Blunders ghastly outing turns into horror on rail crash
Salem Michigan July 22 a Pere Marquette excursion collided head on with a westbound freight near Salem. Thirty one dead and over 100 injured as victims mostly from Tonia Michigan. The crash occurred on a sharp curve as the passenger train ran at high speed toward Detroit. Forty names listed among the dead include shop employees and townspeople.
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Salem
Mich
Plymouth
Pere Marquette
Tonia
Detroit
Tere Marquette
Michigan
Flomer Smith
Hoyt
Albert Prautwine
John Pofel
Charles Hass
Herman Tlass
Daniel Hass
William
Cornell
Ton Rogers
Lowell, Mich
Dick Jones
Abraham Eddy
Edward Gillagher
Frank Douse
L. S. Merell
Henry Reynolds
Pete Marequette
Charles AfeCauley, Sr
AL F. Herbert
Edward Durling
Charles Broad
James Wigrid
Svilard Stager
William Evans
Frank Tatham
Benjamin Norling
Chis
Fenton
Eneme
Grand Ledge
Harry Williams
EL. Z. Pixley
William Gott
Afrs
August Richter
Fred Fitsewerald
Ionia
Ed. Corwan
Knowles
Herman
Trnss
James Vizard
Omaha
Edward Gallagher
Tonin
Tfenry Eynolds
Herbert
Traverse City
Eight Injured in Dere Marquette Wreck In Michigan City
Detroit, July 22. More than 100 injured in the Dere Marquette wreck. eight not yet out of danger. Sixty one injured in Ionia, forty two brought to Detroit hospitals. List of severe injuries includes Mrs. M Dar ling, whose husband and son were killed. Officials place responsibility on the freight crew. time card and train order show the passenger train had priority.
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Detroit
Ionia
Tonia
M. Darling
Banner Huggins
Catherine Selbach
John B. Anderson
Abraham Eddy
Whjian Beals
Nelle Watson
Catherine Srich
A. C G. Filler
Jennie Smith
Edwierd Bender
John N. Bible
Sonia
Hamilton
Plymouth
Salem
Catastrophic excursion tragedy unfolds on crowded train
A late annual excursion train carrying men women and children derailed or collided leaving a large crowd injured or killed. Officials investigate cause as rescue and relief efforts continue with local authorities and responders coordinating aid.
Trains Collision Tragedy At Tere Marquette Millway Detroit
A horrific wreck occurred when two trains collided near the Tere Marquette millway toward Detroit. The passenger train, eleven cars long, derailed and telescoped several coaches, with bodies and survivors scattered among torn wreckage. Local farmers and nearby towns rushed to aid, bringing bedding and stimulants as frantic searches for missing relatives unfolded among distraught families.
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Tere Marquette Millway
Detroit
Plysielins
Two Trainmen Die In Pere Marquette Derailment Near Schewalhy
In Schewalhy Michigan July 22 a second wreck in 24 hours on the Pere Marquette line killed conductor Albert J. Kelly and engineer John O Leary of Siginian. They were buried beneath coal after the engine derailed through an open interlocking device while pulling an extra freight. Brakeman Dearing and Fireman McGinnis survived in cab.
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Schewalhy
Mich
Pere Marquette Rilroad
Saginaw
Tuscola
Turon
Albert J. Kelly
John O'Leary
Siginian
Dearing
McGinnis
Kelly
O'Leary
Heroism of a lineman in Michigan trolley collision
Four injured near Ann Arbor when a construction car collided with a loaded passenger car on the Detroit Ypsilanti Anna Arbor and Jackson trolley line two miles west of the city. Lineman Claud Tate protected a seven year old riding at the front, pushing him to safety before the crash. Rev. John Ryerson of Chelsea was crushed under a door, and motorman Hank suffered serious injuries.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Detroit
Ypsilanti
Anna Arbor
Jackson
John Ryerson
Chelsea
Gerund
Michigan Lodge
Telkis
Hank
Pred
Claud Hate
Tate
Tie
Hike
Pate
Ditemilly
Jim
Former President Cleve Lind Not Recovered Yet
The report states ex President Cleve Lind, who suffered a recent acute illness, has not recovered as hoped. It is anticipated he may travel to his summer home in New Hampshire by August 1.
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Princeton
Nod
Cleve Lind
New Hampshire
Mine Gould Denies Fake Engagement Report
New York July 22. Aqua Contdas denies reports from Paris that she is engaged and soon to be married. She states the story is untrue and there is no engagement planned.
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New York
Paris
Aqua
Agitin Amher
The Cathy Journal Delivery in City Districts
The Cathy Journal is distributed across city districts as part of a weekly circulation plan. Local residents note uneven drop patterns while officials emphasize broad coverage to reach all households.
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Cathy Journal
Lda
No. 10 No. 11 No. 12 No. 13
A compact line notes four items labeled numbers ten through thirteen with no further context or description. The readable fragment offers no names places dates or events to anchor a fuller summary.
Magill Coming Home In Doubtful Murder Case
Sheriff Campbell and Fred Magill left Clinton after visiting the Magill home, while Mrs. Magill’s letters are described as crucial to the murder charge. State and local officials weigh the genuineness of five letters found on Mrs. Magill’s body as the key to whether the case proceeds. Margaree Magill, daughter of the accused, has already reached Clinton.
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George Merwin
Gamyor Bell
Georg
Mer Win
Clinton
Masti
Hotel Robinson
San
O. K
Magill
Sheri Campbell
Clnton
Fred Magill
Margeree Maciil
Arthur JF. Miller
George ET. Edmousen
Color Une Drawn At Alton Negroes Denounce City
The colored Pythian grand lodge at Alton closes a three day session after condemning Altons inhospitable treatment. Delegates faced food and lodging shortages as boarding houses refused black travelers and officers including Colonel John R. Marshall of the Illinois volunteers were among Chicagoans present.
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Alton
Negro Pythian Grand Lodge
Menis
Grand Lodge
Chicago
John Rh. Marshall
Wightholinois
Spain
Four legged duck draws curious crowds in Carmi
A freak duck hatched early in summer near Carmi attracts much attention. The bird has two sets of legs and wings and can move forward or backward with ease. Local farmer Robert Richards reports the unusual fowl among the brood, noting its rapid growth alongside its siblings.
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Carmi
Robert Richards
Judge Melwen Declares Governorship Bid Amid Shifts in Support
In Chicago on July 22 Judge Willard M Melwen announced his candidacy for governor amid Mayor Busse's refusal to back him noting changed conditions since July 6 When addressed about Melwen's candidacy Busse reportedly questioned the match Andrew Russell discussed as a possible candidate The piece also mentions local tidbits including a Missouri River tale of a pear and a medicinal product Cascasweet promoted for babies by druggist Wm F Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street
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Chicago
Willard M. Melwen
Busse
Mewen
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Vacation Forwarding Service Expands for Journal Subscribers
Journal subscribers leaving the city for the summer may have their paper forwarded by providing their address at the office or by calling the listed number. Addresses will be updated as often as desired at no extra charge. The notice highlights reading local happenings during vacations.
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Journal
Trouble About the Flag Across Consulates Abroad
Washington notes that July Fourth celebrations often involve U S consular officers abroad clashing with local officials and sometimes sparks violence. Debates grow over rules guiding when the U S flag may be displayed at consulates, with Canada cited as a frequent flashpoint and protests arising from flag incidents.
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Washington
United States
Aimel
Hug
State Department
Canada
Train Breaks Up A Fight In Stanton Missouri
Rival Ozarks factions clashed on a Frisco platform as a train at fifty miles per hour plowed through the mob. William Willigs, 23, was killed. Richard Enlow, 61, was stabbed while rescuing others. Several others were slashed as eight to ten men fought drunkenly before the collision ended the melee.
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Stanton
Ozarks
Abeteor
Willian Willigs
Trenary Selurefer
Elis
Richard Enlow
Saveists
Schaffers
Union Strikes At Stillings Over Fines For Proofreaders
The Columbia Typographical union denounces Public Printer Stillings for deducting certain sums as fines from proofreaders pay for missed errors in proofs. It adopted resolutions and sent them to Attorney General Bonaparte and President Roosevelt, requesting a legal opinion on the printer’s authority.
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Washington
T Public Printer
Stillings
Uniteral States
Columbia Typographical Union
Bonaparte
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Shrabb Shatters Two Mile American Record
Alfred Shrabb the English runner broke the U S professional two mile mark at St Augustine parish field day games in South Boston on a slow track ten yards over a mile. He completed the distance in 60 minutes 342 4 seconds setting a new record with an effortless pace.
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Shrabb
Boston
Alfred Shrabb
United States
St. Augustine Parish
Impaled by Red-Hot Rail at Carnegie Steel Plant
Oliver P. Benson, a 11 year old iron roller at Carnegie Steel, was killed when a red-hot steel rail burst from the rollers and pierced his body. Death occurred almost instantly at the Pittsburg plant on July 22.
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Pittsburg
Oliver P. Benson
Carnegie Steel Company
Craddock
Benson
Crane accident injures five on Mississippi bridge project
A crane operator and four other workers were hurt when a piece of falsework collapsed under construction on a bridge over the Mississippi River at Clinton, causing the driver to plunge into the river. The incident prompted rescue efforts and a formal investigation by authorities.
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Laughtn
Mississippi River
Clinton
Baseball Scores From Chicago and Nationwide Games
Chicago July 22 baseball scores list results from Teague and Saturday games across Brooklyn New York Philadelphia and Boston with various league matchups. Sunday summaries include St Louis and Chicago outcomes alongside Western and Association leagues with multiple city pairings and noted weathered games.
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Teague
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Chiscago
Boston
Tittsburg
Philadelphia
Cleveland -Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
St Louis
St. Louis
Association
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
St. Paul
Tndianapolis
Kansas City
Louza Ville
Crate
St. Vault
Minneapolia
Indianapolis
Western
Lincoln
Des Moines
Tes Moines
Omaha
Sioux City
Pueblo
Denver
Denyer
The Average Man in a Nation of Duties and Dreams
A long quotation from Puck reflects on the transition from boyhood dreams to adult responsibilities. It contrasts the ideal of a drum major hero with the everyday grind of mortgage, career, marriage, and social duties, concluding that the average man becomes one of the many ciphers in a nation.
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Bill
Puck
Reserve Deductions From Tree Buds After Wounding
The text explains how trees possess reserve buds across their surface. Normally these buds remain immature, but following cutting or damage, they rapidly activate. Small branches shoot from around the stump as the tree renews its foliage using these reserve buds.
Paper Yarn Spun and Woven in Verviers Belgium
Paper yarn has been spun and woven at Verviers in Belgium for ten years. The paper cord is largely used for tying small packages. The sacking manufactured there has rendered admirable service and seems to replace the jute article perfectly. Sacks of this material have been successfully employed as bag sacks.
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Verviers
Belgium
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