Wreck at Pierson Believed Caused by Operator Error
Grand Rapids Michigan August 15 A morning head on collision between the Northland express and passenger train No 2 at Pierson nine miles north of Grand Rapids results in seven deaths and many injuries. Fog limited visibility as engines and baggage cars were destroyed. Operator Wells at Mill Creek is blamed for erroneous orders that led to the crash. Fatal and injured survivors are brought to Grand Rapids for treatment as investigators examine the scene.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Pierson
Northland Express
Sand Lake
Cincinnati
Wells
Mill Creek
Here
Woodstock
Letts
Charles M
Groetceldt
Gilbert
Fish
William H
Woodhouse
Edward D
Doyle
Louis G
E. O
Franklin
Levan
Ralph
Blossom
Mark
Dennis
H. T
Graves
W. M
Ford
C. M
Powers
David C
Poroff
Frank
Traverse City
Barnes
William
Taylor
Harvey
Hartsaw
W. G
WRECKED A TRAIN BY NINE YEAR OLDS AT VICTOR
Arthur Taylor and George Featherstone nine years old are under arrest in Victor Colorado charged with wrecking a Midland terminal passenger train near Independence and attempting to wreck the Florence and Cripple Creek line at Bull Hill. They turned a switch causing the engine to hit freight cars. two passengers were injured and about $40000 of property destroyed before they were captured while aiming for a second wreck. Their stated motive was to see a real big railroad wreck.
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Victor
Colo
Arthur Taylor
George Featherstone
Midland Terminal
Independence
Florence and Cripple Creek
Bull Hill
Bold Robbery and Murder in Pittsburg Coke Regions
Three masked cyclists robbed and shot Slavs near Pleasant Unity on pay night at the Standard Connellsville coke plant area known as Klondike. One man died from a neck wound, another was badly wounded, and the trio escaped with about $30.
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Pittsburg
Pleasant Unity
Greensburg
Connelsville
Klondike
Andy Karminth
George Melin
Question Under Consideration by Commissioner and Treasury Dept
Washington Aug 15. T. V Powderly commissioner of Immigration returns from Canada with Resistant Secretary Taylor of the treasury to discuss undesirable immigration to the United States through Canada with Canadian officials and rail and steamship line managers. Immigrants are coming to this.
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Treasury
Canada
Liverpool
Quebec
St. Johns
Taylor
Washington
T. V. Powderly
The
United States
Man Ends Life at Wife’s Grave in Dodgeville Cemetery
Attleboro August reports John H. Coburn of Sharon found dead at the Dodgeville cemetery. A carbolic acid vial and a tumbler with traces of the poison were near the body. Coburn, about 60, had lived with his brother after his wife’s June burial last year and had shown mental distress, spending hours at the grave with two chairs placed nearby. The death is ruled a self-inflicted act.
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Attleboro
John H. Coburn
Sharon
Dodgeville
Drownville
R. I
John H. Frenier
Frenier
Coburn
Holden
Daniel H. Smith
Judge Caleb Blodgett Resigns From Superior Court
Boston Aug 15 Gov Crane has accepted the resignation of Judge Caleb Blodgett of the superior court effective Sept 1 due to illness. Born June 3 1832 in Dorchester NH he graduated AB from Dartmouth in 1856 and after a teaching stint became a lawyer in Worcester. He served as associate justice since 1882 and later led Phi Beta Kappa at Dartmouth and received an honorary LLD in 1889.
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Boston
Crane
Caleb Blodgett
Superior Court
Blodgett
Dorchester
N. H
Kimball Union Academy
Meriden
Dartmouth
Leominster
Mass
Worcester
Halsey J. Boardman
Gov. Long
Phi Beta Kappa
Monument design chosen for Nancy Hanks Lincoln grave
Springfield aug 51 The Lincoln mother monument plan by Thomas Stuckle of Springfield was accepted by the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Monument association led by Indiana Governor Mount. Culver Co. of Springfield will build using granite from the National Lincoln monument and stone from the receiving vault. The base rests on a solid foundation with a stone faced pedestal and rock carved brackets. The die will bear a scroll with Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s name, ivy and an oak branch in bas relief.
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Springfield
Thomas Stuckle
Abraham Lincoln
Spencer County
Indiana
Nancy Hanks
Lincoln Monument Association
Gov. Mount
Co. J. Co. Culver
Lincoln
Stuckle
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Body of Her Boy, Gloucester Mother Finds Child Dead
Gloucester August 15 Wesley Pomeroy one year old son of Edward A. and Mrs. Pomeroy of 108 East Main Street disappeared yesterday. A night search failed to locate him. This morning the child was found dead at a dock with a severe head wound. It is believed he fell from a plank path to rocks as the tide rose and drowned.
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Gloucester
Wesley
Edward A. Pomeroy
East Main Street
Conference Talks Break Down in Detroit Wage Meeting
In Detroit on August 15 representatives of the Amalgamated association of iron, steel and tin workers and major iron and steel manufacturers adjourned a conference on puddlers and finishers wage scales without agreement. A third week meeting is planned to resume negotiations.
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Detroit
Mich
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Iron and Steel Manufacturing
Naval Brigade Camp Review In New Bedford Aug 15
Gov Crane visited the Fort Rodman naval brigade camp where a morning review impressed spectators and officers. Rain halted artillery drills after noon, but parade discipline and infantry drill showed progress. brigade strength totaled 549 with divisions A through K listed. Friday may bring a Worcester review by Mayor Ashley and city officials.
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New Bedford
Crane
Naval Brigade
Fort Rodman
Jackies
McKay
Cape Ann
Ashley
First Division
Boston
Daniel H. Tughree
J. G
A. A. Bithers
Bradford H. Pierce
Crusade Against Poison Ivy In Hartford County Hailed
A homeopathic physician in Hartford proposes ex terminating poison ivy in Connecticut by leading a county crusade. He cites a Hartford glade once overgrown with ivy now grass and wildflowers as proof and plans to seek county commissioners backing to control ivy statewide. Poison ivy causes itching pustules swelling and feverish illness before healing in a week or ten days. Dogs and cats instinctively avoid the plant.
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Connecticut
Hartford County
Hartford Telegram
The Orange Grower Who Made Southern California
A Los Angeles Herald critique contrasts failed and successful orange farming figures. It condemns idle, distant owners and praises the practical, hands on cultivator who works with laborers, studies horticulture, and invests in fertilizers and care, credited with building Southern California’s orange industry.
The Shoemaker Recalls a Deep Christmas Gift
A shoemaker recalls his past in Illinois and Indiana as he reads a letter from a family friend. He tells of helping a station agent’s daughter, her sick brother, and making a long Christmas journey to attend the funeral, losing nearly everything but his craft, and finding meaning in being the family’s trusted friend.
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Illinois
Pertickler
Shoemaker
Big Four
Indiana
Mall
St. Louis Republic
Royal Mathews Dines With Lossings In Pursuit Of Edith
Royal Mathews attends a Lossing family dinner hoping to win Edith Lossing's hand. The scene centers on elitist dining, modern luxury, and a social pressure about arranged matches. Edith's reputation as hard to please fuels rumors of her chance at love being limited by prior rejections.
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Royal Mathews
Lossings
Hiss
Edith Lossing
Mathews
Miss Lossing
Edith the Ice Queen Meets a Warm Welcome
Edith, a critical woman who boasted of moral superiority, confronts Royal Mathews at a hotel luncheon. Her best friend explains his seemingly rude habit of polishing his glass and tableware with napkins, a normal hotel practice, revealing Edith’s harsh judgment contrasts with true charity.
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Edith
Allen Holbrook
Royal Mathews
Emerson
Margaret Fuller
Charity
Europeans Prefer Larger Diamonds Yet Americans Collect Smaller Ones
There are more perfect small diamonds than large ones and collectors with many perfect stones tend to own many small diamonds. Americans typically own smaller diamonds than Europeans, who use artificial light to showcase larger imperfect stones.
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Europe
Diplomatic Ladies Visit to Empress Dowager Noted Event
Lady Macdonald led a deputation of diplomatic ladies to the Empress Dowager as European women were first received at the Chinese court. Prince Henry of Prussia aided by requesting access for the wives of foreign ministers to present an address on the empress birthday, a historic Yellow Kingdom occasion.
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Lady Macdonald
Macdonald
Prince Henry
Prussia
Legation
Imperial Palace
Yellow Kingdom
Bishop Wilmer's deathbed quip on burial wishes
The Mobile Register quotes Bishop Wilmer during his illness. When asked if he felt dying, he retorted that he had never passed away and might not recognize the symptoms. Asked where to be buried, he replied he did not want to be buried.
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Wilmer
Willie’s future mapped as army admission plan
Cleveland Viain Dealer quotes a family plan to have Willie join the army when he grows up. The humor centers on guessing the branch and picturing him on a rocking horse as a proud image of military service.
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Willie
Infan
Cavalry
Cleveland
Squinting Hero Beats Tiger in a Battle of Wits
In a tale from the New York News, Lt Reginald Conklin recalls a deadly encounter in India where his famous squint foiled a tiger attack. The beast closed in on his chest, but a piercing gaze drove it off, leaving him to claim the creature died of the squint’s deadly effect.
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Aspinwall
India
Pandon
Reginald Conklin
States
Our Statuary and Fashionable Observations
Rupert Hughes laments barbarians misusing great art for walls while noting some saved pieces. He imagines walls from New York statues and bronze in a melting pot. A writer biases about women wearing shirt waists for youth, warning if he knew tight bodices.
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Louvre
Vatican
New York
Rupert Hughes
Harper's Weekly
Gas Light Co Promotes New Mantle Lighting
An advertisement touts the Welsbach Light with the Yusea Mantle as delivering 50 percent more light and three times the strength, claiming long life and bright output at under half a cent per hour for 100 candle power. Also notes gas cooking ranges sold on installments.
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