Unprecedented Pacific Coast Earthquakes Devastate Los Alamos
Seismic disturbances in Los Alamos valley Santa Barbara county during August 1 terrorize residents. A 15 by 4 mile strip ruined. village deserted, church toppled, nearly all buildings damaged, property losses around $30,000 plus stock and shop damage. Santa Maria and Santa Barbara report shocks with ongoing fear and evacuations.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Los Alamos
Santa Barbara County
Pacific Coast
Hilla
Kaolla
Terfricken
Emnog
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
Largest Tree in the World Discovered in Fresno County
A government reserve in Fresno County California hosts what is described as the largest known tree. A measurement shows a trunk circumference of 154 feet 8 inches at six feet above ground, yielding more than 51 feet in diameter.
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Fresno
Cal
Sferras
Grampus Torpedo Boat Launched in San Francisco
The torpedo boat Grampus, one of two small fighting crafts bought from Union Iron Works for the U S Navy, was successfully launched in San Francisco on Thursday night. The vessel will sit about 18 inches above the waterline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Union Iron Works
United States Navy
Oxford col JG resumes operations under police protection
Under heavy guard by a squad of city police coal and iron police and about a dozen detectives, the Oxford col JG of the People s Coe Co begins motive operations. The incident is reported from Scranton Pennsylvania dated August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Corps of
Coal and Iron Police
Oxford
The
People's Coe Co
Injunction Issued Against Mitchell and Coal Figures
President John Mitchell and W. B. Wilson among defendants in a federal bill by Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Agency Co. The court granted a temporary restraining order to stop interference with mine management and operations in the New River fields by about 50 coal companies and the United Mine Workers of America, including G. W. Purcell and J. A. Richards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
John Mitchell
Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Agency Co
New Jersey Corporation
City of
New York
New River Fields
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
G. W. Purcell
W. B. Wilson
V. W. Carroll
J. A. Richards
United Mine Workers of America
Keller
Trouble on the Mayflower desers on crew demand
Nine crew desertions reported aboard the Mayflower the president's war yacht at Oyster Bay New York Aug 1. Crew members say up to 70 men await pay day to leave secretly citing overbearing discipline by Lieut W W Phelps rather than Commander Albert Gleaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Lieut. W. W. Phelps
Albert Gleaves
Phelps
Cholera in the Philippines Raises Navy Health Alarm
The Navy Department reports growing concern over cholera in the Philippines. Sailors face strict sanitary rules and are limited to boiled water and carefully prepared food, with outbreaks tied to native meals and unboiled water.
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Washington
Aug
Navy Department
Philippines
Navy
Jacksen
Phillippines
Courge d
Explosion at Mount Kimbla Colliery Kills Many
An explosion at Mount Kimbla colliery in Wollongong New South Wales Australia causes heavy loss of life. Twenty seven bodies recovered and one hundred forty nine miners rescued though some remain entombed. The mouth of the pit wrecked and part of the colliery on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Mount Kimbla Colllery
Wollongong
Jumped the Track Fatal Motor Car Wreck Near Charleston
A motor car on the tram road from the fire clay mine to Kanawha and New River Fire Brick Co. plant jumped a trestle and derailed two miles below Charleston. Motorman C. B. Gideont was killed instantly. Elijah Stoon, general manager, was seriously but not fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha and New River Fire Brick Co
C. B. Gideont
Elijah Stoon
Nurse superintendent named for Jhadaia mission
Miss Etha Butcher daughter of Rev M S Butcher pastor at Chandlerville has been appointed by the Women's Union society to act as superintendent of nurses at Jhadaia India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Iil
Etha Butcher
M. S. Butcher
Congregational Church
Chandlerville
Hay the Women’s Union Society
Jhadaia
India
Anarchists Arrested in Rome and London Dispatch
A Central News Rome dispatch reports a number of anarchists arrested Wednesday and Thursday in connection with letters to comrades in Patergon Ni J. The Rome prison is said to be involved and the arrests reflect a broader crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Central News
Rome
Patergon
Ni J
Riot-Outbreak Amid Troop Camp Near Shenandoah
Shenandoah Pa Aug 1 12 hundred state troops encamped on a hill overlook the town quiet after a bloody Wednesday night battle. A Lithuanian suspect William Stoppanitz is jailed as provost marshal tracks others. attacks by ambush stones continue, prompting stern measures and armed sentries in the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Gobin
William Stoppanitz
Stoppanitz
Sth
Hoffman
Clement
32Th Regiment
Ott
Imprisoned Miners Win Habeas Corpus Ruling
Judge Goff granted a writ of habeas corpus for striking miners jailed by Judge Jackson of Parkersburg. Prisoners to be brought in Tuesday at 10 for hearing, a major victory for the miners. Also reported, cattle rustler Black Perry killed by Hysham Cattle Co foreman in Sanders Station, Eastern Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goff
Clarksburg
W. Va
Jackson
Parkersburg
Notoriscus
Billings
Mont
J. W.perry
Montana
Black Perry
James Haynie
Hysham Cattle Co
Sanders ‘Station
Revolt in Agua Dulce Spurs New Panama Crisis
Peace commissioners returning from Agua Dulce report a severe engagement between Herrera forces and government troops that began July 29. By July 30 rebel losses exceeded 200 with eight government dead and 11 wounded. fighting resumed after a brief armistice as Gen Morales Berti seeks a decisive battle. Gen Salazar supports timely relief with supplies for Berti’s army.
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Panama
Colombia
Cana
Her- Tera
Agua Dulce
Herrera
Salazar
Morales Berti
Berti
Government to Print Its Own Adhesive Postage Stamps
Bids opened by the post office department show the Bureau of Engraving and Printing giving the lowest total for four years starting October 1. Prices listed cover ordinary postage, postage due, special delivery, and stamp books of 12, 24, and 42 stamps. American Bank Note and Engraving Co. was the only other bidder, about $15,000 higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
American Bank Note and Engraving Co
New York
Bureau
Strike at Ironton Sparks Nationwide Union Tension
Ironton Ohio August 4 In Camden Interstate Railway area a Sunday strike paralyzed service on the fronton division as non union crews refused to operate amid jeers missiles and mob pressure. Union motorman James Sanders hustled from his car and escorted home while crowds disrupted Beechwood park events and city traffic. Officals warn of further disorder without union recognition.
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Ironton
Camden Interstate Railway Co
Elm Street Bridge
Second
James Sanders
Beechwood Park
Newark
Set Vinson
Huntington
W. Va
Camden Company
New Ironton Hotel
Central City
Camden Interstate
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
New Railway Chartered to Build Lines and Bridges
The Parkersburg Bridge Terminal Railroad Co. of Parkersburg, West Virginia, is chartered to construct a railroad in Wood County, West Virginia and in Washington County, Ohio, with bridges over the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers. Capital stock is 10530 dollars. Incorporators are J. T. Blair of Greenville Pennsylvania, B. Archer H. S. Lampman Jr. B. R. Petriken and H. J. Cook, all of Parkersburg.
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Charleston
W. Va
Parkersburg
Remarkable Ordeal as Rope Breaks at Hange of George Robinson
Richmond Virginia August 2 Wise Court House a crowd of about a thousand watched George Robinson a colored man hang for murder On the first drop the rope broke He was brought back up the scaffold and hanged a second time waiting while a sheriff secured another rope He remained conscious throughout the ordeal without signs of collapse.
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Richmond
Wise Court House
George Robinson
Robinson
Galveston Defaults on Interest for City Bonds
Galveston Texas reports default on the $7,500 interest payment due on its $200,000 issue of newer bonds. The city has defaulted on all bond issues, but officials expect a settlement in the near future.
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Galveston
Tex
Re-Arming the Japanese Army Signals Shift in East Asia
London reports Japan is rearming its army and preparing to field new rifles while selling its old rifles to China. The Daily Mail correspondent notes the stepped up military buildup amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Japan
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
China
Union Men in Scranton Strike Report Aug 2
In Scranton Pennsylvania on August 2 reports say over one hundred non union workers are involved in a disruption. The item notes tension between union and non union groups with local implications for labor actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sein
Scranton
Window crashes in basilica after thunder strike
A large window at the Basilica of the Decainican church, St John and St Paul, shattered Sunday when thunder shook the building. Experts warn the church may collapse, though it holds monuments to famed doges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
St John and St. Paul
St.Marks
Four Killed in Collision on Western Railroad at Hortons
A Sunday collision between milk trains on the Western Railroad at Hortons Delaware County results in four deaths. Two engines are wrecked and several cars ditched.
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Middletown
Western Railroad
Hortons
Delaware County
Landsman Brocar of U S Cruiser Montgomery Dead by Poison
New York reports Landsman E Brocar of the United States cruiser Montgomery died by his own hand aboard the Brooklyn navy yard vessel Sunday. He failed an examination for naval yeoman and, aged nineteen, recently joined the service. A Louisville family requested his body be sent home Monday. He was transferred from the receiving ship Columbia when news of his eligibility for promotion arrived except for defective eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. Brocar
United States
Montgomery
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brocar
Louisville
Columbia
Unique inspection locomotive built by Baltimore & Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad completed a one of a kind engine at Mount Clair shops for official inspection use. The unit doubles as a locomotive and passenger car with an asbestos covered boiler and Brussels carpet floor. Seats are amphitheater style for full track views and access is via winding stairs beside the front pilot. The engine runs in either direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mount Clair
Tragic Drowning at Allegheny River Foot of Thirty-Sixth
Three boys aged 14 12 and about 12 drowned while bathing in the Allegheny River at the foot of Thirty-Sixth Street in Pittsburg. None could swim and two boys ventured into holes from a dredge boat. The 14 year old William J Carroll died while attempting to save the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny River
William J. Carroll
Amiel Kologewski
Carroll
Hungarian Gypsies Plan Civilizing Bill in Hungary
Vienna reports the commission on the gypsy question has led the Hungarian government to propose a bill in parliament. The measure would compel a number of Gypsies to reside in villages, learn handicrafts, and take up regular occupations or enter reformatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
New Steamship Line Linked to Volunteer Fleet
London August 4 The Odessa Times correspondent reports an Italian company negotiating with the Russian volunteer fleet to form a new steamship line between Black Sea ports and America via Italy. The plan would tap emigrant traffic between Naples and New York and may soon be formalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Odessa
the Times
Black Sea
America
Italy
Naples
New York
Gould Gains Control of Union Railway Belt Line
Memphis Aug 4 Fifty five percent of the Union Railway Co stock was sold to George Gould president of the Missouri Pacific railway for 148000 dollars. This purchase gives him control of the proposed belt line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Union Railway. Co
George Gould
Missouri Pacific Railway
Accidentally Killed His Brother in Springfield
Alvin O Berto aged 13 died at St. John s hospital from a bullet wound to the chest caused by the accidental discharge of a 22 caliber rifle in the hands of his younger brother Albert O Berto in Springfield Hl on August 4.
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Springfield
Alvin O'Berto
St. John’s Hospital
Albert O'Berto
American preachers inspire London churches on Sunday
London August 4. Dr Partridge of Cincinnati and four other American clergy from Philadelphia Boston Malden and Chicago preached at leading London churches Sunday drawing large crowds and attention to transatlantic religious exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Partridge
Cincinnati
Webb and Poteat
Philadelphia
Sims
Boston
McFarland
Malden
Mass
Gunzaulus
Chicago
Capt Fay Nyman Dies by Own Hand at Lake Michigan
Chicago August 4 Capt Fay Nyman a noted figure in marine circles killed himself by drinking carbolic acid on the Lake Michigan shore after a period of poor health and a recent operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nyman
Chicago
Fay Nyman
Lake Michigan
Pioneer Settler Joan Francis Duncombe Dies in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa August 4 year Joan Francis Duncombe a pioneer settler of Fort Dodge and a prominent figure in legal and political circles died of an apoplexy stroke.
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Des Moines
Joan Francis ‘Duncombe
Fort Dodge
Mob controls Charlottesville cars amid smallpox quarantine
In Charlottesville Indiana a mob halted traction service amid Hancock county quarantine for smallpox. Deputies seized the motorman and conductor as armed guards patrolled the line and a potential dynamite attack on a bridge and track loomed as company workers prepared to enforce resumed service.
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Knightstown
Ind
Charlottesville
Here
Hancock County
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co
Traction Company
C. M. Kirkpatrick
Heavy Rain Floods Kosciusko County and City
Heavy rain in Warsaw Indiana Aug 1 dumped over four inches in an hour, flooding low grounds and basements. The new sewer system burst, shops damaged, and county buildings and sewers face extensive costs. Winona assembly grounds auditorium and Hays memorial building flooded, causing meals and events to be abandoned. flood damage estimated at $5 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Kosciusko County
Winona
Cook Ditch Completes Vast Indiana Waterway Project
Laporte Ind Aug 1 The Cook ditch the greatest waterway in Indiana was completed Thursday with the dredge entering the Kankakee river at Grand Junction. Begun years ago the canal promises to reclaim hundreds of thousands of acres of prime crop land in the Kankakee region.
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Laporte
Ind
Cook Ditch
Indiana
Kankakee River
Grand Junction
Kankakee
Passenger dies from Vandalia crash injuries in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana August 4 John Gill one of the passengers injured when a Vandalia train struck a street car died Sunday night. He remained at the hospital all day and was not identified until after death. 8 S Davis and Motorman John McNary are not expected to live.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John Gill
S. Davis
John McNary
Eagle snatches 2 year old from Harris farm
In Ellis on August 1 a huge eagle reportedly snatched James Harris's two year old child from a farm near a dense woodland. Nearby residents are alarmed by the unusual incident as searches continue in the area.
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Ellis
Ind
James Harris
Harris
Farmer Killed by Lightning in Indiana
Lafayette Indiana August 1 Louis Clawson a farmer living near Hearh was struck and killed by lightning Thursday afternoon A cloudburst near Edna Mille caused Wild Cat creek to rise 12 feet in the middle fork
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Lafayette
Ind
Louis Clawson
Hearh
Edna Mille
Wild Cat Creek
Oldest Irving Woman Found Near Bedford Indiana
Bedford Indiana August 2 Mrs Elizabeth Todd aged 102 may be the oldest Irving woman in Indiana. She lives near the city at Todds Station on the Monon railway. She was born in North Carolina October 15 1800.
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Bedford
Ind
Elizabeth Todd
Indiana
Todd’s Station
Monon
North Carolina
Plant Close Leaves Gas City Tin Plant Idle
Marion Ind August 2 The American tin plant at Gas City once employing 500 workers shut Friday evening for an indeterminate period after employees voted to refuse a 25 percent wage cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
American Tin
Gas City
Evansville Brick Attack Involving James Brandon
A quarrel between James Brandon and Howard Tuck at an ice plant in Evansville Indiana led to Brandon being struck on the head with a brick. The incident details suggest no escape from the altercation and no immediate declarations of intent from Brandon.
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Evansville
Ind
James Brandon
Howard
Tuck
Brandon
Indianapolis Franchises Agree On One Million Dollar Terminal
After long talks the city Indianapolis Street Railway Co and Mine interurban firms clinched a 31 year franchise. A terminal company to be built at one million dollars will pay the city four cents per entering car for 11 years, six cents for ten more and ten cents for the last decade. Two freight stations are planned and freight rates will stay at not less than 80 percent of existing published rates. The Indianapolis company will build a belt line and cross town routes for South Side and North Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Street Railway Co
South Side
North Side
Balloonist Calloway Survives Fire Rescue
In Bourbon Indiana on August 2 aeronaut Calloway clung to ropes as his balloon burned. He waited to gain height and cut loose his parachute, then landed safely after a 2000 foot ascent and fall. The fire started by a man who held the rope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourbon
Ind
Calloway
Burrback
Man Arrests Himself at Indianapolis Police Station
A young man entered the Indianapolis turnkey’s office after midnight, requested the state paper, began writing a name, and asked to be arrested. He signed a charge of drunk, identified as Fred Boswell, and was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John Long
Long
Fred Boswell
Wabash Railroad Nurses Observe San Francisco Excursion
FortyWabash railroad employees from Logansport Indiana were sent on an excursion to San Francisco with the Knights of Pythias train. Nurses accompanied the patients to monitor health effects and reactions to the voyage and climate changes on their diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Wabash Railroad
Penu
Sana Francisco
Knights of L’ythias
Mayor Colfax Orders Slot Machines Removed in South Bend
South Bend Ind Aug 4 Mayor Schuyler Colfax ordered all slot machines removed from business houses Saturday and the order was generally complied with. Mayor-elect Ward J Fogarty takes office next month Colfax intends to turn over a lean city Colfax is the son of the late vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Schuyler Colfax
Ward J. Fogarty
Colfax
Professor Horace Ellis Resigns to Lead Idaho University
Franklin Ind Aug 1 Professor Horace Ellis resigns as superintendent of city schools to accept the presidency of the Idaho State University. He was popular and well regarded with no immediate successor named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Elis
Franklin, Ind
Horace Ellis
Idaho State University
Ellis
Church Blown Down in Indiana Storm
Evansville Indiana August 2 a Methodist church several miles from Boonville is reputed to have been blown down by a storm that passed over Warrick county late Friday night several buildings were unroofed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Boonville
Warrick County
Planing Mill in Michigan City Destroyed by Fire
The large planing mill of A. R. Colburn in Michigan City was destroyed by fire. Logs cost about 25,000 dollars with 11,000 dollars insured. The origin of the blaze is unknown and incendiary causes are suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
A. R. Colburn
Michigan
Ex-Pugilist Killed in Roadside Quarrel
Peru Ind Aug 4 Robert Knight faced former pugilist Spot Murphy in Lewisburg road they quarreled Knight shot Murphy and then returned home with his family in the buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Robert Knight
Murphy
Lewisburg
Knight
Recruitment for St Louis Feature in Terre Haute Notes
Hackett Terre Haute's best pitcher fixed under doubt as recruitment for St Louis is noted in Aug 4 dispatch from Terre Haute Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Terre Haute ‘E, Ind
Hackett
Terre ‘Haute
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