Roosevelt narrowly escapes carriage streetcar crash in Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt faced a severe accident as his carriage collided with an electric streetcar in Oyster Bay on September 4. Secret Service Agent William Craig died instantly. David J. Pratt was seriously injured guiding the horses. Roosevelt suffered a facial bruise, while Secretary Cortelyou sustained a minor head wound.
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Pittsfield
Mass
United States
Secret Service
William Craig
David J. Pratt
Dalton
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Landau
President Roosevelt Survives Pittsfield Wreck On New England Tour
President Roosevelt and officials rode in an open landau when a wreck on South Street Pittsfield startled a crowd. Secret Service Agent Craig died, Cortelyou injured, Crane unhurt as horses were stopped. Roosevelt ended the tour in Bridgeport after the incident and returned to Oyster Bay hale and with a swollen cheek.
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Lenox
Pittsfield
Cortelyou
Secret Service
Craig
Pratt
Trains Collide Near Birmingham Missouri
A northbound and eastbound cattle train collided near Birmingham Missouri on Monday night, killing several crew members including engineer Thomas from Trenton and firemen Ballinger and others. Both engines and 30 cars derailed as the cattle train, loaded with nearly 300 head, overturned and livestockPerished.
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Birmingham
Renue City
James Speyer
Trenton
Thomas
Nfc
Mahardt
Prenton
C. W. Ballinger
Island Martinique Volcano Death Toll Mounts Fast
Castries and St Vincent report Mont Pelee eruption killing 2,000 on Martinique as survivors flee north. The Yare carries alarming details of a doomed island with St Pierre buried and thousands displaced. Guadaloupe fears tidal waves as business halts and residents scramble for safety.
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Plan to End Strike in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Reports from Pittsburg and Huntington indicate government and industry moves aim to end the anthracite strike. Governor Stone plans a compulsory arbitration bill to force an end within 20 days, while West Virginia miners near return-to-work after operators promise to rehiring all old miners.
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Quay
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Roosevelt
West Virginia
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Train wreck near Berry kills 21 and wounds 81
An excursion train on a Southern Railway branch left the track near Berry Alabama at 9 20 am Monday, rolling over and smashing coaches. 21 people died instantly and 81 were injured, with at least 29 of the injured in critical condition.
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Ala
Berry
Southern Railway
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