Fourth of July toll rises with 48 dead and 1124 hurt
Chicago led with 11 deaths followed by Cleveland 7 and New York 6 as the nationwide July Fourth celebration caused extensive injuries from noise making devices and premature celebrations. The report lists names and ages of the dead including Jennie Cummins, 13, killed by her brother.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Cleveland
New York City
Para Ene
Butte
Mont
Cannonsburg
Penn
Rice Lake
Wis
Ohio
Pittsburg
Missoula
Harrisburg
New York
St. Louis
Tacoma
Philadelphia
Clevland
Five Killed in Northbound Passenger Freight Collision
A head on crash near Boonville New York between a northbound Rome Watertown Ogdensburg train and a southbound freight left five dead and eight to ten injured. Victims include Utica residents A Rieber S G OBrien A W Hageman George Dean and J H Michael with E Dockhstader among the injured. Cause under investigation with orders misread suspected. Wrecking trains sent, survivors taken to Utica hospitals.
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Boonville
N. Y
Rome
Watertown & Ogdensburg
Utica
A. Rieber
S. G. O'Brien
A. W. Hageman
George Dean
J. H. Michael
Edison
E. Dockhstader
New York
St. Luke's Hospital
Explosive Prank Shocks Car Passengers and Hospital
A southbound Third Avenue trolley along Amsterdam Avenue near 131st Street was shaken by blasts beneath the car. A 12 year old boy, William McLean of West 133rd Street, admitted setting powder charges and fled. clerk John C Allen of 133rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue was arrested as an accomplice. The blasts prompted police and hospital staff to respond as riders fled in fear.
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Amsterdam Avenue
131St Street
J. Hood
Connolly
Bamimam
Lober
O'Connor
L1rst
William McLean
West 133d Street
Jie
John C. Allen
133D Street
Tie
Mme Gould Not Worried Over Versailles Child Move
Mme Gould said she is not worried about Count Boni de Castelane taking her children to Versailles. One child is ill and relatives will care for them until she returns to France. Paris lawyers say the youngest boy was moved to the Count's mother for the annual visit under the divorce decree.
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Mme. Gould
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Versailles
Mme, Gould
Prince Yielie de Sagan
George J. Gould
Man Falls to Death From High Bridge in Harlem
A unidentified man about 38 leaps from High Bridge to the Speedway, instantly killed in view of over 30 witnesses. He was seen walking on the bridge earlier and shouting before the fall. Coroner orders Harlem Morgue. homeless and out of work suspected.
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Speedway
Murphy
West 152d Street
Acritelli
Harlem
Drowned Cigar Magnate Bond Found Dead in Swampscott
Charles H. Bond president of Waitt & Bond Inc a Boston cigar maker was found drowned in a bathtub at his Swampscott summer home on Puritan Road Medical Examiner Pinkham signed a death certificate but did not state whether the death was accidental or self inflicted Bond 61 lived at 128 Commonwealth Avenue Boston leaves a widow and two daughters his recent heavy real estate ventures in Boston and Washington DC are noted as a probable cause of anxiety.
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Charles H. Bond
Waitt & Bond, Inc
Cigar Manufacturers
Boston
Puritan Road
Swampscott
H. C. Low
Bond
Washington, D. C
Commonwealth Avenue
Nine balloons start Chicago to coast race amid minor mishap
Nine of ten balloons began the Chicago to ocean race from Chicago with the giant Chicago balloon leading late in the day. A mishap occurred when the Cincinnati basket tangled in wires. pilot George Howard appeared uninjured after being helped clear.
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Cincinnati
Leslie Haddock
George Howard
Howard
Haddock
Co. H. Perrigo
Ilinois
Cc. E. Gregory
J. L. Case
Lake Michigan
Kalamazoo
Mich
Airship Breaks Down During Test Flight in Washington
Inventor Israel Ludlow says a defective casting coupling between a 15 horsepower petroleum engine and the seven foot propeller halted a planned National birthday trial of his heavier-than-air machine. Ludlow, aided by F. L. Rice, had the craft near the abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad Station when the failure occurred on Sixth Street. Due to his crippled condition Ludlow relinquished the controlling seat to assistant R. Moore, as the propeller spun and the machine moved the asphalt strip.
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F. L. Rice
Pennsylvania
War Department
Sixth Street
R. §. Moore
John G. Heckscher Dead After Long Illness in New York
John G. Heckscher 71, lifelong New Yorker and son of Gen. Charles A. Heckscher, died at his home 168 West Eighty eighth Street after a long illness. A Wall Street broker, he was a founder and secretary of the National Horse Show Association and member of multiple clubs. He survived by his third wife Virginia Otis and several sisters. funeral arrangements were not set.
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Bethlehem
Penn
Philip M. Lydig
Charles A. Heckscher
Wall Street
National Horse Show Association
Ile
Metropolitan
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Coney Island Jockey Club
Dresden
Germany
Elis
Six Die As Hailstorm and Tornado Hit Sunnyside New Mexico
A July 4 report from El Paso notes a hailstorm piling hail six inches deep followed by a tornado that devastated Sunnyside New Mexico and nearby Fort Sumner. Six people were killed including Henry Gerhardt and a baby, with forty wounded and destitute residents seeking aid. The storm also killed thousands of sheep and caused extensive property losses including banks, stores, and hotels.
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New York Times
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New Mexico
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Fort Sumner
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Gassas Mercantile Company
B. V. Palmer
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First National Bank
A. B. Harris
Kermit Roosevelt Excels in Genesee Independence Day Sports
Kermit Roosevelt son of the President attended Genesee events in Rochester New York on July 4 with Major Wadsworth. He rode Playmate one of Wadsworth's thoroughbreds and helped his team win the cavalry contest. In the Mannikin race he fell hard at the far end but rose, pulled his horse back to start, and suffered no serious injuries.
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Racing Auto Links in Siberian Swamp Mishap
German car reaches Omsk badly in need of repairs as Thomas awaits arrival of new driving gear amid swamp mishap details.
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Omsk
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Position of the New York Paris Racers on 140th Day
A fragmentary report traces the New York Paris racers route and distances for the 140th day of the race. It lists legs between New York Paris Vladivostok Tomsk Harbin Omsk Verkhalevu Outa Missovaia Moscow Irkutsk St Peters Kansk and Paris with miles for each segment, including totals.
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Paris
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Marienovka
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Zust
Chita
Vladivostok
Tomsk
Utie
Harbin
astiTo Obl
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Kalnsk
Iitta
Insk
Vis
Verda
Missovaia
Moscow
Irkutsk
St. Peters
Kansk
Loop-the-Loop Girl Dying At Luna Park
Stella Parker known as Mile Novi, 19, of Dorchester Mass, is critically injured after a looping-the-loop auto act at Luna Park Pittsburg She says she protested the danger but was persuaded by managers The park plans to hire another performer as police bar the act
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Stella Parker
Quincy Street
Dorchester
Mass
Mile
Novi
Luna Park
St. Francis’ S Hospital
Charles Merk
Dewey's Claret or Lauterne Punch Ready to Serve
Dewey and Sons Co announces ready to serve claret or lauterne punch for all social events. The product is marketed from their New York address at 138 Fulton Street.
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Ae Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Two-Cent-A-Word Cables Predicted For Anglo American Links
At a London banquet the American Society in London heard J Henniker Heaton predict penny a word cablegrams between England and America. Heaton said electricity would soon be within reach of the millions and cautioned his statement was not official.
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NEW York Times
London
Hotel Cecil
American Society
Great Britain
United States
John Henniker Heaton
England
America
Isr
Heaton
Gray declines Vice Presidential nomination again
Wilmington Del July 4 Judge George Gray said he had not received a letter from Democrats in Denver asking him to accept a Vice Presidential nomination. He stated he would not accept the nomination under any circumstances, while honoring the office and citing the same reasons as for his presidential stance.
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Wilmington
Del
George Gray
Dienver
Vanderbilts Go Fishing at Biltmore Estate
Mrs G W Vanderbilt hosted a Fourth of July fishing party at the Biltmore estate in Asheville with a luncheon. The largest catch was 20 mountain trout by Mrs Vanderbilt. The family including Cornelia plan a year abroad in Europe departing next Wednesday from Biltmore House.
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New York Times
Asheville
N. C
G. W. Vanderbilt
Biltmore Estate
Local Train Collision Kills Six in Oakland
A narrow gauge Oakland bound local from Alameda Mole struck Santa Cruz train No. 57 at First and Webster Streets. The smoker car of the Santa Cruz train was demolished. six people are dead and thirty injured, with victims removed from the wreck.
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Cal
Alameda Mole
Santa Cruz
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Webster Streets
Lightning Kills Texas Baptist Preacher During Revival
The Rev. T. H. Feagin, a leading Texas Baptist minister, was struck by lightning and killed last night at a revival in China Village, Dallas. He had just finished the sermon and was greeting worshippers when the bolt ended his life among the congregation.
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New York Times
Dallas
Texas
T. H. Feagin
China
Feagin
Arias Resigns as Presidential Candidate in Panama
After a six hour conference between Ricardo Arias and José Domingo de Obaldia Lestor Arias resigned unconditionally as candidate for the Presidency of the Panaman Republic. The move ends friction ahead of elections set for July 12 and is welcomed nationwide.
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Ricardo Arias
José Domingo de Obaldia
Lestor Arias
Panaman
Arias
Rouen Appeal Court Reverses Whitney Chauffeur Murder Conviction
The Rouen Appeal Court overturns the lower court verdict against Pouget, a Whitney chauffeur, in the car crash case last August. Pouget avoided a cart collision while Fritz’s Whitney car struck and killed the cart driver. The Whitney brothers had settled damages. authorities expect broader limits on chauffeur responsibility in accidents.
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Appeal Court
Rouen
Pouget
Harry Payne Whitney
Whitney Brothers
Fritz
Whitneys
Peddier
Critz
Salute for the Nominee at National Event
President Roosevelt approved a 46 gun salute from the Washington Monument grounds in Washington D C to mark the Democratic nominee’s Denver event. Washington Democrats had sought permission for Col Charles Bramwell Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds to oversee the salute. A letter from the President confirmed approval allowing the display of pleasure in any manner they desire.
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le Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Washington Monument
Washington
D. C
Denver
Col
Charles Bramwell
The Band of the Sky Ad in Western North Carolina
An Asheville area travel advertisement touts a trip via Southern Ry to the Glorious Mountains of Western North Carolina. It promises quick service and low excursion rates with contact at N. X. Office 1,290 Broadway.
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Band of the Sky
Asheville—Toxaway
Glorious Mountains
North Carolina
N. X
Broadway
Ady
Bryan and Gray vie as Democrats steer toward convention
Denver July 4 The Democratic National Convention nears with Bryan dominant in delegates yet weak in enthusiasm. Gray shows life but trails 615 delegates to six. Leaders fear Bryan’s nomination but hope to sway delegates or nominate a vice president candidate. The Platform committee delays drafting, aiming for conservative legal wording to appease diverse factions.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
Bryan
Johnson
Gray
Committee On Resolutions
Chicago
Gray and Bryan ticket proposed to win Democratic renomination
Gray campaign managers Josiah Marvel and Richard J. Beamish urge delegates to back a Gray and Bryan ticket to secure Democratic victory. They argue pairing Gray for President with Bryan as Vice President would win key states and unify the party for a generation, sending a strong signal to delegates at the convention.
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Delaware
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Bryan
Gray
George Gra
New York
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West Virginia
Maryland
Indiana
Oklahoma
Illinois
Colorado
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