Collision at Rockfish Va Kills and Injures Immigrant Passengers
Southern Railway passenger train No 45 collided with a freight at Rockfish depot Virginia at 3 pm, killing 24 and injuring 13. Engineer James McCormick and several others among immigrants were among the dead. rescuers led by Dr. William A. Lambeth freed victims from wreckage. Traffic halted for eight hours. Austrian women among the injured, with many in the smoker car.
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Charlottesville
Southern Railway
Rockfiah
Tmela
James McCormick
Charlotte Isle
Charles Davis
Alexandra Va
Thomas Shepfard
Charlottesae
Charles T Gay
YE Lowe Cored
Baltimore
Charles T Leitch
Walter Cc O Owen
Philadelphia
Adam Vicosavlievich
Tes
Engineer Hate
Sharpe
Knoxville
Turner
Henry
Bentonville
Walter Jackson
Hudson
Chattanooga
Mercer
Washington
J B
Sterett
Porter
New York
Payne
Alexandria
William A Lambeth
University of Virginia
Ward
Union
Uvalveratty Hospital
Gressey
Poirts
California
H A Sharpe
Mre
Cr. Owen
Owen
W. B Brubeck
Ingane
Brubeck
Hale
Lynchburg
Rackfish
Sinstone
Mt Mn
Cassius M Clay
Evansville
Ind
Durbin
Rockfish
Atlanta
Russia worries roosevelt hay meet at oyster bay
At Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay July 7 Secretary of State John Hay is guest of President Roosevelt with Senators Hanna Fairbanks and others. They discuss grave matters including the Russian situation and the Alaskan boundary. Hanna denies retirement plans amid party talks and possible moves on the commission in London.
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Oyster Bay
John Hay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Hay
London
Newport
Kri
Payne Whitney
Fairbanks
Indiana
Thamas Kearne
Utah
Oyater Bay
Senator Hanna
Ohio
Mra
Henna
Clement
Gristcom
Griscom
Presidents
House
Guy Wetmore Carryl
Fairbanks Hanns
Joint High Commission
Root
Lodge
Massachusetts
Turner
Washington
Haglatal
Lond
Fairbanks and
Kearns
New York
Ganna
Hanna
Bualnee
Alvina
Count Caasini
Man On Spree Sparks Town Takeover Attempt in Mitchel
Mitchel Oregon July 7 Martin Puett, while on a spree, raised a disturbance as town marshal and Milt De Haven confronted him. Puett reportedly fired a revolver. a rifle was used to capture Puett without further injury.
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Mitchel
Oregon
Martin Puett
Weanebig
Puett
Milt de Haven
Helms Testifies in Peonage Case In Alabama
Glennie Helms testified that policeman J F Dunbar arrested him and two other Black men for vagrancy, then sold them to Turner for work on his farm. Helms described being whipped, restrained with ropes, and kept under guard, with escape attempts followed by pursuit and a federal case over peonage charges in Montgomery.
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Dunbar
Rom Turner
Montgomery
Ala
Thomas G Jones
United States
de Murrers
J F Turner
Glennie Helms
Turne
Helma
Turner
Helms
Calets Shelly Count
Alabama
Columbus
Goodwater Coosa County
JF Dunbar
Dave White
Costa
Uofhcer Dunbar
Dadeville
Tallapoosa County
Daceville
Helmy
Opelika
Les White
White
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Steel Declares Dividends and Reports Earnings
New York July 7 United States Steel directors declare quarterly dividends of 1 percent on common stock and 1 3 percent on preferred stock. Quarter ended June 3 net earnings reach 36,499,528, down from 57,062,058 a year ago. Six months earnings total 61,568,235. after reserves net 54,162,998. Undivided surplus after dividends stands at 17,017,047. Unfilled orders on hand total 4,066,018 tons, down from 4,741,999 tons a year earlier.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Methodist Bishops Confer On Rituals At Ocean Grove
A fourteen member commission of northern and southern Methodist Episcopal church bishops and delegates meets at Ocean Grove New Jersey to revise the catechism and ritual so both churches may conform. Northern leaders include Bishop J M Merrill of Chicago and E W Boyce of Minneapolis with W Kelley of New York and Frank L Brown of Brooklyn as members. Southern participants include W W Duncan of Spartanburg C and A Cotte Amith of Norfolk Virginia. The sessions are secret and will continue for several days.
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Worth
South
New York
Methodist Episcopal Church, North
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ocean Grove
N. J
3. M. Merrill
Chicago
W. Boyce
Minneapolis
W . Kelley
Frank L. Brown
Brooklyn
W. W. Duncan
Spartanburg
A. Cotte Aamith
Norfolk
Trost Stock Slumps Amid Mixed Market Signals
Trost stock declines amid erratic market behavior with investors weighing futures data. Analysts note unexpected drops in early trading and caution on volatility, while some indicators hint at potential rebound later in the session.
Atlanta council splits over police board charter amendment
Atlanta politics churns as council factions clash over a state senate charter amendment altering police board elections. A petition by fourteen council members seeks no action, while others push for passage. The special session opens with mutual accusations as Howell weighs in and council weighs its official stance.
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City Hall
South Pryor Aireet City
City Council of
Atlanta
Senate
General Assembly
Clark Howell
Howell
Kev
Winn Wonds
Terrell
Council
State Senate
Board of Police Commissioners
Police Board
Coast of Fice
James L. Key
James E Warren
Amos Fox
George E Johnson
W OG Jones
Dazinning
Pend
Snv
Mat At
Dr. Fox
Pope shows serenity as death approaches during last hours
In Rome July 7 the pope, weakened by illness, expressed readiness to die and said he loves all but is tired. Doctors reported night misery and a changing lung condition, with plans for a pleural incision. He received communion and comforted relatives, while authorities tightened Vatican order amid fading life.
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Mazzoni
Vatican
Lappont
Pops Lao
Osservatore Romani
Mgr Marzoloni
Canali
Ufe
Tvas
Weather and city notes from Georgia and South region
A cloudy Wednesday and Thursday with showers, variable winds and temperature notes fill the page. Georgia reports include tax levy recall talks, charter revision delays, Mercer University protests, and city council sessions on police board charter changes. Southern news covers drownings from overturned skiff, Raleigh cotton mill president death, and a fatal South Carolina collision. Foreign items note British and Japanese resistance to Russian moves in Manchuria and Loubet’s London reception.
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Piedmont Park
Young Peoples Union
Mercer University
Arrests in Manila over misappropriated funds
Manila July 7 Customs Inspector Cates and Lieutenant Osborne constabulary supply officer stationed at Banemende have been arrested on a charge of misappropriating public funds.
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Coates
Osborne
Manila
Cates
Lieutenant Osborne
Banemende
No Hope for Canal Treaty Looms in Colombia
Washington July 7—William Nelson Cromwell, counsel for the Panama Canal Company, conferred with Acting Secretary Loomis about the Bagets condition. A cable from Bogota said the treaty was presented to the Colombian senate July 2 and to be taken up soon, but with less than two weeks left in the special session, fundal action seems unlikely.
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Washington
William Nelson Cromwell
Panama Canal Company
Loomis
Bagets
Cromwell
Bogita
Senate
Colomobian Congresa Tt Fe
Cape
The
Pope Leo Awakens After Pleural Operation in Rome
Rome July 7 8 55 am The pope suffered a troubled sleep but showed signs of relief after yesterday’s pleural surgery. Doctors reported eight hundred grams of fluid removed and noted some mucus in the lung. the pontiff remained hopeful and calm, telling Dr Lappontel to sleep as he recovered. The Vatican atmosphere was tense yet hopeful as updates awaited.
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Rome
Holmere
Vatican
Laponni
Leo
Lappontelwaya
Mazzon
Mazzoni
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League of Municipalities
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Charles Hatta
Raleigh Cotton Mills
Aman Tic
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Roosevelt Yesteray
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Manchuria
Portsmouth
Preatient Loubet
Loubet
Pope Leo
Ordea
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