Powder Explosion Wrecks Big Four Train at Sanford Ind
A car load of powder exploded on Big Four No. 3 as it passed a freight near Sanford Indiana. Twenty two corpses, many charred or mutilated, were recovered with at least thirty five injured. The blast shattered the train, engine hurled fifty feet, and many passengers perished or were rescued injured.
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Sanford
Ind
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
de Soto
Kas
FL W. Bartell
W. W. Dortceh
Fairview
Lake Shore
Riga
Mich
Pere Marquette
Alma
Homer Johnson
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Hammond
Fire destroys two Youngstown buildings and hotel
A blaze in Youngstown Ohio obliterated the H L McElroy Company furniture dealers building and the adjacent J N Eowers Sons dry goods shop. The Eastman Hotel burned completely. Total losses are placed around 706000 with roughly two thirds covered by insurance.
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H. L. McElroy Company
Youngstown
Ohio
J. N. Eowers Sons Company
Eastman Hotel
Gale Sweeps Buffalo Damaging Shipping Massively
A terrific gale reaching ninety miles per hour battered Buffalo for eighteen hours causing about 1.5 million dollars in shipping damage. Five large lake liners moored inside the breakwater were torn loose and driven aground.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Former Governor Higgins Dying in New York
Former New York governor Frank W. Higgins suffers heart ailment in Olean and is given little hope by doctors. In Illinois, Shawneetown residents flee flood danger, with hundreds arriving in Carmi as Ohio River rise threatens homes.
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Higgins
New York
Frank W. Higgins
Olean, N. Y
Shawneetown
Carmi
Ohio River
Tolmenzo Earthquake Triggers Panic as Residents Flee
A severe quake shook Tolmenzo Italy causing widespread panic and sickness though authorities report no loss of life. Inhabitants fled to open areas seeking safety while rescue teams assess damage and provide aid.
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Tolmenzo
Italy
Hfe
Santa Fe Train 4 East Bound Wreck at Hutchinson
The Santa Fe passenger train No 4 the Chicago limited bound for California was wrecked at Hutchinson Kansas. The engineer was killed and a number of passengers injured in the crash.
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Santa Fe
California
Hutchinson
Kas
Fire destroys South Atlantic Car and Manufacturing plant
A blaze at Savannah Georgia destroys the South Atlantic Car and Manufacturing Company plant with an estimated loss near 300000 dollars partially insured. Fire investigators and local authorities inspect the scene for causes and assess damages.
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Savannah
South Atlantic Car and Manufacturing Company
Kingston Inferno Follows Quake Aftermath Destroys Public Buildings
A major quake devastates Kingston with ensuing fires sweeping public structures. Hospitals report overcrowded wards as injured residents seek care while fire crews battle blazes through the night leaving widespread damage and casualties.
Kingston Suffered Devastating Earthquake and Fire
Kingston Jamaica was hit by a massive quake late Monday afternoon causing widespread destruction along the harbor and southern coast. The disaster left nearly 1,000 dead, at least 25,000 injured, and property losses estimated at 25 million dollars as fires raged and aid efforts struggled amid ruined streets and overwhelmed hospitals.
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Kingston
Jamaica
San Francisco
Inerbor
Nkingston
America
Kingston’s Harbor Sinks as Earthquake Sets Massive Peril
Reports from Port au Prince and nearby stations warn Kingston faces imminent sinking into the sea after a severe quake and heavy fire damage. Property losses run into millions while harbor walls deteriorate and ships face danger. tourists flee as the shoreline subsides and lighthouses go dark.
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Kingston
Nunc Hing
Tao
Dco Anak
Tron
Port Au Prince
Thaiti
Whels
Plumpoink
Port Texas
Kingston and Environs Map of Earthquake Damage
The Kingston map marks Myrtle Bank hotel and parish church destroyed by the quake and fire outside the city. The race course camp houses the homeless while Up Park hospital had forty deaths in one building. Port Royal suffered flood and quake damage as Fort Charles battery sank. new bottom formations threaten relief ships.
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Singeton
Meorubig
Nepal
Kingston
Treasury
Tharbor Street
Paris
Dlort Royal
Kingston Darbor
Ainda Gunter
Port Kingston
West Indies
Myrtle Bank
Great Military Hospital
Up Park
Port Royal
Lessons in Sex Teachings Stir New York Schools
The New York School Journal argues sex should be taught in public schools amid growing movement by the Society of Moral American Propaylaxis. Dr Mary Putnam notes scant sex instruction across twenty cities, with only three girls high schools offering talks from women physicians. Dean Brailliet and John M Elliott weigh presenting methods and leadership roles for pupils.
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Society of Sruitary and
New York School Journal
Mary Putnam
Rye Brtef
Shoe
Dean Bralliet
New York School of Pelisory
John XM. Eliott
New York
Ethical Culture
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Ribune
Maccallum
Powderr
Chad
Jamaican City
Poland
Port Howal
Jlavaa
Janne
Dartanieat
Janes Fergusson
Enelishmma
Alfred Jones
Robertsons
Sugar Mill
KINGSTON _JHIMAICH
Sing Street
the Royal Mail Steam Packet Cos Office
Capitol Building
James Fergusson
Oand
Missouri
Indiana
Anotta Bay
Richmond
Wan Pointe
Queen City
Fowler
Bis
Titan Noe
Os Meu Bowler
Chifesuso
Uuet
Ul Tie Byrer
No. 3S
Diasiaiee
Helf
Schall
Kingston and Environs
SUL
Leingston
Marbor
Garthquake
France
Tahiti
Great Britain
George B. McClellan
Washington
Magoon
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Paris Journal
Jacques Lebaudy
Sahara
United States
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