Dynamite Explosion Wrecks Homes In Bay City Train Yard
In Bay City Michigan on September 14 a dynamite blast in a yard car killed switchmen Clarence Hopper and Roy Boucher and injured engineer Robert Roblin, fireman William Noble, and conductor John Cecil. The blast wrecked a mile of track area, shattered hundreds of windows, and left nearly 800 houses uninhabitable.
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Bay City
Mich
Clarence D. Hopper
Roy Boucher
Michigan Central Railroad
West Bay City
Robert Roblin
William Noble
John Cecil
Lee-Metford
Hopper
Boucher
Entire Trains Ditched in Minnesota Wreck
An eastbound Great Northern passenger train derailed near Cassel, Minnesota. An unknown man riding the day coach was killed. Several passengers injured, none fatally, as two coaches toppled into a twenty five foot embankment. The crash occurred at forty five miles per hour when a refrigerator car track left the rails. Injured include A B Hennessey St. Louis with hip injuries and internal injuries. W W Horne South English Iowa with a broken collarbone and scalp wounds. Charles Conkling Belleview Iowa with arm broken. W H Hanover Colorado Springs with head and body bruises. Robert Boucer Colorado Springs with scalp wounds. W N Purdy Belmond Iowa with a scalp wound.
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Iowa
Great Northern
Cassel
Minn
Here
A.B. Hennessey
St. Louis
W. W. Horne
South English
Charles Conkling
Belleview
W. H. Hanover
Colorado Springs
Robert Boucer
W. N. Purdy
Belmond
Explosion on Olympia and Dock Strike Settled
Explosion on the cruiser Olympia in Norfolk injures Marines and damages forward awnings after a barrel of alcohol exploded amid alleged smuggling by crew. In New Orleans the longshoremen’s strike ends with sixteen ships set to sail. Morgan Mane dockworkers remain out. Novinger miners ordered to resume work as wage talks proceed and union members comply with the convention decision.
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Olympia
Norfolk
van Doser
Yorkes
Philadelphia
Seifert
Clase
Custer
Shevely
Navy Yard
New Orleans
Morgan Mane
Novinger
Kansas City
Brothers Lost In Storm Near Rogers City Michigan
Rogers City Mich Sept 14 William and Ward Nelson prominent local lumbermen left in a sail boat for Spencer's dock twelve miles north. A heavy southwest wind grew into a gale. The boat leaked and carried heavy ballast. Ashore search to Cheboygan found no boat or bodies. Their life insurance was 7000 dollars each.
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Rogers City
Mich
William and
Ward ‘Nelson
Spencer's Dock
Cheboygan
Clash Is Imminent President Castro Seeks War With Colombia
Willemstad Sept 14 From all Venezuelan regions troops are moved toward the Colombian frontier and Maracaibo has stored Mauser rifles artillery and ammunition. New bridges toward San Cristobal enable rapid concentration. Castro asks state heads for two battalions in two weeks. Venezuelan leaders foresee inevitable war, citing Castro’s support for Colombian rebels over Orinoco navigation.
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Willemstad
Venezuela
Maracaibo
San Cristobal
Colombia
Castro
Churches May Be Merged in Presbyterian Split
Denver September 12 Rev Dr R F Coyle moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church says twelve U S branches may consolidate as creed reconstruction last May erased Calvinist and Armenian lines. He notes Cumberland and main Presbyterian bodies now share creed with only ceremonial differences remaining.
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Denver
R. F. Coyle
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
United States
Demand for a United States Department of Mines
The American Mining Congress in Lead South Carolina adopted a constitutional framework and by laws and urged Congress to establish a department of mines with a cabinet representative. A letter from Senator Morgan of Alabama was read in response to Secretary Mahon's invitation. President Richards and Secretary Mahon were re elected and Portland, Oregon, chosen for next meeting.
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Congress
Lead
Deadwood
S. C
United States Congress
Department of Mines and Mining
Morgan
Alabama
Mahon
American Mining Congress
Richards
Portland
Ore
Black appoints staff and issues first order
General John C. Black, elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, names his personal staff and states the national headquarters will be in Memorial hall, Chicago, with Adjutant General Charles A. Partridge in charge. Staff includes Adjutant General Charles J. Partridge, Quartermaster General Charles Burrows of New Jersey, Inspector General Edwin B. Mosser of Iowa, and Judge Advocate General James Tanner of New York.
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Chicago
John C. Black
Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Hall
Charles A. Partridge
Charles J. Partridge
Hwindis
Charles Burrows
New Jersey
Edwinb. Mosser
Iowa
James Tanner
New York
Tornado Hits Oklahoma Towns Causes Extensive Damage
A tornado near Bloomington caused severe damage with the residence of Mrs. Sarah Carter and her eldest daughter injured. Two children were thrown over a barbed wire fence. farms owned by Frank Allen, John Bush, and William Herndon suffered destruction. A subsequent severe hailstorm damaged crops.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Bloomington
Sarah Carter
Frank Allen
John Bush
William Herndon
England Protests U S Seizure Of North Borneo Islands
London reports the British foreign office has lodged representations in Washington regarding the seizure by the U S gunboat Quiros of two or three islands off the northeast coast of British North Borneo. These islands are separate from those near Sandakan where the American flag was raised.
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England Claims Islands
London
British Foreign Office
Washington Ano
British North Borneo
United States
Quiros
Sandakan
Sheriff's Wife Foils Jail Break in Paris
Paris Illinois September 14 Mrs Summers wife of the sheriff stopped an escape by two burglars Frank Adams and Bert Check during the sheriff's absence. The men soaked cots with gasoline and lit wet fire to bunks causing a blaze and excitement, but Mrs Summers locked outside doors and marched them back to their cells.
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Paris
Ill
Extermination Claims Roiling Balkan Crisis Across Europe
Dispatches from London and Sofia report Bulgaria ready to act to protect Christian populations as Turkish forces and Bashi Bazouks alleged to massacre in Macedonia and Monastir. Corroborating accounts cite widespread killings, with European leaders pressured to intervene, while Servia and Montenegro are named in potential support for Bulgarian actions.
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London
Balkan
Sofia
Daily Telegraph
Bulgaria
Europe
Turkey
Ferdinand
Constantinople
The
Times
Monastir
Vilayet
Durban
Worcester
Hereford
Gibraltar
Macedonia
Daily Mail
Tarschef
Revolutionary Committee
Servia
Tarscheff
Sarafoff
Old Servia
Uskub
Montenegro
Albania
Ogrida
Leren
France
Turks and Albanians Rampage Across Bulgarian Villages
Describes Turkish and Albanian forces burning and looting villages in Adrianople and Losengrad districts, with peasants fleeing to forests. Reports cite 12,000 troops around Malkotonovo, deaths and injuries among Bulgarians, and widespread disruption as Christian communities face dire conditions.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Vilayet
Adrianople
Monastir
Almagik
Orikler
Losengrad
Malkotonovo
Odrin
Korakej
Vasiliko
Black Sea
Unconfirmed rumor on transport ship during gale
London reports an unconfirmed rumor that a transport car carrying a British regiment to India foundered in a gale that swept the British coast last Thursday.
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London
India
Mutiny Rumors On Flagship Kearsarge Reach Staten Island
Sailors on the flagship Kearsarge joined by the Alabama Texas Illinois and Chicago have been in a mutinous mood. About 120 men were imprisoned in the brig after conduct deemed mutinous. The crew reportedly renamed the ship the Cursehard due to ongoing discontent.
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New York
Alabama
Texas
Illinois
Chicago
Staten Island
Beavers Furnished Bond in Conspiracy Fraud Case
New York Sept 12 George W Beavers former head of salaries and allowances in the postoffice department was arraigned before US Commissioner Hitchcock on a bench warrant signed in Washington charging him with conspiracy to defraud the government Beavers furnished a bond of 5000 for his appearance on Sept 26.
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New York
George W. Beavers
Department of Salaries and Allowances
Ofice Department
United States
Hitchcock
Federal
Washington
Beavers
Is there anything in politics
A student asks a question while a state man replies that there is nothing in politics. The quote appears in the Indianapolis Journal as a brief exchange reflecting political skepticism.
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Indianapolis Journal
Two Sides of a Question Cited by Senators
Washington Star quotes a broad minded man and Senator Sorglum debating the need to study both sides of an issue to determine which yields the best payoff.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Trick horn hoax trains crowd at concert
After a trombone solo, Cillman praised the performance while a country cousin dismissed the act as a trick. The exchange ends with the cousin insisting the horn was not swallowed, reflecting disbelief at the stunt reported by the Philadelphia Press.
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Cillman
Philadelphia Press
Do You Remember Serenades From Moonlit Summer Nights
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a playful reunion where a past serenade memory collides with a current complaint of snoring, contrasting romance with domestic humor in a brief, period style exchange.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Roosevelt's Opinions on Ending Spoils System Face Fresh Controversy
President Roosevelt calls for merit over patronage in government upholding dismissals and consular reform while postmaster general Payne faces a widening post office probe. Indictments loom as Beavers and Machen post bail, with Bogota signaling a debated Panama treaty plan unlikely to pass.
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Post Office Department
Payne
George W. Beavers
United States
New York
Colombia
Panama Canal Company
Silver blue zibeline gown with Bulgarian embroidery
Fashion notes describe a semi formal gown in silver blue zibeline. Bands of Bulgarian embroidery with Corticelli silk and Luxenil lace finish the model boosted by a cascade back. The piece highlights feminine appeal and refined detailing.
Wealthy McJimes Admitted Into Social Set
The Chicago Tribune notes McJimes has accumulated considerable wealth and must be accepted into the social circle, while another voice argues his fortune came from his own labor rather than privilege.
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McJimes
Chicago Tribune
Insomniac Husband Stays Out Till Two A.M.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a man describing his husband who proudly suffers insomnia. The man explains his spouse keeps late hours, staying out until about two in the morning, embracing the unusual condition.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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