Temiskaming Boiler Explosion Kills Three At Mattawa
Three people died, two are missing, and several injured after the Temiskaming steamer boiler exploded at a narrow lake bend near Mattawa Ontario. Captain Jones steered to shore. fatalities listed as Bergoounham, Minard, Chartier. missing include J McBride and an unknown man. Injured include C Ryan, J Morrison, P Roy, J Sheenan, F Laverdure, S Lament, W C Towers, J Thereyn. six more sustained minor injuries. The incident prompts safety questions for river steamers.
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Chartier
Gatineau Point
J. McBride
Columbus
C. Ryan
Ottawa
James Morrison
Liverpool
England
P. Roy
Montreal
James Sheenan
Mattawa
Frank Laverdure
Levis
Lament
Maissoneuvre
W. C. Towers
Vankleel
Hill
Joseph Thereyn
Hull
Que
Heavy price in flesh as express rear-ends local wreck
At Little Woods station twelve miles from New Orleans the Great Northern express struck the New Orleans and Northeastern local in fog, causing a fiery wreck. Eleven people died and many were injured, with several fatalities. Identified dead include C. A. Crawford and Wm. Attaway among others. The collision resulted from a mistaken order directing the two trains on the same track. Responsibility to be determined later.
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New Orleans
Great Northern Express
Little Woods
Lake Ponchartvale
C. A. Crawford
Seminary
Miss
Wm. Attaway
Slidell
CG. B. Lowry
American Creosote Works
Wiliam A. Martin
J. S. P. Shows
Morrison
Ora Travis
Hattiesburg
Augustus Heitkampf
Pearl River
Death Strikes Hard Veteran Editor Sits Benumbed at Tragic Doom
New York November 12 Harvey W Watterson son of Henry Watterson editor of the Courier Journal plunged from the nineteenth floor of 387 Wall Street to the roof below his body shattered after a 110 foot fall death deemed accidental. He was thirty married junior member of Wing Russell and Watterson law firm. He intended to go home after meeting with a clerk.
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Watterson
New York
Harvey W. Watterson
Pasvyer
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Wall Street
Thomas M. Wing
Louisville
Columbia University Law School
Waterson Death Shocks Louisville Editor’s Family
Harvey Watterson, son of Courier-Journal editor Henry Watterson, dies prompting a quiet plan to inform the veteran editor gently. Mrs. Harvey Watterson to bring the body to Louisville with funeral expected Sunday. Alice Burrowes, a New York woman, is his wife.
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Louisville
Harvey W. Watterson
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Benjamin Ridgely
Mexico
Watterson
New York
Harvey Watterson
Alice Burrowes
Name on Supreme Court Calendar Stuns Trial Prep
New York on November 12 reports the calendar lists the plaintiff as Dampski bs achieseiskabet Hermod ys. Federal Insurance company. Clerk MacDonald and Crief John McSherry face the task of repeating the long name when the trial on November 18 proceeds.
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New York
Supreme Court
First Sub Zero Temperature Shocks Minnesota Area
St Paul reports the season's first sub zero reading. The weather map shows Lander Wyoming at six below and Yellowstone Park at four below, highlighting unusually cold high elevation conditions across the region.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lander
Wyo
Yellosystone Park
No Chicken Herself. Miss Sweetner in Laughable Exchange
A vivid line from the Chicago Record-Herald features Miss Sweetner and Miss Cap sicum in a playful exchange about youth and age. The dialogue quips on Tam’s age and who should be under the wing.
Sapho and Rip Van Winkle at the Bucklen Tonight
Amusements note the Bucklen hosts Sapho described as the most talked about play on the American stage with Parisian folly and ruin. The American Stock Company then presents Rip Van Winkle with George W Harris in the title role and young Margaret McFeeters, Hollie Greene adding charm. Chicago Live Stock Show records broken at International Exposition promise greatest-ever entries across draft horses, sheep, swine with abundant exhibitors and premier imports.
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Sapho
Bucklen
Paris
Jean
Rip van Winkle
American Stock Company
George W. Harris
Jeffrson
Jefferson
Margaret McFeeters
Hollie Greene
Chicago
Fatal Freight Collision near Borio Cheyenne Wyoming
In a late night crash near Borio eleven miles west of Cheyenne nine people die and four are seriously injured when two freight trains collide. The eastbound freight train reportedly lost air control while traveling seventy miles per hour causing a 31-car wreck and a subsequent fire. Among the dead are J. C. Sehler, Martin Christensen, Jobo Murphy, Clarence Stitt, C. W. Rodgers, J. C. Duncan and three Japanese laborers.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Borio
Here
J. C. Sehler
Martin Christensen
Jobo Murphy
Clarence Stitt
C. W. Rodgers
J. C. Duncan
Pledge Signing Initiative Led by League Leader
Des Moines report that the American Anti Saloon League will launch a national pledge signing drive early next year. Dr Russell, current superintendent of league work in New York, will direct the movement. The announcement came during a league meeting in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
American Anti-Saloon League
United States
Russell
New York
Went Gunning For A Man In Armstrong Mo
Roger McCullie, a young farmer, was on a telephone pole near his home when J G Williamson rode up on horseback and shot him after an argument over alleged improper stories about Williamson's eighteen year old daughter. McCullie fell breaking his arm and is unconscious. authorities have not arrested Williamson as of Nov 12.
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Armstrong
Roger McCullie
J. G. Williamson
McCullie
Williamson
Bryan urged to become evangelist in revival letter
In Burlington Kansas on November 12 Rev. French R. E. Oliver leading a revival urged William J. Bryan to take up evangelism and predicted he would be an equal of the Apostle Paul.
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Bryan
Burlington
Kan
French RE. Oliver
Willian J. Bryan
Apostle Paul
Noted Lawyer Silis W Pettit Found Dead in Philadelphia Office
Philadelphia November 12. Silis W Pettit a leading corporation and constitutional attorney was found dead in his office. He had been struck down while writing a letter. Pettit was sixty four years old and widely known in legal circles.
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Philadelphia
Silis W. Pettit
State blood of children deemed deficient in color
Raleigh on November 12 Dr. Charles W. Stites of the Marine Hospital Service discusses with two Roosevelt country life commission members that the blood of North Carolina children is anaemic, highlighting public health concerns.
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Raleigh
N. C
Chas, W. Stites
The
Marine Hospital Service
Roosevelt Country Life Commission
Young Woman Killed in Auto Streetcar Collision
Miss Elsie Dutton aged twenty daughter of N E Sutton official of the Green Bay and Western railroad was killed when her automobile collided with a street car in Green Bay Wisconsin on November 12. Chauffeur Ross Handy suffered multiple injuries including broken ribs and lacerations to face and head.
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Green Bay
Wis
Elsie Dutton
N. E. Sutton
Green Bay and Western Railroad
Ross Handy
Ex Queen Lili Files a Mortgage Record
In Honolulu on November 12 ex queen Liliuokalani had a mortgage deed for 70000 recorded. The deed is executed in favor of Claus Spreckels and W Gorwin.
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Lili
Honolulu
Tiliuokalani
Claus Spreckels
W. Gorwin
Ex Queen Liliuokalani to visit Washington for land claim recognition
Honolulu reports ex Queen Liliuokalani decided to travel to Washington to personally press for recognition of her claims to lands in the Hawaiian group once held by the crown.
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Honolulu
Liliuokalani
Washington
Nobel prize rumor swirls around Marconi in Stockholm
Unofficial word places wireless pioneer William Marconi as future Nobel physics laureate. Across the globe, fires destroy Wells Brothers department store in Litelfeld, Minn., with losses estimated at sixty thousand dollars.
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Stockholm
William Marconi
Wireless Telegraph
Wells Brothers’ Company
Litelfeld
Minn
Robert Lothery
Mississippi
Deikin
James M. Miler
United States
Philadelphia
Furmer's Educational and Cooperative Union
New Orleans
W. H. Ware
Norwood
King Haakon
Amtundsen
Montour
Columbia Counties
Pennsylvania
Senator Carmack
Nashville, Tenn
Robin Cooper
Magoon
Cuba
Brush
Goodby
Academy
Chicago grain and livestock quotes on Nov markets report
Quotations from the Chicago Board of Trade note wheat, corn, oats, and pork and cattle prices with range figures. Additional East Buffalo livestock rates show slower cattle and lower hogs, while the solar orb color note adds a science aside.
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Chicago
Nov
Chicago Board of Trade
Timothy
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Nothing Compares To Father Williams Tea Ad
An old advertisement touts Father Williams Tea as a cure for liver and kidney issues and digestive troubles. It promises vigorous liver action, digestion, regular bowel movements, kidney cleansing, and blood purification. The remedy costs 20 cents and is sold by E. D. Miller at 801 South Main and by H. Bentz & Co.
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Father William
E. D. Miller
South Main
H. Bentz & Co
Notice to fire insurance customers appoints Field at Lexington Ave
Notice states that Charles H. Field at 113 Lexington Avenue will handle fire insurance books and attend to business until the proprietor can return to the office. Signed Charles E. Franks.
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Charles H. Fieldhouse
Lexington Avenue
Charles E. Frank
Cash buyer seeks two residences for investment
Advertiser will pay cash for two residential properties one in the $1000 to $1500 range and another in the $1800 to $2200 range. Promises good interest on the investment. Home phone listed. BEST & GODFREY.
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Best & Godfrey
A Crushing Come Back in a Courier Journal Snippet
An item from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a blunt exchange ending with a man recounting a tale of a person who made their own gowns and another who built a million dollar fortune, highlighting a sharp comeback.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Unmasked Quotes Spark Moral Challenge in City Journal
A Kansas City Journal quote exposes tension as a person confronts a spouse and accuses another of being a scapegoat amid a broader reflection on personal ambition. The exchange underscores distrust and social friction within a metropolitan setting.
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Amoy
Harvey
Grim
Falla
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Wyoming
Missouri
Sion
Te” Nor
Japan
Easil
Standard Ofl Company
Les
Chicago Grain
Kansas City Journal
Bolleau
Terps
Bucklen Theatre
Joe Jefferson
Riverside Cleaning Works
Maple Row
Michigan St
D. L. Martin
the Daily Review
Kuppenheimer Caicago
Manhattan
Danlap
Shafer & Schult
Everwear Hosiery Dent’s Gloves
Peninsular
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