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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1909
Page
2
Explosion at Bocachia Kills Twelve Railway Workers
A dynamite blast on the Florida East Coast railway near Wey West Fla kills twelve men and seriously injures five others when a lighted cigarette is tossed into a fuse box by a railroad crew member. The men were in four feet of water beneath 700 pounds of dynamite prepared for the day’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bocachia
Wey West
Fla
Florida East Coast Railway
Operator Gave Life for Others in Steep Point Rescue
One wireless operator, George E. Beecles of Seattle, lost his life while sounding the Ohio during a perilous sinking. His calls for help summoned the Kingfisher, Humboldt, and Rupert City, saving all but four others and one passenger. English aviator Henry Farman set world records for duration and distance in a biplane, achieving 180 kilometres in just over three hours and winning the grand prix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Beecles
Seattle
Wash
Alaska Steamship Company
Ohio
C. Q. DD
Kingfisher
Humboldt
Rupert City
Steep Point
Hish- Kish Narrows
British Columbia
Rheims
France
Henry Farman
Fatal Panic at Waverly Factory Fire Kills One
In a panic of 300 Kelly canning factory workers in Waverly Iowa after a gasoline tank exploded on the second floor George McRoberts was killed three persons were probably fatally injured and a score more hurt The building burned down causing about 100000 in damage and destroying 3000 400 cans of corn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Canning
Waverly
George McRoberts
Ball Player Killed by Lightning at Atlantic City Practice
In front of about a thousand spectators William Bedford a Black second baseman for the Cuban Giants was instantly killed by lightning at Inlet Park Atlantic City New Jersey during practice before a game with Atlantic City. The bolt struck the ground near him and traveled through his shoe spikes into his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bedford
Cairo
Cuban Giants
Inlet Park
Atlantic City
N. J
Hod Carrier Falls 250 Feet At NYC Powerhouse
James Hogan hod carrier in New York City toppled from a ladder rim while resting and died 250 feet below in the power house. Only a single left leg bone broke. internal injuries caused death. Speedway Owners Held Responsible for Indianapolis deaths in August races coroner’s report cites Grand Jury probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hogan
New York City
New York Central
Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
College Gift from Carnegie to Wesleyan University
President Theodore Kemp of Wesleyan University Blooming ton Illinois received notice that Andrew Carnegie donated $30,000 for a new science building. Wesleyan has raised an endowment fund of $60,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Theodore Kemp
Ofllinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Ill
Andrew Carnegie
Wesleyan
Youtsey's Wife Sues for a Divorce
Mrs. Henry Youtsey, wife of the man serving a sentence for complicity in the 1899 Goebel assassination, has filed for divorce in Winchester Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youtsey
Henry Youtsey
William Goebel
Winchester
Ambia Fire Threatens Indiana Village
A blaze swept Ambia Indiana nearly destroying the village thirty miles northeast of Danville Illinois. Damage is estimated at thirty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ambia
Ind
Danville
Ill
Troop-Mob Battle Leaves Eight Dead in McKees Rocks
In McKees Rocks Pennsylvania a strike riot at the Pressed Steel Car plant turns deadly as eight are killed and many wounded. State troopers and deputies aggravate the clash moving in with riot guns as arrests are made and barricades fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKees Rocks
Schoenville
Pressed Steel Car Company
Allegheny County
Homestead
Gumbert
Monroes Fire Death After Black Man Shoots 25
A Black man from Pine Bluff Arkansas named Bill Way opened fire in Monroe Louisiana wounding 25 people before being fatally shot by a policeman. Victims face possible death or lifelong injuries while a mob burned his body after hanging it for an hour. Authorities report intoxication with whisky and cocaine as possible causes. The mob threatened broader violence against Black residents in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Way
Pine Bluff
Ark
Monroe
Publi Square
Way
Alabama Senate Passes Strict Fuller Prohibition Bill
The Alabama Senate approved a harsh Fuller prohibition measure banning liquor possession outside private homes. It requires the accused to prove innocence before evidence is used, criminalizes the word saloon, bans liquor ads, and treats holding a federal liquor license as proof of selling intoxicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Senate
Tragic Shipwreck Ends Five After Cannibal Fears
The Norwegian bark Erral wrecked at Middleton Reef. Only five of twenty-two aboard survived until the Makura picked them up near death. Captain Anderson and the second mate died building a raft. Anderson’s wife then drowned her four children, fearing cannibalism, and followed them into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erral
Middleton Reef
Victoria
B. C
Australia
Tafu
Anderson
Prediction of Sun Heat Power as Future Energy Source
The seventy ninth annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science opened in Winnipeg. President Sir Joseph John Thompson stated engineers may directly use solar heat for power, predicting a future energy source when coal is depleted and water power is insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Winnipeg
Joseph John Thompson
Various Windsor and international racing and sporting results
Lady Sybil won the Windsor handicap feature. Johnny Summers defeated Jimmy Britt in London. Ocean Round won Saratoga’s Spinaway Stakes for two-year-old fillies. Bonnie Kate won the Canadian Steeplechase at Fort Erie. Glen won the hamline free for all pace. Sidney Hatch set a 100 mile world record in 16 hours 7 minutes 43 seconds. USGA announced amateur championship plans for Wheaton Illinois September 6 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Summers
Jimmy Britt
California
London
Saratoga
W. Clay
Bonnie Kate
Fort Erie
Ferris Stables
Waterway
St. Paul Driving Association
Hamline
Glen
J. H. Bohrer
Sidney Hatch
Chicago
Albert Corry
United States’ Golf Association
Wheaton
Auto Kills Three At Race In Indianapolis Speedway
Three people died and three were injured at the Indianapolis motor speedway on Saturday as National Six driver Charles Merz lost a tire and the car crashed into the fence. The event ended early after a second crash near the same spot left a driver and mechanician injured. Officials halted the Wheeler and Schebler trophy race after 235 miles, casting doubt on the fate of the speedway built at over $400,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Speedway
Indianapolis
National Six
Charles Merz
Men Remain Minority in U S Church Membership 1906
Census Bureau report on the 1906 Census of Religious Bodies shows total church membership near 33 million with only 43.1 percent men and 56.9 percent women. Protestant groups varied with 39.3 percent men. Roman Catholics 49.3 percent men. Epispopalians 35.5 percent. Christian Scientists 27.6 percent. Shakers 21.3 percent. Greek Orthodox 98.9 percent men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
United States
Latter Day Saints
Disciples
Tere
Kidnappers Send Second Letter in Grace Viviano Case
Pietro Viviano, father of Grace, received a second ransom letter from the kidnapers who seized the Viviano children in St. Louis and hold them for $25,000. The missive states the kidnappers are eager to start negotiations with the parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viviano
St. Louis
Pietro Viviano
Grace
Rail King Returns Optimistic After Illness
Harriman arrives back in America weighing ten pounds less and showing signs of a lingering illness. At Arden his summer estate he begins the after cure with family and doctors nearby. His future dispatches depend on his health as he convalesces away from active railroad duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
H. Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Arden
Harriman
Bad Gastein
Desire for virtually indestructible paper for official records
Governments led by the United States seek indestructible paper to preserve state papers and valuable documents. Nations already impose strict standards for paper used in records, aiming for permanence and resilience against damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Droughts, Mergers, and Early Air Travel Highlights
The La Crosse region endures the worst drought in 37 years while the Bell Telephone Company gains control of Chippewa Valley Telephone. Minnesota and South Dakota crops show mixed yields with corn surging in South Dakota. The New York Aerial Manufacturing and Navigation Company forms to move freight and passengers by airships with $25,000 capital, marking a first in New York State. Early aviators Latham, Paulhan, and Curtiss race above the field, Delagrange closing in before a descent ends the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakotas
Minnesota
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
New York Aerial Manufacturing and Navigation Company
Brooklyn
New York State
Latham Breaks World Record at Rheims Flight
French aviator Hubert Latham shattered the world time and distance mark at Rheims as he completed about 158 kilometers. Earlier Paulhan reached 210 miles in a separate flight amid favorable weather, while a squall tested the pilots during Latham's second attempt. The aviation week opened with clear skies and multiple events including endurance and speed contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Latham
Rheims
France
Paulhan
Latham
Navy to Arm Next Battleships With Bigger Guns
Secretary of the Navy George Von L. Meyer plans a radical shift in the next two battleships. The changes include larger ships and armament, with fourteen inch guns replacing the current twelve inch guns on ships now under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
George von L. Meyer
Exhumation Plan for Lieut James Sutton Blocked
The army quartermaster's department halted or delayed the decision to exhume Lieut James N Sutton due to excessive publicity surrounding the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
James N. Sutton
Salmon Shortage Shrinks Columbia River Pack
The total salmon pack for the Columbia River season dropped to 260,000 forty eight pound cases, a 20 percent reduction from 1908. The season ran about one month shorter, roughly 25 percent less than prior seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia River
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Batesville, Ind
D. McCallum
Selleet Sey Sun Sun
Cale Dt L. PN. M. G
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Pittsburg
Philadelp'a
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Detroit
Philadelp
Cleveland
Milwaukee
St St. Paul
Minnea’ps’s
Toledo
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
Indianap’s
Alabama
Uncle Sam
Mother
QOS
Ontario
Windsor
Lady Sybil
Liner
Trade and Industry
la Crosse
Wisconsin
The
Bell Telephone Company
Chippewa Valley Telephone Company
Warren, Wis
Prentice, Wis
Sommer
Cockburn
Buneau-Varilla
Delagrange
Glenn H. Curtiss
Aerostrome
Hubert Daly Haimhl
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