infantry
Stock market quotes printed in Sioux City paper
Fragmentary listing shows bids and prices for livestock with top hogs quoted at 6.60 and other quotations around 5.55 to 6.60. The broken note references Briaays quotations and the Slows live stock market follow.
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Sioux City
Butch
Tragic Rowing Accident Drowns New Recruits
A crew of new recruits attempting a practice row on a night voyage near the pier overturned in rough conditions. All but the coxswain were inexperienced. cries for help were heard and rescue arrived in ten minutes. Two crewmen clung to the upturned dinghy while the third drowned.
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Thas
Cholera Outbreak Reported in Manila Virulent Fever
A wartime Manila cholera report notes nineteen new cases and ten deaths since midnight July 4 with two Americans among the fatalities. Authorities claim the American section remains untouched and the situation is under control despite a virulent outbreak in the city.
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Philippines
Manila
Robert Smobertz
Hart
War Department
Washington, D. C
Fourth of July Tragedy in Eveleth Card Game Quarrel
In Eveleth Minnesota a Fourth of July celebration turned deadly after an Italian named An gZelo Gienerallo killed Pa silo Romano and wounded Rubbe Glenke during a quarrel over a card game. Citizens chased the killer through the woods as a statewide search began with no arrest reported.
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Carda
Eveleth
Minn
AngZelo Gienerallo
Pasilo Romano
Rubbe Glenke
To Guard Korean Emperor
A cablegram from American Consul General Gordon Paddock in Seoul to the state department says Japanese guards around the Korean imperial palace were placed to preserve order and protect the emperor’s safety.
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State Department
Washington, D. C
Gordon Paddock
Seoul
Imperial Palace
Miss Krupp to Wed In Hasen Prussia
The engagement of Barbara Krupp to Baron Tilo von Wilmowski is announced. Barbara Krupp is the younger daughter of the late owner of Krupp iron works and her fiancé is the son of the governor of Prussian Saxony. Barbara’s presumed worth is stated as 312,600,000.
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Miss Krupp
Hasen
Prussia
Barbara Krupp
Great Iron Works
Frederick Alfred Krupp
Tilo von Wilmowski
Prussian
Saxony
Fraulein
Barbara
Bertha
Woman fatally struck by unexploded bomb at Bluffton display
Mrs William Snyder, 35, of Bluffton Indiana, died after a three pound unexploded aerial bomb struck her on the head during a fireworks display Wednesday night. Doctors say the skull fracture will prove fatal.
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Bluffton, Ind
William Snyder
Fast Train Jumps Track Near Cleveland Fatality Reported
A westbound Boston Cleveland and St Louis Limited on the Lake Shore line jumped the track just east of Cleveland at fifty mph. Tramp James Sullivan was fatally injured. No passengers hurt. Cup Leaves England as Club Natique defeats Trinity Hall Camebridge by three lengths in the final grand challenge at Henley.
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Boston
Cleveland
England
Club Natique Dé Gand
Belgium
Trinity Hall
Camebridge
Henley
Fire devours Johnson Bros block and nearby buildings
The blaze destroys the Johnson Bros block and neighboring properties in a town fire. Stock and fixtures at the Johnson store burn, with an estimated loss of 1 500 insured. Slayton loses about 159 with no insurance. The State Savings Bank building, owned by James F. Toy, sustains about 100 in damage. The Boyd saloon beside the Johnson block remains largely undamaged. The destroyed building was an old one story frame structure.
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Johnson
Jas Boyd
Johnson Bros
Heignt
Five Boys Die in Fourth of July Dynamite Accident
In Wanamie near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania five boys were killed and nine injured when they attempted to force dynamite into a pipe for a Fourth of July celebration. Two Pachunis brothers and two Shukowicz brothers and one Long boy died or were fatally injured. The pipe failed to explode with powder alone and the dynamite caused a massive blast. Several injured suffered severe damage and one died en route to the hospital.
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Wanamie
Wilkesbarre
Pachunis
Shukowicz
Long
Urge pardon for Bigelow health cited for release
President Roosevelt may grant a pardon for Frank G Bigelow the former Milwaukee banker serving time at Leavenworth Kansas due to failing health Mrs Bigelow and her son visited the prisoner this week and a pardon application is expected to be filed this year top officials indicated.
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Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Frank G. Bigelow
Leavenworth
Kan
Steamer America Rescued in Atlantic Tow by Italian Ship Dinnamore
Information from New York states the Fabre line steamer America, delayed weeks from Marseilles and Naples, arrived in port Wednesday in tow of the Italian steamer Dinnamare. All 110 passengers and crew are reported healthy after being picked up off the Azores in a crippled condition while signaling distress.
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New York
America
Marseilles
Naples
Hermade
Azores Islands
Lake Manawa Dock Collapse Risks Three Fatalities
A tragic dock collapse at Lake Manawa during a fireworks display sent nearly 100 people into sixteen feet of water. Mary Doerster, 20, is missing. Lena Rosenbloom and Miss Chamberlain may be fatally injured. All victims from Omaha. rescue efforts ongoing.
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Lake Manawa
Mary Doersler
Lena Rosenbloom
Miss Chamberlain
Omaha
Trolley Trainmen Strike Shuts Mason City Line
Mason City special reports motormen and conductors on the Clear Lake and Mason City electric line struck at noon Sunday demanding 2 per day. A train assembled at 1 30 p m with motorman Frank Hanlon and conductor C H McNider ran the line for the rest of the day.
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Mason City
Clear Lake
Frank Hanlon
C. H. McNider
First National Bank
Residence Goes to College in Sioux City
The A S Garretson residence in Sioux City was sold to Morningside College for use as a co ordinate women’s college. The building will be converted into a dormitory and a girls gymnasium installed. It cost originally 63000 and is described as one of the finest in the city.
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A. S. Garretson
Sioux City
Morningside College
Women’s College
Misa Gay Dolliver
Conference report on public building bill advances in Senate
The conference report on public building provisions moved toward adoption in the Senate on Saturday. It supports an omnibus bill shaping funding and authority for landmark projects and includes provisions for building safety and appropriations.
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Senate
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