Balloon ascent ends with boy carried 3000 feet
A Syracuse harvest jubilee balloon ascent by Professor William Simmons from Adrian Mich. ended when a boy named Quarter Neff became entangled in the ropes and was lifted to 3000 feet before descending with the gas. Simmons cut loose to save the boy and landed safely with a parachute. The boy and his parents were in the crowd and prostrated as 5000 spectators watched.
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Syracuse
Ind
William Simmons
Adrian
Mich
Quarter Neff
Simmons
Fire Destroys Hooven Country Home in Ohio Blaze
Fire damaged Col J C Hooven’s estate near Hamilton Ohio destroying the Hooven-Owens-Rentschler home. A gas flame ignited a lace curtain in Hooven’s room causing major loss estimated at over 50 000 dollars. Mrs Hooven’s mahogany jewel case valued at 7000 dollars was stolen in the blaze.
Frost Inflicts Major Loss in Michigan Crops
Heavy frost hit Muskegon and Oceana Counties causing at least 160000 dollars in crop damage. Corn and potatoes suffered the most with corn listed as a total loss and potatoes badly hurt.
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Michigan
Muskegon
Oceana
Culver School Breaks Ground on $100,000 Mess Hall
Ground has been broken at Culver Indiana for a new mess hall and kitchen plant at Culver Military Academy. The project budget is $100,000 and the building will be the academy’s largest, measuring about 165 by 200 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver
Ind
Culver Military Academy
Chicago doctors link pellagra to germ disease
A long list of a chaotic set of statements covers health notes about pellagra and other medical claims in Chicago. The report includes remarks by clerical figures, politicians, and scientists on health, politics, and disasters across the country. The pieces mention Hugh Harriman, Taft, floods, thefts, and other events with mixed urgency and attribution.
Wall of Water Destroys Squatter Town Near Rawhide Nev
A cloudburst sent a ten foot flood through Squatter Town south of Rawhide Nevada destroying 180 buildings. Two women and four children are missing as more than 500 people are left homeless. Flood tore structures from foundations and swept debris through the settlement along the channel. The surge crest reached ten feet with furniture and animals carried along in the torrent.
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Rawhide
Nev
National Hill
World union is Gompers plan at Paris congress
The sixth international trade union congress opened in Paris with talks on reducing work hours regulating home labor and ending international strike breaking. Samuel Gompers and J Eads How represented the United States. Gompers proposed an international federation of workmen to foster fraternity and solidarity while preserving national independence. How urged unions to resist cross border worker movement during downturns and threats of strikes.
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International Congress
Paris
International Trade Union Congress
France
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
J. Eads
America
Gompers
International Federation of Workmen
Fire Claims Seven Young Inmates at St. Malachy’s Home
A blaze at St. Malachy’s Home for Children in Rockaway Park destroyed part of the building. Seven children under five perished as firemen uncovered their bodies the day after the Monday night fire. The dormitory over the laundry where the fire started suffered the heaviest damage, with total losses about $25,000.
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St. Malachy’s
Rockaway Park
L. 1
Sisters of St. Joseph of Brooklyn
Earl Grey Stranded in Woods Near Jervis Inlet
Governor General Earl Grey, returning to Victoria from Dawson and Skagway, spent five and a half hours lost in Jervis Inlet woods during a shooting expedition. He was with only his dog, narrowly avoiding a precipice as he crawled over fallen trees, fought through undergrowth, and slid down rocks in darkness, tearing his clothing.
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Earl Gray
Canada
Victoria
B. C
Dawson
Skagway
Jervis Inlet
Five Die as Auto Plows Into Rock Island Train Near Vigus
Five people killed when a car collided with a Rock Island passenger train near Vigus station in St. Louis County. The victims include Halcyon Campbell and Mrs. Carl Klinge, along with Frederick O Witte and Theodore F Witte senior and junior Theodore F Witte Jr. All were connected to the Witte Hardware Company, long established in St. Louis.
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Foat
Mike Sours
Rock Island
Vigus Station
St. Louis County
Halcyon Campbell
Whitmore Place
Carl Klinge
Missouri Avenue
Frederick O., Witte
Vernon Avenue
Theodore F. Witte
Whittemore Place
Theodore F. Witte, Jr
The
Witte Hardware Company
St. Louis
Earthquake Strikes Panama Amid Alarm But No Serious Damage
A strong quake hit Panama just after 8 am causing great alarm. Government and canal administration buildings were shaken prompting clerks to evacuate, but no injuries or major damage were reported. Shocks were felt at Aguadulce Cocle and Pacora Panama over 100 miles apart.
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Panama
Canal Commission
Ancon
Aguadulca
Cocle
Pacora
Elope Mixup Ends In Twin Confusion At Pittsburg
Cecelia Curren and her twin Mary, both 15, live in Pittsburg. Cecilia eloped with John Parker, a Curran boarder, while Parker intended to elope with Mary. Mrs Curran identifies the twins by teeth as the error unfolds and $80 is missing.
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John
Cecelia Curren
Pittsburg
Mary
John Curren
Cecilia
John Parker
Currans
Fire destroys Raymond Hitchcock summer home in L. I.
The summer home of actor Raymond Hitchcock at Great Neck Long Island was consumed by fire. Loss estimated at 30000 dollars. Two domestic animals were seriously injured after leaping from second floor windows.
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Mort
Raymond Hitchcock
Great Neck
L. L
Engineer Walter D. White Killed In Train Wreck Near Detroit
In a collision near Detroit Michigan the North Coast Limited struck a work train on a curve. Engineer Walter D. White, with fifty years of service at Northern Pacific, died instantly. Ten or more were injured, six seriously, including F P Brown baggageman and several mail clerks. The limited was two hours late at the time of the crash.
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Walter D. White
Northern Pacific Railroad
Detroit
Miani
F. P. Brown
L . Roberts
H. L., Upton
Jewels Stolen At Fire In Hooven Home Near Hamilton
Fire destroyed the home of Colonel J J Hooven president of Hooven Owens Rentschler Company near Hamilton Ohio. A gas jet ignited Alace’s curtain in Hooven’s second floor room triggering the blaze. Jewelry valued at seven thousand dollars belonging to Mrs Hooven was stolen during the fire with total losses estimated at sixty thousand dollars, partly insured.
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Hoovenden
Col. J. C. Hooven
Hooven-Owens-Rentschler Company
Hamilton
Ohio
Col Hooven
Dinenpear
J. J. Hooven
Hooven- Owens-Rentschler Company
Alace
Colonel Hooven
Hooven
Seven Cadets In Dinmiawed Crisis At State Presidium
A disrupted assembly at the state president's seat raises questions about seven cadets tied to the Tatt administration. Officials confirm tensions over leadership and potential disciplinary steps.
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Tatt
Robber Stops Express Train Near Lewistown in Wild West Heist
A masked robber halted Pennsylvania Railroad No. 89 near The Narrows eight miles east of Lewistown at 2 a.m. Tuesday. He seized about $1,000 in cash and pennies, shot Conductor Poffenberger in the hand, then fled into the Juniata River hills.
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Buffalo
Internal Revenue Capers
Bureau
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lewistown
Bird
Coler
Brooklyn
Hughes
McClellan
Monterey
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Juniata
John Long
Balter Beahm
Altoona
County Seat Fire Destroys Hall Business District
The county seat of Henry County Kentucky suffered its worst fire Wednesday. It began in Bondurant's livery stable and spread to the block around the main square, destroying the Cumberland Telephone Company exchange and neighboring buildings.
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Hall
New Castle
Henry County
Kentucky
Bondurant
Cumberland Telephone Company
Sheriff J W Sims of Harmon County Shot to Death
The Harmon County Oklahoma sheriff J W Sims was found dead in bed with a gunshot wound and the coroner's jury ruled the killer unknown. Mrs Sims offered no light on the shooting as investigators probe the mystery.
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J. W. Sims
Harmon County
Okla
Thaw Named Librarian at Matteawan Hospital
Harry K. Thaw, recently recommitted to the State hospital for the criminal insane in Matteawan New York, has been appointed to the post of Librarian by the institution authorities.
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New York Institution
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
State Hospital For the Criminal Insane
Matteawan
N. Y
Gotham Directory 1909 Lists 567,309 Residents in Manhattan and Bronx
The New York City directory for 1909 has appeared detailing names and addresses for 567,309 people in Manhattan and the Bronx, reflecting a combined population near 3,000,000 in those boroughs.
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Gotham
New York City
Manhattan
Bronx
Running to Catch Train Proves Fatal in Ohio
Josiah Waltz a prominent farmer of Van Wert County died in Upper Sandusky Ohio after dozing on a train carrying him beyond his destination and him attempting to catch another train he ran a mile and then dropped dead authorities report the incident as a fatal accident in the rail line vicinity the exact date remains unclear
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Josiah Waltz
van Wert County
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Detective Kills Strikers at Buffalo Docks
Private detective John Nicolas, hired by the Lake Carriers Association, opened fire at the West Shore docks in Buffalo. Two strikers were fatally shot, with Nicolas cornered and in charge of marine strike breakers during the incident.
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A. Ounle
John Co
Nicolas
Arriers’ Association
Buffalo
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