Two Cars Jump Coney Island Ride Killing Sixteen
At Coney Island Rough Riders Ride on a switchback railway reached 70 mph and derailed. Sixteen riders fell 60 feet with six fatally injured including Minnie Cobalt Tessie Ericson Richard Raddermacher Rose Wilson Manuel de Colo and Harry Fletcher. Investigators said brakes failed as cars swung on a curve. Pluto the ride operator was jailed and blamed unavoidable circumstances.
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New York
Coney Island
Coney Island Hospital
Minnie Cobalt
Tessie Ericson
Richard Raddermacher
Rose Wilson
Manuel de Colo
Brooklyn
Harry Fletcher
Los Angeles
Cal
Bowery
Pluto
Lightning Strike Kills Two Men in Colorado Woodlands
In Trinidad Colorado on June 2 a laborer named Cecelo Martinez was killed by a lightning bolt while working in the White Working forest near Weston. The bolt tore off his clothing but left no burns. The victim died on the anniversary of his father's death in a closely similar incident.
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Trinidad
Colo
Weston
Cecelo Martinez
Rocky Mountain
Jeffries Camps at Moana Springs Near Reno
Reno June 22 Jeffries training camp at Moana Springs three miles from Reno opens as Mehter arrives. If progress holds, Jeffries will begin hard work tomorrow with boxing as a key focus. A new arena is under construction to host the Fourth of July attraction, while Sid Hester plans a private venue after losing Langford Ketchel fight permissions.
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Reno
Jeffries
Moana Springs
Sid Hester
Hester
Johnson Arrested for Speeding in San Francisco
Jack Johnson was arrested in San Francisco on June 22 for speeding. He shouted to a mounted policeman to let him go then barred entry to his camp. After a door was kicked in he surrendered and was released on a $54 bond.
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San Francisco
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Hyde May Seek Second Trial in Poison Case
Judge Ralph Latshaw indicated in a Kansas City interview that a new trial for Dr. BR Hyde may be granted if he finds the grand jury indictments lacked specificity for Hyde to mount a cyanide defense. He cautioned the defense may have strong points and hinted at potential grounds for reversal.
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Kansas City, Mo
Ralph 8. Latshaw
Criminal Court
BR. C. Hyde
Col
Thomas H. Swope
Tom
Hyde
Latshaw
Jury Draw Begun in Henry Murder Case at Plymell
In Plymell jurors were drawn for the Henry murder case after a protracted venire process. The panel included 74 names plus an additional 30 after new indications, as the court seeks to empanel a jury for the stabbing of Levi Tracey linked to a dice game dispute at the Colored Citizens' club on West Seventeenth Street. Tracey had shot Grover Pounds near Cheyenne earlier, deepening the case’s mystery and prompting further inquiry.
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Wyoming
James Heer
Kdyry
Levi Tracey
Colored Citizens’ Club
West Seventeenth Street
Tracey
Grover Pounds
Cheyenne
Laramiy
Tratey
Ann
Aeey
Jove Chartres
Rompson
Earl Grey Visiting England Promotes Canadian Trade
London reports Earl Grey back in England for a brief holiday as he stirs British business leaders about Canada. The Westminster Gazette quotes his appeal for British firms to send top agents to Canada to seize opportunities, following similar acts by France Germany and the United States.
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London
Earl Grey
Canada
Westminster Gazette
England
School of Business
France
Germany
United States
Postal Savings Bank Bill Approved by Senate
The Senate concurred with House amendments to the postal savings bank bill. It designates post offices as postal savings depositories with a board of three trustees and allows deposits up to 100 dollars monthly. Funds go to state and national banks with 2 percent interest. The measure is touted as a triumph of the administration program.
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Washington
Senate
House
Postal Savings Bank
Secretary of the Treasury
Diaz Jails Rival Madero as Mexican Elections Loom
Monterey reports Francisco Madero liberal candidate for president is jailed in San Luis penitentiary on a charge of leading a revolution. Diaz tightens grip as hundreds of liberal leaders are banished or imprisoned and border turmoil grows amid guarded rail transfers and U.S. troop readiness at Port Huachuca.
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Monterey
Mexico
Francisco Madero
Dina
San Luis
Madero
Ranafer
San Linde
Hurales
Priven
Cha
Maderoig
Diaz
Teld
Malxico
Gonora
Naco
United States
Port Huachuet Arty
Accipen Pally Fatally Shot During Hunting Trip
A hunting party near Trinidad, elc., June 22 reports the accidental shooting of Den Chell, son of a Dallas man, by a fellow hunter. The injury pierced the lungs and caused his death, deeply mourning the boy known to his family and friends.
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Trinidad
Elc
Jne
Denchell
Dallas
Be N. M
Migchert
Airship Line Started in Germany Led by Count Zeppelin
The Deutschland carried 20 passengers on its inaugural 300 mile trip from Friedrichshafen to Düsseldorf in nine hours. Count Zeppelin piloted the craft as it passed Stuttgart and Mannheim, with an average 33 mph overall and a 41 mph segment between Friedrichshafen and Stuttgart.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Count Zeppelin
Friederichshafen
Stuttgart
Mannheim
Cologne
Alret
Threutschand
Enterprise
Attel Moran Fight Allowed Under Law Promises
Louis Blots telegram reports Governor Gillett has declared the Attell Moran bout legal under the law. No interference expected at the Naud Junction on Friday night. District Attorney Fredericks will send a pugilism expert to monitor and report to the attorney general on legality of the bout.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Louis Blot
San Francisco
Abe Attell
Gillett
Attel Moran
Naud Junction
Vill
Fredericks
PORMER GOVERNOR IS DYING IN WASHINGTON
Former Governor John H. McGraw grew weaker yesterday and is sinking rapidly. Attendants say the end cannot be more than hours distant.
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Pormer
Wash
John H. McGraw
Sherman shows progress in morality per Sherman speech
Vice President James Sherman spoke at Town University commencement in Towa City on solving national problems. He praised recent moral advance, warned against corruption, and urged public opinion to curb graft with rational banking reform and prudent corporate oversight.
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Towa City
Iowa
Calvary
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Republic
World’s Highest Town Names Postmistress in Colorado
Warrington June 22 Anna Pita eerald was appointed postmaster at Altman Telfer county Colorado succeeding PL Doyle who retired.
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Warrington
Anna Pita Eerald
Altman
Telfer County
Colorado
Doyle
Vamorved
Plymell found guilty of manslaughter in Cheyenne case
After two hours the jury convicts the former Cheyenne policeman Plymell of manslaughter. Jurors recommend the minimum sentence citing extenuating circumstances. The verdict surprised many who thought the evidence favored Plymell. Chief Hoyt testified on Plymell's peaceable reputation and the case ends with motions for a new trial anticipated.
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Plymell
Yesterd
Wyoming
Pery Hoyt
Cheyenne Fire Départment
Hoyt
Matson
Hughes
Uume
W. B. Ross
Argtrist
Congress Record Breaker For Appropriations
Washington reports the current session appropriations total about 1.08 billion dollars, the largest in U S history, with last year at 1.044 billion. The midyear public buildings bill for 20 million passed amid tight votes as Congress extended a long session into the night.
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Washington
Congress
House
Tonn
Sabath
Kerby
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