Grain Elevator Explosion Kills Eleven. Fire Engulfs Complex
A massive grain elevator in Hinchford bursts into flames after a roof blast. Eleven workers and two bystanders die amid spreading dust fires. seventy five freight cars burned. The joint owned facility served by Canadian Pacific and Boston and Maine, containing grain for Quaker Oats, blocks rail lines and triggers detours. Estimated loss exceeds $400000 and authorities report no contagious disease cases.
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Hinchford
John Jelifore
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Canadian Pacific
Boston & Maine
Quaker Oats company
Chicago
y village
Canadian Pacific railroad
Sherbrooke
Que
Crete Breaks From Turkey Joins Greece in Historic Union
In Crete on Oct 8 a decree proclaimed union with Greece. Crowds of over 100000 celebrated as the Greek flag replaced Crete’s on public buildings. Speeches urged government action toward formal acknowledgment and an official vote. Thousands delivered written resolutions to consulates.
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Greece
Canea
Crete
free kingdom of Greece
Treasure Seekers Saved From Spanish Galleon Wreck
A party of treasure hunters aboard the yacht Mayflower were rescued by the Norwegian steamer Hippolyte Dumois after surviving a hurricane off the Atlantic coast. The Mayflower, once defender of the America's Cup, is now derelict and the sought ship had likely been located already with its treasure removed. A second item reports Chicago & Alton Railroad ordering 1000 more steel cars from Standard Steel Car Co. in Pittsburg.
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Baltimore
Hippolyte Dumois
Caribbean sea
Pittsburg
Oct
Chicago & Alton railroad
Standard Steel Car company
game railroad
President Will Not Speak for Taft at Any Campaign
Washington, D. C. President Rouxever announced he would not make speeches in support of William H. Taft for the presidency. The decision came during a White House conference with Senator Hemenway of Indiana, under review of the political situation. He said he had received many requests but deemed the action unnecessary.
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Washington
Dct
Rouxever
William H. Taft
Hemenway
Indiana
White House
Mitchell to Visit Miners in Scranton
Former labor leader John Mitchell will spend two days in Scranton as anthracite miners hold their annual convention. Officials say the visit is social and not for addressing the convention.
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Scranton
United Ming Workers’ union
district No. 9
Sunbury
Dempsey
district No. 1
John Mitchell
anthracite miners
Mitchell
miners
Mr. Mitchell
Chairman Mack On Duty in Chicago Report
Chairman Norman J E Mack of the Democratic national committee, said to have a nervous collapse, is on duty as usual and refused to acknowledge illness. An item notes Wilbur Wright flew here with Mrs Hart O Berg wife of a European business manager as a passenger.
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Mack
Chicago
Norman JE. Mack
Democratic national committee
Wright
Sea Mans
France
Wilbur Wright
aeroplanist
Hart O. Berg
tia European buennese
ASB
NUGGETS OF NEWS From Rockwood and Europe
In Rockwood West Virginia practically every manufacturing plant is idle with over 1000 men out of work due to a drought. Cardinal Gibbons attended the Euchartette Congreau in London last month and, after several visits to the pope, returned from Europe on the steamer Caronia.
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Rockwood
W. Va
Cardinal Gibbons
London
Europe
Great Industrial Parade Draws Half Million to Philadelphia Pageant
Philadelphia Oct 8 Half a million spectators filled Broad streets grand stands and sidewalks for a two hour industrial parade. About 181 floats by major firms like Keystome Telephone Baldwin Locomotive Philadelphia Brewing and Henry Disston Saw Works highlighted birth and growth of local industry. The evening labor procession drew over 13 000 members of Central Labor Union with uniforms and bands joining in a striking display of Philadelphia trades.
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Philadelphia
Broad street
phin
Telephone company
Baldwin Locomotive works
Matthian Baldwin
Broad and
Button streets
Philadelphia-Jenking Cordoners’ association
ae Penn
Philadelphia Brewing tion
Osiris
B. C
William
allied aga Industries
Henry Disston
Tacony
Southwark mi company
pyceas
dabor
Ing
merahal
Feeney
Central Labor gaion
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