Collapse of Albany department store kills and injures hundreds
A major department store owned by the John G Meyers estate in Albany collapses during repairs. The central section drops into the cellar, trapping hundreds including many women and girls. Rescue efforts race to remove bodies and recover the injured as officials report dozens dead and many more unaccounted.
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Albany
N. Y
John G. Myers Co
John G. Meyers
North Pearl Street
Extravagance Charged in Agriculture Department
Washington reports charges of flagrant extravagance in the agriculture department. Observers expect Congress to scrutinize future estimates. The article recalls post office graft purge and the shift from lump appropriations to specific expenditure directions.
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Agricultural Department
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Post Office Department
U S Takes Charge As Yellow Fever Quarantine Eases
The United States government assumes control of the yellow fever situation with a tighter supervision and imposes fewer restrictions on quarantine as authorities shift to centralized management and oversight.
Nagel Weakens as Homicide Case Moves Toward Grand Jury
Davenport Iowa reports William Nagel, jailed for the May murder on Island B, shows signs of melancholy after the Colette woman testified. Authorities expect his preliminary hearing to be held soon, with potential plea discussions with Collette. In Louisiana yellow fever cases rise with 569 total and 115 deaths. New Orleans has 4 new cases and 2 deaths today.
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New Orleans
Marine Hospital Service
Crescent City
Archbishop Chappelle
Davenport
William Nagel
Carl Brady
Island B
Rock Island
Colette
Fire at Hoboken D L & W RailroadHurled Into Waterfront
Fire swept the Hoboken waterfront destroying the Delaware Lackawanna and Western station and ferry facilities. Flames began at 11 p m and fireboats and tugs fought the blaze as two ferries Hopatcong and Binghampton burned and were towed away. Officials feared spread to Hamburg American docks. no lives reported lost.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Hoboken
United
Wehacken
Jersey City
Lloyd
Public Service Corporation
Hopatcong
Binghampton
Fire destroys Fifth Avenue church in wealthy area
New York August 8 St. Thomas Episcopal Church at Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street was wrecked by fire. Defective wiring is the likely cause and the loss is put at 250000. The blaze endangered Rockefeller home as firemen sprayed water from Rockefeller mansion windows to support the 206 foot stone tower.
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New York
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Fifth Avenue
53Rd Street
America
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Bank Run Forces Denver Savings Bank to Close
A run on the Denver Savings Bank, which owes depositors 2 million dollars, led to noon closure and a policy allowing depositors to withdraw 10 percent of their balances. Authorities cite bad loans and persistent rumors about the bank’s stability as triggers.
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Denver
Denver Savings Bank
Quarantine Relaxation Seen as Louisiana Fever Improves
Gov Blanchard presses President to ease restrictions as complaints rise over medicine ice coal and mail service demand. Fever shows improvement while citizens fund seeks 250 000 with 59000 expected soon and unsolicited gifts arriving nationwide. Bell plantation death marks fifth fatality in Jefferson Parish amid high fever mortality.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Blanchard
Souchon
State Board of Health
Janvier
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens
Committee
Bell Plantation
Jefferson Parish
Runaway Horse Injures Rider on Sycamore Street
An unknown man fell from a fractious colt during a runaway on Sycamore street. The horse bolted toward the river, then paused on Front street, tossing the rider onto the ground and injuring his face as the animal stepped on him. He was otherwise unharmed.
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Sycamore Street
Front Street
Too Young to Love Death
Lottie Eccles of Burlington, aged 15, committed suicide today by taking carbolic acid. Her parents opposed her infatuation with Walter Sauerwine, a married man, and she chose death to quiet her passion.
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Lottie Eccles
Burlington
Walter Sauerwine
George Gould In Auto Accident In France
George J. Gould and Mrs. Gould were involved when their car skidded returning from Saint Valery en Caux in Dieppe France. Mrs. Gould suffered a bruised leg but was not seriously injured while Mr. Gould escaped unhurt as the vehicle ran wild down a steep incline before stopping in a hedge.
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Dieppe
France
George J. Gould
Weather Outlook for Iowa showers and storms today
Chicago reports showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight for Iowa. Wednesday looks for fair skies. Sunrise at 4 41, sunset at 7 02, moonset at 11 35 p m.
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Chicago
Fire on Ferry Boats Escapes at Night
A fire began on the ferry boat Hoptacong as she rested in the emergency slip north of the regular slips. She had been laid up for the night with only the watchman aboard.
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North River
Twenty-third Street
Ing
Hoptacong
Morgan Calls on Roosevelt for Canton Hankow Railway Talk
J P Morgan docked his yacht Corsair at Oyster Bay and met with President Roosevelt for about an hour after anchoring under Sagamore Hall. The visit followed last year’s clash over Morgan’s call and centered on the Canton Hankow Chinese railway concession. The Corsair then sailed eastward.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
J. P. Morgan
Corsair
Sagamore Hall
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Canton- Hankow
Regatta of Royal Yacht Squadron Opens at Cowes
The regatta of the Royal Yacht Squadron opened today at Cowes with the chief event being the race for King Edward's cup.
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Royal Yacht Squadron
Cowes
Suspect Arrested in Btuxon Saloon Murder Case
Webster City Iowa Aug 8 Special Sheriff Thompson arrested James Jones at Fonda on murder charges in the Patsys saloon killing of a colored man in Btuxon last winter. Jones is held awaiting identification as Albia sheriffs arrival tonight.
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Webster City
Thompson
James Jones
Fonda
Jones
Buxton
Albia
Japanese Force Lands at Port Imperator South of Kastri Bay
The navy department reports a Japanese landing at Port Imperator 150 miles south of Kastri Bay in Siberia. Japanese forces captured two guns used to bombard fleeing Russian troops.
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Kasri Bay
Siberia
Tokio
Navy Department
Port Imperator
Kastri Bay
Girl Dies Running For Car In Kewanee Outing
Flora McLean of Kewanee rushes along a street to catch a street car for an outing with friends and collapses dead. The incident occurred in Kewanee Illinois on August 8.
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Girl
Flora McLean
Kewanee
Ill
Fiora McLean
Mob executes Sank Majors after jail siege
In Waco Texas on August 8 a mob of about 600 seized the jail at dawn after rounding up Sheriff Tilley jailer and deputies. They hanged Sank Majors from a bridge following his confession. Authorities are investigating to determine accountability for the mob action.
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Waco
Texas
Tilley
Sank Majors
Switch Engine Hits Stock Train Caboose in Emporia
A switch engine crashed into a stock train car on the tracks in Emporia Kansas injuring ten people, one possibly fatally. The impact demolished the way car carrying several stockmen and disrupted eastbound Santa Fe service.
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Manu
Emporia
Kas
Peace envoy Witte visits Portsmouth amid festive harbor scenes
Portsmouth August 8 with one envoy aboard and three nearby the city awakens to a pivotal peace conference. M Witte arrives at the Wentworth to prepare dispatches and insists no large indemnity will be accepted, while Russia seeks to cede Port Arthur and Korea but keep other claims intact.
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Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Navy Yard
Witte
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George Gould
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