List of the Dead May Reach Forty
An Atlantic Coast Line excursion train from Kinston, North Carolina, plunged through an open drawbridge into the Elizabeth River near Norfolk. By late morning 12 known dead, with estimates reaching up to forty, and 30 to 35 still believed in the submerged first car. Names include W. E. Jolly and Edward Forbes.
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Norfolk
Kinston
N. C
Elizabeth River
W. E. Jolly
Jollife
Jolly
Jolliffe
Rosson Peebles
Sydney Thomas
David Smith
Mary Jones
John Marble
Weber Ford
Jake Atkinson
Nancy Perris
Reigs
Norfolk Protestant Hospital
Morris
Cooper
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Greenville N. C
Merritt and Chapman Derrick and Wrecking Company
Edward Forbes
Husbands In For Neglect In Police Court
Stubborn children and wife neglecters formed the principal strength of the police court. James H Reagan pleaded guilty to not furnishing proper support for his wife Mary Ellen. He received a six month probation. Louis Landry denied guilt but agreed to pay his wife five dollars weekly and was put on probation for a year. Several youths were placed on six month probation for stubbornness. One man made restitution for larceny of nine dollars and fifty cents. James Alexese and others faced assault cases with varied outcomes. A suspended sentence for Ellen Hennessey was withdrawn and she remained jailed one week. Morris Houlihan and Florence ONeill paid six dollar fines. five others released.
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James H. Reagan
Mary Ellen
Boston & Maine Railroad Co
Louis Consos
Lucien Dufresne
John C. Allen
Irving Healey
Crystal Lake Ice Co
Gardner W. Pearson
James Alexese
Julia
James
George Psihogios
John Kiparisos
John Parakos
Parakos
Market and
Suffolk Streets
John
Psihogios
Kiparisos
Ellen Hennessey
Lyons
Morris Houlihan
Kirk Street
Florence O'Neil
Salem
Portsmouth
Contractor Probably Murdered In Chicago
Chicago, Aug 18. S H Davidson, a building contractor, is missing and friends think he was killed by a union labor slugging gang. He dismissed bricklayers, argued with a man claimed as a union agent, knocked him down, then left work and vanished. An anonymous caller then said Davidson would be found in the river. No word since.
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Chicago
S. H. Davidson
Davidson
Nk W. Adams
Pocketbook Lost Near Merrimack Clothing Co
A pocketbook containing about four dollars and fifty two cents was lost between Merrimack Clothing Co and Centralville. Please return to 1233 Third Street.
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Merrimack Clothing Co
Centralville
Third Street
Tramp Murder Mystery Seen in Doubt at Kent's Hill
Kent's Mill Maine August 18 authorities ended the search for a suspect in the murder of Mattie Hackett after a night of investigation. Sheriff Brown doubts the tramp theory, suggests a lover may be involved, and notes a rope knot typical of female hands. Coroner Morse ordered an inquest while an autopsy proceeded with witnesses summoned.
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Kent's Mill
Mattie Hackett
Frank J. Ham
Augusta
Brown
Kent’s Hill
Ham
Miss Hackett
Thomas Lee
Waterville
Henry E. Morse
Sturtevant
Hackett
Killed While Coming Home in Bonneville Ore
Bonneville Oregon Aug 18 J I Anderson aged about 22 of No 444 North Prospect street Kansas City Me was murdered near here this morning by repeated blows to the head with a heavy iron bar Investigation found no motive or clue to the killer A letter in his pocket carried an appeal from his mother at Kansas City to come home He bore marks of a tramp but wore neat clothes.
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Bonneville
Ore
J. I. Anderson
North Prospect Street
Kansas City
Anderson
First N. G. S. M. breaks camp after duty tour
The First Regiment National Guard Maine broke camp at 2 30 PM in Augusta after a weeklong encampment. Troops marched to the state house rotunda where a tribute was paid to Civil War battle flags before departing for home on a special train at 4 PM.
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Augusta
Camp
Cobb
State House
Peace talks at Portsmouth forenoon session
The Portsmouth peace conference discussion covers article 11 limiting Russia's Far East naval power and article 12 on fishing rights. Plenipotentiaries, in constant contact with their governments, aim to adjourn until Monday with final protocols drafted next week.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Russia
Far East
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Witte
Salem Tea Road Clash Over Canobie Lake Sunday Open
Salem residents resist Canobie Lake Park on Sundays as authorities press trespass warnings. Clergy and town leaders cite quiet Sundays, while park managers insist on operation. An old conflict resurfaces with arrests and a new jail awaiting its first inmate.
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Canobie Lake Park
Salem
Pretty Pleasure Resort
Canobie Lake
Lowell City Hall Notes and Budget Signals
Mayor Casey signed a $50 000 sewer loan order and withholds further street funding until a full financial review. He cites prior year borrowing and promises careful scrutiny of the street department. Welsbach lighting contracts are outlined with prices per lamp, while city clerks enjoy vacations and a Braden absence delays aldermanic actions. The Sept. 11 school opening is noted along with a provincial stock up, and a Worcester trip auto crash incurred nearly $30 in costs.
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Casey
Common Council
Lowell
Morse
Carondelet
St. Louis
City of
Tragedy at Pueblo Steel Works Father Kills Daughter Then Self
In Pueblo Colorado on August 18 Frank Ward foreman of a yard gang at the steel works forced his 16 year old daughter Frances to swallow poison and then killed himself with the same drug. Neighbors say Ward had been drinking heavily and had threatened to kill himself and the girl. Ward was a widower.
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Pueblo
Col
Frank Ward
Pueblo Steel Works
Frances
Ward
Traction properties sold to United Gas Improvement
Four Boston controlled traction properties in Indiana and Ohio have been sold to United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia. The Indianapolis & Northwestern, Columbus Buckeye Lake & Newark, Indianapolis & Western, and Columbus Newark & Faves lines, built by Tucker Anthony & Co, total about 14 million dollars in cash and securities. Stocks were sold for cash with large stockholders turning over their holdings. The Indianapolis & Northwestern serves Crawfordsville and Lafayette with a Lebanon branch, and the Indianapolis & Western will shortly extend to Danville Illinois.
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Indiana
Ohio
United Gas Improvement Company of
Philadelphia
Indianapol & Northwestern Traction Company
Columbus, Buckeye Lake& Newark
Indianapolis & Western
Columbus, Newark & Faves Vire
Tucker, Anthony & Co
Indianapolis & Northwestern
Crawfordsville
Lafayette
Lebanon
Indianapolia &Western
Danville
Ill
Forest Service studies woods for street paving use
Washington August 18 The forest service of the department of agriculture has announced it has begun studying woods for special uses. Experiments will focus on securing a wood for street pavement that will prove lasting. The circular notes a revival in wood paving and that many large cities are retrying it.
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Washington
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Fails to Identify Geo L Marsh in Murder Probe
Chicago detectives failed to positively identify Geo L Marsh of Brockton as the killer of Wm Bate, despite Marsh matching many details. Marsh, detained on fugitive and related charges, was confronted in Plymouth with the Chicago party but could not be confirmed. he remains jailed on the non Illinois charge.
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Plymouth
Chicago
Brockton
Geo. L. Marsh
Wm. Bate
P. J. Sheehan
Thomas Slavin
Peter Startz
Romeo
Marsh
Henry S. Potter
Bate
Illinois
Arrest of Hugh Watt in murder-for-hire plot shocks London
London August 18 Hugh Watt financier and former Glasgow MP was arrested in a police court case for allegedly offering a detective 25000 to abduct his former wife and kill her with chloroform. Police also found chloroform and peppermint in his flat. Watt, remanded on bail 3000, has a history in divorce and settlement fights with his former wife and ongoing legal disputes over marriage arrangements.
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London
Hugh Watt
Camlachien
Glasgow
Deeretive Marshall
Watt
Violet Beauchamp
Lord
Roden
Reginald Beauchamp
Yellow Fever Report Shows Continued New Orleans Cases
New Orleans daily yellow fever update reports 14 new cases since 6 pm Thursday, total 12 373, with 1 death today and 181 overall. Malaria remains mixed with fever in daily tallies. Louisiana board of health notes 48 cases and three deaths at Riverside plantation in St Mary parish.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State Board of Health
Riverside
St. Mary Parish
New England Sunday Schools Elect Officers
Worcester August 18 at a joint convention of Sunday schools and Christian Endeavor societies of the New England conference A M E Zion churches elected officers for the coming year Mrs J W Brown Harteford as president C L Bemany Middletown Conn as vice president Rev ly C Perry Providence R I as secretary Miss Neilie Barber New Bedford Mass as assistant secretary Mrs S R Huggs Providence as statistical secretary Rev J A Curtis Winsted Conn as treasurer.
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Worcester
Providence
J. A. Curtis
Winsted, Conn
Keating suffers finger injuries in calender accident
Michael Keating of the Bleachery was caught in a calender machine this afternoon injuring the third and fourth fingers of his left hand. He was taken by ambulance to Emergency Hospital where 20 stitches were required. Doctors hope the injured fingers can be saved. He resides at 2 rear of 592 Gorham Street.
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Michael Keating
Mr. Keating
Gorham Street
Aaron Somerville Recovers After Drug Overdose Incident
Aaron G. Somerville took morphine in a personal crisis on Thursday morning and was admitted to St. John's hospital for treatment. He is slowly recovering and expected to be discharged to go home soon.
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Aaron G. Somerville
St. John's Hospital
Woman Stricken in Middlesex Street
Mrs Paul Silvh suffered a sudden illness on Middlesex street around 2 PM and was transported by ambulance to St John’s Hospital. She has a history of heart disease and resides at 9 Queen Street.
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Paul Silvh
Middlesex Street
St. John’s Hospital
Queen Street
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Vermont
Suffolk
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Caswell Optical Co
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Board of Aldermen
Braden
New York
Committee of Investigation
Homer Turcotte
Quebec
William McCarthy
City Hall
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the Star Today
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