Parkersburg Oil Car Blast Kills Officials and Workers
A devastating Ohio River railroad oil car explosion near Parkersburg West Virginia on July 4 left multiple dead and many injured. The burning car containing 6000 gallons of oil exploded after a switch error, killing several officials and workers and injuring about 40 others, with some fatalities expected among the wounded. A coroner’s jury blamed the accident on a night yard crew asleep on duty.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio River Railroad
J. H. Hamilton
la Lime
Chas. Mohler
G. 0. Shannon
Jim Ravland
E. D. Kelley
Geo. Bluff
Geo. Coleman
E. T. Huh
Geo. Cradford
Keever
Ohio River Railroad Co
Standard Q Oil Co
Roosevelt welcomed by St Joseph residents during visit
Gov. Roosevelt received a warm reception in St Joseph Missouri on July 5 with two brief speeches. He spoke at the railroad station where his special train arrived and again at Lake Contrary about 45 miles from the city.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Roosevelt
St. Joseph
Lake Contrary
Indiana Round-Ups Woman Burned to Death in Explosion
Auburn Indiana July 5 Mrs John Kruse wife of a young farmer near here was burned from head to foot by an oil can explosion while lighting a stove. The saturated clothing burst into flames as she moved toward the barn where her husband met her with only the waistband of her skirt remaining. Doctors called the sight among the worst they had seen. She left no children.
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Auburn
Ind
John Kruse
Here
Bedford Youth Found Dead With Throat Slashed
Frank Lantz 23 was found slain in the stable yard near his mother’s Bedford Indiana home. He had drawn pay from Perry Mathews Buskirk quarry and taken it home as usual. Police believe the death was murder and suspect a connection to his father’s earlier murder by a man named Cline.
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Bedford
Ind
Frank Lantz
Perry Mathews
Chris Lantz
Cline
Jeffersonville
Lantz
Chicago
Indianapolis Man Faces Murder Charge After Fatal Fight
Christian Schildmeier is charged with murder after a fight with his wife, who died from injuries a week after a Sunday blow. Fred Schildmeier, his son from New York, sent his monthly remittance to his mother, and prosecutors say the money dispute sparked the confrontation.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Christian Schildmeier
Fred Schildmeier
New York
Cincinnati mother seeks 13 year old Clyde Hurley with circus
Mrs. Alice Hurley of Cincinnati arrived in Muncie to locate her son Clyde, 13, who ran away with the Forepaugh-Sells circus on June 22. She learned he had returned home Sunday after a stint of roughing it with the show.
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Muncie
Ind
Alice Hurley
Cincinnati
Clyde
Failure Follows a Hobbery in Chicago Robbery Case
J M Stein, claiming to have been robbed of 4000 dollars in Chicago, has filed bankruptcy. His liabilities total 18000 with assets of 10000.
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South Bend
Ind
J. M. Stein
Chicago
Kruger's Terms of Peace
London reports no decisive word from columns trapping Gen. De Wet while Lord Roberts' transport feeds them. Clery's right flank presses toward Greylingstad as Strathcona's Horse suffers a fatal engagement on July 1 with Capt. Cooper missing. Kruger states peace requires full independence and amnesty for colonial Boers. without it, continued fighting.
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London
de Wet
Lord Roberts
Clery
Greylingstad
Strathcona
Cooper
Kruger
Machadodoro
South African Republic
Republic
Fire destroys Elmore Methodist church and Magee elevator
A fire at Elmore ten miles west of Fremont destroyed the two story brick Meth odist church and the Magee Paffenbach frame elevator. The Presbyterian church was saved. Total loss on church and contents 1800 insured for 2000. Elevator loss 12000 insured.
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Fremont
Elmore
Magee & Paffenbach
Presbyterian
Sturgeon Family Jailed for Assault with Intent to Kill
Elijah Sturgeon his wife Eliza and children John and Eva are jailed on charges of assaulting Frank Deaton with intent to kill. Deaton lies unconscious at his New Carlisle area home after the attack by the Sturgeon family.
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Springfield
Elijah Sturgeon
Eliza Sturgeon
John
Eva
Frank Deaton
Deaton
New Carlisle
Sturgeon
Storm Hits Southern Renville County. Fears Peg Loss of Life
Reports from Redwood Falls Minnesota on July 5 describe a disastrous storm in the southern part of Renville County about 10 to 12 miles northwest of the city. Authorities fear several lives may have been lost.
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Redwood Falls
Minn
Renville County
Unsolicited wage raise affects Knoxville rail crews
On the Knoxville division of the Southern railway engineers firemen brakemen flagmen and yardmen were notified of a 10 percent wage increase. The raise was soon halted.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Democratic Convention Delays Bryan Nomination in Kansas City
In Kansas City on July 5 the Democratic National Convention opened amid fervent demonstrations for William J. Bryan and David B. Hill. The nomination for president did not occur as the platform work and party unity awaited completion. Adial Stevenson rose as a possible vice presidential favorite amid tumultuous scenes.
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Kansas City
William J. Bryan
David B
Bryan
New York
J. W. Kellar
Stevenson
Committee On
Appalling Tacoma Street Car Disaster Kills Dozens
Tacoma on July 5 reports a catastrophic street car wreck at 26th and C streets. Nearly 100 aboard were thrown from the car as it jumped the track and plunged 100 feet, with about 60 hospital cases and a death toll approaching sixty as more succumb to injuries. The dead include Lois Drake Annie Glass Lettie Sutter Dorley Dinger Lois Dinger Edward Bray Carl Moser Albert Moser and many others. rescuers and officials worked through the morning amid a scene of crushed coaches and wounded passengers.
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Tacoma
Wash
Edison
Lakeview
Parkland
Lake Park
Lois Drake
Annie Glass
Lettie Sutter
Dorley Dinger
Lois Dinger
Edward Bray
Carl Moser
Albert Moser
Richard Lee
Mrs. Gross
G. Bertoli
Otis Larsen
James Benston
Charles Davis
William Williams
John Paulus
William Wiesen
Robert Steele
Seidenberg
Herbert Gregory
Griffith Vandershellen
A. L. Healy
G. McMullen
John J. Shaugher
W. H. Davis
Roy Longerman
Gordon Newton
Richard Sanburn
Willie Hardings
George Elliott
K. J. Shaugher
J. D. Calhoun
Olie Ranseen
Joseph McCann
Man in Spain Letter Fraud Attempt Targets Chattanooga Buyer
C A Taylor of Chattanooga reports a fraud attempt via a Spain letter claiming a beautiful heiress is held by a priest and to be delivered to him. The swindle demanded $850 to release baggage and secure estate papers while Spain authorities investigate the case.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
C. A. Taylor
Spain
Rescue toll rises from North German Lloyd disaster
New York on July 5 reports 126 bodies recovered from the North River waters linked to the North German Lloyd docks disaster. Officials say more than 125 people remain missing as search efforts continue.
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New York
North River
German Lloyd
Perssons
Coomassie Evacuated as Governor Beats Retreat
A telegram from Col Willcocks to the colonial office says Sir Frederick Hodgson the governor of Ashanti left Coomassie and travels via Ekwanta Denkera toward the Cape Coast with officers and families. He notes many killed in the Coomassie break and Willcocks plans to retake if evacuated.
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London
Colonial Office
Col
Willcocks
Fumsu
Pekki
Bekwai
Ashanti
Frederick Mitchell Hodgson
Coomassie
Ekwanta
Denkera
Cape
Three Men Killed in DLW Wreck near Henryville
In Durham's cut near Henryville Pennsylvania three men from Scranton were killed and one injured when a wheel broke on an east bound freight of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad. The dead are Harry Goglizer fire man George Davis brakeman and Edward Ryan brakeman all of Scranton. The injured conductor Cunningham of Stroudsburg. The wreck halted the line for several hours.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Durham's Cut
Henryville
Harry Goglizer
George Davis
Edward Ryan
Cunningham
Stroudsburg
Pevéral Houra
Allies Hold Tien Tsin as Peking Reports Widespread Losses
Shanghai reports say foreigners in Peking were killed after the legation was burned while 400 soldiers and many civilians were among the 1,000 foreigners. Allied commanders in Tien Tsin warn a direct push on Peking would mean heavy losses, with Chinese forces and Boxers closing the gap.
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Tien-Tsin
Place
Shanghai
Peking
Kwan-Hsu
London
Legation
Tsung Ti Yamen
Germin Guard
Baron von Ketteler
Tien- Tsin
Taku
Che-Foo
Tien-l'sin City
Emperor’s Crisis Reported in Shanghai Death and Poison
Shanghai July 5 The emperor killed himself under Prince Tuan’s pressure on June 19. The empress dowager also took poison and survived though reportedly insane from the effects. Official word reached the German consul.
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Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Fireworks Blast Kills Four Children in Philadelphia
A blank cartridge fired by a young boy at a crowded fireworks stand on Eighth Street caused a massive explosion. Four children died, three others likely to die, and twenty injured, including two adults. The incident wounded shopfronts and homes as smoke enveloped the area. The boy Isaiah Harris reportedly fired the pistol into the display.
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Philadelphia
Carmel Diango
Charles Feruzzi
Isabelle de Rites
Jennie Dianno
Frank Naccitro
Eighth Street
Isaiah Harris
Extreme Heat Sparks Deaths and Dazed Incidents in Chicago
In Chicago on July 5 extreme heat led to multiple tragedies and emergencies. Christina Johnson attempted self immolation amid 90 degree heat, while Geo Smith tried to throw his family into the lake and was restrained. Eight deaths and four prostrations were reported among heat casualties. several named individuals were among the affected. Cholera raged in Bombay with 20 689 cases and 12 333 deaths in the week. Recklinhausen and Oer suffered cyclone damage with people buried under rubble.
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Chicago
Christina Johnson
Sheffield Avenue
Geo. Smith
Smith
Frank Barnes
Anton Mrozek
Toney Ratkey
Lake Calumet
Julia Abel
Wm. Ruehl
Schuknecht
Robert Wynnes
Christ Kuntz
A. M. M. West
Ope
Harry Blocie
Philip Klume
London
Express
Bombay
Bombay Presidency
Berlin
Recklinhausen
Westphalia
Oer
Brooklyn Couple Die in Fire as Boiler Explodes
John Lawler aged 50 and his wife suffocated in a burning Brooklyn building. A Tex. boiler explosion killed an engineer, a fireman, and his helper near Rhomo. Two electric cars collided in East Webster injuring about twenty. Chas. A. Higgins, 41, assistant general passenger agent of the Santa Fe, dies at home in Chicago.
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John Lawler
Brooklyn
Rhomo
Tex
East Webster
Mass
Chas. A. Higgins
The
Santa Fe
Chicago
War Vessel May Go To Morocco Over American Slain
A war vessel may be sent to Morocco to demand punishment for the slayers of American Marcus Azaqui. The Dirigo arrived Seattle with 72 passengers from Dawson and $800000 in gold dust. Riley Broyles and his daughter perished in a boiler explosion near Huntsville Tennessee. Sir Thomas Farrell, sculptor and head of the Royal Hibernian Academy, died. The coal exchange building in Scranton owned by John Jermyn was nearly wiped out by fire, loss 125000.
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Morocco
Marcus Azaqui
Lafayette
Paris
School Children of America
Dirigo
Seattle
Wash
Skagway
Dawson
Riley Broyles
Huntsvillle
Tennessee
Thomas Farrell
Royal Hibernian Academy
Dublin
Coal Exchange
Scranton
John Jermyn
Eight Games Highlight Fourth of July Baseball Results
Results from eight Independence Day games include Cincinnati beating New York 9 to 5 with Hawley and Warner in the battery. Boston and Pittsburgh games noted. Chicago defeating Philadelphia 10 to 4. St. Louis and Brooklyn action with final scores 9 to 3 and 9 to 7. Umpires listed for each contest. Cincinnati, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Brooklyn, Boston, and Pittsburgh appear as competing teams.
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RHE
Pittsburgh
Boston
Tannehill
Zimmer
Nichols and
Sullivan
Swartwood
R. E. Chi
Phil
Callahan
Donahue
Orth and McFarland
Terry
RH. E. St. Louis
Brooklyn
Young and Criger
McGinnity
McGuire
Hurst
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Built the Oregon the Pacific Coast’s famed battleship builder
Irving M. Scott of San Francisco, head of Union Iron Works, is hailed as the man who built the Oregon. The article traces his rise from Baltimore machinist to leading Pacific coast shipbuilder, detailing his hands-on role, key projects including the cruisers Charleston and San Francisco and Olympia, and his influence on regional industry and education. It notes his age, heritage, and standing as an "honest man" across the coast.
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Irving M. Scott
San Francisco
Oregon
Union Ironworks
Pacific Coast
Scott
Cramps
Newport
Mare Island
South America
Key West
Santiago
Manila
Philadelphia
Charleston
Monterey
Olympia
Maryland
Baltimore
James G. Fain
Colin P. Huntington
Nicholas
Russia
St. Petersburg
Art Association of
Mechanics’ Institute
University of California
Leland Stanford, Jr., University
The
Free Library
California Commission
Conference Opens on Protecting Africa’s Wild Animals
In London the international conference for protecting Africa’s wild animals began with delegates from many countries. The gathering calls for coordinated action to secure an international agreement to restrain the extermination of Africa’s mammals birds and fishes.
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London
Africa
Colorado Floods and Snow Thaw Touch Rio Grande
The Rio Grande swells during the spring melt in Colorado as heavy snowpack yields flooding. After brief peak flows the river recedes, returning to its usual lower level and dry channels.
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Colorado
Rio Grande
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Indiana
Hand Enanough
Circus Life
Minnesota
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David B. Hill
Adial Stevenson
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South Africa
Germany
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Peitz
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Warner
Emslie
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Coant
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