Train collision near Middletown kills four and injures many
Nineteen dead or injured after New York Central Twentieth Century Limited collides head on with a Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton freight near Middletown Ohio. Passengers in the ladies car crushed as engines telescope. authorities rush to aid from Cincinnati and local towns. Names of dead and seriously injured listed.
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Middletown
New York
Cincinnati
Twentieth Century Limited
Hamilton & Dayton
Here
Cincinnati, Hamsiom
Dayton
Sharon
Middleton
Trewr
Hamilton
Weaver
Pilot Ward
Coast Town
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Lange
Thomas Maloney
Garrigan
Columbus
Thamas Dunlevy
Wildman Dunlevy
Brothers
Richard van Horn
Charles W. Molten
J. Smith Kirk
Darton
HH. A. Smith
Dapton
George Fahley
H. P. Baker
Roy T. Shyder
London
Frank Golden
John Rania
Will Rankin
Thomas McGee
Gary Ferguson
Carrie Ferguson
William Haller
Fire Destroyed Treasures in Peterhof Palace Wing
Report says a blaze in the Peria A wing of the Peterhof palace in St. Petersburg destroyed valuables worth at least two million dollars. Authorities received notice and logs indicate extensive damage to historic treasures.
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Peria
Peterhof
St. Petersburg
Kidnaping to Gring Death Debate in Louisiana House
A bill to make kidnapping a capital offense in Louisiana neared passage in the state house on Saturday by a near unanimous vote. The measure proposes capital punishment for principals and accomplices in kidnaping cases, reflecting strong enforcement themes in Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New York Primary Law Bill Defeated By Coalition Vote
The New York Senate joined with Democrats to defeat Cobb direct dominion bill 25 to 19 with seven Republicans crossing party lines. Roosevelt endorsed amendment by Lloyd Griscom was removed by a 24 to 21 vote. An appropriation of 25 000 for extraordinary session expenses passed 35 to 4 in the assembly.
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Albany
Senate
Assembly
Cobb
Lloyd & Griscom
New York Corporation Committee
Theodor Roosevelt
Ishertta Penag
Theodore Nroomvelt
Roosevelt and Taft Meet In Sealed Beverly Conference
In Beverly Massachusetts President Taft and former President Roosevelt greeted each other cordially after a sixteen month separation. The two discussed the new railroad rate law with Senator Lodge and Secretary Norton present, emphasizing that the act aims to equalize rates rather than lower them or freeze current levels.
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Beverly
Taft
Burgess Point
Roosevelt
Theodore
George
Senator Lodge
Norton
White House
Martin A. Knapp
Commission
Harvard Regents Sweep Yale In Thames Rowing Battle
New London reports Harvard wins the varsity eight by four lengths over Yale after a close duel down the Thames. Harvard also takes the freshman eight by three lengths and the varsity four crosses ahead in the final stretch, marking a decisive opening regatta for Harvard rowing.
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New London
Hoervard
Thames
Yale
New London Bridge
Cambridge
Harvard
New Haven
Crimson
Varsity
Treasury reports unexpected surplus in ordinary receipts
The Treasury announced a surplus of 9.402 million dollars in ordinary receipts and expenditures, reversing last year’s 58.734 million deficit. The year’s total ordinary receipts reached 615. 'pending figures mention postal deficiency grants and various tax incomes, with overall public debt and canal expenditures shaping the record.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Onama Canal
Orlinary Treasury
Treasury
Cloudburst Devastation Kills and Displaces Residents in Kentucky Counties
In eastern Kentucky, a cloudburst across Magoffin Floyd and Knott counties damages homes and crops. Officials report twelve bodies recovered in Saylorsville with estimates of forty dead and forty missing. Property losses exceed $100,000 as floodwaters wash away houses and stock.
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Sayloraville
Pifwen
Megoffin
Floyd
Knott
Saylorsville
Saylersville
Magoffin County
Kentucky
Floyd and Knott
Licking River
Rail rates cut for shipments from Chicago to Pacific coast
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered reductions in class and commodity rates on all shipments west from Chicago to the Pacific coast. It ruled that the capital invested in railroad property and improvements did not justify rate increases, leading to lower schedules filed by the railroads in Pacific coast cases decided after a six week Pacific coast tour.
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Washington
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Intermountain Territory
Railroads Win Victory as Interstate Commission Delays Classification
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced it will not suspend official classification 36 affecting over 6 000 items set for July 1. Railroads operating from Buffalo may raise flour and wheat product rates by one cent per hundred pounds to eastern destinations. The commission cited protests from shippers and a thorough review, noting 58 changes with 28 reductions and 12 increases in car load weight.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buffalo
Eastorn
Man Burns Eyes In Home Made Fireworks Blast
Bloomfield New Jersey Frank Obria tian a 30 year old man was injured while making home made fireworks in the rear of his house. An explosion burned him severely and he lost both eyes. doctors say he will die.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Frank Obriatian
Diver Finds Man In Wreck of Steamer J. B
In La Crosse Wisconsin diver John Murray located the body of John Plein of Waupun wedged between a boiler and wreckage in the burned hull of the steamer J. B. The body could not be freed until another diver arrives. The find is near the ship’s prison location.
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la Crosse
Wis
John Murray
John Plein
Waupun
Six Children Disappear From Hadley Home
Terre Haute officials investigate a wandering violinist who offered to take six Hadley children from the home on Sunday.
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Terre Haute
Hadley
Four Drown In Cloudburst at Winchester Kentucky
One man and three children drowned when a cloudburst struck Winchester Kentucky on Monday. The severe flood caused about 50000 dollars in damage and swept away many buildings. The Lexington report notes casualties and widespread destruction from the storm.
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Lexington
Winchester
Curtiss Considers Lake Michigan Flight for Darlington Prize
Glenn H. Curtiss, famed aviator and inventor, in Chicago said he might enter the Walter Darlington prize of 5000 dollars for the first successful flight across Lake Michigan from Chicago during the aviation meet on July 2 3 and 4.
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Curtiss
Acrosa Lake
Chicago
Glenn H. Curtiss
Amaus
Walter Darlington
Lake Michigan
Masked Bandit Robs Stage In Montrose Route
A masked bandit held up the mail and express stage between Picuerville and Norwood in San Miguel County. Passengers along the road were forced to surrender valuables.
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Montrose
Col
Piquerville
Norwood
San Miguel County
Mizpah Fire Wipes Out Minnesota Town
Fire Friday destroyed much of Mizpah Minnesota including many business houses and residences. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 0 000 with Mizpah left largely uninhabitable.
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Mizpah
Minn
International Falls
Forest fires threaten Emo Manitoba town amid wide blaze
Forest fires ravage Rainy River district in Canada causing extensive timber and property damage. Emo lies under severest threat with communication severed save for a single telegraph line. Fire fronts surround Fort Fortney and no relief is at hand.
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Rainy River District
Manitoba
Wineloes
Rainy River
Clatriet
Emo
Haltie Arrives After Collision With Standard
The White Star liner Haltie reached its dock after colliding with the steamer Standard on Thursday. Officials say the ship shows no effects from the crash though damage is serious. Haltie entered quarantine and proceeded up the bay to port.
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New York
Haltie
Standard
Noted Astronomer Expires Milosi
Former Milan observatory chief astronomer Professor Schisparello dies Monday. He discovered cavernlike markings on Mars in 1877 and led Mars research for decades.
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Milosi
Schisparello
Milan Observatory
Mars
Death of Chief Justice Fuller at Sorrento Hawaii?
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller of the U S Supreme Court died at his Sorrento cottage from heart failure Monday morning. He had summers at Sorrento for years and will be buried in Chicago. His career included 22 years as chief justice and landmark rulings such as the income tax decision and cases enforcing interstate commerce norms.
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Bar Harbor
Melville W. Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Sorrento
Nathaniel Francis
James
Freeman
Justice Fullers
Chicago
Frenchman's Bay
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Marshall
Taney
Grover Cleveland
Senate
Maine
Bowdoin College
Harvard Law A School
Desocrates
Cheney
Supreme Court of
Justice Harlan
Cullom
Cleveland
Miiola
Western Union
Comany
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Bank of Washington
Hume
Inman
South Carolina Railway Company
Moore
Crawford
Leisy
Haddin
Inducing a Sneeze Outdoors Through Sunlight
A New York Sun passage explains an old remedy for sneeze frustration. Glancing at the sun outdoors can trigger a sneeze by stimulating the body with bright light, often restoring the sneeze if the irritation has not passed.
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New York Sun
Climatic Differences Shape Alaska Forest Growth
Across southeastern Alaska coastal areas receive about ninety inches of annual precipitation with large trees. The central plateau gets under fifteen inches, with small timber after melting snow. On the arctic slope north of the Rockies forest growth is largely impossible, leaving musk ox tundra with moss and sedges.
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Alaska
Arctic
Rocky Mountains
Johnson Knocks Out Jeffries In Fifteenth Round Duel
In Reno Nevada, Jack Johnson defeats James J. Jeffries in the fifteenth round to claim the heavyweight title. Johnson lands a left to Jeffries then a right knockdown sequence, Jeffries collapses near his corner and is carried away. The crowd surges into the ring as authorities struggle to clear the area while Johnson is escorted to his quarters. Jeffries showed fatigue and limited speed throughout the bout.
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Reno
Nev
Jack Johnson
Price Ring
James J. Jeffries
Johnson
Thin
Jeff
Jef Pyose
Jef
Jim Corbett
Abe Attell
Roger Parnell
Bob Armstrong
Pen
Jefe
Jim
Corbett
Burke
John Won Ha
Aged Gold Hunter Lindor BD Miles Dies in Anna
Lindor BD Miles aged ninety died in Anna Alabama on July 4. He carried the first gold mining machinery used in California gold fields across the Rockies and was noted as a hunter.
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Anna
White House Opens to Public This Summer
Washington July 4 All rooms of the White House will be accessible to the public during the coming summer for the first time in many years. President Taft issued instructions that the buildings should be thrown wide open before leaving here.
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White House
Washington
Taft
Congressman's Death Rumor Reported in Tennessee
Knoxville July 4 report says Cheresa man W. P. Brownlow of the First congressional district of Tennessee is dying at his home in Johnson City.
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Brownlow Low
Knoxville
Tenn
Cheresaman W. P. Brownlow
First Ciegresslonal
Tennessee
Johnson City
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Thames River
Commerce Commission
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la Sefo
Port
Melville Weston Fuller
Judiciary Committee
Edmunds
Evarts
Stewart
Cullomy
Tarwall
Jeffries
W. H. M'Laughlin
Jackh" Johnson
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