Tragedy as Susquehanna Bridge Span Falls on Coal Train
A six hundred foot span of the Baltimore & Ohio Bridge over the Susquehanna at Havre de Grace collapses, taking twelve loaded coal cars into the river. One watchman, William Wilson, is fatally injured. cause undecided though dynamite reports circulate. Traffic diverted via Pennsylvania and New Jersey Central routes. $400,000 in damage estimated.
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Havre de Grace
Mds
Baltimore & Ohio
Susquehanna River
William Wilson
American Bridge Company
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania
Wilmington
D. D. Crothers
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
H. P. Reynolds
State Street
George H. Campbell
New York
East Channel
Mr. Campbell
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allentown
New Jersey Central
Philadelphia & Reading
Cumberland Valley
Martinsburg
W. Va
Swan Creek
Havre de Race
Nat Goodwin Charges Desertion In Divorce Suit
Philadelphia reports Nat Goodwin the actor has filed for divorce from his wife Maxine Elliott on the grounds of desertion. Miss Elliott, now at a local theatre, declines comment. Goodwin, in Reno, says papers are on file and he will travel to Rawhide. he lacks details on Elliott's plans.
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Philadelphia
Nat Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Miss Elliott
Maxine Eliott
Goodwin
Fedora Opera Improves With Orchestra and Gingers
Improved performance by the gingers and orchestra marked the Fedora run at the American Theatre. M. Torre earned commendation for his chief male role, while Mme. Thery and Mme. Duce Merola showed stronger singing. Merola conducted Carmen and Fedora, and Ti Trovatore will be repeated tonight as the company extends its American engagement before moving to the Majestic Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gingers
Ivan Abramson
Grand Opera Company
M. ‘Torre
Don Jose
Mme. Thery
M. Merola
Carmen
Mme. Duce-Merola
Mme. Bertozzi
Michaela
M. Zara
Escaquillo
Majestic Theatre
Woman Drowns Herself At Niagara Falls In River
A middle aged woman walked into the Niagara River at Green Island and was swept over the falls shortly before noon. She left a hat purse handkerchief a Buffalo optician spectacle case and gloves on the bank. A woman named Anna Dugan who had lived at 337 East Ferry Street Buffalo was identified with the case. Local inquiry found Miss Dugan and her sister had moved away.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Green Island
Buffalo
Opticians
Anna Dugan
East Ferry Street
Whitney Wins Best Vegetable Display at Mineola Fair
At Mineola Long Island September 23 special report Payne Whitney dominates judging with the top prize for vegetables. The event draws large crowds and anticipates a big turnout for horse show and trotting races tomorrow with Adwriter King Edward Tony B Mistrel Wilkes and Umbrella among contenders.
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Mineola
Long Island
Payne Whitney
Adwriter
Gamy Little
King Edward
Tony B
Mistrel Wilkes
Bil” Daly
Railroad injunction denied over coal car distribution order
Baltimore, Sept 23 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lost its bid for a preliminary injunction to stop the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing a car distribution order. The order requires private and foreign railway fuel cars to be included in the railroad's percentage of car allotments.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Circuit Court
Exile to End as Stewart to Retirement Board
Washington reports Colonel William te Stewart of the coast artillery will retire after a medical board considers him at Washington Barracks. Officers failing the riding test or not completing it are to appear before the board. Army officers receive several assignments and medical corps movements are noted, with ships reporting arrivals and sailings at Pago Pago Suva Sitka and Nagasaki Cavité.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
William Te Stewart
Coast Artillery Corps
Army
Stewart
Washington Barracks
War Department
Fort Grant
Arizona
Board of Medical Officers
No Rush To Join Army, Major Kenly Reports
Major W. J. Kenly of the ith Field Artillery reports a drop in enlistments in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Jersey City as a presidential election nears. He notes that acceptances run one fourth to one fifth of applicants, with August seeing 2,484 applicants and 625 sent to Fort Slocum.
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W. J. Kenly
Ith Field Artillery
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Jersey City
United States Army
Major Kenly
Fort Slocum
Kenly
Henry Smith
McClellan
J. T. Conrad
2D Cavalry
Goodrich Not To Retire In January Move
Rear Admiral Goodrich, commandant of the New York Navy Yard, sails for Liverpool with his daughter to attend the Spanish university centennial. He will represent the U S Navy at the event while Major General Wood represents the Army. Captain Adams acts as commandant in his absence. An advance Washington report says his active service is extended a year, unclear if he will remain commandant. The extension aids completing the navy yard consolidation plan he developed.
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Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
Liverpool
University
Sargossa
Spain
Admiral Goodrich
Wood
Europe
Army
Adams
Navy Yard
Washington
Mauretania
Brooklyn Court Frees Javanese Girl From Slavery Claim
Justice Stapleton in Brooklyn Supreme Court freed Ana Marita a nineteen year old Javanese girl held by William H. Stone and his wife as a servant since 1903 The court found she was a free agent and allowed her to leave with Effie Hipkins Ana had earlier been arrested and sent home by Pinkerton agents after failing to escape several times The case involved habeas corpus filed in Spanish servant Vegliano’s name and accusations of restraint and life long ownership by color of adoption or guardianship.
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Justice Stapleton
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
William H. Stone
Old Slip
Manhattan
Stone
Columbia Heights
Old Home
America
Mr. Stone
Java
Asia
Eveleigh C. Stone
Ana Marita
Stones
Lenare Vejiranc
Ana
Adams Street
John C. Hipkins
William Street
Hipkins
Dean Street
Vegliano
Hats On Sale at Warren Street
Soft hats advertised with price range 3.50 to 8 dollars. Mentions street addresses Warren Street 13th Street and 34th Street plus numbers 258 42 1302. Items and locations implied in a storefront sale notice.
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Warren St
Ships Near Sandy Hook Forecast Dock Times
The Amerika was 1 230 miles east of Sandy Hook at 1 20 pm yesterday and should dock about 3 pm Saturday. The Teutonic and Carmania may be delayed this morning due to thick fog.
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Amerika
Sandy Hook
Teutonic
Carmania
Brooklyn Woman Shot By Stalker Then Kills Himself
Emma Behlant was shot three times near Bushwick Park in Brooklyn by George Heintze who then ran off and killed himself at the German Hospital after a pursuit by a crowd and patrolman. Behlant was taken to Bushwick Hospital with critical wounds. Heintze had menaced her for years.
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Emma Behlant
DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn
George Heintze
McAuley
Hamburg Avenue
Heintze
Starr Street
Wyckoff Avenue
Patrick Case Weighs US Supreme Court Review
Albert T. Patrick now seeks a writ of habeas corpus from the United States Supreme Court for discharge from Sing Sing where he is serving life for the William M. Rice murder. He filed notice that October 12 would be the hearing date and that Judge La Combe’s circuit court decision refusing discharge would also be reviewed. Attorney General Jackson requested District Attorney Jerome handle the case after miscommunication with deputy Dickheiser. Registration days for voters are October 5 6 10 and 12 from 7 am to 10 pm.
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Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
William M. Rice
Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Saul J. Dickheuser
Dickheiser
Patrick
Jerome
Flies Linked to Diarrhoeal Deaths in Summer Study
Dr. Daniel D. Jackson reports a continued study tying fly activity to diarrhoeal deaths. At Prospect Park station, Brooklyn, he trapped thousands of flies since May and found correlations with mortality. the 1997 weekly fly count peaked at 6,224, with 576 deaths in week ended August 3, mirroring 1907 patterns. He notes eighteen swill barrels held 118,800,000 bacteria, about 6,600,000 bacteria per fly.
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Daniel D. Jackson
Merchants’ Association Committee
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Health Department
Jackson
Bank burglars warned by mistaken call
Telegraph report from Goehner Nebraska describes burglars attempting to call bank president but the operator dialed the bank instead. The robbers learned of a formed posse at the front and another at the rear and fled out the bank’s rear door before discovery.
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Tribune
Goehner
Neb
State Sold City Real Estate On Staten Island
At a Sinking Fund Commission meeting, Controller Metz said the state jumped the city’s established claim by selling a fifty acre Quarantine station plot and forty one Ward’s Island lots for 1 100 000. Deputy Controller Phillips noted a 1907 conveyance to Ludlow Realty. the sale brought 31 000. The commission ordered action to void the patent and seek a refund within twenty days.
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Metz
Sinking Fund Commission
Staten Island
Phillips
Commissioners of Immigration
Ward's Island
Richmond
State of New York
Ludlow Realty Company of
New York
Martin
Ludlow Realty Company
Odd Fellows Parade Through Denver Streets
Four thousand members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and its women's auxiliary joined the eighty fourth annual Sovereign Grand Lodge session parade through Denver streets. Fourteen bands accompanied the procession amid perfect weather.
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Denver
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Outgoing Steamers and Schedules for Pacific Routes
Shipping notices list departing ships and routes from New York and other ports. Empress of Japan sails Oct 1 to Japan and China via Vancouver. Iyo Maru sails Oct 4 to Japan and China via Seattle. Mariposa sails Oct 12 to Tahiti via San Francisco. Other vessels head to Hawaii, Guam, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific islands with varying via points.
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New York
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine Islands
Tacoma
Hawaii
Guam
San Francisco
San Francho
Shipping News Update on Multiple Steamers Arrivals and Quarantines
The Belle of Scotland and Crown of Navarre report arrivals and quarantine passes at Norfolk and Portland with passengers and noise noted. Princess Anne and Senator shuttle between Newport News Port Antonio and Bar passages with listed ports. San Giorgio and Concho show arrivals at Messina and Galveston while other liners like Brilliant Thespis Mauretania Alleghany and Jefferson move between European and Caribbean ports with cargo and passengers.
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Belle of Scotland
Nutman
Lobos
Coronel
Montevideo
St Lucia
Charleston
Norfolk
WOR Grace & Co
Bar
Crown of Navarre
McKillop
Perth Amboy
Trinidad Shipping & Trading Co
Princess Anne
Tapley
Newport News
Old Dominion Ss Co
Senator
Nor
Battesen
Port Antonio
Atlantic Fruft Co
Buelow
Ger
Formes
Bremen
Oelrichs & Co
San Giorgio
Ital
Romano
Messina
Naples
Palermo
Hirzel, Feltman & Co
Concho
Young
Galveston
Key West
Mallory Ss Co
Aprilliant
Flushing
Thespis
Chicago station project costs revealed in deeds
Chicago details reveal 34 parcels sold for 2,826,986 to Northern Trust Company as trustee for the railroad. The total land acquisition reaches 88 parcels for 6,634,236. The new Chicago and Northwestern terminal will cost about 20,000,000.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Omaha
Wisconsin
Northern Trust Company
Railroad
Marine Intelligence Mini Almanac For Coastal Readers
The entry lists daily sun and moon times with high water marks for Sandy Hook Gov Island and Hell Gate. It then notes wireless reports on ships The Teutonic The Carmania and The Baltic positions and expected dock times, with distances from Sandy Hook.
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Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Transatlantic Ship Arrivals and Sailings Noted in Broadcasted List
A compiled itinerary lists vessel movements including Santos and New York routes with stops at Barbados Pernambuco and Bahia for Gunther and Mesaba in September. Other liners Indiana African Prince St Patrick Lusitania Buenos Aires Erika Ciudad de Reus show New York connections via multiple ports.
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Santos
Gunther
Ger
New York
Barbados
Pernambuco
Bahia
Most
Indiana
Singapore
Hong Kong
London
Mesaba
Algoa Bay
St Vincent
C V
Cape Town
Lioilo
St Patrick
Aden
Sabang
Liverpool
Bee
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Commerce Commission
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N. M. Butler
John W. Burgess
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James Earl Russell
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Henry F. Shoemaker
Ella de Peyster
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Army and Navy News
George W. M Ivor
20Th Infantry
William M. Wright
Sth Infantry
Jesse Ms. Carter
14Th Cavalry
Frederick G. Stritzinger
Atascadero Ranch
George H. Scott
Medical Corps
Fort Logan
Philippines
Medical Reserve Corps
Army Medical School
Frederick S. Wright
New York City
Ralph H. Goldthwaite
Cincinnati
John B. H. Waring
Donald Miner
Gideon M'D. van Poole
R. W. M’dowell
G. C. Thomas
A L. Clifton
Naval Hospital
G. B. Crow
D. G. Sutton
Franklin
W. M. Kerr
G. F. Clark
Naval Medical School
Navy Department
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Hopkins
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Solace
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Concord
Nagasaki
Cavité
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Birdland Sousa A
Majestic
Wm. Norris
Ted Marks
West
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John Mason
Witching Hour
Mary Mannering
Betsy
Ien
Lulu Glaser
Mile de _Mischief
Casio
Mata
Louise Gunning
Marcelle
Daly
Reno Herald SQ
Rocers, Peet & Company
Broadway
Glasgow
Earl & Wilson
Liverpool Eptember
Lees Ernes Cunard
Southampton
White Star
Esperanza
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Nama Maude
Huelva
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Lloyd Indrasamha
Gibraltar
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Nebraska
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Deutschland
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Hamb-Am
French
la Savoie
Ward
Mexico
Hellenes
Argentina
Houston
Celtic
Grosser Kurfurst Bremen
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Canar
Canar Ae Sealeerer
Oreo
P. di Piemonte
Lloyd Sab
Madonna
Fabre Jeenee
Arapahoe
Jacksonville
Clyde
Kansas City
Savannah
Prins Willem I. Hayti
Corrientes
Seneca
Nassau
Oceano
Rio Plata
Hugin
Tampico
Monroe
Etruria
Cunard
San Juan
Red D
Ponce
Parama
Trinidad
Quebec
Warde
Grenada
Tinidad
Prinz Joachim Colon
Hamb
Finance
Cristobal Panama
Shipping News
Port of New York
Marine Intelligence
Saady Hook
John I
Jack Straw
Soares Hudson
Ste
Robert Edeson
Criterion
Hattie. Williams
Knickerbogker
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Vening
Me Wirth Gertiz Millar
Ee Garrick
Joseph Coyne
Alexander Carlisle
Doris Keane
May Erwien
Mrs. Peckhaw
Carouse
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Henry Miller
Pee Rae
Frank Me
Algeria
Herbert
Glen Ma
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the Mierry
Lillian
Bussell
Weber
Eve
Astor
Hodge
Wallace
Ewe Arnold Daly
Bijou
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Mississippi
Thomas
A. Wise
Douglas Fairbanks
Srifonesint
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Fighting Hope
WEE
Belasco
Ashton Stevens
W J. Hurlbut
Hackett
James K. Hackett
Zenda
Devil “Garden
Georg Arliss
Ammerstein
Ons
Ans-Nelson
Blaney
George Fuller
Felix Sire
Sit Mae
Lincoln
St Waterm
Irraams
Talian Opera CO
Sousa Cer Livoirie
Alhambra
Eve Tanguay
Salome
White
Stuarts
Empire City Quartet
Gee Me Manu
Jack Norworth
de Btere
Copennings
Excelsior
Port Said
Rheinfels
Algien
Colombo
Calcutta
Newhampton
Moltke
Hamburg - Sean
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Cherbourg
Queenstown
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Malaga
Citta di Messina
New Yor
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Queen Liverpool
Ampbria
Hohenfels
Boston
Geroa
Italia
Lizard
Rotterdam
Duton
Boulogne
Aladdin
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