Launch Capsizes Near Syracuse Killing Twelve
A motor launch carrying nineteen passengers, mostly women and children, capsized after hitting a stump in the Oswego canal near Syracuse. Twelve drown. eight survived, including Mr and Mrs Lewis Dainer who are seriously affected. The 25 foot craft had operated for seven years between the canal points.
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N. Y. Canal
Syracuse
N. Y
Oswego Canal
George H. Adams
Margaret
Lillian
John Moog
Harry Welch
Katherine
Howard Crane
Charles Schultz
Mabel Tibbitts
Lewis Dainer
Danner
Liverpool
Mud Lock
Onondaga Lake
Iron and Tin Plants Close in Atlantic City
Sixteen sheet iron and tin plate plants employing over four thousand workers will close for an indefinite period on July 1. The shutdown follows a failure by the Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Workers' union and plant owners to reach wage agreements at the just-concluded conference.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Workers’ Association
Battle of Zacatecas Opens as Villa Attacks Stronghold
Saltillo Mexico reports the second Zacatecas battle with about 44 000 troops, the largest force in the Mexican revolution so far. Gen Villa launched a renewed assault after federal defenders earlier repelled rebels with heavy losses.
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Mexico
Saltillo
Mex
Zacatecas
Villa
Flier Ram Airship Collision Kills Nine in Vienna
Nine burned and mutilated bodies lie amid wreckage from a midair collision between an aeroplane and two dirigible balloons near Vienna. The scene presents a stark reminder of early flight dangers and the high cost of aviation accidents.
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Vienna
Trained lions kill and devour theater manager in car
Chicago report says Emerson D. Metrich, manager of a Brooklyn theatrical company, was killed and partly eaten by six trained lions when he entered the enclosure in which they were kept. George McCord, the lions’ keeper, could not assist.
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Chicago
Emerson D. Metrich
Brooklyn
George McCord
The
Lions
Dietrich
Aircraft collide in Vienna killing nine aboard airship and plane
An airship and an airplane collided in Vienna, marking the first such event in history. The airship burst into flames and collapsed, killing its seven occupants, while the aircraft crashed to the ground, killing both the pilot and the observer.
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Vienna
Miners Start New Union in Butte Break from A F of L
Preceders from the Western Federation of Miners form an independent miners union in Butte, rejecting peace overtures from President Charles H. Moyer and his associates. They elect M. McDonald as temporary president.
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Butte
Mon
Western Federation of Miners
Charles H. Moyer
M. McDonald
Militants burn Welsh rail station near Wrexham
Fire destroyed Coedpoeth rail station near Wrexham, Wales, with authorities attributing the blaze to suffragette activity. The incident underscores heighted tensions in the campaign era and disruptions to rail service in the area.
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Wrexham
Wales
Coedpooth
River Steamer Majestic Sinks Off Chain of Rocks
A passenger excursion steamer Majestic sank after striking a submerged wall of a new intake tower near Chain of Rocks. One crew member is believed drowned, with rescue and search operations underway as authorities review the incident.
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T. Loula
Majestic
Big British Banks Merge
One of the era’s major financial deals was announced with the amalgamation of the London City and Midland Bank and the Metropolitan Bank of Wales. The move unites two historic institutions and reshapes the banking landscape in Britain.
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London City and Midland Bank
Metropolitan Bank of Wales
France to Borrow 1.8 Billion Francs for Loan Plan
Paris reports the chamber of deputies approved by 459 to 108 the loan of 1,800,905,000 francs about $60,000,000 as requested by M. Noplens, finance manager in the new cabinet.
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France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Noplens
National Bank to Close After Deposit Withdrawals
Directors of the State National Bank in Little Rock Ark announced that owing to continued withdrawal of deposits they decided to close the tank and reopen the bench aid for business.
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Little Rock. Ark
State National Bark
Attempted assassination shocks czar in Russia
An anarchist plot to dynamite the czar's train near Kishineff failed. The czar, czarina, and family escaped with the entourage. two passengers on the other train were killed and 28 injured as explosions derailed coaches. Police and Cossacks rushed to the scene, no arrests reported.
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Berlin
Russia
St.etersburg
Kishincif
Kishineff
Kasatin
Moon Not Weather Factor Debate Stirs Weather Bureau
Washington's agriculture department calls astrology a superstition in its weekly newsletter. It states planets and the moon have no scientific basis for affecting weather, citing minimal heat and supported by weather records.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Department
Coal Strike Ends in Kanawha West Virginia
An agreement to end the Kanawha coal strike in West Virginia was reached in Washington DC as operators and workers accepted proposals from three conciliators. The key demand was union dues check off with a cap of $1.10 per worker per month, with minor points to follow.
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Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Wilson
Kanawha Coal Operators’ Associations
More arms for Ulsterites Thiblin Ireland
Nationalist volunteers landed large consignments of rifles and ammunition on the Connemara coast in the West of Ireland during the night. The ships were seen cruising for a week and ignored signals. The rifles are described as the latest American pattern and torpedo boats have been ordered to patrol the coast to stop further gun running.
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Thiblin
Ireland
Connemara
Spaghetti Eating Contest Plans by Chicago Group
The National Association of Spaghetti Makers in Chicago proposed plans for a spaghetti eating contest to determine a standard method for consuming their product. The group discussed how best to standardize eating techniques and ensure fair competition.
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Chicago
The
National Association of Spaghetti Makers
Cowboys Hunt In Motor Cars
Cowboys in San Angelo Texas drive motor cars to hunt coyotes while ranch ponies face losing pasture as cowmen fear the shift away from traditional riding methods and ranch work.
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San Angelo
Tex
800 Miners Return to Work in Pittsburg Settlement
About 800 striking miners from Crowe Coal in Pittsburg Kansas resumed work after a satisfactory settlement of disputes with operators was reached. The accord ends a labor dispute that kept operations halted while negotiators worked out terms.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Crowe Coal Company
Fe lix Killed Testing Self-Righting Plane in Chartres
Major Julien Felix commanded the aeroplane depot at Chartres France and perished while testing a new self-righting aircraft. The machine turned unexpectedly and dropped about 60 feet to the ground.
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Chartres
France
Julien Felix
Sight-Seeing by Dirigible in Chicago
A sight-seeing dirigible balloon joined Chicago's air fleet carrying eight passengers. The craft measures 105 feet in length and is powered by a gasoline engine, offering aerial trips above the city and over Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Villa Reinstatement Hinted as Villa Heads North
Torreon Mexico Gen Villa and his staff depart for Fresnillo with reports that Villa will assume full command of the constitutionalist forces. He is said to plan a move toward Zacatecas and that Gen Natera may be relieved.
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Villa
Torreon
Mexico
Fresnillo
Zacateces
Natera
Hunger Strike Forces Suffragette Hearing At Westminster
London England Esmva Pankhurst begins hunger strike on Westminster Palace steps demanding a deputy reception. Premier Asquith capitulates and agrees to hear Miss Pankhurst. she is paraded from Holloway Jail to the central Commons entrance with carers and nurses present as supporters chant Sylvia.
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London
England
Esmva Pankhurst
House of Commons
Westminister Palace
East Hind
Asquith
Miss Pankhurst
Commons
Keir Hardie
Holloway
Landsbury
Westminister
Sylvia
Taylor Coal acquires three Illinois mines in major deal
Taylor Coal Company takes over Southern Illinois Coal & Coke holdings, three mines on about 2000 acres valued at 600000 dollars. William M. Wood of Boston previously owned the properties. With the addition, Taylor operates two large shipping mines and could ship 7000 tons daily, the largest output in the field.
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Herrin
Taylor Coal Company
Southern
Ilinois Coal & Coke Company
William M. Wood
Boston
American Woolen Mills
Majestic sinks after striking St Louis waterworks tower
The steamer Majestic of Peoria struck the new St Louis intake cribbing at 1 35 this morning and sank within minutes. Only crew, band members, and a scrubwoman were aboard and escaped in three rowboats. Two men missing after the crash. A second item reports a New York conference at Columbia University on eugenics and its educational applications.
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St. Louis
Majestic
Peoria
Ill
New York
Columbia University
Wife urged husband to die by trolley accident
In New York, testifying in a separation suit, Harry A. Stevens said his wife asked him to be struck by a trolley car to end their marriage. He claimed she promised to send his body home.
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Hubby
New York
Harry A. Stevens
Chicago Youth Fatally Shoots Mother in Accident
In Chicago, 13 year old Arthur Feltz killed his mother and fatally wounded his infant brother while playing with a loaded revolver. Police believe the shooting was accidental and caused by the boy handling the weapon.
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Chicago
Arthur Feltz
Man Held on Sedalia Complaint in Dayton
Dayton arrest follows a Sedalia Missouri Democrat Publishing Co. charge against Carl Geyer a manufacturer's agent and independent salesman accused of using the mails to betray.
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Sedalia
Dayton
Democrat Publishing Company
Carl Geyer
German envoy narrowly escapes shot in Illinois
Count Johann von Bernstorff the German ambassador to the United States was nearly killed when a local policeman fired at his taxi during a drive to the University of Illinois commencement exercises. The car, carrying Arthur Meeker, Dr. David Kinley, and Dr. Ewarts Boutelle Green, passed a warning signal at First and University avenues. the shot missed. Mayor Dobbins apologized, noting surprise that police carried ball cartridges.
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Champaign
Count Johann von Bernstorff
Germany
United States
University of Ilinois
Count von Bernstorff
Arthur Meeker
Chicago
Meeker
David Kinley
University
Ewarts Boutelle Green
First
University Avenue
Michael Murphy
Murphy
Dobbins
Count Bernstorff
Senators Play Mumble Peg in Virginia Outing
Washington D C senators Overman Chilton and a West Virginia colleague, tired of the interminable tolls debate, drove about 20 miles into Virginia and relaxed with a game of mumble peg. Chilton wielded the two edged knife and won while Overman was forced to pull a peg from the ground with his teeth after a tough contest.
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Overman
Peg
Chilton
Washington, D. C
Senate
North Carolina
West Virginia
Virginia
Suffragette Chains to Wellington Statue in London
A militant suffragette chained herself to the Duke of Wellington statue before the Royal Exchange and urged passing businessmen to intervene for imprisoned women. Police removed her as jeering crowds gathered. Earlier, a group with sandwich boards was attacked by working girls on Whitehall. two suffragettes were knocked down and others beaten.
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London
England
Duke of Wellington
Royal Exchange
Whitehall
Roosevelt to use silent campaign in fall bid
London experts say Col Roosevelt cannot sustain loud speaking due to larynx damage from Brazilian fever. A silent campaign is projected as the only feasible form of campaigning this fall, with no open air or continuous speeches possible.
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London
England
Col. Roosevelt
Lt. Clair Thomson
Roosevelt
Two Steamers Collide in Fog Off Spithead
In a thick fog at Spithead the German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Incemore from Liverpool collided after a Cherbourg to New York passage. The Incemore’s bow sustained damage above the water line, while the Kaiser Wilhelm II sought harbor. Nearby reports note political returns from Virginia and California vehicle registrations.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Incemore
London
England
Smithampton
New York
Cherbourg
Spithead
Liverpool
Southampton
Three Drown in Automobile near Ralston Montana
Mr and Mrs W A Ralston of Ralston Montana and Clarence Trowbridge of Wisdom were drowned when their car skid into a creek near Ralston in an automobile accident.
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Butte, Mont
W.A. Ralston
Ralston
Mont
Clarence Trowbridge
Wisdom
Elihu Root Refuses to Run for Senate Nomination
Washington insiders report Senator Elihu Root will not allow his name to be used for the Republican nomination to succeed himself in the Senate. His intimate friends say he will not pursue the seat.
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Washington
Elihu Root
Senate
One Drink Cost Maidstone Club 7500 Dollars Bequest
New York reports that serving liquor at the Maidstone Golf Club could trigger a $7,600 bequest under the will of Everett Herrick. The measure would impact the club's finances if the liquor service proceeds.
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New York
Maidstone Golf Club
Everett Herrick
Fashionable French dress by Kurzman for Miss Wilson
A lavish three piece dress inspired by St Corbeau in raven blue near black, crafted by Kurzman for Miss Wilson. It combines gabardine, charmeuse, and white chiffon with braided gabardine detailing, white organdy accents, and a wrap front vestee. The outfit features long sleeves, circular gabardine flounces, and a charmeuse belt buckle, creating an elegant traveling afternoon gown.
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Paris
Kurzman
Miss Wilson
St. Corbeau
Casque and French Twist Coiffures for Hair Fashion
The article outlines two dominant hairstyles of the era the casque and the French twist. It describes variations, parting, and styling methods including powder for dryness, and notes the rise of a dancing influenced style with hair swept back and coiled at the nape. It also highlights the Spanish comb as a fashionable finishing touch.
Lingerie Shoulder Scarfs Feature Embroidered Details
The article notes lingerie shoulder scarfs are dainty and attractive made of mull with scalloped edges. They often feature heavy embroidery almost covering the fabric and may include medallions of colored lawn buttonholed on the scarf to create various designs. Some medallions appear crescent shaped or circular in white blue combinations.
Fun for the Children Play Ideas with Peas and Toothpicks
Children can soak dried peas overnight and use wooden toothpicks to make a variety of playthings. The simple materials provide hours of imaginative amusement, combining two common items into creative crafts and games.
Volunteer breaks in with awkward questions about jobs
A social worker trains a volunteer by taking her on first home visits. The volunteer rudely pesters Mrs. Petrowsky about her husband’s employment, mispronouncing phrases and prompting awkward responses. Mrs. Petrowsky finally grasps the question and answers with relief about a steady railroad job.
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Mrs. Petrowsky
Eruption Disfigured Face Cleared by Cuticura Treatment
A mother from Maurice Iowa recalls her five year old daughter suffering a ringworm like eruption with blisters and itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment as directed the condition improved and the child was fully cured in a few months. Advertises Cuticura products and a sample offer from Boston.
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Lock Hox
Maurice
Henry Prins
Wedding With Ragtime Music Stirs Local Gnashing
In Liverpool diocese a popular wedding united a young clergyman and a vicar’s daughter. As they left the church to Mendelssohn’s Wedding March a working woman remarked to another in sympathy with irony about ragtime being played at the ceremony.
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Liverpool
England
Mendelssohn
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil claims cures for sore problems
An old advertising notice promotes Dr Porters Antiseptic Healing Oil as a remedy for lasting sores and pains. It asserts rapid relief and simultaneous healing at a price of 25 cents or 11.00 in some units.
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Porter
Soc
Differing Blood Corpuscles Described By Race
The article explains that white men's blood crystals are tiny and brick-like, measuring under one two-thousandth of an inch, while Negro blood crystals resemble thin red plates or long flat bars, clearly distinguishable from white blood crystals.
Grove's General Tonic Advertisement Claim
An old tonic pitch promotes Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system. The price listed is zero cents.
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U. S. Meteorologists of Agricultural Department
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Secretary of Labor
Britain
Ulster
Charles Francis Adams
Charles Francis Adame II
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Resolute
Herrechoff
Mr. Adams
Sachting
Sylvia Pankhurst
Steps of Commons
Illinois
Akes
W. M. Wood Properties
Limks
Alton
Senators
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Richmond
Montague
Louis C. Wendenburg
California
Sacramento
Cal
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Eri
Dorris
Dorris Motor Car Company
Mfrs
Laclede and
Sarah Streets
Missouri
Re Equipmetre
Weber Imp. & Auto Co
Minos and
Bile Minsouri
Oo Weber Imp. & Auto Co
Locust St
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Cuticura
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Shades of Mendelssohn
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