Wreck on Ligonier Valley Line Kills 21, Injures 30
Twenty one people died and thirty were injured when an overloaded passenger coach on the Ligonier Valley railroad at Wilpen was struck by a two-engine freight train. Victims include Mrs. Dillan and child, engineer Frank McConaughey, and several from Wilpen and Ligonier. The crowd was returning from a Fourth of July outing. cause of the collision is under investigation.
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Latrobe
Ligonier Valley
Wilpen
Harry Dillan
Baby
William Campbell
Wilipen
Frank M’conaughey
Ligonier
George Byers
Louise Rhoddy
McCance
Elizabeth Rhoddy
John M. Ankney
Messe
Thomas Murr
George Tosh
Mike Hadock
Frank Overton
John Overton
Frank
Pittsburg
George W. Hubley
Matthew Niepont
Mary Rhoddy
Frank FE. Beatty
J. B. Johnson
A. Hamill
Esther M. Matthews
George 5. Senft
Ligonier Road
McConaughey
Smith P. Beatty
John Ankney
Dunlap
Wilpen Coal Company
Tion
President Taft's Clay Elephant Gains New Look
A Washington note reports Taft's clay elephant, a gift for good luck, changed its pose on the president's desk. Sherman Allen noticed the statue now shows its tail raised as if signaling charge and victory.
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Taft
Washington
Maryland
Sherman Allen
White House
Rebels Desert Seek Safety on American Soil
Rebels led by Gen J J Campos and Gen Luis Fernandez move to Taballoapa near Chihuahua city to cooperate with Generals Argumendo and Murillo in isolating Gen Huerta in Chihuahua. Federals on outskirts ready to seize control as rebels retreat. Mapula, 15 miles south, hosts the main federal column amid claimed local tranquility after rebel evacuation.
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J.J. Campos
Luis Fernandez
Taballoapa
Chihuahua City
Argumendo
Murillo
Huerta
Chihuahua
Mapula
Orozco Not Yet In Juarez As Border Tensions Rise
Special to The Light El Paso July 6 Gen Pas cual Orozco is not in Juarez and will not reach the border city until tonight or possibly early Sunday morning. At noon today General Orozco was at Sauz nearly 200 miles from Juarez. Juarez prepares for a military parade and review Sunday. the town remains quiet with no disorder reported.
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EL Paso
Tex
Pascual Orozco
Juarez
General Orozco
Saug
Federals take southern Chihuahua city as rebels withdraw
Federal troops occupy the southern part of Chihuahua City home to the large smelter while rebel cavalry remain in the north. Dispatches say the cavalry were sent by Orozco to maintain order until federal forces advance and were ordered to withdraw when federals appear.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fderal
Chihuahua
Orozco
Rangers Still on Duty Near Border Tensions Rise
Adjutant General Hutchings. Texas National Guard expects possible mobilization if border violence worsens. Captains Hughes and Sanders report Mexican rebels may move from El Paso toward Sonora and Guaymas. Guardsmen at El Paso to stay awaiting developments. board encampment in Alexandria, La., remains canceled.
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Austin
Tex
Hutchings
Texas National Guard
John R. Hughes
J. J. Sanders
el Paso
Sonora
Orozco
Casas Grandes
Insurrectos
Guaymas
Hughes
Sanders
General Hutchings
Texas
Alexandria
Colquitt
Federal War Department
Stimson
Texas Executive
Dallas
Juarez
Robbers Strike Frontera Custom House in Swift Raid
Two Americans J C Griffith and William S Mussenden report a July 2 raid on Frontera Mexico by about 20 armed rebels who seized the customs house, banks, post office and stores, taking 50000 dollars in cash and weapons. They escaped by tugboat and coasted away, leaving foreigners unmolested. The raiders claimed to be revolutionists under General Orozco.
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Galveston
Tex
J. C. Griffith
William S. Mussenden
Frontera
Mexico
Griffith
Mussenden
Orozco
Cheese Digestibility and Nutritional Superiority
Investigations by experiment station experts show cheese digests as thoroughly as other staples and is as easily digested as meat. Cheese provides high protein, fat, and fuel value, surpassing beef, eggs, milk, bread, potatoes and apples in fat and energy per weight.
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Experiment Station
Departments of Agriculture
Leslie’s Weekly
United States Athletes Compete In Early Olympic Trials
Five hundred athletes including 200 women trek under the Danes flag as the United States Olympic team faces heats in the 100 and 800 metres. Ira Courtney wins the 100 metres in 11 seconds, while David Caldwell tops the 800 metres first heat. J C Soutter and Melvin Sheppard also place in early rounds.
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Frederick
United States
Ralph Rose
Olympic Athletic Club
M. J. McGrath
New York City
Simon P. Gillis
New York Athletic Club
United States Olympic Committee
Robert M. Thompson
James E. Sullivan
Ira Courtney
Seattle Athletic Club
H. E. H. Blakeney
England
David S. Caldwell
Massachusetts Agricultural College
BE. Lunghi
J. Caulle
P. KB
Mann
Herbert N. Putnam
Cornell University
John Paul Jones
A. Cortesao
Portugal
Jones
Clarence S. Edmundson
Seattle Athletic Association
J. J. Tait
Ontario
Canada
A. C. Boulenard
France
R. Burton
Ira N. Davenport
University of Chicago
F. H. Huelford
Harlan W. Holden
Bath College
E. E. Jorn
Sweden
J. C. Soutter
Melvin W. Sheppard
Irish-American Athletic Club
Sheppard
G. M. Brock
James E. Meredith
Mercersburg Academy
J. A. Vietor
South Africa
E. G. Henleys
Hans Braun
Germany
Thomas J. Halpin
Boston
America
Louisville & Nashville Reports Yearly Earnings Rise
Louisville and Nashville railroad shows gross earnings up by 2 160 663 for the year ending June 30. The mileage grew from 4601 to 4728 miles, according to Comptroller Hayden's report dated July 6.
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Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Hayden
Lodge Praises Andrew Record Aide to Treasury
Washington July 6 Senator Lodge defended A Piatt Andrew against Secretary MacVeagh's claim he was asked to resign for inefficiency. Lodge cited Andrew's Harvard ties and Eliot's recommendation as a trained economist and linguist. He noted reforms at the mint saved the government money and improved administration. Government circles noted shock at Andrew's abrupt resignation and possible further departures.
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Washington, D. C
Lodge
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
A. Piatt Andrew
MayVeagh
Harvard
Eliot
National Monetary Commission
Mint
Andrew
Taft
Treasury
Returns to Newport Countess Szechenyi Hosts Summer Socials
Countess Szechenyi formerly Gladys Vanderbilt returns to Newport for a month of social festivities in her honor. She travels with her two children Cornelia and Alice, with Affe the baby drawing attention as the main attraction.
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Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Newport
America
Cornelia
Alice
Affe
Wilson Victory Seen By San Antonio Delegate
Frank C. Davis, a San Antonio delegate, reports strong support for Woodrow Wilson at the Baltimore convention. He argues Clark’s and Bryan’s camps traded favors, Wilson can win the presidency, and Bryan’s followers will back Wilson to defeat Taft and Roosevelt.
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William Jennings Bryan
Tammany
Wilson
Clark
Bryan
United States
Baltimore
Frank C. Davis
San Antonio
Marshall Hicks
New York
Davis
Mr. Bryan
Murphy
Mr. Wilson
Clark- Murphy
Bryan-Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
Chicago
Taft
Hearing Set on Demurrage Bill Dispute in Galveston
Interstate Commerce Commission schedules a July 19 hearing in Chicago on the demurrage bill dispute between rail and water lines serving Galveston. Commissioner Haines and Galveston Commercial Association prompted the case. Chairman Prouty will preside. Both steamship and railroad interests plan to stand firm until the commission rules.
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Galveston
Tex
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Haines
Washington
Cmmission
Prouty
Himsel
Out of Funds, Kills Himself in Atlanta Hotel
A young man registered as T. O. Meador of Chattanooga killed himself with poison in a second class hotel in Atlanta after failing to secure funds. He died after a hospital attempt to save him. A card directed relatives B. A. Meador of Chattanooga and P. Meador of Glasgow to be informed. Letters in his room claimed success abroad.
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Atlanta
T. O. Meador
Chattanooga
B. A. Meador
Chatanooga
P. Meador
Glasgow
The Saturday After Breakfast Sale at Wolff and Marx Co
Store hours shift with closing at 1 p m on Saturdays and morning shopping during the sale at Wolff and Marx Co as advertised for the weekend period.
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Wolff & Marx Co
Shipping Gold on Ocean Liners Safest Cargo Says Masters
The New York Press notes that large gold shipments on British liners are guarded by reinforced strong rooms and dual key systems. Gold is loaded the day before sailing, carried under armed guard to the pier, and stored in ships with thrice-checked keys and sealed government compartments.
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New York Press
Steamship Company
Suspect Breaks Fire Box In St Louis Disturbance
At 1 15 am patrolmen Mul len and McNutt spotted Dennis of 1405 Pine street near Twentieth street and Bond avenue breaking a fire alarm. He claimed he sought the firemen by pulling the hook declaring he had been trying to reach them for an hour. He was taken to the police station and charged with disturbing the peace.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mullen
McNutt
East St. Louis
Twentieth Street
Bond Avenue
Dennis
Christ Dennis
Pine Street
St. Louis
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