Mattoon and Charleston Bridge Disaster Kills Fifteen
Fifteen people died and about fifty injured in a head on collision between an interurban express and a traction car near Charleston Illinois on a sharp curve west of town. The wreck occurred during a rush to the county fair with many passengers crushed at their seats. Rescue teams found tangled bodies in the water and wreckage, with some bodies badly wedged and unrecoverable.
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Mattoon
Charleston
Tepnolt
Chip
Phoonttotte
PC. Reynolds
George Cook
Phil Basant
Miamaad Callahan
Carl Stevenson
James Bowen
Ira Mast
William, Briggs
J. J. Johnson
A.C. Smith
Fr. Smith
A. Brind
Wen
Doomed Train Crash Leaves Dozens Hurt at Illinois Line
A freight or passenger derailment near Mattoon and Charleston Illinois injures thirty one with multiple serious wounds. Names listed include Albert Mapes Mattoon G G Armentrout Mrs G G Armentrout and two children Charles Joseph Salisbury Olec Miller and many others. Medical aid rushed from Mattoon while Charleston doctors hurry to the scene. A telephone order mixup is blamed for the disaster.
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Albert Mapes
Mattoon
G. G. Armentrout
Charles Joseph
Salisibury
Ind
L. M. Price
Samuel Boyer
Porter Myers
Humipohit
Jas.Gasstevens
Garys
William Cole
Cook's Mills
G. W. Dayies
Olec Miller
North Oktawa
A. C. Haly
G. H. ‘Jones
C. R. Curtis
Alex. Langston
Sarah’c. Phillips
A. J.phillips
Otto Tower
Humboldt
Jeg
Chas
Redman
Grace Young
Jega
J. C. Monroe
WI Jones
Wiliain Switz
Carys
S. Fy Enos
Jerome Goss
Charles Jones
Charleston
Bridge Disaster Toll Seventy Nine Reported Dead
Quebec city reports a bridge collapse over the St Lawrence River killing seventy nine men. A roll call at the Levis hospital and morgue tallies reveal fifteen bodies there and many injured. The dead include workers from the United States and Canada. Coroners continue to verify names as debris is cleared from the river.
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Quebec
Que
Pee
Stowe
Levis
Phoenix Bridge
Comtaville
Naity Seltigents
J. A. Yeufpay
Lehighton
A. H. Ele Ah
SCHOONER HUDSON DESTROYED BY FIRE OFF L I T T L E H O P E
The schooner 8. 8. Hudson, Captain Williams of Bridgeport owned by Wilmington, Delaware, was destroyed by fire off Little Hope near Tiverpool. The crew escaped as fire broke out in the forecastle when the galley stove Upset, wind and heavy seas drove the vessel. Flames rapidly spread, cargo ignited, boats lowered, crew saved some effects, ship burned to a mass of flame.
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Tiverpool
Hudson
Williams
Bridgeport
No Further Trouble Feared After Gibson Lynching Sequel
Memphis Tennessee August 31 a special to The Commercial Appeal reports that as a sequel to the lynching of John Gibson near Pickensville Alabama several negroes in that vicinity have been shot and killed. Considerable adverse comment and threats had been indulged by relatives and friends of Gibson and those killed were among the number. No further trouble is looked for. Gibson was charged with raping a white woman and was taken away from officers spiriting him to a place of safety where he could have been tried and punished legally and hanged.
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Memphis
Tenn
Commercial Appeal
John Gibson
Pickensville
Ala
Gibson
Fire destroys Webster Chair factory in Duluth
Fire cripples the Webster Chair factory at South Superior Duluth Minnesota destroying the machine shop two warehouses sawmill and storage shed. Loss put at 125000 with 100000 coverage by insurance. The entire plant valued at 500000 and was feared doomed for a time by fire crews
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Duluth
Minn
Webster Chair
South Superior
Death of Capt. Von Der Goltz in Detroit
Captain Robert von der Goltz retired U S Army and son of General Alfred von der Goltz of Berlin dies in Detroit after long illness of cancer. He was born in Berlin and was 58 years old.
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von der Goltz
Detroit
Saythee Robert von der Goltz
Alfred von der Goltz
Berlin
Germany
Captain von der Goltz
Archer Eddie Goes Jailed for Assault on Umpire Guthrie
Topeka judge imposes thirty days in jail on Eddie Goes of Okholama City for assaulting umpire Guthrie on Topeka grounds August first. Guthrie described as small and a cripple. authorities deem the attack unprovoked.
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Topeka
Kan
Eddie Goes
Okholama City
Simmons
Guthrie
Baseball Scores Across Leagues and Cities
Scores from Chicago and other cities list results in the American and National leagues. Key games include Chicago at Pittsburg with 1 2 and a second game 6 0 seven innings, Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 4, New York 3 Boston 1, Washington 8 4 in eleven innings, and Minneapolis 5 to 4 over St Paul with various Western matchups.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Fuindelphia
Boston
New York
Raih
American
Washington
Association
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Wansag City
Lowsvile
Columbus
Glouisville
Indianapolis
Toledo
Des Moines
Sioux City
DeVore Shorthand Offer Promises Quick Training
DeVore Piano Co of Freeport Illinois markets a shorthand education claiming five lessons complete a writer in days rather than months. It targets piano buyers and offers a $1 weekly no interest plan for later piano purchase while crediting shorthand costs.
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DeVore
Chicago
DeVore Piano Co
Freeport
Ill
Malg Street
Hints at Dark Things That Escape From Joliet 7
Peoria reports hint that Quinn and Harmon aided by a Joliet penitentiary escape are linked to the school board robbery. Authorities suspect a force in Peoria sought to shield Quinn, a noted safe blower, as testimony loomed in May grand jury probes.
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Peoria
Quinn
Harry Harmon
Jolfel
Newton Dongty
Poorlh
Toorly
May Grand Jury
Eddie” Tate
Robert Scholes
Peoria County
Tate
Joliet Hospital
Joliet Penitentiary
Infuriated Father Fatally Stabs Son In Illinois Home
In Mascoutah Illinois John Oster Jr 28 dies from knife wounds inflicted by his 60 year old father during a family quarrel His mother shielded bystander helps as the fleeing son collapses near a neighbor's house A physician could not save him The elder Oster is described as violent tempered The incident follows a domestic dispute earlier that day in which the mother was struck in the face.
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Mascoutah
John Oster, Jr
Oster
Young Oster
Unidentified assailant shoots at Anderson couple
In Litchfield on August 81 an unknown person fired three shots at Mr and Mrs Anderson as they prepared for bed. The bullets struck the wall near their heads with one passing through a chair where Andersen had been sitting. Investigation did not reveal the attacker’s identity.
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Litchfield, HL
HH Anderson
Andersen
Minors Refrigerator official Morrison shoots self in Tb
Morrison, Tb Aug 31 Hall Mc Neil Jr an official of the Minors Refrigerator company died by his own hand with a gun shot wound here. He was well known in Chicago where he resided until re entry and served as assistant manager of the clearing house of the stock exchange for fifteen years. Widow and Wants a Husband Lizzie Wari Meyveland O writes to Mayor O Connor seeking a husband in Illinois and asks for a capable, amiable man.
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Morrison
Hall, McNeil, Jr
Minors Refrigerator Company
McNeil
Chicago
the Stock Exchange
Peon
Lizzie Wari
Meyveland
Beheaded by a trolley car in Litchfield incident
In Litchfield, August 81, John Seche felman reportedly slept on an interurban electric line track and was struck and decapitated by a trolley car.
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Litchuield, HL
John Seche?felman
Interur Lettve
Hne
We Still Have Confidence in Market Outlook
New York reports lingering optimism in trade as fall and winter negotiations proceed. Weather conditions boost crops in some regions while others face water power shortages due to inadequate infrastructure, reflecting varied regional conditions and ongoing confidence in economic recovery.
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New York
K. G. Dunn
New England
Dispute over Bishop Bonacum Murphy case ends in Bonacum favor
District Judge Reeder ruled for Bishop Bonacum in the long possession case over the Roman Catholic church property in Howard Nebraska. Father Murphy’s attorneys gave notice of appeal as the case advances through courts and Rome ecclesiastical authorities.
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Howard
Neb
Reeder
Bishop Bonacum
Father Murphy
Rome
Bonacum
Mather Murphy
Fire damages $350,000 at Hudson Street builders
A blaze swept through the Snare and Triest company building on Hudson Street Jersey City and was not controlled until extensive damage, estimated at 350000 dollars, had occurred.
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Jersey City
Snare & Triest Company
Hudson Street
Markets Report From Chicago and Buffalo Stock Notes
Chicago quotations show wheat corn oats and pork futures with varied highs lows and closes for September December May contracts. Live stock sections list hogs cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges with feeder and calf values. East Buffalo terms detail cattle hogs sheep and calves receipts and prices. Cascasweet advertisement urges parents to use a gentle stomach remedy for babies and children.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Harriet M. Burbank piano teacher at Grove Street studio
Harriet M. Burbank is identified as a piano teacher operating from a studio on Grove Street. The listing notes her professional role and residence location, indicating a local tutor offering piano instruction.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St. S
Garibaldi's visit to England and literary taste
The Westminster Gazette recalls Garibaldi's 1864 England visit and his conversation with Tennyson at Fartingford. Tennyson quoted Garibaldi admitting poetry talent, praising Manzoni and Scott as favorites, and noting Garibaldi's noble humanity beyond hero status.
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Garibaldi
Tennyson
England
Fartingford
Duke of Argyll
Manzoni
Gladstone
Ossein
Scott
Caprera
Sir Walter Scott
Dumas
Westminster Gazette
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Promises Gentle Relief
Advertises Kennedy laxative cough syrup that eases bowels clears the system of coughs and colds relieves throat inflammation and irritation sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 86 Stephenson.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson
Shoemaker Auto Co Warns Against Speeding Cars
Shoemaker Automobile Co. in Freeport issues a public statement warning against driving above the legal speed limit. The letter says employees reported for speeding will be suspended or dismissed, and asks citizens to report violations with time and place for prompt action. The signatories include C. C. Shoemaker president and other company officers.
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Shoemaker Company
Shoemaker Automobile Company
Freeport
Shoemaker Automobile Co
C. C. Shoemaker
J. T. White
E. Johnson
Jacob Weiss, Jr
D. M. Brubaker
BE. Clark
F. R. Perkins
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Pitty
Saath
Neil Fugate
Thomas Weakley
Nib
William Nelson
Til
Charles Nelson
Howard Cole
Gook’s Millis
Harold Cole
Zack Vandeventer
Edward Reynolds
Paradise
Albert Smith
W. A. Price
North Mattoon
Douglas Logan
Edna Mwathalm
Cook’s Mills
Hose
Eddie
Dougherty
Joliet
Ders
Decatur, Fl
Jenon
A. S. Duncan
Lintner
Duncan
Panama Canal
Paris
Paris Union
Dunn
Review of Trade
Immortals
John J. Williams
United States
Chicago Grain
Iinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Wao
F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Annie Hamilton
Stetsonville
Wis
WSR
Warren
Grand Opera House
W. E. Nankeville
C. P. Guenther’s
Taylor & & Prick
Areca
Savings Bank
Peck-Williamson
Freeport Hardware Co
Barrington Hall
Ver
Schoeffel & Brokhausen
Riley & W'Neat
van Beren
Galena St
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