Explosive Steam Pipe Fatalities Aboard Tug Convoy
A boiler room blast on the tug Convoy near Westport killed seven sailors and injured others, with victims burned or scalded in a night of terror. Survivors include Charles Luster and George McCann, among the deceased, as officers report the machinery had been inspected recently and found in good condition.
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Severn
Bia
Esidence Unknesen
Wom
Harrican
Beshienee
Sati
Pan
Hetert Jones
Tuarrie Lo Hesudenes
Jack's Run
Win
Bigies
Nurs Viewi
Elestedenn
Teheny City
Charles Luster
George Metlann
Rene
Westport
Wes
Page
Wile Fer
Harrigan
Robert Jones
Barr
Bigley
Testimies
George McCann
Kelley
Charles Chambers
Woman Dies as Boat Capsizes at Niagara Falls
Mrs. P. 3. Tully, 22, of Macon Georgia, fell over the American Falls yesterday while sailing with Will H. Barber. Barber was rescued after the overturned boat drifted past the cataract. Tully disappeared beneath the falls.
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Niagara Fall
N.Y
Tully
Macon
American Falls
Agress Weeks Aggeu
Will H. Barber
Makingeoa Ataeck
Barber
Phew
Titania
General Young Dies at Colerain Residence
Lieutenant General Young died this afternoon at his Colerain Avenue home after a lingering illness that began last February with liver disease. He had been in poor health since then and was a governor on the ascent of Hayes to the presidency.
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Cincinnati
Freserin
Young
Colerain Avenue
Ghia
Ry Bo Hayes
United States
Explosion at Standard theater injures workers
In St Louis in July Mr Ed Hill aged nineteen and Mike Dever aged twenty one were probably fatally injured and several other employees badly burned by a sulphuric acid explosion at the Standard theater.
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St. Lewis
Ed. Hill
Mike Dever
Standard
Forest Fires Rage Across Arenac County Frontier
Heavy fires sweep Arenac County from this place to Gladwin destroying timber and fences. Farmers battle to save homes as three months pass without meaningful rain. Weathering conditions fuel the blaze.
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Drouszht
Dexr
Mackay Denies Cable Sale To Gould
Virginia Tity reports on November July 2 John W Mackay denying rumors that he sold his cable interests to Jay Gould saying there is not a shadow of foundation for the story.
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Mackay
Virginia Tity
John W. Mackay
Jay Gould
Two New Counterfeits Warned by Secret Service Circular
The Secret Service issues a circular describing two counterfeit silver certificates appearing in the East. A five dollar Departmental Series note resembles a lithograph, with coarse engraving on Grant and faint back text. lacks silk threads and shows blurred back. A one dollar Departmental Series note bears a crude Martha Washington vignette and woodcut like United States text with pale seal and defective lathe work.
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Washnetox
Secret Service
Treasury Department
General Grant
Martha Washington
United States
Freight Collision Near Luxculture Sends Ten to Death
A Norfolk and Western freight collides with a material train about two o clock at Luxculture Virginia eight miles above the city. Ten men are killed including engineers Henry and Harris fireman Dacnley and seven colored train hands. Fireman Mays of the freight train is fatally hurt. The conductor escapes with minor injuries. The wreck causes $100,000 loss. Authorities say misread orders by the material train conductor caused the crash.
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Luxculture
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Henry and
Harris
Dacnley
Mays
Moody church struck by lightning during storm
Thunder storm hits Evangelist Moody's church at LaSalle and Chicago avenues in Chicago. Lightning tears a large part of the belfry, causing a panic among worshipers. Rev. Charles Goss keeps services calm and the crowd returns to their seats after a brief disruption.
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Evangelist Moody
LaSalle
Chicago Avenues
Charles Goss
Stage Robbery En Route Between San Luis Obispo and Templeton
A masked robber halted a stage on the San Luis Obispo Templeton route, forcing six passengers and the driver to disembark and robbing them of 66. Wells Fargo box was also looted of 100. The incident highlights a bold mountain pass heist with no injuries reported.
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San Francisco
San Luis Obispo
Cal
Templeton
Webster County Captain J S Stull killed in wagon accident
Evansville July 22 Captain J S Stull a Webster County Ky citizen was killed when a mule team ran away and dragged him under the wagon for over one hundred yards his daughter and grandchild escaped with minor injuries.
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Evansvilk, Inc
J. S. Stull
Webster County
Duel Over a Melon Turns Fatal in Hancock County
Charles Ferrell and Walter Roberts fought a duel at Blackwater in Hancock County over a melon. Ferrell was killed instantly and Roberts injured. A secret inquest absolved Roberts, citing honor as the motive.
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Trin
Charles Ferrell
Walter Roberts
Blackwater
Hancock County
Ferrell
Roberts
Chinch Bug Ravages Grow Worry in Southern Witness Farms
Southern Witness farmers report chinch bugs are more numerous and destructive than ever. A 15 member committee will meet in Louisville Clay County tomorrow to devise control methods. Prof Forbes State Entomologist will address the gathering.
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St. Louis
Southern Witness
Louisville
Clay County
Forbes
Chinch Bugs in Ohio Reported Across Valley
The article notes chinch bugs in vast numbers across the valley with oats and corn affected after recent rains lessening damage. Farmers fear crest impact unless rain returns. No shin bugs seen locally since 1951.
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Dartosx
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Williams and Moss Coal Shafts
Information from Zion Kentucky near Henderson reports a fatal boiler explosion at the Williams and Moss coal shafts. Engineer David Stone and fireman Moses Haskin were instantly killed. Fred Williams Frank Throop and Alexander Longnecker were badly scalded and two of them will die.
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St. Louis
Zion
Henderson
Williams & Moss
David Stone
Moses Haskin
Fred Williams
Frank Throop
Alexander Longnecker
Lunar Eclipse Observed Across Observatories Tonight
Dispatches from observatories in New York report many good observations and photographs of the lunar eclipse obtained tonight.
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New York
Fatal suicide shocks Peabody Hotel in Memphis
J H Athen bookkeeper at the Peabody Hotel Memphis shot himself in his room on Adams Street. He left letters to his wife in Baltimore and to hotel proprietor C B Galloway thanking him for three weeks of employment and expressing fear of not satisfying in the job. He was about 25, had moved from Baltimore six months earlier, and his wife is expecting a child.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. H. Athen
Peabody Hotel
No. Te Adams Street
Baltimore
C. B. Galloway
Peabods Hotel
Gallowayne
South & Wesson
van Vleet & Co
Bea
Galloway
Sleeper Awakens After Two-Year Cataleptic Sleep
Jos Joseph Guilfoyle of Binghamton New York awoke from a two year trance that began last March after a period of illness. He had left high school due to health, was sent to the country for air and exercise, and now recalls nothing of the sleep while showing signs of recovery.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Jos. Guilfoyle
Obdurate Husband Dies After Long Estrangement
James Hutchins a well to do Chicago resident was buried from his Sherman avenue home after dying Saturday night. For twelve years he spoke no word to his wife, who had lived in a separate room since he falsely accused her of infidelity. She pleaded for forgiveness before his death, which came without any sign of reprieve.
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Chicago
James Hutchins
Sherman Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Hutchins
Guns Underway at Washington Navy Yard Progress Report
At the Washington Navy Yard ordinance officials report rapid progress on the new warship guns. Thirty five six inch breechloading rifles are under way with fourteen complete, and two six inch guns for the Chicago are nearly finished.
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Wasitsotos
Washington Navy Yard
Proving Ground
Chicago
General Sherplan’s Steady Improvement in Mass
In Noxwquirr Massachusetts General Sherplan shows steady gains over the past day. His food allowance is increasing gradually as his diet approaches normal health levels.
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Noxwquirr
Mass
Sherplan
Washington estimates for river improvement funds
Estimates for river improvement next year include $1.5 for Davis Island dam project on the Monongahela in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, with $190,025 for Muskingum locks and dams. Funds also cover Allegheny river work and related structures with a balance of $40,63 available.
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WasHineTox
Ohio River
Cheomo
Davis Island
Monongahela
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
Muskingum
Destructive Wisconsin Storm Hits Farms
Destructive storm sweeps Prysoura Wisconsin on July 23. The barn of Lewis Heiden near the city was struck and destroyed along with the hay crop. Extensive damage to fruit and crops reported, with the storm likely affecting a large area of the countryside.
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Prysoura
Wis
Westerday
Lewis Heiden
Naval Cadets Dismissed for Hazing
Washington July 23 The naval cadets dismissed today come from Mississippi Wisconsin Kansas and Virginia as a result of hazing court martial trials at Annapolis Richard H.R. Leigh Geo H. Shepard Bion B. Bierer and Chas W. Lyle were named in the order of dismissal by the Navy authorities
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Washington
Annapolis
Richard HR. Leigh
Mississippi
Geo. H. Shepard
Wisconsin
Bion B. Bierer
Kansas
Chas. W. Lyle
Virginia
No Commutation for Mrs. Cignarelle in New York Gun Case
Avaany New York July 23 Governor Hill says he has taken no action on the report that he would commute the death sentence of Mrs Chiara Cignarele, the murderess of her husband, and that the news is news to him.
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Cignarele
Avaany
N. Y
Governor Hill
Chiara Cignarele
Internal Revenue Bureau Report Sees Yearly Increase in Collections
Washington July 24 Hon Joseph S Miller Commissioner of Internal Revenue released a preliminary report on the bureau’s operations for the year ended June 30 1915 noting total collections of 124 526 401 up from 118 837 301 the prior year an increase of 5 490 173. The cost of collection is about 2 percent of receipts with printing excluded. The report lists category changes by product and state with cigarettes up 278 220 000 and vicars manufactured up 21 207 000 while miscellaneous income fell 44 172. Regions most productive were Illinois New York Kentucky and Ohio while New Mexico Alabama South Carolina and Arkansas produced the least.
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Josephs. Miller
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Laval
Isis
Saab Sud
Slyeuebs
Hanks and Baulkers
Ilinois
New York
Kentucky
Ohio
New Mexico
Alabama
South Carolina
Arkansas
Poisoning scare at Haines Normal Institute in Georgia
Fourteen of twenty pupils at Haines Normal Institute in AvaGusta Georgia lie at death's door after a morphine dose administered by mistake from a pharmacist's supply. Principal Lucy C Laney and clerk Wells face suspicion. doctors report morphine poisoning though many may survive. Authorities promise prosecutions under strict state laws.
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AvaGusta
Haines’ Normal Institute
Lucy C. Laney
Wells
King
A colossal scheme. Depositors' Guarantees Company of America
The Depositors' Guarantees Company of America issues a prospectus outlining a large venture to guarantee indemnity depositors in National and State banks. Capital of 5 million dollars in 7000 shares will be invested in U.S. bonds and approved municipal and state securities with branch offices planned nationwide. Directors include government, bank, and insurance officials. About 1000 banks intend to become stockholders and insure their depositors, paying one fifth of one percent annually on gross deposits, yielding an estimated 500 thousand dollars yearly after expenses. No bank will be guaranteed unless it is a stockholder.
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New York
The
Depositors' Guarantees Company of America
Joss
United States
Knoxville man Grayson slain after Abingdon shooting threat
In Abingdon Virginia Grayson, intoxicated and threatening to shoot passersby, killed well known citizen Lillburn Tripp who tried to intervene. Grayson was then beaten by locals and died. Tripp’s aging mother, an eyewitness, died shortly after from shock.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Abingdon
Grayson
Lillburn Tripp
Tripp
Two Men Found Dead Near Soddy Tennessee
In Chattanooga on July 24, two men named Wire Lee and Neal Manning were found near the Cincinnati Southern railroad at the edge of the village of Soddy Tennessee.
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Chattanaoga
Wire Lee
Neal Manning
Cincinnati Southern
Soddy
Tenn
War Records Investigation Resumes Tomorrow
Wasitscox July 21 The House investigation into allied introduction of naval material into the records of the war rebellion will be resumed tomorrow.
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Wasitscox
House
President to consider pardon for Cincinnati bank cashier
Wasinincrux July 24 reports the President will consider granting a pardon to Benjamin Hopkins, former cashier of the Fidelity National Bank in Cincinnati.
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Wasinincrux
Benjamin Hopkins
Fidelity National Bank
Cincinnati
Florida Fever Report From Tampa Area
Surgeon General Hamilton received a telegram from Dr. Wall in Tampa Florida noting Tampa is healthy but two new cases have appeared in Plant City and one doubtful case at Manatee yesterday.
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Washington
Hamilton
Wall
Tampa
Fla
Plant City
Manatee
Illinois Giant Dead Dies at 96 in Vermillion County
Basel Bedde, Vermillion County's oldest and tallest man, died at his Catlin Township home on Sunday. He was ninety six years old and stood seven feet two inches tall in his stocking feet.
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DasviLce, Inc
Basel Bedde
Vermillion County
Catlin Township
Congressional Proceedings Include Tariff and Public Works Debates
The July sessions report Senate and House activity with vetoed pension bills, intercity telegraph proposals, Washington Territory admission discussion, and public building measures. Debates cover tariff, river and harbor funding, and district holiday designations amid executive actions and confirmations.
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Senate
Washington Territory
House
Samuel J. Bigelow
New Jersey
Committee On
Allentown
Brownsville
Texas
Fuller
Chicago
Hovsge
Baldy Smith
A. J. Smith
W. W. Averill
Cviendar
Freedmen’s Bank
Telle
Mills
Yeas
WasaindTos
Dawes
Stewart
Jackson
Crisp
United States
District of Columbia
Dockery
Pacific Railroad
U.S
Senate Committee On Pensions
Marvy Ann Doherty
Sherman
Committee On Finance
Horske
Senate Io
Army
Navy
Grosvenor
Bland
Missouri
Committee On Public Lands
Died Suddenly the Rev E P Roy at Cornwall on Hudson
The novelist Rev E P Roy died suddenly at Cornwall on the Hudson. Other items report a deranged train ditching by two colored men near Cleveland Tennessee, and various violent incidents across Tennessee Virginia and nearby regions.
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Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Alabama
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Blue Springs
Cleveland, Tenn
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