Two Yachts Collide Off New Jersey Coast Tragedy
Anglesea New Jersey July 30 two yachts returning from fishing banks capsized at Hereford Inlet in rough seas. Eight people died from the Nora disaster while 32 aboard were saved from the Nora and 12 from the Alvin B. Captain Henry S Ludlam and a five man crew at Hereford Inlet Life Saving Station rescued many as boats battled heavy swells and tangled nets.
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Anglesea
N. J
Herefore Inlet
Henry S. Ludlam
Frederick Fischer, Sr
Philadelphia
Herbert Hammel
Lansdale
Walter Snyder
John Fogarty
Haverford
J. Starkey
Jerry Donahue
Samuel Lander
Woodbury
New Jersey
Nora
Alvin B
Ludlam
Hereford Inlet
Burned remains of two men found at Creur d Alene Idaho
Lying at the morgue in Creur d Alene City Idaho are the burned remains of Earnest Miles and J B Straup both 24 and married. Mrs William Ellis Corey wife of U S Steel president was granted a Reno Nevada divorce with custody of her 16 year old son Allan Corey. The divorce was by a single ballot with no defense evidence. A rumor that George Von L Meyer ambassador to Russia would join Roosevelt's cabinet is confirmed with Meyer to head the navy department and Bonaparte to succeed Moody as attorney general. Tyson S Dines was bound over in Denver on a charge of assault with intent to kill John Mullen who seeks $50900 in damages.
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Creur d’Alene
Idaho
Earnest Miles
J. B. Straup
William Ellis Corey
United States Steel Corporation
District Court of
Nevada
Reno
Cory
Allan Corey
George von L. Meyer
Russia
St Petersburg
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Moody
Ambassador Meyer
Navy Department
Tyson S. Dines
Denver
John K. Mullen
Mullen
Dines
Mr. Mullen
Cataldo
America
Harvard
Washington, Idaho
Montana
Palouse
Camp
George F. Cotterill
Seattle
National Grand Lodge of the United States Independent Order of Good Templars
Snake River
Frank Cope
W. P. Cope
Clarkston
State Penitentiary
John E. Robinson
Joseph Brill
W. A. Dewitt
William H. Rogers
Whitney
A. E. Love
Portland Whitey
Shoshone County
Dynamite Car Fire Sparks Narrow Train Escape Milestone
Salt Lake City Utah The Rio Grande Western Tintic branch crew barely escaped disaster when a dynamite laden car in the middle of a freight train caught fire. The car was cut out and moved to a sidetrack near Goshen before exploding, tearing up track but causing no injuries.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Tintic
Goshen
Five Million Dollar Fire Destroys Syzran City
A blaze in Syzran Russia caused five million dollars in damage with insurers losing over two million. Paul Orleneff, head of a Russian troupe touring the U S, narrowly escaped a mob misidentifying him as a monk and was beaten and trapped in a burning building before rescue.
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Syzran
Russia
Paul Orleneff
United States
New York
Mining Notes Report Large Coal Land Frauds in Utah Case
Four suits for recovery of 20 000 acres of coal land allege gross frauds in acquiring U S land. Complainants Attorney General Moody and District Attorney Booth. defendants include Pleasant Valley Coal Co and Utah Fuel Co. Also notes Idaho silver and galena strikes, mine developments across British Columbia and Idaho, and talks of eight hour day for Wallace district millmen.
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United States
United States Court For
Salt Lake
Utah
Moody
Hiram E. Booth
Pleasant Valley Coal Company
Utah Fuel Company
Phil Ebenhardt
Wallace
Idaho
Osburn
New Hope
Two Mile Creek
Duncan
Greenwood
B. C
Coeur d’Alenes
British Columbia Copper Company
Grand Forks
Hodges
Great Northern
Rossland
Red Mountain Railway
W. Clayton Miller
Federal Mining& Smelting Company
Mullan
the Trail
Will of Russell Sage Bequeaths All to Widow After Bequests
Probate filing shows Russell Sage leaving the bulk of his estate to his widow Margaret Oliva Sage after $25,000 to each nephew and niece and $10,000 to sister Mrs. Fanny Chapin. Chapin died before probate. Beneficiaries lose shares if they contest. Estate value not stated. estimates range from 70 to 80 million dollars, with about 3 million in outstanding loans.
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Russell Sage
Margaret Oliva Sage
Fanny Chapin
Oneida
N. Y
Edward Townsend
R. W. Freedman
Maharajah Gaekwar Critiques American Society
The Maharajah of Baroda, just before leaving the United States, gave a lengthy critique of American society and American women. He praised hospitality but called the curiosity of some people vulgar and noted that American women are independent and spirited yet not as beautiful as expected.
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America
Maharajah Gaekwar
Baroda
Yankee Land
Maharajah
Aeronaut Fatally Injured in Salt Lake City Fall
Joseph Mc Mann, an aeronaut from near Des Moines, Iowa, suffered fatal injuries after a fall at the Salt Lake palace and is expected to die.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph McMann
Des Moines
Iowa
Salt Lake Palace
Germans Defer Trade Talks Until After Elections
Chancellor von Buelow plans to delay negotiations on a fresh trade agreement with the United States until after the congressional elections, delaying potential tariff changes and economic policy discussion.
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von Buelow
United States
Rockefeller in America Sailed. McCormicks on board
John D. Rockefeller arrived on the steamer Amerika but avoided public view at quarantine. His party included Mrs Rockefeller and others. Senator La Follette campaigns for Lenroot in Wisconsin. F H Hartwell arrested in Pasadena on embezzlement and forgery charges. Ex congressman J A Louttit dies at 58. Marshal Field’s doctor seeks $25,000 from estate. claim unlikely. Hydrophobia victim Johnson bites three in Pittsburgh. LA streetcar crash kills one, injures seven. Janesville storm causes $50,000 damage to property. Spokane death of Earl Haskell after auto incident. Columbia University president Butler named Legion of Honor officer. Chinese student deported amid immigration law critique.
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John D. Rockefeller
Amerika
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
A. E. Turner
W. W. Benjamin
H. F. Biggar
Charles C. Heyde
Robert S. McCormick
Paris
McCormick
Reginald Vanderbilt
Senator la Follette
I. L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Frank Hartwell
Albany
Ore
Foshay & Mason, Merchant
Seattle
Pasadena
Cal
J. A. Louttit
Pacific Grove
Frank Billings
Marshal Field
William Garrison
Pittsburg
Los Angeles
Janesville
Wis
Earl Haskell
J. H. Baxter
George R. Bluett
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Legion of Honor
China
Charles D. Tenny
Harvard
Imperial Chinese University
Smuggled Arms to China Stirs Government Alarm
The Chinese government grows alarmed as clandestine arms and ammunition trade expands. Much of the weaponry is allegedly sent secretly from America and smuggled from coast points to China's interior, aided by secret societies at treaty ports.
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America
China
Canada Expels Trainmen From Pere Marquette Officials
General Counsel Frederick W. Stevens reports that England's Privy Council upheld the Canadian High Court ruling under the Alien Labor Act to deport several Pere Marquette railroad officials stationed at division headquarters in St Thomas Ontario.
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Frederick W. Stevens
Pere Marquette Railway
Privy Council of England
High Court
St. Thomas
Ont
Leased San Francisco Block To Wannamaker and Brown
The former St. Ignatius church and college site in San Francisco has been leased to Wannamaker and Brown for five years at a total of 291000 dollars. The firm plans to build a department store on the site, marking one of the era’s largest post fire transactions.
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St. Ingatius Church and College
San Francisco
Wannamaker & Brown
Oasis in Bokhara Faces Destruction from Prolonged Drought
A long drought has depleted Bokhara’s water supply. People drink from stagnant pools as heat scorches cotton plantations. If rain does not come within a week the oasis may be swallowed by the desert.
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Khanate of
Bokhara
Central Asia
Nelson Bids Gans No Chance In Chicago Bout
Sporting news report notes Battling Nelson will not fight Joe Gans as the Chicago lightweight dismisses the black champion’s chances. The article also covers sculler George Towne reclaiming the world title on the Paramatta river course in Australia, plus various tennis golf regatta and baseball notes from North America.
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Battling Nelson
Joe Gans
Chicago
George Towner
Sydney
James Stanbury
Paramatta
Towne
Oregon
Walter A. Goss
Dan Bellinger
Spokane Country Club
Butte Country Club
Butte
R. P. Brown
Grays Harbor
Bill” Hurley
Nelson
B. C
Portland
Vancouver
Victoria
N. C
Portland Club
Worcester
Mass
New York
Canada
Maine
New Hampshire
Charles J. Glidden
Lowell
Buffalo
Toronto
Hill
Green
Conahan
George M. Schroeder
Tacoma
J. J. McCloskey
St. Louis Nationals
Higginbotham
Schroeder
Lynch
U S Officer Killed On Chip During Naval Incident
Lieutenant Clarence England, navigating officer of the U S cruiser Chattanooga, was wounded by a rifle bullet from a crewman aboard the French armored cruiser Du Petit Thouars and died six hours later. The incident occurred as Chattanooga passed the French squadron while engaging in target practice near the harbor.
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Cheeto
Clarence England
Chattanooga
England
du Petit Thouars
Storm Kills Two In Cleveland During Severe Storm
A July 30 Cleveland storm kills two drivers. Lightning strikes John Cylisky as Mrs. Crump's funeral nears prayer. Another driver, Frank Munn, is killed as his frightened team runs him down.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Test New Bullet At Springfield Armory
Bullets lighter and more pointed than current ones are being tested at the Springfield armory. The new projectiles have flatter trajectories and are more efficient against advancing enemies.
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Springfield Armory
New Chief for Artillery
Lieutenant Arthur Murray will succeed Brigadier General Samuel Mills as chief of artillery. General Mills, who has been in ill health, will go on the retired list on sick leave in a short time.
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Arthur Murray
Samuel Mills
Mills
Mining Men Still Missing in Ouray Search
Search continued all day in Ouray Colorado for General W L Thompson and Foreman G W Mather of the Tempest Apex Mining company but no trace of the missing men was found.
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Ouray
Colo
W. L. Thompson
G. W. Mather
Tempest-Apex Mining Company
Northwest U S Items Include Accidents And Trade
News from the Northwest region summarizes scattered incidents and personal events gathered from exchanges in Idaho Montana Oregon and Washington. Fall trade shows good activity across markets and communities with multiple minor accidents noted locally.
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Washington
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Dismemberment and injuries in rail and mine accidents across regions
Reports detail fatalities and serious injuries from a lightning struck Spokane area and adjacent rail incidents. Jack Hudson died from wounds while Carl Herbert was gravely hurt leaning from a smoking car as a train passed Prairie station.
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Jack Hudson
Carl Herbert
Prairie Station
Acme
Deming
Spokane
W. S. Creelman
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Little Joe Jannot
Keller
Gold Cord Mine
Silver Creek
Will Jannot
Midway
Molson
Palouse
Harold J. Marugg
Connell
W. H. Reed
Big Bend
Ritzville
H. A. Roff
First Bank of Kiowa
C. J. Anderson
Yakima
C. F. Hubbard
J. R. Thompson
Dayton
Ed Hammond
Wilbur Brown
Clark County
Oregon
Pioneer memories and regional developments stir Wallace and district
A decomposed body found near Wallace revives old pioneer memories. Capitalists fund the Lewiston and Grangeville electric road with completion by June 7, 1907. Lewiston faces a $35,000 high school and dozens of homes endangered by a grass fire from a dropped match. Moscow seeks a new courthouse. Coeur d’Alene district gains as a copper camp amid new gold strikes, highlighted by Frank Etzold’s actions.
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Arkansas
Wallace
Lewiston
Grangeville
Moscow
Coeur d’Alene
Frank Etzold, A
Bozeman Worker Dies After Pole Unload Incident
Zephaniah White of Gallatin Light and Power died after being crushed while preparing to unload electric light poles at Bozeman depot. The event occurred this afternoon with the fatality reported early tonight.
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Zephaniah White
Gallatin Light and Power Company
Bozeman
R. P. Menefee
Lewistown
Jefferson
Madison
Gallatin
Walkerville
Montana Zinc Company
Butte
Evan Evans
Winnifred J. Holt
Ernest J. Keene
Evans
Gagon
State Board of Equalization
Valley County
Ryan
Wright shoots wife then wounds himself in Kansas city
William D. Wright, brother of Senator Shortridge's wife, attacked his wife Alice Wright and likely killed her before turning the pistol on himself. He told the city prison he shot her intentionally and would be willing to hang, expressing regret at not finishing the job.
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William D. Wright
Charles Shortridge
Alice Wright
Wright
Self
Longworths’ Home Flight Through Europe to Paris
Beyruth July 30. The Longworths spent the last week with one exception an automobile excursion to Austrian baths. They travel by way of Nuremberg Munich for Paris. They will return to the United States on Saturday. In Russia a large domestic industry produces wooden spoons with 38 million and 30 million made annually from birch wood.
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Beyruth
Nicholas Longworth
Nuremberg
Munich
Paris
United States
Russia
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Palace Hotel
Nicolet Restaurant
Blaine Bakery
Idaho Notes
Montana News
Oregon Notes
Gantenbein
Circuit Court of
Charles Bock
Sailor’s Union
State Asylum For the Insane
Salem
Salvation Army
Hembree
Tillamook
Longworths
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