Mass River Wreck Kills Up To A Hundred In Eden Crash
A Missouri Pacific train No 11 plunges through a weakened Eden trestle, eight miles north of Pueblo, Colorado, into the Fountain River. Early reports list 80 to 100 dead and missing, with 600 rescuers at work and many bodies found in mud and quicksand. Fireman Dave Mayfield survived after crawling from the cab. others remain missing, including engineers and conductors, as searchers comb the swollen riverbanks.
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Pueblo, Col
Railroai
Arkansas Valley
Missouri Pacific
Denver and
Rio Grande
Pueblo
Denver
Eden
W. H. Wirtman
Kansau
T. F. Rees
Charles Hindman
J. E H. Smith
Vina Sibley
Congreauman
H. M
George England
Herbert W. Graves
Bates H. Smith
Messanger Thomas
Rees
OG. Meerson
Fort Scott
Kansas
B. E. Wilayn
Coffeyville
Arthur R. Brown
Malden
Mass
H. H. Dorn
Cleveland
Ohio
Jessie Denscom
Salt Lake City
H. J. Crabbes
Dinnazi
Texarkana
Texas
Drasola
Goodrichville
Tenn
Edzoerlais
Jonesville
Edwin Anderson
Galbraith
Durango
Bell
Pullman
Mayfield
Gilbert
H.s. Gilbert
Western Union Telegraph Company
Oklahoma City
Hugh McCracken
Aurora
Til
Clyde Prine
James Keating
F. C. Brockman
Stearns
Herry Hough
Frank Bodman
Mark McDonald
Fred Mahoney
Thomas Sullivan
L. B. Dunham
Gertrude Boyle
Ralph W. Sawrkof
Fountain River
Dave Mayfield
Councilman seeks halt to Majestic theater construction
Councilman T N Hall filed a communication with City Clerk Sehmidt and asked the city council to stop building the Majestic theater on East Berry street. He argues the work does not meet city ordinances and could be a fire trap, noting he inspected the site and will detail alleged construction faults at the next meeting.
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Sehmidt
T. N. Hall
Fourth Ward
East Berry Street
Hall
Democrats Hold Council of War in New York
Evidence of Democratic interest in the national campaign drew a large crowd at the Hoffman House. The executive committee of the national committee met to decide headquarters and lay early groundwork for the campaign. Chairman Sheehan arrived early and held several conferences. Senator Gorman was invited but declined. Delancey Nicholl, vice chairman, joined the conference as sessions continued.
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New York
Hoffman House
National Committee
Sheehan
Senvator Gorman
Delancey Nicholl
Many Seek Campaign Jobs at New York Republican HQ
A swarm of applicants for positions filled the Republican headquarters opening in New York. Assistant Secretary Coolidge and Chief Clerk Whitehcock stood between the crowd and Chairman Cartelyou, Senator Scott, and other committee members arranging work for the day. Conferences followed between the national and congressional campaign committees on mutually important duties. Cartelyou said no national committee meetings would occur until next Monday because Committeeman Brooker of Connecticut could not attend earlier.
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New York
Republican
Secretany Coolidge
Whitehcock
Cortalyou
Scott
National Committee
Congressional Campaign Committee
Cartelyou
Quiet at Rosemont as guests arrive for ceremonies
Esopus August 8 Until after the notification ceremonies few guests will be entertained at Rosemont. Ex ceptions are Judge Gray of Delaware and Daniel S Lamont and Mrs Lamont who will come tomorrow from Millbrook Born to Mr and Mrs Herbert Goets 1111 Maumee avenue xdaughter.
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Esopus
Rosemont
Judge Gray
Delaware
Daniel S. Lamont
Herbert. Goets
Maumee Avenue
Striking Packing House Unions Rally Support
The annual convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters endorses sympathy for packing house strikers in Chicago and other centers. Resolutions pledge financial and moral aid as unions prepare to back the labor action amid harsh conditions and calls for socialist reforms. Police clashes and strikebreaker violence mar the tense yards and platform scenes as officers restore order.
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Cincinnati
International Brotherhood of Temsters
Packing House Teamsters
Butchers and Meat Gutters Union
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omaha
Th Brotherhood of Teamsters
Shea
Teamsters
Michael Donnelly
National Meat' Cutters and Butcher’ Workmen's Union
West
Edward Tilden
Great Socialist Third Party
War dispatches from Liao Yang and Port Arthur
The Tageblatt reports heavy fighting north of Hu Cheng with many wounded Russians and rumors of a Russian push toward Mukden. It notes Japanese landings near Port Arthur and questions over the Thea sinking, while mentioning a British US agreement on Kommander Islands seals and Russian losses at Fangse pass.
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Bertin
Ayo
Tageblatt
Liao Yang
Hu Cheng
Russians in Retreat Near Liao Yang After Keller Death
General Kuroki's headquarters reports Russian forces retreating northward with an encampment at Anping, twelve miles from Liao Yang. Japanese night gunfire suggests pursuit as Lieutenant General Count Keller was killed by shrapnel on July 20 while observing.
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Kuroki
Furan
Anping
Liao Yang
Count Keller
Russians Scuttle Gunboat Now Ohwang Aug 8
A Japanese gunboat reports firing on the sunkey Russian gunboat Sivouch which, if true, was scuttled by her crew instead of being blown up. Russians destroyed stores before leaving Hai Chang, trade is brisk, occupation by Japan is accepted, and personal ties with Russian officers are mourned. Tapaoness settlement bounds are enforced. In St Petersburg a wartime conference at Peterhof palace discussed the military situation with War and Navy ministers and Duke Alexie present.
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St. Petersburg
Thea
Prince Heinrich
Germany
Vladivostok
Vladivostolk
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Kommander Islands
Ohwang
Sivouch
Hai Chang
Petersburg
Peterhof Palace
War and Marine
Duke Alexie
Motte
Europatkin
Fierce Battle Report From Port Arthur Aug 5
A telex from Che Foo reports a flare battle near Port Arthur on August 5. Japanese losses are estimated at 10,000 with Russian losses around 1,000. Lt. Gen. Stoessel commanded and praised the troops while noting three days of heavy fighting with about 1,500 Russian casualties and forty officers killed or wounded. Japanese casualties may have reached 10,000.
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St. Petersburg
Louisa Bay
Port Arthur
War Office
Che Foo
Asasault
Chiyoda
Itsukushima
Inndia
Stoessel
Ohio Distillery Destroyed by Fire in Trebins
A blaze at the Colonial distillery in Trebins near Xenia destroyed the main building and several houses, causing an estimated loss of 240000 dollars. The fire began in the chimney and the plant’s own waterworks fought the flames before Dayton and Kente aided. M S Greenbaum, formerly of Louisville, was named president of the company.
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Xenia, Ouvir. R
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Brotherhood
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Yesterniday
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Fangse Pass
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