Bridge Disaster Drowns Eighty on St Lawrence Span
A collapsed section of the St Lawrence bridge near Quebec killed at least eighty workers and left many unaccounted. Ninety men were at work when a midstream section crumpled, dragging girders and cables into the river. Eight escaped by shore, others ferried to Levis hospital as crews searched wreckage.
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Quebec
Que
St. Lawrence
Levis
Qleamont
Gulf
Phoenixville Bridge Company
Aub-Constractors
Montreal
Quebec Bridge
Phoeniaville Bridge Company of Pennsylvania
Francis Kossuth Dying Amid Hungarian Crisis
Budapest August 20 reports Francis Kossuth minister of commerce and son of the famed patriot, critically ill in hospital. He is sixty six and engages in extensive sightseeing. Despite illness, he remains noted among New York’s latest distinguished visitors alongside Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, Prince Henry of Prussia, General Kuroki, and Admiral Yamamoto.
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Hudapest
Francis Konanth
Ta Alartoluxlyi
Prince Wilhelm
Cour ier Journal Building Destroyed by Louisville Fire
The Courier Journal building in Louisville Kentucky was destroyed by a pre dawn fire. The five story brick structure stretched half a block and many employees escaped. The blaze began around midnight in an elevator shaft likely from faulty wiring. The Morning Herald offered its plant to aid, and both the Courier Journal and Evening Times suffered heavy losses.
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Louisville
Courier-Journal
Morning Herald
Courier- Journal
Evening Times
Brave King Edward Challenges Indelicate Songs in Marienbad
King Edward rebuked a cafe chantant in Marienbad for profane songs and walked out in protest. The act drew intense local excitement as the Viennese company performed under the Duke of Teck and a royal retinue including Americans and English guests. The king called the show horrible and appalling, a sentiment echoed by many observers.
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Marienbad
Edward
Marienhbad
Market activity fades as offerings remain scarce
In New York on August 30 the stock market shows few shares for sale amid ongoing liquidation. Demand from aggressive short sellers subsides after Wednesday's buying, reducing potential demand. Result is a marked drop in trading volume, smaller than in weeks past.
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New York
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
In Philadelphia Pittsburg tied 2-2. Boston beat Cincinnati 32 to 2. Brooklyn blanked Chicago 5-0. Washington edged Houston 3-2. second game Washington 2 Boston 1. Cleveland topped Chicago 4-1. Detroit beat St Louis 4-3. New York defeated Philadelphia 5-2. Louisville beat Columbus 3-1. second game Louisville 3 Columbus 5. Milwaukee swept Kansas City 8-1. Annapolis lost to Toledo 2-9. St Paul beat Minneapolis 3-2.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Washington
Huston
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
New York
Louisville
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Indiannapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Brokers Under Suspicion in Anti-Gambling Raids
Washington, Aug. 30. Following the raid on five brokerage offices and the arrest of their proprietors for violating anti gambling laws, Assistant US District Attorney Given assigned policemen to numerous other brokerages. Officers now watch transactions, log visitors, and a Secret Service officer plus two detectives make daily rounds of suspected offices.
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Washington
United States District Attorney
Given
Secret Service
Mortality Study Highlights Plague Fever and Cholera in India
The public health reports review India mortality in 1906. Plague deaths total 59 619, fever 1 132 579, and cholera 192 596 the highest on record, signaling severe epidemics.
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Washington
The
Marine Hospital Service
India
Hotel proprietor shoots wife then kills self in New Jersey tragedy
Ocean Grove Aug 36 in the New Jersey House hotel owned by Robert S Gravatt the proprietor a quarrel preceded a deadly act He is said to have shot his wife Irene seriously wounded his nine year old daughter Molite and then killed himself Domestic trouble is given as the motive by witnesses
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Ocean Grove
N. 1
New Jersey House
Robert S. Gravatt
Irene
Molite
Three Hundred Die in Hakodate Fire
A disastrous blaze in Hakodate, Japan, claimed three hundred lives and left many injured as authorities battle the aftermath and investigate the cause amidst widespread damage and evacuations.
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Hakodate
Japan
Harahan-Speaking on Central Incident Denies Full Details
Chicago August 30 President Harahan of the Illinois Central issued a guarded statement about a New York board meeting controversy with former President Fish. He denies discussing board matters or personal issues beyond denying reports of breached friendship and asserts his long tenure from 1890 to 1906. Fish accused Harriman allies. a clash ensued with Fish striking Harahan. The meeting adjournment dispute and Harahan’s curt handling were noted as tensions flared.
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Chicago
Harahan
The
Minors Central
Fish
Directors of
the Road
New York
New
Harriman
Hartman
Mr. Harahan
Wall Street Feud Sparks Dramatic Fight at Illinois Central Meet
Financiers report a brawl between Stuyvesant Fish and President Harriman at the Illinois Central directors meeting in New York. Fish allegedly struck Harriman with a right, sending him to the floor as the power struggle over the railroad intensifies.
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New York
Wall Street
Stuyvesant Fish
Janes T. Larahan
Illinois Central Directors
Harahan
Fish
Ilinois Central
Mr. Fish
Balloonist Maloney Drops 2000 Feet At Barnstable Fair
About 5000 spectators at Barnstable county fair watch Professor Maloney the balloonist plunge two thousand feet and crash onto a cedar fence post. He escapes with severe injuries to his back and arm but is reported not internally harmed and expected to recover.
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Barnstable
Mass
Barnstable County Fair
Maloney
Hm Maloneys
Fair Grounds
Nila
Kidney Core Cure Claim From Knoefel Ad
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Core by Ohoa D Knoefel claiming it cures all kidney and bladder diseases and warns that without it, results are poor.
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Foley
Ohoa D. Knoefel
Damages Demanded by Striking Miners in Hibbing Case
Hibbing Minnesota August 30. Suits for damages totaling about three million dollars will be filed against the steel trust and St. Louis County by striking miners shot or imprisoned by sheriffs. Armed guards patrol trust property as strikers claim gains despite contrary reports. Two men shot this week by deputy sheriffs. Within a week twenty strikers arrested on rioting charges, but those charges could not be sustained in local court.
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Hibbing. Minn
Steel Trust
St. Lenis County
Avantedpal
Carriage Crash Kills Four Near Alliance Crossing
Mrs Myrots Hendricks and her six year old granddaughter Hazel Lowther die along with Arthur Oystar the carriage driver when a Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago passenger train crashes into their carriage at a crossing just outside Alliance Ohio.
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Alliance, O
Famine Hits Central Japan After Recent Toad Disaster
Thousands of peasants in central Japan face destitution and hunger as a rice famine spreads nationwide. Prices soar due to recent calamities described as severe in the region.
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Tokyo
Japan
Doctor King's New Discovery Heals Indiana Woman
Mrs Eva Unocapher from Grovertown Stark County Indiana credits four bottles of Dr King's New Discovery with curing a severe cough that left her bedridden. The cure is advertised as a king of cough and cold remedies guaranteed by C D Knoofal, with prices 50 cents and one dollar and a trial bottle offered.
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Dr. King
Eva Unocapher
Grovertown
Stark Co
King
C. D. Knoofal
Wisconsin Central Resorts Promised By Rail Line
One hundred summer resorts in Illinois and Wisconsin are promoted by the Wisconsin Central Railway. Reached via Waukeski Waupaca and Fifield, the line offers numerous destinations with illustrated booklets available on request from Jas. O. Pomp Gen Pass Ag Milwaukee Wis.
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Wisconsin Central
Waukeski
Waupaca
Fifield
Illinois
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Governor May Refuse to Sign Vincennes University Bonds
Rumor from Indianapolis says Governor Hanly may refuse to sign bonds worth about $120 000 issued to pay the Vincennes University claim. The measure passed over his veto after an attorney general opinion supported it, raising legal questions on courtmandated signing if he refuses.
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State House
Indianapolis
Statehouse
Hanly
General Assembly
Vincennes University
Attorney General
Thia
Hank
They Demand Action in Warsaw Saloons
A visit drew attention to inebriated youths and led to a push by temperance advocates to close Warsaw’s twelve licensed saloons. Remonstrances circulated in the Second ward amid mayoral controversy and claims of illicit druggists. A women’s meeting urged merchants to back signatures, threatening boycotts if remonstrances fail.
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Warsaw
Twe
New York City
Moef
Woo Bennett
Indiana preacher fined in itch case hearsay and plea
Ernest Bulheimer, leader of the Church of the First Horn See in Martinsville, Indiana, was fined ten dollars and costs in Justice Lawson's court for permitting his children to appear in public with a contagious disease the itch. An affidavit charging neglect for not giving proper medical attention was filed and a hearing set for next Monday. He claimed the Bible supports his conduct but the judge declined the plea.
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Martinsville
Ind
Ernest Bulheimer
Church of the First Horn
Hilheimer
Justice Brown
Railroad seeks injunction over coal field freight rates
In Tippecanoe County Indiana Judge Henry H. Vinton heard the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad Company's petition to restrain the railroad commission of Indiana from implementing a reduced freight rate in the Linton coal field. After affidavits were read the judge granted a temporary restraining order by agreement of counsel on both sides.
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Lafayette
Ind
Tippecanoe County Superior Court
Henry H. Vinton
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad Company
Railroad Commission of Indiana
Linton
Vinton
Couldn't Live Without Him
Mrs Wallace Walden of Michigan City Indiana died by drinking carbolic acid leaving a note saying her husband threatened to leave her and she could not live without him
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Michigan City
Ind
Wallace Walden
Universal Society of the White Cross of Geneva Formed
Geneva August 30 An important organization the Universal Society of the White Cross of Geneva has been launched to unify global efforts against tuberculosis cancer infectious diseases and social ills.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Universal Society of the White Cross of
The Mark and the Connoisseur of Social Fame
A satire on a prominent citizen who overindulges in social prestige and book collecting. The piece traces his rise from parlor blacksmith to connoisseur, lured by exclusive clubs and pretentious tastes, while detailing scams by book agents and mining schemes. Moral notes wealth as fuel for spiritual life. The Fort Erie note cites eight book makers convicted for violating the criminal code and fined.
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Tapioca
Carnegie Library
King
Eastern
Citzen
Comltton
Tie
Hlu
Pneuatic Brothers
Smoke Syndicate
Blu
Hullkon Range
Sotethroug
Senator Clark
Montana
Lovok
Lovok Uke
Charley Gates
Toronto
Saming Howe
Fort Erie
Traveling Zoological Garden Exhibition Opens in New Albany
The Adam Forepugh and Sells Brothers Show visits New Albany on Saturday September ich presenting a global collection of animal curiosities. Polar bears and African lions stand near Nile hippos and jaguars as the exhibit promises education through living specimens and a free street parade featuring elephants camels and other wild animals.
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New Albany
Nile
Old Papers for Sale at this Office
Offer of old newspaper papers for sale at ten cents per hundred. The notice advertises bulk bundles available from the office for readers and collectors seeking archival material.
Markets Across Cities Report Grain and Livestock Quotes
Indianapolis and Cincinnati markets list wheat, corn and oats prices for No 2 red and No 2 white varieties, cattle hogs sheep and lambs with regional receipts totals. Chicago New York East Syracuse and Toledo prices shown, plus a dramatic note on a man’s recovery after diabetes using Electric Settlers.
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Indianapolis
Ditac
Cincinnati
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