Express Jumps Track Wreck on New York New Haven Route
A New York New Haven and Hartford express leaving Grand Central at 8 40 a m derailed after crossing Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich Conn. One woman Miss Marguerite Armstrong of Wayne Pen was killed and many others injured as two electric locomotives and five parlor cars left the rails. The wreck occurred at about 9 20 a m with cars piling up and strewing wreckage across the tracks.
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Professor Eatman Drowns While Boating Near Oxford
Darius Eatman professor at Columbia University New York drowned in a pond near Oxford Granville County while on a boating outing. With three companions the boat capsized and Eatman could not swim rescue attempts failed after an oar was torn from helpers. He was thirty three, UNC and Columbia graduate, previously taught pedagogy at Wake Forest two years.
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Too Much Water at Bond Street Fire
A blaze at Nos 1 3 and 5 Bond street caused 50 000 in damage with most loss from water soaking five floors below. Fire started on the sixth floor in Herman Citron's women waist shop and was fought by Chief Croker as water pressure reached 150 pounds at plugs. The fire was under control in just over an hour.
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Sawyer Wins $181 945 Verdict in Breach Suit
Francis Sawyer former president of the Pittsburg Binghamton Eastern Railroad Co. wins a circuit court verdict for 181 945 dollars against E H Gay & Co of Boston. Sawyer sought 500 000 dollars claiming breach of contract over salary and bonds promised for his railroad presidency.
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Olympic Honors Grow Sheridan and Rose Win Points
Sheridan and Rose earned Olympic recognition as they collected points for the United States in their events. Their performances boosted the U S tally and highlighted the team’s strong showing at the competition.
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Anti Bryan Movement Spreads From Nebraska Railways
The Nebraska State Railway Employers Association formed to oppose William J Bryan expands to Iowa Illinois Missouri Indiana Kansas and Colorado with 15000 members in Nebraska and a Union Pacific conductor S C Mecomber in charge at Omaha headquarters. The drive grows as more railroad workers join and Bryan supporters fear the impact.
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Taft Finishes First Draft of Acceptance Speech
Taft in Hot Springs reports the first draft of his Republican presidential acceptance speech has been completed, though the paper will be cut to about three thousand five hundred words. He dictating with scope, plans changes before printing, and then played golf with Arthur I. Vorys.
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Foraker in Taft Ranks
The Tribune Bureau notes Senator Foraker in Washington says Ohio is safe for Taft and will summer in Northeast Harbor, Me. He will return mid August and expects a Republican legislature to elect Taft. He predicts several candidates to succeed him in the Senate but prioritizes the election of the Ohio Legislature.
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Terrific Chile earthquake rocks Tacna and Arica
A major quake struck the Tacna and Arica provinces in southern Chile today. Property damage is reported with no fatalities. communications between Arica and Lima and telegraph to Bolivia were damaged.
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Magazine Explodes In Cleelum. Nine Killed
In Cleelum Washington the powder magazine of the Northwestern Improvement Company exploded at 5 pm as a gang unloaded a car of powder. Nine men were killed and the blast shook the town.
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West Side Gangs Clash Near Bedbug Row
About 10 pm the Gopher gang from Eleventh avenue between 48th and 49th streets clashed with the Bedbug Row gang at 57th street and Eleventh avenue. Two men wounded by gunfire were held at Roosevelt Hospital. Patrolmen Butler and Hutchins reported about fifty shots. Wounded were William Lynch and John Gando. others escaped.
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Moths Raid Harlem Causes Windows to Close
An avalanche of white moths over Washington Heights and Harlem late last night annoyed residents as they crawled into homes through screens. In 125th Street the pests were especially noticeable with men at cafés promising to swear off.
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American Sweep In Discus and Weight Throws At London Olympic
American athletes dominated the discus with Sheridan Giffin and Harr finishing first to third, followed by Ralph Rose winning the weight throw. Taylor won the 400 meter swim for Britain as the day saw rain and a smaller crowd. England leads in British scoring while Sullivan critiques the British system, arguing for track and field emphasis.
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Burton Seeks Taft Victory. Prefers Not to Campaign for Senate
Congressman Theodore E. Burton stated that his main aim is Taft’s election and a Republican victory in Ohio and Cuyahoga County. He said he would welcome legislative support but will not actively seek the Senate seat now, trusting the office to seek the man and noting his European trip until late August.
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Mrs Eddy Celebrates 87th Birthday With New Bylaw
Mary Baker G. Eddy marks her eighty seventh birthday by promulgating a new bylaw for the Mother Church. The rule forbids mental malpractice against the leader and staff with discipline and permanent expulsion on a second offence. The bylaw appears in The Christian Science Journal.
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Shoe Polish Agent Linked to Missing Wives in Pittsburg
Harry Minor and Willard Craucher, police report, say their wives May Minor and Violet Draucher disappeared last Friday. They believe the women eloped with a shoe polish agent, to whom letters point, after both couples married six months ago. The women, stenographers in telephone offices, lived together until the agent appeared, with hypnotism suspected.
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Wife carried money back home in bunco scheme
J J Savage of Amarillo Texas went to Wichita to bet 3500 on a fixed horse race. After cashing a draft he received 500 from bunco men to wager. A tip sent him fleeing with his wife to Wellington then by train to Texas. Mrs Savage kept 3300 of her husband’s and 500 of the bunco men’s money.
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Judge Executes Rattlesnake On Spot In Montana
Judge Alton B. Parker visiting Toston rode with a sheep herd at Riverside Ranch when a rattlesnake attacked. He used a stone to drop the snake on the spot, acting with judicial cognizance and authority. Quebec and all RR tickets bet. New York and Albany accepted by the Day Line.
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Britain to buy three Brazilian battleships under construction
The Daily Express reports definite information that Britain will purchase the three Brazilian battleships currently under construction in England.
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Daily Express
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State Health Board Plans Yearlong Fly Extermination Campaign
The State Health Board in Boston announces a yearlong war on flies with a $200,000 appropriation. The campaign aims to cleanse every breeding place and eradicate flies statewide. The plan targets thorough sanitation to prevent breeding and reduce infestations.
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Whale school appears near Eastport beach
Telegraph report from Eastport Long Island July 16 describes a school of whales seen among bathers opposite the Hampton resort. The creatures swam calmly through breakers seeking food while fishing parties fled ashore. Whaling crews failed to intercept due to late sighting.
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Atlantic Fleet Arrives in Honolulu for Mid Pacific Cruise
The Atlantic battleship fleet reached Honolulu at noon with a holiday atmosphere as crowds gathered on Diamond Head to view the ships. The Connecticut led the line, troops received an official welcome from Governor Frear, and Rear Admiral Sperry visited the governor. The third division coalied at Lahina and rejoined later. no deaths or serious accidents occurred en route. Melbourne also prepared official welcomes with dinners and receptions for August to September.
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Mystery surrounding New York heiress hid in Pittsburg hotel
Mrs. Clifford W. Hartridge, missing from New York since last fall, was in Pittsburg October 4 to Monday. She lived at the Hotel Griswold as Mrs. Jessie Rogers, in seclusion with ample funds and a lavish setup, cared for by hotel staff and physicians until her death.
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Inquiry into Death Certificates Changes in Pittsburgh Case
An investigation in Pittsburgh will review how physicians file death certificates after changes to the record of Mrs. Clifford W. Hartridge. Initially listed as typhoid fever, then meningitis, and finally cerebro meningitis, the corrections prompt a probe by the vital statistics bureau. Dr. Z T Miller, who attended Mrs. Hartridge, refuses to comment to protect the family's wishes.
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