Tragic Pennsylvania Railroad Wreck Claims Dozens
A freight train crash and dynamite explosion near Harrisburg kills twenty and injures over one hundred. The Cleveland and Cincinnati express collided with wreckage, burning most cars. rescuers face grim task as coroner prepares to hear testimony. Names of dead and injured released.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Cleveland and
Cincinnati Express
Philadelphia
Susquehanna River
James
Krause
Harrisburg Hospital
P. L. Crabbe
Pittsburg
George Zeigier
James R. Phillips
Paul Bright
H. Shaw
J. L. Silverman
R. G. Dougherty
Philladelphia
H. K. Thomas
Parkersburg
Kuhlmann
Altoona
Norma Martina
Alfred Crosby
United Brethren Hold Conference In Topeka
The United Brethren general conference opened in Topeka Kansas with Governor Hoch and Rev. Charles M Sheldon giving welcomes. About 276 members attend half ministers half laymen. A union with Congregational and Methodist churches is expected to be favored. Bishops and officers to be elected through May 22.
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Topeka
Kans
General Conference of the
United Brethren
Hoch
Charles M. Sheldon
Congregational
Methodist Protestant
United Brethren Churches
Magnetic North Pole Found by Amundsen Expedition
An expedition led by Capt. Ronald Amundsen of Norway has established a station near the magnetic north pole as of May 11 in San Francisco. The auxiliary craft Gjöoh will likely navigate the Northwest Passage, a feat explored since the 15th century.
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San Francisco
Cal
Ronald Amundsen
Norway
Northwest Passage
Magnetic Pole
Roosevelt Talks at Pittsburg Depot on Return to Washington
President Roosevelt, during a brief Pittsburg stop, appeared on the last car rear platform to greet a large crowd. He praised his three weeks’ vacation, expressed intent to use executive power for justice and equal privileges, and showed good humor after the Western trip.
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Pittsburg
President Roosevelt
Washington
Speculation Blamed for Bank Failures by Comptroller
Boston May 11 Comptroller William Barrett Hedgely told the National Bank Cashiers association of Massachusetts at Young's hotel that private speculation by officers and directors caused most bank failures.
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Boston
oMeers
William Barrett Hidgely
National Bank Cashiers’ Association of Massachu Setts
Young's Hotel
Diaz Signs Treaty for Arbitration of Money Claims
President Diaz has signed and promulgated a treaty providing for arbitration of pecuniary claims between all signatory powers. The measure aims to standardize and expedite the settling of monetary disputes across participating nations.
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Mexican City
Diaz
Russians Lose Three Hundred Men In Chine Front
Tel egram from Manc huria Army Headquarters reports May 9 clash near Yingecheng. Two infantry regiments five cavalry sotnias and one artillery battery attacked from Nanshancheng tzu. Enemy losses 60 killed 150 wounded plus many carried away. Our casualties one killed fifty wounded.
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Yingecheng
Nanshanchengtzu
Delaware Temprance Convention Forms Citizens Party
A Dover gathering of temperance leaders opens a state convention with delegates from churches and youth societies to form the Citizens party. They seek plans to combat rum forces after the General Assembly allegedly broke temperance pledges.
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Dover
Del
Citizens’ Party
Delaware
General Assembly
England Alerts Against Russia in Commons
In the House of Commons Premier Balfour argues for a central concentration of Britain’s fleet and army to defend colonies. He notes Russia’s Afghanistan frontier push and railroad buildup, warns invasion of India is possible, though not necessarily planned by Moscow.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Committee On Defense of the Admiralty
Russia
Afghanistan
Corth
India
Mr. Balfour
Great Britain
Hewitt Statue Unveiled by New York Chamber of Commerce
A lifelike Carra marble statue of late Mayor Adam Hewitt was unveiled in New York by Alexander Orr and accepted by President Morria K. Jouaup. Artist William Couper created the piece depicting Hewitt standing in a poised oratorical pose.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
Adam 8. Hewitt
Mr. Hewitt
William Couper
Alexander Orr
Morria K. Jouaup
Pickets Driven Back by Storms in Chicago Strike
Chicago May 11 The teamsters strike runs with few incidents as heavy rain churns streets. Witnesses examined by Master in Chancery Sherman with hearings set to continue. Break alleged in boycott as day and feed drivers resume deliveries to struck firms citing humanity benefits.
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Chicago
Teamsters' Et Ae
Sherman
Edson Becomes President in Gates Acquisition Change
Kansas City May 11 John W Gates and Holland stockholders have secured the Harriman interests in the Kansas City Southwestern Railway. On May 15 Stuart R Knott will retire as president and be succeeded by J A Edson now general manager of the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton railway who up to 1902 was president of the Kansas City Southern.
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Kansas City
John W. Gates
Holland
Harriman
Kansas City Southwestern Railway Company
Stuart R. Knott
J. A. Edson
Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Kansas City Southern
Roosevelt Returns Home After 6006 Mile Trip
President Roosevelt reached home at midnight from a western strip journey noted as highly enjoyable. He traveled 6006 miles through twelve states and three territories with demonstrations at each stop described by party officials as the heartiest ever accorded him on any trip.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft Morton and Foraker Rivalry Over Railway Rates
Washington May 11. Taft Morton and Senator Foraker of the senate committee on railway rates are outlined as presidential rivals. Taft steps into Roosevelt’s role while Morton criticizes discrimination against rates and questions regulation.
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Washington
Taft
Morton
Senator Foraker
Senate Committee On
Roosevelt
Vate
Public School Strike Triggers Police Escort
Police protection was ordered to Hendricks public school in Chicago after 700 pupils walked out in protest. The strike arose when non union drivers for Peabody Coal supplied coal to the building, preventing attendance.
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Chicago
Hendricks
Weat Forty-third Street
Shields Avenue
Peabody Coal Company
One Hundred Killed in Snyder Tornado
Reports from Snyder Oklahoma place the dead between 95 and 100 with estimates reaching 132. The tornado leveled the town and damaged surrounding areas including Altus Olustee and Quinlan. Rescue crews from the National Guard and local aid efforts mobilized as governors and orders funded relief.
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Guthrie
O. T
Snyder
Texas Line
Altus
Olustee
Ferguson
He Signal Corps
National Guard
Lawton
Charles Cunningham
Scottish Rite Bodies
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Interchurch Conference Federation meets in New York
The general committee of the Interchurch Conference Federation met in New York. Dr. Ernest M. Blires and Dr. B S Tipple addressed the gathering as plans were outlined for the federation’s great meeting in November in this city.
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New York
Interchurch Confference Federation
Federation
Ernest M. Blires
B.s.tipple
Railroad delegates tour Pension Office at Congress
Washington May 11 visiting delegates to the International Railroad Congress visited the Pension Office after the morning session. They were shown through all branches of the department and expressed themselves highly pleased with this part of the American government.
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Washington
International Railroad Congresa
Pension Office
Sesson
Congresa
Baseball scores and weather delay in major leagues
Baseball results from the American Association and American League show Cleveland versus Washington postponed by rain. In the Western League Omaha defeated Des Moines 4 to 2. No National League result is provided.
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Denver
Explorer
Tokio
Mancchuria
England
Edson
Gates’ Acquisition
Foraker
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Synder
T. B. Ferguson
Oklahoma
Chas. Stuzel
Mr. Weaver
Col. Williamson
Dewey Attaway
Mr. Simms
Orcutt
Stubblefield
Wm. Stubblefield
Engla
Mr. Hughes
Ralston
P. Hibbard
Hobart
Mountain Park
Quinlan
Woodward County
Bantate
O. W. Cox
THE
Inter-Church Conference
American Association
Indianapolis
Columbia
Toledo-Louisville
Paul
Western League
Omaha
Dew Moines
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinpati
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