Five Die in Dayton Trolley Wreck Fatal Crash Between Sidney and Piqua
Dayton Ohio August eleventh five persons die six fatally injured and twenty five others hurt when two Western Ohio Traction trolley cars collide due to misunderstood orders. List of dead and seriously injured includes William Bailey William McQuillen James Kohl George Robinson and others. Passengers taken to improvised hospital facilities and homes. A second brief item presents a poetic exchange about the phrase silence is golden.
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Dayton
Sidney
Piqua
Western Ohio Traction Company
William Bailey
William McQuillen
Lockington
James Kohl
Detroit
Mich
George Robinson
C. W. Hummellhouser
Charles McClure
Charles Hale
Motorman
Wapakoneta
George A. Hax
Haltimore
L. H. Hagengodd
John Maher
Darton
B. Rekerly
Howard Smith
Cora Anderson
Mary Ernest
Henry G. Ernest
Rollin
Rex
P. F. Sarver
Shelby County Infirmary
Charges Filed Against Saratoga Sheriff Over Gambling Probe
Copies of charges of alleged neglect of duty for failure to suppress gambling at Saratoga Springs were served on Sheriff John Bradley Jr. by Ben Smith, a governor staffer. The charges call for removal and set a hearing in Albany August 17. Bradley must answer in the executive chamber.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Saratoga Springs
Offce
John Bradley, Jr
Ben Smith
Hughes
Walter Laidlaw
New York
Bradley
Albany
Sherif
Illinois Primaries See Shifts in Governor and Senator Races
Early returns from the Illinois primary show unofficial results in many counties are still missing official tallies. Late data indicate Governor Deneen and Senator Hopkins widening their pluralities while other races remain unsettled, with varying county reports continuing to trickle in.
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Chicago
Ronda
Deneen
Hopkins
Hamete
Suspect Nemmer Faces Morbid Morgue Stare in Shashem Case
In Chicago on Aug 11 Hassin Nemmer, jailed as a suspect in the Taffa Shashem murder, viewed the mutilated body of a Syrian boy at the morgue. Police had hoped the confrontation would elicit an admission, but the prisoner remained unmoved and disappointed their bid for a confession.
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Chicago
Hassin Nemmer
Nemmer
Eight Killed in York Rolling Mill Boiler Blast
York Pa Aug 11 A boiler exploded at the York rolling mill killing eight men and injuring nearly a score others. Thousands of dollars in property were damaged by the blast late last evening.
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York
Exonerated by Jury in Chicago Self Defense Case
Chicago Aug. 11 Louis Seassle sixty five shot and killed his son after an attack and was exonerated by a coroner's jury. He testified he acted in self defense.
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Chicago
Louis Seassle
Seassle
British Cruiser Gibraltar Ships to Meet Atlantic Fleet
Malta August 11 The British cruiser Gibraltar sails from here to join the American Atlantic fleet in Australian waters to meet the force during the voyage.
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Malta
Gibraltar
Armerican Atlantic
Indian Burial Practices Observed By Army and Navy Life
An observer describes Indigenous burial methods using cross sticks and tree supports. Bodies decompose in a year, leaving scattered bones and broken remains beneath the platforms. The sight, read in fall winds, evokes distress signals from the dead and lingering neglect.
The Pelican and Its Odd Habits
The pelican is unappealing to look at and smell due to decaying fish in its elastic pouch. Parents feed their young by carrying fish in pouches under the bill, which can hold three to eight pounds. It has short, strong legs and large webbed feet, and while not a fast swimmer or flyer, it tiresome in both air and water.
Insects Revived After Freezing Courted by Naturalist
A naturalist reports experiments reviving frozen insects. A cecropia moth in a snowball revived in twenty seconds when warmed. Newly batched moths, ants, butterflies, and horseflies revived after freezing and thawing. Freshly hatched insects resisted cold better than older ones.
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Shee i
Invention of the Organ Traced Through Ancient Sources
The article surveys attributions for the organ to Naias a barber of Alexandria and to Archimedes circa 220 B C. It notes the organ appearing in the eastern Greek world and in churches by around A D 650.
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Nai
Barber
Alexandri B. C
Celes Archimedes
Hymnline Laugh at Forgetful Minister's Recitation
In a Judge's Library scene a minister, after reading many notices, is prompted to read one more. He stomps in apology for forgetting it and then begins to chant the hymn line by line, starting with Lord what a thoughtless wretch am I.
Simplifying English Vowel Pronunciation Aimed For Standardization
Country Life argues vowels are the main hurdle in English speech and calls for standardized vowel sounds with clear intonations. The goal is a simple, intelligible form that covers all pronunciations for consistent use.
The Genius Twain Quotation at New York Banquet
Mark Twain praised genius at a New York banquet with a quip about a man who knows more than he can learn and spills vittles on his clothes in an old lady’s joke.
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Mark Twain
New York
Handel's Philosophy on an Empty House
Barndel quips that when curtains rise to a nearly empty house the music will sound better, offering a wry philosophical note about performance and audience. The remark reflects theater culture valuing artistic merit despite low turnout.
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Handel
Barndel
Two Ways of Meeting a Trouble Quote Cited
A brief quotation from the Atchison Globe notes two approaches to trouble, either ignore it or address it quickly. The line emphasizes prompt attention as a remedy.
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Atchison Globe
Auto Crashed at Crossing Kills Weaver Family Man
Logansport Indiana August 11 A cass county farmer Levi Weaver traveling home from a funeral with his wife and two children Milburn ten Honor fourteen was struck by a Pan Handle freight engine at a crossing near Onward five miles east of the city Weaver was killed instantly and the others were badly or fatally hurt A cut of cars on a sidetrack blocked his view causing the crash as the car was hurled 100 feet from the crossing The engine sped alongside the cars and made no sound before the impact leaving a tangled wreckage scene
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Logansport
Ind
Levi Weaver
Milburn
Honor
Onward
Weaver
Columbia City
Sherman King
Arson Attempt Targets Decatur Smithy and Wagon Works
In Decatur Indiana Kramer McGill shop and wagon works were set ablaze two nights ago. Fire confined to 3300 and linked to incendiary act as a warning to quit business under threat of whitecapping. Two men seen near the scene fled before alarms rang. Kramer, a temperance advocate, reports threatening letters claiming insult to the writer’s daughter.
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Decatur
Ind
Kramer & McGill
Kramer
Mr. Kramer
Mr. McGill
Mystery Drowning Near Country Club Canal
Indianapolis police identify body of 21 year old Marie Enoch of 316 North Pine Street found in the canal near the Country Club. The remains show days in water and investigators deem it a possible self inflicted death.
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Indianapolis
Country Club
Marie Enoch
Pine Street
Youth Demonstrates Self Defense Firearm Wounds Friend
In Winchester Indiana on August 11 Charles Miller seventeen shot and wounded Harry Dull eighteen while demonstrating what he would do if attacked by footpads. The bullet struck the Dull youth in the foot and may require amputation. Miller did not know the revolver was loaded.
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Winchester
Ind
Charles Miller
John Miller
Harry Dull
Levi Dull
Miller
Farmer Gerroned by Bull in Field Crushes Carriage
Hammond Indiana August 11 John Gast farmer aged forty three was gore d by a vicious bull as he crossed a field. He was carried thirty feet up a hill on the animal s horns. Gast suffered six broken ribs and severe cuts and bruises to his arms face and body. He is in a fearful condition.
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Hammond
Ind
John Gast
Gast
Woman commits suicide in Chicago tragedy tied to daughter
In Hammond Indiana on August 11 Mrs. John Kemp, aged forty five, killed herself by lying face down on chloroform saturated cotton after the death of her daughter Alta in Chicago two months earlier. It was her second suicide attempt.
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Hammond
Ind
Alta
Chicago
John Kemp
The Irish and the Germans Fraternize in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis a pact between the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the German-American National Alliance is highlighted as they publicly affirm friendship. A German representative, Mr Joseph Keller, attends a Hibernian banquet and defends personal liberty against restrictions of prohibition, urging civil parity and tempered state control.
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Indianapolis
Order of
Hibernians
National Alliance
Matthew Cummings
Keller
Mgr. Keller
Cardinal Gibbons
Chicago Tribune
The
Star
Economist
United States
Prohibition Backlash Warned by Prominent Oklahoma Lawyer
A longtime Republican lawyer and former superior court judge warned the Republicans face doom, citing 1874 Baxter law and 1882 prohibition era losses. He notes Oklahoma City liquor trade now swells from 81 licensed saloons to about 300 unlicensed dealers, with booze fighters drinking by the pint and rising intemperance. The estimate comes from a longtime respected citizen in the Oklahoma State Labor News.
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Superior Court
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Labor News
Mansfield La Votes 10 Mills Tax To Save Utility
The newly elected Mansfield Louisiana council doubled the tax rate to ten mills from five to cover debts tied to the electric light plant after losing the whisky license as the Bank of DeSoto threatened collection. The move met protest from property owners while a Cardinal Gibbons quote follows.
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Mansfield
Bank of DeSoto
Silo Habit and Fermented Silos Sparked Local Alarm
The piece notes that in parts of Kansas and Iowa strong anti liquor sentiment led to clandestine alcohol production in silos. Drunkenness among farm laborers rose as people drank fermented plant juices from silos, a poisonous stimulant linked to mental and physical decline. The New York Times cited October 12 192 as reporting youths avoided purchases but fell to the unspoken habit. Saloons, it argues, might have caused less harm than total suppression.
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Kansas
Iowa
New York Times
Whisky prescriptions dominate Charlotte drug trade in year 7997
Charlotte New York drugstores filed thirty nine thousand six hundred forty five whisky prescriptions in a year. Doctors earned around five cents per script and stores collected liquor licenses totaling fourteen hundred dollars as fourteen stores paid 166 dollars each. Prohibition has been in effect about three years with observable impact.
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Charlotte
N. Y
Charlotté
Police graft allegations reach Par sons druggists case
Assistant Adjutant General Charles Shukers f Karsas investigated Par sons to seek evidence that local policemen groped for graft from druggists. The trial of a jointist sparked the charge that officers collected money from druggists, allowing them to operate unmolested, with the accuser offering to produce proof.
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Charles Shukers
F Karsas
Parsons
Tennessee voters back Malcomb R. Patterson in primary
In the Tennessee primary, Patterson wins the governorship over Carmack with strong church and temperance opposition to prohibition. Patterson favored local option while Carmack opposed it, backed by the Anti Saloon League and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
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Tennessee
Prohibition
Malcomb R. Patterson
E. W. Carmack
Anti-Saloon League
Carmack
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Local option versus county option described as democratic or autocratic
The text contrasts local option as democratic and county option as autocratic, framing governance choices in political terms and suggesting differing levels of authority and citizen involvement.
Battleground in Indianapolis County for Legislative Fight
Indiana Republicans decide Marion County is crucial to winning the next legislature. Senator Hemenway visits to bolster tactics as campaigns organize in Dubois and Rush counties. Aimed at securing votes, clerks stress turnout and club formation while Congressman Landis tours the district for campaign groundwork.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
James A. Hemenway
Hemenway
E. E. Neal
Lincoln League
Dubois County
Hemenway Republican Club
Jasper
Gris Stewart
Charles B. Landis
Delphi
Landis
Typographical union conventions open in Boston
The fifty fourth annual convention of the International Typographical Union and the seventh annual convention of its Stereotypers and Electrotypers union plus mailers district and the Women's Auxiliary are in session. President Lynch is presented a gold loving cup by members of the union.
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Printers and Allied Trades
Boston
International Triographical Union
International Stereotypers’ and Electrotypers’ Union
Mailers’ Trade District Union
International Typographical Union
Lynch
The
Farmers Seek Incendiary in Kosciusko County Fires
Warsaw Indiana August 11 Farmers in northeastern Kosciusko County report three mysterious fires in ten days causing 16000 dollars in losses. A barn and several outbuildings on Chester Van Atror farm near Pierceton were destroyed last night and the blaze is suspected to be incendiary. Wheat crop hay and vehicles were burned in the season’s losses.
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Warsaw
Ind
Kosciusko County
Chester Vanator
Pierceton
City Sealer Confiscates Spoiled Meat in South Bend
South Bend officials led by City Sealer John T. Willett and the police confiscated pounds of spoiled meat since the hot spell began. All meat destroyed in the crematory. Markets are watched and prosecutions will follow for bad meat offerings.
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South Bend
Ind
John T. Willett
Boy Drowns After Jump At Shriner Lake
In Columbia City Indiana on August 11 18 year old Carl Harshbarser jumped from a boat at Shriner lake to swim ashore and drowned.
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Shriner Lake
Columbia City
Ind
Carl Harshbarser
Discontent with Work Fuels Views of Servitude
A brief observation argues that dissatisfaction in labor represents the harshest form of bondage. It frames unhappy workers as bound by duties, offering a stark critique of toil without fulfillment.
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St. James
Saratoga Racetrack
the Pelican
Cass County
Murt
France
Italy
Robert S. Mansfield
Jack Gowdy
Rushville
William H. Taft
Switzerland
Republican State Committee
Senator Beveridge
James E. Watson
Gowdy
Rush County
Kary
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