Salem Fire Wipes City in Massive Conflagration
Fire swept Salem Massachusetts on June 26 destroying most of the city as water failed and dynamite used in fighting flames. About fifteen thousand were left homeless and losses were estimated at ten million dollars or more. Militia and police shielded ruins while Governor Walsh assumed control amid reports of many missing and unaccounted for.
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Boston
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Nozer Williams
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Middle West
Walter Johnson Weds Premier Pitcher Marries in D.C.
Walter Johnson, star pitcher of the Washington American League baseball club, and Mrs Hazel Roberts, daughter of Representative EB Roberts of Nevada, were married in Washington on Monday.
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Washington
Washington American League Baseball Club
Hazel Roberts
Roberts
Nevada
Labor Man Slain in Chicago Shooting
Chicago June 26 George Hammond business agent for the Excavating Grading and Asphalt Teamsters Union was shot to death while acting on his automobile Police are seeking P Dignan a contractor in connection with the case
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Chicago
George Hammond
P. Dignan
Claflin Company Collapses With Receivers Appointed
New York on June 27 reports the H B Claflin company and its wholesale house placed in receivership as liabilities reach 35 million dollars and assets exceed 40 million. Nearly thirty retail stores nationwide to close while hope remains for salvaging the retail chain and possible reorganization. Joseph B H Martindale and Frederick A Juilliard named receivers amid efforts by banks and merchants to avert total collapse.
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Claflin Dry Goods Enterprises
H. B. Claflin Company
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Associated Merchants’ Company
Claflin Company
Thas Sald
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H. B. Claflin
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National Bank of Commerce
Claflin
J. P. Morgan
Joseph BH. Martindale
Chemical National Bank
Frederick A. Juilliard
Zacatecas Battle Ends in Villa Victory in Four Days
Fierce combat around Zacatecas ends with Villa and Natera taking the federal stronghold after four days of brutal fighting. An estimated 2,000 Federals killed and many wounded or captured. General Ortega reportedly killed. Across the border in Washington, three paragraphs signed between United States and Huerta envoys outline a provisional Mexican government and immediate U S recognition.
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United States
Huerta
Mexico City
United States of America
Steamships collide near Hamburg damaging two vessels
In Hamburg on Tuesday the German steamer Koenigen Luise with 6790 tons and the Cobra collided. Koenigen Luise tore her bow and began taking water while passengers were landed. The Cobra was struck amidships and suffered heavy damage above and below the water line. The Belgian Gothland later went ashore near Blehop lighthouse with unspecified damage.
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Lioyd Maer Koenigen Luise
Cobra
Koenigen Luise
Iner
Koenigan Laisehalla
Bremen
American Bureau of Shipping
C. Volger
London
Gothland
Blehop
King George Narrow Escape in Nottingham Car Crash
King George and Queen Mary had a narrow escape in Nottingham as a police barge dashed by the royal car, grazing it. In Key West, the U S steamship Dolphin with Rear Admiral Fletcher and staff sailed for New York, then to Washington.
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England
King George
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Fletcher
Key West
Pla
United States
Dolphin
New York
Admiral Fletcher
Washington
Milas Belva Lockwood Hurt in Washington
Misa Belva Lockwood, eighty four, the lone female presidential candidate, fell in her law office in Washington on June 27, breaking her arm and dislocating her shoulder. In St Louis, ice delivery strikes tied up four tea delivery firms serving about twelve thousand customers after kidnappings in a large red touring car.
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Washington
Misa Belva Lockwood
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St. Louis
Tce
Dozens Dead as Wisconsin Storm Devastates Region
A Wisconsin cyclone killed eleven, with four perishing in Minnesota and many injuries and property losses across towns including Mosinee Green Lake Fond du Lac Appleton Oshkosh Milwaukee Sparta Tomah and Watertown. The storm struck after 1 AM sweeping east to Milwaukee around 3 AM, wiping out hundreds of buildings and halting train service in parts of the state. Additional fatalities reported near Clear Lake South Dakota and Minneapolis with widespread damage across multiple states.
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Appleton
Oshkosh
Money Josa
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Tomah
Waukesha
la Crosse
Manitowoc
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Money Joss
Carl Backlund
Baby
Marie E. Clove
Clear Lake
H. B. Manning
Christianson
Telegraphic Notes Brief Global and Local Disasters
Reports from Boston, Manchester, Friedrichshafen, Madrid and Portsmouth detail medical and financial relief, hotel fires, lake tragedies, mine labor disputes, a masonry block blaze, and a cross country visit as ten year old Laura Reilly traveled from Los Angeles to Washington to be kissed by President Wilson.
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Germany
Lake Constance
Madrid
Portsmouth
N. H
Washington
Laura Margaret Reilly
Los Angeles
Wilson
Fire destroys Windsor knitting plant in Hagerstown blaze
A fire sparked when the building was struck by lightning destroyed the Windsor knitting mills plant in Hagerstown Maryland early today, causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. The blaze began Thursday morning and gutted the factory complex. Local fire departments battled the flames but could not save the structure.
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Hzehtuing
Thunsday
Windsor Knitting Mills
Ty Cobb Fined for Disturbing the Peace in Detroit
Ty Cobb pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace after chasing butcher W L Carpenter without a revolver over an insult to Mrs Cobb in Detroit Michigan on January 27. He was fined fifty dollars.
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Ty Cobb
Detroit
Mich
Jana
W. L. Carpenter
Butcher
Claflin Firm Fails as Branches Go Into Receivership
The H B Claflin company declares bankruptcy with liabilities around 36 million dollars. Six stores, including two in Brooklyn, enter receiverships while others face similar actions nationwide. Bankers fear wide effects though optimism remains that debts may be settled and reorganized.
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Brooklyn
Banke
Rally to the President Promises Fast Anti-Trust Action
Washington reports President Wilson reiterates determination to push anti-trust legislation, pledging to place measures on the statute books. The address to the Virginia Press association is seen as a decisive message to business leaders and opponents in Congress. The president forecasts unparalleled prosperity if the program passes.
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Washington
Wilson
Virginia Press Association
Three Battleships Sold to Greece Under Navy Bill
Congress approves naval appropriation bill authorizing sale of battleships Idaho and Mississippi to Greece and using proceeds to fund a new American super dreadnought. The measure clears final approval as of June 29 in Washington.
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Congress
Greece
Idaho
Mississippi
Two Dead and Sixteen Hurt In Merced Train Wreck
A Yosemite bound passenger train plunged 20 feet into the Merced River killing two men and injuring sixteen, with Conductor Mahoney among the deceased. Sixty passengers searched the dark water to free those trapped as cars half submerged. Among the injured are Margaret Ottens and Mrs. Eminy Wassergard of Chicago, Elsia Latz of Philadelphia, and Mrs. R. T. O'Donnell of Ogden.
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Yosemite National Park
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Chicago
Eminy Wassergard
Elsia Latz
Philadelphia
R. T. O'Donnell
Ogden
Conductor Mahoney
Autos Barred in House Vote on Auto Purchase for V P and Speaker
Washington June 29. The house rejected by 120 to 128 a senate amendment to the legislative appropriation bill. The amendment would authorize the purchase of automobiles for Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark.
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House
Senate
Marshall
Clark
Philadelphia Heat Kills Eight in City Outrage
Eight people including an electric line man died from the oppressive heat in Philadelphia as a pole worker in late June. The high reached 94 degrees, trapping workers and prompting concern over heat safety measures.
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Philadelphia
Wilson Predicts Business Boom After Trust Legislation
President Wilson told Virginia editors at the White House that once Congress completes the administration program by passing antitrust bills the United States will experience an unprecedented business boom. He argued the program will end fear and hesitation, inviting a sustained era of growth and prosperity.
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Congress
United States
Wilton
New York
Virginia
White House
Wilson
Wea
Bankera
Friends of Business
Driven to It Beret Drawer Bureau Request
A dialogue fragment shows a speaker asking for a bureau with a Beret drawer and joking about space. Another comments on placing a hide a will and keeping trothas, noting his wife's things fill visible space. The exchange hints at domestic clutter and storage humor.
Proverb Proved Turns Tangos Into Truth
A witty exchange centers on learning at any age as tango fashion prompts a chuckle. The ready made philosopher claims never too old to learn while Mike Cayenne jokes the idea with a tai pivot to dance style.
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Mike Cayenne
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