Deadly Lehigh Valley Wreck Near Manchester N Y
A Lehigh Valley train derailed on a 400 foot trestle near Manchester New York after a rail failure. Dozens are dead and over fifty injured as two day coaches and a Pullman plunged to the embankment below. Rescue teams, field hospital setups, and special trains transported victims and supplies.
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Manchester, N. Y
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Manchester
N. Y
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Company
Rochester
Rochester Junction
Geneva
Canadaigua Outlet
Austin
Pashrd
Emelyn
Mt Vernon items from South Dakota society notes
Mrs Cribb Fitch returned home from Beresford Tuesday. Mrs Blanch Jenkins went to Perdeen Friday for a week’s visit. Jairs and Mrs Frank Reynolds left Thursday for Des Moines Iowa to attend the state fair, says Harris. left Thursday for a vite
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Mt. Version
S. D
Cribb Fitch
Beresford
Blanch Jenkins
Perdeen
Jairs
Frank Reynolds
Dés* Moines
Iowa
Fair
Say ‘Harris
Bryan Backing Willard Mentioned By Kansas Democrats
Kansas City dispatch reports that Kansas Democrats plan to instruct their twenty convention delegates for Woodrow Wilson. S. Martin, state chairman and Bryan ally, supports Wilson, with a February 22 date for the delegate convention and early action among states. If Nebraskan Bryan aligns, he strengthens Wilson’s position as Kansas aims to influence the national choice.
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Kansas City
Bryan
Thekansas
Woodrow Wilson
S. Martin
Martin
Wilson
Kansas
New Jersey
Wiltsen
Trimble Chosen Head of G A R at Rochester Meeting
Rochester bureau reports Judge Harvey M. Trimble of Illinois elected commander in chief of the G A R with Gen John Medlray as opponent. Post State Commander Nicholas Day named senior vice commander and Los Angeles chosen for next encampment. Commander Gilman hopes for a larger pension bill and notes veterans deaths while pledging Memorial Day observance. Gen Alyan Odmonds of Portland died after gastritis.
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Rochester
N. Y
Harvey M. Trimble
Illinois
John Medlray
National Tribune
Nicholas Day
Los Angeles
Gilman
Congress
Alyan Odmonds
Portland
Ore
Longtime Highmore Woman Dies Near 99
Mrs. Christiana Morris died at her Highmore home aged near 99. One of South Dakota’s oldest residents she retained sharp memory of events from her youth including the first railroad. Born in Pennsylvania she lived in Ohio before settling in Highmore in the 1880s. She married four times and had five children. Burial was in Highmore.
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Highmore
S. D
Christiana Morris
Morris
Pennsylvania
Massillion
Ohio
Peter Maguin
James Barber
Maguin
N. M. Whittaker
Job Humphrey
Dr Cox’s Barbed Wire Liniment advertised nationwide
Vintage drugstore ad promoting Dr Cox's Barbed Wire Liniment with bottle sizes 25c 50c and 1.00. Guarantee promises no blemish and money back if not satisfied.
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Dr. Cox
McNulty Enters Second District Republican Primary
Aberdeen reports Frank McNulty announces candidacy for the Second district GOP nomination. His move shifts party dynamics as Burke contemplates a Senate bid with Vessey weighing a challenge. McNulty, a former Roberts County resident and insurgent in the party, seeks to counter Burke and shape the statewide race.
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Aberbdeen
Frank McNulty
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Congress
Burke
United States Senate
Gamble
Aberdeen
Judge McNulty
Vessey
Senate
Vesey
McNulty
Roberts County
Circuit Court
McCoy
Supreme Court
Republican Party
Wilbur S. Glass
Watertown
Charles Allen
Brookings
Automobiles perform daring stunt at corn palace street fair
Big week at the corn palace features the Greggs auto stunt on a long incline with two cars flipping, Ellery's band performing twelve non repeated pieces, and other acrobatic acts at key street corners. Ellery returns from Scotland and Ireland tour to headline week long program.
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Messrs. Welch
Hitchcock
Chicago
Greggs
Sixth Avenue
Corn Palace
Ellery
Wheeler
Robespierre
Scotland
Ireland
Glasgow
Ustrud Offered Blind School Leadership at Gary
The state board of charities offered Hans Ustrud the head position at the Gary blind school amid budget questions. The proposed salary remains unsettled as Gov Vessey protests using state institutions for political debts. If accepted the post may pay 85 dollars monthly unless a higher salary is specified after the Gary board meeting.
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Lelia Curl
Kane
Vessey
Astrud
Gary
Purcell Mob Lynches Burned Black Man After Slaying Woman
In Purcell Oklahoma a mob of thousands gathered as Peter Carter a Black man accused of attacking Mrs Minnie Spraggins was burned alive on a main street site after being seized from jail. Sheriff and officers were held prisoner as the mob executed him by fire.
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Purcell
Okla
Peter Carter
Minnie Spraggins
Hightley Henry
Oklahoma Central Railway Station
Carter
President Taft to Speak in Western and Southern States
President Taft opens his 1912 campaign across the Midwest and West Coast after canceling a Tennessee stop, planning stops in Syracuse Erie Detroit Chicago St Louis Omaha Denver Cheyenne Salt Lake City Los Angeles Sacramento Portland Seattle Spokane Butte Billings Deadwood Aberdeen Pierre St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Pittsburgh and more while opposing the progressive tariff reform and recalling the judiciary.
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Mass
Taft
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Tennessee
Michigan
Ile
New Maeland
Atlantic
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Erie
N. Y
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Omaha
City
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Cheyenne
Wyo
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Los Angeles
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Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Wallace
Idaho
Butte
Mont
Billings
Deadwood
Aberdeen
Pierre
S. D
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Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Pittsburg
Iamiiton
Republican
Congress
la Follette
Wisconsin
Clark
Underwood
House
Ways and Means Committee
la Follettte
A. P. Gardner
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Issex County
Republican Club
Improvements at State University in Vermillion
The University will offer greatly enlarged facilities for the next school year. The Carnegie library nears completion funded by Mr. Carnegie to be fireproof and ornamental. Seven thousand dollars appropriated by the legislature plus extra funds allow a handsome building with ample book space, bright reading rooms, steel stacks, and modern library furnishings. The project aims to significantly raise library value and quality.
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Law
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Commerce
Vermillion
S. D
University
Carnegie Library
Carnegie
Postal Bank to Open Next Month in City Post Office
On September 7 the government postal savings bank will begin operation at the post office building with Harry Shepherd in charge. Local postmaster Wells notes no new staff. Deposits will go to national banks like Western National and Mitchell National, bonds of 5000 dollars required. Children over 10 may open accounts in person, one per person, with 2 percent annual interest. Joint accounts not allowed. corporations excluded. Non negotiable certificates issued in 1 and 2 dollar denominations.
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Government Postal Savings Bank
Harry Shepherd
Wells
Western National
Mitchell National
Postal Savings Bank
Postal Savings
Caele Sam
Postminsters
Postal Savings Plan Reach With Withdrawals and Bonds
The document outlines postal savings accounts with a $500 limit per account, options to exchange deposits for United States bonds, and rules for deposits and withdrawals. It details name changes, the role of postmasters, and emergency credit setups at local depository banks to ensure prompt payments.
Confession of Killing Father Ends With Murder Charge
William Lee of Boonville Ind after hours of questioning signed a statement admitting he killed his father Richard Lee in self defense after the father killed his wife and younger son Clarence. The bodies were found in the family home and Lee was charged. Sheriff Scales moved him to Moansville to prevent lynching. He asked to attend the funeral but was denied. The coroner's inquest continued, noting family opposition to his marriage and a demand for money.
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Boonville
Ind
William Lee
Richard Lee
Clarence
Lee
Scales
Mina Taylor
Seaics
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South Dakota
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Postal Bank
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Mtoody
Postal Savings Office of Law
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Kathe
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