Fatal Fire In A Big Tenement In New York
A daylight blaze at 209 East Ninety-seventh Street killed four and injured two as flames swept a five story tenement housing over 200 people. A mother tried to save her baby from an airshaft while policemen and firefighters pursued rescues. several victims were found on the third and fourth floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Ninety-seventh Street
Angelo Pallidino
Pallidino
Sackett
Vincent Cahill
Harlem
Harburger
Reflections of a Bachelor phrases on love and money
A collection of social aphorisms about debt, honesty, marriage, and gender roles from the New York Press. It contrasts costs of paying debts with the price of honesty and discusses expectations in relationships and female individuality.
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The
New York Press
Chipley Banker Killed in Feud Shooting
In Chipley Georgia T T Murrah a merchant banker and governor staffer was shot and killed by Abe Hasty a farmer nearby Hasty was arrested but escaped from jail during the night and has not been recaptured He is believed to have fled the area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chipley
T. T. Murrah
Terrell
Abe Hasty
Hasty
Tragic Auto Crash Claims Morris Osborn Near Cleveland
Morris Osborn, 19, son of coal operator F. M. Osborn, was killed when his car overturned after striking an obstruction a few miles east of Cleveland. His passenger Walter Robinson escaped with bruises in the same accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Morris Osborn
F. M. Osborn
Wid
Young Osborn
Walter Robinson
Nippon Line and Shanghai Freights Open Competition
Omaha special desk reports the first freight race between Yokohama and Shanghai begun by Nippon Yusen Kaisha a top Japanese steamship firm. Butterfield & Co. signals expanding its fleet as rates fall on both sides boosting Asia to America trade.
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Omaha
Neb
Yokohama
Shanghai
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Butterfield & Co
Acteon Post Office Robbery Leaves Postmaster Dead
In Acteon near Farmville the local post office was robbed and burned. Postmaster John E. Grubb a one legged Union veteran was killed and his remains were found among the ashes. Authorities arrested two suspected Black men at Prospect and three white men at Crewe.
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Lynchburg
Acteon
Farmville
John E. Grubb
Prospect
Crewe
Cotton Market Jumps in New Orleans Amid Rumors of Corner
In New Orleans the cotton market rose sharply on July Monday by 26 points, stirring excitement and rumors of a bull corner. Prices retreated later, with July trading 19 points above Saturday's auction. Reports claim a corner affected all spot cotton, noting July exceeds October.
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New Orleans
Indictments Hit Insurance Officials and Rail Debates Across Nation
Dr. Walter R. Gillette and Robert A. Granniss, former Mutual Life officials, indicted for forgery with bail set at 10 000 and 5 000. Chicago and Alabama railroad cases dismissed. Mob watches wedding at Grace Church as Miss Burke Roche marries Arthur Burden. Various cases include conspiracy, bribery dismissals, tolls on coal trade, and tobacco trust investigations.
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Walter R. Gillette
Robert A. Granniss
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Dillendale
United States District Court
Kansas City
Chicago and Alton
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Felix Dunmoody
Memphis
Tenn
Greiner
Buffalo
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. S. Young
J. S. Young & Co
Baltimore
New York
Tobacco “Trust
Edmund Eschbach
Fort Schuyler
N. Y
Lynde Harrison
Connecticut
New Haven
Walpack Center
N. J
Llewellyn Randolph Snowden
Philadelphia
George J. Gould
Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
McCrea
Cassatt
Robert J. Wynne
United States Marine Corps
Wynne
Lancaster
Hopkinsville
Ethel Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Europe
Heyward
South Carolina
State Dispensary Board
Walter L. Houser
Wisconsin
Insurance
Texas
Missouri
Bertha Binn
Edgewater
Admiral Dewey
Manila
James R. Wylie
Folsom
Cal
Thomas F. Wilson
Nelson Morris & Co
Chicago
House Committee On Agriculture
Neill-Reynolds
Robert F. Wynne
British Officials Probe Meat Supplies for Army
Lieut. Col. Percy E. Hobbs, chief instructor at Aldershot, is sent to the United States to inspect all tins of meat for the British army. Sir Halliday McCartney, longtime Chinese Legation official, dies in Scotland born 1833. Emperor William invites American officers to autumn German maneuvers.
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Percy E. Hobbs
Army Service Ee School of
Aldershot
United States
Gorenykin
Trepoff
Howard Vincent
House of Commons
London
Manchester
Halliday McCartney
Kenbank
Kirkcudbrightshire
Scotland
William
Terrific dynamite plant blast near Lancaster kills eleven
Eleven men were blown to pieces and five injured when a dynamite plant near Pequea along the Susquehanna River exploded. Only one remote building stayed intact as seven girls worked there. The plant, owned by G. R. McAbee & Co. of Pittsburgh, had its site midway between Pequea and Martic Forge. The cause remains unknown.
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Lancaster
Pequea
Susquehanna River
Lancaster County
York County
George
Benjamin Rineer
Martin Rineer
G. R. McAbee & Co
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Martic Forge
Ottawa MPs urge Canada to ban US canned goods
In Ottawa the Chicago meat packers revelations prompt Montreal M P Robert Bickerdike and others to call for a prohibition on importing American canned food. He argues inspection is impossible once sealed and public health warrants banning canned stuff until trust is restored.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Chicago
Canada
Robert Bickerdike
M. P
Montreal
United States
Fatal clash at Ernest mine as constabulary opens fire
In Ernest five miles from Indiana, a conflict between 12 state constabulary men and striking coal miners left two dead and eight wounded. A brass band led marchers from Anita mines to meet mine officials, fire from a band member triggered a volley from constables, and the miners were moved to Adrian Hospital after the scene cooled.
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Indiana
Ernest
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
Anita Mines
Jefferson County
Punxsutawney
State Constabulary
Contabulary
Adrian Hospital
Tragic Fire Claims Three Women in Walpack Centre
In Walpack Centre near Newton New Jersey a blaze killed Mrs Samuel Garrison a 50 year old and two girls aged 8 and 12 while three men escaped by jumping from an upper room. The fire likely started while occupants slept and smoke overpowered the women.
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Newton
N. J
Walpack Centre
Samuel Garrison
Jacob Emery
Garrison
Mint Resumes Coinage After Fire
San Francisco special report states that the local mint began operations to coin the silver on hand for a brief period. The facility will stay open only a few days and then close to prepare for the annual count.
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Prisco
San Francisco
Monument unveiling and notable regional notices in Portsmouth area
The dispatch covers a peace monument unveiling for Grimes Battery with Miss Annie Emerson and Miss Palmetto Grimes, plus Norfolk era court actions. It notes a federal grand jury failing to indict Oceana postmaster Benjamin Gimbert, a King George execution of Gabriel Battaile, a ram’s death defending a flock, and several local educational and property transactions. Also reported are a post office murder at Aceton, a Meade family death, a Campbell County pastor's passing, and a Budapest expert linking defective hearing to railroad safety with calls for medical screening.
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Grimes
Portsmouth Artillery
Portsmouth
Annie Emerson
Arthur Emerson
Craney Island
Palmetto Grimes
Wm. H. Stewart
Union
Confederacy
Norfolk
Benjamin Gimbert
Oceana
Princess Anne County
Gabriel Battaile
King George
Lena Rogers
University College of Medicine
Richmond
John W. Larrick
Chambersvile
Jackson
Main
Randolph Streets
City Gas Company of
Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Company
Messrs. Williams
Middendorf & Co
Baltimore
John E. Grubbs
Aceton
Lynchburg
Grubbs
David Meade
Whie Post
Clarke County
Meade
Lynchbore
Ile
Campbell County
Sporting Brevities Highlight Mixed 1907 Athletics
Spearmint wins the Epsom Derby as Long Island’s golf season opens. A parade of sports notes includes eightytwo clubs in the Western Golf Association, Yale and Columbia captaincies, auto tests, and track and boating results.
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Spearmint
Long Island
Western Golf Association
Chester W. Cushell
Columbia
John Warper Mallory
Pittsburg
Yale
New York City Trade Association
W. H. Moore
Philadelphia
John B. Castleman
Louisville
Western Jockey Club
National Game Notes on Catchers Pitchers and Batsmen
The article highlights Howard Wakefield as Washington’s top pinch hitter while Fred Parent rebuilds his role. It notes Chicago Americans lefty bats at the top order and Offa Neal joining Providence, and mentions Thundgren as the standout pitcher in the leagues. It also references Criger in Boston, Lajoie’s sensational play, Stone’s claimed phenom status, and Cincinnati back in talks for Crawford.
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Howard Wakefield
Washington
Fred Parent
Bostons
Chicago Americans
Offa Neal
York
Providi
Stone
St. Louis
Walging
Wade
God
Ward
Phillies
Herrmann
San Crawford
Detroit
Cincinnati
Ned Hanlon
Ned
Wagner
LafJose
Chance
Magee
Bradley
Notable figures teased by travel and tenure around 1900
Disjointed feuilleton traces prominent people in transit and office. Mentions Marcel Robert Hunter preparing to study abroad, Mayor Clellan signing with quill pens, King Alfonso dining late, Casts, Venc aneli retiring to private life, Woodrow Wilson discussed as a potential candidate, Rev Henry Wunder marking years at St Pauls Church, Patrick I McGowan likely mayoral tenure, and Lord Shaw of London tied to university studies.
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Justice
Marcel Robert Hunter
Grady
Mark Twelit
McClethim
New York City
Alfonso
Spain
Bf. Vencaneli
Woodrow Wilson
Knewton University
Pregis
Henry Wunder
Atd St. Paul's Evangelical Lot Church
Chicago
Clellan
Europe
Thomas Shaw
Ente
London
J. Bri
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OLD Dominion Line
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Mathews
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Philpot’s
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Williams
Hicks
Diggs
Roane
Ware River
Smith’s
Hockley
Aubuoro
North River
Dixendale
Severn Wharf
Severn River
Government Wharf
Old D
Berkley
Brandon
Granby Street
Atlantic Hotel
M. B. Crowell
Chesapeake Steamship Company
Chesapeake Line
Augusta
Atlanta
Old Point Comfort
Baltmore
City
Baltimore Street
Arthur W. Ronson
Light Street
Keven Foster
E. J. Crim
T. H. McDaniel
Apt
A. M. Marchant
Journal Building
M. S. Foster
Sibley Bros
Leslie C. Garnett
Middlesex
F. Theo. Miller
Mathews C. H
Star Monthly Solicitor
Feud Victien
Georgia
Constabulary
C. S. Schermerhorn @ Son
Purina
Cheapside
Pratt Street
Baltimore, Md
Lichtenberg
Budapest
Bermuda
Hampton Roads
New ‘Zenace
Great Britain
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