Probing Wreck Problem in Railroads Seeks Study
A Baltimore and Ohio Railway official outlines a thorough nationwide study of railroad wrecks and accidents to reduce disasters. The effort aims at first hand data from expert railway men and statisticians, addressing cost, safety, and causes beyond mere theory. The piece notes heavy losses from accidents, calls for improved operating conditions, and discusses human factors and a rise in Canadian and American practices.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hagland roads
Canadas
life
meney
Baltimore and Ohio
manat ba
Canada
United States
New England
Board of Trade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Long Beach Hotel Fire Forces 800 Guests to Flee
Eight hundred guests at the Long Beach hotel flee as flames engulf the seashore structure. No deaths. four or five injured. Loss estimated around 200000 with valuables and clothing lost. many guests sheltered on the beach or in cottages, while searches and arrests follow the blaze. The fire began on the first floor and the building, a three story Breath Wooden hotel nearly 600 feet long, burned to ruins. recovery efforts and wider losses continue as details emerge.
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Long Beach
L. L
Long Beach hotel
Atlantic
Tips saving the world Atlanta preacher says it is responsible
Atlanta July 30 Tips are saving the world according to Rev J W Lee He says tipping makes men better and Worldly kindness grows from tipping He cites Old World friendliness and urges all to give tips Terrible heat wave kills Texans at McGregor with 179 in sun 117 shade and stock losses
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Atlanta
J. W. Lee
McGregor
Tex
Texas
Armed Bandits Raid Cuban Coffee Plantation Report
An armed band of 20 men on a Secunderi coffee plantation near Havana was surprised by rural guards on July 30. Shots were exchanged but no injuries were reported. The band is led by Salgero, a Porto Rican. A second band under Maceto is active, with three members captured.
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Cuba
Havana
Secunderi
Salgero
Maceto
Boll Weevil Grubs Baked to Death
In Baton Rouge Louisiana on July 20 the state crop pest commission reports enormous numbers of boll weevil grubs have been baked to death by two weeks of scorching sun. The heat has killed many grubs, worsening prospects for a fair cotton crop in the worst affected sections.
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Baton Rouge
state
General Booth Names Successor
London July 30 Governor William Booth head of the Salvation Army announced that the same electric flash that carried the news of his death would publish the name of the new general for the army. It is learned that General Booth left minute directions for future administration in a sealed envelope with his solicitors. It is believed Bramwell Booth will be the successor with Commissioners Howard and Booth Tucker as alternates. The army will continue under one man rather than a committee.
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General Booth
London
William Booth
Salvation Army
army
Bramwell Booth
Howard
Booth Tucker
Wilkes-Barre
Schuylkill county
Luzerne and Lackawanna
upper end
Luzerne
Lackawanna
Dynamite in Trunk Explodes at Union Station
A miner's trunk containing dynamite exploded at St Louis Union Station injuring two men and lightly wounding six others. The trunk fell when handled by a baggage man on Ivan Demeter of Appalachian, West Virginia, causing a loud blast and near panic.
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St Louis
Union station
Ivan Demeter
Appalachian
W Va
Athens man dies saving friend at Jamestown Exposition
James L. Kettle of Athens Georgia was killed while saving T F Davis of Birmingham Alabama on the Pine Beach pier when a Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction trolley struck them. Davis was injured after being knocked into the car and struck on the head while attempting to rescue his friend.
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Friend
Norfolk
James L. Kettle
Athens
T. F. Davis
Birmingham
Ala
Pine Beach
Norfolk & Portsmouth Traction company
Kettle
Davis
Former Mayor a Forger in Kenton
Thomas Black, a prominent lawyer, former mayor, and leading Republican, has surrendered to the sheriff in Kenton and is jailed on forgery charges. He admits forging papers amounting to 28,000 dollars, with alleged activities stretching nine years.
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Kenton, O
Thomas Black
Black
Airship Sails Over Berlin Palace in Bold Patrol
A military balloon flew over central Berlin on July 30 guiding the way with precision. It circled the emperor's palace multiple times before returning to Tegel at 12 miles per hour against a strong headwind. The event showcased the steersman’s discipline and control during a tense aerial display.
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Berlin
Tegel
Warleton
Lehigh Valley Coal company
rifton
Poisoned Dinner Affects 154 Prisoners in Mexico City
In Mexico City at Belen Prison, 154 inmates most affected by poisoned food at dinner, including 110 women, all survive. Authorities investigate the incident as a mass poisoning without fatalities.
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Mexico City
Belen
Tragedies Reported From Three States
Trinity College student H J Keith Willoughby drowned while bathing at Buffalo New York. John A Zuck a Red Men finance leader died in Madison Indiana. In Brockton Massachusetts a collision between a special train and a freight killed three trainmen and injured four.
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H. J. Keith Willoughby
Trinity College
Buffalo
N. Y
John A. Zuck
the
National Order of Red Men
Madison
Ind
Brockton
Mass
Worm Eater and the Charm of Faux Antiquities
In London Tatler satire, an elderly craftsman dubbed the worm eater profits from aging furniture by a cheeky blend of beer blotches and tiny wormholes, labeling items as ancient antiques. His bold ruse risks six months’ hard labor for fraud, yet public demand for “aged” pieces fuels his enterprise.
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England
Brittany
Tie
Portland place
Timlico
Duke of Buckingham
Mogsville
London Tatler
Talking About the Baby in Months and Days
A Baltimore News item recounts a mother admitting her infant is three months two weeks and six days old, while the attentive father corrects four months. The piece reflects on how parents increasingly track a child’s age in precise terms.
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Anthony
Tam
Daltimore News
Names on vestibule plates reveal immigrant trades in New York
A Vienna paper notes how a New York apartment house shows family names linked to trades. Becher baker, Schneider railroad clerk, Schuster cigarmaker, Reiner waiter, Schreiner carpenter, Fuhrman teamster, Drucker printer. A sign reads Baker and Chat, the only American family, with a boarder Carpenter. both men are non workers.
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New York
Vienna
Becker
Schneider
Schuster
Kelner
Schreiner
Fuhrman
Drucker
Becher
tavor
hoenmicher
Reiner
Schreiner fearpenter
Carpenter
Maryland Anti Saloon League Pushes State Bill to Ban Saloons
The Anti Saloon League of Maryland plans a legislative push to pass a new bill. It would let local voters in counties or cities petition to vote on whether areas become dry, with outcomes binding for set periods. The measure would allow each region to align with its own ballot choice while preserving existing liquor laws. Also sought are a general seizure law and a ban on transporting liquor between dry and wet areas, with enforcement provisions.
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Anti-Saloon League of
Maryland
Willam H. Andareos
Anti-Saloon League
Ilinois
Anderson
Legis sture
aey oly
suy
Baltimore
ag B
magsacre B
waeres parson
Halls Catarrh Cure Claim and Reward Note
A historical advertisement proclaims Halls Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh with a stated $100 reward for any uncured case. The copy describes internal use, blood and mucous surface action, and urges readers to request testimonials from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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ture
berne
F J. CHENEY & CO
Poledo
Halls Family
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Uneeda Biscuit
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
Big
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Brooklyn
Charles Snyder
Snyder
Broadway
Gates avenue
Bushwick hospital
Cop
Tombs court
Tomlek Torep
Lissek Taffoy
Cornell
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Frederick
Atlantic City
Cape May
Anglesea
Wilwood
Holly Beach
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Avalon
Peermont
Stone Harbor
N. J. Rehoboth
Delk
Philadelphia
Seashore
Jonains
GEORGE w. BOYD
JR. WOOD
OPLIUN BILL
Anti Saloon League Proars
Yellowstone Park
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vania Railroad
Gee. W. Boyd
Broad Street Station
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