Half Million Loss From West Virginia Floods
Telegraphic notice cites Newburg and Cheat river valley damage in Preston County West Virginia. Cloudbursts storms and floods washed away houses and disrupted the Baltimore and Ohio railroad main line. Monongahela river at high stage. Parr mont freight and property moved. B and O tracks along the Monongahela lightly damaged.
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Newburg
Cheat River
Preston County
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohloe Railroad
Pairmont
Monongahela River
Baltimore and Ohio
Wife Confesses to Series of Home Robberies in Detroit
Mrs. Manning confessed to participating in all robberies at 284 Church Street Detroit Michigan since June 1. She says the motive was impulses to destroy and anger at her husband leading to theft of money and household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills Manning
Church Street
Detroit
Mich
Manning
Mrs. Manning
God Lensehold
Insane Engineer Drives Freight Train 80 Miles
Benjamin Kaen, an Iowa locomotive engineer, seized control of a heavy freight on the Rock Island line from Valley Junction to Athintie eighty miles away. At Atlantic, linemen and helpers finally overpowered him and he was taken to a hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Main Line
Iowa
Benjamin Kaen
Valley Junction
Athintie
Atlantic
Strike May Tie Up Lake Traffic On Great Lakes
A reported strike by ore dock laborers at Duluth and Two Harbors threatens to halt ore shipments and suspend rail traffic on the Great Lakes. About two hundred workers have been out for two days, with half the mines in the Great Messaha range closed pending a settlement.
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Great Lakes
Great Messaha Range
Duluth
Two Harbors
Death in Auto Wreck at Lafontaine crossing
W. OH. Brockes of Atdem Ford was killed when his auto failed to see a car near the Union Triction line crossing at Lafontaine. The vehicle came down a hill toward the tract and struck him. The nineone was wrecked. a companion escaped unharmed.
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W. OH. Brockes
Atdem
Ford
Union Triction
Lafontaine
Brockey
Maniac Killed by Officer in Ham mond Indiana
Patrolman Geo Hanlon shot and killed Jims Polinski after Polinski terrorized the neighborhood for hours firing a shotgun and revolvers injuring seven men, two possibly fatally, while Polinski wore only underwear in the swanty year Ham mond Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Jims Polinski
Geo. Hanlon
Wreck on Southern Railway near Richland injures few
Passenger train No 36 operating from Atlanta Ga derailed at Richland South Carolina. The locomotive and postal and express cars left the track with the engine overturned. Fireman and several passengers sustained minor injuries but none seriously hurt.
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Southern Railway
Atlanta
Richland
S.C
Boys Catch Fish In Street During Reservoir Overflow
In Mast Celina Ohio boys in the residence section fish knee carp from village streets and alleys after Crand Reservoir overflowed following heavy rains in the past day.
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Mast Celina
Ohio
Crand
New Bridge Swept Away in Monongahela Flood
A new bridge between Monessen and Charleroi Pennsylvania was swept away by a sudden river rise. All falsework collapsed and authorities estimate the loss at 100600 dollars.
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Monongahela
Monessen
Charleroi
Pension for Ouida Boosts Famed Writer in Poverty
Florence dispatch says novelist Ouida once famed as The Lady of the Dogs lives in Tutly in penury. She receives a 750 pound annual Civil List pension but has suffered repeated misfortunes from ill fortune and mismanagement, including eviction and homelessness.
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Florence
London Daily Mail
Tees
Onida
Viareggio
Ouida
Vinregsio
Muassarosa
Toledo tycoons jailed for anti trust law violation
Judge Lindley Wy. Morris sentenced 23 Toledo business men to six months in the workhouse and fines of 1000 dollars each for violating the Valentine anti trust law. He suspended ten days of the term and warned violators that prison awaits any repeat. Seventeen others faced 1000 dollar fines but received suspended sentences. The judge stressed that fines alone would not curb lawbreaking among capitalists and called for jail for violations. The proceedings showed dramatic scenes as defendants pleaded guilty and listened to pleas for leniency.
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Toledo
Caen
Dialse Lindley Wy
Cpbis
Semler Ame
Himber Doafers
Brick m Manufacturers
Brideeen
Hodge Morris
Ebe
Tetleds Society
Wotertin
Boys fill in for strikers as Morristown graduates step in
New Jersey graduates take non union posts in Morristown as carpenters prepare for building work. Morristown High School seniors have left classes to work for 82.50 a day, a choice driven by curiosity and family support with plans for college or technical schools in fall. So far no physical violence, though tensions rise among locals over the sudden workforce shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Beruise Noneginden Carpenters
Lave
Buildirgs
Morristown
Unten
Explosion Lit Up Boston Building on Congress Street
An explosion occurred on the top floor of a six story Boston building on Congress Street in South Boston. A gasoline bank ignited causing a fire but relatively little damage was reported, with nearby dare manufacturing plants and dry goods stores in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Department
Congress Street
Boston
Airship Bursts Over Springfield Amid Spectator Crowd
Roy Knabenselve piloted an airship that exploded near the fair grounds in Springfield Ohio. The craft rose half a mile before bursting, throwing the operator to the ground and leaving him severely injured, with danger to life. Thousands watched from the fair grounds as the ascent occurred.
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Roy Knabenselve
Springfield
Ohio
Fair Grounds
Narrow Escape for Parker on Train Ride
Parker escaped death when a bullet was fired through a window on a train between Norfolk and Richmond Virginia. The bullet lodged in the woodwork opposite his seat. No one is identified as the shooter.
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Parker
Norfolk
Richmond
Eight Die in Georgia Turret Explosion During Practice
A powder explosion in a gun turret of the battleship Georgia during target practice off Cape Cod killed eight sailors and seriously injured thirteen others. The incident occurred about fifty miles from Boston as crews investigated the blast and assessed damage to the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Cape Cod
Boston
Postcard Writing Rules Expanded by Postmaster General
Postmaster General Meyer issued an order stating that after August 10 new postal cards will be issued allowing messages to be written on a portion of the front side. The change aims to modernize correspondence and may affect mail etiquette and processing.
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Meyer
Wild Man Killed After Battle With Hammond Police
A wild recluse known as a desert-dwelling scavenger died after a four day chase in northern Indiana. Hammond officers George Tianton and Hanlon killed him with a rifle brain shot during a desperate duel. Five others were wounded in the crossfire as authorities restrained a large crowd at the scene.
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Frank Martin
Frank Chambers
Ing Ink
Indiana
Propa
Nomob
George Tianton
Hammond Polices
Tbe
Ele
New Dammond
Gary Hiad
Crown Point
Gary
Dasseph Martin
Tienry Muulersen
Settion Dumb
Willity Meas
Chicago
Edward Jenkins
Edward Williams
Chord Opty
Titman
Tlewis
Dion Swinp
Tim
Policeuain Hanlon
Nishrek
Widow Cleared By Letter After Husband's Death
Mrs Tiernan Ritter was questioned by Galveston police after the death by poison of her 60 year old Madison County official husband. A letter from Rainer to the coroner suggested suicide to avoid public charge, but was deemed untrue. another similar note was found. The couple had ties to Hadwardsville and Tammer, with details of coffin style mentioned.
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Tiernan Ritter
Galveston
Madison County
Priness
Rainer
Hettter
Tutter
Pitter
Hadwardsville
Immigrant Arrivals Break Records in 1907 Fiscal Year
Immigration records show 1 285 349 foreigners entered the United States in the 1907 fiscal year ending June 30. Most arrivals occurred in the past six months, with a large share from Russia.
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AML
America
Russia
Dock Laborers Strike Closes Duluth Docks
A strike by dock laborers at the Duluth port shuts the docks with no operations. After one day, storage capacity ran out and only stripping work remains, employing a small portion of miners as the mines halt normal output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missabe
Ohio Furnace Men to Strike
President McMahon of the Rhast Fur nacy Workers says a general strike will be ordered in the Mahaning and Shenruge valleys in Ohio. He declares the strike will be long and bitter once begun after requests for a conference were ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
McMahon
Rhast Furnacy Workers
Mahaning
Shenruge
Acquittal in Maryland Shooting Case Linked to Betrayal
A Maryland grand jury acquitted Mee M Bowie and her son Heney Bowie in the January shooting of Herbert Posey. Posey had promised marriage to Bowie’s daughter, and his alleged betrayal sparked the deadly action.
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Plaza
Mee. M. Bowie
Heney
Herbert Posey
Murphy Estate Filed for Probate in Los Angeles
The will of Francis Murphy known as the apostle of temperance was filed in Los Angeles for probate. The petition states the estate is valued at twenty thousand dollars.
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Francis Murphy
Ifrancis Murphy
Termperace
Los Angeles
Murphy
Train Robbers Kill Two in Kansas Freight Heist
Gunmen stopped a St. Louis and San Francisco freight train five miles east of Cherryvale Kan. and killed harvest hand J Brown while wounding Otis Taylor seriously. Two robbers held up the train during the daylight robbery attempt.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Cherryvale
Kan
J. Brown
Otis Ylor
Harvest Hands
Floods Devastate Germany Drowning Dozens and Hitting Railways
Heavy rains across Germany flood major rivers and wash out rail lines. About fifty people, many in Silesia and Poland, are reported dead as towns like Glatz flood. Damaged crops, submerged streets, and halted traffic accompany the disaster.
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Germany
Poland
Silesia
Berlin
Brandenburg
Oder
Tiresliu
Dbreslai
Glatz
Silesian
Milne
Westritz
Dresden
Oculist and Burglar Confessor Faces Jury
Benjamin Helbrook of West Brandywine township Pennsylvania admitted a double life as a struggling physician by day and burglar by night. Detectives uncovered the ruse and he awaits quarter sessions with requests for a harsh sentence as prosecutors push for punishment for multiple burglaries and related offenses.
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Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Tryde
Nicht
Benjamin Helbrook
West Brandywine Township
Pa Jas
West Chester
Holbrook
Oan Strugelie Yeu
Har le
Tesus Miet
Tts
Tri Estensibly
Burglars Torture Coachman in Home Invasion
Frank Smith a 50 year old coachman for John Geko a wholesale meat dealer in Buffalo NY was tortured by two men demanding house keys. They slit his tongue and slashed the soles of his feet after he refused. He was left for dead and found unconscious the next morning. An arrest is reported with a suspect named Saylor.
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Frank Smith
John Geko
Badfalo
N.cy
Stith
Gebns
Sadith
Sid
Smith
Taime
Saylor
Jilted Lover Sues Railroad Over Indignity
Chester Coppeck sues Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Railroad for 2000 in Elwood Indiana alleging an employee pulled him from his seat and rough handled him on the way to Tamiston Ohio. His fiancée, enraged by the insult, ended their engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
Chester Coppeck
Pittsburg, Cincinmili
New Mint Director Chosen by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt appoints Frank A. Leach of Oakland California as director of the mint succeeding George F. Roberts who resigns to become president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago Eckels dies Leach was the San Francisco mint superintendent prior to this appointment.
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Roosevelt
Frank A. Leach
Oakland
Cal
George F. Roberts
Commercial National Bank of Chi
James T. Eckels
Leach
San Francisco
Couples Arrested Linked To $2000 Diamond Bracelet Theft
Police reveal Joseph Arurek and his wife were arrested as investigators traced a January robbery at the Holland house in New York. The victim identified Mrs. Charles W. Rand of Los Angeles as the owner of a $2000 diamond bracelet later recovered from pawnshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Arurek
Charles W. Rand
Los Angeles
Cal
Holland House
New York
Lonely Horse Causes Tragic Farm Incident
A horse owned by J. A. Sell of Loyal Oak Ohio killed itself by leaping from the barn door to a rock pile twenty feet below. The animal had been paired with a companion that died weeks earlier and had behaved oddly for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Sell
Loyal Oak
Ohio
Rumor Tolstoi Death Shocks St. Petersburg
London Daily Telegraph cites a St. Petersburg dispatch claiming an unconfirmed rumor that Count Leo Tolstoi is dead. A mob lynched Frank Bailey near a town northeast of Oklahoma City after he allegedly attacked a railroad man.
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Tolstoi
London Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Leo Tolstoi
Frank Bailey
Oklahoma City
Chicago Trade and Prices Review in Midseason Report
Chicago dispatch notes mixed trade signals with strong manufacturing use and full employment yet some contract pressures in breadstuffs and a slight dip in building permits. Grain movement rose from last week while receipts fell 12.2 percent. livestock and various commodities showed mixed shifts and bank clearings edged up year over year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lmb Dast Werk
Nortun
Review of Trade
Trade tone improves as favorable weather aids reorders
Continued favorable weather and better payments boost optimism in trade. Cotton goods and dress fabrics sell stronger while wool and clothing dealers feel a brighter outlook. Midstream delivery and fall shipments show larger volume than a year ago though long staple wools remain in demand with scarce old stock. Canadian and U.S. failures compare with prior periods per Pratts Street Commercial Report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bewan
Pradstreet
Grain and live stock prices from multiple cities
The bulletin lists prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and more. It notes ranges for cattle from 4.00 to 6.00 and hogs up to 6.50 in some markets with wheat corn oats rye and barley priced by grade and place.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Ste Cincinnati
Abe
Detroit
Milwaukee
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