Express Jumps Track Wreck in Greenwich New York Line
A New York New Haven Hartford express derailed after leaving Greenwich station. One passenger, Miss Marguerite Armstrong of Wayne Pennsylvania, was killed and about a dozen injured as two electric engines left the rails and cars piled on the tracks. Porters and passengers described a brutal crash with shattered glass and twisted rails, the bridge over Greenwich Avenue bearing much of the damage.
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Prof Eatman Drowned in Granville County Pond Outing
Darius Eatman a Columbia University professor was drowned while boating with three companions near Oxford North Carolina. The boat capsized and despite rescue attempts the professor could not swim. He was thirty three and a UNC and Columbia graduate who taught pedagogy at Wake Forest for two years.
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Columbia University
New York
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Wake Forest
Too Much Water at Bond Street Fire Causes Major Damage
A Bond Street blaze on Nos. 1, 3 and 5 caused 50 000 in damage as water from fire crews flooded down five floors. The fire started on the sixth floor in Herman Citron s women s waist shop. Patrolman Schwartz and Chief Croker responded as water towers were set up to fight the flames in about an hour.
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The Warrior of Honolulu Arrives with Fleet
The battleship fleet reached Honolulu yesterday amid arrivals and ceremonies. Crews prepared for port visits and operations as naval units joined the harbor presence and local observers watched the patrols.
Sheridan and Rose Earn Olympic Honors for USA
The United States earned praise as Sheridan and Rose seized top spots in Olympic events. Their performances added valuable points and national prestige to Team USA.
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Rose
United States
Anti Bryan Movement Grows Across Railroads
Nebraska State Railway Employers Association spreads from Nebraska to Iowa Illinois Missouri Indiana Kansas and Colorado forming railroad employee groups. Headquarters opened in Omaha with S C Mecomber in charge as the movement attracts fifteen thousand of Nebraska's twenty two thousand workers and spreads rapidly.
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Taft refines acceptance speech amid Ohio campaign talks
In Hot Springs Virginia Taft says the first draft of his Republican presidential acceptance speech is nearly ready to be cut to essentials for the Cincinnati address on July 28. He notes large changes remain and won’t preview specifics. Vorys plans talks on Ohio strategy including the Foraker matter. Miller and Mrs Miller dined with Taft and he later danced in the Homestead ballroom.
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Ohio
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Chicago
Washington
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Senate
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Verdict Awarded $181945 In breach suit
Francis Sawyer former president of the Pittsburg Binghamton Eastern Railroad Company won a 181945 dollar verdict in the United States Circuit Court against E H Gay Co of Boston for breach of contract Sawyer had sought 500000 dollars and assigned the claim to Elliott Norton of Towanda Pennsylvania involved in the litigation over salary and bonds promised by the bank to Sawyer.
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Towanda
Penn
Foraker in Taft Ranks
Senator Foraker says Ohio is safe for Taft as he plans a summer in Northeast Harbor Maine. He forecasts a Republican legislature election focus and notes possible successors to his Senate seat, with Governor Harris drawing opposition over temperance views.
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Terrific Chilean Earthquake Strikes Tacna Arica Provinces
A powerful tremor hit the Tacna and Arica regions today in southern Peru and Bolivia, causing substantial property damage but no deaths. Telegraph lines between Arica and Lima and to Bolivia are damaged or broken.
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Powder Magazine Blast Kills Nine at Cleelum
Tacoma July 16. The powder magazine of the Northwestern Improvement Company at Cleelum exploded at 5 PM as workers unloaded a car of powder. Nine men were killed in the blast.
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West Side Gangs Clash Near Bedbug Row
In a confrontation sparked by alleged ill treatment, the Gopher gang from Eleventh Avenue clashed with the Bedbug Row gang on 57th Street and Eleventh Avenue. About fifty shots were fired. two men, William Lynch and John Gando, were wounded and taken to Roosevelt Hospital. Lynch suffered a right hip wound and Gando a left leg wound. several assailants fled.
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Amsterdam Avenue
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Moths Raid Harlem Causes Window Screen Invasion
An avalanche of white moths descended on Washington Heights and Harlem late last night causing annoyance as they crawled through window screens. Windows had to be closed and sometimes stuffed to keep the pests out. In 125th Street the moths were especially noticeable.
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Harlem
125Th Street
American Domination Seen In London Olympics Three Golds
American athletes swept discus and weight throwing events at the London Olympic Stadium with Sheridan Giffin and Harr taking top spots while Ralph Rose won the weight put. England’s Taylor won the 400 metre swim, and Italy claimed a gymnastic title as rain reduced attendance. British scoring favored first places, drawing US criticism from James F. Sullivan who declined the system.
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Burton and the Senate Seat In Ohio Campaign
Cleveland July 16 Congressman Theodore E. Burton stated that his main interest lies in Taft’s victory and a Republican win in Ohio and Cuyahoga County. He said he would not actively push for the Senate seat now and that the office should seek the man. He expects legislative support from Cuyahoga County and will be abroad until late August.
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Mrs Eddy Frames New ByLaw On Malpractice
On her eighty seventh birthday Mary Baker G Eddy announced a Mother Church bylaw against malpractice. The rule states that a member who mentally malpractices or disrespects Eddy or staff without consent shall be disciplined and a second offence will drop the member from the church roll.
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Shoe Polish Agent Suspected in Dual Marital Disappearances
Pittsburg July 14 Harry Minor a telephone inspector and Willard Craucher a wire chief report their wives May Minor twenty two and Violet Draucher seventeen disappeared last Friday. They believe letters show both eloped with the same shoe polish agent. The couples married six months ago both women worked as stenographers in the telephone offices. They rented a house and lived together until the agent appeared. Minor and Draucher think their wives were hypnotized.
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Judge executes rattlesnake on Riverside Ranch
In Toston Montana July 16 Judge Alton B Parker riding a horse with a flock of sheep encountered a rattlesnake at Riverside Ranch. The judge invoked authority and killed the snake with a large stone, claiming legal cognizance of the reptile amid a row of tickets and bets on routes between Quebec New York Albany and the Day Line.
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Britain to Buy Three Brazilian Battleships
London reports The Daily Express possesses definite information that Great Britain will purchase the three Brazilian battleships currently under construction in England.
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England
Health Board to Fight Flies Across Massachusetts
The State Health Board plans a year long extermination campaign with a $200000 appropriation. The aim is to eradicate all flies by cleansing every breeding place across the state.
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State Health Board
Amarillo rancher flees after bunco horserace attempt
J. J. Savage of Amarillo traveled to Wichita to bet on a fixed race. After cashing a draft he was given 500 by con men to bet, but a tip prompted him and his wife to flee with their own 3330 and the bunco sum. They returned to Texas by car and train, with Mrs Savage handling the spoils.
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J. J. Savage
Amarillo
Tex
Texas
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Bunco
Texan
Wellington
Whale school seen off Eastport beach attracts crowds
Telegraph report from Eastport Long Island July 16 notes a school of whales swimming calmly near a Hampton summer resort beach causing a flutter among bathers and prompting fishing parties to shore up. Whalers along the coast failed to reach them in time. Great Bear Spring Water ad follows.
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Long Island
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Atlantic Fleet Arrives in Honolulu Amid Holiday Fervor
The Atlantic battleship fleet reached Honolulu by noon with a city holiday and crowds gathered on Diamond Head to view the ships. Connecticut led the line of squadron into the harbor at 1:28 pm after sighting Molokai, with the fleet conducting drills and observances through the day. Rear Admiral Sperry met Governor Frear and health conditions on board remain good. The Nebraska rejoined later after diverting for scarlet fever cases. Melbourne also prepared a full schedule of official entertainments for August and September.
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Australia
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Mystery guest Mrs Hartridge in Pittsburg for nine months
Mrs. Clifford W. Hartridge, missing from New York since last fall, was in Pittsburg from October 4 until her death on Monday. She lived in seclusion at the Hotel Griswold as Mrs Jessie Rogers, supported by ample funds and a devoted staff, with secrecy imposed on all.
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Clifford W. Hartridge
New York
Griswold
Jessie Rogers
Z.J. Miller
Inquiry Into Death Certificates In Pittsburg
An inquiry will be held in Pittsburg into physicians methods of reporting death certificates to the vital statistics bureau after changes in Mrs Clifford W Hartridges cause of death from typhoid fever to meningitis then cerebro meningitis Dr T Miller attended the case and refused to comment promising the family he would not speak further
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