Railway Wreck Kills Two and Injures Twenty Five
A Nickel Plate passenger train collided with a freight near Kishan Vermillion causing two deaths and twenty five injuries. Engineers CW Poole and FE Alexander among the dead. list of injured includes workers from Standard MM Company. Cause cited as misunderstanding of orders between trains. investigation ongoing.
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Kishan
Mer
Lnrst
Eieiels
CW. Poole
Coamant
Feiph Alexander
Newark
N. J
Tay Dle
W. Long
Jabet
Bascom
Onto
AR Chars
Pinday
Ohio
Lex Hn
President Roosevelt Likely to Postpone Extraordinary Session
Oyster Bay August 13 Notwithstanding earlier hints Congress may not be called into extraordinary session next November The president will not decide until return to Washington The chances of an extraordinary session appear uncertain with strong pressure against it Some senators and representatives urge against an extra session noting it would convene only weeks before the regular session.
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Oyster Bay
Congress
Avalon
Roosevelt
Washington
New Orleans
South
Atlantic
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Lato
Bagamoore Hill
New York
St Nahant
Maas
Great Britain
France
America
Benator Lodge
Far East
Chum
Height of Mount Whitney Revised to 14502 Feet
In San Francisco on August 13 the United States geological survey reported Mount Whitney’s true height at 14502 feet, making it the highest measured U.S. peak but 20 feet lower than long-held figures. In New York the same day Hebrew bankers’ strike negotiations collapsed, with all East Side Hebrew bike shops closed and no disorder reported.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Xealogical Survey
Jevelmen
R.A. Farmer
Mount Whitney
New York
Taft Party Leaves Manila for Iido
Secretary of War Taft and party depart Manila at 1 PM aboard the Logan Army transport for Iido. Accompanying officials include Blan Alice Roosevelt, Governor General Wright, Major General Corbin, and all insular commissioners except one.
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Taft
Manila
Blan Alice Roosevelt
Uni
Btaten Army
Logan
Iido
Wright
Jejor
Corbin
Insular
Ide
New Orleans Fever Cases Climb Amid Concealed Infections
The New Orleans fever report shows 50 new cases and 12 deaths Sunday with a rising total. Authorities note concealed cases hinder physicians as fumigation and screening shift to district headquarters to curb spread. Cases include Maurice Kenny and Louis Cucaula Jr. with several family members affected.
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New Orleans
Dontha
Captain Hall Faces Declining Health Amid Family at Side
August 13 report on Captain Lyman Hall of the Georgia Behood of Technology as he shows remarkable stamina while his health fades. His wife remains at his side and his brother is due from Raleigh tomorrow for support.
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Hall
Damille
Lyman Hall
The
Georgia
Behood of Technology
Raleigh
Bishop Smith Slightly Improved After Tuberculosis Illness
Distinguished Methodist Bishop A Coke Smith of the Southern Methodist church, visiting Asheville, is reported to be slightly improved after a Testical day of illness with tuberculosis. Mrs. Smith arrived from Norfolk to be at his bedside as the bishop remains confined to bed with limited hope for full recovery.
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Asheville
D. C
A. Coke Smith
Southern Methodist Church
Thunderstorm Kills Woman and Injures Many in New York
A violent storm in New York Aug 13 struck sheltering crowds at West 150th Street and a trolley car on Webster Avenue carrying nearly a hundred passengers. Miss Scannette Free, 20, died instantly. fourteen others were injured, nine seriously. Harbor boats capsized and two immigrant barges were blown from their docks. a Ferris wheel at Fort George halted, leaving nearly a hundred people suspended in the wind. Other items note a $100,000 Catholic Cathedral donation in Covington, and Venezuelan orders for artillery guns.
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West One Hundred
Atrest
Misa Scannette Free
Webster Avenue
Hudson
Bay Ridge
Ellin Ialand
John F. Moore
Elia
Fort George
Pledges and Perils Slow Peace Talks at Portmouth
Reports from Portsmouth on August 13 say no progress on key issues indemnity and Sakhalin. outside influence may push toward time buying. Russia objects to Japan’s plan on Korea and seeks harsher phrasing to expose Japan’s aims while risking a broader rupture.
Two Men Die In Freight Train Collision Near Fremont
In Yovledo Ohio August 13 two Wheel Ing Wabash freights collided head on near Fremont. Brakenan George Wells of Norwath and George Peek of Toledo were killed. The westbound train failed to stop at Clyde in compliance with orders. Locomotives were badly wrecked and six cars destroyed. Crews of both engines escaped by jumping.
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Yovledo
Ohio
Fremont
George Wells
Norwath
George Peek
Toledo
Clyde In
Junping
Three Women Struck by Lightning in City House
Three women in a Florida city near here were struck by lightning during a severe storm. One was believed dead, but during funeral arrangements she reportedly recovered.
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City
Fla
Here
Weather forecast by state skewed by OCR errors
Forecasts for several states show partly cloudy conditions with showers in various regions. Winds turn southerly to fresh at times, with some nights or days noting showers and warmer conditions in eastern portions. Regions include Georgia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Arkansas Alabama Mississippi Texas Florida Kentucky Louisiana and Tennessee with mixed accuracy in spelling.
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Washington
Georgia
Northwest
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Arkansas
Alabamta
Texas
Tenmasee
Kentucky
Central
Werat
Florida
Louisiana
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Chin
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Standard MM Company
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Kinmecru Post
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Miss Alice Roosevelt
Underwood & Underwood
Alice Roosevelt
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