Tragedy on the Baltimore & Ohio as wreckers derail the Royal Blue Flyer
More than one hundred men search New Castle area for suspects after two cars derail near Chewton. Three dead and many injured, including passengers from Chicago and Joliet, as a $44 000 stash hidden under a seat is recovered by railway staff. Fireman Purcell credited with delaying the wreck by applying emergency brakes.
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New Castle
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Henry Millard
Lafarge
Wis
Shenango
Millard
New York City
Finney
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Purcell
King
Smith Case Leads Off Cincinnati M E Conference Session
The Cincinnati Methodist Episcopal conference discussed Rev. J Spencer Smith of Westchester church in executive session. The committee recommended he be continued on trial in the second year class. No charges against his moral character were found, though questions about his conduct toward his congregation remained. Other items included Dr Jennings on the Dock concern and Freedman’s Aid society reports, plus ordination and deaconate notices.
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Commercial Tribune
Greenfield, CO
Cincinnati Methodist Episcopal Conference
J. Spencer Smith
Westchester M.E. Church
Wilson
Committee On Conference Relations
Smith
Westchester Church
Royal
Dayton
Jennings
Methodist Dock
Cincinnati
M. B. C. Mason
Cincnnati
Freedman's Aid Society
M. E. Church
Freedmans Aid Society
Herbert Welch
Hiro Wesleyan University
Jr. Meson
Robert O. Mathews
West Milton
Price
Cinci Nnati
C. W. Sullivan
Middletown
H. E Armacost
Grace Church
Piqua
Brown
Suspect Arrested in Chewton Train Wreck Case
Ellwood City Pa Sept 4 railway detectives arrested two men believed to be responsible for wrecking Baltimore and Ohio train No 5 near Chewton Siding early today. After questioning the men provided unclear details about their whereabouts and movements for the past twenty four hours.
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Ellwood City
Baltimore & Ohio
Chewton Siding
Tenient Railway
Clyde Fitch Dies in France After Sudden Illness
Clyde Fitch American playwright died at 9 30 pm in Chalons sur Marne France after an acute appendicitis operation following a sudden attack while traveling from Germany He rallied briefly then died doctors and friend Eugene Gauthier present Fitch born 1865 Elmira New York showed early literary promise and wrote for magazines The Wave of Life and The Smart Set among his works Continued from Page 14.
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France
Clyde Fitch
Eugene Gauthier
Fitch
Germany
Aiquier
Elmira
Connecticut
Bolderness
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Amherst
Theem
Ge Sheet Word
Dead Texan Isaac Brock Lived 121 Years
Waco Texas September 4 Isaac Brock died aged 121 claiming he had witnessed twenty six presidents. He reportedly was born March 1 1788 in Buncombe County North Carolina according to family Bible and other documents.
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Waco
Tex
Isaac Brock
Brock
China and Japan sign final Manchurian accord
The final draft of the agrément settling Manchurian questions was signed at 4 o clock this afternoon in Peking. The agreement marks an end to long standing disputes between China and Japan over the region.
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Peking
China
Japan
Mayor Arrested Over Sunday Liquor Closing Law
Atlantic City N J Sept 4 Mayor Franklin P Stoy was arrested on a misdemeanor in office charge for allegedly ignoring an order from State Attorney General Wilson to enforce Sunday closing laws. He posted 5000 bail for a hearing next Tuesday after appearing before Magistrate Hughes.
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N. J
Franklin P. Stoy
Wilson
Stoy
Hughes
E. C. Hann
H. Hann
New Jersey State Law and Order League
James Steelman
Reform Organization
Burley Growers Pledge New Tobacco Pool in Kentucky
Tobacco growers gathered at the Grand hotel to form a 1909 Burley pool aligned with the American Society of Equity. They formed Burley Growers District Union No 1 with officers President W P Rennaker Berry Ky Vice President J T Jett Foster Ky Secretary treasurer F E Norris Butler Ky.
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Grand ‘Hotel
Commercial Tribune
Kentucky
American Society of Equity
Burley Growers
W.P. Rennaker
Berry
Harrison County
Foster
Bracken County
F. E. Norris
Butler
Pendleton County
Tobacco denials of free speech in old Kentucky case
A Robertson county tobacco farmer writes to The Lexington Herald alleging that free speech and a free press were suppressed in his county over the LeBus pool. He recounts threats, property damage, and local press failures to cover incidents, claiming fear drives participation and citing local bankers and merchants as witnesses.
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Old
Kentucky
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Lexington Herald
Robertson County
Cassius M. Clay
Miss Lloyd's
Colonel Clay
Paris
C. M. Clay
Robertson
LeBus
Bracken
Seat
Srown
Roberston County
Lynch Mob Hangs Two Suspects in Policeman Killing
In Claresdale Mississippi two Black men were hanged by a mob after being captured following the death of Policeman Walter Marshall. The events unfolded late today as the suspects faced vigilante justice.
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Claresdale
Miss
Walter Marshall
Tailor Pris Found Guilty in Polygamy Trial
In Minsk Russia on September 4 a tailor named Pris was convicted of polygamy for marrying twenty young women and sentenced to four months in prison.
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Minsk
Russia
Pris
Youthful Postmaster Is Charged With Shortage
CHICAGO Sept 4 William H Wood 23 postmaster at Stanley Ky was arrested here today He is said to be short several thousand dollars in his accounts with the government He left Stanley after Post Office Inspector R M C Hosford of Cincinnati traced him to this city
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Chicago
William H. Wood
Stanley
Post Office
R. M. C. Hosford
Cincinnati
Proo fs CookPolar Claim Stirring Debate at Home and Abroad
Arrival of Dr Frederick A Cook in Copenhagen fuels debate over his North Pole claim. Supporters and Peary rivals dispute evidence and instrument loans while scientists focus on exploration implications. John R Bradley shows vouchers indicating nearly $50,000 spent on planting the American flag. Efforts push to bring Cook to America for Hudson Fulton celebration.
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Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
Copenhagen
Europe
North” Pole
Anu R
Peary
Peary, Are the Most Persistent In Doubting Dr. Cook
Dr. Cook
Commander Peaty
John .R.bradley
Pole
America
Melville Questions Dr. Cook Pole Claim
Rear Admiral George W. Melville remains unconvinced by Dr. Cook's North Pole discovery claim. He finds Copenhagen interview more convincing than Cook's original tale, notes 8 degrees below zero not impossible and a twelve mile daily pace plausible, but calls some statements absurd. He mocks the brass tube buried in moving ice as proof.
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Melville
Philadelphia
George W. Melville
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Cook
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Cook Receives Danish Banquet After Pole Claim
Dr Frederick Cook, guest of Denmark, arrived in Copenhagen and met the crown prince. He attended a grand banquet at the municipal building with 400 guests while crowds pressed outside in a rainstorm. Officials lauded his Arctic feat as Danish explorers voiced support and the government officially welcomed him.
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Frederick A. Cook
Hans Besede
Crown Prince of Denmark
Dr. Cook
Denmark
Cook
Pole
Johan Hansen
Egan
Miss Egan
Gamel
Prince
Arctic Circle
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