Father Surges Into Tide After Beach Embrace With Lost Daughter
A 23 year old man Fritz Funk of Doylestown meets the girl believed to be his daughter on a Sea Isle City beach. After a tender kiss he declares the child Dot and leaps from a bridge into Townsend Inlet. Lifeguards rescue him and he is kept under watch. The child had been found abandoned in Camden and later adopted in Merchantville.
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Japan and Russia seal Pacific pact in a new alliance
A special dispatch reports Japan and Russia aligning their interests in the Pacific to form a political syndicate. The move is framed as a broader harmony of Far Eastern nations with implications for the United States and third parties.
Haiti palace blast kills Haiti president and 400 others
A powder explosion at the executive palace in Port au Prince killed General Cincinnatus Leconte and an estimated 400 people, with fires spreading into the palace cellars where ammunition stored. Survivors escaped as panic engulfed the capital.
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Haiti
Mine Explosion in Bochum Devastates Local Shaft
An explosion at the Lorraine shaft in Bochum, Germany, costs 103 miners their lives in the blast of gas and coal dust. Rescue crews arrive, many injured, with officials withholding details as families gather. A 15,000 mark donation aids victims’ families as investigations continue.
Roosevelt Returns From Progressive Convention With Praise
Colonel Roosevelt departs Chicago aboard the Twentieth Century Limited thrilled by his party’s showing. He notes strong support from women in Elkhart and stages a handshake with voters while urging river and canal improvements. Roosevelt comments on Wilson’s acceptance speech and a Senate vote on toll exemptions as he heads toward Oyster Bay.
Vision of Mother Portends Death in Indiana
James Dorris of Vincennes escaped tragedy by a dream foretelling his mother's death. On a fast train to New York he slept and dreamed of his old home and a mother at the door. He alighted at Cleveland, then rushed back to Vincennes and arrived just before funeral services.
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New York
Dorris
Dam No. 26 Washed Away Near Gallipolis
Dam No 26 in the Ohio River near Gallipolis washed away when its concrete foundation failed. Engineers estimate a $300,000 loss and a year to rebuild. the dam had just been completed at a federal cost of $1,000.00.
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Gallipolis
Adopts Republican County Ticket at Toledo
The Progressive party adopted the Lucas county Republican ticket today as Progressives. The move aimed to let voters choose the presidential candidate separately while backing the county slate. Petitions placing candidates were circulated secretly to deter other office seekers.
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Toledo
Largest Bull Moose Head Returns to Hopkinsville
The 2,350 pound bull moose head, 7½ feet tall, arrived in Hopkinsville by John F. Bible. Officials claim it is the largest preserved head on record, surpassing Chicago’s recent collection from Michigan hunting trophies.
Grim Wreck Kills Four on New Haven Line in Dorchester
A New York New Haven and Hartford in bound train derailed near Dorchester. Engineer William T Tierei Jr and Fireman Frank Campbell died. Passenger Mrs. Frank Jenkins and spectator Michael Daley were killed. Dozens injured including Joseph Smith and J O Rounds.
Rockefeller Cabbage Garden Destroyed by Horse
John D Rockefeller loses his planned winter meals as a horse belonging to his ice man George Ferguson trampled and ate all cabbages at Pocantico Hills. Michael Moussa, caretaker, attacked Ferguson when the horse was found in the garden. Moussa was arrested for assault and fined ten dollars by Justice Foley.
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Governor Blease Faces Off With heckler After Flap
In Gaffney South Carolina Governor Blease lifts a girl for flowers after a campaign speech. A heckler yells you dirty liar prompting the governor to threaten a beating. Police intervene to halt the confrontation.
Burkettsville Post Office to Move in August
Postoffice department announces Burkettsville Ohio Darke county post office will relocate to a new site on August 12, effective immediately.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Burkettsville
Darke County
Elyria Councilman Killed In Interurban Collision
George Goodman, Elyria city council member, was killed and several others injured when a Cleveland South western Ohio interurban car collided with a Baltimore and Ohio accommodation train bound from Lorain to Lester near Elyria. Goodman attempted to jump from the car’s rear platform as the collision occurred.
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George Goodman
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