Explosion at Rand powder mills devastates Fairchance
Rand Powder Mills in Fairchance near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, were wrecked by a 2:05 a.m. explosion. Nineteen of thirty-two workers are dead with many injured and missing. The blast destroyed ten buildings, shattered town windows, and routed railroad tracks. a Baltimore and Ohio train narrowly escaped. Manager C Mortimer Rand survived shock, and a pending injunction had sought relocation of the plant.
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Connellsville
Penn
Rand
Fairdhance
Uniontown
Fairchance
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West Pennsylvania Railway
Trafic
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Orville Swaney
C. Mortimer Rand
Baku in Hand of Mob as War Rages
Reports from Baku describe worsening conditions with ongoing artillery fire and widespread looting. Troops are exhausted and outnumbered, with commodit13y scarce and residents starving. Armenian Bishop of Shusha appeals for food and funds as Tartars and Armenians battle amid charred ruins. In the oil fields plunder and arson continue while order lags and the city rates quiet in between sporadic gunfire.
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Baku
Peace envoys bid farewell after successful conference
President Roosevelt hosted Baron Komura and Minister Takahira at Sagamore Hill expressing gratitude for the peace breakthrough. Russian envoy M. Witte and Baron Rosen dined at Oyster Bay before traveling to Washington, praising American hospitality.
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Tribune
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Baron Komura
Takahira
Sylph
New York
Sagamore Hill
J. West Roosevelt Pier
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
St. Regis Hotel
Long Island
Long Island City
Secret Service
New York City
Seattle
Washington
America
Plunkitt Fight Ends in Fatal Stabbing Clash
Three men from the Plunkitt district were attacked by alleged McManus followers near 48th street and 10th avenue after a public meeting. Matthew Kiernan, stabbed in the back and lungs, is dying at Roosevelt Hospital. His twin Patrick Kiernan and Henry Bartell were also wounded. Patrolman Lynch responded as assailants dispersed.
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Plunkitt
McManus
Roosevelt Hospital
Matthew Kiernan
Patrick Kiernan
West 46Th St
Henry Barteil
West Hist St
Bartell
48Th-St
10Th-Ave
Kiernans
F. J. Lynch
47Thst
New York Central Trains Run Full. Advance Use Advised
Attention to travelers indicates New York Central trains are running full and tickets may require advance use. The newspaper advert urges readers to check the time table for availability and scheduling.
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New York Central
America
Thousands Dead or Hurt as Earthquake Rages in Italy
Rome reports the quake’s damage widening to thousands killed or injured. Carnage centers at Martirano 2200 casualties and Parghelia 300 dead, with more feared entombed. Relief pours in from King Victor Emmanuel subsidies and national subscriptions as rescue teams press forward.
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Martirano
Parghelia
Lappolo
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
China Seeks Damages May Go To Hague Court
China moves to seek damages from Russia and Japan for losses in Manchuria and plans a court of claims modeled after the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. Beijing hints at arbitration at the Hague Tribunal if direct settlements fail, while noting potential government ownership of railroads and end of private concessions.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
China
Russia
Japan
Hague
Far East
Manchuria
Peking
Court of Courts of Claims
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Hague Tribunal
Rebels threaten Tangier amid street fighting near city
In Tangier on Sept 9 fierce hand to hand clashes raged on the outskirts as Raisuli with 500 cavalry tried to subdue rebellious tribes. Villages burned, thousands fled to Tangier, and a large Sultan force arrived. Unclear if troops support Raisuli or move against him. Raisuli reportedly dismissed from governor post.
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Raisuli
Tangier
Fez
Raisuii
Blind preacher regains sight then crazed and committed
Benjamin Taylor a seventy year old former Colebrook preacher who had been totally blind for years suddenly recovered his sight and became a raving maniac. Probate Court sent him to the State Hospital for Insane in Middletown after episodes of paranoia and religious exortations. He previously injured himself after falling from an embankment near his son’s Lake Street home.
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the Tribune
Winsted
Conn
Benjamin Taylor
Colebrook
State Hospital
Middletown
Lake St
Fire at Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power Plant
A fire from the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power Company wire tower endangered the milling district. The Pittsburg Reduction Company aluminum plant sustained about $10,000 damage, with half the city left in darkness as power conduits were destroyed. Firefighters struggled due to building positions by the river.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power Company
Pittsburg Reduction Company
Niagara River
Airship drama in Paterson ends with crash and injuries
George Hamilton, successor to Baldwin, piloted the airship over Paterson and surrounding towns for a dramatic ascent before motor failure and a torn gas bag forced a perilous descent. He clung to the rigging as the craft drifted to a tree near Riverside Drive, injuring him but avoiding a fatal outcome.
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The
Tribune
Paterson
N. J
George Hamilton
Baldwin
Ohio
Hamilton
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Buckley Hotel
Riverside Drive
Woman narrowly escapes being crushed under touring car
Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan of 668 East 134th Street was crossing 23d Street when a touring car carrying Robert Turnbull a broker and his wife struck her. She turned to the crossbar and was dragged about half a block before the driver and patrolman Donnelly stopped the vehicle. She suffered only slight facial bruises and chose to walk home.
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Mary E. Sullivan
Sullivan
East 134Th-St
Donnelly
Fighting in Manchuria Flares After Peace Claims
Reports from Godzyadani detail ongoing clashes on the Manchurian front despite claims a peace treaty was signed. Three officers and eight soldiers killed with about ninety wounded over three days, as Japanese forces reportedly advance into Mongolia areas and burn villages amid outrages against locals.
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Godzyadani
St. Petersburg
Considerab
Brainfu
Mongolia
Mr Rockefeller's Corner in Worms at Cleveland Links
Twenty thousand Angl e players gathered on Rockefellers sour links as worms surfaced during two days of play caused by ground conditions and the special preparation. The report notes workers and spectators reacting to the disruption while the golf event drew attention in Cleveland. Officials advertise the Hotel Cambridge opening for the winter season managed by Mrs Henry Walter.
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the Tribune
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Fall from balloon to trapeze endangers famed aeronaut
John August, 25, a renowned aeronaut and gymnast from Lancaster, fell from his trapeze at about two thousand feet during a daily parachute drop from a big balloon. Spectators at a Highland town carnival watched him struggle to hold on before his fatal fall, the incident occurring a mile from the ascent point.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Carnival of the Trades Alliance
Highlandtown
John August
August
Lancaster
Penn
Two Aeronauts Safe After North Sea Fear
A Paris Aero Club message says Jacques Faure and the Marquis de Villalonga landed at Chelmsford near London after a balloon crossing from London to Denmark. They then returned to London and proceeded to Brussels, ending fears they were lost at sea.
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London
The
Aero Club
Paris
Jacques Faure
Marquis de Villalonga
Chelmsford
Brussels
Denmark
North Sea
President's Son Plans Muskrat Coat For Winter
Theodore Roosevelt Jr plans to hunt musk rats at the Roosevelt estate in Sayville Long Island to obtain fur for a lined overcoat. He stays with cousin John Roosevelt and continues hunting along the creek hoping to reach the required kill count.
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Sayville
Long Island
Roosevelt
Theodore
John Roosevelt
Bank Burglars Loot First National Bank in Custer
Burglars entered the First National Bank at Custer South Dakota today and stole several thousand dollars. The safe was blown open as the thieves carried out the cash. The ad also notes September charm of Adirondack Mountains Thousand Islands and Saratoga with hotel operations and full New Frontier train service and ticket agents for low rates.
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Custer, S. D
First National Bank
Adirondack Mountains
Thousand Islands
Saratoga
Advt
Fires and deaths mount as waves of Tartars strike Baku
Dispatches from Baku report continued fighting on Friday night with cannon fire, widespread fires, and about fifteen hundred Tartars killed or wounded. Losses to Russian industry approach eighty-nine million dollars, with oil wells destroyed and plants shut down awaiting private guard rights.
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St. Petersburg
Nobel Company
Baku
Ministry of Finance
S. Petersburg
America
European
Russia
Manchuria
Hardinge
Palakhan
Arnauts Inva de Servia Burn Four Towns
Belgrade dispatch says one thousand Arnauts crossed from the Turkish frontier into Servia burning four towns and attacking the Servian frontier guards whose commandant was killed.
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Belgrade
Priepolis
Servia
Platt Misses Mae Wood in Omaha then Heads West
Senator Platt and Mae Wood failed to meet in Omaha as she left for New York on Tuesday while he was due Friday. He altered his plans upon learning she was not there and traveled west through Kansas. Wood had warned he must seek a personal interview within sixty days or face trouble, a period that expired before the sensational suit on Tuesday.
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the Tribune
Omaha
Neb
Senator Platt
Mae Wood
Miss Wood
New-York
Mr. Platt
Platt
Fire destroys Ballville pavilion and nearby properties
Fremont Ohio Sept 3 fire gutted the Ballville summer resort pavilion two miles south of the city destroying a grocery shop a barber shop and several small buildings. Local residents note civil unrest mood around the pavilion with indignation prayers at the United Brethren Church and authorities suspect incendiary origin.
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Fremont
Ohio
Ballville
United Brethren Church
Hallville
Frontenac Hotel Opens Through September
Fronteac Hotel in the Thousand Islands advertises it is open through September and promotes the St. Lawrence region as the most delightful period of the year.
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St. Lawrence
Advt
Plan Send Off for the President at Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay residents plan a simple, unorganized send off for President Roosevelt upon his return to the capital. No committees or speeches. no fireworks. just an old fashioned, hearty farewell as the community gathers to show appreciation for his role in peace.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Russians in Washington Today Arrive for Brief Visit
The Russian peace plenipotentiaries M. Witte and Baron Rosen will arrive in Washington tomorrow and depart for New York at 4 PM. Acting Secretary Loomis will escort them to the tol, the White House, the Library of Congress and other public buildings.
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Washington
State Department
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
New York
Mr. Loomis
City
Tol
White House
Library of Congress
Palma Renominated by Cuban Moderates for Presidency
Havana Sept 9 President Palma was unanimously renominated by the Moderate party as a candidate for the Cuban presidency Mendez Capote was named for the vice presidency The platform backs a five year extension of the reciprocity treaty with the United States and seeks amendments aligned with both nations interests
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Havana
Palma
Cuba
Mendez Capote
United States
Tragic Jump At Goat Island Bridge Near Niagara Falls
An unknown man climbed the Goat Island Bridge coping and leaped into the rapids. His body was carried over the American Fall, with details of the death attributed to self harm.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Goat Island Bridge
Pittsburg Leader Buys Belle Isle in St Lawrence
Alexander R. Peacock of Pittsburg owner of Belle Isle, an island near Frontenac New York, after paying 100000 dollars to George C Boldt of the Waldorf Astoria. Peacock and his family occupied the estate this summer and it figures prominently in St Lawrence life. Belle Isle lies near Boldt farmhouse island and the unfinished Boldt castle site.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Sept
George C. Boldt
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Alexander R. Peacock
United States Steel Corporation
Belle Iste
St. Lawrence
Frontenac
N.Y
Peacock
Belle Isle
Boldt
Dewey's Sauterne and Moselle Wines Ad
Dewey and Sons Co. promotes Sauterne and Moselle wines as most satisfying in summer. Located at 138 Fulton St. New York, the announcement highlights summer appeal and availability.
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Dewey’s Sauterne & Moselle Wines
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
Lows York
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Henry Walter
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