Virginians Die in Indianapolis Train Wreck
At Irvington east of Indianapolis a Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton train struck an open switch and collided with a freight train at speed. Eighteen people are dead and nineteen injured, with many victims in the first passenger coach. Fire, rescue and grim search followed as families, including Clifton Cheney and relatives, were reported among the dead.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Irvington
Albert Alien
Los Angeles
Chris Imhok
Chris Lohott
Joseph L. Palmer
Ottawa
Tenn
Clifton Cheney
Jackson
John Cheney
Clifton
Breathitt County
Jackson, Z
Cox
J. S. Skillman
Mre
J. W. Jefferson
Colored Porter
Chicago
W. J. Filer
Liberty
A. C. Filer
Fred Emberton
Mary Sears
Harry Sell
Fred W. Hutcheson
Madison
Premonition Letter Tollows Fatal Freight Tragedy
Florence Gross of San Francisco warned her brother Carl Gross head brakeman of imminent danger before the Indianapolis bound freight disaster. Carl, dead after the wreck, recalled braking ahead on a hill and assuming the track was clear as the engineer signaled. He could not both close the switch and flag the section, believing it closed when the whistle blew.
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South Oriental Street
White
Cincinnati
Hemilkion
Dayton
Gross
Florence Gross
San Francisco
Cal
Carl Gross
Carl
Indianapolis
New York deemed wickeder than Chicago by reformers
Miss Jane Addams of Hull House and others testified before the City Council Vice Committee arguing against segregated vice districts. Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen claimed 7,000,000 working girls in the United States include many earning less than 325 dollars yearly, and Miss Miner blamed strong financial interests in New York for social vice, echoing complaints about Chicago.
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Chicago
Jane Addams
Hull House
Joseph T. Bowen
Juvenile Protective Association of
Virginia Hrooks
West Hammond
Maude Miner
New York Probation Officers’ Association
City Council
Mrs. Bowen
Miss Miner
Black Champion Still in Prison in Chicago Jail
Attorneys for Jack Johnson the Black fighter continued an eight hour search for bond signers to secure his release from jail in Chicago. Johnson is held on Mann act violations. He remained hopeful in his cell that bondsmen would be found, despite no property owner agreeing to indemnify.
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Chicago
Ill
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Baltimore
Bond
Emilie A. Bassher
Isaac Emerson
Filipinos Celebrate Wilson Victory in Massive Demonstration
Manila reports a huge pro independence rally with ten thousand Filipinos marching with banners calling for immediate independence and a sea boulevard mass meeting drawing twenty thousand. Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmena spoke on independence. Emilio Aguinaldo appeared in support.
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Manila
Wilson
Lameta
Manuel Quezon
Sergio Osmena
Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo
Congress
Philippine Assembly
Strikers Clash With Police in Watertown Rubber Strike
In Watertown Massachusetts fifty officers blocked a line near Hood Rubber to separate police from Industrial Workers of the World members on strike. A tense morning followed yesterday’s deadly clash, with fears of a general strike hitting American Rubber and Boston Woven Hose. Russian woman Milding Shackalngi, 21, was arrested for stone throwing.
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Watertown
Mass
Hood Rubber Company
American Rubber
Boston Woven Hose Company
Milding Shackalngi
Dogs Don't Die At Over Says Dr Carerel
A fragment suggests a humorous or satirical claim about a dog named Rover and a medical authority figure Dr Carerel, in a New York special report. The text references the Rockefeller name but is incomplete and unclear.
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Carerel
Scientist Carrel Describes Slow Death Process and Transplants
Dr Carrel spoke at the American Museum of Natural History about how animals die gradually after life ends. He described tissue transplantation experiments, suturing vessels to splice arteries and veins, and showed images of dogs and cats with transplanted organs months later.
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Carrel
Man Falls From Bridge Tragedy Near Rutherford Station
John C. Hughes of Rutherford N J aged 64 stepped from a moving New Jersey Transit train near Hackensack River bridge thinking it was Rutherford Station. He clung to a spar after a fall and was rescued by a boatman Beach, taken to St Marys Hospital Passaic. He suffered a fractured hip and possible pneumonia but hopes for recovery, with his wife at home in Rutherford.
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New York
Jersey
Oclock
Bve
John C. Hughes
Prospect Street
Hutherford
N. J
Mitches
Hackensack River
Rutherford Station
Slughes
Rutherford
Hackengack River Bridge
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
St. Mary's Hospital
Passaic
O'Donnell
Wright & Graham
Dry Foods
Franklin Street
Vincent Astor Heir to Millions
New York Special reports William Vincent Astor now twenty one and owner of roughly sixty five million dollars left by John Jacob Astor who perished on the Titanic. He is on a yachting trip ending tomorrow at Rhine Cliff on the Hudson with his mother and sister. The fortune relies heavily on real estate and stocks making exact worth uncertain.
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New York
William Vincent Astor
America
John Jacob Astor
Young Astor
Astor Country Place
Rhine Cliff-on-the-Hudson
Muriel
Crowd Flocked To Dago Frank Murder Trial In New York
A huge police guard watched over the Herman Rosenchil murder trial as the city prepared for the gunmen’s court appearance. Crowds formed early outside Justice Goff’s courtroom and police blocked corridors to avert violence during the session. Foremost among the awaited defendants was Frank Chofiel alias Dago Frank, with two high profile women linked to the case drawing attention.
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New York
Justice Go
Herman Rosen- Chil
Justice Goff
Frank Chofiel
Dago Frank
Lycos
Witnesses Describe Becker Murder Case and Zelig Frame-Up
Women were guarded in Brooklyn as arrests of husbands occurred. Mrs. Rosenberg testified in the Becker trial, and the four defendants in his command deny involvement in Rosenthal’s killing. Witnesses say Dago Frank, 27, knew Tig Jack Zelig and first met Jack Rose on the day Zelig was shot.
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Brooklyn
Rosenberg
Charles Becker
Chéfid
Rosenthal
Dago Frank
Tig Jack” Zelig
Jack Rose
Zelig
Criminal Courts
Rose
Zelic
Chrofici
Wallon
Schepps
Seventh Avenue
Progressives to Fight It Out in Chicago Banquet Talk
Colonel Roosevelt aims to reorganize the Progressive party for a victory two years hence. He denounces the Republican party as moribund and vows to erode its support, while Medill McCormick reports on Oyster Bay plans and Cook County Progressive strategy.
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Chicago
Ill
Moosevelt
Permaoest
Progressive Party
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Oysteray
Medill McCormick
Cook County
West Beean
Twins at Adams Family Birth Ring
Mrs Anthony Wroblesky of Adams Massachusetts gave birth Tuesday to twins a boy and a girl. She is one of eighteen children and four of her sisters are mothers of twins. A photograph of the five sisters and the five pairs of twins will be sent to Colonel Roosevelt. Wilson leads Roosevelt by fifteen votes in San Francisco as official State counts show. Unforgotten poetry ends with a nostalgic verse about boyhood days and old school memories.
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Adams
Mass
Anthony Wroblesky
Wilson
T. R
San
Fancisco
Woodrow Wilson
Ewing
Theodore Roosevelt
Wison
Roosevelt
Butte County
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Medica Authority
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Valley News
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Marconi Wireless
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Gpla AG
Dr. A. M. Marchant
al Ki . of Dental Works
Omee Honra
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Garnett
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Middlesex
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Virginia Agricultural Board
Peerless Oyster
Joyner
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C. H W. Audkins
T. D. Hudgins
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