American Express Train Crash Kills 23 in Salisbury England
A driven express passenger train from Plymouth to London derailed in Salisbury near Fisherton Street at 1 57 AM. Twenty three American travelers aboard the New York bound liner from Plymouth died in the wreck along with four trainmen. Dozens injured. Driver Robins killed or missing. Rescue scenes described as chaotic with hospital alert and mortuary setup.
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Salsbury
England
London Southwestern Railway
American Line
New York
Plymouth
London
Walter Barwick
Toronto
Caesie R. Loms
Trombuil
Conn
Frederick Henry Coemtt
O. W. Elphiete
Chicago
Duuiey P. Harding
Ninety Fifth Street
Rev
E. L King
Frank W. Koco
Aventown
John E. McDonald
New York City
C. F. McMeskin
C. A. Pipon
Mie
EW. Santell
Mie Blanche
Sunteil
Mise
Gertrude M. Santell
Walter W. Smith
Dayton
Eleanor Smith
Gerard Smith
Lillies Hard Waite
Fifth Avenue
Louis Epainger
Jules Keeler
W. H. Thompson
Robins
Laliebury
Fisherton Street
Robina
Mohawk
Aurora
R. W. Milter
Madison
Kentucky
John Beushoff
Big Four
Belle
Christian Bartetssen
Fremont
G. A. Thompson
Phornia
Tm River
Warren
Martin Ryan
Columbus
Ringling Circus
YMCA Building Fund Near Four Thousand, Weeklong Drive
The Y M C A Building Fund nears four thousand dollars as canvassing continues with a late adjustment. At a board meeting yesterday afternoon the building committee was granted extra time to finish the drive by Saturday night, following a surprising weekly total and the hope of reaching ten thousand dollars. The rooms stay open but the gymnasium and bath plant will close during the week to ensure all men are contacted.
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Eeen
Chicago
McCumber
Proctor
Senate Chamber
Congress
Orriches
Columbus
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ocala
Fla
Fernandina
Senate
la Follette
Clark
Wyoming
Indian Territory
Mont
Long
Brandegea
Taller
Wyo
Department of State, Justice and Commerce
Lainor
Washington
Omnibbus
Scott
Hale
Tawney
House Appropriation Committee
Tampa
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Capitol
The Making of Toys An Ancient Art Reborn
The article traces toy making from ancient Greece and Egypt 5000 years ago to later eras. It notes dolls and miniature items used in religious play, the “dark ages” when crafts faded, and argues playthings are essential for child development and wellbeing.
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Greece
Egypt
Mather
New York
Anos Fasselman
Hees
Dover
Maas Severt
New Jersey
Hesselman
The Grand Old Man and the Knighthood Finances
Public Opinion recalls the origin of the term Grand Old Man for Mr. Gladstone credited to Rev Edward Lloyd Jones of Manchester. It notes a historical incident over police protection funding for Hawarden and includes a reflection on knighthood finances requiring incomes of 15000 and 50000 dollars for knights and baronets respectively.
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Edward Lloyd Jones
Manchester
England
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Lved
Hawarden
Flintshire
Lloyd Jones
Five ig men fined and sent to workhouse for restraint of trade
In Toledo common pleas court Judge Kinkade imposed the maximum $5,000 fine and one year in the workhouse on five men for conspiracy to restrain trade under the Valentine anti trust law. The sentenced are Joseph A. Miller and four others, with restitution possible to mitigate. The men are jailed awaiting papers to commit them unless restitution is paid. Storms in Arkansas and Texas cause damage and outages. lightning strikes near Little Rock. Pine Bluff reports heavy rain. telecommunication disrupted. San Francisco reports alleged red cross relief fund misappropriation by John Clark and George Bryant, with police trap and potential large weekly deliveries.
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Tce
Toledo
Common Pleas
Kinkade
Joseph A. Miller
R.A. Beard
R. C. Lemmon
H. P. Brenning
Peter H. Waters
San Francisco
John Clark
Red Cross
Golden Gate Park
George Bryant
Clark
Luggerman
Bryant
Contorted verses spark sharper wit in tavern exchange
In a crowded room a man bangs out jokes about a wife and a muse. The other narrator retorts that clever lines land badly and mockery undercuts the poet’s art. The exchange ends with a jab about a wife claiming the line as her own.
Congress Ends A Busy Session With Major Reforms
The Fifty-ninth Congress closes a strenuous term approving measures on railroad rates meat inspection and food safety naturalization witnesses immunity and denatured alcohol tax repeal. It allocates near 400 million dollars in appropriations with 250 million for new public buildings and funds for the Jamestown exposition and San Francisco relief.
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Washington
Congress
Panama Canal
America
Congresses
Niagara Falls
San Francisco
Scott
Senate
Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce
House
Proctor
Beveridge
Nelson
Pat
Stone
Talked It Over Tried to Shoot It Out in Brooklyn
Four Italian tradesmen in Brooklyn clashed over market prices near Van Brunt and Union streets. A pistol fight left one man mortally wounded, three others injured, and a bystander struck in the leg as panic spread among a crowded street. Police detained combatants to restore order. Also noted, a federal grand jury will convene July 8 to probe railroad rate discrimination and related ICC hearings, with potential indictments possible but framed as an investigation.
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New York
Brooklyn
van Brunt
Union Siuwete
Teo Gall Grand Jury
Id. O
United States
Attory Sullivan
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Otier
Witcases
Sullivan
Ironworkers to Strike East of Alleghenies and New England
Amalgamated Association vice president J F Wright orders a strike of ironworkers to begin in July. Affects mills east of the Alleghenies and in New England amid milk owners’ demand for higher wages. Also noted: postal commission elected Penrose chair and Overstreet vice chair to study second class mail costs. A storm in Rome. a Holland hotel struck by lightning. Several other brief items including deaths and accidents.
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Lancaster
J. F. Wright
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of
United States
Allegheny Mountains
New England
Rome
Clarendon
Holland
Treasury letters seek early return of $16 million deposits
Washington June 30 The secretary of the treasury has written to national banks that held a special $16,000,000 deposit asking for its return to the treasury within July 10 to July 20 as required by the original terms. Wyoming Zephyr Cheyenne June 29 A high window broke over a train of 11 cars east of Cheyenne injuring 30 laborers and causing telegraph damage.
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Washington
Treasury
Tire
Wyoming Zephyr
Cheyene, Wie
Cheyenne
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