Tragic Collision Sinks Excursion Steamers Near Montevideo
Between 150 and 200 people die or are missing after the Argentine excursion steamer Colombia and the North German Lloyd ship Schlesien collide entering Montevideo harbor in a driving rain. Most victims are women and children. about 70 survivors are rescued. The Uruguayan festival is postponed. Schlesien suffers minor damage.
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Colombia
Schlesien
Montevideo
Remen
Buenos Ayres
Custom House
Interstate Fair Opens at Woodland Park in Sioux City
The Interstate Live Stock Fair begins September 20 at Woodland Park Riverside in Sioux City Ia. Gates open at 9 AM with livestock displays valued over 1 million dollars. Exhibits include farm machinery and USDA animal industry exhibits with daily lectures, plus Iowa State Agricultural College seed corn displays. Amusements include a 22 car circus and diverse midway acts. Harness racing features alongside top field runners.
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Woodland Park
Riverside
Stour City
Sioux City
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa State Agricultural College
P. G. Holden
Wright
St. Louis Exposition
Mob Attacks Carlisle Mine Supt Home. Wife Fatally Shot
A mob attacked the home of Stephen Hart, Carlisle coal mine superintendent, shooting his wife fatally. The town of Carlisle, Ind, faces panic after weeks of miner threats. Sheriff Wible and six deputies arrived from Sullivan to restore order.
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Carlisle
Ind
Stephen Hart
Carlsle
Hart
Wible
Sullivan
Long Service Ends for Rear Admiral Swinburne at 62
Rear Admiral William Swinburne retires on the first Tuesday after reaching 62, with 26 years at sea in a 43 year career. Sioux City live stock market quotations for Tuesday list top beeves at 5.15 and top hogs at 7.66.
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William Swinburne
Sioux City
Billy Sunday Injured in Indiana Car Collision
Baseball evangelist Billy Sunday and his wife were injured in a Monday collision near Laporte Indiana. Their cars overturned and they were thrown into a ditch.
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Billy
Laporte
Ind
Feud Fight on Farms Kills Five in Juriquilla WVTex
A feud between laborers on farms at Juriquilla WVTex and Santa Rosa a Neal by village left five dead and fatally hurt and ten seriously injured.
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Juriquilla
Wvtex
Santa Rosa
Nealby
McKees Rocks Council Seeks State Aid in Car Plant Strike
McKees Rocks officials form a committee to urge Gov Stuart to call in the state police at the Pressed Steel Car plant in Schoenville amid a 1500 worker strike. Seven killed in riot injuries, with 30–40 state troopers en route and the plant operating under guard.
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McKees’ Rocks
Harrisburg
Ask Guv Stuart
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
Schoenville
Company of Mounted Constabulary
Balloon falls into river after wind tears ship from handlers
The Bayard-Clement dirigible built for the Russian government wrecked near Maisons-Laffitte during a preliminary trial. Four occupants led by Col. Nadh swam to shore after the gas bag ruptured and the airship toppled into the Seine. the aviators were uninjured.
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Maisons-Laffitte
Col
Nadh
River Seine
Northwestern Forest Fires Threaten Idaho Timber
Wildfires near Lower Pond d Oreille river spread to the Idaho side toward Priest Lake. Fidelity Lumber of Newport and Panhandle Lumber of Spirit Lake report heavy losses as fire started near Ruby and Blue Slide. Hundreds battled flames Monday night with limited progress. 1,500,000 feet of timber may be destroyed, says Supervisor Weigel of the Coeur d Alene forest service.
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Lower Pond d’Oreville River
Idaho
Priest Lake
Fidelity Lumber Company
Newport
Panhandle Lumber Company
Spirit Lake
Ruby and
Blue Slide
Weigel
Coaqur d'Alene Forest Service
Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Lands Open Lottery
Superintendent James W. Witten announced an October opening for the Cheyenne river and Standing Rock Indian lands. The large tract totals about 2,235,000 acres across South Dakota and North Dakota with registration set from October 4 to 23 at Aberdeen Pierre Lemmon and Mobridge in South Dakota and Bismarck North Dakota.
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James W.witten
Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
South Dakota
North Dakota
Aberdeen
Pierre, Lemmon
Mobridge
Bismarck
N. D
Funeral cortege halted over cremation contract
At Goshen Indiana on Monday the funeral cortege for Charles Crary was stopped by an undertaker his attorney and police who blocked lowering the coffin into the grave arguing Crary six years earlier agreed to cremation in Chicago, not burial.
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Charles Crary
Goshen
Ind
Crary
Chicago
Manteno Man Sues Wife for Divorce Amid Desertion
Eilie Schipper of Manteno Illinois fled the divorce suit brought by her husband. He accuses her of adultery and says after a recent incident she left him and their two children, moving to Ida Grove Iowa to Hoe. The couple married in 1903 and she deserted him April 1.
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Eilie Schipper
Manteno, III
Ida Grove
Hoe
Jerome Announces Candidacy For Re election
District Attorney William Travers Jerome announced in New York that he will seek re election this fall as an independent candidate. He stated the decision in a brief statement and said he will pursue the nomination.
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William Travers Jerome
New York
Aeronaut Dies from Balloon Fall Injuries in Lincoln
Frederick Scott, amateur aeronaut from Lincoln Nebraska, fell 200 feet during an ascent last Friday and died Monday from injuries. He had been conducting a balloon ascent over Lincoln when the accident occurred.
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Frederick Scott
Lincoln, Neb
Railway Line Sold in Foreclosure Auction at Decatur
The Mobile Jackson and Kansas City railroad was sold under foreclosure at Decatur Newton county Mississippi on Monday. The purchaser paid 8 200 000 dollars with Neil A Weathers the bidder for the line.
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Mobile, Jackson
Plague Death Toll in Amoy Rises Over Fortnight
An official announcement on Monday reports Bubonic plague killed 110 people in Amoy during the two weeks ending last Saturday.
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Amoy
Fire in Decatur destroys Moorhouse & Wells store
A Sunday morning blaze at Moorhouse and Wells hardware on East Main Street, Decatur Illinois, caused the city’s worst fire with an estimated one million dollars in loss. Insurance covers about eighty percent as water supplies fail and residents endure a shutoff.
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Moorhouse & Wells
East Main Street
Decatur
Ill
Springfield
Cullen
City
Plunge Through Trestle Destroys Spokane Train
A southbound Spokane Falls and Northern train plunged through a burning trestle two miles south of Dart’s siding near Spokane Washington. Engineer Gillette and a mail clerk were seriously injured while the engine baggage and mail cars fell into a ravine. Passengers escaped as flames consumed the remaining cars and two coaches burned.
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Gillette
Spokane Falls
Tesla predicts working on artificial rain with cooperation
Nikola Tesla writes from New York that artificial rain production will be achieved through electrical apparatus. He says the problem requires many collaborators and asks Wichita rainmaker Geo Matthews to report progress on his chemical cloud experiments.
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Kansan
Nikola Tesla
Geo. G. Matthews
Wichita
Kan
Tesla
Mr. Matthews
Night of Wild Riot at Schoenville Steel Plant
A brutal riot at the Pressed Steel Car plant in Schoenville Pa leaves one state trooper and a deputy sheriff among the dead. At least ten others fatally wounded and scores more seriously hurt as mounting troopers and deputies crash into nearby homes and arrest dozens in box car jails.
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Sheriif
Schoenville
Mail Robbers Arrested in St Louis Mail Box heist
Police in St. Louis arrested two men two boys and a woman over mail box robberies. They confessed taking letters over two months totaling about 1500 dollars. leader Frank Duncan, recently released from Leavenworth prison, says he avoided checks though 40000 dollars in value had passed through.
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St. Louis
Frank ©. Duncan
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Duncan
Barcelona Flooded by Unprecedented Sunday High Tide
A phenomenal high tide Sunday flooded the lower districts of Barcelona Spain causing extensive damage. Residents report widespread inundation of streets and homes while authorities assess repairs and safety measures. Local officials urge caution and monitor water levels as crews assist affected areas.
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Barcelona
Spain
Forest Fires Ravage Timberlands Near Spokane
Fire rages through forests northeast and southeast of Spokane Washington on Sunday destroying vast timberland and forcing settlers to evacuate to the river. Loss estimated over 1 million dollars.
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Spokane
Wash
Trial Run Planned for New Battleship South Carolina
The battleship South Carolina departed Philadelphia navy yard Sunday for Delaware capes to conduct its official trial trip.
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South Carolina
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Delaware Capes
Two Injuries and Deaths From Storm Lake Area Crashes
A series of crashes near Storm Lake injured Julius Kraft and Andrew Broderson and damaged autos owned by Curtis and Marshall of Lincoln Nebraska. A bystander tramp, Sam Elis, was killed near Larchwood after a confrontation at the depot. Jack McCormick of Omaha and F O Johnson of Freeport Illinois were involved in a street fight aftermath. McCormick jailed on assault charges with coroner listing the death likely from a heart blow.
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Storm Lake
Julius Kraft
Illinois
Messrs. Curtis and Marshall
Lincoln
Neb
Andrew Broderson
W. G. Stock
Lloyd Hooker
Sam Elis
Lester
Larchwood
Elis
Jack Cronin
Tress
Jack McCormick
Omaha
F. O. Johnson
Freeport
Ill
McCormick
Johnson
Toroner
Ellis
Lyon County
Morningside College Receives $10,000 Endowment Gift
A check for $10,000 signed by James J Hill arrived in Sioux City for Morningside college endowment. The gift completes a $150,000 fund to secure a $50,000 American board grant, bringing total endowment to about $400,000 with $5,000 yearly income from the Northwest Iowa conference, potentially $500,000 total.
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James J Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Sioux City
Morningside College
American Board
Hill
Northwest Iowa
Lime Cure For Tuberculosis Demonstrated In Iowa
A Mason City man Edward Connely reports improvement after using lime dust therapy for tuberculosis. He inhales lime dust daily in a closed room and shows increased appetite strength and lung improvement. A physician notes lungs clearing rapidly as the lime treatment gains attention.
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Edward Connely
Mason City
Fire at W. W. Steele livery barn devastates Ha Warden
A Saturday blaze at the W. W. Steele livery barn in Ha warden destroyed the barn and threatened nearby property. Firefighters saved horses and rigs though the structure burned. total losses near 3 8000 with insurance covering both the barn and Steele’s damages.
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W. W. Steele
Hawarden
J K. Ofstad
Steele
Mad Bull Attacks Soldier at Camp Fifty sixth Regiment
Private Frank Lester of Mason City faced a wild bull at the Fifty six regiment camp near Lake Okoboji. The animal gored his left arm and caused a deep shoulder wound before comrades drove it away. Lester is hospitalized.
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Fifty-sixth Regiment
I.ng
Lake Okoboji
Frank Lester
Mason City
Lester
Auto Drops Off a Bridge Injuring Funeral Party
A car carrying a funeral party returning from State Center slid off a bridge into a creek near State Center. David Trackburn a prominent farmer and Harry Buck a barber were seriously injured while three other St. Anthony men suffered minor injuries. The group was thrown about thirty feet to the opposite bank as the vehicle wrecked in mud and water.
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State Center
David Trackburn
Harry Buck
St. Anthony
Tragedy at Indianapolis speedway as two die in crash
On the first day of the speed carnival at the new Indianapolis speedway a 250 mile Prest-O-Lite race ended in a fatal crash. William Bourque and mechanic Harry Holcomb died after their car left the track and overturned while Clifford Litterall, another mechanic, was killed in a separate incident on way to practice. Twelve thousand spectators witnessed the disaster as women fainted and many were injured.
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New
Indianapolis Speedway
William Bourque
Harry Holcomb
Bourque
Holcomb
Clifford Litterall
New Speedway
Chevrolet
Auto Kills Three at Indianapolis Race
Three killed and three injured when a National Six race car driven by Charles Merz left the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The car plunged into a crowd, wrecking the fence and a bridge. Officials stopped the Wheeler and Schebler trophy race after 236 miles as casualties mounted.
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Motor Speedway
Indianapolis
Speedway
National Six
Charles Merz
Stevens
Suitor May Borrow From Fiancée Warned by Judge
Justice Goff of the New York Supreme Court warns that a engaged woman should not lend money to her fiancé. He argues it is not a crime for a man to delay repayment, as his vow to wed could be false, a matter beyond the court's jurisdiction.
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Justice Goff
New York Supreme Court
Cholera Serum Proven Effective After 30 Day Test
After a thirty day test under strict U S government supervision in Kansas City, the serum discovered by Dr M Dor set a government specialist for the prevention of hog cholera has proven effective.
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United States
Kansas City
M. Dorset
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Uruguay
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Clement Dirigible
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Schoenville, Pa
Rock Rapids
James J. Will
Morningside
Marshalltown
Charles Robinson
Muscatine
Hayward
Pierpont Morgan
Chicago Great Western Railway
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A. M. Buth
Sac City
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Isaac Kalbach
Iowa
E O Montgomery
Boone County Telephone Company
Iowa Telephone Company
Pomeroy
Burlington
Fort Madison
John Stone
Des Moines
Buffalo Bill
Mad Bule
Animal J
Mutual Telephone Company
Perry Creek
International Harvester Company of America
Franz Brewery
West Third Street
Third Street
Mary Martz
Mabel Martz
District Court
Louis Wier
Glen Hutchinson
Coin
Wabash
Seokuk
Anna Bresnahan Croak
Keoku
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