Five-Story Building Collapse Kills Workers in Philadelphia
A five story brick building at Eleventh and Market streets collapsed during reconstruction for United Gas Improvement Company. Fifty two people were buried or trapped. seven killed, one missing, one fatally injured, and 24 seriously hurt. Rescue workers toiled amid heat and dust as wreckage was cleared and the subway service nearby paused.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Eleventh and
Market Streets
United Gas Improvement Company
Sax & Abbott
Market Street
Telephone Cash Box Theft Snared by Red Signal
Melvin Underwood, former Somerville electrical official, and Charles Farrington, ex evangelist then Somerville resident, were arrested after a red light on Rowe's Wharf telephone boxes signaled a burglary. Underwood faced a $57.40 theft charge plus $300 hearing fee. Farrington linked to prior Somerville cases as police sought his whereabouts.
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Rowe's Wharf
Melvin F. Underwood
Somerville
Charles A. Farrington
Lynn
Gregt
Bresnahan
Underwood
Woods
Fire Department
Hopkins
Farrington
Franklin Avenue
Washington Street
Taft’s $25,000 travel allowance sparks House debate
Washington July 15 The House approved Taft travel funds to cover a Western and Southern journey seen as boosting the League of Republican Clubs. Rep Rainey condemns the plan as costly and argues the salary rise already covers expenses while criticizing cruiser remodeling and automobile use.
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Washington
Taft
House
Representative Rainey
Illinois
League of Republican Clubs
John Hays Hammond
League
Pacific
Panama
Couple Die From Burns At Westfield Hospital
Westfield July 15 Edward T Cone and his wife died today at Westfield Hospital from burns after Mrs Cone poured kerosene into the kitchen range to hasten the fire. An explosion occurred as flames enveloped both spouses while he rushed to aid her.
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Westfield Hospital
Edward T. Cone
Duchess De Chaulnes Engaged to Prince Murat
Paris reports Duchess De Chaulnes formerly Miss Theodora Shonts is engaged to wed Prince Murat.
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Paris
Duchess de Chaulnes
Theodora Shonts
Prince Murat
Boy Drownings at Stafford Pond In Fall River
Edenos Loiselle, 16, of 57 Tenth Street drowned while bathing in Stafford Pond after a boat painter rope parted. He could not swim and failed to reach shore.
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Fall River
Stafford Pond
Edenos Loiselle
Tenth Street
Loiselle
Dorchester Woman Weds in Providence Romance Ends Instant
Miss Edna Mabelle Bird of 11 Whitby Terrace Dorchester married Corey Holyoke of Ben Son Street Brookline in a Providence taxicab ceremony. The romance began at Houghs Neck last summer and the bride learned of the marriage only when her daughter returned with the news. The well known Roxbury native has lived in Dorchester recently and has many friends in both communities.
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Edna Mabelle Bird
Whitby Terrace
Dorchester
Providence
Corey Holyoke
Benson Street
Brookline
Hough's Neck
Mrs Stirling Withdraws Appeal in Edinburgh Divorce
Edinburgh July 15 The appeal by Mrs John Alexander Stirling against a March decree awarding divorce to Mr Stirling was withdrawn. Mrs Stirling formerly Miss Clara Elizabeth Taylor of New Jersey married Stirling three years ago and counter suits were filed last year. Her petition was denied as counsel said arrangements were being made to provide an annuity of 1250 dollars from the estate.
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Edinburgh
John Alexander Stirling
Stirling
Lord Guthrie
Clara Elizabeth Taylor
New Jersey
Cadets of Temperance Merge With Sons of Temperance
Worcester reports that a merger between the Cadets of Temperance and the Sons of Temperance will be settled by the executives of the Sons of Temperance. The decision follows the closing session of a two day National Division convention held in the city.
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Worcester
Cadets of Temperance
Sons of Temperance
Pine scented cologne bath for summer relief
Read as a summer remedy for heat features instructions to soak in a cold pine scented bath morning and night. The ad promotes pined cologne as a cooling pleasure and notes Riker Jaynes stores sell it with trial bottles available.
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Maine
Riker- Jaynes
Caribou Chase Leaves Two Lost For Ten Days
Harry L. Wilson of Detroit and George X. Strong of Lansing arrived in New York after ten days lost in Newfoundland forests. Their leaking canoe forced abandonment on Grand Lake and a weeklong trek to a settlement. Wilson sustained a broken arm in a fall while being pursued by a female caribou.
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New York
Newfoundland
Harry L. Wilson
Detroit
George X. Strong
Lansing
Mich
Grand Lake
Wilson
Representative Vreeland suffers shoulder injury in base slide
Washington July 15 Representative Vreeland of New York, a leading member of the New York delegation and Monetary Commission member, is in bed with a dislocated shoulder and broken collar bone from a practice slide to first base for a game between House Republicans and Democrats. He will be laid up for weeks and was slated to chair the banking and currency committee.
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Washington
Vreeland
New York
House
Monetary Commission
Banking and Currency Committee
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Madras
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Walrus
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Temperance Bodies
Tremont Street
Osborne
Splaine & Fitzpatrick
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Summer St
Ane
Neek On
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