Bridge Collapse Traps Freight Train Over Susquehanna
Eastern span of the Baltimore and Ohio bridge at Perryville Maryland collapsed as an eastbound freight train from Baltimore to Wilmington passed over it. Engineman Lynn and fireman drowned. William Wilson watchman carried down with wreckage and may die. Section under repair at the time, tampering reports circulate.
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Wilmington
Del
Baltimore and Ohio
Perryville
Baltimore
Lynn
William Wilson
Explosive found in multiple parts of structure
Dynamite had been discovered in various sections of the building in recent weeks. Officers continue the investigation.
Weather forecaster predicts rain to break drought next week
Forecaster Garriott of the weather bureau says a Pacific coast disturbance will reach the country by midweek bringing fairly copious rains. Report notes heavy rains along the gulf coast and general showers over the southern cotton belt with enough rain in Texas Oklahoma and surrounding Arkansas Kansas areas.
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Washington
Garriott
Weather Bureau
Pacific Coast
Gulf Coast
Cotton Belt
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Good Racing at Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia September 23 A large crowd witnessed the Roanoke fair second day. In the 2 17 trot purse 300 Miss Rosedale won with a best time 2 15 4. Conciliation took the 2 25 pace best time 2 15. Hilda won the 2 27 pace best time 2 15. Good Fishers captured the 7 8 miles dash in 1 34 and Widow won the 5 8 miles dash in 1 04.
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Roanoke
Miss Rosedale
Hilda
Widow
Prominent Virginia Bride Ties the Knot in Winchester
Miss Mary Bowie daughter of Mrs Edward Contee Johnson wed Mr John Pearce Campbell of Baltimore in Winchester on September 23. The bride is granddaughter of Reverdy Johnson former U S senator of Maryland and the groom is nephew of Charles J Faulkner former U S senator of West Virginia.
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Winchester
Mary Bowie
Edward Contee Johnson
John Pearce Campbell
Baltimore
Reverdy Johnson
United States
Maryland
Chas. J. Faulkner
West Virginia
Flavoring matters Blue Ribbon Vanilla or Lemon
Advertises Blue Ribbon Vanilla or Lemon flavoring noting it is absolutely pure and lasts twice as long with perfect flavor for any use.
Ogherr and Entire Ticket Off in Bitter West Virginia Feud
A bitter feud in West Virginia politics ends with the election of William E. Glasscock as governor. Other candidates are nominated at the Charleston convention, delivering an apparently assured victory for the party slate.
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West Virginia
Wm. E. Glasscock
Charleston
New West Virginia Republican candidate chosen in compromise
In Charleston on September 23 the West Virginia Republican split ends as Arnold C. Scherr withdraws and backs the regular ticket led by William E. Glasscock. Swisher and other Lincoln Republicans retire, clearing the field for a united GOP slate. The move is seen as making a Republican victory likely.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Charles W. Swisher
Arnold C. Scherr
Swisher
Scherr
Lincoln
William KE. Glasscock
Mr. Scherr
Glasscock Begins Governor Campaign in West Virginia
Hon. W. E. Glasscock of Morgantown, named as the Republican gubernatorial nominee to succeed Swisher, withdrew early this morning and announced plans to start his campaign immediately. He will go to state headquarters in Clarksburg tomorrow for a committee conference to arrange details.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. E. Glasscock
Morgantown
C. W. Swisher
State Committee
National Congress of Farmers Opens in Madison
The twenty eighth annual Farmers National Congress convenes in Madison Wisconsin with headquarters at Park Hotel. Opening exercises in Agricultural Hall include prayers by Rt Rev John Hazen White and welcoming addresses by Gov Davidson and Mayor Schubert. Delegates from many states arrive. noted figures William J Bryan and James J Hill are among the attendees.
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Madison
Wis
Park Hotel
Farmers’ National Congress
Agricultural Hall
John Hazen White
Indiana
Davidson
Schubert
Wisconsin
Joshua Strange
Congress
Wisconsin dairy congress to discuss farm issues nationwide
Former Wisconsin governor W D Heard and University of Wisconsin figures will join a national dairy congress. President Cc R Van Hise and a dozen faculty members are among participants. The event runs one week with papers by leading thinkers on topics of public and farm interest. Politics will not be a focus though major questions like railroad rates taxation and tariff reform will be examined.
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Bles
W. D. Heard
Wisconsin
United States
Cc. R. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Congress
Taft Addresses Chicago Railway Men in Labor Campaign
Taft a t o'clock speeches in Chicago launched an aggressive campaign. He praised his labor judge record and cited accord with Roosevelt on labor matters while labeling Bryan and Gompers as perpetually active in union labor politics. An overflow crowd at Orchestra Hall heard Taft urge voters to select Roosevelt for action.
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Chicago
Wm. H. Taft
Railways Independence Taft Club
Taft
Cincinnati
George Ade
Brook
Ind
Auditorium
Hitchcock
Orchestra Hall
Lake Front
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Samuel Gompers
Roosevelt Replies to Bryan Over Haskell and Trust Plan
President Roosevelt issues a reply to William J. Bryan defending Governor Haskell of Oklahoma and criticizing the Bryan plan for regulating trusts. He argues Haskell is uncorrupted by Standard Oil influence and denounces the plan as radical and unworkable, warning that Democrats would paralyze business. Bryan, shown the letter in Columbus, says he is too tired to read it that night.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
William J. Bryan
W. R. Hearst
Haskell
Democratic Campaign Committee
Standard Oil
Ohio
Oklahoma
Bryan
Prairie State Oil and Gas Co
Great Corporation
Oklahoma Company
Mr. Bryan
Taft
Yoraker
Hearer
Haskel
State University
Columbus
Associated Press
Asiatic Cholera Spreads in Russia Across Society
In St. Petersburg cholera spreads rapidly with twenty four cases in Peterhof and a case in Prince Alexander Oldenburg’s palace. The imperial family is expected to return to Peterhof as cadets at the Pavlovsk Military Academy report outbreaks and graves fill with the dead.
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St. Petersburg
Peterhof
Alexander Oldenburg
Pavlovsk Millitary Academy
Mass grave intake limits at city cemetery hit as corpses surge
Ninety two unburied bodies were found at a city cemetery this morning and a regular train brought in 126 more. Sextons can inter only 120 per day, highlighting a bottleneck in burials.
Bryan Delivers Twelve Campaign Speeches in Ohio
William Jennings Bryan spoke twelve times across Ohio drawing large crowds. His final address in Columbus drew about twenty thousand, with Memorial Hall hosting the largest audience yet. Inside, a brass band played patriotic tunes as red fire lit the exterior and Dem officials lobbied outside.
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Columbus
Wm. J. Bryan
Ohio
Memorial Hall
Bryan
James Kilbourne
Judson Harmon
John J. Lentz
Mr. Bryan
Haskell
Prohibitive Favorite Hedgewood Boy Beaten by Citation
Hedgewood Boy once a prohibitive favorite for the free-for-all pace in Columbus was barred in the first heat from betting and defeated by Citation. The Illinois mare set a world record with heats of 2 01 3 4 and 2 03, following Hedgewood Roy's 2 02 1 4 in the same event.
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Columbus
Hedgewood Boy
Citation
Illinois
Hedgwood Roy
Fifty Hurt in Collision on Southwestern Line
Fog caused a wreck on the Southwestern Trac tion Company line between Philadelphia and Chester injuring about 50 people. A workmen car carrying 72 men collided with a Chester bound car as visibility collapsed, sending workers flying while both trains were wrecked.
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Philadelphia
Southwestern Traction Company
Chester
Madrid Physician and Mayor Accused in Serial Murders
The Spanish mayor Dr Agostino Tortosa of Alarcon is charged with multiple killings. Brothers-in-law and mother-in-law died by suffocation in an unventilated room filled with gases. Other victims include a patient whose body was cut up and disposed of in a torrent, and the landlord killed by a pin to the skull.
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Madrid
Agostino Tortosa
Alarcon
End Came Suddenly A Russell Peabody Dies
New York obituary notes A Russell Peabody dies suddenly at Babylon L I pneumonia. He was a prominent attorney who played a leading role in Thaw defense and belonged to a well known northern family.
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New York
A. Russell Peabody
Harry K. Thaw
Babylon, L. J
Peabody
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Chicago and several centers across the nation mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The organization began in 1883 at Oneonta New York with twelve members and now totals 101000 members in the United States Canada and Mexico. Since its founding it has paid 16500000 in death and disability claims.
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Chicago
Ill
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
Oneonta
N. Y
United States
Canada
Mexico
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