Terrible Collision Off Shelter Cove Claims Many Lives
Eureka California July 23 survivors and the dead list from the Mendocino coast disaster show 177 of 249 aboard the steamer Columbia escaped as the vessel sank near Shelter Cove. The George W Elder towed the San Pedro with 107 passengers and 387 crew to Eureka. A list of drowned or missing includes Franklin Rulff Anna Akesson Mrs R Anderson and many others. Survivors from many states were cared for by Eureka citizens aided by a city committee led by Mayor Ricks. The San Pedro crew blame Columbia officers for the collision.
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Eureka
Cal
Mendocino County
Columbia
Shelter Cove
George W. Elder
Ricks
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle West
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Franklin Rulff
Anna Akesson
R. Anderson
W. J. Bachman
E. Butler
Anna Bahlen
Gertrude Butler
J. Benson
B. C. Best
Jane Best
A. Bernal
Clara Carpenter
Ruby Cooper
J. W. Carpenter
Chew Mo
Lewis Malkus
C. FE. Mehin
B. Musser
L. Mero
Julia Matek
John Miller
C. W. Merrill
M. Mayo
John D. McFaydn
Margaret McKearney
Louise D. Nake
Nellie A. Nake
Mary Parsons
J. E. Paul
J. Premus
Sarah A. Roberts
P. Robertson
A. Waller
H. Wright
Roland Winters
C. W. Winslow
Wm. Wallar
Edna Wallace
B. Wallace
W. W. White
BE. A. Wallin
J. K. Young
San Pedro
Doran
Whitney
O. Swanson
John Erickson
Swanson
Baltic yards ordered to build 22,000 ton battleships
St. Petersburg reports from the Bourse Gazette that the Russian minister of marine has ordered Baltic yards to prepare promptly for the construction of several 22,000 ton battleships. The move signals a push to expand naval strength amid ongoing hostilities.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Baltic
Operators Strike Ends as Arbitration Committee Set
In Oakland on Friday the telegraphers union voted to accept a settlement proposed by Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies. Telegraphers will return to work while a committee of arbitration will discuss complaints and settle matters. San Francisco officials denied any wage increase agreement and said workers would resume under the same terms as before the strike.
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Oakland
Cal
Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
San Francisco
Storer
Postal Telegraph Company
O’brien
William January Granted Freedom From Leavenworth
William January alias Charles W. Anderson, freed from Fort Leavenworth after a pardon petition with 50 000 signatures was presented to President Roosevelt. He had served 11 years for robbing an Oklahoma post office, escaped, then built a life in Kansas City before being recaptured.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
William January
Charles W. Anderson
Roosevelt
Anderson
Kansas City
January
Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
Oklahoma
Leavenworth
Dog Disputed in Oyster Bay Church Service
Dr. Washburn of St. John's Episcopal church, summer pastor to President Roosevelt, refused to join in any nature-taking competition after a friendly dog drew attention during his sermon. He urged that no parishioners bring pets to worship. President Roosevelt and family attended the service.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Washburn
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Roosevelt
Miracle in the Vatican Prompted Syllabus Decree
A Vatican insider says Pope Pius hesitated before issuing the syllabus against modernism in faith. a reported miraculous apparition of the Blessed Virgin then extended a benediction over his head, after which the pope rose and signed the decree.
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Rome
Pius
Wanamaker Stables Burn Near Jenkintown
Fire destroyed John Wanamaker’s Lyndhurst stables near Jenkintown, causing an estimated $100,000 loss. The country home burned in February, with a near $2 million loss. paintings and bronzes had been moved, but many bric a brac items remained in the stables.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Lyndenhurst
Jenkintown
Mr. Wanamaker
One Dead in Burning Hotel at Sisson
Fire destroyed the depot and Depot hotel in Sisson early today after a lamp explosion. Miss Laura Foxey, a New York arrival and local school teacher, was burned to death as the town’s water system failed to supply enough water to fight the blaze.
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Yreka
Cal
Sisson
Laura Foxey
New York
Raisuli Holds Captive Report Dubious in Tangier
Couriers say Caid Sir Harry MacLean escaped Raisuli captivity plans are questioned as newest letter, dated July 13, mentions a deep ditch dug around the tent to prevent escape. The report from Tangier, Morocco, circulated July 20, remains unconfirmed.
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Raisuli
Tangier
Morocco
Caid
Harry MacLean
McPherson Elected President of National Live Stock Exchange
Thos. B. McPherson of Omaha was elected Friday to succeed James C. Swift of Kansas City as president of the National Live stock Exchange association.
Thirty One Dead In Michigan Wreck
Detroit July 22 31 people are dead and about 100 injured after a Saturday collision near Salem between an excursion train and a freight train. Freight crew blamed for carrying the wrong orders. eight of the injured remain in serious condition. Also reports detail a separate Nyona area murder by ax and a man shot dead by a neighbor after a rampage.
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Detroit
Mich
Salem
Ionia
H. Darling
Banner Huggins
Catherine Selback
John B. Anderson
Abraham Eddy
William Beals
Nellie Calson
Catherine Smith
Tonia
Pere Marquette
Plymouth
Nunica
Henry Scutcheon
Scutcheon
Henry McClellan
Polly Scutcheon
Frank Scutcheon
George Anning
McClellan
Midshipman Cruse Buried With Full Military Honors
Midshipman James F. Cruse, a victim of the battleship Georgia explosion, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. His parents Maj. and Mrs. Thomas Cruse of Omaha and his brother Lieut. Frederick T. Cruse accompanied the body, with floral tributes including a design from the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Acting Secretary Newberry and prominent naval officers attended the ceremony.
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Washington
James F. Cruse
Georgia
Arlington National Cemetery
Thomas Cruse
Omaha
Neb
Frederick T. Cruse
Arlington
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Navy
Newberry
Alleged Lyncher Acquitted in North Carolina Case
The Union county superior court jury freed John Jones amid lynching charges for the May 28 1906 killing of John V Johnson at Wadesboro. The 20 Anson county citizens accused were tried together. Jones was found not guilty.
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Charlotte
N. C
Union County Superior Court
John Jones
Anson County
John V. Johnson
Wadesboro
Injured in Trolley Collision Near Ann Arbor
Four people injured on the Detroit Ypsilanti Ann Arbor and Jackson trolley line two miles west of Ann Arbor, Sunday after a construction car struck a loaded passenger car. Rev. John Ryerson of Chelsea, grand chaplain of the Michigan lodge of Elks, was crushed under a broken door and may be seriously injured.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Detroit
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor & Jackson
John Ryerson
Chelsea
Michigan Lodge of Elks
Sensible to the Last: Doctor Takes Lady’s Last Fee
An old Scotch lady, tended by a doctor, apparently near death, dies. The physician, noting her last gesture, calmly extracts the guinea she had promised as his fee and murmurs the remark Sensible to the last.
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Senelbie
Single Bliss Question in Speech Between Married Pair
In a dialogue from the era Miss Elderleigh jokes about marriage. Mrs Wedderly sighs that with a husband she has but one ungranted wish. The exchange echoes themes of love and longing.
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Miss Elderleigh
Mrs. Wedderly
Krause's Headache Capsules Ad from Des Moines
Advertisement for Krause's Headache Capsules by Norman Lichty Mfg. Co. Des Moines Iowa urging Druggists to stock the 25 cent box, showcasing a period medical elixir style.
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Krause
Norman Lichty
Limestone Deposits Promising Long Cement Plant Supply
Big limestone deposits on the Tombigbee river in Alabama could sustain a cement plant for a century. The note mentions Lewis' Single Binder 5c ads and various consumer lines. A familiar moral line and teething syrup cited.
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Tombigbee River
Alabama
Endorsement for Deans Kidney Pills by Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace A M Light of Rolla Missouri a major in the Knights of Pythias endorses Dean's Kidney Pills saying he has personal experience with kidney medicines and recommends their use. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Justice of the Peace
A. M. Light
Rolla
Knights of Pythias
Missouri _ Brigade
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
What He Gave Him
A man on the street asked for money today. The reply notes the giver did not provide cash but offered a memorable look instead.
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Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Starch Advise for Home Laundry and Farm Work
An article praises smooth Iron and Defiance Starch for home shirtwaist laundering delivering proper stiffness with less wear. It notes the starch does not stick to the iron and adds that men enjoy farming if they can afford to hire it done.
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DEFIA
Defiance
Jenny
Women’s health ad touts Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A health oriented feature extols beauty through vitality and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervousness irregularities backache headaches and related female ills. Letters from New York readers claim relief and urge others to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice at Lynn Massachusetts noting free guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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