Elevator Crash Traps Grain Train in Illinois Valley
Train No. 8 on the Great Western from Chicago struck a defective switch at German Valley Illinois. Engineer M Caine was killed passenger Mrs. L Nooutz of Fort Dodge Iowa injured. Superintendent O P Stromble narrowly escaped. Several grain crew hurt. Two railway mail clerks missing. Engine overturned. grain cars destroyed. floodwaters prevented fire.
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M. Caine
Chengo
Mra. I
Nooutz
Fort Dodge
Iowa
O. P. Stromble
Chievo Great Western Millrond
Great Western
Chicago
German Valley
Rilway
Amex Mattocl
Colne
Rail Accidents Rise, 1906 Quarter Totals Reported
The Inter State Commerce Commission issues Bulletin No. 21 showing rail accidents rising in the quarter ending September 30, 1906. Total casualties to passengers and employees reach 10,850 with 207 deaths, 1,801 collisions, 1,781 derailments, and $2,082,760 in damage.
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United States
Interatate Commerce Commission
Ter
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Confession of Poisoning Case Linked to Akron Mission Conversion
Grand jury opens inquiry into alleged confession by Mrs. Pearl Jones a recent convert to the Gift of Tongues faith that she killed her husband Herman Swigart seven years ago in Akron Ohio. The disclosure stems from statements by Mrs. Laura Swigart and notes of a mission meeting on South Street.
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Mission
Grand Jury
Akron
Ohio
Pearl Jones
Erman Swigart
Laura Swigart
Jones
South Street Mission
Swigart
Six drown in Sacramento river launch collision at bridge
Six persons die when the gasoline launch Cyrine struck the railroad draw and capsized near Sacramento California. Victims include Mrs A Jacinto a Japanese woman and four Japanese men. One man killed and at least thirteen injured as the tragedy unfolds on the riverfront.
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Sacramento
Cal
Cyrine
Sacramento River
A. Jacinto
Grain Elevator Collapse in Take View Ohio
The Simmons grain elevator near Take View Ohio collapsed under 15,000 bushels of corn. The adjacent Shults home was crushed by falling timbers but no one was injured as the family was away. Also notes a mummy discovery at Thebes by Theodore Davis and a fatal shooting of ironworker George Butler at Ashtabun Harbor. Wooster College to receive $30,000 for dormitory completion. project estimated at $100,000.
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Simmons
Take View
Ohio
J. W. Shults
Teie
The
London Times
Theodore Davis
Thebes
Luxor
Egypt
Tele
George Butler
Buffalo, N
Ashtabuin Harbor
Wooster College
L. i. Severance
Cleveland
Wooster
Ohio} College
Senate
House
Heybart
Secretary of the Interior
Kittredge
Smoot
Postal reform debate delays drastic changes to postal laws
A Senate committee defers radical postal law revisions amid calls for thorough investigation of the Post Office Department. A plan by the joint postal commission seeks a commission to audit costs, classify services, and reform bookkeeping. Proposals for press censorship and rail pay reductions face scrutiny as reform momentum grows nationwide.
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Congress
House Committee On
Joint Postal Commission
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Vegame Post Office
Mensche
PostoMce Department
Special Point Commission
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Postal Commission
Ing
Armory for Deep-Sea Diving Invented by De Pluvy
A Trreneh engineer De Pluvy unveils a deep sea diving armor with 2 to 0.1 inch thickness, leather and rubber joints, a helmet, and a regenerative air system. Air is renewed in a chamber and piped to the helmet, depth gauges and colored lamps aid surface communication through a telephone. The device withstood depths from 150 to 100 feet, surpassing ordinary diver limits.
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de Pluvy
de Tlavy
Murder verdict and disasters rock Sterling and Cantown towns
Sparks from the Wires reports Gervel Vanwyk found guilty of murdering hig sister in law to claim insurance in Sterling. J B Canan and his wife likely fatally hurt in a natural gas explosion wrecking their Cantown township home near Pittsburg. James H Beatty, longtime U S District Court judge at Baise Idaho, says he has tendered resignation to President Roosevelt.
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Gervel Vanwyk
Hig Asister
Sterling
Cole
J. B. Canan
Cantown Township
Pittsburg
James H. Beatty
United States District Court
Baise
Idaho
Roosevelt
Progress of Thaw trial opens with State's evidence
In New York on June 26 1906 the Thaw murder trial of Harry K Thaw for the Stanford White shooting began. Assistant District Attorney Garvan opened the case praising the jury’s completion and outlining the law’s purpose to uphold state security rather than vengeance. He described the events of June 25 including White dining with his son Lawrence and an invitation refusal, then Thaw’s sudden shooting at Madison Square Roof Garden and subsequent reloads and final gesture to the audience. Garvan then gave arrest and indictment details. Thaw listened, head down, flushed.
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Segan
New York
Harry SR. Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden
Garvan
Ibi
Mr. White
Mr. Garvan
Lawrence
Cafe Martin
New York Theater
Mr. Gargan
White
Fragmented 19th century rail and industry chatter
The passage mocks railroads and politics, noting the Interstate Commerce Commission, railroad troubles, and calls to curb wrecks. It mentions a new electric road to Washington, Standard Oil profits tied to Chicago, weather disruptions, and a flare of anti railroad sentiment.
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Russia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hanity
Eld
Harriman
Washington
Treasury
Alee
Chicago University
Standard Oil
West
Chat
Congress
Abollah
Thussia
Worse Than War: Fatalities in America's Industrial Army
The piece argues for compulsory and accurate records of industrial fatalities and injuries in the United States. It cites New York City figures from 1904 and compares U S deaths to Civil War and Crimean War losses. An exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History promotes safety devices and better data collection with support from figures like ex president Cleveland.
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America
New York City
Department of Health
Saliands
Spain
United States
American Museum of Natural History
American Institute of Sociel Service
Wisconsin
Europe
Explosion at Kenora camp kills three
Three men died and three were fatally hurt in a construction camp blast near Kenora Ontario amid a CO cent dispute. Separate reports detail Rafaello Petrone killed in New Maven Connecticut by Luciana De Lucia. The US Supreme Court refused a writ for Howard Fisckinger of Galton Ohio, jailed seven years for aiding in a bank wreck.
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Kenora
Ont
CO Cents
Rafaello Petrone
New Maven
Conn
Luciana de Lucia
Supreme Court of the United States
Howard Fisckinger
Galton
Ohio
Senate Adjourns for Gorman and Finch Eulogies in Dense Session
Congress adjourned after lengthy debates over river and harbor funds and Indian appropriations. Senate and House actions included pension bills, land patent issues, and measures funding a Jamestown exposition loan, with eulogies for Senator Gorman of Maryland and Representative Finch of New York.
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Senate
William FH. Finch
New York
Gormin
Marylan
William Hy, Wack
Weyburn and
Newlands
Carter
Secretary of the Interior
Bacon
Beveridge
Georgia
House
Secretary of Commerce
Cnul
United Statex
Alaska
Post Office Quarters Sought in Peoria and South Bend
The Postmaster General asks two appropriations of 10000 each for temporary post office quarters in Peoria Illinois and South Bend Indiana during construction of new public buildings. The Senate approves a joint resolution granting May 15 extension for homestead entries in Northwestern states to establish legal residence due to fuel shortages.
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Noro
Peoria
South Bend
Ind
Senate
Cure of Rheumatism by Pink Pills Tells of Otto Rose Story
Still more proof that Dr Williams Pink Pills cured Mr Otto Rose of Indianapolis after a severe accident caused neuralgia and persistent eye pain. He describes yearly attacks, dizziness, and watering eyes, then notes rapid relief and eventual cure after taking a few boxes. His wife also endorses the pills for nervous headaches. The advertisement notes price, availability, and a free booklet on nervous disorders.
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Otto
Rose
Lexington Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Dr. Williams
Contested Election Plea Echoes Voter Rush
In a tense exchange, Tish and Mario urge turnout while a reluctant speaker resists, claiming nothing suitable to wear for the polls. The dialogue hints at a tight race and a push to mobilize voters before election day.
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Tish
Mario
John
Weir
Seeds and Postpaid Offer From Salter Seed Co
A 1900s seed catalog notice touts 200000 new customers and postpaid seed offers. It lists Garden City Beet, Earliest Ripe Cabbage, Earliest Emerald Cucumber, La Crosse Market Lettuce, Day Radish, Blue Blood Tomato, Juicy Surpips and 1000 kernels of mixed varieties. The firm promises a free catalog with orders and a Berlin Earliest Cautitower gift if 16 cents more is sent, mailing free to purchasers. address John A Salter Seed Co Box La Crosse Wis.
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Garden City
la Crosse
Woes of the Drummer and a Veteran's Advice
A discouraged young New York drummer meets a veteran of thirty years on the road. The old drummer urges quitting the road for a home, recounting his missed family moments and gray hairs from decades of touring, urging the boy to find another path if possible.
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New York
Mme
Hanting Incident at Weston Harriers Meet
An odd event at the BE A Hardwick Weston super Mare harriers meet at North Petherton. Hounds pursued a hare in a field of roots when a second hare was disturbed and, racing opposite, collided with the first hare. Both rabbits died on the spot with severe neck injury and fright. Report from London Mail.
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Carlouxn Hanting
BE. A. Hardwick
Weston-super-Mare Harriers
North Petherton
London Mali
Mothers praise Grape-Nuts as healthy child nourishment
A Battle Creek Postum Co endorsement from a mother in Indiana extols Grape-Nuts and toast with milk for indigestion and better school performance. She notes her children request it for breakfast and cites one six year old whose mind feels brighter after consuming Grape-Nuts. The ad invites readers to read She Road to Wellville and the slogan There's a Reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Culebra Cut
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de Lesacps
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Indianapolis Sun
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the News
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