Many Killed in Railroad Wreck on Trestle Over Mississippi
Five wooden day coaches plus baggage and express car failed to clear a trestle over Glaise Creek as the engine neared water. The collision sent two coaches down a 50 foot embankment and telescoped four more, crushing many passengers. The last car carried 180 travelers from Fort Worth to St Louis. the local train carried about 100.
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Mississippi
Fort Worth
Tex
St. Louis
Engineer Glenn Dies In Night Train Wreck Near Sulphur Springs
Based on Mr Cannon account Matt Ginger Glenn of St Louis an engineer for eight years ran past a danger signal and was killed leaping from his cabin before the crash Edward Tinsley of St Louis fireman No 4 was seriously injured Glenn had been ordered to pull over near Cliff Cave ten miles north to let the Sunshine Special pass the orders found near his body ghouls robbed the dead a single suspect William Hall of St Louis led authorities to grave harm. The disaster left a village of 150 overwhelmed with injured and dead transported to St Louis and De Soto surgeon Dr W W Hull treated victims for hours and recalled insufficient help to save many lives.
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Cannon
Matt “Ginger” Glenn
St. Louis
Glenn
Edward Tinsley
No. 4
Sulphur Springs
Cliff Cave
Here
Texas Points
William Hall
W. O. Pensley
de Soto
W. W. Hull
de Gonia
de Gonta
Bobby
Rough Landing Wrecks Plane in Franklin New Hampshire
Two Boston men escaped serious injury when a Curtis bi plane landed on a rough field and rolled over a 20 foot embankment. Fred Smith and John Murphy of Dorchester, uninjured, planned to repair and continue to Canaan New Hampshire after the mishap.
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Franklin
N. H
Boston
Curtis
Fred Smith
John Murphy
Dorchester
Smith
Cannan
Flo Ziegfeld Defends Marilyn Miller Amid Miller Pickford Controversy
Flo Ziegfeld rejects slander claims over Marilyn Miller linking him to Jack Pickford. He insists he never drafted anti marriage clauses and that disputes arose from others. He states Sally will star Marilyn Miller in Boston and describes his family support and business focus.
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Flo
Marilyn Miller
Sally
Jack Pickford
Arilyn Miller
Marilyn
Miss Miller
Boston
Dorothy Dickson
London
Buncombe
Mass meeting in Philadelphia unites for Boland Brugha vengeance
A Philadelphia rally united Irish sympathizers to avenge Harry Boland and Cathal Brugha. The crowd announced a memorial for the two leaders with caskets draped in American and Irish flags and a guard of honor. Speakers criticized Lloyd George and Churchill while broadcasting Boland’s alleged last message to Irish-Americans.
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Philadelphia
Harry Boland
Cathal Bruigha
Boland
Brugha
Ireland
Irish Republic Movement
Republic of Ireland
Joseph McGarrity
Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Malden youths charged after morning auto attack in square
Philip S Crimmins and Jeremiah F O'Brien face assault and battery charges in Malden District Court after a confrontation in Malden Square. Five youths were detained, two identified by the Wakefield girls as leaders of the attack on an automobile whose driver was aiding stranded friends. Patrolmen Riley and McCarthy responded.
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Philip S. Crimmins
Main Street
Malden
Jeremiah F. O’brien
Middlesex Street
Malden District Court
Malden Square
Wakefield
Gagolone
Riley
McCarthy
Fire at Malden home uncovers stills and mash
Firefighters battled flames at 9 Suffolk Street in Malden where two stills and 20 barrels of mash were found in an attic. Police and fire crews searched the home of widow Lena Fisher but found no occupants as fumes hampered efforts. The blaze began just before midnight and crews fought through smoke and dangerous vapors.
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Malden
Suffolk Street
Lena Fisher
Fire crews halt blaze tied to illicit stills on Suffolk Street
Firemen stopped a blaze likely started by illegal stills causing over 1000 in damage to a house. Stills sabotaged and 20 barrels of mash boiled away. Prohibition agents to inspect. Dry Agent Roberts notes 22 stills on Suffolk Street, with five already destroyed in raids.
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Prohibition
Suffolk Street
Roberts
Lewis Optimistic on Soft Coal Strike Talks
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers said he was optimistic about early settlement as conferences with operators open in Cleveland. The talks will cover central competitive field operators in Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania with invited participation.
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Cleveland
Associated Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indications Favor Later Invitations on Wage Talks
Indications tonight favored inviting operators of other coal fields to join discussions. The move could enlarge the central field as a basis for wage negotiations in the soft coal industry.
Demand Passage of Anti Lynching Bill in Springfield
Springfield August 6 Congressman L C Dyer of Missouri author of the Dyer anti lynching bill and Speaker Frederick H Gillett were principal speakers at a mass meeting where resolutions were adopted demanding the immediate passage of the bill Dyer outlined the purpose of his bill and Gillett endorsed the aims of the measure.
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Springfield
Congreman L. C. Dyer
Missouri
Dyer
Speaer
Frederick H. Gillett
Dye
Gillett
Boston News Bureau Shapes U.S. Business Narrative
A Boston News Bureau feature surveys how national business interests are reflected in the country’s economic story. The piece highlights the bureau’s role in tracking markets, corporate power, and policy effects on growth across sectors. It notes ongoing data gathering and editorial framing by Bureau analysts.
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Boston News Bureau
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