Eight Children Drown After Boat Rocks in Dam
In Huntington Mills Pennsylvania a party of twelve high school juniors and seniors rode to an old mill dam and two boats overturned. Six girls Maud Sutiff Caroline Koons Ruth Bonham Iris Davenport Kathleen Good Rachel Thompson and two boys Robert Minnick Ray Dodson died. Four boys Uriah Weitzell George Dodson Jay Koons Harold Bell escaped exhausted after a vain rescue attempt.
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Wilkesbarre
Huntington Mills
Here
Nice
Maud Sutifff
Caroline Koons
Ruth Bonham
Iris Davenport
Kathleen Good
Rachel Thompson
Robert Minnick
Ray Dodson
George Dodson
Uriah Weitzell
Jay Koons
Harold Bell
Five Men Die In Explosion On Torpedo Boat
Berlin report says five men were killed and two injured when a German torpedo boat 8-33 exploded near Heligoland on Thursday. The incident marks the seventh serious navy accident in a year, prompting calls for an inquiry into navy department efficiency. The torpedo boat was badly damaged and rendered useless, with details withheld from dispatches. Prompt leadership prevented a total loss of all hands, and an investigation has been ordered.
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Berlin
Heligoland
Navy Department
North Sea
Wright funeral held after streetcar crash death
Coroner allowed the burial of Peter McVey Wright Friday morning. Wright died from injuries received Tuesday when struck by a streetcar at Twenty third street. The service was from Mrs. W D Culbertson's home. The Board of Health refused a burial certificate since Dr Clark E B Day made no death return.
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Blackwell
Peter McVey Wright
Wright
N. Minois
Twenty-third Street
W. D. Culbertson
Board of Health
Clark E B. Day
Beetle Bulletin Printing Sparks Indiana Budget Debate
Bug bulletin prepared by Blatchley for the state of Indiana will total about 1500 dollars and be printed at department expense. The issue raises questions about central control of public printing and the legal framework governing state contracts and extra expenditures beyond standard printing contracts.
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Blatchley
State of
Indiana
Department of Geology and Natural
Department of Geology
Two Young Faculty Members Fall Into Mine Pit
Two young members of the local big school faculty fell about 70 feet into an abandoned mine pit late Thursday. Both legs and one arm were broken in the plunge as rescue teams responded to the incident. Details about identities and condition were not released.
Lumber Loss Mounts From Minnesota Fires In May
Lumbermen fear record destruction as forest fires sweep northern Minnesota and western Ontario. Tens of millions of feet of timber are reported destroyed. Lutzen is believed ash and Split Rock fishermen bury goods and abandon burning homes as flames advance through the region.
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Cate
Lutzen
Expulsion of Jews from Kiev Ordered by Stolypin
In Kiev May 13 under Premier Stolypin government troops will start removing Jews from the city beginning Saturday. An order declares no Jew lacking legal residence may stay after June 14. While some delays were granted, the crusade is described as severe and over 700 Jews prepared to abandon homes and belongings quickly.
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KIEF
Stolypin
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