Train wreck at Momuma leaves four dead and forty injured
A Pittsburgh and Lake Erie train bound for Pittsburg struck a switch and derailed twenty five feet into an embankment near Momuma, twenty six miles from the city. Two killed and three fatally injured, with forty others hurt. Names of the dead and injured list numerous passengers and railroad staff from Cleveland Cortland Youngstown and Beaver Falls among others. Police and hospital workers attend the scene as investigators begin.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Momuma
William J Cunningham
Lowry Black
Lola H Perkins
Cleveland Abao
James Lee Washington
Jefferson Curse Eiver
Wow Muss
Westfall Beaver
Frank T Powers
Youngstown
Harry
Columbus
Richmond Morgan Pittsburg
Gloninger Pittsburg
Battle at Waersloof and Waer Kloof Ends in Two Hour Skirmish
In the Cape Colony the Colonial Mounted Rifles were attacked by Boers at Was sersloof on June Wth. General Kettig ger and pursuing commandant Maen surprised the rifle camp at Waer Kloof as troopers were widening up. The engagement lasted two and a half hours.
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Cradock Cape Colony
Colonial Mounted Rifles
Wassersloof
Maen
Kettigger
Rifles
Waer Kloof
Sampsons Head on Medal Backed by Navy Board
Washington June 24 Acting on the unanimous navy board recommendation Secretary Long approved two medals to honor U S navy deeds in the West Indies campaign of the Spanish American War. The battle medal bears Sampsons head with inscription United States naval campaign in the West Indies 188 William Thomas Sampson commander in chief. The meritorious service medal honors distinguished service other than battle, to figures including Hobson Ward Blue Buck and a few others.
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Washington
Navy Board of Awards
Long
Congress
United States Navy
West Indies
Sampson
Deweys
Manila
United States Naval Campaign
William Thomas Sampson
Altors
Hobson
Ward Victor Blue
Buck
Detective Richardson Given Three Years In Tennessee Prison
Buiber of Jury Setenced to Three Years in Prison Memphis Tennessee June 21 18pectat Richardson one of the best known detectives in Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi must go to the penitentiary for three years for bribing a jury according to the action of the supreme court today refusing a rehearing of his case He has led a sensational career with several penitentiary near misses He supervised five negro prisoners years ago who violet deaths and his arrest followed though he escaped punishment He has been arrested at other times but won out by smooth operations His latest crime was bribing a jury in a large damage suit A country man on the jury confessed and led to the arrest Richardson has made many important captures and was regarded as a shrewd detective.
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Buiber
Memphis
Tonn
Richardson
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Supreme Court
Long Ace William Wiley Arrested for Murder
William Wiley known as William Allen, an old farmer and inspector living near the Cossatgt river south of Mena, was arrested Saturday afternoon in Franklin County Texas on a murder charge from 1879 in Mount Vernon. Sheriff Ei P Templeton and ex-sheriff C C Dupre carried out the arrest.
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William Wiley
Mena Ark
William Wiay
William Allen
Cossatgt River
Mens
Mt Vernon
Tex Wiley
Ei P .Templeton
Franklin County
Texes
C C Dupre
Harvard Student Kills Sister Then Fatally Shoots Self
Richard Freedman, a Harvard recent graduate, fatally shot his sister Rosa aged seventeen on a crowded West End street and then killed himself. Mental strain and alleged insanity are cited as factors in the tragedy.
Deadly Heat in Chicago as Hundreds Stricken and Die
Chicago reports two deaths and eleven prostrations from extreme heat with hundreds affected across the city. Names of victims appear in scattered fragments, with mentions of prostrations at stock yards and on street cars and fears some will die. Nearby towns note high temperatures and one man declared insane after heat exposure.
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Chicago
Cheral
Willy Fana Bamndly
Bichalis Setunickrath
Ron
Andrew Barnard
Charles Hurtis
Asim Bichak
Amelia Ward
John Collins
Wiile
Worlen
Mary Freem
Juanes Gaynor
Cadas
WB Branford
Strea
Burlington Po
Black River Falls
Wis
Tolay
Historic property sold in Richmond Virginia mansion bought by Vienna Club
The historic Van Lew mansion on Church Hill in Richmond Virginia sold for 130 cash to the Vienna Club a young social organization. The house and grounds, once home to Elizabeth Van Lew, include a secret chamber used to hide Union prisoners. The club plans thorough improvements to the property.
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Ral Club
van Lew
Ichmond Va
Rurch Hill
Ufe
Eferle van Lew
Vienna Club
Estes
Surrender in Laguna Province Ends Insurgency Advance
General Cailles entered Santa Cruz with 650 men and 600 rifles, surrendered arms at the convention enclosure, received receipts for thirty pesos each, and handed his sword to General Sumner who praised the surrender. Cailles declared it a happy day for the Lagans. Deserter Frank Mekin, once with the insurgents, was placed in irons.
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Santa Cruz
Laguna
Casfiles
Cailles
Moss
Hart
Eighth United States Infantry
United States Army
Arma Call
Len
Summer
Sumner
Caillen
Macarthur
Cailies
Lagans
Frank Mekin
Thirty Senth
Pump Company Plant Burned in Mound City Fire
Cairo fl June 24 The National Pump Company plant at Mound City and the Big Four depot were destroyed by fire this afternoon. Loss estimated at 20000 with about half covered by insurance. About 200 yards of track destroyed and traffic delayed for hours.
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Pump Company
Cairo
National Pump Company 6
Mound City
Big Four
Tre
Why men wear coats in heat and shirt waists cause debate
An old debate questions why sturdy men resist lighter clothing while frail women tolerate airy shirt waists in cool weather. The piece notes men often keep coats on outdoors, while women freely wear thin fabrics, suggesting comfort, tradition, and gendered expectation influence clothing choices more than fabric exposure.
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Ucago
Ralr
Fa Pen
Alry
Angieh winner in singles at Gulf States tennis event
The Gulf States tennis championship continues in New Orleans at the Seruts Club with singles and doubles rounds underway. Angier and Sam Williams of Atlanta were upset in doubles while R G Hunt from California and B V C Grant with Clarence Ancier of the Atlanta Tennis Club are among singles winners as action resumes Thursday.
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New Orleans
Teman
Seruts Club
Hunt
Armeda Tennis Club
California
VC Grant
Clarence Ancier
Atlanta
Angier
Sam Willams
Do not fear indigestion think heart trouble
The note touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure promising digestion of what you eat and rest for a worn stomach. It mentions a travel route through Texas Los Angeles and California coast and invites contact with W R Fagan in Atlanta for information. It ends with an auction sale urging buyers to save earnings by purchasing one of 37 lots.
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Texas
Los Angeles
California
Rockies
W. R. Fagan
North Pryor St
Atlanta
Ffway
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