Train wreck kills circus troupe in Indiana disaster
Chicago news reports a collision near Ivanhoe Indiana between an empty Pullman troop train and the Hagenbach Wallace circus train. About 100 dead, 125 injured, many missing. bodies burned. managers and performers feared dead. fire crews and surgeons dispatched from Gary Hammond and nearby towns.
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CHICAGO
Ivanhog
Ind
todas
Gary
Whipple
Michigan Central
Hammond
Tremmond
Ivanhoe
Gellman
Michigan City
Induna Harbor
Vic Buenes
the Meyer
Cattrell
Harry La Pearl
E. Devore
Mark Adams
Joe Coyle
Jeuvy lussin
ap phatus
Ed Ganlard
French Lick Springs
Reller
Erimmond
eiles
Willam F. Curtis
Curtis
Green
Garyton
Americans Improve Positions West of Chateau Thierry
Washington June 22 Gen Ers hers communication reports improvement of American positions northwest of Chateau Thierry. Artillery fighting continues in the Weore and in the Chateau Thierry region with brisk actions in the Woevre and Vosges.
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THIERRY
WASHINGTON
Genershing
America
Chateau Thierry
Weoevre
Chateau ‘Thierry
Woevre
Vosges
Cloudburst near Dayton damages Roger ranch crops
A Dayton cloudburst fifteen miles down the river caused $35,000 in crop losses on the Roger ranch. Poteto and alfalfa fields were drenched with two feet of mud and debris, one mile of ditch washed away, and wagon road destroyed for about a mile. Large boulders rolled into the road. no injuries reported and railroad traffic unaffected.
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DAYTON
RANCHES AND ROADS DAMAGED BY RAIN IN HUMBOLDT
Heavy rain caused major losses across Humboldt County with Dave Cordane’s Rose Creek ranch reportedly a total loss and several other ranches in Willow Creek Canyon damaged. W. I. Pearce's land and crops near Kennedy washed out, cloud bursts damaging Unionville area and a section of the Western Pacific roadbed west of Jungo. A repair crew was dispatched and roads between Rose Creek and Mill City described almost impassable.
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WILNEMUCCA
Uambalat county
Dave Cordane
Rose Creek
I. K. Miner
A. Hemusat
Thomas Scott
Willow Creek Canyon
W. I. Pearce
Kennedy
Unionville
Jungo
V Pacific
Mill City
mies
Government Inspector Praises Nevada College Training Facilities
Mr Addicott government inspector of military training camps visited Reno and met with university leaders to inspect conditions. He expressed satisfaction with the university's facilities and climate for a training camp and then departed for California.
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Addicott
Reno
California
Americans in France Ready 300000 Explosive Bullets for Cantigny Battle
Gen March reports 300000 American bullets ready in France and troops five months ahead of schedule. He notes Cantigny as a key test of training and stresses unified command under Gen. March and Gen. Bell. Allies hold on fronts as Central Powers reform for another drive.
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WASHINGTON
March
United States
France
Marel
io o
Marek
national army
Cantigny
Robert L. Balelard
secared
Wilsen
Muteh
Italians Win Battle In Mountain Front Fight
June 22 Rome reports unchanged battle situation with infantry engagements not resumed. Premier Orlande says the battle has been won and Austrian reserves are being drawn to mountain front sections. German raids near Montdidier repelled. British raids east of Amiens and in Flanders region successful with prisoners taken.
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warth
American Red Cross
ROME
Italy
Orlande
PARIS
edox
Montdidier
war office
Aluee
LONDON
Amiens
Flanders place
Former Fire Chief of Tonopah Dies in Virginia City
J. B. McKenzie died this morning in Virginia City after a three day pneumonia attack. He was long known in Tonopah and Southern Nevada for serving as fire chief there for several years. Survived by three brothers Duncan of Yeristón, Alexander and Bob McKenzie of Tonopah, plus a sister. No funeral arrangements announced.
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J. B. McKenzie
Virginia City
Tlewas
Nevada
Tonopah
Duncan McKenzie
Yeriiston
Alexander McKenzie
Bob McKenzie
Fifty Two U S Soldiers Yield Lives For Nation
Washington reports a growing tally of American casualties as 52 soldiers, including three officers, are killed in action across multiple front sectors. The list illustrates the cumulative toll from ongoing operations near Chateau Thierry and patrols, with names such as Capt. Jesse Lowen of Chicago and Lieut. Quentin R. Lodge among the fallen.
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FASHINGTON
France
yesterds
Chateau Thierry
United States
Ward Fight Ends In Fine For Both Men
Two fighters Monastery and Frank Ray argued over who started a hotel fight last night. Judge Bryson called it a draw and fined each ten dollars. Coburn arrested on bad check claim had charges dropped by the accuser, with Reno adding a disorderly complaint and a floater issued. Gabino Mure, aided by Officer Ramsey as interpreter, learned he misunderstood a one year stay ban and was dismissed. Frank Ross and Frank Carroll, both intoxicated, were dismissed as well.
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Monastery
Frank Ray
Bryson
Coburn
Reno
Gabino Mure
Ramsey
Mure
Frank Ross
Frank Carroll
Shotgun Driveway Ends Hay Cutting at Rye Patch Ranch
June 21 dispatch from Winnemucca reports Jack Funston, a Rye Patch rancher armed with a double-barreled shotgun, deterred a hay cutting gang hired to cultivate alfalfa for John G. Taylor, a Lovelock sheep rancher. Taylor and Funston claim ownership of the field. Taylor had cultivated it briefly as surveys were made.
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WINNEMGCCA
Jack Funston
John G. Taylor
Lovelock
Taylor
Funston
Attempt on Emperor Charles of Austria Reported in London
London reports from Amsterdam claim an attempt was made on Emperor Charles of Austria's life. Central News dispatch notes uncertainty and cautions that details are unconfirmed.
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AUSTRIA
LONDON
Amsterdam
Charles of Austria
Plaintiff to pay wife’s costs in Reno divorce case
Ellsmore Doucette, suing Evelyn Doucette for divorce on grounds of excessive drinking, was ordered by District Judge Bartlett to pay a preliminary counsel fee and alimony. The temporary counsel fee was set at 50 dollars and weekly alimony to wife and child at 7.50. Doucette must choose between a 105 dollar payment for Boston to Reno travel costs or 246 dollars for round trip expenses. Mrs Doucette claims abandonment and loss of money. Doucette denies and shows weekly 6 dollar remittances from Reno.
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Ellsmore Doucette
Evelyn Doucette
big wife
Boston
Reno
Bartlett eee
Doucette
Land dispute over unlisted field prompts restraining order
In the vicinity, Funston discovered the land was not included in Taylor's surveyed acreage and promptly claimed it. Taylor has filed with the courts for a restraining order to stop Funston from cutting the hay.
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Funston
Taylor
wlc
Interchange of cars on railroads in Rend
First car interchange between Ute Southern and Western Pacific routes occurred this morning in Rend. A train of sixteen steer cars, from Pyramid Land & Livestock to Wheeler Livestock, moved Oroville to Reno via Western Pacific then Southern Pacific and WW&T lines. The move, aimed at easing cattle shipping without res loading, signals growing SP and WP cooperation.
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Ute Southern
Western Pacific
Teng
Pyramid Land& Livestock Company
Wheeler Livestock Company
Oroville
Southern Pacific
Virginia & Truckee railroad
Reno
Franktown
Nevada Packing Company
WW. &T
Unrest in Vienna escalates amid riots and warnings
London dispatch reports Vienna turmoil with police and military called out to curb rioting. Warnings were issued to parents liable for their children. A Vienna strike wave is growing, with the workers council issuing a manifesto urging higher food rations in view of the unrest.
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LONDON
Vienna
Nieve Freie Presse
Copenhagem
Arbiter Zeitung
Vienna workers’ council
Fire Destroys Crystal Lake Sheds Cripples Rail Traffic
Fire destroyed a half mile of double snow sheds eight outfit cars the depot section house and warehouses at Crystal Lake on the Southern Pacific line west of Cisco and near Summit. Rails buckled and tracks wrecked. Trains held at Sparks and Reno while 105 university recruits plus 50 section men aid repairs and clearance. Investigation into origin underway with incinerary theory considered unlikely.
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Crystal Lake
Southern Pacific
Cisco
Summit
Western Union
railroad
Bell Telephone Company
telephone company
Blue Canyon
Sparks
Truckee
Reno
Ogden
Pacificc
strack
university
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Montdidier Section
U. S
Ward
Emperor Karl
Peril
EMPEROR KARL OF AUSTRIA
HIS
NSU
REND
Grand Theatre TONIGHT
Charles Ray
Texas
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