Explosion at Wheeling Steel Works Kills Six at Martins Ferry
Telegraphic reports detail a catastrophic blast at the Wheeling Steel and Iron Company furnace in Martins Ferry Ohio. Six men died burned to death several others were fatally or seriously injured with twenty injured, many flames and molten metal described, rescuers rushed victims to hospital as more bodies were recovered. Nearby, five year old Jimmy Trusty survives after a copperhead constrains his hand in Indiana, as other children react with fear.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Fort Wayne Couple Robbed by Gypsy Band
Mr. Henry Meyer of Fort Wayne Ind reported to Deputy Sheriff Ed Courdenay that while driving south of the city he was halted by a gypsy band armed with revolvers. The robbers surrounded his buggy at a dark spot and moved toward Adams County. he could not identify the assailants.
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Henry Meyer
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ed Courdenay
Meyer
Adams County
Pioneer Logan County settler George N. Rice dies at 90
George N. Rice a Civil War veteran and early Logan County pioneer who for ten years resided in Fort Wayne Indiana with his two daughters died suddenly at his home in Fort Wayne from a stroke of apoplexy. He was over 90 but had been hale and hearty until shortly before his death.
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George N. Rice
Logan County
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Ind
East Washington Street
Youth Charged With Criminal Assault Near Warsaw
Robert Kelley a 19 year old at the time is jailed on a charge of criminal assault against his 11 year old sister Lida. The siblings share a home with their mother near War saw with the Warsaw address given for the mother. Kelley denies guilt and the arrest affidavit was filed by City Marshal Chas Mconi.
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Robert Kelley
James Kelley
Warsaw
Ind
Lida
Chas. Mconi
Open May Report in Snearly Murder Case
Prosecutor F G Carpenter of Wabash Indiana asks Judge Wrigley in Columbia City to open the sealed physicians and chemists report in the Snearly murder case to both prosecution and defense attorneys. Judge Wrigley may grant the request.
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F. G. Carpenter
Wabash
Ind
W. D. Carver
Columbia City
Fire destroys Decatur Cere al Company plant
A fire consumed the Decatur cereal plant causing about 500000 in property damage and claiming one life. Fireman John Sheehy was killed by falling timbers while attempting to save company books.
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Decatur
Ill
John Sheehy
Aged Prohibitionist Gideon Tabor Stewart Dies in Cal
Gideon Tabor Stewart, possibly the nation’s oldest prominent Prohibitionist, died in Pasadenas California at 85. Born in Johnstown Kentucky he ran as Prohibitionist vice president candidate in 1876. Marion Man Beaten to Death. John McDougal a Marion Indiana merchant was beaten to death in a struggle with Francis Miller and brothers Alva Lester Miller arrested.
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Gideon Tabor Stewart
Pasadens
Cal
Johnstown
Marion
John McDougal
Ind
Francis Miller
Miller
Alva
Lester
Governor Hadley Signs Anti Cigarette Bill
Governor Hadley in Jefferson City signs a measure banning cigarette smoking by individuals aged 10 to 18 in public places. The law targets youth smoking to curb access and protect public spaces from underage consumption.
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Hadley
Jefferson City
Arrests Blow Open Marion Black Hand Ring in Ohio
Federal inspectors and detectives cover a Marion led Black Hand gang with branches reaching several cities. Arrests include Sam Lima and Joe Rizzo in Marion, Antonio Vicario in Columbus, and A Marfis in Dennison. Evidence shows Italian conspirators extorted thousands nationwide, with money orders sent to Italy and bomb threats made against targeted families.
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Columbus
Marion
Dennison
Ohio
Post Office
Charles Holmes
Cincinnati
Sam Lima
Joe Rizzo
Antonio Vicario
A. Marfis
Lima
Holmes
Bellefontaine
Italy
John
Charles Amicon
Columbus Commission
John Amicon
Agostino Gennarino
Gennarino
Pittsburg
Woman Held in Train Hold Up Case In Omaha
Federal authorities detain Lillian Stephenson as witness after arrival with Jack Shelton alias Jack Gordon in Omaha. Shelton faces charged involvement in the Overland Limited railroad robbery on the Union Pacific. Stephenson says she will testify fully and knew nothing of the holdup until arrest. Prosecutors pursue four men already ordered arrested, ruling out a fifth suspect.
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Lillian Stephenson
Jack Shelton
Jack Gordon
Omaha
Shelton
Union Pacific
Stephenson
Flames destroy 100 homes in Presque Isle Maine
A northeast Presque Isle fire driven by strong winds razed 100 houses and several large structures including the Congregational Church and Masonic Hall. The Canadian Pacific Railroad station and two potato storage buildings burned as losses reach about 300000.
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Maine
Presque+Isle
Congregational Church
Canadian Pacific
Flood Devastates Colorado as Rivers Rage Across State
Heavy rains and melting snow flood many Colorado communities. Four people die as streams swell and property is destroyed. Train service ceases in all directions. The Grand Junction water system faces threats from floods on the Grand and Gunnison rivers. Greely and surrounding areas flood from the Cache la Poudre. A dam near Denver bursts flooding Englewood. A cloudburst near Timon turns the Big Sandy into a raging torrent, flooding farms.
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Colorado
Grand Junction
Grand
Gunnison
Greely
Cache
Poudre
Denver
Englewood
Timon
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Shift in coffee trade as Sielcken buys Woolson Spice
Herman Sielcken of Crossman & Sielcken buys the Woolson Spice Company from the Havemeyer estate and others. He plans a greatly enlarged plant and the deal signals the sugar trust may abandon the coffee branch. Sielcken is a stockholder in the American Sugar Refining Company.
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Muay
Herman Sielcken
Crossman & Sielcken
New York
Woolson Spice Company
H. O. Havemeyer
Sielcken
Sugar Trust
American Sugar Refining Company
Notable Boxing Draw Eyed In Philadelphia Bout
In Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Jack Johnson battled six rounds with a clean match unlikely to yield a decision. Edward Payson Weston continues his cross country walk, 63 miles daily through Kansas and Colorado, nearing age year. A dramatic finish in Louisville features Gypsy King and Hyperion finishing neck and neck in a sprint race. Judges struggled to separate the two in the final stretch.
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Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Jack Johnson
Edward Payson Weston
New York
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Colorado
Louisville
Hyperion
Death of Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale Ends Notable Era
Revered United States Senate chaplain and Boston pastor emeritus Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale died at his Roxbury home. Born 1822, Hale advocated world peace, edited the Peace Crusade, and helped establish The Hague tribunal. He served 1856 to 1900 at South Church and followed Milburn as Senate chaplain.
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Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Roxbury
Mass
Julia Ward Howe
Hale
Old South Church of
Boston
Dr. Hale
New England
Nathan Hale
Edward Everett
Boston Advertiser
Harvard University
William H. Milburn
Senate
Rural Free Delivery petitions and routes figures
The Post Office Department in Washington reports 59 741 petitions for rural free delivery. Of these 52 16 884 were denied while 40 637 rural routes were in operation June 1. Petitions pending 1 563, with 1 358 returned unacted.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Florida House Passes Train Race Separation Bill
The Florida House approved the Senate bill providing separation of the races on railroad trains and streetcars and sent it to the Governor for signature.
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Florida House
U S Gains in Canada Trade as US Dominates Imports
Canadian official statistics show United States merchandise rising to 60.4 percent of Canada's imports by the year ending March 31 1905 up from 34.03 percent in 1869 while Britain falls to 23.69 percent. In 1907 Canada imported 166 million dollars of manufactured goods two thirds from Canada, with 89 million from the United States and 54 million from Great Britain. UK tariff rates bias imports from Britain and colonies compared with US merchandise.
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United States
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Great Britain
United Kingdom
British Colonies
Fire Devastates Decatur Cereal Plant Killing Fireman
A blaze at the Decatur Cereal Company mill began after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, destroying the plant with a 650000 dollar loss and injuring no one else. Fireman John Sheehy was killed by a falling timber while aiding in rescue efforts. The adjacent elevator, holding 80000 bushels of corn, also burned. The Wabash railroad frontage covered two blocks at Eldorado and Vandyke streets. The city fire department, hampered by low water pressure, could not stop the fire. The company produced starch and corn grits and employed many workers.
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Deecatur Cereal Company
Decatur Cereal Company
John Sheehy
Eldorado
Vandyke
Decatur
Appointment of Alaska Governor and Civil Service Commissioner
Walter Clark of Washington is named governor of Alaska and William Washburn of New York is appointed civil service commissioner to fill the vacancies from James T. Williams. Wisconsin assemblymen, subpoenaed by a Senate committee examining Senator Stephenson's re-election, refuse to obey the upper house and the assembly approves their action. The committee aims to press the matter through the extra session in January to compel the assemblymen to testify.
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Walter Clark
Washington
Man
Alaska
William §. Washburn
New York
James T. Williams
Wisconsin
Senate
Stephenson
Assembly
Japan demands new treaty with United States in Washington talks
Ambassador Takahira outlines Japan’s plan to terminate the 1894 treaty and seek a new pact aligning with its rising world position. Tokyo aims to drop U S laborer admission provisions, while Britain’s stance may shape the US response ahead of 1911 negotiations.
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United States
Japan
Washington
Takhira
Great Britain
China
Russia
Council of the Powers
Seels
Senate
Taft
Tokio
Balloon Indiana lands last in national race near Dixon Tenn
Carl Fisher and G L Bambaugh of Indianapolis landed their balloon Indiana six miles north of Dixon Tennessee at 6 pm Monday after starting from Indianapolis Saturday. It was the last balloon to land and had previously stopped at Ashland City to water. They said not touching ground would avoid disqualification. Dr Goethe Link and J R Irvin of balloon Indianapolis did not know they won first prize until reaching Louisville.
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Carl Fisher
G. L. Bambaugh
Indianapolis
Indiana
Dickson
Tenn
Ashland City
Goethe Link
J. R. Irvin
Louisville
Boy Avenger In Wreck Plot Grips Nation
A 15 year old near Griffith Indiana confessed to trying to derail a Grand Trunk line to avenge his father William Osborne who had hay burned and not paid. He aimed to halt a Chicago bound flyer, but the engineer spotted a tied track switch and saved 300 passengers on the West Bound New York Limited. Tramps were arrested on suspicion of robbery following the discovery.
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Grand Trunk
Willie Osborne
Griffith
Ind
William Osborne
New York Limited
Cor Griffith
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