Vessels collide sink two ships in Pacific disaster
The steamship Columbia of 1766 tons capsized during an earthquake and fire era collision and sank within five minutes after the crash with the San Pedro. About 150 are reported drowned and 80 saved. The Roanoke and George W. Elder towed survivors and a body arrived in the city. An inquest will be held on the recovered victims.
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Daisy Mitchell
San Pedro
Eureka
George W. Elder
Columbia
P. A. Doran
Chester
San Francisco and Portland Steamship Company
Union Ironworks
Hansen
San Francisco
J. R. Haney & Sons Co
Eastern and Western Lumber Company
Roanoke
Slder
Edward Butler
Florence Thompson
Johnston
Ohio
Eva Brooker
Franklin
B. C. Flynn
Portsmouth
Shelter Cove
Mrs. Lewis
Pasadena
B. B. Kriever
Prescott
Jacob Kuro
Coldwater
Kas
Armand Cadorette
New Bedford
Mass
David Doston
Fayette, Mo
Michael Rodman
B. W. Graham
Portland
Ore
Pomona Reaches Frisco With Columbia Survivors
The Pacific Coast Steamship steamer Pomona arrived in San Francisco from Eureka carrying one surviving Columbia passenger and 32 crew members. Total deaths cited as 98, with incomplete counts from Bryceland and Shelter Cove. Rescues include 38 of 60 Columbia crew aboard the Elder at Eureka. A Thanksgiving service on the Elder featured prayers and hymns as rescued passengers gathered.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Pomona
Eureka
Columbia
Hfe
Bryceland
Shelter Cove
George W. Elder
San Pedro
Elder
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Monument to Great War Governor Unveiled by Hanly
Governor J Frank Hanly delivered remarks at a bronze statue dedication honoring Oliver P Morton. He praised Morton as a voice for Union victory and law, saying his intellect and civic legacy live on in the statesman’s enduring influence and the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Hanly
Oliver P. Morton
Lincoln
Commonwealth
Prairies
United States
Union
Steamer Columblas Reach Report From Shelter Cove
Only one lifeboat reached Shelter Cove after the wreck of the steamer Columblas. Early reports differ on how many survivors were saved and the final tally remains unclear. The situation at Wureke is unsettled with ongoing inquiries.
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Wureke
Cal
Colum ‘Plas
Four Decatur Women Feared Lost After Columbia Passages
Believed missing are Mrs. George E. Keller and three daughters Alma Effie and Grace of Decatur Illinois. Their last letters said they would travel on the Columbia and their names appear among the missing. Keller is a Decatur Racing association secretary and prominent Illinois stock man.
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Decatur
George E. Keller
Alma
Effie
Grace
Columbia
Keller
Decatur Racing Association
Ilnois
Lincoln on Union Preservation and War
Speeches emphasize no exit from the Union except by force, warning entropy from disunion. Address notes constitutional fidelity, opposition to judicial slavery expansion, and appeal to the people over courts. A monster campfire gathering tonight will feature Vice President Fairbanks, G A R leaders, and Adjutant J W O'Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Fairbanks
Brown
J. W. O’neal
Merry-Makers Are Sent to Eternity Train Wreck Toll
A head car wreck in a fatal collision headlined the disaster as crews rush to clear a cut site. Three more cars of the telescoped trains were wrecked, with wreckage filling the embankment for hundreds of feet. The passenger engine was destroyed and its crew killed, while the freight engine crew survived. Most victims were men in the smoking car at the head.
Pleasure Day Train Wreck Kills Dozens Near Salem Michigan
A Pere Marquette excursion train carrying 800 people from Ionia to Detroit collided with a westbound freight near Washburn crossing two miles east of Salem Michigan. Between thirty and forty were killed and about one hundred injured. Rescue teams rushed to the scene, with doctors and nurses dispatched from nearby towns and a Detroit special bringing medical staff and equipment.
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Salem
Mich
Pere Marquette
Ionia
Detroit
Washburn Crossing
Plymouth
Freight wreck kills many on Ionia line excursion
Survivors recount a collision near Ionia as the westbound freight rammed the excursion train from Detroit. Nineteen dead, many from Tonia, with others injured and two Die. Conductor Bixley missing. engine L B Alvord and fireman escaped. Track clearance expected twelve hours.
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Tonia
L. B. Alvord
Ionia
Bixley
Detroit
Will Dot
John Patterson
Charles Macaroni
al Herbert
Martin Kilduff
Abraham Eddy
Herman
Nat
N. J. Cornell
John Rogers
Willie Grams
John Tafel
August Richter
Ned Gallagher
Lee Alvord
E. EB. Bixley
Knowles
Dean Rogers
Fred Latham
Frank Smith
E. E. Pixley
Charles Hess
Hess
Charles McCauley
L. K. Merrill
Albert Trautwine
James Vizard
Harry Reynolds
Homer Smith
Fred Fitzgerald
William Steiger
Kansas City
Fred Vaughan
South Bend
Ind
Marie Weitz
James Poole
Fred Priers
Fred Donnehty
John Walton
Trump
Plymouth
Salem
Revivals attacked by Bishop in Kansan sermon
Coffeyville Kansas July 23 Bishop John H Vincent head of the Methodist church denounced the popular evangelistic system in use in many churches. He argued revivals give only temporary benefits due to sensational methods and emotional excesses. He advocated genuine evangelistic effort under discreet direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kan
John H. Vincent
Methodist Church
Chautauqua
Vincent
Man Promenades in a Barrel on Chautauqua Grounds
Charles L. Newcomb president of a wallpaper firm walked half a mile across the Chautauqua grounds inside a barrel after his bathing trousers were stolen while he swam with several young women. He struck the barrel hard on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Charles L. Newcomb
Pere Marquette Wreck Victims Treated as Passengers
Detroit receiver Judson C Harmon ordered settlements for all victims as paying passengers after Saturday’s Pere Marquette wreck near Salem. In Ionia funerals began with ten held and two triple services planned. authorities probe the disaster as death toll rises to thirty one with many injured not expected to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Judson C. Harmon
Pere Marquette Railroad
Ionia
Salem
Sheldon
Murder trial of Hau leading to life or death verdict in Baden Baden
Convicted law professor Hall of Washington DC receives death sentence for murdering Frau Molitor in Baden Baden after a five day trial. Riots erupt as crowds protest. police restore order with infantry and mounted units. Dietz vows appeal for revision while Molitor faction faces guards and threats amid a tense verdict day.
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Olga Molitor
Hau
Herr Dietz
Washington, D. C
Frau Molitor
Baden- Baden
Hall
Molitor
Baden-Baden
Molitors
Karlsruhe
Hay
Dietz
Lena Molitor
University of Freiburg
Frank Han
Paris
False beards expose fugitive Han in Frankfurt case
At Frankfurt and Karlsruhe railway stations officers recognized Han from a prior false beard. Frau Molitor, lured by a post office package, walked into a fatal trap. Her servant heard Han's voice on the phone. Han was arrested in London and extradited to Germany.
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Frankfort
Han
Karlsruhe
Frau Molitor
London
Germany
Woman Shot by Former Employer After Threats and Escape
In New York a 23 year old Miss Norling was shot at her Ridgefield Park residence by Charles Warner, who then fired at bystanders and fled. Warner later wounded John C. Wilson during a second assault on Broadway, was captured after an attack by a truckman, and remained in critical condition in hospital.
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Warner
Miss Norling
Ridgefield Park, N. J
Spalding Establishment
Walsh
Spicer
Charles Warner
John C. Wilson
Broadway
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Wheat and corn markets show mixed follow through on July 23
Chicago wheat opened weak on weather but firmed on commission buying with September at 92 to 93 cents, later back to around 91 1 2. Corn rose with wheat to about 52 1 2 to 53 1 4 cents, oats steady near 38 1 2. Pork and lard moved in firm ranges, with July pork around 16.32 and September 16.55.
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Chicago
Northwest
Minneapolis
Duluth
Bradstreet
Pittsburg Market and Midwest Market Highlights
Commodity receipts and price ranges across cattle hogs sheep and produce reported from Pittsburg and Chicago markets. Cattle receipts light and steady. hogs multi-grade bids up to about 6.25 for heavy and 6.12 for lighter weights. lambs and sheep showing gains in some regions. Produce and poultry quotes list butter cheese eggs and assorted grains with regional variations and commodity tonnages.
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Ito
Pittsburg
New York
Pennsylvania
Rug dealer Damus recalls Tavshanjian after murder
S N Damus of the Arcade, a business friend of H S Tavshanjian the New York rug dealer slain by an Armenian, says the murdered man was respected for his business acumen. He suggests revolutionists targeted him for his wealth and Armenian-Turkish loyalties.
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S. N. Damus
H. S. Tavshanjian
New York
Mgr. Damus
Aalk
Mr. Tavshanjian
Tavshanjian
Turkey
Armenia
Mrs. W. E. Harsh Dies in Avilla Indiana
Mrs. W. E. Harsh wife of Avilla schools superintendent died at her home after a period of critical illness. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday at 2 PM in Avilla Indiana reflecting a local education leadership family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avilla
Ind
W. E. Harsh
Chicago clears unhoused under new ordinance
Chicago enacts a new vagrancy rule to remove unhoused residents, sending them to smaller cities. Police report two men, William R. Miller and Thomas Mack, detained for vagrancy on Tuesday. Fort Wayne has faced similar issues as patrols enforce removals. Albert H. Schuman of Scheuman Ulmer undertakers earns a diploma from Barnes School of anatomy and sanitary science.
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William R. Miller
Thomas Mack
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Ben
Albert H. Scheuman
Scheuman & Ulmer Undertaking
establish+ men
Barnes School
C. J. Ulmer
Fim
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Midas
S. Bas -Co
Well Brothers & C O
Tresselt & Sons
Shorts
T. Johnson
Columbia Street
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Howenstein
Crouse
Eckart Packing Co
Timothy
Hocking Valley
Massillon
Jackson
Pocahontas
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Cannes
Coke
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