Tenement Fire Kills Four Children In New York
A crowded East One Hundred Twelfth Street tenement burned causing four child deaths and at least ten serious injuries. About 150 residents were inside when flames swept through the building, with tenants leaping from ladders as flames and panic spread. Police suspect incendiary work due to kerosene odor.
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New York
East One Hundred and Twelfth Street
Vincenso Sausto
Frank Sausto
Sausto
Early Cotton Report Shows Strong July Ginning in Texas
The Texas department of agriculture reports 9 379 bales ginned in July from 39 counties with about 600 ginners. Penitentiary board approves July financials. convict on hand July 1 3 520 with 3 536 on hand Aug 1. Texas rifle team departs for Camp Perry led by Adjutant General Newton.
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Austin
Texas
Department of Agriculture
State Penitentiary Board
Penitentiaries
Herring
Camp Perry
Ohio
Newton
Texas Railroads Sue Over Freight Rate Hikes
The Texas railroad commission files a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission about railroads that have announced freight rate increases in Texas. The charges mirror a prior notice to ICC Chairman Knapp from Allison Mayfield, head of the Texas commission.
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Washington
Railroad Commission of Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Knapp
Allison Mayfield
Texas Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission Sets 15-Day Reply in Texas Rates Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission will notify railroads of increased Texas common point rates and demand replies within fifteen days to Texas railroad commission complaints. Normally twenty days are allowed, but the commission shortened the period to speed consideration of the case.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Railroad Commission of Texas
Governor accuses Bracken officials over night riders
Frankfort Kentucky reports Governor Wilson singles out Bracken county judge and county attorney for alleged oath disregard. He cites remission of a fine against Wainwright Lee for breach of the peace and portrays county leaders as sympathetic to night riders. He pledges immunity to those resisting unlawful attacks while promising action to restore law and order.
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Frankfort
Bracken County
Willson
Wainwright Lee
Brackencoun
Loyalists Shoot At U S Consulate In Tabriz Persia
Dispatches from American Consul in Tabriz report the flag over the U S consulate shot down by Loyalists. A man near the door of the consulate was wounded during ongoing disturbances. The shooting appears linked to long running unrest in Tabriz.
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Tabriz
Persia
Washington
United States
State Department
Nine Die in Chellas Powder Factory Explosion
A dispatch from Badajos reports nine persons killed in a Vidlelit explosion at the Chellas Powder factory. Practically the entire locality is said to have been destroyed.
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Madrid
Badajos
Spain
Chellas
Card-Index Orators Plan From National Committee
Frank H Hitchcock national chairman develops a card-index system to rate every spellbinder. With William Hayward and Dupont the plan records tariff talks injunction issues audience suitability and usefulness for workingmen and high class crowds. Cards will hold all desired speaker details for placement where most effective.
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New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
National Committee
Hitchcock
William Hayward
Nebraska
Messrs. Hitchcock and Dupont
Martial Law Sought after Blocton Train Shootings
More than three dozen arrests follow the Blocton train shooting that killed three and wounded fifteen as strikebreakers and soldiers travelled near Birmingham. Governors and local leaders debate arming and disarming in the mining district while National Guard units remain on duty.
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Birmingham
Bloct
St. Vincent's Hospital
Robert Sigman
Alabama National Guard
Robert Hayes
Miners’ Union
Blocton
John P. White
National Organization of United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
W. R. Farley
Alabama
United Mine Workers’ Executive Committee
Tragic Auto Crash Kills Mrs Klemms Near City
In San Francisco on August 10 Mrs Anna Klemms died when an automobile collided with a torn bridge near the city. Her son Harry was slightly injured while the car owner Clarence N Wolf escaped unharmed as darkness and road repairs caused the fatal mishap.
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San Francisco
Anna Klemms
Harry
Clarence N. Wolf
Emperor William Arrives for Meeting with King Edward
The German Emperor William arrives in Cromberg on August 10 to confer with King Edward, signaling a high level royal encounter amid strengthening Franco British ties.
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Emperor William
Cromberg
Germany
King Edward
Dr Richel Dies After Fall From Roof
In Chickasha Oklahoma on August 10 Dr Richel fell from a roof and died from injuries he sustained.
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Chickasha, Okla
Richel
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Clayton
Lincoln, Neb
Henry D. Clayton
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St. Louis
J. W. McClure
Sedalia
Bryan
Kern
Lincoln
Taft
Chicago
Governor Willson
Bol
Martial Law
Hart
Joe Kosh
Hamilton & Kosh
Coloestree
ER 'N
National Bank
Holmes
City National
The
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G. S. Parker
E.h.astin
A. W.wilkerson
E. W. Crenshaw
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Stevenson Machine and Repair Works
Pany
John Wittman
John Witman
Merchant Tailo
Eastman Kodak Goods
Haswell’s Book Store
Bermuda
Sanders . Bros
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