Rail accidents and rescues across several lines June news
Dozen passengers injured as Norfolk & Western wrecks near Transfer after axle failure. Nellie Smith of Greenville pinned under a car cab. rescue required chopping through. four-car train derailed at high speed but all aboard survived. Cumberland bridge collapse kills two, injures many on Dry Fork line near Hendricks, WVa. In Virginia a work train wreck near Tazewell on the N&W kills James Pruett and Beverley Kinder. nine cars burn. Kansas City engine crew killed when a Chicago and Alton locomotive explodes near Blue Cut. no passengers hurt.
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Bharon
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Transfer
Nellie Smith
Greenville
Cumberland
Dry Fork
Hendricks
W. Va
William Booker
W. D. Crawl
Morrison
Richmond
Norfolk & Western
Tazewell
James Pruett
Beverley Kinder
Boller Killa An
Kansas City
Chicago & Alton
Blue Cut
George Gerew
Julius Crowley
Warship Through Hell Gate Tests Massachusetts
Captain Manny guided the battleship Massachusetts through Hell Gate en route to Newburyport. The Navy ordered no battleships through Hell Gate again without department authority, noting the maneuver proves a ship of similar draught could pass Willet’s Point and Fort Schuyler in hostilities. Hillsdale College faculty resignations shock campus. most senior officials stay. A 23 student class graduated as Rev Nehemiah Boynton of Detroit gave the commencement address. The rumor suggests J W Mauck of Chicago may become president.
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Manny
Massachusetts
New York
Henry N. Manny
U.S. N
Hell Gate
Newburyport
Secretary of the Navy
Department
Willet’s Point
Fort Schuyler
Hillsdale
Mich
Hillsdale College
Mosher
Munson
Imre. Copp
I. W. Dodge
J. W. Mauck
Chicago
Nehemiah Boynton
Detroit
Italian Consul Seeks Damages From Kansas Over Iola Riot
Count Rozwadowski, Italian consul at Chicago, presented an itemized bill to Governor Stanley in Topeka for damages suffered by Italian nationals during the Iola riot. Claims include ten dollars for a razor and eight dollars for shoes. The governor said punishment of assailants will be enforced under state law, while damages fall to Italy and the Federal government.
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Aska
Fron
Hanana Topeka
Kan
Formation of coal trust appears practically assured
Indianapolis June 21 formation of the coal trust is virtually settled as about three fourths of operators have given options. The plan contemplates a state law incorporated corporation with capital around 150 million dollars. The state could seek to block the scheme by enjoining operators from selling property but no definite action has been fixed.
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Goal Trust Leems
Indianapolis
Ind
Coal Trust
Duel Ends in Killings at Waynesboro
In Waynesboro Mississippi on June 22 A M Qheary and J I Davis perished in a duel sparked by a family feud after Paris, owner of a licensed distillery, fired three times at Leary. Leary shot Davis at close range while on the ground, both men killed.
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Waynesboro
Miss
A. M. Qheary
J. I. Davis
Paris
Leary
Davis
Funeral set for ex Governor Pingree July Fourth
Detroit a June 21 ex Gov Hazen Pingree to be buried with public funeral planned July 4 observers present. Naval reserves and Spanish American War veterans petitioned President McKinley to bring the body to the U S aboard a warship in view of his war record and services. A $200000 heroic statue fund is growing as subscriptions flow to a committee arranging the reception. The body of Pingree was moved to Paddington undertaker for embalming and will sail to the United States on the Koeningen Luise with Ambassador Choate among visitors at the hotel.
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Sillhry Charngtar
Detroit
Mich
Pingree
McKinlay
United States
London
Hazen
Michigan
Paddington
Ambassador Choate
Liberal Party Split Deepens In London Dinner
Reports from London describe Herbert Asquith's speech at a National Reform Union dinner that deepens the Liberal Party rift over Boer War policy. One wing with Campbell-Bannerman Morley Harcourt opposes government policy in South Africa. the other, the Liberal Imperialists, supports the war and annexation of Boer republics.
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Liberal Party
London
National Reform’ Union
Herbert H. Asquith
Gladstone
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
John Morley
Willam Vernon Harcourt
South Africa
Mullenpillar Taker Now Par Athens Ohio
The Rev. S. D. Hutserpillar of San Francisco was today elected by the trustees of Ohio State University at Athens for a three year term as President Super, succeeding the resigning incumbent.
Grain-0 Grain Drink Promoted As Coffee Substitute
An advertisement touts Grain-0 as a pure grain drink that resembles coffee in taste and aroma, claims health benefits for children, and notes it costs about 44 cents for a week's supply with 18 cents and 2be pricing. The copy urges practical demonstration over theory. It also includes unrelated anecdotes about bishops, curates, and a dinner without speeches.
Remarkable kidney cure described in Pike County note
A Pike County farmer, 49, brother of ex representative Sullivan, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a dramatic recovery after years of kidney trouble and rheumatism. He reports sudden improvement, able to work daily with no aches. Also mentions Allen's Foot-Base, Stuss' Mreuching and Yellowstone Park tours ads woven into the snippet.
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Pike County
Mirnete
Voelpen
Ind
C. B. Sullivan
Sullivan
Pike
Dubois Counties
Dodd
Indiana
Allen
Allen 8
Olmsted
LeRoy
Stuss
Yellowstone Park
Park
Hacort
American Tourist Association
Rean Campbell
Marquette Building
Chicago
Colorado
Alaska
Algo
Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y
Defiance Starch Ad Claims 160 Percent Package
A garbled ad urges customers to ask for Defiance Starch as the only 160 percent package for 10 cents with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The text includes dubious claims about beer consumption in Germany, jealousy as insanity, and various questionable product lines.
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Defiance
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