Wreck Kills 32 Shrine Party on Pacific Coast Rail Line
Santa Barbara May 13 A derailed Southern Padre railroad special carrying 145 Shriners from Jemalia temple Buffalo and Rajah temple Reading crashed near Honda after a defective switch, killing 32 and injuring many. The dining car disaster trapped passengers as the wreckage burned and emergency crews worked for hours to reach the injured and recover victims.
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Southern Padre Railroad
Los Angeles
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Buffalo
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Iata
Honda
Flinders
San Luis Obispo
J. Douglas Hipple
H. K. Gittleman
A. L. Roth
Gilbert Steffe
W. D. Wasson
J. W. Cutler
Binghamton
Charles W. Lowing
Pullman
C. W. Austin
McCann's Tourist Company
New York
John Lacey
R. W. Sweeney
William W. Essick
John W. Cutter
Henry J. Fisher
Cleveland
Cora Young
Brumbach
George N. Hagerman
Benjamin Stoltz
Harrison R. Hendel
Oliver F. Kauffman
Harry G. Miller
Snyder
Richard Essick
Thomas J. Prun Jauch
Miss Stoltz
Mgr
Here
Diber
Frank Champlain
Rajah Temple of Reading
Colle Plerely
Jury Acquits Pierson Hastings Bev in De Liberating Trial
A jury acquitted Pierson Hastings and Bev after a brief trial. Walter McCulla faced charges alleging he ruled his home in a case tied to a low-interest loan and related disputes. The court delivered the verdict amid jury deliberations lasting a short period.
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Hastings
Bev
Walter McCulla
Howe
Wheat Surges Past Dollar on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago May 14 Wheat jumped above $1.03 as heavy buying from country orders swept through the market. July, September and December futures climbed amid nervous shorts and strong demand, with widespread receipts from Canada to Louisiana and Pacific ports. Analysts cited weather and insect damage reducing global wheat supply as Europe eyed American sales. some traders predicted July futures could top $1.25 or even $1.59.
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Chicago Board of Trade
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Northwest
Canadian Northwest
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Liverpool
Budapest
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Commission
Europe
William H. Bartlett
James A. Patten
Selecting Jury Slow Work in Haywood Trial
In Boise Idaho on May 14 a lone talesman qualified for the Haywood trial while most venire members faced peremptory challenges. Judge Wool addressed a surge of summoned jurors as excuses and health claims reduced the pool, with many offering reasons not to serve.
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Haywood
Boise
Doise
Ida
Wool
Sherrif Hodgin
Birth of a Spanish Prince Sparks Holiday Across Spain
Madrid reports the birth of Queen Victoria and King Alfonso’s son, prompting a national holiday over three days. King Alfonso and Premier Maura presented the infant, the pope and rulers were telegraphed, and eight death sentences were commuted with thousands pardoned.
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Maura
Edward
Spain
Prince Charles of Bourbon
Carlos
Winter Wheat Above Average In May Crop Report
Washington May 11 The official crop report issued by the department of agriculture covers the period to May 1 1907. It records winter wheat condition at 2.9 with 28 182 000 acres under cultivation. spring planting 47 percent done. winter wheat in cultivation down about 3 553 000 acres from last fall and about 1 468 000 acres from last year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
New Courthouse Planned For Muscatine County
In Muscatine Iowa a special election approved a 136000 dollar courthouse and a 15000 dollar jail project. Elsewhere reports cover a Winterset judge facing a second trial for attempted blackmail and other Iowa related items.
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Muscatine
Muscatine County
Crossley Named to Prepare Soldiers' Restor Commission
Colonel George W. Crossley of Webster City is appointed by Colonel Clark to serve as the old soldier member on the commission directing the preparation of material for the soldiers roster. Governor Cummins will issue the certificate of appointment and the group will meet soon to begin work. Crossley, former Anamosa penitentiary warden, served in the Third Iowa during the Civil War.
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Des Moines
George W. Crossley
Webster City
Clark
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Grand Army of the Republic
Cummins
Crossley
Anamosa Penitentiary
Third
Iowa
Pioneer Hadfield Dies in Courtroom in Polk County
In Des Moines on May 10 James Hadfield, a Polk county pioneer, testified in a civil case and declared he was sixty five yet sound for eighty five. He suddenly gasped, slumped, and died from heart disease in the courtroom, creating a dramatic scene as the witness asserted his strong health.
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Des Moines
James Hadfield
Polk County
Hadfield
Threatening letter targets institute faculty in Webster City
County Superintendent Holaday received a letter threatening assassination if he appoints another professor. The note warns of a late return and urges using a gun if simple requests fail. Holaday named Ford as an instructor in reply and turned the matter to federal authorities.
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Webster City
Ford
von Kroge
Blairspurg
Holaday
Supreme court denies undue influence in will case
Des Moines May 11. The Iowa Supreme Court rules that fear of displeasure from a deceased spouse in the next world does not constitute undue influence in will making. The case, appealed from Cedar district, involved Jane Powell who deeded property to relatives under a promise and later died. Her relatives argued the belief was a hallucination binding her promise, but the court found such faith as normal belief in an afterlife and not undue influence.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Cedar District
Jane Powell
Interview with Orchard Piiector Denies Immunity Promise
The Haywood trial juror selection continues amid delays as defense challenges many veniremen. Harry Orchard, the key state witness, denies coercion or promised immunity while discussing his alleged confession and Christian conversion. Other news covers a Finnish village raid near the Russian frontier, a New York Metropolitan Life probe, a St Louis cabbie’s fatal whisky test, and a Gust Brewing explosion injuring executives.
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Ida
Haywood
Willian van Oredal
Allen Pride
Pride
Harry Orchani
Talesman Wee
Prits
Talesmen
Steunenberg
Harry Orchard
Idaho
Federaton
Minera
Orchard
McPartland
Mexico City
Haapala
Finland
Grand Jury
New York
Metropolitan Lite Insurance Company
Thomas Taylor
St. Louis
Gast Brewing Company
F. Gast
Herman Duhme
T. B. Sims
Missouri River
St Louis
Manass City
Blame on Negro Troops At Brownsville Probe
Two witnesses told the Senate Military Affairs Committee they saw negro soldiers firing in Brownsville on Aug 18. Lieutenant Domingwey, Policeman Padrou, dentist Dr. Charles Thorn, and Western Union manager F A H Sanborn testified to encounters with armed men described as negro soldiers from the garrison, supporting claims of the shooting.
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Washington
Brownsville
Senate
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Polles
Padrou
Charles Thorn
F. A. H. Sanborn
Western Union Telegraph Company
Baseball scores from major leagues and associations
Baseball results across leagues with Detroit beating New York 1 to 0 and St. Louis 4 to Philadelphia 0. Cleveland edged Boston 2 to 1, Chicago defeated Washington 7 to 2. Other leagues saw Minneapolis 8 Indianapolis 2, Milwaukee 0 Columbus 6, Kansas City 4 Toledo 2, St Paul 18 Louisville 5, and Lincoln 1 Malx City 6 Omaha 15 Pueblo 8 Des Moines 2.
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Indianapolis
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Columbus
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Omala
Pueblo
Des Moines
Police Chief Charley Guest Fatally Shot in Belle Vernon
Charley Guest, Belle Vernon Pennsylvania police chief, was killed by his predecessor William Cates. Alonzo J Bones, famed yachtsman and architect, died at Bellevue Hospital New York from injuries after falling from his bed. A band of robbers burgled La Acacia jewelry store in downtown Belle Vernon.
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Charley Guest
Belle Vernon
William Cates
Alonzo J. Bones
Bellevue Hospital
New York
la ‘Acacia
Births In New York City Elevate Quiet Rate
In New York City the city as a whole can plead not guilty to the claim of race suicide. The record notes an average of 13 babies born per hour on the 24th, reflecting a steady birth rate.
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New York City
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