Falling Pier Collapse Kills 34 in Long Beach
A promenade from the Long Beach municipal pier to the auditorium collapsed under a crowd of Empire Day revelers. Thirty four killed and 117 injured as doors delayed entry caused overcrowding, with women and children trapped as timbers and flooring twisted under the weight. Police aided in rescue as debris was cleared and victims removed.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Municipal Pier
Long Beach
Municipal Auditorium
Queen Victoria
California
Panama Canal Opens East West Cut at Culebra
Steam shovels working from the east and west met at Culebra signaling the first through cut of the Panama Canal from ocean to ocean. Workmen cheered as the grade joined the continents, with about 8 million cubic yards still to be excavated.
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New York
Panama Canal
Culebra
Panama
Wages Not Only Cost Factor in Production
William C. Redfield secretary of commerce told the Hudson County Bar Association dinner honoring Secretary of War Garrison that wage rates do not control production costs and that manufacturers must improve efficiency before arguing tariff cuts. He noted sympathetic reflections from Longfellow quote.
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New York
William C. Redfield
Commerce
Garrison
Hudson County Bar Association
Valedictory Message Encourages High Aims and Optimism
VALEDICTORY continues with thanks to supporters and successors. The speaker urges perseverance, discouragement not to overcome, and aims high. Graduates are asked to keep optimism and live nobly, so the institution can point to them with pride as useful citizens.
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Sttill
Roosevelt Libel Trial Opens in Marquette
Theodore Roosevelt sues George A. Newett editor of Iron Ore for 10000 dollars claiming a campaign editorial accusing him of drunkenness and lies libels his reputation. Colonel Roosevelt and aides including Gifford Pinchot and Dr. Albert Shaw arrive for the case with most evidence to be depositions.
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Marquette
Mich
Upper Michigan
Theodore Roosevelt
George A. Newett
Ishpeming
Newett
Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Republican Leaders Meet Plan for 1914 Campaign
Washington leaders of the Republican party from 12 states met and laid plans for the 1914 congressional campaign. The gathering, the first formal meeting since 1912, was harmonious with broad agreement on party reform and a near term national convention urged by the progressive faction.
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Washington
Republican Party
National Committee
Hiies
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Remington Typewriter Company
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Farmers Mercantile Co
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