Debris Buries Engineer After Burlington Flyer Explosion
Butte Montana May 2 All passengers and trainmen on the eastbound Burlington flyer of the Northern Pacific were accounted for except Engineer Eme er Bushy believed buried in wreckage. The blast tore the forward engine from the track causing chaos. Fireman George Ehel and Carl Mange injured. Mange trapped under timbers with multiple fractures. Express Messenger J B Valentine escaped unharmed as cars derailed while Pullmans stayed on rails. Engineer Lenslie recounted the moment and escape.
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United Press
Butte
Mont
Burlington Flyer
Paific
Emeer Bushy
Carl Mange
George Ehel
Mange
J. B. Valentine
F. L. Lenslie
John Doerring
Ehel
Bushy
No Full Troop Guard at Butler County Mines
No necessity for 40 state police members in Butler county coal fields. On Friday 29 troopers departed for Punxsutawney HQ. No serious disturbances reported. union miners and sympathizers are urged to persuade non unions to join for better wages and hours, mainly through conversation.
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Butler County
Punxsutawney
Remains Shipped to Pittsburg for Burial
The remains of Henry Langhorst of 1926 North Lowry street Pittsburg were shipped at 10 45 o clock Saturday morning to Pittsburg where the interment will take place. Langhorst was found dead beside the tracks near the junction and identified by his brother with whom he had been in this city for several days seeking work.
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Henry Langhorst
Lowry Street
Pittsburg
Langhorst
Church dignitaries in Baltimore gather for service
The article notes church dignitaries convening in Baltimore for a high profile bishop related event.
Archbishops to Aid in Baltimore Consecration
Cardinal Gibbons will lead the consecration of Mgr. Denis J. O Connor as Titular bishop of Sebaste at Baltimore Cathedral. Arch Bishop Falconio arrives with Jose Aversi and a procession of apostolic delegates. Other archbishops from Philadelphia St Paul New York and more attend as attendances are announced.
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United Press
Baltimore
Mgr
Denis J. O'Connor
Catholic University At
Washington
Isaltimore
Sebaste
Falconio
Mer
Jose Aversi
Cuba
Cardinal Gibbons
Keane
Dubuque
Moelliner
Cincinnati
E. R. Dyer
W. A. Fletcher
Tracy
Boston
Wall
New York
Ryan
Philadelphia
Ireland
St. Paul
Farley
Glennon
St. Louis
Blenk
New Orleans
O'Connell
Cardinal Logue
New Castle Man Eyes Stoneboro Lake Side Park Hotel
John Chisholm of New Castle visits Stoneboro to discuss investment in S. W. Dermott’s Lake Side Park hotel project. The hotel will offer a 100 seat dining room, cottages under construction, and planned picnics this season with Chisholm as hotel operator.
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John Chisholm
New Castle
Stoneboro
S. W. Dermott
Lake Side Park
Dermott
Chisholm Ds Ee
New Lake Side Park Hotel
Ambassador Takes Serge Case Before Governor
8S. P. Emery attorney for Rosario Serge reports the Italian ambassador in Washington has presented the reprieve request to Governor Stuart. The condemned man awaits execution with next Thursday slated as the execution date and testimony before the governor increasing chances for a reprieve.
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Serge
P. Emery
Rosario Serge
Washington
Stuart
West Pittsburg Man Slashes Throat Survives
Petro Gardin of West Pittsburg is hospitalized at Shenango Valley with a self inflicted throat wound. Doctors report he is conscious and likely to recover despite the brutal injury.
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Petro Gardin
West Pittsburg
Shenango Valle Hospital
Bur glars Cleared at Taylor Township Hearing
Herman Burnsides and James McCune were discharged for lack of evidence after a hearing before Alderman Ranney regarding the alleged theft of a revolver and cartridges from A. O. Meyers home in Taylor township.
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Herman Burnsides
James McCune
A. O. Meyers
Taylor Township
Ranney
Tillman Attacks Gotham Banquet Promoting Racial Mixing
Senator Benjamin R. Tillman of South Carolina, visiting Atlanta on vacation, denounces the recent New York supper where black men sat with white women. He asserts the event is a southern hoax and warns it would threaten racial purity and loyalty in the Confederacy, claiming deportation and degradation follow such mingling.
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Senator Tillman
Gotham
United Press
Atlanta Ga
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
New Yoast
Villard
New York
Southern Con
South
Confederacy
Transfer of Avenue Hotel License Made
The license for Avenue Hotel is transferred to Dr Walter E Miller from Joseph D Miller by Judge Porter due to Mr Miller’s ill health. Drs Harry Wilson and L O Phillips testified to Mr Miller’s condition and lack of personal management of the business.
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Avenue Hotel
Walter E. Miller
Joseph D. Miller
Porter
Harry Wilson
L. O. Phillips
Miller
Dr. Miller
Sleuths Fail to Foil St Louis Express Robbery
Pittsburg detectives admit bafflement after four agencies pursue two armed robbers who held Noah H Roshen at Walker's Mills. They looted the Adams Express safe on the St Louis Express, with conflicting loss estimates from 441.74 to 80000. A bag of diamonds en route to Samuel F Sipe also disappeared.
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Pittsburg
Adams Express
Noah H. Roshen
St.Louis Express
Walker’s Mills
Express Company
Samuel F. Sipe
Second Accident to Frank Thorn
Frank Thorn, Garfield avenue youth, suffers a fresh injury after a previous buggy accident. His crutches slipped on the porch and his injured leg broke again in three places. Doctors expect a permanent recovery.
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Frank
B. F. Thorn
Garfield Avenue
John Gifford in Niles Seriously Ill at Age 92
Niles’ oldest resident John Gifford, aged 92, is seriously ill. The longtime local figure lives in the town and is under care.
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John Gifford
Niles
Pennsylvania loan cheers Wall Street amid cautious outlook
A May 2 report notes a $5,000,000 cash inflow offsetting gold exports and a $13,000,000 loan rise in trust companies. The Pennsylvania railroad loan boosts investor confidence, signaling potential for real outlays and stronger markets, while questions linger on use of proceeds and broader debt financing.
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United Press
New York
Pennsylvania
Stock Exchange
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Pacific
Runaway team injures milk wagon driver in Pennsylvania
In New Wilmington, May 2, a team of horses owned by E. J. McKnight of Neshannock Falls ran away after snow fell from a roof. Albert Patterson, driving a milk wagon, was badly injured when the pole struck his wagon. The horses halted when their lines tangled on the milk wagon. no animals or wagons were harmed beyond the two drivers, though Patterson’s injuries were serious and undetermined.
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New Wilmington
E. J. McKnight
Neshannock Falls
Albert Patterson
Blevins
Mr. Patterson
Patterson
Professor Smith Returns From Texas Visit
Professor I. L. Smith travels to Denton Texas where his father Silas H. Smith aged 82 shows limited recovery. He had a general decline due to age. Smith also visited a Nebraska brother he had not seen for 28 years.
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I. L. Smith
Denton
Texas
Silas H. Smith
Smith
West
Nebraska
Sharon Branch Under Parle Control
Sharon Branch faces a third challenge asParle tightens control over operations. Officials report ongoing shifts in leadership and management within the branch with no formal resolution announced. Community reactions are mixed as residents await further guidance and policy clarity.
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Sharon
Major railroad deal eyed for New Castle branch
Officials of the P of L E and the Erie have inspected the New Castle to Sharon line this week. A long term lease by the Pittsburg and Lake Erie division of the New York Central on the New Castle branch is described as a pivotal move. The Erie has leased the New Castle and Erie line for years but offered little modernization. Passenger service never thrived and a past agreement with Lake Erie limited passenger trains to excursions to Pulaski.
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New Castle
Pittsburg and
Lake Erie
New York Central Lines
Erie Railroad
Erie
Pulaski
Jail hearing set for board fraud case
Steve Zolac is jailed awaiting a hearing on a defrauding charge involving a $36 board bill from Steve Tonsetic. Alderman Ranney will hear the case Monday.
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Steve Zolac
Steve Tonsetic
Alderman Ranney
Drowned But Alive Mystery Ties Corinthian Yacht Club
Three Corinthian Yacht Club members Edgar F. Cowing Nathaniel Myra and James J. Limecox were reported drowned after a motor boat capsized between Fields Point and Starve Goat Island but returned safe as night papers carried their obituaries. Investigators dispute the sinking claim and the incident remains unresolved.
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Edgar F. Cowing
Nathaniel Myra
James J. Limecox
Corinthian Yacht Club
Fields Point
Goat Island
Corinthian
Providence
Cowing
Myra
Simcox
Tyler Lumber company bankruptcy petition filed in Maine
An involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed in the U S district court against the Tyler Lumber company of Maine with Broadway offices and capitalized at 400 000 funds totaling 6 020 claimed as basis. Directors are alleged to have admitted insolvency and shown willingness to be adjudged bankrupt.
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Porter
Frank C. Douds
Manufacturers Light and Heat Company
F. A. Hover
M. Blanche Hover
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Hover
Pennsylvania
Wilmington Juncae
Stoneboro Air
New York
U. S. District Court
Tyler Lumber Company
Maine
Broadway
Rev Ferguson Taken Home From Hospital Convalesces
Rev James M Ferguson of the First U P church is convalescing rapidly after an appendicitis operation at Shenango Valley hospital and was taken to his home on Young Street on Saturday afternoon. This pleases his congregation and many friends.
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Ferguson
James M. Ferguson
First
U. P. Church
Shenango Valley Hospital
Young Street
Brown 15 Held For Court On Three Charges
A 15 year old identified as Brown is held for court on three charges. The case arose after police reported the youth involved in incidents requiring legal action. Authorities have not released additional details pending further proceedings.
Sammy Brown Held for Court in Liquor to Minors Case
Ex-butler Sammy Brown, tied to ex Lieutenant Governor William M. Brown, is held on three charges of furnishing liquor to minors with $1500 bail after a lively Alderman Green hearing. Witnesses describe liquor seen at the Brown home and underage attendees drinking Velvet beer and wine.
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Sammy Brown
William M. Brown
Alderman Green
Brown
the Commonwealth
W. H. Falls
Benjamin Winternitz
Charles E. Medard
S. B. Marshall
Frank Ranney
The
Commonwealth
East Street
Newt Mitchel
Russell
Harvey Brenner
Walter Hart
Todd Herbold
Jack Elmer
Ranney
Sammy
Medard
Brown House
Todd
Charles Herbold
Newt Mitchell
Sam
Logan
Sam Brown
Winternitz
Cleveland Trolley Crisis Looms as 13 Eminent May Quit
Cleveland faces a looming strike as Threefer trolley workers vote heavily for action. Mayor Johnson meets with union and company leaders to push arbitration while union leaders insist on honoring a prior contract and a two cent raise. A midnight walkout could disrupt the city’s first municipal transit experiment amid looming state convention ties.
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Cleveland, O
Tom L. Johnson
Street Railway Men’s Union
Johnson
Threefer
Columbus
DuPont
United States
Cleveland
Farasey
Union
Concon
A. L. Behner
W. T. Cook
Special Meeting Called for Trades Assembly Tonight
A special meeting of the Trades Assembly is convened this evening to consider matters of member interest. An invitation to attend Central Christian church on Sunday May 10 will be presented, along with other business left unresolved from the last regular meeting. Business Agent Humphrey notes many urgent tasks ahead.
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Trades Assembly
Central Christian Church
Humphrey
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