Deadly head on collision on Nickel Plate near Kishman Ohio
A fast eastbound Nickel Plate passenger train collided with a westbound freight at Kishman near Vermilion Ohio killing 12 and wounding at least 25. The crash followed a freight crew misunderstanding orders and failing to stop for the passenger train. Engineers Poole and others were among the killed. most passengers in the smoker were foreign laborers en route from Fort Seneca to Brookfield. Doctors rushed to the scene. rescue efforts aided by nearby residents.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Nickel Plate Road
Kishman
Vermillion
Charles W. Pool
Conneaut
Joseph Alexander
Newark
N. J
Frank Weaver
Findlay
John W. Long
Richard A. Long
J. W. Long
Louis Rheinbold
Bascom
E. E. O'Hara
B. L. Kerr
Grafton
John W. Murphy
West Haven
Conn
Phillip Baskima
Tiffin
Floyd Turner
Ada
John Dedtout
Frank Phillips
Standard Oil Company
Fort Seneca
Brookfield
C. C. Poole
Lorrine
Caniff
the Nickel Plate
Great Match at Spokane
Charles Neary of Milwaukee fights Kid Goodman of Boston in a 20 round bout at the S A A C in Spokane on September 8. Eddie Quinn, the club matchmaker, arranged the date and seating. Goodman, managed by John Mooney, is a top young talent. Non residents should contact Manager Quinn for seat reservations.
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Charles Neary
Milwaukee
Kid Goodman
Boston
Spokane
Eddie Quinn
Neary
Goodman
Quinn
John Mooney
Honey Mellody
Discomfort of Envoys and Berry Pickers Highlight New Hampshire News
Reports from Portsmouth New Hampshire describe unsatisfactory arrangements for foreign plenipotentiaries with hotel staff failing to consider non American living habits. Elizabeth Alexander tops local berry picking with 170 quarts in a single day. Audience members in Japan express disapproval by turning their backs on a stage performance.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Elizabeth Alexander
J. W. Alexander
Fairview Township
Pennsylvania
Japan
Kansas launches great warship with Kansas water christening
The battleship Kansas, the largest eastern built vessel, launched at Camden New Jersey with Kansas Governor Hoch and a 30 member sponsor party present. Water from Kansas christened the ship instead of champagne, a first for a launch nearby.
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Battle of Kansas
Philadelphia
Kansas
East
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Hoch
Vermont
No Extraordinary Session Expected This Year
Oyster Bay N Y Aug 15 The president may not call an extraordinary session next November indications point to no extra session this year Roosevelt has not decided yet likely not until after returning to Washington in late September. Strong pressure and many letters from citizens and lawmakers urge against an extra session.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Congress
Roosevelt
Washington
Dead Man Revives After Razor Wound
Louis Viele an Italian man believed dead after a razor wound in Des Moines suddenly revived in the hospital. Dr Wilbur Conkling inserted a hand into the wound to check the heart, the patient stirred as blood returned, and within five minutes he was breathing again and the doctors completed surgery.
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Louis Viele
Des Moines
Wilbur Conkling
Will Pay Dollar for Dollar
Denver Colorado report of the committee for Western National bank depositors assures a careful inquiry found securities promising full recovery and that affairs could be wound up within a year if litigation does not arise.
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Denver
Col
Western National Bank
Berea Father Kills Wife Then Fires At Children
In Berea Ohio on Sunday night Adam Boyer an engineer shot and killed his wife and fired at his three oldest children wounding none as he fled. An eight year old son Frank helped track him down before a neighbor helped corner him. he escaped into a local stone quarry. Mayor Marting called all male citizens to hunt the suspect, and a posse searched the area.
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Berea
Ohio
Adam Boyer
Frank
Boyer
Marting
W. H. Belcher
Paterson
N. J
Stockton
Cal
Portsmouth
War Department
Philippines
Shanghai
Pu Chou Fu
Chansi
Walter Ferral
San Francisco
McCloud
Radom
Poland
Mary Genders
Chicago
Charles C. Hammit
Joseph Garron
Garron
Warsaw
Lilpopran Ironworks
Kankakee
Indiana
Cornelius P. Shea
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Rio Grande Road
Royal Gorge
Col
Norway
Morocco
Cadiz
Senor Prendergast
Fiendish Crime in Mechanicsville and London Hotel Plans
Rev Bernard Shulte and his wife of New York were attacked in Mechanicsville New York and probably fatally injured by W Curtis a negro who was shot and killed in Saratoga while resisting arrest Sir Alfred Jones plans a central London hotel with all luxuries for 2 dollars a day destination unspecified.
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Bernard Shulte
New York City
Mechanicsville
N. Y
W. Curtis
Saratoga
Sir Alfred Jones
London
Norway Votes for Dissolution of Union with Sweden
In Christiania on August 14 1905 Norway voted 320000 to 0 with 450000 total ballots cast in a referendum favoring dissolution of the union with Sweden. Women petitioned in the streets and the cabinet signaled steps after the August 21 storthing meeting. The government aims for an amicable dissolution while preserving Norway as a monarchy.
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Christiania
Norway
Sweden
Michelsen
Associated Press
Storthing
Riksdag
Riksakt
Doukhabors Parade Naked Separatists In Yorkton
In Yorkton Saskatchewan the Doukhabor sect members stripped off all clothing as a ritual pile of garments was burned. Police and soldiers formed a surround and later escorted 40 adherents to the courthouse to await federal authorities decision.
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Winnipeg
Doukhabors
Yorkton
Jungle
Northwest Mounted Police
Cotton Scandal Exposes Graft Over Woman Involved
In the widening graft disclosures a female figure, Mrs. Peckham formerly Mrs. Fay or De Faye, becomes the focus as two men dispute over her and the leak of the cotton crop report.
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Mrs. Peckham
Mrs. Fay
de Faye
Antiforeign Boycott Takes Political Shape in Soochow
Soochow reports the anti American boycott taking a political character amid fears of antiforeign unrest. Northern Chinese authorities repress the movement while the Nanking viceroy wavers. Soochow, population 1,000,000, lies 125 miles south of Nanking in the region’s most populous district.
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Soochow
Nanking
China
Registration closes for Uintah lands in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City reports registration for Uintah lands closed at 6 pm Saturday. Saturday figures and totals since August 1 show Provo 2587 for a total of 18858, Price 148 for a total of 1536, and Vernal 93 for a total of 1876. Drawings for land choices start in Provo on August 17.
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Salt Lake City
Provo
Price
Vernal
Commercial value of U S railroad property listed
A census bulletin places the national railroad property value at 11 244 852 000. Mrs Will G Graves is named hostess for Spokane week at the Portland fair. Berlin courts rule an employer is not liable for death by heart stroke after working hours. Oxford University income reportedly near 250 000 dollars annually, while the man was at work.
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The
Census Bureau
United States
Will G. Graves
Spokane
Portland
Berlin
Oxford University
Northwest sports roundup hints at autumn events
The piece notes a pending Washington versus Idaho football game in Spokane on October 28 and previews regional contests. It covers boxing with Gus Ruhlin versus Jim McCormick, golf champion H Chandler Egan defending his title, cycling match plans, a potential Spokane baseball involvement, and upcoming fair and racing meets across Washington.
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Washington
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Spokane
Colma
Col
Gus Ruhlin
Akron Giant
Jim McCormick
John L. Sullivan
McCormick
National Baseball Commission
Frank Kramer
America
Ivor Lawson
Europe
Australia
Ralph Rose
Michigan
Stanford
Pacific Coast
Montana
D. E. Sawyer
Exmoor
Five Convicted of Murder in Turin Trial
The Turin jury found five defendants guilty of murdering Count Bon Martini with extenuating circumstances. Tullio Murrai, the victim’s brother in law, received 30 years solitary confinement. The 1902 affair spanned Italy amid political intrigues with over 100 counsel.
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Turin
Italy
Bon Martini
Tullio Murrai
Global Briefs Chronicle War, Politics and Crime
A rapid sweep of world notes reports Mayor Belcher’s location and embezzlement warrant in California, political shifts in Russia and Morocco, labor unrest, pirate and crime incidents in the U.S. and Europe, and strategic moves over naval seals and tides. Included are elections, trials, wrecks, and unusual local events across cities like Paterson, Stockton, San Francisco, Chicago, Warsaw, and Madrid.
Mount Whitney Height Reached at Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred Two
Survey party from the United States Geological Survey finished a line of levels to Mount Whitney summit and measured the peak at 14 502 feet, making it the highest measured U S peak but 20 feet below the previously accepted height.
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United States Geological Survey
Mount Whitney
United States
Murder in Vancouver Chinatown Ends in Fatal Shootings
Two Chinese merchants Fung Ging and Fung Sing are dead in Vancouver at No 20 Canton alley. Fung Sing shot Fung Lee, son of Fung Ging, then killed Fung Ging before shooting himself, dying from a neck wound. The son of Ging lies dying in hospital.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fung Ging
Fung Sing
Canton Alley
Chinatown
Fung Lee
Ging
General Linevitch Alters Tactics to Delay Oyama
The Daily Telegraph dispatch from Moji reports General Linevitch keeps shifting position to mislead Marshal Oyama. Prisoners say Linevitch asks for more troops as reinforcements are needed to hold the line to Vladivostok. New arrivals fear fighting and intend to surrender at the first chance.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Moji
Japan
Linevitch
Oyama
Vladivostok
Mining Notes and Fair Display Contest
Shipments for last week totaled 5540 tons, 1210 tons below the prior week. The Spokane Interstate Fair offers a handsome silver cup for the best mineral display with the condition that the exhibit becomes a permanent part of the fair. The Queen mine at Salmo BC, recently purchased by William Waldie for 50000, was bonded this week to C F and R J Doyle of Chicago for 100000 within 12 months, 20000 due by September 10 while Waldie remains in possession and operates it.
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Spokane
Queen Mine
Salmo
B. C
William Waldie
C. F
R. J. Doyle
Chicago
Waldie
Spokane Wholesale Produce and Feed Prices Report
Spokane market notes listing wholesale prices for produce such as new potatoes onions cabbage and oranges, plus feed prices for bran shorts corn oats hay and more, with scattered regional price quotes from Portland and Tacoma and wheat figures from Minneapolis. Key items include new potatoes 75c cwt new onions 1.50 cwt and sugar pears 75c box.
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Timothy
Lions kill boastful trespasser at city zoo yard
In Blackpool two lions, owned by the city, were found with parts of a workman’s body after he boasted of entering the lions cage. A note notes the man opened the cage. A Paris map 25 by 20 yards shows every building in the city.
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Blackpool
England
Workman
Paris
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