Three Killed to Injured In Chicago Suburban Collision
A northbound Chicago and Eastern Illinois line train collided with a suburban service at Steger 30 miles from Chicago after an open switch diverted the through train onto a siding. Three killed and several listed as seriously injured. engines demolished. Authorities seek a laborer suspected of opening the switch regardless of intent.
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Steiger
Hil
Chicago
Stelfer
James Lyke
George Epstein
Charles Horn
Crete
John Miller
A. Ullmore
St. Louis
Steger
Race riot in San Juan Hill shocks New York
July 15 report describes a violent race clash in the San Juan Hill area between white and Black residents. Police eventually quelled the mob after heavy stone throwing roof to street warfare, with many injuries and multiple arrests. Separate note: editor Arthur Brisbane of the New York Evening Journal was arrested on criminal libel charges.
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Whitea
New York
San Juan Hill
Amsterdam
West End
Edward Connolly
Henry Williams
Connolly
West End Avenue
Arthur Brisbane
New York Evening Journal
City
Edward M. Grout
Brisbane
Grout
Braintree
Mass
Belmont
Emeline Schidioska
Schidloska
California
America
Theatrical Trust
David Belasca
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Hee Shubert
Sarah Bernhart
Ada Rehan
Jefferson de Angelis
Lilian Russell
David Warfield
Robert Hilliard
Leslie Garter
Witte and the Czar Clash Sparks Washington Debates
From St Petersburg comes word M Witte may refuse to go to Washington as peacemaker after a tense audience with the emperor. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff reportedly pressed Witte to reconsider while delays and a pending decision keep the mission in doubt amid claims of authority over the envoy.
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St. Petersburg
Witte
Washington
M. Witte
Peterhof
Foreign Office
Lamsdorff
Baron
Associated Press
Otter
Smoker in Streetcar Subdues Rebellious Passenger
A crowded Thirty-fourth street streetcar tale from the New York Sun describes a large man smoking despite rules. The conductor silently trims the cigarette from his lips and tosses it to the street, quipping about obeying regulations as passengers react with anger and tension.
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Thirty-fourth Street
New York Sun
Five Thousand Diamond-Back Terrapins For Bellevue Stratford
The Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia plans a permanent terrapin supply. Steward Martin McLaughlin has built wine cellar tanks to keep terrapins, with 5000 specimens valued up to 4000 dollars. Diamond-back terrapins, scarce and costly, are raised for hotel tables and to attract patrons worldwide.
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Philadelphia
Bellevue Stratford Ponds
Martin McLaughlin
Steward McLaughlin
Bellevue-Stratford
Auryia
Medea
Cool of the Evening and the Archbishops Seating Tale
Sydney Smith nicknamed Monckton Milnes the Cool of the Evening after a dinner where Milnes called him Smith. The tale ends with Milnes asking to sit on a carriage and not call the archbishop Howley, provoking laughter. The piece then explains why English spellings vary between er and or due to Germanic and Latin roots.
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Sydney Smith
Monckton Milnes
Lord Houghton
London
Milnes
Divine
Smith
Lambeth Palace
Howley
Impartial Court Quip on Arbitration Parody
A humorous line from Stray Stories contrasts marriage disputes with arbitration. The speaker notes his wife favors sending all differences to her mother for ruling, sparking a joke about impartial mediation in domestic life.
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Bone
Higgins
Sprigg
Higgine
Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Ten Promises Bright Eyes
Druggist H. A. Dykeman advertises Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Ten claiming it gives bright eyes and a handsome visage as eloquent commendations. The product is offered at 35 cents for tea or tablet form.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
H. A. Dykeman
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