Drowns to Save Mother in Pelham Bay Rowboat Tragedy
Five year old Sidney Jacobson leapt from a hired rowboat to rescue his mother after she fell overboard at Pelham Bay Park. He sank and drowned. his mother Mrs. Igangold and the other woman were rescued by Pelham Bay life saving crews. The grim event followed a birthday celebration with family and friends.
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Soy
Parent
New York
John Jacobson
Win Sidney
Vordham Morgue
Pelham Bay
Igangold
Pelham Bay Park
Jacobson
Wisconsin Governor Signs Two Cent Railroad Fare Bill
The Wisconsin governor signed a two cent railroad fare bill. The legislature elected John Fyal to the United States Senate to succeed the late Senator Morgan Beth E. Brown, of Prad wits elector past supreme commander of the Ladies of Maccabes of the World.
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Wisconsin
John Fyal
United States Senate
Morgan Beth E. Brown
Pradwits
Supreme Commander
the Ladies of Maccabes
Hustons Say Architect Keeps Apace With Capitol Probers
Joseph Huston, designer of the Pennsylvania State Capitol, stays informed about the capitol graft inquiry by receiving typed testim ony copies and guidance from his lawyers. At a camp near Panther Mountain, Huston avoids reporters, while his sister Miss Huston describes his cautious stance and notes he has not read newspapers for months.
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Coreys
Joseph Ms. Huston
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Secon
Capital Inn
Miss Huston
Saranac Inn
Huston
Owl
Panther Mountain
Ilate
Joe
Sam
Nore
Pennsylvania
Three Guardsmen Dismissed in Harrisburg
Governor Stuart, a commander general of the National Guard, dismissed three officers for cause under authority allowing immediate removal without court-martial. Lieutenant Weis Ruhl, adjutant, is discharged for being unqualified and insolent. Second Lieutenant Thoms Kerr of Scranton is dismissed as absent without leave. First Lieutenant B Phoenix Phelan of Philadelphia is discharged from office. Joseph Wharton, the Philadelphia ironmaster, reportedly ill in London with a relapse. a pistol duel in Virginia results in the death of a man and injures two others, ending a family dispute referenced in local reports.
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Jaety
Stuart
Division
National Guard
Digmissa Toire
Weis . Ruhl
Pittshbur
Bevcond
Thoms Kerr
Seranton
ENGINEER OVERCOME BY HEAT AT THROTTLE ON LAKE SHORE TRAIN
Cleveland July 17 Hundreds of lives were imperiled when Floyd E Webber engineer of a fast west bound Lake Shore passenger train was stricken unconscious at the throttle. The engine sped toward Cleveland with no one in control. The fireman jumped to the engineer seat and reduced speed to within yard limits. Webbers condition was critical. How long he was unconscious is unknown.
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Cleveland
Floyd E. Webber
Lake Shore
Webber
Robbers shoot farmhands during train robbery east of Cherryvale
Two bandits stopped a St Louis and San Francisco freight five miles east of Cherryvale Kansas on July 17 and shot two farm workers, killing one identified as Grown and gravely wounding Otis Taylor as they resisted the attempted robbery on the road. The wounded man was taken to a hospital.
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Cherryvale
Kay
San Francisco
Otis Taylor
Harvest Han Uirewn
Taylor
Western 4
Brown
Wealthy Merchant Found Dead In Bed In New York
A sequence of brief, fragmentary notes describes a wealthy New York merchant linked to Marshal Field who was found dead in his apartment. The report mentions a homicide investigation and references a separate incident involving a man named George Erts and a fatal train accident.
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New York
Wee Athers
Flemoaf
Marshal Field A
Chicago
Building Collapse Kills Five in London Ontario
Five people are dead with four missing and five injured after part of Crystal Hall and Brewster's Five and Ten store collapsed in London Ontario. Brick and timber walls crushed patrons and pedestrians as bystanders watched. The disaster occurred during business hours with customers inside and nearby streets blocked by debris.
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Ont
Crystal Remstory
Crystal Hall
Brewster
Hlad
Wall
Dundas Destrians
Marrow
Read from plaque gives six month death toll in India
A deciphered plaque notes India’s monthly death tolls with June and June 30 figures. The report compares June’s totals to earlier months, showing a decrease and referencing a reduction from a prior period.
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Jas
India
Home for Hibernians set aside funds in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians agreed to allot £500,560 for a purchase. Officers met in January to discuss and finalize the allocation. The notes show a focus on a charitable purchase and ongoing community support within the organization. A separate report mentions gas from corn cobs and a church party incident with a fatal shooting and unrest among participants.
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Pennsylvar
Momberg
Pennsylvania
Alume
Wethon VW Sen
Smuggled Aliens 18 Year Old Girls Caught
Immigrant inspectors seize two Russian smugglers aboard the Saratov and detain Miss Pauline Flaks 18, bound from Kovno, as part of a plan to land undesirable aliens. A Libau headed operation allegedly shares $73.50 per immigrant with crew and ship officers. The case prompts intensified inquiries at Ellis Island and Libau connections.
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New York
Saratov
Pauline Flaks
Kovno
Russia
America
Libau
Grand Central Station
Ellis Island
Baltic
United States
Rotterdam
Jan Gedemin
Kovne
Mistaken Court Entry Costs Houston Girl Twenty Years
A Houston county girl faced almost two decades of imprisonment after a court clerk typed years instead of months in her sentence. The error was only found recently and a legislative bill proposes paying compensation to the mother for the extra time served.
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Rivers
Houston County
Alabama
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