Firemen clash with Croker as two die in warehouse blaze
New York June 7. Firefighters mourn two killed and many injured after a warehouse fire at Pre Storage. Chief Croker accuses civil service veterans of weakening the department while praising old timers who held firm in the smoke. He warns the 40 percent deemed inefficient and urges a shift toward strength and nerve over scholarships.
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New York
Urcker
Civil Service
Croker
Hudson Street
Fire Department
Civil Service Commission
Department
Healy
Cotter
Binns
Brogan
Timothy Cotter
William Healey
Narrow Escape As Rail Car Overturns At New Rochelle
Quick witted New Haven railroad engineer off duty Charles Smith directed passengers to cling to seats as the smoking car of the Boston express tipped over after being dragged 200 feet from its trucks. Fifty men escaped with only minor injuries, the car was wrecked beyond repair.
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New York
Marlen River
New York, New Haven
Hartford
New Rochelle
Boston Express
Grand Central Station
Charles Smith
New Haven
Baghneer Smith
Frienis
Baseball Results and Standings in National and American Leagues
National League results show New York beat St Louis five to one at New York while Brooklyn edged Cincinnati one to zero. Philadelphia routed Chicago twelve to two, and Boston beat Pittsburgh with a rain postponement noted. Standings list New York first, St Louis, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Cincinnati with varying games back. American League reports New York defeating St Louis in St Louis two to one, Chicago beating Boston one to zero, Detroit ousting Washington four to one, and Cleveland with Philadelphia game postponed by rain. Standings show Philadelphia leading with strong totals, followed by Detroit Boston Chicago St Louis Cleveland and Washington. Postmasters across the country will receive pay increases from one hundred to three hundred dollars annually in the latest postal service readjustment, affecting more than two hundred and thirty-five in New York with total rise of about one hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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New York
St. Louis
Mathewson
Meyers
Ballee
Phelps
Brooklyn
Clneinmatl
Rowan
McLean
Bell
Bergen
Erwin
Philadelphia
Chicago
Butterius— Moore
Pfeffer Moran
Needham
Richie
Archer
Boston
Quinn
Mitchell
Powell
Bailey
Williser
Chicengo
Walsh
Block
Hall
Cartigan
Detroit
Washington
Mullin
Stanage
Gray
Hardy
Street
Toston
Cleveland
A AG
Hunted Man Slips Back in Extradition Drama
In Pittsburgh on June 7 steel magnate Hoffstet, fighting extradition from New York, slipped past detectives in a dramatic chase after his private car moved toward the Ohio line. He fled via the river gate, outmaneuvering officers and a yard engine, while colleagues discussed plans at the steel works.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Pittsburg
Forrest
Fistor
Io Readiness
Ohio Dine
Lloffster
Tittsburg and
Lake Erie Road
Youngstown, Co
Allegheny River
River Gate
Manuscripts Found Hidden In Old Singer Desk
Paris June 7 The manuscript of an unpublished novel by Ivan Purgenieff, the late Russian author, was found in the desk of famed loyalist Viardet Garetai who died May 18. The manuscript may reveal the writer singer relations and was requested to remain unpublished for ten years after Garcia’s death.
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Turgenieff
Paris
Ivan Purgenieff
Pss
Garetai
Garcia
Eireles Tere
Magician Mellen Stretches States In Jestful Feat
New York June 7 President Mellen of the New Haven railroad stretched the lines between Grand Central and Woodlawn in a symbolic two mile gap. Commuters applaud the stunt while real estate brokers estimate the opened stretch could boost property values by about two hundred million. The New Haven uses the route via New York Central tracks, though ownership remains with the Central.
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New York
Mellen
New York, New Haven
Hartford Railroad
Connecticut
Hercules
Samson
Archimedes
New Haven
New York City
Motlen
New York Central
Grand Central
Woodlawn
New Traven
Pblic
Sighted Sights and Blindness in Nature
A fragment discusses vision and blindness with odd fare and questions about losing sight. It mentions animals with large eyes such as horses and giraffes and oddly includes errors like petriches and lefish, suggesting garbled text from an old Philadelphia Record column.
Railroad Magnate Predicts Blockade If Crops Are Good
Industrial leader forecasts possible blockade by rail interests if harvests turn out strong. He warns of disruption to grain shipments and potential labor tensions tying up rail lines during peak harvest season.
Hill Predicts Freight Jam Atop Crop-Driven Blockade
Chicago June 7 James J Hill chairman Great Northern Railway warns of a railroad blockade this autumn if crops are good and western harvests swell demand. He spoke at the Chicago club while traveling from New York to St Paul with financier Gaspard Farrar. The remark underscored pressure on rail lines amid possible peak season congestion.
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Chicago
Chicago Club
James J. di
Elairman
Great Northern Roailway Company
Mr. Hill
Light of Asia quotes and flirtatious banter excerpt
A fragmented OCR snippet presents lines from Light of Asia and a transcript featuring phrases about goodwill and unkindness. It includes dialogue about marriage for money and a hostile exchange, with misspelled names and garbled dialogue. The unreadable portions limit clear context.
Tart retort and barber tale in local News
A fragment from a historic page features witty exchanges between Mrs Hoyle Dent and Mrs Doyle about Wey and sage age, a cryptic line on the vegetable kingdom, and a barber shop anecdote where a customer resists a hair restorer while the barber shaves. News.
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Civil Pennsylvania
Wilkie Sbarre
Jane
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Scranton
Portunite Tisear
Tisear
W. A. May
Wilkesbarre
Delaware and Lludson Coal Company
Baseball
Hosister
Yukon
Skowsen
Fairtinks
Yyukon
Sehwatka
Tanana
Seattle
Express
Fairbanks
Buffalo
Sycamore Street
Wreker
Wilbert L. Shiuaic
Baltimore American
Philadelphia Record
James J. Hill
Hill
Baltimore
Light of
Asia
Methuselah
Rosten Transcript
Long Branch
Broadway
GEO. W. Husey & CO
Ventriloquial Musical
Comed
ED. Shaw
Curtis Sisters
Leon Foster
Bill Diamond
Casino Theatre
Asbury Park
Criterion Theatre
Asbury Pest
Fife
Colton
Trair
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