Quebec Bridge disaster death toll rises to seventy nine
In Quebec on August 31 the St Lawrence bridge collapse left 79 dead or missing, 16 American workers identified among the dead. Bodies wedged in debris seen beneath the water, with rescue efforts continuing to recover more victims. One survivor, J J Nance of Harrisburg, escaped after his electric engine sank.
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Quebec
St Lawrence
Levis hospital
Phoenix Bridge company
Phoenixville
B. A. Yenser
Lehighton
John L. Worley
Mauch Chunk
A. H. Birks
J. W. Atternelt
FP. C. Reynolds
George Cook
Phil, Bayant
Thomas Callanan
Carl Stevenso
James Bowen
Ira Fast William Brigs
J. L. Johnson
c. Smith
BR. Smith
DH. A. Brind
J. J. Nance
Ness
Harrisburg
Nance
Spanish War Hero to Hang in Norfolk Story
William McIntosh a noncommissioned soldier of the 10th United States Cavalry Troop II who fought at San Juan Hill in the Spanish American War is to be hanged in Norfolk on September 5 for the murder of Charles W. Parks in April. McIntosh served six years in the army.
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Norfolk
William McIntosh
Charles W. Parks
10th United States cavalry
San Juan Hill
McIntosh
Nine Hour Day In Railroad Shops News
Nine hour day to be tested on large western railroads including Great Northern Northern Pacific and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul. Workers welcome change as machinists in west anticipate shorter shifts and increased productivity.
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Chicago
west
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Baseball Scores And Other News From Aug 31
American League Athletics 3 New York 4 Boston 4 Washington 3 11 innings. National League Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 3 Pittsburg 2 Chicago 1 Pittsburg 0 Chicago 6 Boston 1 New York 1 Boston 2. Falls Dead at Baby Carnival in Asbury Park. Oyster Bay Roosevelt joint statehood shelved. Life saved by linen collar near Wilkes-Barre. Died after son injured in Concord. Vesuvius shows smoke as Naples anxious.
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Athletics
New York
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Brooklyne
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Williamsport
Altoona
Reading
Trenton
Harrisburg
Allentown
Tamaqua
Easton
Brooklyn
Pottsville
Elizabeth
Newark
Asbury Park
N. J
William A. Hines
New Oxford Pa
Ocean avenue
Hines
Frank O’Brien
Birmingham
Ala
Captain O'Brien
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
interior
congress
Arizona
New Mexico
Garfied
Wilkes-Barre
Edward B. Connerty
Lehigh Valley
Archbishop Williams Dead in Boston Diocese Leader Dies
Boston August 31 Most Rev John J Williams archbishop of the Boston diocese and spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church in New England died Friday night. Jamestown Exposition official Edwards left for a second attempt to collect two months overdue payments on the government loan of 1 000 080 to the exposition. A Brooklyn man fell to his death at Hotel Clarendon Hackettstown and died soon after. Thirty Reading division railroad workers suspended for liquor rule violations. Baltimore and Ohio railroad tells U S Steel to reserve 75 000 tons of steel rails for next year.
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Archbishop Williams
Boston
John J. Williams
America
New England
Jamestown
Washington
Edwards
treasury department
Jamestown Exposition
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio railroad
United States Steel corporation
Rear Admiral Windsor dies at home in New York
News items report the death of Rear Admiral William A. Windsor U S N retired at his New York home. Other brief notes mention a Courier-Journal building fire in Louisville causing about 500000 in damage and police using bloodhounds in fugitive hunts. A Philadelphia accident details Ellen Fitzgerald five struck by a train and fatally cut in two.
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William A. Windsor
U.S. NL
New York
Courier-Journal
Louisville
Reading railroad
Philadelphia
Ellen Fitzgerald
Thrifty Jap Colonies Rice Growing Chief Work in Texas
A Webster Texas to Philadelphia Record piece reports 500 Japanese in Texas colonies at Deepwater Webster Wharton and Victoria. They cultivate rice cooperatively with modern irrigation and equipment, display patriotism with flags on farms, plan more colonies, and engage in fruit and vegetable experiments. They are well funded, law abiding, and connected with Japanese authorities in support of colonization efforts.
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Californis
Texas
Webster
Tex
Philadelphia
Deepwater
Wharton
Victoria
Southern Pacific
Houston
Beaumont
Japan
Myuma
Fannette
United States
C. Takayama
Takayama
broweh
Pinkerton Foiled by College Prank on Train
Four college youths staged a humorous hoax on detective Pinkerton aboard a Chicago to New York train. They drugged a companion with tea in a vial, while Pinkerton watched, then revealed the joke after confessing their ruse and paying for the drinks.
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Robert A. Pinkerton
New York
Europe
Chicago
Pullman
Mr. Pinkerton
Pinkerton
ime
Scented Surf at Newport Bathing Scene
A Newport World dispatch describes Baley's beach as a private resort where Cologne is sprinkled on the surf each morning, with exclusion of plebeians. It notes New York figures Townsend Tilden and I. C. Taylor as officers of the beach, while ex counsel George L. Rives serves as a director. The piece also mentions Alpine ballooning developments and a Swiss ascent crossing the St Gothard by balloon, traveled 155 miles at low altitude.
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Baley’s beach
Newport
darntiest
New York
Isaac Townsend Tilden
I. 4.C. Taylor
George L. Rives
ieach
London Globe
Spelterius
Andermuatt
Bergnimo
St. Gothard
Rodin Monument Plan Aims to Unite Europe America
A Paris headed committee led by Armand seeks to fund Auguste Rodin's Tower of Labor project to honor labor and creativity. The design features a 200 foot spiral tower with day and night figures, inner bas reliefs, miners and divers, and a pink marble temple crowned by winged figures. Rodin hopes Americans will fund the effort, envisioning an international monument in marble and bronze built with global artist participation.
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Auguste Rodin
Armand
M. Rodin
Paris
New York Times
Europe
Ameri
lee
Tiedin
AL. Rodin
America
Rodin
Eiffel tower
Meudon
The Telephone Neck Claim Sweeps Connecticut Farms
A Derby Connecticut dispatch reports doctors warn that heavy telephone use in farm homes is deforming women’s necks. Since phones were installed in many farms, women stand with their heads tilted left for hours, causing neck muscles to weaken and many walk with a pronounced leftward inclination.
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Connecticut
ai Derby
Conn
Larking In Automobiles News Note
A Chicago Record Herald editorial counsels motorists to drive carefully and avoid reckless behavior. It warns that daily accidents claim victims and urges readers to think before acting to prevent harm on the roads.
Stars and Stripes Glove Design For Patriotic Parades
A new fabric glove features stars and stripes in red white and blue. Men's Wear promotes the patriotic design for parade use during elections and presidential campaigns, with sale price near 25 cents after cutting costs.
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United States
Queer Smokes and Wild Herbs in Old Tobacco Lore
A New Orleans Times excerpt describes various herbs and plants smoked as tobacco substitutes. It lists roots, wild potatoes, wild tomato leaves, bitter lunaves, mountain tobacco from Swiss guides, holly and sumac leaves, and Indian tobacco chewed by boys, noting narcotic effects and risks of insanity.
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New Orleans
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