Girl Clara Kanter Kidnapping Mystery Near Pittsburgh
Miss Clara Kanter eighteen is unconscious after being found by her mother in Pittsburg area. Doctors have treated her since Tuesday night after she vanished Monday afternoon. Police report a powerful drug was administered and a kidnapping is suspected. Investigations continue as the community pleads for a breakthrough.
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Kanter
Cere
Kerr
Shousetown
Shouse Town
Pittsburg
MITCHELL TAKES NEW ROLE WITH CIVIC FEDERATION
John Mitchell, formerly president of the Walled Ming Workers of America, is assigned full-time to the trade agreement department of the National Civic Federation. He moved to New York last week and will base at 281 Fourth Avenue, joining the Federation's executive council and trade agreement chair.
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New York
Civic Federation
Ralph M. Bailey
National Civic Federation
John Mitchell
Walled Ming Workers of America
Mitchell
City
Fourth Avenue
Socialist Labor Party
National Executive Committee
M. R. Preston
Nevada
Two Dead and Six Injured in Train Crash at Seranton Pa
Two men were killed and six injured, three of them seriously, in an Ontario and Western yard crash at Mayfield. The dead are Michael Duggan and Samuel Anderson. Injured include Joseph and James Pidgeon, Charles Shimmers, Levi Gleason, Frank Autt and Joseph Flanner. The workers were repairing cars on a siding when a following train struck, causing jacked cars to be hurled. Both Pidgeon brothers are among the seriously hurt. the entire repair gang perished or injured in the incident.
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Seranton
Scranton
Adg
Ontario & Western
Mayfield
Michael Duggan
Samuel Anderson
Joseph Pidgeon
James Pidgeon
Charles Shimmers
Levi, Gleason
Frank Autt
Joseph Flanner
Joseph
Bryan Nomination Notification Plans in Lincoln Neb
Lincoln Neb Aug plans for William J Bryan nomination notification describe a nonpartisan event with no parade. Invitations go to state and city officials and citizens. The schedule includes a sunrise guns salute band concerts a noon luncheon a formal notification at 2 pm and an informal reception with Bryan Kern and the notification committee followed by a dinner.
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Lincolin
Neb
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Capitol Grounds
Government Square
Bryan
Kern
Lincoln Hotel
Mesere
Nebraska State Band
State Capitol
Fairview
Hanged Self on Steel Pier Ends Life at Atlantic City
Ellsworth Nutt, a Steel Pier watchman in Atlantic City, killed himself by tying a rope around a flag pole and leaping from the railing, believing his incurable disease left him months to live. His body was found by a fellow worker during a late-round duty.
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Atlantic City
Ellsworth Nutt
Ocean
Bush
Louder
Nutt
Plier
Miners Rescued After Collapse at Coal Creek Mine
In British Columbia on August 1 twenty three men were rescued from No 2 mine in Coal Crack after a collapse. Rescue efforts were hindered by dangerous conditions as crews worked to reach workers inside. Several miners were confirmed killed and others injured. one man remained in critical condition at his home.
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Rale
Crows Nest PisaCoil Company
Pein
Robert Fuller
Bolivar the Philadelphia Zoo Elephant Dies at Six Tons
Bolivar the six ton Philadelphia Zoo elephant died in captivity after twenty years in a small cell with minimal yard access. He reportedly killed six people during his career and spent most days chained inside his enclosure. The Philadelphia death follows a long and notorious life behind bars. Meanwhile in Allentown, Rupert Ulrich, nineteen, killed himself rather than marry Annie Shaffer, the wedding was postponed but a license was issued.
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Bolivar
Philadelphia
Lfe
Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
Zoo
Allentown
Rupert Ulrich
Coptay
Ulrich
Annie Shaffer
Two Babes Drowned in Canal Near Lake Scuppernong
A report from Roopers North Carolina via Norfolk describes the drowning of a two month old infant and a two year old child of Mr and Mrs R S Swain. The family was caught in a storm after a bridge washout and drove into a canal below Lake Scuppernong.
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Norfolk
Ropers
N. C
Swain
Lake Scuppernong
Nuggets of News: Tragedies Reported Across Cities
Seventeen year old Misa Annig White of Fairmount Park Philadelphia died by swallowing carbolic acid. Mrs Thomas O'Donnell of Woodbury New Jersey died from burns after a stove explosion. Anna E Lynch weighing 610 pounds died at home near WeKeesport Pennsylvania after years of suffering. Leonard Hendricks of Cranston Rhode Island killed himself and his two daughters aged five and three with illuminating gas while his wife was away.
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Misa Annig White
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Thomas O'Donnell
Woodbury
N. J
Anna E. Lynch
State Road
WeKeesport
Leonard Hendricks
Cranston
Aga
Lillie
Spectacular Fire Destroys Hamburg Pier in Philadelphia
A spectacular fire tore through the Hamburg American Line pier at South Street on the Delaware River, causing an estimated 300000 to 500000 in damage. The blaze started perhaps from crossed electric wires, engulfing the pier, logs, and cargo aboard the German steamer Albano, with extensive destruction to freight and nearby wharves. Firemen towed vessels clear as the Parthian and others were moved midstream to prevent total loss.
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Philadelphia
Hamburg American Line
South Street
Delawary River
Albano
Hamburg
Bates
Long Wharf
Ebbert Hamilton
Delaware Avenue
Pennsylvania Grain Company
Philadelphia Fish Merchants
Spruce Street
Delaware River
Parthian
Merchants’ & Miners’ Transportation Company
Topler
Needle Point in Blood Kills Girl in Warsaw
Warsaw, Aug 1. Sixteen year old Mike Violetta Bowen died within minutes after awakening her mother with a peculiar sensation. Post-mortem found a needle point entered her heart via arteries, causing fatal heart leakage. Earlier months she reported piercing pains from hand to chest.
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Warsaw
Ind
Mike Violetta Bowen
Miss Bowen
Neat Overcomes Lord Roberts in Montreal Disturbance
Montreal reports shock as Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandalur is said to be defeated and all engagements called off. Condition described as not perilous, but absolutely serious amid widespread concern.
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Lord Roberts
Montreal
Kandalur
Change of Pace Dominates Pitchers Tells on Detroit Tigers
A long, periodically garbled report discusses changes of pace by pitchers like Addie Joss and Adrian Jons, noting how deliberate speed can unsettle batters and affect outcomes. It highlights Louisa Durham as a standout lately, then shifts to Yale baseball with captain elect Howe.
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Young
Tound
Prrranuna
Hita
Boston
Detroit
Tigers
Lattimore
Joan
Adrian Jons
Bcal
Cleveland
Someman
Baseball Standings and Scores From Yesterday's Games
Result of games in the American and National Leagues with standings, scores, and key player names. Includes notes on the State League standings and curiosities from recent matches, plus a brief Explorer column anecdote about Peary and a warning on overfeeding husbands.
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St. Louie
Athi
Batterlee
Watuall
Bent Cer
Clovstand
Pate We Nowiyeriee
Ken Tor
Athc
Davidson
Cheubro
Siiniach
Helatw Sweeney
Batterien Baretta Barriga Orjea
Burche
Ceca
iBalletion
Arith
Sullivan
Ardent lover’s quip meets cautious reply in brief exchange
A witty lover asks if they should marry or know each other better, and the Mol woman replies she will not, leaving the choice to him in a short, odd exchange.
Chronic Diarrhoon Bellaved at My Farm
Edward B Henry and Quick from the United States discuss a matter at a farm location describing a pot and an old throne with modern references, indicating a unclear statement or diary fragment. The text shows garbled OCR style and stray names without clear action or outcome.
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Edward B. Henry
United States
Quick
Vigorous Youngsters and a Lion Tamer Not a Governess
A humorous exchange about needing a lion tamer instead of a governess surfaces in a London Pick Me Up style dialogue. The manager of intelligence quips about last week’s supply and the lady notes a dog returned to its owner. The ad hints at a prank and a “no questions asked” clause.
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London
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