Baseball Train Wreck No Players Hurt in Crash
A special train carrying the Cleveland and St Louis clubs derailed near Napoleon after a crossing collision. The Cleveland sleeper wrecked but no players were hurt. the St Louis car escaped with minor injuries. Engineer M Baker avoided greater harm by braking, allowing most players to escape through windows as the wreckage toppled. Vice-president Summers of Cleveland and Manager McAlver of St Louis survived with only shock and minor injuries.
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Napoleon
Cleveland
St. Louis
Wabash
Detroit Southern
M. Baker
Cleveland Club
C. W. Summers
McAlver
Cursed mother sparks police action in Columbus
In Columbus Indiana Mrs Samuel Vance abandoned her husband and three children. When located on the street she refused to return home and cursed the party. Police jailed her for profanity and had to separate the children from their mother. Authorities affirm she was legally married to her husband. The incident caused a profound local sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Samuel Vance
Vance
Wreck Kills One, Injures 34 Near Newburgh Setback
A rear-end collision on the Erie railroad near Newburgh Friday morning killed a German man believed from Newark New Jersey and injured 34 others as the first section engine failed and orders were misinterpreted. Wrecking crews from Jersey City and Port Jervis cleared the line and traffic resumed later. The list of injured includes Wm Costello E Hatteld F H Bennett A T Halaved Michael Collins J B Tyson Richard Gunther Rev F S Platt George Shannon E K Kerdula D F Nusbaum A W Vogel W Stayer and G W Fredericks with various New York City Port Jervis and Chester residents. The dead man has not yet been identified.
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Suffern
Middletown
Newark
N. J
Jersey City
Port Jervis
Wm. Costello
Jersey
E. Hatteld
New York
F. H. Bennett
A. T. Halaved
Mall
Bath
Blichael Collins
Goshen
J. B. Tyson
Richard Gunther
F. S. Platt
Brooklyn
George Shannon
E. K. Kerdula
D. F
Foolistе Prank Near Death For Mrs Passmore In Virginia
In Mehrin Virginia Aug 3 a prank nearly killed Mrs George B Passmore as she learned by message that her husband had died en route from Richmond to Reyaville. W T Snoddy was alerted and townswomen conveyed the news to Mrs Passmore, causing her collapse and a rapid decline in health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
George B. Passmore
Mehrin
Reyaville
W. T. Snoddy
Passmore
Keysville
Sno
Failed for 500000 in New York Canton Firm
A Brooklyn coffee firm Dannomilie & Co. failed for 50000 dollars in New York. The firm members reside in Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dannomilie & Co
Brooklyn
Lve
Canton
Ammonia concerns in a quirky Kansas note
In a Joplin dispatch from August 3, a labor commissioner named McCormack complains about ammonia in water and tea water, preferring cool spring water or in Indianapolis city water. He jokes about ice water being full of microbes and even alligators. He adds he can drink only a quart. A separate note from Alice McCoy hints at a missing Indiana mine superintendent and a sweetheart, suggesting they may have run away together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tycurkis PF. McCormack
Indianapolis
McCormack
Joplin
Aliee McCoy
Indiana
Newton Maaples
Saloonkeeper fined and jailed for minor patronage
Adam Metzitr of Meridian Street, a saloonkeeper, received a fine of £0 and 260 days in the workhouse after being found guilty of allowing minors in his establishment. Stella Rivers testified as principal witness, recounting her presence in the saloon and adjoining rooms. Metzitr appealed and was released on a $1,000 bond by Matthew Lewis, another local saloonkeeper.
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Adam Metzitr
Meridian
Stella Rivers
A Painet
Metaler
Matthew Lewis
Michigan St
Canoe Club Water Carnival Lights River For Sept Event
The Indianapolis Canoe Club plans a major water carnival on White River at Riverside Park on Friday night September 4. About 73 decorated canoes launches and other craft will parade a three fourth mile stretch from above the Big Four bridge to the Thirtieth street bridge, with river lights, fireworks, and prizes for best display. The Indianapolis Military Band will provide music and a committee led by F C Hrawse oversees arrangements.
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Indianapolia
Indianapolis Canoe Club
White River
Riverside Park
Big Four
Canoe Club
Indianapolis Militery
Conmiltee
F.C. Hrawse
H.C. Sivehman
R. E. Springsteen
J. B. Prevo
JH. Mantes
W. H. Rost
J J. McCarthy
George D. Levey
D. Harting R
EB. le Lennox
Thirty Spanish officers locked up in Madrid crisis
Thirty officers of the Spanien frontier gartetion are jailed on charges of involvement in a plot to hinder the queen mother from returning to Spain from Vienna where she resides with her daughter Mary Theresa. They are confined at Tamot Castle as the queen mother faces army hostility over Cuba losses.
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Madrid
Spanien Frontier
Garteon
Spain
Vienna
Mary Theresa
Tamot
Cuba
Adelbert
America
Berlin
Prince Adelbert
Prussia
Kaiser
Hertha
San Francisco
New York
United States
Prince Adelbert Wil
Kraus
London
Ave
Kraug
Johannesburg
Pentville
W. T. Atead
England
Permons
Priday
Copenhagen
Sixty-Seventh Futurity Race Attracts Few Starters
Muddy track and gale force wind mar the sixteenth annual futurity at a Kentucky speedway. Nineteen horses were slated to run led by Delhi Highball Raglan and The Minuteman with purses totaling $58,000. Odds listed on several contenders include Delhi 4 to 1 Highball 8 to 1 and Gettysburg 5 to 1 among others.
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Bheepshead Ray
N. Ty. Aun
Strowner
Delhi
Highball
Broometick
Raglan
the Minuteman
Leonard
Doveevat
Addell
Gettysburg
Mercury
Amdxhipman
Kehlner
Phaser
Collector Jessup
Beldame
Woods
Lady Amelia
Hamburg
Turkish troops fire volley at Austrian consulate
A dispatch from Uskub reports Turkish troops passing through fired on the Austrian consulate with no injuries. A separate note from Constantinople says a revolution outbreak is planned in Macedonia, with details awaiting confirmation.
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Vienna
Uskub
Landscape designer Olmsted dies at age 18 in Massachusetts
Frederick Law Olmsted, famed landscape architect who designed parks in major American cities and laid out Chicago’s World Fair grounds, died at Waverly, Massachusetts, on Friday. The obituary notes his influential garden planning drew praise from arts communities worldwide.
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Boston
Mass
Frederick Law Ormstead
Waverly
America
Chicago
Mike Hurley Foiled Robbers In Late Saloon Standoff
Two men tried to rob Mike Hurley at his saloon on Indiana Ave. He fought them off with a sharp blow, sending the would-be thieves fleeing into the night. Succinct town notices of births, marriages, and building permits follow, listing names and addresses across many local households.
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Mike Hurley
Indiana Ave
Tne Street
Judge Hargis 10 Leave Breathitt for Lexington Move
Lexington Ky Aug 3 Unable to resist the pleadings of his wife and daughters Judge Jamen Harme of Breathitt county plans to dispose of his business interests, convert holdings to cash, and leave Jackson forever. Reports say he seeks a buyer for his property and will buy a large farm near Lexington to spend his days there. Capt B J Ewen, key witness in the Jett-White assassination case, may also return to feud capital. Another note from Omaha reports Wabash Pact rates cutting westbound passenger fares from Chicago to Oregon and Washington to 2 dollars, with Missouri river points down, Montana and Idaho points proportionately reduced.
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Lexington
Jonger
Jamen Harme
Breathit
Jackson
Hin Holdings
Taues Grast Farm
Capt
B. J. Ewen
Omaha
Neb
Waloa
Oregon
Washington
Chicago
Bt. Louis
Missouri
Kansas City
Montana
Idaho
Cuba to recover for brutal Holguin murder by bandits
Washington reports Cuba will be held to account by the United States for the killing of Ira C. Bradley near Holguin on June 30. The attack, carried out with machetes, left Bradley dismembered and robbed. U.S. President Roosevelt and Cuba’s Palma are urged to suppress brigand bands to safeguard American lives and property. Also, the body of Frank MacCullovan, 43, was found in a canal at Benton Harbor, his family from Bucyrus, Ohio, mourning the soberer death.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
Ira C. Bradley
Holguin
Bradley
Hmney
California
Bethe
Meana
Roosevelt
Palma
Nin
Benton Harbor
Sid
Frank MacCullovan
McCullough
Em Sobller
Bucyrus
Women Vote in Woodmont Borough Election for First Time
In New Haven Connecticut on August 22 1920 women property holders in Woodmont the seaside borough were allowed to vote at the first national election there. United States cenator Hawley spends summers in the area. The historic pilot vote marks a milestone for women in Connecticut elections.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Woodmont
United States
Actor Haworth Found Dead in Cleveland Hotel
Joseph Heworth age 47 a famed American actor was found dead in his bed at the Kingsley hotel Cleveland Ohio Friday night. He had been ill for about a week with heart disease the cause of death stated local report says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haworth
Cleveland
Joseph Heworth
Kingsley Hotel
Charges Filed in Raising Denominations Case
Deputy United States Marshal Ranking and Detective Tom Hulls brought Julius Blark and Albert Jackson from Evanaville to the Marion county Jail Saturday. They are charged with raising denominations on small bills, specifically those from 1 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Stateemershal Ranking
Tom Hulls
Julius Blark
Albert Jackson
Evanaville
Marion County
Ground Platted and Boulevard Named in North Center Area
The ground between Central and College leaves north of Thirty st is plotted by Northern Investment Co. Boulevard square gains its name from a proposed boulevard. Changes in Switchmen's Union see J. P. Chapman become treasurer at No. 14 in Chicago while Noah B. Smith resigns as secretary and Eugene Rogers takes over. House collapse at Fifth Ave Pa Ave injuries five men fatally.
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Central
Collegeaves
Thirtiett St
Northern Investment Company
Boulevard Square
Bwitchmen's Union
J. P. Chapman
Bwittchmens Union
No. 14
Chicago
Noan B. Smith
Eugene Rogers
Smith
Storm and flood notes from scattered towns
Fragmented report details cloudburst flooding in Fort Crook City Nebraska and Akron damage. Lightning stunned George Bychett in East Overpool Ohio while praying. Boydstown dam in Butler Pennsylvania burned, no lives lost. Several fridges washed away. Lita Presbyterian Church in Jefferson Keep struck thrice. a drowning occurs near Nedawas. Robert McCombek’s house in Gold City Missouri struck by lightning. he rescues family then is killed.
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Cloudberst
Fort Crook City
Neb
Akron
George Bychett
East Overpool
Boydstown
Butler
Presbyterian Church
Lita
Eder Momiiton
Jeerson Keep
Council B
RAILWAY SMASHES AND WRECKS ACROSS STATES
Reports list multiple train wrecks and crashes with few casualties. Northwestern train derailed near Racine Wisconsin with no fatalities. Promontory Utah blaze from a burning toy express. Glendive Montana derailment no injuries. Denver Colorado wreck with unspecified injuries. two Missouri Pacific crashes at Valley Park Missouri with one death and two injuries. Wisconsin Central freights south of Diver Lake Wisconsin with serious injuries to engineer Hall and Firman Hoppe. twenty cattle killed.
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Northwestern
Welnel Peashek
Racine
Wis
Southern Pacific
Promontory
Utah
New Castle
Wyo
Northern Pacific
Glendive
Mont
J. M. Hotehkian
Denver
Cat
Missouri Pacific
Valley Park
Braxeman Marshall
Wiepopsin Central
Diver Lake
W. Ee. &. Hall
Firman Wa
Hoppe
Cows Die After Drinking Green Paint in Indiana Suit Filed
In Kokomo Indiana farmers Philp Harbaugh and James Brenon sue for two hundred dollars for damages after cows drank several buckets of green paint from Union Fraction Co and died. Also Elizabeth Schwartz sues Willa Lane Jr for one thousand dollars for an assault alleged to have occurred in August. Crawford Fairbanks and others donate fifteen hundred dollars to buy the Fairbanks homestead in Dedham Massachusetts.
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Kokomo
Ind
Union Fraction Company
Philp Harbaugh
James Brenon
Elizabeth Schwartz
Edna Schwartz
Willa B. Lane, Jr
Dedham, Mans
Crawford Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Railroad timetables and trains listed in a fragmentary notice
The text presents a garbled rail timetable fragment referencing multiple lines and services such as Cleveland, Boston, St Louis, Louisville, Peoria, and Bloomington. It mentions Express trains, harbor services, and various stations with partial times, routes, and train names, though many items are unreadable or damaged.
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Dally
Pier Pfailor
Adi
Anton Harbor Express
Kbar
Arts Iin
Slo
St Louy Line
souraT _ fitenis
Reconteinaatien
T Louis Boutbmestete
St Te Louis Limited
Erre Hante
Mattoon
Enras
Woman gored by cow in Brazil Indiana incident
Mrs Joseph Trubie attempted to separate a cow from its calf when the animal gored her and knocked her down the cow then lay on her crushing her chest Neighbors heard screams and rendered aid The injuries include broken ribs and internal damage with uncertain recovery chance
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Brazil
Ind
Treme
Joseph Trubie
Wedding Day Absence Sparks Damages Claim
Flora Milchum of Nobitertte sues Harry Hall of Alexandria for $5.04 damages over his failure to appear on the wedding day or at any time thereafter. The suit alleges breach of promise in a court in Anderson Indiana. In Virginia, Langing's airship wrecked Friday and requires repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Flora Milchum
Nobitertte
Harry Hall
Alexandria
Indianapolis and Eastern Ry Greenfield Line Timetable
Intercity service on the Indianapolis and Eastern Railway for the Greenfield line shows hourly departures from Meridian and Georgia to Richmond with intermediate stops at Greenfield Knightstown and other stations. Fares start at 7 cents for the first car, increasing for each additional car. express cars announce higher late-night rates and special Sunday schedules.
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Indianapolis
Greenfield
Franklin
Meridian
Georgia
Richmond
Aus
Greenfeld
Knightstown
TATA
LST
Regul Setatdad Ehedale
Otermediete Matione
Greeo
Andlanapolis
Greenwood
Pranklin R
A. CO
Pennsylvania
Washington-sts
Meridian-an
Oma
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Hebert
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Minnie Fisk
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Delaware
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Henry Fromeyer
Fred Topp
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Langing
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Indlawa Unilon Traction CO
Hen—Magoolle
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Sietz
Loderssa
Eddanapolls & Nartinshire Rapid Transit Company
Waitini Roo
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Jane Bber
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