Nine Killed as Fire Besets St Louis College
A devastating blaze at the Christian Brothers College in St Louis kills nine, including two brothers of a local official and five firefighters buried by collapsing walls. The fire is rapid, discovered by a guard who raises the alarm, and 105 students plus 50 staff escape from the dining hall. Loss exceeds 600,000 with central sections destroyed and wings spared.
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Anemibars
van Brothere
Tung
Titom
Uae
Cormac
Clemsent
Lamis Notenn
Vntiewery Sures
Morrisonrilie
Marty Dowdily
Emany
Edward Kuennert
Mcha Waters
John Purshall
Regia Fart
Abban
Grenkfast
Brother James
Natural History
Wilson speaks at Omaha luncheon on postwar business
President Woodrow Wilson addressed the Commercial Club in Omaha detailing postwar American business needs. He warned the next decade will test independence and urged national resolve to rebuild and lead in world affairs, proposing a league of nations to preserve peace after the war.
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Otonha
Neb
Wilson
Ue Post
Ead
Mattor
America
Hetty Couse
British Liner Franconia Sunk by German Submarine
A 12500 ton Cunard liner Franconia, one of the oldest vessels on the Atlantic, was sunk by a German submarine per Lloyd’s. The ship had not been in recent service, and no troops were aboard at the time. The advisory notes 12 of the crew are unaccounted for.
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London
Lloyd’s
Cincionati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company
State Tax Commission
Wilson Names 8 Hour Board Members Amid Turbulence
President selects eight officials including Omohs Mob and George Rubies to form a board to probe the eight hour law. Submarine and naval notes report ships in the North Sea and a German air action near the English Channel. General Augh de Beutt remains ill at a White House base as army details unfold. A fatal incident in Kentucky describes a man killed after resisting arrest during a domestic disturbance.
Ex Senator Warner Dies After Illness in Missouri
Kansas City on October 6 reports the death of former U.S. Senator William Warner of Missouri at his home after an illness and a breakdown following the G A R encampment. He was seventy. His son John B. Warner and daughter Mrs Cora Wilbur attended the deathbed along with a widow, Mrs Sophia Warner.
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Kansas City
William Warner
Missouri
United States
Major Warner
John B. Warner
United States District Court
Liston
Cora Wilbur
Washington, D.C
Sophia Warner
Fire causes massive damage at Morris & Co plant Omaha
A historic blaze at Morris & Co Southside plant in Omaha Neb caused over 1 million dollars in damage. Fifty thousand residents watched from vantage points in a natural amphitheater as efforts concentrated on saving the stockyard area and nearby structures.
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Cleveland
Omaha
Neb
Park House
Morris & Co
Southside
Ima
O Street
Q Street
South Omaha
Union
Tita
Roumanians Cross Danube. Bulga ria Fort Rustchuk Under Threat
Dispatches report Roumanian forces crossed the Danube south of Bucharest forcing a Bulgarian retreat from Rustchuk. German sources acknowledge Romanian gains on both riverbanks near the fortified Danubian stronghold as reinforcements arrive. The Transylvanian front sees pressure on the Romanian army group, with fighting ongoing as Romanian and Germanic forces clash for strategic advantage.
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Grob
Brod
Sovich
Potorak
Verbeal
Jenikel
Florin
Ferdinand
Hermannstadt
Transylvania
Berlin
Pogasus
Tria- Poetee
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Rowe
Bulgaria
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Silistria
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von Mackense
Bucharest
Dobrudja
Foguros
Lemion
Dobrudje
Rustchuk
von Fulkeckays
Koel
Priest Killed Bishop Hurt In Illinois Auto Wreck
In Illinois near Princeville a car crash claimed Father Schuetz life and seriously injured Bishop Duane and Father Shannon. The clergymen were en route to a confirmation when a speeding vehicle forced their car off the road. the vehicle then rolled, injuring the bishop who later escaped with minor scratches.
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Father Shannon
Princeville
Peoria
Til
Father Schuets
Bishop Duane
Pather Shannon
Here
Father Schuetz
Father Sehnets
Bishop Dunne
Fire Destroys Mendon Business District and Homes
A large blaze in Mendon Michigan on Wednesday destroyed the entire business section and many fine residences. Losses are estimated between 300,000 and 400,000 dollars. The fire began at the Boyer meat market and, driven by strong winds, spread along the main street.
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Mendon, Mich
Mendon
Mich
Boyer
George A Joslyn Dies in Omaha at 68
George A Joslyn president of the Western Newspaper Union died at his Rhinelander Wisconsin home October 6 at age sixty eight after a long illness. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
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Omaha
Neb
George A. Joslyn
Western News Apaper Union
Rhinelanter
Wis
Phelps
Slayer given life for Michigan murderer and bigamy spree
Scott Mansell alias James Aller ton, a 64 year old former lumber camp worker, was sent to Jackson prison for life after confessing to killing Mrs. Ando St. John of Edmira New York and Westbury Wisconsin. He had married her on September 19 and killed her on September 22. arrested October 2 and sentenced October 4. He admitted to multiple bigamy schemes across the United States and Canada.
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James C. Allerton
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Jackson
Manceluna
James
Allerton
United States
Canadi
Munsell
Ando St. John
Edmira
Westboro
Wis
Wid
Mansell
McDonald
Maussell
Brooklyn Wins the Flag in National League Pennant Triumph
Brooklyn fans celebrate as the Robins clinch the pennant with a 9 to 6 win over the Giants on October 5. They will meet the Red Sox for the world championship while Philadelphia and Boston vie for second place after Boston’s wins.
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Ned Hanlon
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Red Sox
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Philadelphia
Stallings
Moran
Tribe
Michigan Democrats Nominate Ticket in Mount Clemens
Mount Clemens Michigan October 5 Democrats of Michigan in convention nominated a full state ticket including Edwin F Sweet for governor and Frank E H Hamburger for secretary of state Peter L Utley for treasurer A V Frederick for auditor general George J Burke for attorney general and Rollin B Person for Supreme Court Justice no reference to the liquor question left to individual determination
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Democrats of
Michigan
West Third Street Bridge Collapse Kills Five
Five dead and fifty injured when the north span of Cleveland's West Third street bridge failed under two loaded street cars. The cars plunged 24 feet onto Baltimore & Ohio tracks. one overturned, the other crushed by falling girders. Cause cited as two trolley cars colliding on the span.
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Cleveland
West Third Street
Baltimore & Oly
Pennsylvania lifts ban on infant health certificates and licenses
Pennsylvania lifts the blanket health certificate requirement for infants under the Hey lay act, suspending licenses for two physicians accused of fee splitting and deceptive advertising. The State Board of Health also warns of a campaign to revoke limited practice certificates held by chiropractors mental healers and electrotherapists under the Platt Ellis regime. The board orders field investigations to gather proof of violations as Ohio reports few infantile paralysis cases and lifts quarantine for traveling children.
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Platt. Ellis Law
United
Union News Service
Columbus
G. HM
Ohio
J. E. Bouman
Matson
State Board of
Bauman
Toledo
J. 8. H. Dixon
Pennsylvania
Bridge Tragedy in Cleveland Kills Two, Wounds Thirty
A fatal crash on a Cleveland bridge left two dead and thirty injured when two cars collided on the span. Authorities closed the bridge for investigation and emergency crews worked at the scene.
Shoppers Fill Gars After Breaker Wreckage Cleared
After a wreckage incident, shoppers gather at the scene for words from witnesses as the area is cleared and safety crews remove debris promptly. The report notes the disruption and prompt action by responders.
Governor in Auto Wreck At Ada And Bridge Tragedy
A report from Ohio describes Governor Willis and family injured in a taxi crash en route to Ada for a church diamond jubilee, while a separate West Third Street bridge collapse in Cleveland killed two and injured many as streetcars plunged to the tracks below. Rescue and hospital care followed, with sugar sales and local delays noted in Marion and Bellefontaine reports.
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Willis
Hocking Valley
Wiilla
Chysitiens
Ada
Ohio
Disciples Christian Church
Local Officials Lose Two in Ohio Headlines
McConnelaville Mayor George A Gillespie collapsed in the sheriff's office and died within minutes. Dayton Chief Justice Nichols declines to remove H T Mathers from the Miami Conservancy Board. Marion County Farm Agent M C Thomas, arrived from Piqua, to serve another year with the Marion County Improvement Association.
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Nichols
Ohio Supreme Court
H.T. Mathers
Shelby County
Miami Conservancy Board
Marion
O—County
M. C. Thomas
Piqua
Marion County Improvement Association
Fire and explosions hit Solar Refining Co plant
News items from multiple Ohio towns report incidents including a refinery fire causing damage, a hen hatching attempt, cows rescued from a fire, a university lecture, a minister’s resignation, mine work stoppages, a veterans reunion notice, pickpocket incidents at a fair, a political party election, and regional rail leadership changes. Also noted are an elderly Delaware resident’s death, a Royal Arch Masonry centennial, and assorted condensations of world trivia.
Keystone Express Wreck Kills Two On Way To Cincinnati
Two trainmen died and about twenty passengers were injured when fast Pennsylvania train No. 1231 from New York to Cincinnati, the Keystone Express, wrecked near Kings Mills Station twenty miles from Cincinnati. Engineer J. J. Berry and Fireman S. Miller of Cincinnati were killed. Officials say a piston rod broke aboard the locomotive causing the crash. the heavy train required two engines to reach Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati, O
Pennsylvania
New York
Cincinnati
Kings Milla Staion
J. J. Berry
S. Miller
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati Chief Justice Refuses Removal of Judge Hoffman
Chief Justice Hugh Nichols of the Ohio Supreme Court dismisses attorney Franks removal bid in the divorce case Harry Thomas v Pauline Thomas. The affidavit is ordered stricken from the court files.
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Cincinnati
Hugh Nichols
Ohio Supreme Court
Franks
Charles Hoffman
Court of Doomestic Relations
Harry Thomas
Pauline Thomas
Nichole
Warden C Wagner shot dead in Bedford woods
Cleveland coroner announces autopsy showing Game Warden C Wagner was shot and killed in a Bedford woods by a hunter whose activities he intervened with. This confirms murder conjecture and identifies foul play as probable cause.
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Cleveland, O
Byrne
C. Wagner
Bedford
Wagner
Oldest Native Ohioan Perry Clark Dies at 102 Years
Milford Ohio reports the death of Perry P. G. Clark aged 102 years and 12 days at his daughter’s home. He was reputedly the oldest native-born Ohioan and the son of a Revolutionary War soldier.
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Perry P. G. Clark
Ohio
America
Leading a Dog's Life at Palm Beach at Newport Nipper
Palm Beach society notes spotlight Newport Nipper, Boston bulldog of Mrs Hamilton Wilkes Cary, hailed as the resort’s pampered guest. He rides daily in a wheelchair with white ribbons, while Malachi the colored valet attends to his every command. Geraldine Farrar is noted as less meticulous about herself than the dog’s mistress is about him.
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Palm Beach
Newport
Boston
Hamilton Wilkes Cary
Geraldine Farrar
Fire at Cleveland Union Stock Yards Devastates Livestock
Cleveland Ohio fire destroys several hundred cattle two acres of sheds and feed at the Cleveland Union Stock Yards. Loss estimated at 25100. Many carloads of cattle were saved and hundreds of other stock were released by workers and roaming the west side. President George Murphy suspects incendiary causes.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Old Ohio railroad quits after decades of loss
Henry Hisham of Elizabeth New Jersey announced the abandonment and dismantling of the Marietta Columbus and Cleveland Railroad between Marietta and Paris. Mail and passenger service will end in a few days and freight service in 30 days. The line, in operation since 1854, has lost money for years.
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Marietta, Columbus and Cleveland
Paris
Henry Hisham
Elizabeth
N. J
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