Pennsylvania Railroad Wins Fifty Thousand Damages Suit
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company secured a $50,000 verdict in a Federal Court in Toledo, Ohio, defeating Ironton Bros. and Tron ton Pros. over a 1899 elevator fire case linked to a passing locomotive at Van Wert. The 1903 jury decision found no negligence by the railroad.
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Pennsylvania R. R
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Toledo
Ohio
Ironton Bros
van Wert
Pennsylvania
Tronton
Sater
Twelve Miners Hurt in Cage Drop Near Clinton Ind
Twelve foreigners, miners, were seriously injured when a cage at Klondyke mine No. 4 near Clinton Indiana failed and plunged 515 feet to the shaft bottom. Rescue delayed by entangled cable and the danger of further injury. several may die.
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Klondyke
Clinton
Ind
Martinsville boy killed by lightning during shower
Robert Twoomey, eleven, son of Mr and Mrs Michael Twooney of Martinsville Indiana, was instantly killed when struck by a bolt of lightning while walking in the street. The same bolt shocked others nearby including Miss May Crawford who was severely stunned.
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Robert Twoomey
Michael Twooney
Martinsville
Ind
Fle W
Miss May Crawford
Woman's Body Found in River at St Michaels Maryland
The nude body of Edith May Woodhill wife of a Los Angeles automobile dealer was recovered from the river at St Michaels Maryland. The head showed crushing injuries and the body was weighted down. She had been visiting her father and was last seen with John T Roberts in his launch.
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River
Edith May Woodhill
Los Angeles
Cal
St. Michaels
Fire wipes out Fort William Henry Tate hotel at Lake George
A fire completely destroyed the Fort William Henry Tate, owned by the Delaware and Chesapeake Company at Lake George. The loss is estimated at one hundred thousand dollars. Nine tourists drowned on Lower Killarney Lake in Ireland when a boat carrying nine tourists and four boatmen capsized. two boatmen and all nine tourists were lost.
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William Henry Tate
Delaware & Chirdspan Company
Lake George
Killarney
Killarney Lake
Ireland
Chevrolet Wins Cup in Motor Gar Race
Joe Matson won the Indiana Trophy stock chassis race on the Crown Point Lowell course in 4:91:21 at an average 51.14 mph in a 25.6 hp Chalmers Detroit car starting last and finishing third. Louis Chevrolet won the Coke Cup in a Buick over 395.66 miles at 49.3 mph, with Bourque second and Robertson third. Chicago Auto Club officials reported $60,000 spent on the event, with attendance around 5,000 amid orderly, crowd-control-safety measures.
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Joe Matson
Chalmers Detroit
Crown Point-Lowell
George Robertson
A. Monson
Marion
Burman
Buick
Louis Chevrolet
Billy” Bourque
Knox
Chevrolet
Bourque
Chicago Auto Club
Chicago Automobile Club
Quis Bends Eyes Harlem Track Racing This Summer
Chicago horsemen plan summer racing at Harlem track with a possible use of the East betting system. The Marshalltown Driving Club, formed at a biweekly harness meet, aims to run at local fair grounds and was organized at a horsemen meeting. Rapid City won the interscholastic Black Hills track meet with a close finish over Pine Ridge and Wood high school. Kentucky campus appeal and circuit court decisions affect racing commissions, while New York merchants seek horses in the Midwest for delivery work as demand outstrips supply.
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Chicago
Harlem
East
Marshalltown
Black Hills
Direet
Palle
Fourche
Boo
Rapid City
Weod High School
Tod
Nine Die in Heavy South Shore Electric Wreck at El's Crossing
Nine men were killed and about a dozen injured when two heavy South Shore Electric Railway cars collided near El's Crossing Indiana shortly after 9 pm Saturday. A westbound car sped down a long hill under Lake Shore railroad tracks, sparking the fatal crash.
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South Shore Electric Railway
El's Crossing
Ind
Lake Shore
Balloon Fall Kills Three in St. Petersburg
A balloon ascent from the military balloon park in St. Petersburg ended in tragedy with the death of Court Chamberlain Patitzin his wife and Count Rostof. The General Wannowski balloon, tied to the army department, carried four officers in a prior mishap a year earlier. Captain Korbe supervised the flight.
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Patitzin
Rostof Itseff
Empress Alexandra
St. Petersburg
Wannowski
Army Department
Korbe
Palitzin
Balloon catastrophe and fatal train crash at Crown Point Lowell
Report details a head on collision of an east bound and west bound street car near Crown Point Lowell. The west bound motorman was killed and the east bound motorman jumped from the car. Farmers from Porter and Michigan City area were among the injured and extrication took hours. A balloon accident followed as Count Kostofftsef pulled a rip cord causing a rapid descent and a broken leg for Captain Korbe.
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Goiyz
Inoterman
Porter
Michigan City
South Bend
Tosns
Count Rostotftsert
Kostofftsef
Korbe
Unidentified Murder Victim Found in Akron Box Car
A slain man about 40 years old, robbed and shot, was found in a box car in Akron Ohio. His skull was crushed, pockets rifled, and a note in a pocket referred to a Chicago address. A second incident describes William Douglas, 30, shot at a barn near Aberdeen South Dakota and dying afterward.
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Akron
Ohio
Hammond
Lad
Ad. M. O'Lear
Rane Fairfield
Ta Grange
Ogden Avenue
Aberdeen
S. D
William Douglas
Detroit
Mystery Trunk Death Linked to Sigel Heir
Police find a strangled young woman’s body in a small steamer trunk on a four story New York building. The victim is identified as Elsie Sigel granddaughter of General Franz Sigel missing from New York for two weeks. A gold clasp pin marked KEQS was found on her neck as two Cantonese men sought by police. the father is a health inspector, the mother confirms the trinket’s link to the girl.
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Elsie Sigel
General Sigel
Ts2
Sud Avenue
New York
Che Won Cane
Zon Wadsworth
Franz Sigel
Miss Sigel
Health Department
Ministers Oust Foster From Chicago Baptist Conference
The Chicago Baptist Ministers' Conference expelled Professor George Burman Foster over alleged heretical views in his book The Function of Religion. The vote stripped Foster from membership while preserving his ministerial standing. The final resolution, led by Rev. Myers, urged dismissal of Foster from the University of Chicago faculty.
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George Burman Foster
Chicago Baptist Ministers’ Conference
Clesguotan
Fature
University of Chiente Protescor
Foster
Tron Bir
Johnston Myers
University of Chicago
Myers
Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Chicago
Bold Fort Worth Bank Robbery Stuns City
A well dressed highwayman robbed the Waggoner Bank and Trust Company in central Fort Worth Texas of a large sum Tuesday afternoon. The bandit threatened the cashier with a revolver and escaped into the crowded street before police arrived, making it one of the boldest robberies in years.
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Waggoner Bank and Trust Company
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Wailer RE. King
Fight for the Pennants Standing of Clubs in Leagues
A look at the standings across principal leagues shows clubs battling for top positions. Key teams vie for pennants as schedules advance and standings tighten across divisions.
Eight Hour Law Upheld By Oklahoma Court
Judge Thomas Dovte of the State Criminal Court of Ap pestis rules the eight hour law passed by the Oklahoma Legislature is constitutional. The decision sustains Judge Out Strang of the Guth rie County Court and overrules a recent opinion by Attorney General West declaring the law unconstitutional.
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Met
Oklahoma
Thomas Dovte
State Criminal Court of
Appestis
0Ut Strang
Guthrie
West
Industry shows broadening demand and steady bank funds
The report notes rising absorption of goods in retail lines and improved stock turnover. Wholesale activity remains steady in staples with gains in dry goods footwear and clothing for fall deliveries. Demand grows for light rail conversion and machinery while prices for iron lumber hides and wool stay low. Bank clearings exceed last week by 2.5 percent. debts over 5000 rise to nine entities.
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Bss
America
Chicago
Dun’s
Hiteche
Srs
Business mood shows gradual gains amid weather tempering trade
The report notes improving general crop, manufacturing, and fall prospects with further gains in operations. Weather regularities slow retail development and reorder activity with jobbers. Building activity rises but lumber sales lag. early wage cuts partially reversed. U S weekly business failures total 213 for the week ending June 17, versus 97 prior. Canada shows 25 this week, up from last week.
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United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Market Price Report Across Regions and Commodities
Regional commodity quotes show mixed prices for grains and livestock. Wheat No 2 and corn No 2 vary by market, oats and rye listed with standard grades, while cattle lambs and hogs range from fair to high, with notable regional figures including Detroit, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Buffalo markets.
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Theo
Andar
Fate Indiemapatis Co
Hessel Pe Ieee
Detroit
Whear
Cincinnati
Carl
Ste
New York
Carrie Dha Ta Gaan
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