Ship Star of Bengal Sinks Near Coronation Island Alaska
Rescue tug Hattie Gage reports Star of Bengal wreck on Coronation Island during a gale off Wrangel Alaska. 137 aboard. 110 lives lost. Survivors describe drifting, wreckage, and failed attempts to abandon ship amid rain and phosphorescent rocks. Bodies recovered listed. ship broke into three parts. breeches buoy failed.
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Wrangel
Alaska
Star of Bengal
Farrar
Hattie Gage
Coronation Island
Shipley Bay
Benjamin Johnson
Siguard Nelson
Eric Pierson
William Perlschke
Peter Peterson
John Peterson
Olnt Peterson
Einan Swenson
Charles Buchanan
Carl Bore
Joseph Griffin
Andrew Hanson
Frank Healy
Norman Hawkins
G. Hendrickson
Thesy
Wagner
Worcester Tech Freshman Paralyzed in Class Rush
Emil Gray Jr aged seventeen of 15 West Wareham Worcester Massachusetts suffered a back fracture in the annual class rush between Irishmen and sophomores He was taken to City Hospital with paralysis from the chest down Residents mistook the incident for a riot until police arrived and saw the severity His companions initially thought he merely had the wind knocked out of him before realizing the danger
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Worcester Tech
Worcester
Mass
Emil Gray, Jr
West Wareham
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
City Hospital
Offere
Graut
Ravages of Tuberculosis Warn Workers in Philadelphia
Dr Gotthold Pannwitz of Berlin told the Hospital Association of Philadelphia that tuberculosis causes one third of deaths during the working life and that every incapacitated workman will attribute his illness to tuberculosis in his address on Social Life and Tuberculosis as a precursor to the International Conference on Tuberculosis.
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Philadelphia
Gotthold Pannwitz
Berlin
Hospital Association of Philadelphia
Dr. Pannwitz
Ecuecral
Sudden Gas Outburst Kills Three Manitoba Well Diggers
Report from Stanley near Port Arthur Ontario describes three Manitoba inlanders asphyxiated in a deep well while digging. A sudden natural gas surge from a fissure opened by a pick overwhelmed two men at the bottom and the helper who tried to aid them. Large quantities of gas reportedly gushed from the well.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Stanley
Port Arthur
Ont
Woman wins at poles in Kearny board race
Pamela Eakins, the first woman nominated as Republican regular for Kearny Board of Education, defeated George McClintock 291 to 211. Eakins campaigned on parental representation in the school board.
Rice Crop Shortcuts Hit Atlantic Receipts Decline
Rice crop yields fall short of 6,000,000 wacks forecast as receipts on the Atlantic coast remain light and prices hold firm. Local markets report slower demand and cautious trading amid uncertain harvest prospects.
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Atlantic
Work For 10600 Men In Commerce Department Program
The Department of Commerce and Tador at Washington through T. V. Powderly reports it has placed about 19 0 men in jobs across 35 states since July 1. This effort aims to reduce unemployment by coordinating labor placements nationwide.
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Department of Commerce
Tador
Washington, D. C
T. V. Powderly
New Fashion Prices and Social Notes Across Cities
Miss Julia C. Lathrop is named co director with Professor Graham Taylor at the Chicago Institute of Social Science. In New York City a hat priced at seventy five dollars signals a trend, while Oklahoma faces a shortage of school teachers and chorus girls are scarce in the city. Miss Anna Bartlett Warner aided West Point with a Constitution gift via Mrs Sage. Dr Lauren C Hughes, former head of Spanish American War Nurses, plans retirement to a convent. Mrs Astor criticizes society, praising Europe and young women alike.
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New York City
Oklahoma
Julia C. Lathrop
Rockford, Jr
Graham Taylor
Chicago Institute of Social Science
Servia
Sage
West Point
N. Y
Anna Bartlett Warner
Lauren C. Hughes
Bouton Society of Red Cross
Astor
America
Europe
Independence party nominates New York slate at Cooper Union
The Independence party convention at Cooper Union nominated a state ticket led by Governor Chirence J. Shearn and William J. Sirovich for treasurer. The platform calls for honest laws, anti corruption action, eight hour day, single city fare, gas regulation, and reforms in policing and labor protections.
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New York City
Independence Party
Chirence J. Shearn
New York
Daniel W. Finnimore
Potsdam
Frank 0. Stevens
Nassan
Williard Glenn
Onondaga
William J. Sirovich
Widdiam A. de Ford
Albany
M. J. Caflero
Kings
Court of Appeals
Reuben Robl Lyon
Bath
W. R. Hearst
Cooper Union Hall
Morris Block
Ulster
James A. Alten
South Carolina
Tillman
McLaurin
of Trust
Hearst
Archbold
West Virginia
Sibley
Washington, D. C
James A. Donagan
Committee On
Allen
J. J. Howell
Clarence J. Shearn
Ilegal
Three States Suffering As Drought Strangles Rivers
The Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia drought stretches over two months bringing multi million dollar losses from fires crops and livestock. Health officials warn about a looming disease risk while water shortages slow industry and force plant closures. Coal barge congestion on the Monongahela and potential coal famine loom as river traffic stalls and big mills face shutdowns.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Monongahela
Point West
South
Northwest
Youngstown
Raw
Pltnsburg
Notable Early 20th Century DoJ Appointment and Trials
A sweep of brief items from 1907 to 1908 covers Edwin P Grosvenor joining the Department of Justice after aiding Taft in tobacco trust cases. a Montreal death. a Springfield Missouri drowning of a ten month old. an army officer claiming disability from a hot water bag in the Philippines. a Texas stockman shot dead near his ranch. a Philadelphia loan suit against George T Newhall. a Boston indictment for mail fraud tied to Henry D Reynolds. Indiana local option narrowly passing. Elsie Vanderbilt’s divorce finalized in New York. a Oklahoma acrobat killed in a windstorm accident. a New Martinsville cashier indicted for embezzlement.
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Washington, D. C
Edwin P Grosvenor
New York
Taft
Tobacco. Trust
Department of Jusce
Tea Riots in Cuba Shake Havana and Sancti Spiritus
Reports from Cuba describe political disorder with riots at a Conservative meeting in Sancti Spiritus, injuring several. In Havana Liberals disrupted a gathering of the new negro party led by General Estenez. General Mario Menocal, a Conservative nominee, arrived with supporters as thousands gathered, signaling growing tensions.
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Sancti Spiritus
Santa Clara
New Negro Party
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Zaustas
Liberal Party
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Menocal
War on Tuberculosis Outpaces Civil War Deaths
Secretary Cortelyou, welcoming delegates to the International Congress on Tuberculosis, cites 160,000 U. S. deaths last year from TB, more than four years of war casualties, urging preventive measures and international cooperation led by Roosevelt. The piece notes TB’s economic impact, comparisons to yellow fever and bubonic plague, and the congresses’ influence on public health policy.
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George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
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Political Row Runs Through Senate and Parties
Senator Foraker issues a lengthy statement defending his course amid reorganizing to meet Ohio law, while City figures clash with Roosevelt and Taft. Oklahoma Governor Haskell resigns as National Democratic Committee treasurer. Squire denies offering a bribe in the Standard Oil matter, decrying Monnett’s act and denying Haskell involvement. Du Pont resigns from the Republican speakers bureau amid campaign criticism. Vorys is disbarred then reinstated by the Pension Office. Cleveland will forgery ruling on his posthumous letter.
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Oklahoma
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Grover Cleveland
New York
Tlmeg
Five men killed in dynamite blast at Cross Keys Cut
Five men were blown to bits by an explosion of dynamite while tamping a hole eighteen inches deep near the Lackawanna Railroad at Cross Keys Cut Tobyhanna Pa. Victims named include Harry Broadhead of Tobyhanna John Walt of Firthcliffe Pac. Godrich Coyne Kingston and two unknown Malions. Bodies identified by clothing remains.
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Lackawanna
Tobyhanna
Harry Broadhead
John Walt
Firthcliffe
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Kingston
Nasen
Wright and Loutskoy to Build 75 HP Aero Engine
Nassau expert Boris Loutskoy, living in Berlin, plans with Wilbur Wright to construct a seventy five horsepower motor for the Wright aero plane. Grenada's crew arrives in London after rescue from the Atlantic. Captain Watt and the Grenada crew were landed at Rotterdam by the Manchester Spinner. Emigrant safety rules tighten in Germany with mandatory bathing and fumigation of persons and belongings. Australia mulls a navy flotilla led by torpedo boat destroyers and submarines. Colonel Bailey honored at Fort McKinley after promotion. Tokyo reports shipping trade gloom but Nippon Yusen Kaisha remains wary of near-term prospects.
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Paris
Boris Loutskoy
Nassau
Berlin
Wilbur Wright
Grenada
London
Watt
Atlantic
Rotterdam
Manchester
Earth subsidence swallows horse and men in Wilkes-Barre mine
Blain Lewis and Joseph Ruddy of Mill Creek were driving over an old road near Plainsville when the ground sank into a mine cavern. The horse and wagon fell fifty feet into the old colliery workings while the men escaped uninjured.
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Wilkes-Barre
Blain Lewis
Joseph Ruddy
Mill Creek
Plainsville
Triple Wedding in Reading Ohio Ties Dellerman Siblings
A triple ceremony in Reading Ohio united three couples in one event. Andrew Deller, William Dellerman and Rose Dellerman married Wilda Ebstein Nette Marshall and Charles Wasser. Neighbors, ages from eighteen to twenty five, celebrated as siblings wed in a single ceremony.
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Reading
Ohio
Andrew Dellerman
William Dellerman
Rose Dellerman
Wilda Ebstein
Nette Marshall
Charles Wasser
Vortmaster Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case
John D. Chapman, former Deputy portmaster at Akron Ohio, pleaded guilty to embezzling 9008 dollars from the port authority. The case centers on misused funds and Chapman faces sentencing in federal court.
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Vortmaster
John D. Chapman
Akron
Ohio
Newsy Gleanings from the Current Era
Rabbits and quatt are plentiful in lower Delaware. The Wabash Railroad reports a decline in earnings. Eucalyptus cultivation in Lower California by the Santa Fe line proves successful. The American battleship fleet departed Albany Australia for a 3600 mile Manila voyage. The new negro party in Cuba held fleet meeting in Tavanna drawing broad attention. Chinese merchants grow more assertive in boycotting Japanese goods. Foreign military observers praise French troop maneuver efficiency. The Interparliamentary Union voted to meet in Quebec next year. Britain sends a diplomat to Jutland to monitor German warship movements. Havana reports zero yellow fever cases and authorities believe the disease is suppressed.
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Wabash Railroad
California
Santa Fe
Albany
Australia
Manila
New Negro
Cuba
Tavanna
Aland
Berlin
Queber
Great Britain
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Philippine Army Tragedy at Camp Jess Man
A tragedy at Camp Jess man Manila P 3 left Lieutenant Edward Bloom of the Fourth Infantry dead after being shot by Private Suttles of Company K. Suttles then slit his own throat and died at once while Bloom lingered until the following night.
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Philippines
Camp Jessman
Manila
Edward Bloom
Fourth Infantry
Suttles
Bloom
Farmer Hangs Self in Barn Near Glen NY
Charles Argersinger a 64 year old farmer residing near Glen Montgomery County New York hanged himself in his barn on his farm after returning from a hospital. He is survived by his widow and three children.
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Charles Argersinger
Glen
Montgomery County
N.Y
Two Women Held For Forgery In Worcester Case
Mrs. Ella J. O'Hearn and her seventeen year old daughter Mary surrendered to State Detectives Mott and Murray in Worcester Massachusetts. They were wanted for forgeries totaling upward of four thousand dollars.
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Ella J. O'Hearn
Mary
Mott and Murray
Worcester
Mass
Turkish Parliament Planned Details Published
The program of action for the future Turkish Parliament, as laid down by the Union and Progress Committee, has been published in Constantinople. The detailed plan outlines the committee’s intended measures and governance approach for the coming legislative term. The document signals the party’s priorities and strategic direction for national policy.
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Constantinople
Union and Progress Committee
National Game Notes and Giants Recent Baseball Buzz
The National Game highlights Hummell as Brooklyn’s sole 100 hit man this season. Dontin shows solid hits as he speeds to first. Giants on the road pride their ex college players Rickey Mellveen Cree and Blair. Kelley's Toronto return rumor denied. Bayless joins Cincinnati Reds after tte out fielder move. Ganzel predicts 35 Reds sailing south next spring. Hofman postpones marriage to honor SCASOD.
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Brooklyn
Mike Dontin
New York Giants
New York
Rickey
Mellveen Cree
Blair
Joe Kelley
Toronto
Mickey Bayless
Dayton
Clneinnati Reds
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Clneinnath
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Hans Lobert
Giants
Tventy
Ganzel
Cincinati
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Chance
Arthur Llofman
Scasod
Drought Ends as Rain Spreads Across Eastern States
Weather Bureau reports breaking of a prolonged drought across the country with rain expected to continue for several days in the Eastern States. Forecaster Garriott notes cooler weather to follow as rainfall eases heat waves from Chicago to New York, though frosts are feared in Oklahoma and Texas and temperatures plunge in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Garriott
Mississippi River
Chicago
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
St. Paul
Omain
Night riders burn thirteen negro churches in Georgia counties
In Albany Georgia a night rider raid left Calhoun Baker and Miller counties’ negro churches and schools destroyed. Mount Zion Pleasant Hill Christ Little Zion Belmont Mount Aetna and New Salem churches and schools burned in sequence from near Kestler eastward as fire swept through the area. Many prominent Black residents belonged to these congregations amid a pattern of prior dynamiting and recent lynchings in the community.
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Albany
Calhoun
Baker
Miler
Mount Zion Church
Pleasant Hill
Christ Church
Little Zion
Belmont
Mount Aetna
New Salem
Kestler
Firacuire
Four Slain at Jelico Church in Mass Shooting
A mass shooting near a small Baptist church north of Anthras post office in Jelico Tennessee left four dead among worshipers and bystanders after drunken men from a nearby saloon opened fire as services ended. The pastor Rev Kind was mortally wounded.
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Jellico
Tenn
East Tennessee
Tennessee-Kentucky
Anthras
John Bennett
J. W. Mccinney
Edward Thomas
Mr. Kind
Wet leaves cause trolley smash near Hartford
Wet leaves left trolley walls slippery triggering a crash between a work train and an Interurban car in Hartford Connecticut. About six passengers were thrown onto the pavement. A. W. Weeks of Worcester and Walter J. Brooks of Springfield were in critical condition at St Francis Hospital. Others injured included Carl Wold and family of Wilson Station Nova Scotia Palmer and wife of New Haven G A Dunbar of Wilmington Del and Mrs Wold of Wilson Station.
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Hartford
Conn
Fojured
A. W. Weeks
Worcester
Mass
Walter J. Brooks
Springfield
Postoffice Department
St. Francis' Hospital
Carl Wold
Wilson Station
N.S. Palmer
New Haven
G. A. Dunbar
Wilmington
Del
Wold
Cane Rush and Game Fatal at Worcester Institute
Emil F. from Weat Wareham died at Worcester City Hospital after the cane rush accident at Worcester Polytechnic Institute left him with a broken back. Wilfred Baltthazar of Waterbury High School also died from a spinal fracture suffered in a practice game, causing paralysis from shoulders down.
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Worcester
Mass
Emil F. @ran
Weat Wareham
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester City Hospital
Waterbury, Conn
Wilfred Baltthazar
Waterbury
Newfoundland election date set after dissolution of legislature
The Newfoundland Legislature has been dissolved and Parliament sets the general election for Monday November 2, a week after the Canadian vote. Also notes Kaiser telegram on peace, Irish win at Vatican, Jacob Cantor hailed as hero in London, and Yokohama Harbor works advancing toward partial completion in early 1914.
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St. John's
N. F
Canada
Idle Army of idle in United Kingdom
Government estimates show rising unemployment across the United Kingdom this winter with London and major cities facing shortages. Glasgow reports 22,000 idle workers, Sunderland 13,000, Birmingham 10,000, Liverpool 14,000, Manchester 8,000, among others, not counting Lancashire cotton strikers. Distress funds are being raised nationwide.
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United Kingdo
London
United Kingdom
Qutside
Glasgow
Sunderland
Birmingham
Liverpool
Manchester
Lancashire
Murder in Woods: Thirty-One Year Old Man Shot Near Fine
Harry Iosmer of Fine, St. Lawrence County, shot and killed in nearby woods. Lesley Combs, eighteen, named as alleged murderer and said to have confessed. No motive known beyond possible robbery.
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Harry Iosmer
Fine
St. Lawrence County
Lesley Combs
Munderer
Corn Crop Now Late at Trosts Sparks Price Dip
Cor crop news reports corn nearing safe status at Trosts with holders selling freely, triggering a noticeable drop in prices as market activity increases and sentiment shifts.
Labor unions and wage updates across nations
The Field of Tabor in San Francisco notes a $17,000 treasury. Lynn mass building trade unions seek a central council. Massachusetts lawmakers extend work hours for women and children to fifty six per week. Fargo reports movement to unite building trades under AFL. The pot and drive workers’ international body reports over $100,000 in emergency funds. The International Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators adds 6,000 members. Wolverhampton bridge and girder workers strike ends with offers rejected. Associated Blacksmiths Society of Britain cites surplus funds exceeding $120,000.
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San Francisco
Cal
Lynn
Mass
Massachusetts
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Fargo
Pot and Drive
International Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
Ameued
Wolverhampton
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Drowned while escaping blaze on Curtis Bay launch
Eighteen year old Howard T. Smith struck a match to light a cigar in a Curtis Bay launch on March 11. The flare ignited garolene fumes and the boat caught fire. Smith leaped overboard and was drowned while others escaped.
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Curtis Bay
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National Bank Examiner Dead Near Chester Nova Scotia
John A. Markell, National Bank Examiner for Maryland and Delaware, died near Chester Nova Scotia at age forty six. The death cuts short the service of a prominent regulator. He held key roles in national banking oversight and contributed to financial supervision efforts.
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National Bank Examiner
Waitimore
John A. Markell
National Bank
Maryland
Delaware
Chester
Nova Scotty
Ite
Explorers, lawmakers and art noted in brief items
Sven Hedin arrives at Shimla after Tibet trip claiming valuable discoveries. Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke returns from Europe with additions to the New York Metropolitan Art Museum holdings. Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell cites cigarette spending at 15 million pounds yearly in London remarks. Italian government compliments William M. Chase by requesting a portrait for the Artist Palace. A well known horseman associated with tyre publications is fatally injured in a Winchester train fall. Former finance minister Sanches Hustilo resigns health reasons. Med in Madrid, Seyor Bustillo appointed finance minister on February 28, 1903.
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Caspar Purdon Clarke
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London
William M. Chase
Artizt Palace
Lemuel G Trott
Tyre Publications
Winchester
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Saloon closures after Atlantic City police warning
saloon cafe and hotel sideboard premises were ordered to close following a citywide warning to arrest any selling. Fort’s absence from Atlantic City raised belief of leniency but officials viewed stricter enforcement as carpenters in Hackensack faced arrest after a violent incident. Princeton University enters 162nd year with Woodrow Wilson opening, Palmer lab now complete at 400000, and local theft case leads to an improvised marriage.
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State Board of Health sues towns to curb river pollution
Attorney General McCarter opens a Chancery Court case in Trenton against Delaware Valley municipalities to force ceasing sewage discharge into the river, Phillipsburg named as defendant as the state seeks to curb typhoid and related diseases.
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Bloomfield man finds pearl worth two hundred dollars
John Sempier a Bloomfield builder while eating oysters at dinner found a pearl nearly the size of a pea on the hall shelf. A local jeweler valued it at 200 dollars and a buyer was ready to pay that price. Sempier had the gem set for himself.
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Biggest Sunflower In Jersey Grows A Giant Plant
A. E. B. Owens of 370 Da Witt avenue Belleville claims the largest sunflower in New Jersey. The bloom measures sixteen inches across and weighs seven pounds. He names it Mellnothus Anni lephantissimus.
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A. E B. Owens
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Belleville
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Farm sale in Mickleton changes hands for $9500
Mrs Annie Bradshaw Cooper sold her 111 acre Mickleton farm to William Fink for 9500. Pitman building firm holds contracts worth 16000 including a 6000 mansion. Griffith Gandy of Cape May Court House owned series stolen from Helmes Landing. Prichett held on 600 bail for illegal sale of Minor by Law and Order Society. Helme of Bridgeport shipped a barrel of wheel potatoes to a Scotland niece. Lizzie Hamlen of Gloucester County noted. Cape May Court Judge Hildreth suspended Grover Fisher sentence on bail conditioned on supporting his wife. Melville plant to manufacture electrical supplies. Woodstown canning company expands with new buildings.
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William Fink
Pitman
Griffith Gandy
Cape May Court House
Helmes
Bridgeport
Scotland
Lizzie Hamlen
Gloucester County
Cape May
Hildreth
Grover Fisher
Melville
She Sanitary Canning Company
Woodstown
July Fourth Accidents Revealed By Medical Journal
The American Medical Association in its Chicago journal presents grim statistics on July Fourth casualties. It notes five thousand six hundred twenty three killed and injured nationwide, with shifts showing not inevitability but man made danger in various locales.
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Crusaders Win Complete Victory in Ohio Saloons Shut in Eleven Counties
In Ohio two hundred eighty nine saloons were closed in eleven county local option elections, part of a sweeping temperance push. Drys achieved overwhelming majorities, following earlier rounds where fifty businesses were shut, signaling a strong anti liquor outcome. Additional elections are set in fifteen counties within two weeks.
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Columbus
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Jiguor
Amn
Corpse display to pupils shows temperance lesson in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana schoolchildren were marched past two intoxication deaths near Greentown as a temperance lesson. Charles Thresher and William Lindley died and Charles Lindley was dying after a spree before the Local Option law. Rev Dr Hall led the display at Greentown Methodist Church to illustrate the deadly effects of liquor.
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Local Option Law Causes Trouble In Indiana State Politics
Indiana Governor Fran ly faced a demand for a full investigation after Luther W. Knisely a Democratic Rep alleged offers of pay from $700 to $2000 a year for his vote on county local option. The House granted the demand for inquiry into the governor and Senator Wickwire over the allegations. Meanwhile in Trenton Ohio hundreds of women and children paraded as the city and county voted dry, closing forty saloons and one brewery.
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Franly
House of Representatives
Luther W. Knisely
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Knisely
Trenton
Ohio
Buelees
Floods kill thousands as Musi river swells in India
Severe floods across Hyderabad and Deccan districts erase native homes and wash away bridges. The Musi River rose sixty feet, corpses litter fields, bodies of Hindu victims found lodged in trees above rising waters. Hyderabad hospital submerged, inmates swept away in the wreckage.
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Stanford Inn Cook Discharged for Food Irritant Plan
A Stanford University Chinese cook discharged from Stanford Inn allegedly doctored flour with a strong irritant. Two students were hospitalized after eating the tainted food. Professor Swain will analyze the substance to identify the irritant used.
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Feudist Tom Cockrill killed by a train in Kentucky
Tom Cockrill, accused in the murder of Ben Hargis of Jackson and linked to a series of mountain killings, was killed by a train. The case ties him to a feud and a chain of assassinations in the Kentucky mountains.
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Plot Against Spain's King Arrests Plotted Assassination
Police arrest several dangerous anarchists in Pau France who planned to assassinate King Alfonso of Spain. Lima reports Senor Don Augusto B Segura assumed executive power of Peru. Lord Tweedmouth resigns as Lord President of the Council in Britain. Esther A Hilbert found dead in Chesterfield Mississippi with a revolver in hand. suicide suspected.
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Mob Hangs Suspect Near Shero Texas
A mob hanged George Clark a Black man to a tree after he shot Constable W H Taylor who tried to arrest him at Shero Texas. Clark survived the hanging and was kept in jail as dawn revealed he was alive.
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W. H.taylor
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Millionaire Samuel J Ritchie Dies in Charleston Hotel
Samuel J. Ritchie of Akron Ohio a millionaire capitalist and mine discoverer in Sudbury Canada collapsed and died in a Charleston West Virginia hotel. The Akron man famed for nickel and copper finds reportedly suffered a sudden fatal event while visiting the city on business.
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Receipts at Northwestern Centres Enormous Despite Trade Burden
Wheat markets surge as North American receipts soar with Minneapolis at 4483 cars for a week and Duluth 3266. Winnipeg 3602. Railcar reductions steady, wages rise 3.7 percent in 1907, while food prices climb 4.2. Field beans demand fair, pears abundant, horse breeding up, English timber brisk, hay crops strong in the West, Eastern short.
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Long Branch
Mise
John Hennessy
Hennessy
Eld
Walter Stockley
Salem
Stockley
John Shortes
Nutley
Volta
Oho
Simoons County
Hocking
Vinton
Gallia. Co
Nable
Guernsey
Lawrence
Scioto
van Wert
Adams
Athens
Indiana
Acecuses
Ohio City
Hilbert
Chesterfield, Miss
Ilk
Wealare
Ai State
Lo Deans
Ingara
Ceuras Cranberrica
Tour
Brussels
Totouta
Cerery
Steers - Studdy
Reeves
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American Railway Association
Canadas
Michigan
Bureau of Labor
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South Atlantic States
New York State
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