Train Collision In New York Injures Dozens
A Ninth Avenue S train crashed into a stalled Sixth Avenue train near Osceola Street and Ninth Street causing many injuries. About seventy-five riders were hurt with thirty-five seriously. Fire from the third rail sparked emergency crews, ambulances, and police at once as passengers fled the wreck and found shelter on the nearby trestle. Medical teams rushed to treat the wounded.
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New York
Treatle
Ninth Avenue
Ninth Street
Co Wimbus Avenue
One Hundred and Tenth Street
McCormick Son Prepares to Pitch in Winter Training
The fifteen year old McCormick, Harold F. McCormick’s son and John D. Rockefeller’s grandson, trains under Mordecai Brown to learn pitching. He plans Princeton attendance, aims for varsity baseball, and will compete against Yale and Harvard talent as he studies at Francis W. Parker School.
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Ghyorgo
Fowler
McCormick
Harold F. McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
America
Mordecai Brown
Jong
Harold Mccormick
Princeton University
Princeton
Yale
Har- Young
Brown
Francis W. Parker School
Coal operators busy in Bristol Virginia and Lee County
Southwest Virginia coal operators report booming business due to higher prices from the Pennsylvania strike and rising activity in the South. Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke plans about 150 cars daily, while Daniel B. Wentz’ Coal and Coke Company produces 4 million long tons annually. The Inchfield Coal Corporation controls 300,000 acres and mostly ships to the Carolinas, with exports expected to rise.
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Bristol
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Charlies W. Bondurant
Lee County
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company
Boston
Boston and Maine Railroad
Daniel B. Wentz
Coal and Coke Company
South
Wise County
Theiinchfield Coal Corporation
Ryan
Russell
Dickenson
Carolinas
Southwest Virginia
We Country
West Virginia
Alabam
Paris
Welch Coal
Europe
Cnchfield Company
President Taft urges flood prevention plans for Mississippi Valley
President Taft addressed the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington urging government and state funding of 40 to 50 million dollars for Mississippi Valley improvements. He linked approval to army engineering control and urged similar cases for other waterways, startling delegates.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
United States
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Army
Preatheim
Local Leaders Debate Federal Control Of Rivers And Rail Competition
In a Ruston address Mayor Fitzgerald challenges Senator Townsend on river improvements and federal possession of canal sites. He argues state and local authorities should have some say, noting railroads often gain from river works and water competition is impacted.
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Panama Canal
Fitzgerald
Ruston
Townsend
Michigan
Grand Jury Probes Tax Reports In Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia December 5 1912 the grand jury investigating tax returns focuses on automobiles merchants licenses and incomes. State Auditor Moore provides a list of auto licenses matched to taxable personal property and calls on owners to file corrected reports by December 14. The panel plans further sessions and will notify automobile owners who have not listed their cars.
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Roanoks
Moore
Grand Jury
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Corporation Court
Commissioner of Revenue
Roanoke
Grand
C. Lee Moore
Richmond
Commissioners of the Revenue
Harvard Student Waiters Earn Almost $10 000
Harvard's employment bureau reports waiter jobs are the top college work for students. They show 659 men found term time work, earning 56 773.01, plus 23 769.66 in summer, with outside workers adding 27 169.29 and total earnings 107 711.96, down slightly from last year. Tutoring yielded highest returns for sixteen students, and 108 did table work.
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Cambridge
Harvard
Harvard Employment Bureau
Robbery at Perry State Bank. robbers flee with $2,000
Three masked men blasted the Perry State Bank safe in Perry Illinois early today and escaped with $2,000 in cash after firing four shots at merchant Charles Conrad who tried to intervene. Bloodhounds from Springfield were sent to aid the search as the robbers headed south.
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Springfield
Ills
Perry State Bank
Perry
Tite
Charles Conrad
Mothers Fail to Save Children in Barn Fire
Three mothers, unable to enter a burning barn in Pittsburg Pennsylvania, watched flames engulf their children. The victims are Mary Randa eight Ligzie Sophan five and John Chas ley four.
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Pittsburg
Mary Randa
Ligzie Sophan
John Chasley
Fog disrupts Virginia shipping in dense morning fog
Heavy fog disrupts Chesapeake Bay. The revenue cutter Onondaga aided the Southland which ran aground near Sewells Point and later freed. Steamers from Washington New York and Baltimore delayed up to seven hours. target practice for battleships was abandoned due to poor visibility. The Creton grounded near the Patapsco River cutoff channel overnight but released itself by morning.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Onondaga
Nor
Washington
Southland
Sewells Point
Buck Pioff
Hampton Roads
New York
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Arkansas
Tallahsee
Tallahassee
Rhodespan
Lookout Point
Wins Rhodes Scholarship For Terry Colley Durham
Terry Colley Durham of Greenville, D C, formerly Appomattox Va, has won the Rhodes scholarship from Virginia. The award committee, led by Dr J M Page in President Alderman’s absence, included President Robert E B Blackwell and Dr F W N Painter. Durham, who passed the qualifying exam at the university two years ago as a Richmond College student, now teaches at Greenville Female Normal School. Other candidates Harold Hopkins Neff and Venable Moore also passed the exam.
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Charlottesville
Terry Colley Durham
Appomattox
Greenville
D. C
Rhodes
Virginia
University of
Alderman
J. M. Page
Robert EB. Blackwell
Randolph-Macon College
F. W. N. Painter
Roanoke College
Durham
Richmond College
5S. C
Harold Hopkins Neff
University of Virginia
Venable Moore
Hampton-Sidney College
Preachers to Box to Draw Crowds in Hempstead
In Hempstead a clash over Muscular Christianity pits St. George's rector against the Methodist pastor as St. George's Club plans a December 6 boxing and wrestling program featuring George Bothner. The event drew excitement from residents, especially women, until concerns arose that it would attract the village underworld. The St. George's board condemned the plan as inappropriate, noting the fear that it would bring vice to the community and citing the rector’s caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hempstead
Charies H. Snedeker
St. George's Episcopal Church
William HH. Hurgwin
Wempstead Methodist Episcopal Church
St. George's Club
August Belmont
Section Ae
George Bothner
William Brown
Manhattan
Ceca
Burgwin
Snedeke
Fragmentary report hints at prizefighter and underworld talk
A garbled OCR passage references a prize fighter and claims about the underworld. It mentions a Christian Sea er and remarks about entering a town, with unclear dialogue and many missing words.
Old Scout Mistook a Pig for a Rabbit on Staten Island
George Carr a former scout and Indian fighter from Linoleumville shot a pig thinking it was a rabbit on Andrew Harrilla's farm while hunting with Stephen Worth. After the pig collapsed Carr demanded $106 or he would report the incident to a policeman.
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New York
George Carr
Linoleumville
Staten Island
Custer
Kit Carson
Stephen J. Worth
Traveraville
Andrew Harrilla
Pleainsman
Steve
Carr
Wrecked Easton faces death toll amid gale and snow
Fifty passengers and crew are endangered as Terrific winds and heavy snow strand the steamer Easton on rocks near Iroquois Reef thirty miles west of Port Arthur. Rescue attempts fail as lifeboats are swept away and the vessel holds together amid the gale. Booth Line denies loss of crew.
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Duluth
Minwn
Easton
Duras
Ury
Iroquois Reef
Port Arthur
Booth Line
Iwulf T. Hogstad
New Southern Depot Building at Chatham Va
The Southern Railway Company announces progress on a new freight and passenger depot at Chatham Virginia with a 100000 gallon water tank. The building measures 830 by 161 feet and includes ticket baggage and freight facilities. Elliot Building Company of Hickory North Carolina holds the contract.
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Washington, D. C
Southern Railway Company
Chatham
Elliot Bulldine Company
Hickory
N. C
Carnegie mentions five room flat suffices for all
In Musburg Pennsylvania spectators hear William C Carnegie's claim that a five room flat is large, fine, and expensive enough for any household. Ada Liell, her husband, and her mother live in a Palo Alto Street flat while Uncle Andrew Carnegie’s wealth is noted as a contrast to their comfort.
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Musburg
William C. Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
America
Ada A. Liell
Palo Alto Street
North Side
Andrew
Fifth Avenue
First Big Money Bill Cut In House Report
The first big supply bill of the session, the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation, was reported to the House. It totals $34,897,105.50, down $319,027.88 from last session. Treasury estimates of $26,514,955.50 were reduced by over $31,000,000. The Commerce Court asked for $54,500 for the coming year, but Congress refused the amount.
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Washington
Special
Congress
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Commerce Court
Ne Committee
Negro Hangs for Assault at Princess Anne
Wesley Miles a Princess Anne negro was hanged at the poorhouse farm at 7:05 this morning for the assault on May 28 last on fifteen year old Margaret Phillips daughter of former Sheriff William C. Phillips of Somerset county. Rev John Netter accompanied and sang with him on the way to the scaffold.
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Princes Anne
Wesley Miles
Princess Anne
Poorhouse Farm
Miles
John Netter
Margaret Phillips
Wiliam C. Phillips
Somerset County
Marine Disaster Rumors and Family Finances Clash
A humor piece recounts a romance stranded by disaster and a father’s financial ruin in Wall Street. The dialogue features Chollie and Reggie debating where the rocks lie as a Count de Monnal romance falters and the father’s fortune sinks.
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Chollie
Count de Monnal
Reggie
Choilie
Wall Street
Judge Skeen Probes Election Irregularities Across Counties
Norton notes division on the Allen State case while Judge Skeen in Lee County leads a special grand jury. Kilgore reports ongoing county investigations into election irregularities and efforts to curb improper influence, with the grand jury in that region having completed its work.
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Ritch
Isaind
Allen & the State
Norton
W Coumy
Sambel W. Willams
Skeen
Kilgore
Lee County
Brea
Ani
Rural Credits System Issue Raises Conference Debate
Governor Mann proposed creating a conference committee to study rural credit relief. The measure, adopted with amendments, faced opposition led by Governor Blease who argued action was premature before a federal briefing with President Taft.
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Vern
Wisconsin
Mann
Bleas
Enor Blease
Rovernors
United States
Oysters as Food Compared to Milk in Diet
The article notes oysters approximate cow milk in nutrition, containing all four essential nutrients in good amounts. It states oysters have more of the fish-building substance relative to other components, and that meals with oysters balanced by starches and fats can be economical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tullus Nelson
Leslie
Two to wed killed by Hartford elevator wheels
Walter Powers of Springfield died in Hartford while supervising an elevator installation. His fiancée Miss May schhich of Clifton and Aaron Gideon witnessed, as the gear wheel dragged Powers into the rapidly turning machinery killing him instantly. The tragedy occurred the morning of Christmas.
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New York
Springfield
Mass
Citten
Walter Powers
Wisconsin
Galis Elevator Company
Worcester
Powers
Hartford
Nie
Aaron Gideon
Union Avenue
Clifton
N. J
Miss Mayschhich
Revolver tragedy shocks city as man dies and family recalls strain
William G. Neen, a longtime employee, died after a gunshot wound in a fall from a frame building. Coroner Nevitt ruled the death not a suicide, citing mental strain and recent personal changes. Friends described him as happy before the crisis. a brother Jeff-Augustus works for the family’s firm.
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Nevitt
Godshhalk
Wiliam Dix
Pe Eiget
Saswaliies
Nevilt
Bertha
Ives
Seventeenth Street
Deed
Peretti
William GC
J. Louis Willewe
Wiliam G. Wes
Jeff—Augustus
Louwis
Essex Run Aground In Dense Fog Near Craney Island
The steamer Essex of Merchants and Miners Transportation Company bound for Baltimore went ashore in heavy fog at Craney Island Norfolk. A revenue cutter is aiding the Essex. passengers are aboard. This marks the second steamer grounded along the river in two days. Captain Berry commands the ship as it’s floated with limited damage expected.
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Norfolk
Essex
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Baltimore
Craney Island
Patapsco
Providence
Comsein Berry
Boiler Explosion Kills Five in Huntington Wyoming
Five people are dead after a boiler explosion that occurred early today at the plant in Huntington Wyoming. Names reported include Jake Mmouth Albert Fintry Dames Harrison Leonard Lomett Maynard all from local areas.
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Huntington
Wyo
Jake Mmouth
Albert Fintry
Naugatuc
Dames Harrison
Naugatuck
Wo Val
Wilae
Leonard Lomett
Wy Va
Maynard
Democats plan vast job program and early regulation talk
Fragmented OCR text hints at a political report discussing a large Democratic job program, potential early regulation measures, and references to officials and weather or timing notes. The readable content is garbled and unrealistically unclear.
German Embassy affair stirs talks of a ban on marriages
A fragment discusses the German Embassy in Washington and an alleged imperial ban on marriages between German diplomats and American women. It notes no official change, mentions ambassadors von Beornstortt and von Sternbur, and recalls past marriages to American women without confirming new policy.
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Washington
Bismarck
Yor
Cown von Beornstortt
Baron Vor Sternbure
Education Notes on Rural High Schools and Attendance
The article discusses widespread adoption of four year high school courses in the United States and advocates compulsory schooling for Alaska. It cites Br. PoP. Clax and U S Cal Edutatta, noting many schools for natives and a 82 224 student count. It mentions detached rural high schools created to serve villagers near Norris, Missouri, and a village store high school with five girls and several boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alaska
Br. Pop
Clax. Tom
Cal
Edutatta
Ise
Sube
Ises
Vin G. Cooley
Chithee
Fr. Cooley
Norria
Missouri
Sou Bs
Stan Ad
Child of Three a Teller
Testimony from over twenty witnesses at a state investigating committee hearing highlights child labor in New York tenements. Mothers beat tired children to keep them awake, youngsters four and five years old make ar chal flowers, and teens toil on corset covers while living in crowded two-room homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ld Tabor
State Facal
Fraud Suspects Tied to De Luxe Promoters Scheme
Report notes a fraud inquiry linked to De Luxe edition promoters with over fifty thousand dollars involved. Several defendants are named, including a Harvard student, Mortey Hall, connected to a conspiracy case in the Gold Coast area. No arrests in New York reported.
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Bntok
Beach
Eeeretne
Piatreene
Heston
New York
Harvard
Mortey Hall
Gold Coast
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W. W. Anderson
A. J. Camp
T. C. Rhodes
C. M. Boecse
Merchants and Miners
Creton
Savannah
Jacksonville
Parsons
Tink
Christian Seaer
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