Train wreck devastates passengers in deadly derailment
A high speed special train derailed on a defective track near a coastal station, wrecking coaches and causing 86 deaths with many injured. The locomotive and tender jumped the rails, the dining car collapsed, and the King Car was buried under debris as fire and steam filled the wreckage.
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Perire
Walle Wana Boutter Pociserand Wararday
Bere
Honda
Vacsane Firester
Pallman
Wheat Pestion Sparks Widespread Grief in Grain Fields
In Wetwhinsea Kas local passengers on a grain broker trip report widespread pest damage to wheat. They note bugs are present in every field and fear the crop may be ruined, with experts in Georgia and nearby states working to assess the extent as Belgian dock workers head to New York amid a broader labor strike.
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Omeis
Paserngers
Webraaka
Kansas
Geog
Ae Sens
Berland
New York
Toe Nin
Pierce Surrenders in Texas Indictment Case
H Clay Pierce of Waters Pierce Oil, facing perjury charges over an affidavit to reinstate the Texas operation, surrendered Wednesday. He was taken for habeas corpus proceedings, with a $10,000 bond set and a Saturday trial date in federal court in St Louis.
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Pierce
Adams
United States Efroort Court
Disastrous Pepper Building Fire Kills and Injures
A major blaze at the Pepper Building on Ninth and Locust streets in Kansas City Tuesday afternoon killed Prof. George Demar and J A Farrell after they leaped from upper floors. An estimated 20 people may have perished with over 400 occupants in the building and eight seriously injured as flames raced upward trapping inmates.
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Kansas City
Ninth
Locust
Georgé Demar
J. A. Farrell
Demar
Haywood trial begins as jury exhausted in Boise
Haywood trial opens with exhaustive juror examination in Boise Idaho where no panel member is accepted yet. Prosecutors and defense press on as 100-strong special venire is summoned. eleven jurors remain under guard awaiting selection next week. In other items a May 1 1907 crop report cites winter wheat area down 11.2 percent and Stromboli erupts threatening Messina with widespread ash and evacuation. Union Pacific reports estimated year earnings of 83.465 million with a 22.9 million surplus after costs and obligations.
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Boise
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Pante
Frank Steunenberg
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Union Pacte
New York
Union Pacific Company
A Prince to Spain Heralds Spanish Royal Birth
Madrid reports the direct male succession to the Spanish throne with the birth of Queen Victoria’s son. Crowds gathered as Royal messengers departed the palace and officials confirmed the birth after hours of suspense. Messages of congratulations flowed from King Alfonso to the Pope, King Edward VII, and President Roosevelt.
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Victoria
Madrid
Spain
Gibraltar
Pyrenees
Pala
Alfonso
Edward I
Washington
President Roosevelt
Hheir
Drug Trust Enjoined in U S Circuit Court
A federal court in Indianapolis permanently enjoined 92 entities linked to drug trade cartels from price fixing supplier boycotts and market division. The decree voids contracts and bans blacklisting retailers, with enforcement aimed at halting anti competitive schemes across the drug industry. A Quick Trip reports a rail record and other briefs note sports and travel developments.
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Indianapolis
Fed
Drug Trust
United States Circuit Court For
District of Indiasia
United’ States
Joseph B. Keating
United
National ‘Association of Retail Drugglars
National Wholesale Druggiers’ Association Tripartite Proprietors
Charles C. Bombeuss
Guatemala Extradition Dispute Settled by Mexico
Mexico agrees to drop demand for extradition of General Jose Lima and Dr Colonel Ouatro Bone amid a Guatemalan affair settlement. The report notes political turmoil in Washington with mentions of a tied senate vote and an uncertain docket, reflecting unsettled U.S. political context.
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Mexico
City of Mexico
Mex
Jose Lima
Ouatro Bone
Special Session Actions on Drinshop Laws and Local Option
Springfield Mo reports a flood of measures in session, from dramshop bans and signature fraud crimes to local option channels. Governor Folk signs Cooper enabling act and other bills, while debates over election related treating and wagering persist through May. Garland Moore convicted in Boss d Arc stabbing case.
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House
Senate
United States
State, Board of Railroad and ‘Warehouse Commissioners
Barker
Folk
Carter
Clark County
Pemberton
Columbia
State University i
Cooper
Folk Friday
Ely
Kill
Missouri
Garland Moore
Springfield
d’Arc
Clara Weet
San Francisco Street Car Strike Turns Violent Clash
In San Francisco the 1100 United Railroads union motormen and conductors strike erupted into mob violence. Rails cars with armed strikebreakers faced thousands of protesters as shots and flying missiles wounded eight, including a detective sergeant and a patrolman. Governor Gillett warned militia if riots persisted.
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San Francisco
Calif
United Railroads
Turk and Fill
Opp
Union
Ser
Geant
Gov. Gillett
Leavenworth saloon crackdown sparks countywide closures
Leavenworth Kansas Attorney General Fred Jackson and Shawnee County Attorney Schenck visited to pursue oyster-salt enforcement against Andover Busch Brewing. Saloon owners faced closures as enforcement steps pressed. Henry the attorney general pledged a special effort to enforce the law.
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Aloon Keopere
Leavenworth
Kansas
Fred
Jackson
Schenck
Shawnee County
Andover Busch Brewing Company
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Iowa
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Polk County
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