Derailed Rock Island Train Claim No Injuries Reported
Rock Island passenger train No. 6 from Denver derailed while entering Omaha with no injuries. Reports mention O Warren Smith of Allen County Ohio, and a flurry of other national and regional incidents including killings, rescissions, and political shifts across the country. Several notable figures and locations are named, illustrating a busy world scene with accidents, politics, crime, and international notes.
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Rock Island
Denver
Omaha
O. Warren Smith
Allen County
Ohio
Lima
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Thompsonville
Conn
Roy Hardy
Big Four
Cleveland
Wagner
Star of Bengal
William T. Bull
New York
Lake Shore
Elyria
Owen
Fort Keogh
Montana
Edgerly
Department of Dakota
James Thorn
Russellville
Ala
Oscar Kondert
First National Bank of
Baton Rouge
Saunders
United States
George D. Lyford
Port Maron
Mich
el Paso
Altar
Sonora
Chicago
Grafton Starbuck
Gauley Bridge
W. Va
Starbuck
Green County
Derby
Williams County
Trumbull County
Denny Hazel
Joseph Silva
Yreka
Cal
BE. I. Dudley
Dudley
Alexis Deevers
W. W. Bowman
Joplin
Bowman
Deevers
Greenfield
Mass
Benjamin Wh. Gaines
Carriet
Mabel Wing
West
Madison Street
Barry
Bowler
Desplaines Street
Henry
Elgin
First State Bank
Fallis
Lincoln County
Oklahoma
George Schmake
Gonzalou de Quesada
Paris
Washington
Canary Islands
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Switzerland
France
Cuba
Young brothers kill hunter in Wildwood Park Harrisburg
Albert Hall aged 12 is shot and killed by his 10 year old brother Raymond during a hunt in Wildwood Park Harrisburg Pa. The incident follows a string of crimes and local tragedies reported in the era including jail escapes and fires.
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Albert Hall
Raymond
Wildwood Park
Harrisburg
Joseph John Button
New York
Edward J. Mosey
Federal
John Robinson
Kelley Island
Lake Erie
Robinson
Hazel
Pittsburg Buffalo Coal Company
Canonsburg
Joseph Veltra
Bruno Garbone
Indiana
John Denny, Jr
Upper Providence
United States
Convention of the Women's Name Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Charles H. Parkhurst
Society For the Prevention of Crime
James Keegan
Brooklyn
Matteawan Asylum
New York State
James O’brien
Keegan
O'Brien
Beverly
Mass
Salisbury Beach
Amesbury
Newburyport
New Era
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
Maurice Tannenholz
H. Tannenholz & Son
Perkins
Morristown
N. J
Tl. W. Miller
United States District Court
Pittsburg
T Tis
Lacoma Mill Company
San Francisco
Frank Pinkham
Proye
Tate Orient
Coshocton County
Olio
Coshocton
LSU
Chester A. Breinig
Columbus
Ohio
Foms
Larned
Kan
Nev
W. Gioukin
Larned Baptist Church
Tomesene
Newton Cox
Lincolnville
Oklo
Faye
Bulah
Dora Knight
Cox
Uw Cumbers Mountain Range
Rho Arvida County
Santa Fe
N. M
Turbulent World News From 1907 Briefs
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Canadian Ubevals win power with a reduced majority. Countess Szechenyi blessed with a daughter. Prince Henry of Prussia pilots an airship during a long trip. Mexican rebel leaders Lugo and Nobledo face execution after trial in Torreon. A violent hurricane devastates Nicaragua coast, with loss of life. The Pope plans a special consistory for American cardinals after diocesan reorganization. Mexico’s President Dias denies retirement plans. Russia reports 627 executions in 1907 across military districts. Typhoid outbreak in Montreal causes hospital overload and deaths rise. German consul Silas McFarland suicides in transit. Mississippi judge strikes down railroad removal to federal courts. Coal and rail rates dominate trade briefs with lawsuits and Supreme Court review looming. Q4 rail coal news and antitrust rate fights continue in multiple courts.
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Budapest
Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Prince Henry
Prussia
Count Zeppelin
Torreon
Mexico
Lugo
Nobledo
Viescas
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Rio Grande
Prinzapulka
Rome
London
United States
Dias
The
Red
Russia
Montreal
Silas C. McFarland
Lowa
Lamburg
Berlin
Germany
Ludwigslust
Cloudburst Flood Drowns 120 in Oklahoma Canadian River
A cloudburst caused the Canadian River overflow in Oklahoma killing 120 people and leaving hundreds more missing or stranded in trees or higher ground. Homes and farms were swept away as boats and rescue teams operated along the flooded valley between Shawnee and McLoud. Rail tracks on the Rock Island and Santa Fe systems were washed out.
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Canadian
Oklahoma
Shawnee
McLoud
Rock Island
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Santa Fe
Cutleura Heals Sufferer After Years Of Sores
A Me veteran describes a long rheumatic leg flare with persistent sores. After tried remedies and three doctors, Cutleura Soap Ointment and Resolvent cured the wounds in three weeks, with ongoing relief after three months. Testimonial from Mrs. V. V. Albert of Upper Frenchville Me dated July 21 1907.
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Berning
Lega
Catlonra
V. V. Albert
Upper
Frenchville
Kidney Trouble Relief Cited By Greenwood Man
Nat Anderson of Greenwood recounts five years of dull backache and worsening kidney disease. After strict examinations and ineffective treatments, he credits Dean's Kidney Pills with relief and recovery, noting regained strength and no remaining kidney trouble. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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Nat Anderson
Greenwood
8. C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Boston Girl Scratched by Leopard at Circus
A twelve year old Boston girl reached into a leopard cage to stroke the animal, receiving severe scratches and bites. Her companion, rushing home, warned the mother of possible leprosy. In a second tale, an elderly Boston woman blamed gastritis on a leaking coal stove fumes.
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Dinenne
Boston
Annie
Breadmaker and Young Lady Clash in Quip
A baker defends his bread saying he has been baking since before the girl was born, while she retorts that perhaps she was sold some of it. Their exchange reveals a humorous clash over the quality of bread.
State Stubb and the Senator's Chestnut Jokes
The passage mocks a veteran lawmaker nicknamed Stubb who boasted about his lineage. A joking couplet suggests his family tree is a chestnut, implying repeated or stale anecdotes from the old senator.
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Stubb
Il'in
Coffee at Bottom of Trouble Driven From Coffee by Postum
A long-time coffee drinker recounts nervous spells indigestion and heart palpitations easing after switching to Postum. The man, now healthier and lighter, credits Postum with saving his life and urges others to consider it. The letter, signed with a Postum company name, invites readers to “There’s a Reason.”
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Til Stocksman
Poston
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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