Town Engulfed as Northern Michigan Forest Fires Rage
Detroit Mich special reports a vast forest fire sweeping Northern Michigan destroying towns and sawmills. Refugees describe families separated by flames as churches and homes burn. millions in property losses feared with over a hundred dead. Lake Huron shelters and relief trains aid thousands homeless. A rail accident worsens fears with a fatality and lawsuits looming.
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Detroit
Mich
Michisan
Au Sable
Tawas Detroit
Mackinac
Trowbdice
Michigan Central Railroad
Enaif & Mass
James
Macl
Shebeyzean
LeWisten
Alger
Turner
Lake Huron
Lames
Metz
Millersbore
Towervale
Detroit and
Macamac
Little
Western Union
Alpena
East Tawas
Bay City
Oscotland Au Sable
Woodruffle
Pointed Paragraphs on Love and Luck in Life
A collection of wry maxims on marriage, bluff in games, and social expectations. It contrasts desires for luxuries with poverty, notes similarities between love and poker, and humorously sketches early married life and suitability in partners.
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Jher
Cage News
Barrymore Will Not Seek Absolute Divorce
New York report says Miss Barrymore will not sue Russell G. Colt for divorce due to religious beliefs. Instead separation papers were prepared and a reconciliation effort led by Barrymore’s brother Jack Barrymore and uncle Joan brew is underway, aiming to heal the marriage. Miss Barrymore’s devout Roman Catholic faith, baptism at Ole Church, and Sacred Heart Convent schooling guide her stance.
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New York
Sacred Heart Convent
Philadia
Tr. Cole
Dead Engineer Blamed For Wreck In Bridgeport
Special railroad workers and volunteers hunted debris after a deadly railway wreck near Bridgeport Connecticut. Thirteen died yesterday and more bodies could be found as crews continued the search while forty five were injured including several in critical condition. Names and exact statuses were uncertain as hospitals reported patients from Philadelphia New Rochelle and Washington.
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Eeeanee Wilson
Philadelphia
Bridgeport
Conn
Port Hospital
Loretta Mn
New Rochelle
Vincent Hospital
Bertha
Washington
Daniel Kissner
Mia
Toney
John I Mary
Municipal report favors detailed accounting reforms
The Pillsburke Civic Commission backed a report urging clearer disclosure of assets liabilities and expenditures in the controller's department. Controller E S Morrow approved the study and the Commission invited him to help draft a more transparent system. Governor Woodrow Wilson urged simplification of political methods to restore popular control. The Civic Club of Allegheny County highlighted its 15 year record and past achievements including playgrounds pure water and smoke control plus public baths valued at 191000.
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Pillsburke Civic Commission
E. S&. Morrow
Ie Commission
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
National Municipal League
Civic Club of
St. Louis
Civic Club
Allegheny County
Child Labor Association
Master Key of House Missing Raises Security Alarm
Special house committees probe the loss of the master key to all offices in the big House office building. The key has not been recovered and an advertised reward promises no questions asked for its return. The key opens almost a thousand offices and their books and private papers.
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Washington
House
Big House
Fire Drives Guests From Willard Hotel, Louisville
Several hundred men and women fled in night clothing when a fire was discovered at the Willard Hotel in Louisville Kentucky early this morning. There were no fatalities and damage is estimated under 20 000 pounds.
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Louisville
Willard Hotel
Lincoln Visits Mrs Pickett and Baby in Civil War Tale
The widow of General Pickett recalls a remarkable meeting with Abraham Lincoln after Richmond fell. A tall visitor, claiming to be Tom Lincoln, joked that George had been a bad boy yet promised to help him at West Point. The baby clutched a fifty dollar bill as Major George E. Pickett is revealed to be the child.
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George Ki. Pickett
Gettysboro
General Pickett
Pickett
Abraham Lincoln
Richmond
Jim Solemn Black
George
George E. Pickett
Mra. Pickett
King and Queen Cheered in Ireland on Royal Tour
Three thousand Irish admirers welcome the King and Queen as they board the royal yacht at Dublin en route to Kingston. Belfast women present Queen Maury with a lace court train at the station. Arthur Newton, Crippen defense lawyer, suspended for abetting a bogus letter written from jail.
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Dublin
Kingston
Belfast
Queen Maury
London
nArthur W Newton
YW. W. Crippen
Belle Elmore Crippen
Crippen
Taft to submit Alaska Controller Bay facts to Congress
President Taft aims to present all facts on the Controller Bay situation to Congress by the end of next week at the latest. Departments handling Alaska interests have compiled correspondence records and orders, and the White House has been advised the information will be ready soon.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Controller Bay
Senate
Alaska
White House
Tariff Mother of Trusts Cited in Sugar Trust Hearing
Philadelphia expert Frank L. Neall testified before the House committee on the Sugar Trust arguing that tariffs help trusts and railroads shape freight rates. He noted New York often enjoys lower real freight costs than Philadelphia and discussed rate patterns from Brooklyn to other cities. The session touched on water competition and rate manipulation, with questions from Chairman Hardwick.
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Washington, D. C
Frank L. Neall
Philadelphia
Peter Wright & Sons
House
Sugar Trust
Havemeyer
Sir. Neall
Sather
Malloy
Mr. Neall
New York
Hardwick
Brooklyn
Neall
Baltimore
Washington
Alexandrian
Water Son
Iardwick
American Shear Refining Company
New York Customs House
American claimants win partial award against Chile
London The Americans representing Alsop & Co. win a partial victory in the Chilean dispute. King George as arbitrator awards $935,000 in full settlement of their claims totaling $2,337,284. The first claim for the full amount is denied, the mining rights claim is rejected, and the third claim of $925,000 is allowed. Chile has deposited funds to meet the award and payment is expected immediately.
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London
Alsop & Co
King George
United States State Department
Chill
Arrest Youths for Disorder at Jefferson Park
In Richmond Virginia three youths identified as Puchine Priddy Left Richardson and Dutch Bolling were jailed by Justice Crutchfield after failing to pay 10 fines. Officer George L Williams had earlier arrested them following complaints about a Jefferson Park gang drinking cursing and fighting creating an unsafe area for women and children.
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Wilkims
Board of Police Commissioners
Crutchfield
Richardson
Officer Williams
Richmond
Jefferson Park
Justice Crutchfield
Puchine Priddy
Dutch Bolling
George L. Williams
Customer and waiter quip on sale and eyelets removal
A London Opinion quip shows a customer asking what something is and a waiter replying with a joke about removing eyelets. The exchange frames a playful sale moment in a restaurant setting and implies a satirical take on consumer language.
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London
Laborer Buried Under Two Tons of Earth Near St Luke's
In an accident on Harrison Street near St Luke's Hospital, city laborer Robert Evans of 1409 Taylor Street was buried alive beneath about two tons of earth and bricks while tying sewer connections. Fellow worker Robert Hayes alerted others as the ditch collapsed, trapping Evans for nearly an hour. Rescue teams struggled in a five foot deep space until doctors from St. Luke's and the ambulance revived him. he was taken home bruised but alive.
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Richmond
Harrison Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Robert Evans
Taylor Street
Evans
Robert Hayes
Trayes
Hayes
Rescvents
Ovei
Tater
Progress Report on Cave-In Recovery
The injured man is progressing nicely and is expected to rally rapidly. Authorities have determined the cave-in cause, attributing it to a loose north ditch wall and the heavy rain yesterday afternoon. The wall shifted when jarred by a Clay Street car passing this morning.
Comes 10 000 Miles to Carry Off a Bride
Frank Smith of United States Steel Corporation arrives in New York from Liverpool on the Cunarder Carmania to wed Miss Isabelle Kelsey in Ivoryton Conn. The ceremony at 3 20 this afternoon follows a journey around the world with the Comstocks. Smith met Miss Kelsey years ago in Elizabeth New Jersey and joined them during their eight month trip. after a short honeymoon they will return to Johannesburg.
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New York
Frank Smith
United States Steel Corporation
Johannesburg
South Africa
Liverpool
Ele
Isabelle Kelsey
Ivoryton
Conn
Robert H. Comstock
Mr. Smith
England
Cape Town
Southampton
Miss Kelsey
Elizabeth
N. J
Comstock
Ethel
Smith
United States
Comstocks
Africa
Johannesbure
Hornets Halt Springfield Streetcar Line Attack
Heat wave prompts hornets to seize the Westfield Holyoke street railway telephone box delaying riders. Conductors delay as hornets sting many. driver James Currie stung and aided home after a fork accident at a Hazardville hay load nest.
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Springfield
Mas
Westfield-Holyoke
Hazardville
Conn
James Currie
Currie
It Made It Necessary Quotation From The Sacred Heart Review
A fragment from The Sacred Heart Review features a farmer and his boy trading a humorous exchange about milk, with the boy claiming the cow produced nine quarts and one kick. The text connects to Horace Greeley and handwriting influence.
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Sacred Heart Review
Time Marked by Pay Days and a Grim Wisdom
A terse reflective piece notes that some measure time by paydays and that joy can come from a grin rather than a frown. It asserts that the world does not owe a living to anyone, implying effort and self-reliance amid economic strain.
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Cc. O
Bicycle rider plummets from Palisades in heat
William Kiemm a seventeen year old rider fell 150 feet from the Palisades to his death while cycling alone in the heat. In New York a brutal heat wave causes 271 deaths in six days as 13 die overnight and prostrations rise.
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New York
Palisades
William Kiemm
Rainy Cold Snap Dips City Temperature Fast
A heavy morning rain in Washington DC produced a rapid 15 degree drop within minutes with the thermometer at 72 degrees by 10 o clock, the lowest this month.
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Washington, D. C
Heat Wave Death Toll Tops 160 in Greater Boston
A Boston report states 161 deaths and 598 prostrations occurred in Greater Boston as a heat wave cooled by 18 degrees this morning. The New England toll for the last 24 hours reaches eighty seven deaths.
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New England
Boston
Camorra Influence Alleged in Italian Politics Testimony
Captain Fabroni of the Caribineers testified that the Camorra's power reached Italy’s highest circles. He described the organization’s political influence and violence, claiming noblemen and deputies were elected through intimidation and murder when control failed.
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Viterbo
Camorra
Italy
Fabroni
Wide-Awake Constable Interrogates Driver
Silas stops a car and questions a chauffeur accused of overspeeding. The driver pleads no speed while hinting at a morning departure from Quinceville. The constable considers arrest for obstructing the highway after a wink and slow four mile trip.
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Silas
Quinceville
Harper's Weekly
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the Pickett Baby
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Federal Express
Virgins Palmer
Tariff
Chili Wall
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Horace Greeley
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Virginia
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Dept. A
Richmond Journal Company
Richmond, Virginia
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