Wreck on Pennsylvania Line Kills Ten and Injures Many
Ten dead and about twenty seriously injured after a Pennsylvan ia collision near Clover Creek Junction caused by a crew order misunderstanding. Engines and cars suffered heavy damage. passengers and crew pinned under debris required wrecking response. No fatalities on train No 21. further deaths occurred during hospital transport.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Road
Clover Creek Junction
Petersburgh
President Roosevelt backs Hepburn bill on railroad rates
In a May telegram to W F Hill and the Pennsylvania State Grange executive committee Roosevelt reaffirms support for the Hepburn bill with the Allison amendment, noting the Long and Overman amendments as desirable but not vital. He says the measure, if enacted, would be the longest step toward solving the rate problem.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania State Grange
W. F. Hill
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Miners Vote to Continue Anthracite Award in Agreement
The miners by unanimous vote under President Mitchell adopt the operators proposal to extend the anthracite coal commission award with a mutually agreed term. Talks focus on duration and nondiscrimination for suspended workers. Anxious to avoid a strike, both sides hint at a two or three year term and a return to work likely May 14.
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Mitchell
Anthracite Coal Commission
Baer
Auto Mixes Up With Truck in Broadway Park Crash
New York May 7 in an automobile accident Sunday in Broadway park near White Plains New York Gifford Cochran a Yonkers carpet manufacturer was seriously injured the automobile collided with a truck whose horses were killed. In Mr Cochran s party were Joseph Pulitzer Jr Mrs Cochran Miss Sally D Dixon and George Simpson the chauffeur. Although the car was wrecked and occupants thrown out only Mr Cochran was seriously hurt.
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New York
Broadway Park
White Plains
N. Y
Gifford Cochran
Yonkers
Scaler-Thompson Bout Draws Crowded Spokane Crowd
Sporting notes recount a hard fought 20 round draw between Scaler and Thompson at the S A A C in Spokane. Also coverage of Frank Kramer winning the international professional mile and Colfax girls defeat Everett 18 to 11 for Washington northwest basketball title.
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Spokane
Frank Kramer
Walesburg
N. J
Crystal Palace
London
Jay Gould
Lakewood
S. L. Hill
Whitman College
Washington State College
Pullman
Walla Walla
George Bowerman
Lexington
Naval Academy of Annapolis
Yale
University of Idaho
Lewiston High School
Moscow
Frank J. Dorsey
Malcolm Gillis
Butte
Seattle
James P
St. Louis
University of Washington
Seattle Athletic Club
Everett
Parker
Colfax High School
Whitman County Athletic Association
Reds Slew Father Gapon In Circumstantial Report
The Novoe Vremya in St. Petersburg prints a circumstantial account suggesting Father Gapon was assassinated by revolutionists. Gapon allegedly met with a fighting organization leader under an alias to test loyalty, then disappeared after traveling to Odarko to complete a secret pact.
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Novoe Vremya
St. Petersburg
Father Gapson
Father Gapon
Rulenberg
Gapon
Odarko
New Chief for Philippines Named by White House Meeting
Secretary Taft and General James H. Smith on leave in the United States met with the president at the White House. Smith will return to the Philippines after his leave and is slated to become governor general in the early fall upon the retirement of Governor Ide.
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Taft
James H. Smith
Philippines
United States
White House
Smith
Ide
Happenings World Wide Touch on War, Politics and Crime
National and global events unfold as editors note editor James Mills of the Pittsburg Post has died. crimes include a bank warrant fraud case, labor unrest in Passaic, and a Chicago discovery in the Bertha Muenter case.
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James Mills
Pittsburg Post
H. L. Whaley
New York
Navy Department
Admiral Sands
Naval Academy
Rhode Island
York Spit
Chesapeake Bay
Eugene Renevier
Lucerne
Passaic
N. J
George H. Walker
Gridiron Club
Washington
August Braun
Cincinnati
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Elizabeth Gates
Georgia
Brunswick
Kaplan
Uskub
A. N. Daguerre
Bravos
Mex
San Francisco
St. Petersburg
Maxim Gorky
American Federation of Labor
Aricaibo
Porto Rico
Bertha Muenter
Erich Muenter
Harvard
Farmer
Chicago
Henry G. Goll
First National Bank
Milwaukee
Fort Leavenworth
Oliver
Yen Hing
Fah Chow
Lillooet
B. C
Men in Paris Embrace Corsets Belts for Support
A Paris fashion note reports rising demand for shaped belts among men. Doctors reportedly endorse the belts to improve the manly figure and alleviate corpulence and chest laxity. Hosieries stock the items and a noted underwear firm offers a scientifically cut belt.
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Paris
Fire destroys 150000 dollars of batting draught in Jacksonville yard
Fire broke out in the storage yards of the Werrick Marine Chemical company in western Jacksonville Florida destroying 150000 dollars worth of batting draught resin waste used in oil making. Retorts and buildings were at great risk but saved by workers who fought the flames.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Werrick- Marine Chemical Company
Assassination of Slav Governor General Sparks Mystery
The governor general of Ekaterina Slav was shot to death by six unknown assailants who fired revolvers and fled the scene. Police search for the attackers and motive amid tense aftermath.
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Ekaterinoslav
Open Door Policy Expands in Manchuria
The Japanese government advances its open door policy in Manchuria as evacuation proceeds. From May 10 foreigners and foreign vessels may enter Antung and Tatungkau and consuls may reside there. From June 1 consular officers may reside at Mukden and travel inland may be allowed if no military disruption occurs. Ta-lien-wan will open to foreign commerce at the earliest date.
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Manchuria
Imperial
Antung
Tatungkau
Mukden
Ta-lien-wan
Bomb attack wounds Moscow governor general and kills aides
A bomb was hurled at the carriage of Vice Admiral Doubasoff as he went to the palace in Moscow. He was wounded in the foot, his aide de camp and a sentry were killed, and a bomber in uniform was reported killed. Bystanders were injured and access to the palace was blocked.
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Moscow
Russia
Doubasoff
Uspenski Cathedral
Council of the Empire
Koslovska
Staten Island Businessman Killed in Home Duel
Charles L. Spier a prominent Staten Island merchant and alleged confidential agent of H. H. Rogers of Standard Oil was shot and killed in a duel with a burglar at his New Brighton home early Monday authorities reported.
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New York
Charles L. Spier
Staten Island
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
New Brighton
Mob Attacks Home. Marvin Winters Killed in Cheatham County
In Cheatham County near Pleasant View Tennessee on May 8 Marvin Winters was shot and killed while Thomas Stewart and his young daughter were severely wounded during a mob attack on Stewart's residence. No motive is known at this time.
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Nashville
Tenn
Marvin Winters
Thomas Stewart
Stewart
Pleasant View
Cheatham County
Juror Near Death After Guiteau Trial Curse
William Bright, one of two surviving jurors in the Guiteau murder case, lies stricken by a wasting illness blamed on a famed curse related to President Garfield. An unrelated scientific note states copper wire carries electricity at 463,500,000 meters per second, while the fastest ocean liner travels 9.8 meters per second.
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William Bright
Guiteau
Garfield
Death’s Door
Fire rages through North Yakima warehouses and depot
A May 6 fire in North Yakima wipes out a block of wholesale warehouses bounded by the Northern Pacific right of way Selah street A street and Yakima avenue with a 200000 loss. The Northern Pacific freight depot is destroyed and a change in wind prevents greater damage to residences. A 14 year old boy Thomas Clemain is badly injured by an exploding shell at Yakima Hardware Company and volunteer James Metcalf is injured after a fall. The blaze, from Pioneer Lumber Company source, prompts intense efforts to save county records before the courthouse is rebuilt at a cost of 100000 dollars with county offices to be housed in city buildings this summer.
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North Yakima, Wash
Northern Pacific
Selah Street
Yakima Avenue
Front Street
Thomas Clemain
Yakima Hardware Compan
James Metcalf
Pioneer Lumber Company
Yakima
Yakima County
Grant
Death of Holy Roller Leader Creffield in Seattle
Frank E. Creffield, head of a notorious religious group known as the holy rollers, was shot in the forehead and killed Monday morning on First Avenue near Cherry Street. George Mitchell, 23, a laborer, claims he acted to avenge his sisters’ seduction by Creffield. Deputy Sheriff Sam Huth and Patrolman Le Count arrested Mitchell within minutes.
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Seattle
Frank E. Creffield
The
Holy Rollers
Creffield
George Mitchell
First Avenue
Cherry Street
Mitchell
Sam Huth
le Count
Speaker Cannon Reaches 70 as House Cheers Birthday
Washington report says Speaker Joseph G. Cannon turned 70 on Monday. A hush fell as Uncle Joe entered the doorway near the speaker’s desk and strode to the rostrum. Applause followed his ascent and, with the clock striking noon, the gavel fell on a celebratory moment.
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Washington
Cannon
Joe
Electricians Strike in Spokane in Solidarity with Linemen
About a dozen inside wiremen from Washington Water Power walked out Monday morning to back the linemen who quit last week. The wiremen have no grievance with the company, but join the strike to demand shorter hours and higher pay.
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Spokane
Washington Water Power Company
Spokane Market Prices Snapshot
Readable fragment shows varied Spokane area prices for produce and staples. Potatoes 50 to 66 cents cwt, beets 75 cents, turnips 65 cents, cabbage 1.25 to 1.50 per cwt, apples around 1.2 to 2.75 per box, oranges 3.75 per 4 box, flour and dairy costs listed, plus live stock and meats figures across multiple categories.
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Spitzenburg
Rome
Ben Davis
Walbridge
Ford
Minnesota
Best Ranch
Best Creamery
Spokane
Northwestern Wheat Prices Mixed Across Markets
Davenport Washington Bluestem 58 club 56c Portland Oregon Club 71 72c blue stem 72 73c red 69 70c valley 70c Tacoma Washington Unchanged Ex port Bluestem 71c club 70c red 68c
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Davenport
Wash
Bluestem
Portland
Ore
Valley
Tacoma
Coroner disproves mass executions in Frisco fire quake
Coroner Walsh of San Francisco states records show only one death by gunshot among 358 coroner cases during the disaster. He cites Hebert Tilden’s death by civic guard as the lone shooting incident and notes others were due to fractured skulls, crushing injuries, or asphyxiation. Military records show two killings for disobedience but no looting executions.
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Frisco
Walsh
San Francisco
Hebert Tilden
Tilden
Promise of steel for San Francisco rebuilding
Industry leaders from Santa Fe Pacific Mail and American-Hawaiian assure rapid steel supply for three years with no delay to reconstruction. They promise extended credits and deferred payments on new orders to assist builders. A separate report notes rising intoxicant use across social classes after John G. Woolley's four month foreign tour and return to Chicago.
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San Francisco
Santa Fe, Pacific, Mail
Steaar
John G. Woolley
Chicago
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