Engineer Promoted After Narrow Collision at Junction
In a dramatic rail encounter near Porter's Station a long freight and a passenger engine touched and tangled cars as brakes held. Flagg, shaken, is reassigned to a month layoff with full pay and then named engineer of the Northern Limited upon return after the trip.
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Porter's
Flagg
Mlugg
Myricks
MacArthurs
Mlage
Jagg
Flags
Northern Limited
Frigg
Engineer of No 97 Faces Narrow Escape in Rail Rally
George Flagg, engineer of the fast freight, spots a runaway passenger car after 4 PM at Black River Junction. He blazes along toward Harrisville, engages brakes, and instead of diverting, accelerates to intercept the car, risking collision to protect the line and passengers.
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Black River Junction
Doon
Flagg
Teorge Flagg
Filags
Harrisville
Plagg
Teain
Vungyg
Wet weather signs bananas gravity and early earth ideas
The article discusses cloud sizes as weather indicators and banana cultivation methods with spacing and multiple harvests. It then shifts to early earth theories, ammonia formation from damp atmospheres, and evolving ocean gravity measurements using pendulum and barometer methods.
Mount Pelée erupts destroying St Pierre in Martinique
The volcanic blast of Mont Pelée devastates St Pierre Martinique, killing thousands and razing ships in port. Survivors describe lava flows and engulfing fire as crews and residents flee or perish within minutes. Cremations and mass funerals follow as authorities assess the horrific toll.
Fire at Iowa Tron Works Buries Two Workers
Partially legible report notes two men crushed to death and a third injured when a wall collapsed at the Iowa Tron Works in Du Duque Iowa. The event occurs amid a convention of the Up Savings Bank Association of New York State.
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Iowa
Haine
Tajeres
Up Savings Wank Association
New York State
Syracuse
Chales A. Stevens
Brooklyny
Unclear Weather Outbreak Hits New York Regions
A garbled weather report references unusually cold conditions across North and Western New York. It mentions snow in Batfity, Adirondacks snow storage, and heavy losses to trees in Wayne County. A separate line notes a safe robbery by masked men and other distorted place names.
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Northh
New York
Batfity
Adirondacks
Wayne County
Catastrophic Eruption Devastates Saint Pierre and Nearby Isles
Eyewitnesses describe a thousands strong exodus as Montagne Pelée erupts violently. Ash rain and mountain debris scorch land and sea, with hundreds feared dead including residents and visitors. Telegraph lines fail as ships report ash and glow, and survivors seek refuge in inland towns amid famine fears.
Fragmented New England Weather and Baseball Notes
A garbled note on Enosburg Falls Vermont reports heavy snow from a high gale and mentions Littleton New Hampshire. It includes scattered baseball references to Philadelphia Pittsburg Boston and New York teams with unnamed players and unclear events.
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New England
Enosbure Falls
Littleton
SN. EL
Paudent
Earthquakes and Disasters Echo Through Past News Parcels
Fragmentary text lists global earthquakes and volcanic eruptions with death tolls and dates. Mentions Port de France and St. Pierre in a 18th century Caribbean context, plus scattered notices of towns ruined and casualties from various seismic events.
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St. Pierre Isinter
Adinpatch
Port de France
Thevernal Mouttet
Consus
Periehad
Eruption on St Vincent Causes Devastation and Losses
Report of La Soufriere volcano eruption on St Vincent spreading lava and ash across the island. Destruction includes townsAsh-covered capital Mingp-ten and scattered deaths. ships blocked. supplies requested for victims. distant ash and steam columns observed.
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Martinique
Castiles
St Lucia
Peleo
St. Blyrre
Stich
B. WW
St Vincent
la Soufriere
Thames
Agair
Wig
Ano
Lia Sow
al Resott
Jal
Mingpten
Paul L Ford Murdered in His Library by Brother
The New York tragedy unfolds in Paul Leicester Ford’s library where Malcolm Ford shoots Paul and then kills himself. Miss Hall and Miss Wall witness the events as Dr. Baruch and Dr. Rosenburg treat the brothers, while estate tensions over a $2,000,000 inheritance threat to the Ford family.
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New York City
Paul Leicester Ford
Janice Mere
Peter Sterling
Malcolm Webster Ford
Miss Hall
Malcolm Ford
Mar
Milks Hall
Park
Missy Wall
Malcolm
Malcollm
Paul Ford
Portieres
Miss Wall
Misa Hall
Utxa
Baruch
Blexnile
Warried
Benicio
Quaerar Spa
Tealth
Paul
US Moves To Aid Martinique After Suffering
The United States Government acts quickly to aid Martinique after disaster. A cruiser arrives at Santo Domingo and is ordered to proceed to Martinique, with rapid response plans tied to relief efforts and associated political objections in Congress.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Martinique
Inemmed
San Domingo City
Santo Domingo
Unclear excerpt reports April market shifts and local incidents
An incoherent April overview notes declines in commodities including cotton and petroleum, plus mentions of individuals and local incidents. The fragmentary text references quarantines, a prison sentence, a demonstration, and several names without clear context.
Labor news and wage shifts across regions
The notice covers wage changes and labor actions from multiple regions. It cites Duluth, Mexico state, South Wales, Newcastle, Montreal, Brooklyn, Detro lo, St Louis, Youngstown, and other locales with workers seeking higher pay or facing reductions. It mentions raillabor and shipyard contexts without graphic detail.
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Duluth
Mian
Advivesy
Mexico
Hilbords
South Wales
Newcastle
Haghard
Montreal
Sunliailie-howrfahiy
Ui Ies
Istiletae
Brooklyn
Ohio
Itiekumkers
Detrolncoid
Eons Temple
Uifan
Vollermahkers
St.ouls
Youngstown
Olle
International Union of Car Bitters Old Lepairers Lis
Ots
Attacked In Their Home and Other Jersey News
A Black suspect attacked Adam Wagner at his home in Laurel, knocking him senseless and attempting to assault Mrs. Wagner before Wagner and police tracked down William Jackson, who was identified by the couple and jailed. Other items note Annie McClelland fending off two black tramps after breakfast with a butcher knife, and obituaries for John B. Fortenbach of Carlstadt. The issue also covers the formation of a State Funeral Association, oyster-cracking schemes, a murder indictment in Secaucus, a fatal quarry accident, and assorted county updates from New Jersey towns.
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Rome
Adam
Wagner
Laurel
Moorestown
William Jackson
Charles Jones
Orsoner
Justice Pettit
Jackson
Pegro
Annie” McClelland
Hammonton
Eame
Bue
John B. Fortenbach
Carlstadt
Prussia
America
New York City
Fortenbach
Kantse
Hudson County Grand Jury
August Kuntze
Charles Engelbrecht
Secaucus
Engelbrecht
Kuntze
Puller
William Suntze
August
Paul Altenberger
Buffalo
Sakkaral Wis
Huamblin Island
Ciffean
CSSC
Sam
Hain
Near-Hasle
Europe
Martinique
Edward
William
Oscar
Savannnek
Laos
aAereliefl
St. Pierre
Martinlyte
Uled
Spain
Moscow
Baltic
Cy-Li
Barnum & Bailey
Beziers
Yance
Salvador Arbiration Commission
Suter
Turkey
St. Wierre
Mont Pelee
Carupano
Agreemens
Uast
Comet of 1748 Findings reported by Professor Lauschner
Professor Lauschner of the University of California reports a theoretical result on the orbit of the newly observed 1748 comet. The exact orbit cannot be fixed yet but it appears to be the shortest period comet, over a year, matching the second 1748 comet seen briefly under similar conditions. The British Pacific cable to Frijtslonda is noted as completed.
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Boyey
The
Naval Society of Canada
Kalfe Dindes
Winstor
Lauschner
University of Califor
Brooks
Lawmaking Roundup of Naval and Political Moves
The House considers the Naval Appropriation bill funding two new battleships two armored cruisers and two gunboats totaling 77 050 000 Senator Foraker speaks on policy and the army President Roosevelt pardons C A Frost who received one year in prison The Senate passes the Army Appropriation bill and debates coronation embassies Isthmian canal bill advances The president nominates Eugene Ware for Commissioner of Pensions Rear Admiral Sampson funeral and Arlington burial noted A Philippine garrote execution reported along with Cuba pardon pleas and Mindanao conference plans Rail and industry news plus various legal and local items also listed.
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House
Senator Foraker
Pailspine
Amy
Roosevelt
C. A. A. Frost
Tle United States
Sao Flancisco
Nayes
Frost
Jefferson
Jesus of Nazareth
Senate
Honn
Eugene S’. Ware
Kansas
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Martine
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Japan
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Alaska Commercial Company
Unalasks
Aleutian Islands
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Volednte Dienstern
Paul. L. Ford
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Hla
Hrave
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Consil
Genoa
State Department
Washington
Clara ‘Talon
Sir Cinchad
Margaret Vinton Taylor
Saliabury
Lord Saliabury
Pilarose League
Newsy Glennings
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Senor Aiwusty Severo
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Joseph Riterson
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Jesse Stone
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Milwaukee
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Stewart
Cincinnati
J. M. McKallight
Joh D. Rockefeller, Jr
University of Chicago
George W
Albany
Miles E. Brown
N.Y
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University of Michigan
Sted
Ergdit
Ceel Rhodes
Gotates
Itusaia
Peas
Aoly
Tate Dover
Norway
Ure Dunderland Company
Broftssoy Birkelund
Normway
Germany
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