White City Fire at World’s Fair Traps Patrons
A massive blaze at the 1916 Belgian World Fair in Brussels swept through the Belgian, English, and French sections. Panicked crowds, including women and children, were trampled amid a sea of flames, with hundreds injured and two dead. Firefighters and troops fought the flames as the Kermesz amusement zone burned, and surrounding pavilions and houses were destroyed. Continued on Page Three.
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White City
Ames
Anikly
Temselves
Brussels
Antwerp
Sulboneh
Henar
Greaady
Ne Kermest
Washington weighs rail freight hikes near million annual lift
The Interstate Commerce Commission estimates freight rate increases averaging about 16 percent across the North of the Ohio and East of the Mississippi region. Hearings open in the custom house at the Work City, with tariffs postponed to November 1. total annual impact projected near 600 million dollars across 13 lines, distributed by tonnage.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Mississippi
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Florence Nightingale Final Summons Comes at London Home
Florence Nightingale died yesterday afternoon at her London home after a period of illness. The renowned nurse and only woman awarded the Order of Merit endured frail health, receiving care from five physicians as she gradually declined through the night and into early Saturday.
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Florence Nightingale
Wits
Lunder
Taft Faces Insurgent Pressure as Crane Seeks Presidential Report
Beverly Miss August 14 Senator W Murray Crane of Massachusetts, a focal figure in Republican party shifts, plans to report to the president in Beverly Tuesday about his recent mission. Taft’s reaction remains guarded though private anxiety over moves by Crane and allies grows, with Taft’s aides compiling clippings as silence persists.
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W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
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Ballinger
Warwick Neck
Aldrich
Taft
Cheering News for Gov Brown and Machinery of Campaigns
Satisfactory progress reported in letters from 82 counties as Governor Brown explains about machinists subscription lists. With seven days left before the August 28 primary, Georgia supporters press a steady campaign pace sending thousands of buttons to clubs and handling heavy mail.
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Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
JT. Oglesby
McDonough
Forest Park
Clayton County
Hoke Smith
Richardace Co. Rewart
Smith 10 speaks in Gainesville amid Georgia tour
Former Governor Smith continues his southern speaking tour with an Augusta appearance planned for Tuesday night. A large Hall county audience is expected in Gainesville at 11 o clock, with outdoor seating likely if the courtroom overfills. Other campaigns include Olive in multiple towns and Thomas and Copeland coordinating speeches in nearby counties. A card from W P Anderson questions Governor Brown’s finances and teacher pay, citing 1908 and 1968 figures and recalling past treasury claims.
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Will Renye
Southern
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Augusta
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Elberton
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Dawson
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Ocilla
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Cobbtown
George C. Thomas
Athens
Alonzo Richardson Company
Brown
Rioters Defy Sabbath. Police Bombings Target Barns in Columbus
In Columbus on August 14 rioters and carmen strikers pressed activity despite the Sabbath. A non union conductor shot a scab bully in the leg, a woman was struck by a stone, and eight more policemen joined the mutiny against riding streetcars. An attempted bombing of west, car, and south side barns failed for lack of charges. officials denied Mayor Marshall endorsed union actions. governor Harmon unavailable for comment.
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Ohio
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East Side
Marshall
Carmen’s
Charles Miller
Harmon
Rioiera
Juse
Prize Taken by Louis Paulhan
Paris August 14 Louis Paulhan, the French aviator, won The London Daily Mail prize of 6000 dollars for the year’s cross country Light inndes total. He is credited with 921 miles, while Graham White trails with 769 miles in the recent London to Manchester flight. Aubrun and Boblape, rivals in the race from Paris, are listed with 445 and 401 miles respectively.
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Paris
Louis Faulhan
London
Graham White
Pauthan
Manchester
Ee Fulon
Aubrunjana
Boblape
Train Collision Kills 132 and Injures 100 at Saujon
A Bordeaux excursion train carrying 1200 passengers crashed into a freight train near Saujon France. A misplaced switch caused the collision. Reports say many victims were schoolgirls and several cars were torn to splinters.
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Royan
France
Bordeaux
Saujon
Taft Worried By The Silence Of Roosevelt
President Taft grew uneasy as Roosevelt remained silent amid mounting political pressure. Analysts noted Roosevelt’s absence from public statements as the two former allies faced diverging paths this year.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Not a Cheer for Taft Given by Roosevelt
Ex President Roosevelt plans a Sagamore Hill conference with Lloyd Griscom, New York Republican chairman, to discuss a message from President Taft. Griscom visited Beverly with Taft plans and will travel to Sagamore Hill tomorrow for the session. Roosevelt, returning from Africa, aims to define relations with Taft as the campaign heats up while continuing his western trip to address conservation and policy.
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Lloyd
Griscom
New York
Africa
Himserf
Taft
Boston
Harvard
Roonevelt
Republican Party
White House
Weather Forecast Conflicting Partly Cloudy Across States
The forecast lists partly cloudy conditions for Georgia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Indiana Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas Tennessee with varying chances of showers. Local notes forecast showers in Florida and New Mexico while Arizona expects fair days and cooler north portions. East Texas shows partly cloudy with coastal showers and cooler trends through Tuesday night. The text includes a promotional passage about organizational harmony and advertising.
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Virginia
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Felr
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Arkansas
Tennessee
Némteky
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