Frightful clash on Washington car line shocks Virginia
A signal error caused a head on crash near Alexandria court house on the Washington Arlington and Falls Church trolley line. Motorman William Mack died en route and over twenty others were injured, many from government offices in Washington.
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Washington
Alexandria County
Virginia
Court House
Arlington
Georgetown University Hospital
Ashdale
Falls Church
Mack
Fort Meyer
West End
Clarendon
Aqueduct Bridge
Spruce Station
West End Station
Spruce Street
Alexandria Court House
William Mack
Georgetown Hospital
Ballston
Roslyn
Potomac River
Georgetown
West Washington
Harvest Hands Ride In Auto at Wheat Belt Hail
Topeka July 3 Governor Hoch received a telegram from the Santa Fe passenger department in Chicago stating conductors will carry harvester hands from the Missouri river to the wheat belt at 1 cent per mile in parties of five. Dispatches say 10,000 men are needed immediately as farmers meet trains and convey harvesters home in carriages and autos. Wages range from 2 to 3 dollars per day.
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Kansas
Topeka
Hoch
Santa Fe
Chicago
Missouri
Fourth of July Port Thd Update
Fragmented notice references a July Fourth event. Details unreadable but implies a local celebration schedule or safety briefing connected to the port community and holiday activities.
Raisuli Seizes Royal Envoy as Hostage in Tangier
Tangier July 8. Raid General Sir Harry MacLean commander of the sultan's body guard has been seized by Raisuli the bandit chief and will be held as a hostage until the sultan pardons Raisuli on his terms. MacLean a former British officer of Scotch descent was negotiating for Raisuli's pardon when captured.
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Tangier
Morocco
Harry MacLean
Raisuli
MacLean
General MacLean
Paris
Kaid
Raisall
Raisuli Captures General MacLean Demands Ransom
Paris reports Raisuli has seized Kaid General Sir Harry MacLean while negotiating pardon with the sultan. The bandit demands ransom before freeing the English adviser who helped shape Moroccan affairs, heightening tensions with England France and Spain amid ongoing policing efforts.
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Raisuli
Harry MacLean
MacLean
Morocco
Perdicaris
Harris
London Times
England
France
Spain
JURY DISAGREES IN MILLER DAMAGE CASE
After a nineteen hour session the jury could not agree on Andrew Miller versus Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad for 300 dollars over a fire allegedly caused by a locomotive. Judge Haton discharged the jurors after days of trial and debate. Some jurors believed Miller had no valid claim while others favored a small award.
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Haton
Superior Court
Andrew Miller
Adams County
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Company
Miller
Blum Goes to Brookside Farm Superintendent Post
Dave Blum night patrol driver for the police department has resigned to become superintendent of the Brookside farm owned by Hon J H Bass. The resignation takes effect immediately with no replacement yet named. Blum joined the force July 7 1898 and served five years as patrolman before five years as night patrol driver.
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Dave Blum
Brookside Farm
J. H. Bass
Blum
Grocery Robbery at Furthmiller Store on East Lewis Street
Albert Furthmiller's grocery at 839 East Lewis Street was raided Wednesday night. Thieves fled with $3.02 in cash, about a dozen cannon firecrackers, and chewing gum. Furthmiller closed the shop at 9 pm and found the front door ajar and loot missing upon return at 11 pm. Police attribute the job to boys.
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Furthmiller
East Lewis Street
Albert Furthmiller
Journeys to Fort Wayne Across Early St Joe River
Auburn Indiana July 3 writing in the Courier recounts pioneer deeds in DeKalb county. Henry Link describes long difficult trips from Fort Wayne to Spencerville by St Joe river, with pirogues at mercy of low water grounding and high water hindering progress, and notes the hardships and feasts of early fur traders and settlers. He highlights severe 1836 prices for flour corn salt and scarce provisions, with hard cash lacking and meals from forest greens and beech bark. He recalls fevers and isolation, yet perseverance and cheerful hearts overcoming adversity. He also riffs on old farming methods including handspike and windrow planting, and ends with a wedding tale of Jared Bell and Melinda Slater where the groom paid the fee in pumpkins.
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Auburn
Ind
DeKalb County
Henry Link
Fort Wayne
St. Joe River
Link
Spencerville
St. Joe
Orangeville
Jared Bell
Melinda Slater
Edgerton
Williams County
Alton
Democratic state campaign to tour all counties in September
John G. Harman, Democratic nominee for state treasurer, heads a two-band campaign tour beginning September 16 to visit all 67 counties. The exhibit museum highlights Capitol spending mysteries including a $110 chair, a $1619 bootblack stand, a $73 clothes tree, and a $900 desk claimed to be purchasable for $100.
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Philadelphia
John G. Harman
Columbia County
William H. Berry
Delaware County
William T. Creasy
Sanderson
Pickerel causes double drowning at Chippewa Lake
A fifteen pound pickerel hooked on a trolling line caused a small boat to overturn, drowning Charles T. Chambers and Mrs George Cutler of Ionia. Chambers, a railroad engineer active in Elks and Masons, and Mrs Cutler, wife of an Ionia shoe dealer, were fishing all day. Search parties recovered Chambers’ body. Mrs Cutler’s remains were not found by nightfall.
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Chippewa Lake
Mich
George Cutler
Charles T. Chambers
Ionia
Chambers
Don Cutler
Elks
Masons
Cutler
MUST NOT DANCE. Bowser demands resignations for dancing rule
S F Bowser of 8 F Bowser Co says dancing among office staff is forbidden since the factory opened and would dismiss any violator as quickly as a theft. He issued rules shown to prospective hires. J B Crawford will discuss The Merit and Demerit system at the American Street and Interurban Railway convention in Atlantic City.
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S. F. Bowser
8. F. Bowser & Co
Bowser
J. B. Crawford
Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley
Sytem
Atlantic City
Notable Fourth of July Day at Jamestown Exposition
Descendants of Declaration signers gather at Jamestown exposition Norfolk Va for a July 4 reunion with keynote speeches by Governor Charles E Hughes and President Woodrow Wilson. The Jefferson Memorial association backs the event, with Cleveland among early endorsers. The Negro Building opens with a dedication and a jubilee program continues through the week.
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Norfolk
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Hughes
Tucker
Exposition Company
Thomas Jeffreson
New York Celebrates Fourth With Garibaldi Day Events
New York observes Independence Day with suspended business and fireworks as four million dollars of gunpowder filled goods flood the market. Garibaldi Day is marked by a Staten Island gathering at Clifton to dedicate a pantheon housing Garibaldi's residence and relics, while leaders including Rainey Branson and several Congressmen speak at Tammany Hall.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Lberator
Garibaldi
Clifton
Staten Island
Bankruptcy Statistics From Referee Wood Annual Report
The annual report by Referee in Bankruptcy Sol A Wood shows thirty two cases adjudicated in federal court. Total assets reached 161,888.65 while liabilities stood at 415,942.57. Creditors received about 25 percent of claims, amounting to 112,456.42. Court costs and fees totaled 16,065.73, about 10 percent of assets.
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Referee In Bankruptcy
Sol A. Wood
Mission Adopts New Plan For Evening Coffee Service
Rescue Home and Mission on East Columbia street plans to start a weekly hot coffee and bread service, with hopes to expand to nightly offerings in early fall and winter as the practice grows common in eastern city missions.
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East Columbia Street
Reward Offered for Drugs in Miles Remedies
Five thousand dollar reward for anyone who finds trace amounts of opium morphine cocaine ether chloroform heroin cannabis indica or related compounds in any Miles Remedies items in original unopened packaging. Some readers report a home remedy sample claim from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ads praising Miles Anti Pain Pills with a money back guarantee and a 25 cent per dose price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted by Dr Pierce
The Golden Medical Discovery by Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo is touted as alcohol free and extracted from native medicinal roots. It claims to cure weak stomach indigestion torpid liver and biliousness and advises mailing for a free ingredient list and endorsements from standard medical books. It cautions that miracles are not promised and only early treatment can help prevent consumption.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
A Dazzling Display Of Fireworks By Day
Indianapolis on July 4 witnessed a spectacular fireworks display at John A. Hooks drug store on East Washington street. A store front was wrecked by an explosion and rockets flew over nearby blocks, drawing substantial police and fire response. Loss estimated in the hundreds of dollars. visitor Grace Thornton from Memphis was burned but not seriously injured.
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Indianapolis
John A. Hook
East
Washington Street
Grace Thronton
Memphis
Denies Daughter Suitor Access to 10 Premises
William Lehman of 520 Montgomery street clashes with Dan Poyser who seeks to marry Lehman’s daughter. The pair had prior court trouble about six months ago. Lehman barred the suitor citing a board bill and other issues after a trespass arrest during a Wednesday night encounter. Judge Skelton fined Poyser five dollars plus costs amid tensions outlined by prosecutor Ninde. Also noted are a drunk arrest of William Myers and Edward Love’s flight from Jackson, Michigan on larceny charges seeking governor aid for extradition.
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William Lehman
Montgomery Street
Dan Poyser
Lehman
Poyser
Ninde
Skelton
Wiliam Myers
Edward Love
Jackson
Mich
Love
Michigan
Hanly
Fort Wayne Hotel Plans Attract Traction Funds
Col J Levering Jones of the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction company subscribes $10,000 to the new Fort Wayne hotel proposition with an offer to raise to $30,000 if bonds are not issued and $400,000 in stock can be formed. The hotel company selects C R Weatherhog as local architect with a hotel specialist to assist. Premiums of $150 go to Mahurin and Mahurin and Henry W Meyer for sketches. Subscriptions exceed $180,000 with goals to reach $200,000.
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Mahurin & Mahurin
Henry W. Meyer
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Washington Car
William Mock
G. T. Warring
Roger Fitzhugh
P. K. Dewey
J. C. Plant
Glen Carlin
Treasury Department
T. W. Sebastian
Upton Hill
E. W. R. Ewing
Eva Taylor
Alexandria
C. R. Veitch
John W. Veitch
Dallas Ball
A. L. Cress
Vienna
John B. Blackburn
War Department
Linton Freeman
Ada Rhodes
Titus B. Snoddy
Navy Department
Tom Gannaway
Wilbur Loveless
W. Boyden
T. B
Ortam
Harvest Hands
Raisule
Sultan
Brookside
Police Department
Little Willie
Pennsylvania
John G.harman
Michigan Lake
F. Bowser
Jamestown
Bankruptcy Statistics
Philadelpia
Pa.s
Tacoma
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
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