Train Struck by Landslide On Pennsylvania Line
Panic followed as the Keystone express eastbound from Pittsburgh derailed near Packendale five miles west of Altoona. D. C. Ingram suffered the most serious injuries as earth buried the engine front and trapped passengers. several hours of traffic delays followed. Tornado hits Louisburg Minnesota wiping out town. seven seriously hurt and possible fatalities reported. Eldorado Kansas also struck by tornado damaging businesses, hotel, and a schoolhouse. Ida Madison severely injured when her house collapsed. Anheuser Busch depot in St. Louis burned destroying freight cars. total losses around 125000 with insurance in force.
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Packendale
Altoona
D.C. Ingram
Louisburg
Minn
Eldorado
Kas
Ida Madison
Death of Notorious Grace Levispis in Pelagona Clash
Rome dispatch reports Grace Levispis, famed Catanian brigand, killed by Carbineers near Pelagona while resisting with dual revolvers as he sought $1000 blackmail from a wealthy farmer. Villagers mourn the fallen outlaw as a hero despite the fatal confrontation.
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Hero
Rome
Grace Levispis
Pelagona
Levispis
Peculiar Accident at Parker City Injures Boys
Arthur Hughes aged 15 near Muncie Indiana plays ball in a vacant lot by an oil plant when a can of nitroglycerin supposedly empty explodes. His eyes are blown out and doctors fear he will not live. Ray Charles, a companion, is also badly injured. An unknown man attempted to assassinate T W Norton foreman at Studebaker works in South Bend during supper. police investigate.
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Arthur Hughes
Aed 15
Parker City
Muncie
Ind
Ray Charles
Wis
South Hend
T. W. Norton
Studebaker
South Bend
Fond
New York Detective Agency
New York
Arthur B Leach
South Orange
N. J
Mississippi Village Destroyed by Fire at Walters
A major fire swept Walters Miss destroying sixteen buildings including fourteen dwellings a drug store and a grocery valued at about 50000 with insurance around 20000. Walters lies two miles north of Vicksburg.
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Mississippi
Walters
Miss
Vicksburg
Warsaw police chief wounded in bomb attack
A bomb was hurled into the carriage of Maron Von Nolken chief of police of Warsaw. He was severely wounded. Forty box cars burned and over forty box cars destroyed by fire in the Evansville and Terre Haute railroad yards four miles from Evansville. Loss estimated at $50,000.
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We Police
Warsaw
Maron von Nolken
Evansville and
Terre Haute
Evansville
Jad
Columbuseq Ohio
Columbus Dry Goods Company
North High Street
Columbus
Ohiua
Lexington Hearing Reveals Murder Plot Linked to Judge
Anderson White testified that Judge James Hargis allegedly ordered him to shoot five men during a feud murder trial at the Breathett county courthouse. White claimed Hargis urged deadly distraction if tensions rose, naming Dr Cox, James Cockrill, Mark Cockral, Attorney Vaughn, and others. White refused and was warned he would be needed as a witness.
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Anderson White
Hargis
Breathett County Court House
Muurder
Lexington
Edward Callutlin
White
James Thburgis
Berg
Sid
Hyde Controls Equitable Power and Delays Mutualization
James H. Hyde maintains control of the Equitable Life Assurance Society after a four year effort to delay mutualization. He defeats President James W. Alexander as stockholders gain 28 of 24 directors so far. Protests rally to courts and legislature while Hyde remains in control.
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Alexander
James H. Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
James W. Alexander
Hyde
The
Equitable
Pleads For His Assailant In Shooting Incident
Victim Theragn Nagel, a farmer near Appleton, Mita, testifies the attacker was not to blame after Nagel shot his hired man Ito bee during a dispute. Nagel hid in a closet. Lee claims Nagel provoked the shooting and Nagel was bound over to the District Court.
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Theragn Nagel
Apple Tom
Mita
Mii
Jee
Nagel
Tae
Lee
Immigrant rush to western lands swells rail traffic
The weeklong flow of more than 6 000 immigrants through Chicago shows Russians and Poles fleeing cities to the west and rural districts. Rail officials report trains crowded with educated but drafted emigrants seeking work away from conscription, aided by priests and immigrant networks.
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Chicago
Kaiser
Military Moate
Irois
Kaiser Vows to Keep Peace and Pacific World Guarantees
Emperor Wilhelm II pledges no quest for world domination and presents German battleships as a guarantee of peace. He calls for peaceful neighborly relations and hopes the golden era of harmony endures amid global tensions.
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Kaiser
Plute
Wil Ham
Frederick
Bremen
Aaids
Verne Death Shocks French Reading World at Amiens
Noted French writer Jules Verne died Friday at his Amiens home. Born in Nantes, he began in law but turned to writing, producing many popular works including Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth, shaping modern adventure fiction.
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Lu Dodie
Mastendeus Tstard
Michael Strodlaul
Treasure of Silver Found Near Akron by Unnamed Hikers
A man and his brothers near Silver Lake in Akron Ohio uncovered twenty six silver billets weighing about a total of over a ton. They speculate the coins or bars were buried or dumped by a Native American encampment before the Tippecanoe battle.
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Silver Lake
Akron
Ohio
Llenry Wetmore
Tippecanoe
Shiv Lake
Abigail Becker dies famed Canadian ship saver
A long list of obituaries and brief items notes the death of Abigail Becker, celebrated for saving a vessel’s crew at Long Point. The report cites her heroism on the Cotductor and notes government recognition, plus other assorted wartime and local notices.
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Canada
Abigail Becker
Walsingham Cente
Long Point
Lake Erie
Neversher
Buffalo
God York Life Saving Association Teal
Arctic Boat Launched In Maine For North Pole Quest
The steamship associated with Commander Robert I. Peary and Mrs. Peary was launched at Bucksport Maine. Naval architect William B. Winant of New York designed the vessel as part of Peary’s Arctic navigation program. The craft is described as a major exemplar in Arctic explorations to date.
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New York
Robert I. Deary
Arctic Ex
Tucksport
Peary
William BE. Winant
Ships and fires darken dusk scenes at coastal depots
Reports describe a brewery fire causing $125000 in losses at the Anheuser-Busch depot and freight houses in St. Louis. other items include a fatal incident involving a mother and baby, a missing person case of Frank Ely Begrers, and war casualty tallies from the Russian front.
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Anheuser- Pinseh Trewin Association
Southera v
St. Lewis
Severtees
Pefrigeratuy Ears
Sto Louis Berricepatine Car Comite
Dun s review of Chica go trade signals steady expansion
Dun s review from J G Dun & Co mercantile agency notes favorable business developments with expanding production and distribution. stronger loan demand, higher prices for sheets, and firmer financials amid larger orders for iron and steel, grain movement, and leather goods. banks show improved money conditions as rail and bridge work potential rises.
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Dun
Chicago
J. G Dun & Co
Mercantile Agency
Chi
Bradstreet
Railway Cireles
Cattle and grain price reports from major markets
Market notes show price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo and more. Notable figures include Cincinnati wheat No 2 at 11.50 to 11.80 and hogs around 4.00 to 5.30, with oats rye corn and soy listed in various districts.
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Jintianapolis
St. Lowis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
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L. Qed N. M
Panorama OF the World
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
St. Louis
Mary Bard
Union City
Tonia
Charles Gille
Nashville
DD. O
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Pittsboro
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Ody
Miasing
Henry Tathemier
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Vincennes
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O Od
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WK. Stevenson
Iowa City
Thomas Cummings
Martie Forge
Westart
Dae Menta
Castro
Uae
Mbnisre Prawen
Hongine
Nephi
Aobatee
Date Shelly
Lness
Ate Shelly
Newark
Noodh
Luke
Shelly
Rochester
St. Ong SD
Tufts
Bierne Capen
Partscallese
Medford
Mass
Dr. Capen
Dee
Sle
Moland
Cyars
David Phomupson
Iuthen Main
Marloches
Noy
Axon
Nome
Jaimesa Blee
Isaie Sailer
Swanlowa
Rush
Arkansas
Ules Verne
Widdes
Adachio
Wisconsin
Crown
Vrasier McGowan
Wilfred Bondi
Lake Mendota
Muntison
A. McGowan
Story
Miejee
Senor Aspiroz
Don Miaaiuel Pde
Asparoz
Mexico
United States
Menxiet Embrassy
Washington
Ashow
Brey Sohanidi
St. Dams
Steiecker
Phrysieneas
Erecta
Schawidt
Dias
Worltna P. T'Udis
Dide Scott
Mississipi
Russia
Paria
Stuewholm
Dtntifiic
N.S
Ueeun Greyhounds
Ats Wino
Burr Toel Obowarthor
Stelier
State Department
Americwit Hshertien
Newfoundland
Far East
Frank Rogers
Ely Begrers
Evanston
Florence A. Ely
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