Tragic Venice Train Crash Leaves 14 Dead and 160 Hurt
Fourteen killed and up to 160 injured in a rear end collision of two Pacific Electric trains returning Sunday from the sea shore. The wreck occurred at Vineyard station in Los Angeles as a third train failed to stop after signaling. Conductor Bartholmai claims he signaled with a red lantern. Motorman Forrester says he did not see it in time. Officials contend the warning distance was adequate.
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Iwo
Albert Bartholomai
Joseph Forrester
Forrester
Heavy fighting in Kiang Si floods Yangtze region
A Pekin dispatch to the Daily Telegraph reports heavy fighting around Kiu Kiang in Kiang-Si province on the Yangtse Kiang as northern troops occupy the city.
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China
London
Kiu Kiang
Kiang-Si
Pekin
Daily Telegraph
Bryan says lecturing necessary to supplement cabinet salary
Secretary Bryan told Hendersonville audiences that his government pay is insufficient for his expenses and that this is his first Chautauqua lecture since joining the cabinet. He explained he must lecture to augment income and cover costs.
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Hendersonville
N. C
Bryan
Balkan Situation Not Improved Yet Amid War Fears
London reports indicate the Balkan states remain in turmoil with no armistice in sight. Greece and Servia resist talks while Turkey advances toward Adrianople and Thrace, aided by Greek and Serb moves. Romania may seize more Bulgarian land as Greece seeks vengeance for massacres.
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Servia
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Adrianople
Thrace
Roumania
Athens
Saloniki
Lands to Be Thrown Open For Settlement In Oregon Forests
Government shifts policy to publish fertile tracts within forest reserves as designated property. Chief Forester Henry Graves arrives in Portland to review field reports from Siuslaw central Oregon Deschutes and Rainier Washington areas. Experts will identify lands suitable for agriculture and open them to homesteaders over time.
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Oregon
Portland
Henry 8. Graves
Washington
Siuslaw
Deschutes
Cowlitz River
Rainier
Forest Service
Barton Receives Indeterminate 1 to 10 Year Term
Judge Coke sentenced J. B. Barton a Coquille abstractor and Coos county legislator to an indeterminate term of one to ten years in the penitentiary for the assault on Miss Madge Yoakum. The conviction was appealed and bond posted.
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Barton
Coke
S. Barton
Madge Yoakum
Coquille
Coos County
Monocle Gaffe Sparks Diplomatic Fashion Trend
Sir Horace Rumbold attributes the first monocle mishap to Dutchman Johnkeer Breele whose eye accessory startled Vienna congress attendees. The fashion spreads, and Dr Kitchiner in Economy of the Eyes laments monocle use for fashion, noting no sight defect but potential irritation.
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Horace Rumbold
Johnkeer Breele
Kitchiner
New York Sun
Debate Opens on Underwood-Simmons Tariff Bill
Washington reports Senate discussion on the Underwood-Simmons tariff revision with a long free list and ad valorem system. Chairman Simmons predicts five weeks of debate, Smoot supports the timeline, and Penrose and Simmons lead party positions.
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Senate
Simmons
Finance Committee
Smoot
Penrose
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