Four Die in Vanderbilt Cup Auto Race on Long Island
At Long Island Motor Parkway on October 1, four people died and nineteen were seriously injured in the Sixth Vanderbilt Cup race won by Harry F. Grant in a 120 horsepower Alco. Grant set a new American road race record with 278.08 miles in 4 hours 12 minutes 58 seconds. The scene was grim as crashes during the event led to two more deaths, including Louis Chevrolet’s mechanician Charles Miller, and left spectators in a pall of sorrow.
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Iowa Boy Defends Bank Against Armed Bandit
Walter Julina a 16 year old in McClelland Iowa used a six shooter to shoot at robber Tom Kirby of Oaktown after Kirby pressed a pistol to the boy's head in a bank. Kirby was chased by a crowd of nearly 5000 and captured. he says he can earn only 1.50 daily and has a wife and six children.
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Woman in Night Dress Fires at Burglar in Chase
Mrs C R de Silva, wife of a Union depot worker, chased a burglar from her home near Twenty fourth Street and Tentonw pigee in the early hours. She fired her pistol at the intruder as he fled with her dog, aiming to stop him without harming the animal.
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Officer's Wife Stabbed Negro Man Under Arrest
Raymond Yall a colored trooper of the Ninth Cavalry confined in a county jail cell on assault with intent to kill may be charged with murder. Mrs Brown, wife of Sergeant Major Brown, lies wounded at St Johns Hospital from a knife attack believed to be by Mall. Her condition described as grave with a long left neck and chest wound.
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Dressmaker Kills Man Over $2.25 Debt in Chicago
Inez Parton, a dressmaker, fired at Walter Robertson after he refused to pay a $2.25 bill. Robertson, a 25 year old commercial traveler, died at the scene. Parton, hysterical, was jailed for murder as relatives describe her strained nerves and threats of ruin from unpaid debt.
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Deadly Mine Explosions Trap Miners in Mexico
Eagle Pass Texas October 1 reports say about 150 miners are entombed and likely dead after two explosions at the Palau mine in Coahuila Mexico. Rescue efforts are underway as authorities confirm the incident and assess casualties.
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Woman Tries to Assassinate Jurist in City Street
A distressed woman attempted to stab Judge Sree Y of the appellate court Sr Gao with a five inch blade on a city street. She rushed a private guard before being halted, then collapsed en route to the police station. Police provide no further motive yet.
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Wrapped in Blanket Woman Thrown Out of Home
Montclair New Jersey residents faced a tense eviction when court officers battered down a door and carried Mrs W Stewart from her elegant home wrapped in a blanket. The action stemmed from a dispute involving Mrs W B Leeds, stepdaughter of a noted industrialist.
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Man Rescued After 46 Days of Starvation in North Woods
George Ford of Duluth was saved by Hudson Bay Company tug crews after 46 days alone on a deserted island in Lac Suci Nipigon country north of Rainy River. He survived on berries and occasional birds or fish after his partner deserted, taking supplies and canoes. Ford is now cared for in a northern lumber camp while police search for the other two Americans.
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Sailors Drown as New Hampshire Tender Upsets on North River
In New York Ot October a number of sailors from the battleship New Hampshire drowned when the tender on the North River capsized. Reports vary from three to twelve missing with many aboard the tender unaccounted for. Official counts could not be confirmed as rescued sailors were kept below and officers unavailable for comment.
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Springfield man killed in twenty mile auto race
Larry Vrebenburgh aged 36 of this city was instantly killed at the fair grounds this afternoon in a twenty mile automobile race.
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Fair Grounds
Attempted destruction targets Otis home and Times plants
A suspected attempt to blow up the Los Angeles Times operations and the residence of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis follows a morning explosion that damaged the Times building and its plant. Labor leaders repudiate the charge and aid in detection, while Otis and Merchants and Manufacturers’ officials face heightened security.
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Judge Kuykendall Faces Democratic Reaction Over Alleged Split
Wyoming voters react to Judge W. L. Kuykendall amid accusations of independence vs alliance with a vicious political faction. The Rocky Mountain News notes his candidacy and reports on fractures within the party over his stance and possible campaigns continuing.
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