Gas main explosion in Brooklyn kills twelve workers
A gas main blast in an excavation at Gold and Front streets Brooklyn buries twelve workers of a sewer project. Fire and gas flames raged as rescuers from the city and gas company freed survivors after nearly thirty minutes. Samuel Trout perished saving a passerby who was later rescued.
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Greater
New York
Gold and
Front Streets
Brooklyn
Samuel Trout
Gold Street
Trout
City Water Department and Gas Company
Immigrants Arrive as Texas Merchants Await Goods
North German steamer Chemitz reached Galveston from Bremen with 300 immigrants and a cargo mainly holiday goods for Interior Texas merchants. In Mineral Wells Professor W D McGee, president of a Waco school, collapsed and died in the Carlsbad pavilion after a health-related stay.
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Galveston
Chemitz
Bremen
Mineral Wells
Tex
W .D. McGee
Waco
Carlsbad
Licenses Revoked and Local Crime News Across Texas
The Texas Department of Insurance revoked the license of Union Live Stock Insurance Co of Dallas. St. Louis Cardinals owner M T Robinson arrives in Texas seeking winter training quarters. An amendment to Texas Southeastern Railroad charter extends to Caruso and Crockett with a 50 year renewal. Johnson County burglaries report yeggmen in Keene and Joshua with safes blown and shots fired. no clues. Fort Worth reports a warrant for King Schlatter, alleged medicine practice without license. First National Bank Fort Scott closes after two day run. deposits 702000. examiner appointed receiver.
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Austin
Department of Insurance
Love
Dallas
Union Live Stock Insurance Company of
M. T. Robinson
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
National Baseball League
Attorney General’s Department
Texas Southeastern Railroad Company
Dibrell
Angelina County
Caruso
Houston County
Crockett
Johnson County
Cleburne
Tex
An Keene
Reed & Reed
Katy
Joshua
Sam West
Fort Worth
Schlatter
August
Fort Scott
Kan
First National Bank
Bradley
Two Drownings After Auto Crash on Calumet River Bridge
In Chicago the Calumet river crash left two people dead Joseph Meyer and Margaret Atkins and six others rescued as an auto sped toward the city and swerved at Torrence avenue bridge. In Memphis an unknown man fatally shot Hainey Hill as crowds rioted after Gertrude Robinson was fatally wounded by gunfire.
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Chicago
Navy
Torrence Avenue
Calumet River
Joseph Meyer
Margaret Atkins
Memphis
Hainey Hill
Gertrude Robinson
Hill
Gee Convicted in Mail Robbery Case
Thomas A. Gee was found guilty on three counts of mail robbery. He allegedly stole mail pouches at Temple last December and rifled sacks near Waco, discarding $50,000 in money orders and checks. Gee’s home is listed as Navasota Better Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Moros gather near Malabang as Manila reports Reconnaissance by infantry units.
NineYearOld Killed by Mule Near Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Texas, on a farm two miles north, nine year old How ard Cooper was kicked on the head by a mule while trying to lasso it. His skull was fractured and the bone penetrated the brain, and he died several hours later.
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Jacksonville
Tex
Howard Cooper
Here
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Ishoe
WEARI
Wagner & CO
Croker
Lusitania
Richard Croker
Bay
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John Krause
San Francisco
Queenstown
Ireland
Pacific State and
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company
Louis Glass
Theodore V. Halsey
Home Telephone Company
Krause
Nevada
G. S. Parker
A. W. Wilkerson
J. W. English
E. H. Astin
J. K. Parker
J. N. Cole
Pittsburg
Hotel Schen
National Municipal League
American Civic Association
Manila
Malbang
ST. Andrew’s Guild
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