Ferryboats Collide in New York Harbor Tragedy
In New York on June 15 the wooden Northfield rammed by the Mauch Chunk off Whitehall Street sank within ten minutes. Dozens were saved or rescued. authorities fear many lives were lost though recovery of bodies was incomplete. The incident followed by another accident as the U S transport Ingalls capsized in Erie Basin, with one confirmed death and many injured.
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New York
Staten Island Ferry Company
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Staten Island
Whitehall Street
Spanish Line
East River
Quentuuch Chung
Guliey
Northfields
A. S. Transport
United States
Ingalls
Erie Basin
South Srorkiin
Je Tin Anderson
Wittiigl
Addy
Will Not Flood Mine After Port Royal Disaster
Pittsburg officials said the Port Royal mine will not be flooded unless absolutely necessary to rescue workers. President Frank M. Osborne noted flooding would halt operations, as officials planned another body recovery attempt tomorrow and later fire would be beaten back by sealing the burning section.
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Pittsburg
Port Royal
Pittsburg Coal Company
Oice
Frank M. Osborne
The
Coal Company
Rural routes in Ohio to start July 1
Additional rural free delivery will begin July 1 in Ohio with Norwalk in Huron county to have one carrier J W Reeder and Springfield in Clark county to have two carriers E T Cummins and W G Bird. Eagle City and Lawrenceville post offices will be discontinued while Wiseman will be served by a rural carrier. Drs J H Miller and C W Spragg named pension examining surgeons at Waynesburg Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Norwalk
Huron County
J. W. Reeder
Springfield
Clark County
E. T. Cummins
W. G. Bird
Eagle City
Lawrenceville
Wiseman
J. H. Miller
C. W. Spragg
Waynesburg
Ice Encased Telegraph Pole In Alaska Posthole Method
In Alaska a simple posthole method uses a powder blast to form the hole. A telegraph pole is inserted, water poured in, and extreme cold seals it in a solid ice encasement.
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Alaska
Wheat market confident as May output tops records
New York June 15 R G Dun & Co reports stronger business tone from private wheat crop estimates, larger east and west retail trade, rising wholesale distribution, and improving labor conditions. Pig iron output sets new weekly high, furnace activity down, prices easing, no inflation, and strong finished goods demand for July deliveries. Failures: US 179, Canada 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R G Dun & Co
Agricultural Bureau
Bessemer
West
United States
Canada
Market declines after Union Pacific lead slide
Friday's stock dealings were dominated by Union Pacific and St Paul with the market failing to follow the leaders' strength. The late hour saw sharp declines across many names as Union Pacific slipped and prices closed heavy amid renewed selling. Colorado fuel and Tennessee Coal showed mixed gains before paring. Rumors of a United States Steel takeover persisted as the gold shipment plan to Germany created additional selling pressure. Bond trading remained irregular with par value sales at $6,240,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union Pacific
St. Paul
Colorado
Tennessee Coal
United States Steel Corporation
Joan
Germany
U. S&s
Marksmen Deserters Spark Lipa Skirmish Losses
Manila reporters describe the Lipa engagement where Lt Springer was killed and Capt Wilhelm and Lt Lee mortally wounded. American officers suffered heavy casualties, with deserters from the U S army to the insurgents blamed for the high officer count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lipa
Manila
Jime
Springer
Wilhelm
Lee
Trolley Bills Advanced Harrisburg House Session Report
A short session of the house in Harrisburg Friday saw many appropriation bills pass first and second readings. Fecht and Scott supplementary bills to rapid transit laws received first reading. A rules committee report was adopted, setting second reading order for Monday night, with bills to be taken up accordingly.
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Harrisburg
House
Fecht
Scott
Rules Committee
Fire rips Mineral Springs hotel in Indiana disaster
In West Baden Indiana on June 15 a blaze destroyed the Mineral Springs hotel and the new bath house. Of 268 guests only 12 escaped with personal property. Propriety records were lost, diamonds and clothing valued high, while watchmen failed to quell the flames. Guests fled in night attire as electric lights failed and a spiral fire escape aided some.
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West Baden
Ind
Mineral Springs
Sinclair
Chicago
Louisville
Indianapolis
French Lick
Oiie
Fie
Amy Leslie
Miss
Electric fence chills Bernice eviction push at Williamsport
Williamsport June 15 news reports two more miner families forced from company houses near Bernice Sullivan County despite assurances of no further evictions. A seven strand barb wire fence around the pump house and dynamo plant is heavily charged with electricity. Danger signs posted. Deputies stationed, sheriff sought extra help from nearby towns. Peaceful miners warned evictions may spread to as many as 120 families still in company housing.
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Williamsport
State Line and
Sullivan Coal Company
Bernice
Sullivan County
Osler
Taporte
Sonestown
Biddle Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Pittsburg June 15 John D Biddle alias John Wright was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing Grocer Thomas Donnelly Kahney of Mt Washington on April 12. Foreman Archibald Ritchey announced the verdict after three ballots, Biddle collapsing briefly before regaining composure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John D. Biddle
Thomas Donnelly Kahney
Mt. Washington
Archibald Ritchey
John Biddle
John Wright
Biddle
Cher Patterson
Bridge of Sighs
Robbery and Fire Strike Mrs. Sadie Fowler
Pittsburg June 15 four men shadowed Mrs. Sadie Fowler of Cov erdale street for hours then beat her into insensibility and robbed her. They set fire to her home burning it to the ground. Neighbors saved her from suffocation at the doors. The robbers fled. losses include about $800 in value and a fire loss near $2. The widow Fowler, a nurse with oil interests in the state and West Virginia, was uninjured except for a head blow. There was no furniture insurance. owner S. C. Cuver held full coverage on the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Sadie Fowler
Coverdale Street
Blondin Murder Tale Steers Police Rift in Boston
In Boston on June 15 police circles grow convinced Mrs. Margaret Blondin was slain in her Green Street room in April. Expressman William Dean recalls taking Blondin’s trunk during a rain when the man who hired him rode away. A check appeared on the trunk and the baggage checker corroborates Dean. Special Officer Chapman found the expressman who collected Blondin’s trunk at his Howard Street lodge en route to Springfield.
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Boston
Margaret Blondin
Green Street
Blondin
William Dean
Dean
Montreal
Chapman
Howard Street
South Union Station
Polies
Springfield
Purinton Elected President of West Virginia University
Dr Purinton elected by unanimous vote as president of West Virginia University in Morgantown. Purinton, a Ph D of Granville Ohio and former acting president, to receive a salary of 4.00 per year.
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West Virginia University
Morgantown
Singer Christian Nilsson Illness Update Clarified
Copenhagen confirms Christian Nilsson is not seriously ill in Gothenburg Sweden but in Paris after returning from Mentone. The singer suffers from rheumatism and influenza effects, with condition described as not serious.
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Copenhagen
Christian Nilsson
Gothenburg
Sweden
Paris
Mentone
Russian Official Attacked in St Petersburg Incident
An objective official of the ministry of the interior was attacked in St Petersburg on June 5 by an unidentified man. The assault sparked reports of a Nihilist outrage, though the official was not injured.
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St. Petersburg
Ministry of the Interior
Knights of the Archer terror incident shocks Sylvania
In Sylvania Georgia on June 15 five Black men were killed in an alleged conspiracy by a Black organized group called Knights of the Archer. Constable Milton Meads Filmore Herrington Captain Jesse Wade and others pursued Joseph Sanders, a Black youth, to arrest him when a fusillade erupted. Meads Herrington Wade died. Arnold Augustus Andrew Davis Richard Sanders William Hudson Samuel Baldwin were captured and executed on the scaffold for a serious crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvania
Knights of the Archer
Milton Meads
Screven
Filmore Herrington
Jesse Wade
Joseph Sanders
Captain Wade
Herrington
Meads
Arnold Augustus
Andrew Davis
Richard Sanders
William Hudson
Samuel Baldwin
More Railway Charters Across Pennsylvania in June
Harrisburg June 15 charter activity expands rail network. The Bituminous Street Railway Co of Clearfield with $180 capital to build 30 miles linking Clearfield with Dubois Falls Creek and other populated districts. Directors include Lukehart Engleman Hess Vasbinder Ury Langham Warner plus Old Town Street Railway interests. Five Mellon tied charters granted in Pittsburgh and Liberty Street and Brownsville lines proposed with $4000. Pittsboro charters refused for Grant and Beechwood boulevards due to route plans.
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Harrisburg
Bituminous Street Railway Company
Clearfield
State Department
Dubois
Falls Creek
Clearfield County
George A. Lukehart
W. A. Engleman
J. B. Hess
J. A. Vasbinder
John M. Ury
J. N. Langham
Indiana
Pittsboro
Grant and
Beechwood
Seventh Avenue Street Railway
Beechwood Avenue Street Railway
W. C. Farnoworth
Ashbridge Statement On Transit Bills And Mint Incident
Philadelphia June report quotes Mayor Ashbridge discussing his Thursday signing of transit bills approved Wednesday. He recounts a confusion at The New Mint where a letter handed upside down to him was discarded as he did not read unsolicited communications. He notes no bonds or further details and defends the event as an ordinary occurrence.
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Philadelphia
Ashbridge
Rayid Tansit
Concens
Wileged
Wineh
Mint
Mr. Wanamaker
Johnson
Prospective Tenant Seeks Repairs in Local Exchange
In a brief Indianapolis News exchange, a prospective tenant notes the house needs repairs while the owner Hal asserts all homes require work. The fragment references a European book translated into Japanese from German, hinting at historical language exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
Indianapolis News
Af Tleite
Spnce
Mrs Walters Elected at Reformed Presbyterian Synod
Cincinnati June 15 At a general synod session Thomas Bigg Pittsburg spoke on Sabbath observance and Dr David Steele represented the western alliance. Rev J Sanderson Cedarville QC was welcomed as a fraternal delegate. Moderator Brownell hoped for unity among Reformed Presbyterians. Women’s Missionary Union activities noted with Miss Mary Murdock Cedarville OA visiting. president and officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
General Synod of
The
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Acor
Thomas Bigg Pittsburg
David Steele
Alliance of the
Reform Churches
J. Sanderson
Cedatille, QC
Brownell
Reformed Presbyterians
National Games Recap Highlights From Yesterday
Yesterday's games featured Philadelphia lighting up Cincinnati while Iain Boston posted seven goals against Pittsburg. New York defeated Chicago by three, St. Louis surged to a ten point win over Brooklyn.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Iain Boston
Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
L. Pet
Cincinnati ‘S
Louis
Boston
Ach
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Raviny
W. L. Pet
Detroit End
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U. S
Ward
Union Pacific and
Blo Hotel
Howard
Life Insurance Company
Vash
Monon Railroad
Georgia
Mentous
Rabun County
Virginia
Carolinas
Atlantic
Kahney
Expressman
DR. Purinton
I Ilness
Knights of Archer
Wass
Wanamaker
Mrs. Walters
Missionary Union of Reformed Presbysterian Church
Daan
Patyess
Wheeling
Dayton Foledo
Marion
Fort Wayne
Columbus
Lulu Hunter
Allenton
Gr Pierce
East Main Street
S. F. Wefler
Bud Crooke
Alen Crook
Victor Lay
Black Lavon
Meyer
Lakeside Stock Farm
Canton
Bired Hantar Croo
Pearl
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