Narrow Escape for Opera Company In Fatal Rail Crash
Eight men die and a score are wounded when the Baltimore and Ohio Baltimore branch express crashes a freight train near Bellaire Ohio. Among the dead are engineers Galbraith and Lipscomb and conductor Motz. Richard Carle's Spring Chicken troupe aboard the express suffers few serious injuries. Arm amputations save musical director Dalby but Lipscomb dies later.
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Bellaire
Chicago & Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Bost
Carl Bereran
Milwaukee
I. Galbraith
Newark
N. J
Michael Heinze
Wheeling
W. Va
H. A. Lipscomb
F. E. Motz
F. L. Rose
Cleveland
Harry Seitz
Massillon
William Shaw
W. V. the
E. J. Blubaugh
Rep. Daley
Pittsburg
W. C. Dosant
D. E. ‘Fneer
Ex Press
Richard “Carle
Spring Chicken” Comic Opera Company
Alfred Dalby
Lipscomb
Grand Duke Frederick of Baden Dies After Illness
Grand Duke Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig of Baden dies Saturday from intestinal inflammation after hours of unconsciousness. Born Karlsruhe September 9 1826 he became regent in 1852 and took the grand duke title in 1856. He married Princess Louise of Prussia in Berlin in 1866 and left two children, Frederick and Victoria.
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Constance
Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duke
Frederick of
Baden
Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig
Karlsruhe
Berlin
Louise
Prussia
Frederick
Hilda
Nassau
Victoria
Guntav of
Steamship line crash near Nantes injures Paris Cherbourg passengers
A rear coach of a special Paris to Cherbourg train carrying 150 first class passengers was telescoped by the Raven express near Nantes. No deaths. seven or eight injured including a fractured leg and suspected internal injuries. Most injured Americans continue to Cherbourg en route to the Adriatic.
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Paris
Cherbourg
New York
Nantes
Cher ‘Bourg
Conspiracy in Cuba Sparked Shadowing by Officials
A Cuban conspiracy to launch a revolutionary movement with alleged backing from New York capitalists has been uncovered. Gov Magoon ordered heightened surveillance as suspicious individuals connected to the plot were shadowed for days.
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Cuba
Magoon
Ias
New York
Wife Slain, Aged Man Held In Hampshire Murder
Mrs Cyrus Baldwin, 83, wife of a Hampshire pioneer near Elgin, Illinois, was killed on Wednesday. Police held an elderly man as a suspect in the pitiful murder tragedy.
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Chicago
Cyrus
Baldwin
Hampshire
Elgin
New World's Record Hammer Throw Set In Kansas City
Matt McGrath representing the New York Athletic Club on Sunday broke the world record for the 16 pound hammer with a throw of 164 feet three inches in Kansas City Missouri surpassing Nicholson of Scotland who previously held the mark.
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Kansas City
Matt ‘McGrath
New York Athletic Club
Nicholson
Scotland
Rail merger signals new Toledo route link with Alton expansion
Directors of the Toledo St. Louis and Western voted to buy the Chicago and Alton from Rock Island interests after immunity for rebating was announced by Attorney General Bonaparte. A review praised the railway’s condition, with an eye toward unifying Shonts Hawley properties and linking Iowa Central and Chicago Alton to Detroit St. Louis Kansas City routes.
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New York
Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railway
Chicago & Alton Railway
Rock Island
Alton
Standard Oil
Bonaparte
Chicago & Alton Board
Shonts-Hawley
Toledo
Baltic Brings 1004 Unmarried Women To New York
One thousand four unmarried women arrived in steerage aboard the Baltic from Liverpool. Purser H B Palmer noted London’s interest in the large single female passenger contingent. Many seek factory and home work, with about half staying near New York and others heading to Pennsylvania Michigan Ohio and North Dakota. Irish arrivals faced light harassment at Battery Park as a welcoming crowd sang Go long wid yez.
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New York
Liverpool
H. B. Palmer
Baltic
London
New York City
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
North Dakota
Battery
Battery ‘Park
Richard Walton Arrested on Murder Charge in Chicago Case
Richard Walton, a Black man, was arrested in Springfield Illinois on suspicion of the murder of Mrs. Lilian White Grant in Chicago on September 18. He was initially jailed for vagrancy, released, then rearrested after recognition from a police photo and he later admitted his identity.
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Springfield
Richard Walton
Lilian White Grant
Chicago
Walton
Waiton
NO THIRD TERM ROOT IN LITTLE ROCK
Elihu Root, secretary of state, passes through Little Rock on Iron Mountain train No. 5 en route to the City of Mexico. He declines to commit on President Roosevelt's candidacy, saying the president will not be a Republican nominee and that requests for his name will not be presented at the next national convention.
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Little Rock
Ark
Elihu Root
City of
Mexico
Signet
Roosevelt
Spain Tightens Emigration Rules Over Panama Canal Labor
Madrid acts to curb Spanish emigration to the isthmian canal citing abuses by recruiters and poor conditions in Panama. Senor Cleova drafts a strict law restricting departures, barring conscripts and requiring department permission for colonization abroad.
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Panama Canal
Cleova
Madrid
Panama
Isthmian Canal
Canal
Maura
Senor Cieovya
Interior
Cortes
Great Cathedral 18 Begun in Washington
Sunday featured two major religious events in Washington. The foundation stone for the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul at Mount St. Alban was laid under the Episcopal Church in America with President, the Bishop of London, and Bishop Satterlee among the dignitaries. A large outdoor service followed on the grounds, closing the Brotherhood of St Andrew convention. The trowel used matched the Capitol stone tradition, and George Washington’s gavel was part of the ceremony.
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Washington
Episcopal Church
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Mount St. Alban
Wisconsin Avenue
International Convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Episcopal Church In
America
United States
London
Satterlee
Capitol Building
George Washington
Campaign to enforce pure food weight rules on Nebraska packers
Lincoln Nebraska food commissioner Johnson launches action against South Omaha packing houses for underweight bacon and ham packages wrapped in paper and cloth, deceiving stamped weights. He orders county attorney to sue and holds retailers liable if outside packers evade the law.
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Lincoln, Neb
Johnson
Douglas County
South Omaha
Nebraska
President Roosevelt Returns to Capital Amid Welcoming Crowd
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington from Oyster Bay at 6 57 p m on Wednesday. A large crowd gathered at Pennsylvania Station to greet him as Postmaster General Meyer Secretary Straus and Assistant Secretary Murray of the Department of Commerce and Labor accompanied him to his carriage on Sixth Street where supporters cheered loudly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Pennsylvania Station
Meyer
Straus
Murray
Department of Commerce and Labor
Sixth Street
Great Distress in Malaga Storm Flood Crisis
Malagan authorities report widespread distress from storms and floods. Flood victims scavenge decayed food discarded by storekeepers as bodies are recovered from mud. a band of emigrants on a quay during the flood remains missing after a night of heavy rain.
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Malaga
Grand Duke Frederick of Baden Nearing Death
Constance Grand Duchy of Baden reports Grand Duke Frederick gravely ill with intestinal inflammation for over a week and not expected to survive much longer. His condition worsened rapidly and alarms officials and courtiers across the duchy as medical efforts continue.
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Grand Duke of
Baden
Constance
Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duke
Frederick
President Hosts First White House Dinner Since Return
President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained Rt. Rev. A. B. Winnington-Ingram, bishop of London, at a White House dinner Friday honoring the house guest who arrived in Washington that day.
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Dines
London
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
A. B. Winnington-Ingram
Mining Man Arrested In Missouri Frauds Case
Maj. C. H. Wilson a noted mine operator in the Missouri-Kansas lead and zinc district was arrested Sunday in Joplin on charges of obtaining money through fraudulent companies. Detective Garber of Indianapolis says Wilson’s solicitations cost $17,500 to parties there. The arrest followed a Monon railroad agent A. J. O Reilly’s complaint and Wilson is jailed to await transfer to Indianapolis. Rev Father William Poland of St Louis University was struck by a street car and seriously injured.
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Joplin
C. H. Wilson
Garber
Indianapolis
Ind
Wilson
A. J. O'Reitly
Monon Railroad
F. W. Poland
St. Louis
Father William Poland
St Louis University
Death in Kansas City Church Stuns Real Estate Man
Frank B. Mitchener a Kansas City real estate man collapsed and died during a Sunday church service as he sang with his Sunday school class. The tragedy occurred in a local church and left attendees shocked.
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Kansas City
Nps
Frank B. Mitchener
Kalter of Ciiplatian Observer Dead
Obituary note reports Kalter of Ciiplatian Observer has died at sea after a marine incident. No further details provided in fragment.
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Kalter ‘of
Editor Charged Over Free Papers Sent Through Mail
Indianapolis editor Chas M Dyer of the Mirror printed and distributed a free paper voicing his opinions on Free Labor Free Love and Free Thought Post Office Inspector W T Fletcher arrested him for sending obscene matter through the mails He later sent a bold letter to Teddy Bombastes Furioso at the Executive Mansion Washington causing a defamation and libel charge He was released on 500 bond to appear before the U S grand jury in November
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chas. M. Dyer
Cloverdale
the Mirror
Post Office
W. T. Fletcher
Dyer
Teddy
Teddy Bombastes Furioso, Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C
McPherson
Bloomington
United States Grand Jury
Man’s Leg Saved After 40000-Pound Steel Car Passes Over
Indianapolis surgeons call Chas Craigie’s case remarkable as a 40000 pound steel car rolled over his left leg without bone damage or blood loss. Craigie, pinned between cars, reported feeling movement and kept talking, with hope his leg may be saved.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chas. Craigie
Craigie
Craigle
Perilous climb as engineer scalded in rail explosion
Muncie Indiana Big Four engineer William N Shunk was badly scalded when flnes in his engine exploded on a Muncie to Connersville excursion. He clung to the cab roof after the fireman escaped, nearly unconscious as his brake was applied and he climbed atop the cab to reach safety. In Terre Haute Indiana a father named William Hildreth disinherits son A K Hildreth after a court required payment. The father planned to award 100 acres to each of his seven children valued at 150 dollars per acre, but deeds were altered to favor the other children.
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Muncie, Ind
William N. Shunk
Cleveland
Shunk
Muncie
Terre Haute
Ind
A. K. Hildreth
William Hildreth
Edgar County
Ilinois
A. K
Resigns Two Positions in Petersburg Banking Note
Petersburg Indiana John Davis resigns as cashier of the First National Bank after 12 years and as city treasurer for two years. City council will appoint a new treasurer next week. Davis will continue as cashier of the Bankers' National Bank at Evansville starting October 1, the bank notes.
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Petersburg
Ind
John ©. Davis
First National Bank
Cornell
Bankers' National Bank
Evansville
Free Methodist vote Deadlocked in Fort Wayne conference
Indiana Free Methodist conference in Fort Wayne failed to elect a presiding elder after a long vote. Contenders T Loring from South Bend D D Marstim of Upland and H C Ingersoll competed as Light Frost Reported. Farmers in New Albany reported a light frost on high lands near Galena, not enough to injure tender vegetation.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Indiana
The
Free Methodist Church
T. Loring
South Bend
D. D. Marstim
Upland
H. C. Ingersoll
New Albany
Galena
Jewlands
Mayor sues over revoked salvage licenses in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana Harry Garrard and William Vess file a suit to enjoin Po Hee Superintendent Benton or any city official from enforcing the mayor Guthrie order revoking salvage licenses.
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Muncie
Ind
Guthrie
Harry Garrard
Wiliam Vess
Benton
Praise For Stayer and Kidnap Claim Fixes in Two Cities
In Bloomington Indiana Tabine Gaddis who shot and killed Jesse Robinson a whitecap after a raid on his house was released and greeted by locals. Gaddis recently arrived from Ohio. In Petersburg Indiana Deputy Sheriff Thomas Harris returned from Bilns ville Arkansas with Turner Hardin who is charged with kidnapping his own child. Hardin says he paid 50 pounds for the child.
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Bloomington
Ind
Tabine Gaddis
Jesse Robinson
Gaddis
Ohio
Petersburg
Thomas Harris
Bilnsville
Ark
Turner Hardin
Hardin
Boy Falls, Breaks Neck in Evansville Incident
In Evansville Indiana a boy suffers a fatal neck injury after a fall during a Buckeyes jam? Cateon is cited among witnesses and authorities investigate details of the accident.
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Evansville
Ind
Jansonville Girl Cuts Own Hair After Dream
Miss Dollie Harris 19-year-old daughter of a Sandborn farmer awoke from a dream of being chased by a Jack the Clipper and found her hair in a heap. She had, in her sleep, unconsciously seized shears and cut off all her hair, now nearly prostrated by this surprising act.
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Jansonville
Ind
Dollie Harris
Sandborn
Jack the Chipper
Terrace
Jack the Clipper
Fairbanks Defeated for Methodist Delegate in Bitter Contest
Fairbanks loses bid to be delegate to the quadrennial Methodist conference after a bitter fight. Temperance laymen objected to cocktails and wines served at a dinner for President Roosevelt on Memorial Day at the Fairbanks home, citing the candidate's conduct.
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Columbus
Ind
Charles W. Jairebanks
United States
Methodist Church
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Deserter and Reporter Implicate in Girl’s Elopement
In South Bend Indiana police reveal Bessie Smith age 16 eloped with P. T. Parker reporter for Rockford Star a married man sought in Rockford for wife desertion and embezzlement. They traveled to Louisville where she says Parker drugged her and promised marriage. She asks her parents for help. John Boyer dubbed King of Traders Alley is jailed three months for selling diseased horses misrepresented as sound.
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South Bend
Ind
Bessie Smith
P. T. Parker
Rockford
Mman
Louisville
Parker
Todianapolis
John Boyer
Boyer
Law Upheld For School Teachers Wages Constitutional
Indiana AG Bingham says minimum wage for school teachers is constitutional. Dutton reports teachers pushed the law last winter but complain over higher qualifications required for teaching positions. In Fort Wayne a man named Thomas Morris was found bleeding to death in two locked rooms of the Union house after drinking and injuring himself.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Dutton
Bingham
Ft. Wayne
Thomas Morris
Som
John A. Morris
Ohio State
Sandusky, O
Union
Tots Burr Barn to See the Light
In Trenton Indiana a fire set by Muncie residents Bunk Slentz and Neal Daily damaged a barn as onlookers danced near the blaze. The flames threatened to spread to the business district but were checked, Daily claiming a desire to see a pretty light.
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Tots Burr
Muncie
Ind
Bunk Slentz
Neal
Trenton
Despondent Farmer Hangs Self on Washington Farm
Despondent Solomon Edwards, 66, unable to recruit farm hands, hanged himself in his crib on his Washington County farm while temporarily deranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Solomon Edwards
German Graduate Dies by Poison in Laporte
Alexander Gueakta a German college graduate and son of a Latin professor committed suicide in Laporte Indiana by swallowing Paris Green. He despondent over health and hard work.
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Paris Green
Laporte
Ind
Alexander Gueakta
Germany
Paris Grees
Did Not See the Vrain In Columbus City
In Columbus City Indiana two men, F BR Degeing aged 52 and Edward Robinson aged 45, brothers in law, were found missing after whook in this city while apenine pany tracks in a farm. Authorities investigate the incident as a potential accident or foul play. Local residents report no clear witnesses or leads at this time as search efforts begin.
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Vrain
Columbus City
Ind
F. BR. Degeing
Edward Robinson
Apenine Pany
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