Canonsburg Theater Disaster Kills 26 in Stampede
At the Canonsburg Opera House a moving picture fault and a shouted fire caused a deadly crush on the stairs. Miners, families, and locals surged toward the exit, many suffocating as the doorway clogged. Coroner James T. Heffran opened an investigation as hospitals treated the injured and schools postponed openings.
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Canonsburg
Canonsburg Opera House
James T. Heffran
Ferguson
Opera House
Minnie Lemon
Lawrenceville
Ill
Houston
Pope Celebrates Mass as Sees Visitor in Rome
The pope celebrated mass and toured the Vatican gardens where he greeted his first visitor since illness. Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro Arcoverde De Albuquerque paid farewell respects before leaving for America. The pontiff appeared fully recovered and ended audience with a blessing for South American churches.
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Rome
Vatican Gardens
Arcoverde de Albuquerque
Rio Janeiro
America
South America
Flee to Mountains to Escape Draft in Falcon Venezuela
Reports from Venezuela say the government is recruiting nationwide while healthy men in Falcon flee to the mountains to avoid military service. Mention of Dr. Rivas Vasquez as a potential presidential candidate and news that General Si Bello, brother in law of ex president Castro, departed for Trinidad.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Venezuela
Republic
Falcon
Rivas Vasquez
Si Bello
Castro
Trin
Taft Will Address National Conservation Congress
Kansas City Mo Aug 27 President Taft will address the national conservation congress in Kansas City Sept 21. A telegram from Henry Wallace to the congress headquarters quotes Charles Hilles secretary to President Taft saying the president can attend the evening meeting Sept 21 arriving late afternoon and leaving the same night to Hutchinson Kan the next day for another engagement.
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Kansas City
Taft
National Conservation Congress
Congress
Henry Wallace
Charles Hilles
Hutchinson
Kan
Duke of Sutherland Heads to Great Lakes Route
The Duke of Sutherland, Scotland’s wealthy landlord, sails up the St. Lawrence aboard the yacht Catania with Lords Desborough and Beresford en route to the Great Lakes. He has bought extensive lands in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia to establish English-style tenant farms in Canada.
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Duke OF Sutherland
Great Lakes
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Scotland
Lord Desborough
Lord Charles Beresford
St. Lawrence
Catania
Duke
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Canada
MacVeagh Rules No Disclosure of Corporate Secrets
Secretary Franklin MacVeagh stated that corporations need not fear public disclosure of their tax returns to assessing bodies. He opposed publicity, arguing no danger to corporations, with Internal Revenue Service officials also resisting broader access to confidential reports.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Ohio
Commercial Tribune BU Ae Munsey
Washington
Treasury Department
Franklin MacVeagh
MacVeagh
Internal Revenue
Murderer of Daisy Watts Refuses Food in Jail
Charles Hopper of Chicago, jailed in Grand Haven after throwing Daisy Watts into Lake Michigan, refuses meals to shorten his term. In a Holland jail confession, he says he killed Watts to stop her life in the underworld and details a years long troubled relationship. He faces murder charges in the Grand Rapids federal court.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles Hopper
Chicago
Daisy Watts
Grace Lyons
Lake Michigan
Grand Haven
Hopper
Holland
Underworld
State Street
Halsted Street
Michigan
Canadian Soldier Flylets Invade Ohio Towns
Cleveland and surrounding cities were swarmed by millions of Canadian soldier flies this evening. The insects buzzed indoors and outdoors, entering eyes ears and noses and causing great discomfort for residents.
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Cleveland
State
Jurists and Lawyers Attend American Bar Association Convention
Jurists and lawyers arrive in Boston for the American Bar Association convention opening tomorrow. More than 500 members are expected to attend the five day meetings beginning August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
The
American Bar Association
List of Lehigh Valley wreck victims reaches twenty nine
Manchester New York August 27 two more passengers of Lehigh Valley train No 4 died today raising the toll to 29 and several of the 74 injured may also die. The full dead list was completed at Stoddard morgue Shortsville with many identified and listed victims from Philadelphia Newark and Trenton among others.
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Ferguson
Arthur McPeake
McPeake
Manchester
N. Y
Stoddard
Shortsville
Becker
Henry
Waverly
Rochester
Belt
D. M
Los Angeles
Hassett
Hannah A
Lehigh Avenue
Philadelphia
Mary E
Hannah A. Hassett
Clifton Springs
Clifton Springs. . ‘Headley, Mrs. Charles B., 21, 6126 Delancey Street
Hill
Emily
Hickey
Joseph
South Seventeenth Street
Mary C
Joseph Hickey
Hicks
Charles
Paterson Avue
Newark
N. J
Isabelle J
Charles Hicks
Hunsicker
A. M
Perkasie
Johnson
G. F
Lakewood
Cleveland
Charles P
Jobstown
Burlington County
Lawrence
Mabel
Susquehanna Avenue
Madden
T. C
North Olden Avenue
Trenton
Timothy C. Madden
Frances L
T. C. Madden
Pangburn
Edgar D
Brooklyn
Ellis Island
Pownall
Estella T
Newton
Helen E
Henry M
Rundle
W. H
Easton
I. S
Smithville
Vanderlip
Rebecca
Ontario Avenue
Niagara Falls
Winkier
Fredericka
West Susquehanna Avenue
Zueduck
Barbara R
Bennett Street
Buffalo
N. M. Nixon
North Seventh Street
Clifton Springs Sanitarium
H B. Smith
Thompson Memorial Hospital
Canandiague
Little Esther Revit
Lansdowne, Res
Rail Spread Triggers Passenger Train Wreck near Kirkwood
Five coaches derailed on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton line near Kirkwood Ohio when a defective rail spread, derailing the engine and injuring Engineer Burton. The southbound train carried about 100 passengers including twenty five of the Lyman Twins Dramatic company. two actresses were shaken. Traffic halted for five hours while wrecking crews cleared the line.
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Piqua
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Kirkwood
Burton
Lyman Twins Dramatic Company
Agnes Hite
Toledo
Wanita Shoener
Cincinnati
Frm
Hamilton
Fred Sallers
Insurance committee commends Great Eastern Casualty
A Milwaukee report from the U S Insurance Commission on industrial health and accident insurers commends Great Eastern Casualty of New York as honest in its policy adjustments. It criticizes other firms and lists fourteen examined companies, noting no special criticism for Standard Accident of Detroit and Massachusetts Accident of Boston.
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Milwaukee
Wis
The
Insurance Commissioners of the
United States
Great Eastern Casualty Company of
New York
Insurance Commissioners Committee
Detroit
Great Eastern Casualty Company
Standard Accident Insurance Company of
Massachusetts Accident Company of
Boston
Fourth Fire At Burnet House In Two Months
A fire at the Burnet house, starting in a toy sample box owned by B C Miller of Baltimore, caused about 200 dollars in woodwork damage. The blaze on the third floor near the west L was extinguished quickly as guests were unaware. A kitchen employee fainted, receiving medical care. The hotel has seen three prior fires in two months, but staff actions kept damage minimal and the building declared fireproof by its management and Cincinnati firemen. The incident is under investigation with Miller present.
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Burnet House
B. C. Miller
Baltimore
West L
Emma Layton
Edward Leighton
J. Sullivan
Miss Layton
W. J. Bolton
Palace Hotel
Cincinnati Fire Department
Negro union not to lead labor day parade
The Central Labor Council ruled the Colored Hodcarriers union should not head the parade. A nonunion colored band led by beer bottlers will head the procession with other divisions shifted accordingly. The decision cites breach of union rules and aims to avoid nonunion influences amid labor tensions.
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Colored Hodcarriers’ Union
Central Labor Council
Trades Council
Hodcarriers
William Prout
Edward O'Donnell
Frank Imwalle
Building Trades Council
George Smith
Beer Hottlers and Drivers No
Coopers
C. W. Forrester
Iron Workers
Horseshoers
H. Rosen
Ladies’ International Garment Workers Joint Board
Garment Cutters
Garment Workers District Council
Clothing Cutters
Garment Workers
Henry Melcher
Women’s Union Label League
Anti-Tuberculosis League
Moving Picture
Chester Park
Tally-Ho
Wagon Load of Goods Found in Woman's Home
Mrs. Martin Schubert 40 of 1017 Monmouth St Newport jailed on grand larceny after police found a wagon load of dry goods and women’s apparel in her home. John R Coppin identified stolen items from his Covington store. Police say she confessed and the goods, including kimonos and dresses, were brought to headquarters as evidence.
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Martin Schubert
Monmouth Street
Newport
Lieberth
Creutz
Burnsides
John R. Coppin
Covington
Mabley & Carew Company
Cincinnati
Sabre Company
Coppin
Covington House
Ploeger
Schubert
Buten
Witness claims prior knowledge in Beattie murder case
Richmond August 27 A new witness George Jones huckster says he knew Monday before that Henry Clay Beattie Jr would murder his wife Beattie. Prosecutors plan to subpoena Jones and H B Chewning as the Beattie murder trial resumes at Chesterfield courthouse tomorrow.
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Richmond
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
George Jones
H. B. Chewning
L. L. Scherer
Jones
Chewning
Chesterfield
Claudie
Beulah Binford
Scherer
Binford
Beattie
H. M. Smith, Jr
L. L. Carter
Union Members Will Not Parade On Labor Day
Secretary Jack Alf of Local No 5 of an alliance of theatrical players announced the opening of the theater season and said union members could not participate in the Labor Day parade as their hands would be too busy preparing for the opening and places could not be filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Alf
Anal Alliance of
Ge Hands
Smee
Suspicious Characters Seen At The Louvre Mystery
Cherbourg reports port police observed two persons aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II for New York carrying two framed canvasses with a wooden panel between them. They may be transporting the Mona Lisa. Paris and New York police have been alerted.
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Cherbourg
Louvre
Paris
New York
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Lulu Fisher
Ttger
Wilmer Lane
Canonsburg Pottery
Samuel Lane
Morgansea
Pope
Conservation Congress
Fly
August Wilhelm
Prussia
Germany
Great Eastern
Special Committee of Insurance Commissioners
Detective iReady
Fred Beattie
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