Tragic Shaliers Train Crash Claims Thirty-One
At Honda station a Shriners special train bound for a fiesta derailed after striking a defective switch. Thirty-one people died and many more were injured, with names and homes across New York, Pennsylvania, and California identified among the dead and wounded.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Southern Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles
Shriners
Samalin Temple
Buffalo
Rajah Temple
Reading
Honda
Pacific Beach
Mininy
Ead
J. Douglas Fipple
A IK. Chit- Min
A. T. Roth
Gilbert Steete
W. D. Wasson
N.Y
Mra
Broach
George N. Hagerman
Benjamin Stolty
Varrison R. Hender
Oliver F. Wanshman
Iwarry G Miller
Rin Lile Obispo
Snyder
Ander
Richard Issick
Thos
Hrun‘hach
Miss Stoltz
Ny Ellenbogen
Allentown
Howard Mo
Wreck at Santa Barbara After Train Collision
A late afternoon wreck near Santa Barbara when a special train's dining car collided with a defective switch. The crash killed many aboard and left survivors crushed or burned, with engineers and passengers flung from cars in a chaotic scene. Reading residents were among the victims.
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Santa Barbara
Siink Champlin
Limebeon
Ladale Wanple
Reading
Sneenor
Reading man refuses aid to save others after wreck
In a dramatic rescue scene A L Hageruin of Reading Pa says I am dying and urges others to help the women after his family members pulled the wounded from the wreck. Sander Desbald of Cleveland also acted heroically to save five lives despite danger.
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A L. Hageruin
Reading
Tam
Sander Desbald
Cleveland
Rescue Train Wreck Victims Rally Amid Fatalities
A dramatic wreck near Sut ton left A. K. Wasson of Buffalo dying after rescue efforts and Charles M. Tyson surviving multiple near fates. Miss Maria Futter of Los Angeles leapt aboard the relief train seeking rescue but feared to go, later found clinging to the tender brake beam.
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A. K. Wasson
Buffalo
Charles M. Tyson
Buffato
Potter Hotel
Sutton
Maria Futter
Los Angeles
W. A. Taylor
Southern Paette Division
Tam
South Gate Eastern Star
Taft Denies Any Deal to Back Foraker
Cleveland May 18 Representative Burton says Taft told him he did not seek elimination of Senator Foraker and refused any deal trading presidential support for indorsement of Foraker. Senator Foraker responds no effort has been made to strike a deal about anything in the Ohio situation.
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Taft
Cleveland
Burton
Theodore E. Burton
Jeniry
William E. Taft
Joseph B. Foraker
Policics
Foraker
Washington
Ohio
Goosebone Man Elvis Hartz Dies at 92 in Asylum
Philadelphia May 13 Elvis Hartz known as the goosebone weather prophet dies at the Friends Asylum where he had been an inmate for four months He was 92 years old and a longtime Berks County resident whose forecasts drew thousands nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Elvis Hartz
Berks County
Friends Asylum
Baseball Scores From May 13 League and American Games
Chicago area reports list Saturday results with St. Louis and Philadelphia tied at four in Philadelphia, New York defeating Pittsburgh by nine, and Brooklyn beating Chicago in the first game while Chicago wins the second. Sunday results show Chicago and Philadelphia splitting, and several other league games across the circuit.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Phadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Boston
Werther
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Philwelpia
Chicano
Chinago -Mailadelphia
St Louis
Association
Minneapolis
Louisville
Yart
Kansas City
Coluubus
Kimsas City
Milwaukee
Vtoledio
Miwaukee
St. Paul
Unidianapolis
St Paul
Sten Tanings
Kansans City
Cohannas
Toledo
Miwitiker
Lonisvie
Minneapolia
Indianapolis
St. Pande
Western
Art Sioux City
Tincoln T
Sioux
Danver
Des Moines
Denver
Usout
Pueblo
Omaha
Sidagy
Prohlo
A. Denverly
Sioux City
Linevin
Reliable Savings in State Bank Offers Stable Growth
Do not speculate and risk loss. Place funds in a bank at a pool rate of interest for a sure return. Deposit surplus in the Savings Dept of the State Bank, run on sound conservative principles with ample capital to meet contingencies.
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Savings Dept
State Bank
Savings Department of
Ross Sister Reveals $200000 Impeachment Bribe Mention
Mrs. Whimple of Kansas City Kansas sister of Edmund G Ross says in an interview that Ross hinted he could have taken a bribe near $200000 before voting against impeachment of President Johnson. She describes his censure and hardship and predicts his eventual vindication.
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Kansas City
Whimple
Kan
Edmund G. Ross
United States
Kansas
Albuquerque
N. M
Andrew Johnson
Ross
Johnson
Appeila
Nine ty fives lost in mine fire at Velarden a Durango shaft
A fire in an abandoned Cornethas shaft of the Termora group in Velarden a Durango kills or traps thirty five recovered bodies. Seventeen workers escaped or were saved but many more may be missing as the blaze continues. Separate item notes Dyer’s new foreign assignment under Roosevelt to fetch Charles P. Grotenend, formerly of Washington National Bank, indicted for embezzlement.
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Amesica
Torreon
Coahuila
Associated Press
Cornethas
Termora
Velaredena
Durango
di Ds
Dyer
St. Louis
David 7. Dyer
For
Merly
Roosevelt
Ite
Ssueden
Charles PB. Grotetend
Washington National Bank
Federal Grand Jury
Friend of Henry Clay Dead in Wisconsin and Chicago Rail Leaders
Obituary notices report the death of R. Puhner, age 97, a former friend of Henry Clay and pioneer in New York City street transportation. Albert Keep, a Chicago railroad executive and traveler, dies at 61. Fire in Chicago destroys a Feather Duster building on Lespiliies Street, causing about 1000 dollars in losses.
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San Tuts Obispo
S. A. Bickford
San Francisco
TR. Fountain
W. EH. Boyd
Reading
Martin T. Henry
Shamokin
TL. R. Lee
Crowlesburg
J. Logan
Buffalo
N.Y
Etha
FA. Itartsel
Maston
Chas
MeKinney
Thnghampton
N. Y
Aira
McKinney
Ars
Fred Grummond
Binghamton
A. W. Roppoele
Bennis Point
Henry Clay
Chippewa Lath
Wis
al Iy W
R. Puhner
New York City
Mwe
Wyfited
Tenry Clay
Albert
Keep
Chicago
A. Jeny
Te Tine
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Lesplilies Street
Mathew Street
Father Litster Company
Remembering Colors From the Prism
An old professor in New York offers a mnemonic for the seven prism colors violet indigo blue green yellow orange red in their order. The peculiar spelling vidgyor is noted as a memory aid, with a humorous aside about another phrase used to help recall.
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Mark Cwula
Women and marriage change appearance and health effects
The article argues marriage and motherhood drain a woman's vitality through neglect and pelvic drains. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as restoring freshness and strength, claiming no alcohol or harmful drugs and urging consultation by letter.
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Makden
Quilon
R. Pierce
Pierce
Addres
R. V. Pierce
Novalids’ Motel and Surgical Institute
Uutlalo
N.Y
Astral Spouse Claims Affecting Matchmaking Belief
An unmarried woman fearing spinsterhood seeks comfort from a so called wise woman. She is told she is already married on the astral plane and that an astral husband keeps earth men away. The bride pleads for him to be told to desist.
Properties of Gold and Its Alloys
Pure gold resists the atmosphere at ordinary temperatures and does not react with common acids when used alone. It influences copper and silver when alloyed, as in twelve carat gold which withstands nitric acid and air, though some copper oxidizes during annealing. An alloy of gold and platinum above nine to ten parts shows separation on solidification, preventing a uniform compound.
Mice That Were Tipplers In A Parsee Shop
A Quetta correspondent recalls an early morning scene in a miscellaneous shop run by a Parsee where a mouse staggered across the floor. The shopkeeper claimed the mice were habitual drinkers, drinking the wine left in the soldiers’ glasses each evening.
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Quettt
Casca sweet promoted as baby remedy for summer ailments
The Philadelphia Press notes Casca sweet for babies as a preferred remedy for colic, summer complaint, cholera infantum, and teething irritation. It mentions Warrhoeа and sour stomach and cites Win Fyinghan druggist at 85 Stephenson street as the seller.
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Win. F. Jying- Ikanz
Stephenson Street
Dentists of Illinois to Meet in Quincy This Week
Annual gathering of Illinois dentists will be held in Quincy starting tomorrow. Sessions occur in the circuit court room with seating for over six hundred. A steamboat cruise on the Mississippi and various social events are planned for visiting members and their ladies.
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Ilinois Society
Quincy
Freeport
Lnolamental Society
Circuit Court
County Court
Newcomb
Mississippi
ATL
Baridge
la Grange
Trantical
High Bluffs
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Quincey
Knights of the Key Meet in Minneapolis Convention
The Order of Railway Telegraphers held a biennial convention in Minneapolis on May 13 with over 40 delegates from major U S Canada and Mexico railways. President H B Perham and secretary treasurer L W Quick led reports noting strong activity including unionization, wage increases and improved hours and conditions across several roads.
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Minneapol
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Canada
Mexico
H. B. Perham
St. Louis
Mothers Discuss Crime at National Congress Anniversary
Los Angeles May 18 The national congress of mothers resumed with crime prevention and child privacy as leading topics. Mrs. Frank B. Hill of Tacoma, president of the Washington Congress of Mothers, led the discussions as a tenth anniversary program was planned with speakers Margaret J. Sangster and Mrs. Frederic Scholl, plus Mrs. Theodore W. Birney, founder and first president.
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National Congress
Los Angeles
Cal
Nathinal Congress of Mothers
Frank BR. Hill
Tacoma
Washington Congress of Mathers
Margaret J. Sangster
Frederic Scholl
Congress
Theodore W. Birney
Atlanta
Uhe Congress
This Is My First Birthday Joseph F Berry
Joseph F Berry a Methodist Episcopal minister born in Ontario and active as a church editor in the Midwest. He studied for the ministry, served several pulpits, and edited church publications for twenty years before later roles.
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Joseph F. Berry
Methodist Episcopal Church
Aylmer
Canad
Ontario
Middle West
Sds
Efe
Local Gossip and Advertised Remedies From a 19th Century Page
In a fragmentary dialogue Huldah discusses outfits for an event with her mistress. The text shifts to a sales pitch for DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, advertised as relief for boils, burns, cuts, and skin diseases, sold by Win. FP. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Win
Jungkunz
Drugelst
Stephenson Street
Seasick Sailors and the Crovat Fashion Tale
A Philadelphia Bulletin item humorously notes sailors growing seasick on changeable waters and the social reaction to their wobbling, while tracing the Cravat’s origin from Balkan costs to Louis XIV era uniforms and its evolution from shawls to neckwear.
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Balkans
Louis XIV
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President Jolson
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Madsen
Sid Thorpe
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Chou
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The
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Humphrey
Medicine Co
Willan
Joan Streets
Humphreys
Humphreys’ Med. Co
William & John Sta
Knights OF the Key
Huldah
Philadelphia Bulletin
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Warren
Oxfords
Camaleta
F. A. Schulz
California
Royal Buckingham Cluster
Yarmouth
Royal Ann
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