TWO KILLED AND MANY HURT IN SOUTHERN TRAIN CRASH
A southbound Atlanta to Macon passenger train collided head on with a freight train near Juliette Georgia at 2 10 pm two killed and many injured. The engineer James Pittman and fireman Ed West of Atlanta died. Among the injured are Dr George S Tigner and Dr Walter J Brown two prominent Atlanta dentists en route to the state dental convention in Macon. The life of prison guard Ben Pearson became a nurse the wounded were taken to the Macon depot and then to Macon.
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Juliette
Atlanta
Macon
James T. Pittman
ED West
Isaac Bashinski
Bashinski
Ben Pearson
MR. Gerry
Hendricks
Jackson
Lilliard
R. O. Cochran
H. S. Penny
J. G. Early
Dora Nichols
Robert Nichols
A. D. Williams
EB. P. Johnson
James Green
Engineer Gailey
Bacutt
Walter J. Brown
M. N. Mixon
Rome
Maron
Afl Place
Pearson
Pittman
F. K. Lillard
Southern Bell Collision Near Norcross Kills Engineer
A Southern Bell passenger train and freight train collided near Norcross Georgia yesterday afternoon. Fireman G Haney was seriously injured, possibly fatally, and engineer Pittman of the freight was killed. Passengers faced panic as wreckage and splintered cars blocked the line and a wrecking train was sent from Atlanta. The incident follows a three month period recording 1 481 railroad collisions and 87 derailments nationwide with substantial property damage and dozens dead or injured.
Tornado Toll Linked to Minnesota and North Dakota Towns
Storms carved a deadly path across Clay Becker and neighboring counties. Reports from Ulen Foss Atlanta Walworth White Earth Dien and Lake Park state fifteen deaths and extensive farm damage with livestock losses. Officials confirm four killed near Voss and injuries across multiple communities as rescues continue.
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St Paul
Minn
Clay
Brek~er
White Marsh Indian Reservation
Hall
Ulen
Clay County
Becker County
Foss
Atlanta
Andrew Penn
White Earth Indian Agency
White Earth
White Earth Indian Reservation
Walworth
Atlantic
Dien
Voss
O. Berg
Andrew Horin
Ole Johnson Berg
Aulanta
Lake Park
Spangelo
Bodies Arrive in Atlanta After Special Train
A special train delivered the bodies of engineer James T. Pittman and fireman Jerry West to Atlanta Union Depot at 9:40. Both were badly mutilated and taken to H. M. Patterson Undertaking on Peachtree Street. W. A. Slate, a brother of Pittman, awaited the arrival and accompanied the body to the undertakers as a large crowd gathered at the depot.
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Vaughn
James T. Pittman
Jerry West
Union
Pittman
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Open 29th Annual Session
In San Francisco Golden Gate hall the imperial council of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine began its twenty-ninth annual session. Imperial Potentate Shaffer delivered the annual message noting an eight thousand member gain and eightieth temples in the US and Canada. Deputy Imperial Potentate Cush Aiken of Omaha is slated to be chosen imperial potentate.
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San Francisco
Imperial Council of the Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine
Golden Gate Hall
Imperial Council
Imperial
Shaffer
United States
Canada
Rowait
Galveston
Tex
Roanoke
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Quay Elkin Clash Dominates Pennsylvania Convention
In Harrisburg today factional bitterness surged as Senator Quay and Attorney General Elkin clashed over seating contested delegates. Pennypacker led Pennypacker-Watres caucus with 206 delegates, while Penrose was named temporary chairman.
Arkansas Democrats Rally Behind Clarke for Senator
At the Arkansas Democratic state convention James P. Clarke was declared the nominee for United States senator, with strong ovations for Clarke amid debates about party platform. Governor Jefferson Davis was renominated for governor, and a full state ticket including Crockett, Murphy, Tipton, Hinmon, Monroe, Battle, Conway, Phillips, Hudgins, Hampton, and Bradford was listed. the platform endorsed the Kansas City platform and denounced trusts while pledging action against combinations.
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Little Rock
Ark
James P. Clarke
United States
James K. Jones
Jones
Clarke
Arkansas
T. 4. Humphreys
Fayetteville
James FP. Clarke
Jefferson Davia
E W. Rector
Hot Springs
Davis
James H. Berry
J. W. Crockett
Dewitt
George W. Murphy
Fordice
Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture
H. T. Bradford
Lonoke
Kansas City
Democratic Party
Arabs butcher a caravan in desert attack near Kowelt
London report cites Vienna dispatch that Arab tribesmen killed a caravan of wealthy merchants 100 miles from Kowelt in Asiatic Turkey. Only twenty of the 500 in the caravan escaped, according to a Constantinople source.
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London
Vienna
The
Daily Express
Constantinople
Kowelt
Asiatic
Turkey
Honeymoon spark leads to $25,000 suit in Chicago court
Nellie Burke, a south side waitress, claims John Sprong of New Orleans wooed her with promises of marriage during a moonlit summer, seeking $25,000 in alimony. Sprong, served at the Palmer House, denies the vows and calls the case blackmail in a local pretrial hearing.
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Chicago
Ill
John Sprong
New Orleans
Palmer House
Nellie Burke
South Side
Burke
Three Texas men charged with disposing of stolen panic notes
Jesse Nickell Peter Fulcher and Wyatt Hanken residents of Callahan County Texas are charged with handling panic notes stolen from a Great Northern express train at Wagoner Montana January 3 1901 Nickell confessed he was to receive half the proceeds and all three waived examination and are held on 3000 bond.
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Abliene
Tex
Jesse Nickell
Peter Fulcher
Wyatt Hanken
OG. C. Hanks
San Antonio Regently
Great Northern
Wagoner, Mont
Callahan County
Texas
Nickell
Geysers in New Mexico County Alarm Residents
June 10 reports from Santa Fe note unusual activity at sulphur springs in Bernalillo county. Captain J. P. Conner conveys that twenty eight geysers pulse around the springs and a nearby district erupts a five foot stream, unsettling a previously quiet area.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
Mex
United States Geological Survey
J. P. Conner
Bernatillo County
German Warships Sailed to Enforce Venezuela Claim
St Thomas reports German cruisers Falke and Gazelle sailed to La Guayra, Venezuela, amid Berlin orders. US officials lack official guidance on motives, while Germany pursues a 6 million Bolivar claim. Diplomacy notes consider coercion including blockade without war. The Monroe Doctrine is cited as no guaranteed protection against punishment.
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St. Thomas
Falke
la Guayra
Venezuela
Gazelle
Berlin
Washington
Germany
State Department
England
France
Congress
Senators Confer Without Action on Cuba Reciprocity
Republican senators held conferences in Washington on June 10 over reciprocity with Cuba. Advocates of immediate tariff reduction rejected a present rebate and a final treaty as too slow, pledging to prolong the session if needed to push their plan.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Southern Leaders and Rail Incidents Highlight Georgia News
Hon Thomas B Watson spoke on The South at the Tabernacle to an enthused audience. Clark Howell won renomination for the thirty fifth district Senate seat at the Atlanta convention. A Carnegie Library donation of 509 volumes arrived in Atlanta from Philadelphia. A collision between a Southern passenger train No 18 and a freight near Norcross injured Fireman Haney. A passenger and freight wreck near Juliette caused multiple deaths and injuries including Atlantan casualties. Judge W M Henry is urged to run for the supreme court bench to succeed Justice Lewis. Yucy Cobb Institute and the state normal college held closing exercises. Emory College laid the cornerstone for a new science hall with an address by Bishop Warren Candler. The Greenville News to publish an exposé on South Carolina dispensary board irregularities. Senator Tilman hissed at Clemson, and Miss Benson was murdered at Mount Vernon NC with two suspects under pursuit. A Spartanburg D C man was beaten and driven from town by white civilians. Meanwhile a cyclone in Minnesota killed over 30 and injured many. Senator Hanna criticizes a Panama cartoon. Quay and his machine loom in Pennsylvania. Nicaragua canal advocates push for a vote. miners’ strike prospects dim. German cruisers voyage to Venezuela to collect debts. Whitelaw Reid received a Cambridge doctor of laws. Water cure testimony suggests fear of death rather than harm. Manila strikes widen with over 7,000 workers out.
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Southern
Bell
Norcross
G. Haney
Charlotte
Atlanta
Loest
Haney
Isaac B. Brown
Erie
Quay
Reeder
Easton
Republican State Committee
John Pitkin
Indiana
Pennypacker
Elkin
Watres
Penrose
J. C. Sibley
Franklin
Pennypacker-Watres
Senator Quay
United States
Reédar
Chester County
United States Senate
Mr. Quay
Mr. Elkin
A. 8. L. Shields
Philadelphia
Messrs. Penrose
Shields
Elkispies
Thomas B. Watson
Tabernacle
South
Juliette
Macon
W. M. Henry
Rome Superior Court
Supreme Court
H. T Lewis
Yucy Cobb Institute
Athens
State Normal College
Acience Hall
Emory College
Blakhop Warren Candler
Greenville
D. C
Board of Control
South Carolina
Clemson College
Tilman
Hartzog
J. C. Perry
Spartanburg
Minnesota
Hanna
Panama Company
Senator
Pennsylvania
Nicaragua Canal
Morgan
Panama
Mitchell
Wright
New York
Falke
Gazelle
Venezuela
Berlin
Whitelaw Reid
Cambridge University
Glenn
Manila
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Score
West
Drs. Tichenor
Brown
Southern Bell
Norcross, Ga
Gailey
Ind
Bloomington
Wobles
Harrisburg
Samuel W. Pennypacker
William Brown
Newcastle
House of Commons
Kaiser
Gov. Davis
Senate
Berry
Made of
Philippines
Carryll Armstrong
Morrillton
Democratic State Central Committee
Falke and
LaGuayra
Georgia
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