Fourteen Dead In Northwest Pacific Train Collision
San Francisco August 9 Fourteen people died and several more are missing after a Northwest Pacific passenger train crashed head on with a construction train near Ignacio. Fire and wreckage hindered rescue as bonfires lit the scene. Rescuers used axes and picks amid cries of the injured while women on board aided victims and prepared bandages and tourniquets for transfer to San Rafael.
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Northwest Pacific
Santa Rosa
Pacific Coast
W. A. Bangs
Rockport
Cal
Herman Bogen
Henbexy W. Emerson, Messenger
Petaluma
Pincus Levin
Levin Tannery Company
San
Nenks
Ignacio
San Rafael
Marian County
Golden Gate
Bay
Mfe
Ingacio
Women repel suitor with purse strike in street clash
Joseph Gruey, 28, of 1818 Martin He Avenue, tried flirting with two women at Indiana Avenue and New York Street Monday night. The women opposed him and one struck him in the face with a large purse. Police Officers Hostettier and Black witnessed the incident as the women fled.
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Martin@he avenue
Indiana Avenue
New York Street
Hostettier
Black
Extradition Case for Porter Charlton Dropped
Rome Aug 9 The Minister of Justice Ce sare Faul will make no further demand for Charlton extradition. An under secretary said the matter will be left to American authorities as Charlton’s continued examination resumes on Aug 11.
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Cesare Faul
Porter Charlton
Department of Justice
Charlton
Sherman Mentioned Again in Bribery Probe Allegations
Oklahoma records reveal telegrams urging a $30 million Indian lands sale tied to J. F. McMurray who would gain $3 million in commissions if contracts passed. Creager was accused of seeking money after introducing a land sale bill, with telegrams tying Curtis, Sherman, and Gore into influence efforts. George Scott and Richard Adams figures appear, while Lyonwas expected to testify as graft allegations widen in McAlester.
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Okla
Congressional Committee
Thomas P. Gore
Washington
McMurray
J. F. McMurray
E. Creager
J. P. McMurray
Congress
Jake L. Hannon
Creager
A. L. Watson
Kinta
Kinto
George Scott
Green McCurtain
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Sherman
Richard C. Adams
Gore
Curtis
Taft
George W. Scott
Scott
Lyon
Cecil Lyon
National Republican
Congressman Miller
Charles Leflore
W. T. Hallman
Jacob L.hamon
Bisyal
Agreement Between German and Irish Societies Sparks Tensions
Indianapolis AOH and German-American alliance pledge cross national and social cooperation to counter Anglo-Saxon ties and defend the Monroe Doctrine. Leaders Cummings and Hexamer signings mark a sweeping pact to honor each other’s holidays, monuments, and parades while opposing England’s advances and any abrogation of U.S. policy. Maurice Donnelley reports from Portland after the convention.
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Germany
United States Senate
Matthew Cummings
Portland
Ore
Co. J. Hexamer
German- American Alliance
Philadelphia
Oithers Society
Encnh
England
Maurice Donnelley
Indianapolis
Guardsmen Gather at Fort Harrison for Camp Muster
By order of Gov Marshall, Indiana National Guard units will assemble at Fort Benjamin Harrison on September 1 with return to home stations set for September 10. Three regiments led by Cols Bowen Smith and Thayer will participate, with details on transport transfers and detrainment overseen by U S officers.
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Harry B. Smith
E. P. Thayer
Capitol Avenue
Union Station
Fort
United States
Boy Robber Young Employee Confesses Thefts
Eleven year old Raymond Dickinson admitted in juvenile court to systematically robbing his employer George Conrad at 812 North West Street over several months. Conrad said as much as 40 dollars was taken, with misread suspicions between himself and his wife. The boy bought items with stolen funds, and the father offered to repay the money if a talking-to sufficed, but the court ruled this insufficient.
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Raymond Dickinson
Dickinson
Day
George Conrad
North West Street
Conrad
Indiana Avenue
Le Blanc Breaks 100 Mile Air Race Record in France
Lindpainter, Belgian aviator, badly hurt in a fall near Nancy during a cross country flight from Troyes as Le Blanc and Aubrun duel for a 483 mile contest worth 27000 in prizes. Le Blanc wins 100 miles in 2 hours 17 minutes at speeds over a mile a minute amid fog and wing currents.
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France
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Tedh
Ndard
War Department
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Blancher
Evansville Population Up 10 640 Since 1900
Census figures released show Evansville Indiana with a 10 640 increase to 69 647 since 1900 reflecting an 18 percent rise. Akron Ohio reports a 26 339 gain to 69 067 an increase of 61 6 percent. Washington notes the national census office announcement for the 1910 enumeration.
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Akron
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Indiana Weather Forecast Shows Showers This Afternoon
Local forecast indicates showers this afternoon or tonight with slightly lower temperatures. In Indiana, the hourly temperatures show a fall in late day and into tonight, with a subdued temperature trend and sunset around 7:30. The fragmentary text suggests routine hourly reads and sunset timing, but details are unclear.
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Knights Templar Parade Draws 350000 To Chicago
Chicago hosts the thirty-first triennial Knights Templar parade drawing about 350000 visitors. Eastern commanderies and the New York delegation featuring 20000 templars led the march across a sixteen division route spanning over fifteen miles. Capping the event, Mayor Busse and Gov. Deenen spoke at Music Hall as officers were to be elected amid Los Angeles contenders.
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Knights Templar
National Guard
William B. Melish
Earl of Euston
Grand Priory
England and
Wales
William Melish
New York
Charles King
Horace M. Seamon
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Massachusetts
Virginia
District of Columbia
Pittsburg
Music Hall
Busse
Deneen
Los Angeles
California
Knights
No Protest Sent Governor About Muncie Fight
Report says no protest against the Freddie Cole Ad Woolgast boxing bout in Muncie has reached Gov Marshall. He is away in Michigan but staff indicates Delaware County sheriff and Muncie officials will enforce the rules. The governor favors restraint and will act only if extraordinary circumstances arise.
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Muncie
Freddie Cole
Ad Woolgast
Gov. Marshall
Spain Represented at Vatican Affair Ceremonial Sate
Rome August 9 Pope Pius presided at a grand ceremony in the Sistine chapel marking the coronation anniversary. The aged pontiff bore signs of strain from recent difficulties and the Spanish imbroglio. Marquis Gonzales, Spanish chargé d affaires, attended despite tense relations.
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Pope Pius
Sistine Chapel
Victim of Knights' Special Train Dies in Indiana
Harry Davis, 22, was struck by a Knight Templar special train on the Big Four railroad at Clarks Hill, Indiana, and died Tuesday from a concussion of the brain. The incident occurred Monday, leaving Davis injured on the track.
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Assailant Is Taken Old Princeton Football Player Overpowers Crank
Hoboken August 9 Mayor Gaynor of New York was shot on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse deck while boarding for Europe. Street cleaner William J. Edwards wrestled the attacker Jules James Gallagher, saving the mayor. both men were wounded. Gallagher is jailed. Gaynor remains conscious with a bullet grazing the windpipe and lodged under the left jaw.
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Hoboken
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Wiliam J. Gaynor
J. J. Galla
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Princeton
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Edwards
New York City
St. Mary’s Hospital
John W. Parrish
Robert Adamson
W. H. Minford
National Association
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Gaynor
Dock Department
Stover
Kennel
City Hall Park
Jules James Gallagher
Sophie Johnson
Third Avenue
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Dr. Lederle
Gallacher
Adamson
St. Mary's Hospital
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