Fatal wreck on Roanoke narrow gauge kills three
Roanoke Virginia August seventh special report says a work train on the Roanoke & Southern to Rover mines jumped the track on a steep upgrade. Three men James Tyree James L Wirtz and Harry Brown died. Several others were seriously injured including John Long fireman Frank Richardson George Tyree and engineer William Dyer. The train with about thirty miners was moving uphill when the adjacent car derailed and toppled the engine, which turned over.
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Roanoke
Roanoke & Southern
Rover
James Tyree
James L. Wirtz
Harry Brown
John Long
Frank Richardson
George W. Tyree
William Dyer
Train Accident Claims Lives After Crushing Is Reported
A locomotive accident left the engineer and fireman alive after escaping by jumping while a bystander named Tyree was crushed to death and a boy identified as a negro boy died later the same day. The causes of the disaster remain under investigation.
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Tyree
Wirtz
Knights of Pythias Convention Adjourns
Boston August 7 The twenty fifth Knights of Pythias convention adjourned after a key business session of the supreme lodge and the uniform rank encampment began breaking camp A violent rainstorm drenched the uniform rank encampment delaying preparations The supreme lodge approved Major General Arthur J Strobbart as commander in chief of the uniform rank Milwaukee was chosen as the next biennial encampment site.
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Boston
Mass
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Arthur J. Strobbart
St. Paul
Taft Leads Greenbrier Horse Show Feature
Judge Taft featured at Greenbriar county's first horse show near White Sulphur Springs West Virginia as he rode forty miles over the mountains then attended the German at the Greenbriar Hotel. He spoke no speeches and plans none during the trip.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Judge Taft
Virginia
Greenbriar County
Greenbriar Hotel
Taft
Household Goods Auction and Private Sale Notice
Household goods including beds mattresses chairs tables toilet sets sideboards hat racks carpets and matting from Virginia property go to highest bidder starting Saturday at 10 am. Private purchases accepted in the store one door west of East End Pharmacy by L B Reynolds dated 8 7 21.
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Virginia
East End
L. B. Reynolds
Kern Visits Democratic HQ as Campaign Plans Form
Chicago Aug 7 John W Kern Democratic vice presidential candidate visits the Democratic committee headquarters at the auditorium annex with National Chairman Norman E Mack They discuss campaign plans and Kern heads to Charles City Iowa for a Chau tauqua address Mack plans sub committee meetings Monday and announces John W Tomlinson as head of the national bureau of Democratic clubs
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Chicago
John W. Kern
Democratic Committee
Auditorium
Norman E. Mack
Mack
Kern
Charles City
Iowa
Indianapolis
Bryan
Lincoln
National
National Bureau of Democratic Clubs
No Reduced Rates for Bryan Notification Meeting
Norman E. Mack says railroads will not cut fares to Lincoln for the Bryan notification meeting on August 12 due to Nebraska two-cent fare laws. Eben McLeod notes Ohio’s law allowed a rate to Cincinnati, citing discrimination against the Democratic party and overlap between railroad associations.
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Chicago
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Lincoln
Neb
Eben McLeod
Western Passenger Association
Central Passenger Association
Democratic Party
Mack
Nebraska
Ohio
Taft
Cincinnati
Thaw Files Petition in Bankruptcy
Pittsburg Pa August 7 A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States court here tonight by Attorney Charles Morschauser representing Harry K Thaw.
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Pittsburg
United States
Charles Morschauser
Harry K. Thaw
West Virginia Mining Law Case Heads to Courts Over Safety Lamps
Judge J C Herndon delivers a full decision in The Red Coal and Coke Co vs J W Paul and James G Boyd. The ruling interprets mining safety obligations, inspector notices, and court remedies when a mine is deemed unsafe due to explosive gas.
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J. C. Herndon
Circuit Court
Red Coal and Coke Company
J. W. Paul
Department of Mines of
West Virginia
Jas. G. Boyd
Seventh District
Judge Herndon
State of
Department of Mines
James G. Boyd
Genuine Stock Promise Prompts Local Shop Ad
A local retailer touts authentic goods and insistence on customers getting exactly what they order urging shoppers to buy where transparency and accuracy are guaranteed. The message emphasizes stock integrity and value over imitators.
Hale a Million for Bryan Campaign Funds Discussed
At Fairview Nebraska on August 7 leaders debated campaign finance with a projected need of at least 500000 dollars. Bryan met with finance figures Pettigrew and Haskell and planned Chicago meetings to organize fundraising nationwide.
Three Children Burned to Death in Minneapolis Fire
Three children aged one two and four years died in a noon fire in Minneapolis Minnesota after their mother Mrs Frank Linud boge left them locked in a room the house caught fire and neighbors heard their screams.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Linudboge
Roosevelt Holds Talks on Cadet Suspensions at Sagamore Hill
Dyeter Bay Aug 7 The absence of definite details on Roosevelt’s two conferences at Sagamore Hill is noted as Secretary of War Wright and Col Hugh L Scott discuss with the president the eight cadets recently suspended for hazing and related cases at West Point.
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Dyeter Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Wright
Hugh L. Scott
West Point Military Academy
Hitchcock Talks Politics With President Quiet Afterward
National Republican Committee Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock met with the president earlier but offered no details after, stating only that their talk concerned politics in general.
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Ing. National Republican Committee
Frank H. Hitchcock
Teddy Accepts Blame in Brownsville Case
Four people die and four are injured when a Livingston Lumber Company tram engine strikes a cow and plunges into a ravine near Livingston Texas. President Roosevelt says he accepts full responsibility for issuing an original order discharging the battalion of negro soldiers over Brownsville rioting allegations. General Corbin's statement denying blame is supported by Deputy Forster.
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Livingston
Texas
Livingston Lumber Company
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Brownsville
Washington
General Corbin
U.S. Act
Corbin
Nou
Taft
Rudolph Forster
Bryan to field independent ticket for presidential race
Philadelphia August 7 The Bryan League of Pennsylvania decided to put an independent ticket in the field under the name Bryan for the coming presidential election and to organize a state structure with committee men and a full ticket in every county, at a meeting today.
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Philadelphia
Bryan League of
Pennsylvania
Bryan
Wanted Money or Would Commit Death by Own Action
In Chicago on August 7 a desperate man advertised for a $500 loan to save him from self harm. Two men delivered $250 the next day, bringing hope as he faced a time limit to avoid death by his own hand. His wife and eight children waited in a minister's office for news. The lender later said the man planned to face his employers once funds arrived.
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Chicago
Advertiser
Rob inson wins navy heavyweight title in fifth round
Vallejo California, August 7. Battling Robinson of the cruiser Colorado defeated Arthur Holmes of the cruiser Maryland to win the navy heavyweight championship by knockout in the fifth round.
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Vallejo
Cal
Battling Robinson
Colorado
Navy
Arthur Holmes
Maryland
Illinois Will Primary Law Debate Delays Ballot Facts
A Chicago dispatch reports Illinois will implement a primary law described as the most effective political instrument on record. The ballot will list names of five hundred candidates and the final result will be delayed for some time.
Illinois Direct Primary Law Tests In Chicago Election
Chicago voters face the first test of Illinois new direct primary law with polls open from 6 am to 6 pm. Four ballots will guide the governor state officers legislature and U.S. senator race, with about 500 candidates per party and 5000 precinct committeemen seeking election. Count and canvass may stretch into Sunday.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois
United States
Atlantic fleet to dock in Auckland after gale
A wireless dispatch reports the United States Atlantic fleet will arrive in Auckland around eight oclock tomorrow morning after a gale passed through the area. The message notes the gale blew out last night and fine weather now prevails.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Blue Ribbon Vanilla Promise of Pure Rich Flavor
Advert says Blue Ribbon Vanilla is absolutely pure and long lasting. It claims double the use per bottle and superior flavor for cooks and bakers seeking consistent results.
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