Wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited near Mentor
The Twentieth Century Limited on the Lake Shore Railroad crashed into an open switch near Mentor Ohio just before 10 PM. Eleven people were killed and sixteen injured as two coaches burned, with five burned bodies recovered. The wreck halted the train from Cleveland to New York on its 18 hour run. Authorities suspect malicious switch tampering by a freight crew. rescue efforts and hospital care followed, while the engineer and various crew members were killed or missing.
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Mentor
Ohio
Twentieth Century Limited
Lake Shore
Speen
Laima
Asec Repens
Brant
Toledo
Cleveland
Dio
Geveland
Chicago
New York
Painesville
D. C. Moon
Lake Shore Road
Panic at Manhattan Hotel as pipe blast claims life
In the Hotel Manhattan cellar a ruptured conduit and boiler pipe caused a fatal blast. Mary Newman died en route to Bellevue Hospital. Patrick McQuaide was severely hurt. Firemen and staff aided victims amid smoke, steam, and telephones during the chaotic scene.
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Manhattan
Mary Newman
Hitchen
Bellevue Hospital
Patrick McQuaide
Istave
Hotel Explosion Mystery Deepens As Relative Dies
A hotel boiler explosion fatally wounded a woman and left McQuaide mortally hurt. McQuaide, a relative of the woman, was visiting the hotel cellar as investigators note the blast reoccured from a prior month. Manager Rockwell offered no explanation, saying the incident cannot be explained. Boil er room equipment had been inspected by a prominent company a month earlier and found in good order.
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Rockwell
Grand Union
Murray Hill
Manhattan
W. J. Stewart
Stewart
Newman
Bmcqasid
McQuall
Tix
Na E. Young
Merk
McQuaide
Cas- Gaky ‘Company
Parson Morgan Seeks Separation After Kidnap Case
Mrs Edith Parsons Morgan, daughter of John E Parsons of Rye on the Sound, won a separation from her husband David Percy Morgan at White Plains. The suit cites desertion and cruel treatment, includes alleged kidnapping of three children in May 1904 to Pennsylvania. Justice Keogh holds desertion occurred May 29 1904. No alimony awarded. Mrs Morgan to care for children Helen Edith Percy Lone E Morgan. Morgan may appeal to Appellate Division or Court of Appeals to gain custody.
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Edith Parsons Morgan
John E. Parsons
Rye-on-the-Sound
David Percy Morgan
White Plains
Mr. Morgan
Helen
Edith
Percy
Lone E. Morgan
Plantis
Pennsylvania
Platiniit
Iis
Woodend Goes to Jail
Dr W Woodend of New York arrested Monday on a charge of obtaining money by false representations. At his own request he was sent to the county prison tonight with no bail entered for release, and has remained in custody since. He expects his friends to help tomorrow. DEWEY SPARKLING MOSELLE promoted by H T Dewes & Sons Co. 135 Fulton St New York.
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Philadelmia
W. Woodend
New-York
DEWEY
H. T. Dewes & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Court in session on Hooker removal dispute delays vote
Albany dispatch reports a special session paused as the Senate Judiciary Committee requests a week to study removal procedures for Justice Warren B. Hooker. Democrats largely support delaying action while Republicans oppose. The assembly adjourned to reconvene on Wednesday. The governor forwarded the removal inquiry to the legislature, seeking proceedings to remove Hooker from the New York Supreme Court.
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Albany
Warren B. Hooker
Senate Judiciary Committee
Assembly Committee
Hooker
Assembly
Senate
Justice Hooker
Hoss
Supreme Court
State of
New-York
Aston
Judiciary
Hartmann
Francisco
Rigby
New York City
Brooklyn
Jamestown
Judiciary Committee
Brackett
Riong
Elsberg
Lewis
McCarten
Grady
Marks
Saxe
Malbaines
Armstrong
Fase
Nixon
Brady
McCarren
Davis
Rennes
Page
Alids
Warnick
Cobb
Oyama Pushes North as Manchurian Fighting Intensifies
In a lengthy exchanges of reports, the Assembly debates Justice Hooker removal with a week delay and signals broader constitutional conflict. Separately, Manchurian fighting grows, with Japanese advances along the Mandarin and Maineikal roads and Russian withdrawals toward entrenched positions.
Cloudburst Upstate Brings Bridges and Rails Down
Ithaca New Jersey June 21 damage estimate to $1000000 from a morning cloudburst six miles east of Ithaca. Three teams entered the city tearing out bridges and flooding over twenty blocks. Streetcar and electric light systems disrupted. Lehigh Valley divisions tied up. Two houses and barns washed away along Six Mile Creek. Selma nearby reports overflow of Newen creek causing widespread damage in Horseheads with water up and a Lehish Valley train stalled. all highway bridges washed out and no lives reported though property damage will be great.
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Ithaca
N. J
Here
Ehnira and Cortland
Auburn
Lehigh Valley
L. S Crance
Six Mile Creek
Selmira
Sullivanne
Newen Creek
Horseheads
Millport
Ife
The Second Empire Fast Train Ad on Central Station
An advertisement proclaims a new fast train from Central Station at 1 PM to Albany via Coengai Syracuse Rochester and Buffalo with no excess fare. It lists arrival times: Albany 5 40, Rochester 9 8, Buffalo 1 0 PM.
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New York
Equitable life scandal critique targets Hyde and officials
A detailed critique accuses Hyde and Equitable Life officers of extravagant salaries, unapproved ventures, and self serving deals with affiliated firms. It alleges improper expansions, misdirected profits, and mutualization push by Alexander and others while urging reform and reinstatement of policyholder protections.
Mutualization urged to cure Equitable Life woes report says
Superintendent Hendricks report condemns most Equitable business practices beyond agency dealings and urges complete mutualization to end Wall Street control. It censors James Hazen Hyde and President Alexander, blames directors, and questions officer disqualifications while detailing syndicate underwritings and large profits from subsidiary companies. The Attorney General Mayer will digest the findings and consider civil action to recover diverted funds.
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Ryan Trust
Alexander
Hyde
Cambon
Treasury
Equitable
Frick
Cemim
Charter
Hendricks
State Insurance Department
Equitable Life Assurance Soct
Wall Street
James Hazen Hyde
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Gage &. Tarbell
Mayer
Washington
TMH
Mercantile Trust Company
George J. Gould
H. C. Frick
M. L. Schiff
Jacob H. Schiff
F. H. Harriman
Siashare
Ife
Gage B. Tarbell
Henry B. Hyd
Eubsidiary Company
The
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company
Case Deposit Com
Western National Bank
Bank of Commerce
Ite
Western National
Valentine P. Snyder
Title Insurance Company
Mortiraze Company
Franklin National Bank
Kuhn, Loeb & C
Alexander & Green
Alexander & Colby
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Wellman-Seaver-Morgan
Aglevelind
Aex Tyler
Collingwood
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Hamburg
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Graham
John R. Bennett
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Oyama
W. Higgins
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Mandarin Road
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Kirin
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Linevitch
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Liao-Yang-We-Peng
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Tokio
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Sia-Song
Manchuria
Lien-Hwa-Chien
Yeng-Mu-Lin-Tzu
Wei-Yuan-Pao-Men
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Yang-Tzu Pass
Wei-Yuan-Pao-Méen
Shi- Hui-Wo-Tzu
Chang-Tu-Fu
Sha-Ho-Tzu
Sui-Miao-Tzu
Feng-Hwa
Pei-Fang-Cheng-Kou
Hsi-Lisa-Chian
Liu-Tiao-Kou
London
Daily Telegraph
Mistchenko
Kuropatkin
Ryan Equitable Trusteeship
James H. Hyde
Hendricks Report
National of United States
Organization of
National Bank of Commerse
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Henry B. Hyde
Commercial Trust Company
Philadelphia
Equitable Trust Company of
Equitable Trust Company
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