Train Wreck Kills 20 as Burr Road Cross Over Cited
A late running heavy vestibuled train on Burr road viaduct hit a cross over and plunged nine cars into chaos. Twenty dead and seventy injured, including sergeant G. S. Rogers and his family, with many victims badly mutilated and relief crews racing to rescue. Ball players from the Stars National league ride out unharmed in the last two cars and depart for Boston.
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Sturs
Roger Bresnahdn
Boston
Esca
Eee
Wreck toll from Bridgeport crash stated by railroad officials
In Boston on July 11 officials of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad issued a statement saying thirteen people were killed and about a hundred injured in the Bridgeport wreck. The crash occurred when the engineer took a crossover at an estimated sixty miles per hour despite a time card limiting speed to fifteen miles an hour.
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Boston
Mass
Bridgeport
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Local Farmers Plan Large Meeting in Floresville
Floresville Tex July 11 The local Farmers union expects a large crowd on July 17 J L Armstrong a noted state organizer will address the gathering and neighboring unions have been invited Important business will be transacted and a program will be arranged
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Farmers Plan
Floresville
Tex
Farmers’ Union
J. L. Armstrong
Anti-Prohibition Rally Draws 5000 at Halletsville Park
Special to T Light reports a large antis rally and free barbecue in Hallettsville Tex. Over five thousand people attended at noon. Prominent antis speakers addressed the crowd with speeches in English German and Bohemian.
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Antis
Rony
Hallettsville
Tex
Elks Hold Two Sessions for Grand Lodge Elections
Atlantic City hosts two sessions of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks with the main agenda the election of officers. A tight race for grand exalted ruler pits Col. John P. Sullivan Chas Rasbury and Arthur C. Moreland. Other contests include grand treasurer Geo B Locke vs Edward Leach and grand secretary David McAaron vs Fred C. Robinson. Parades and a Portland Oregon meeting venue are noted.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Grand Lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Col
John P. Sullivan
New Orleans
Chas. A. Rasbury
Dallas
Tex
Arthur C. Moreland
New York
The
Elks’ Antler
Moreland
Geo. B. Locke
Rogers
Ark
Edward Leach
David McAaron
Fred C. Robinson
Dubuque
Iowa
Robinson
Elks
Portland
Oregon
Grand Lodge
Dr F S Pearson to Attend City Luncheon in San Antonio
A telegram from A W K Billings to Dr F S Pearson in Madero Mexico asks when Pearson will arrive in San Antonio for a luncheon honoring him. Pearson is expected in El Paso tomorrow and San Antonio Thursday with a 12 30 lunch at the St Anthony hotel hosted by the Real Estate exchange committee and local civic groups.
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A. W. K. Billings
F.S. Pearson
Medina
Madero
Mexico
San Antonio
Pearson
el Paso
St. Anthony Hotel
Real Estate Exchange
Carrying Wan Atwood and Hamilton Land in Washington
Harry N. Atwood and Charles K. Hamilton landed at the Army Aviation School field in College Park Maryland at 5 45 a m after a 40 mile flight in an airplane at about 600 feet They arrived while academy officers and Signal Corps members were still asleep The flight proceeded without mishap though some time was lost by misreading railroad tracks.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harry N. Atwood
Charles K. Hamilton
Army Aviation School
College Park
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Signal Corps
Aviation School
Flight of Hamilton and Atwood From Stemmer's Run to College Park
Charles K. Hamilton and Henry N. Atwood start from Stemmer's Run Maryland at 4 35 am on a record flight toward College Park. They ascend smoothly and pass Fort McHenry at 4 55 am greeting 200 soldiers with a wave. The sprint continues along the Patapsco River, covering about 25 miles between aviation fields in 36 minutes.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Charles K. Hamilton
Henry N. Atwood
Walter R. Townsend
Stemmer
Hamilton
Atwood
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bay View Junction
Fort McHenry
Hazelthorpe Aviation Field
Mexican immigrant declares loyalty to Uncle Sam
Tomas Hinojosa, 36, rode from Mexico on horseback to Federal District court and told Deputy Clerk A J Campbell he intends to become a citizen. He cannot speak English well but understands the terms anarchist and polygamist, answering No to both.
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Mexico
Sam
Tomas Hinojosa
A. J. Campbell
Federal District Court
Hinojosa
Montezuma
Balloon voyage over the Midwest continues into dawn
Two balloons traversed the Northeast after nightfall with one unnamed craft noted near Mercer Missouri and another seen 145 miles northeast of Kansas City. Daniel R. McLain, a Rock Island railroad conductor, spoke with the Million Population balloon pilot at Silvis Illinois as the craft glided above an ice house where a balloon police officer joked about ice.
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Iowa
Kansas City
Mercer
Daniel R. McLain
Rock Island Railroad
Silvis
Ills
Ad Club Moves to Weekly Meetings in San Antonio
San Antonio Advertisers association members decide to hold weekly luncheons each Tuesday at the St. Anthony hotel to keep the group lively. Ed Wolff cites history and the need for constant activity. Plans emerge for Texas delegation entertainment in Boston and a special train from Dallas July 26.
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St. Anthony
San Antonio
Boston Advertisers' Association
Dallas
Boston
Davis
R. H. Wester
Real Estate Exchange
F. Pearson
Pearson
Balloon Miss Sofia Lands Near Chicago injuring Passenger
The balloon Miss Sofia with pilot William Fk. Assman and passenger James O'Reilly landed one mile from Franklin Park a western suburb of Chicago. O'Reilly was slightly injured when the balloon struck a large tree during the landing.
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Chicago
Sofia
William Fk. Assman
James O'Reilly
Franklin Park
O'Reilly
Balloons Pass Over Muscatine County During Race
Reports from Muscatine Iowa say five or six balloons in the national balloon race crossed Muscatine county in the early morning hours.
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Associated Press
Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine County
Balloon sightings report across Davenport and Rock Island
A balloon from Kansas City was sighted in Davenport at 6 30 a m moving rapidly northeast. Another balloon was observed dock over Rock Island heading northeast.
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Davenport
Iowa
Kansas City
Rock Island
Revision of Anglo Japanese alliance seen as likely outcome
The Associated Press reports talks for revising the Anglo Japanese alliance amid the Anglo American arbitration pact. Britain proposes a restricted mutual aid clause and Japan agrees, hoping for no war with the United States or England. The change could extend the treaty by fifteen to twenty years.
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Assogla 1D
TORIO
Great Britain
Japan
Associated Press
United States
England
Britons Win Pom Aard Yale Athletes Long Distance Races
Americans shine in track and field at Queen's Club England as Yale Harvard and Cambridge compete. Baker of King's Cambridge wins mile for Oxford-Cambridge team while Putnam of Kansas dominates hammer throw. Americans take three firsts led by MacMillan in 120 yard hurdles and others in sprint events. Attendance large under hot sun.
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Associated Press
Queen's Club
West Kensington
England
America
Philip John Baker
King’s College, Cambridge
Oxford
Putnam
G. R. Anderson
Trinity
Chisholm
Cummings
Phillips
Macdonald
Yale
Duncan MacMillan
Cambridge
Reilly
Edward A. Thatcher
R. L. Lange
MacMillan
Thatcher
Lange
Oklahoma
Canfield of Yale Wins Track Event At Cambridge Meet
Yale athlete Wooster Canfield wins running high jump with 5 feet 11 8 inches and later 6 feet 3 8 inches. Cambridge rivals from Oxford and Cambridge place in hammer throw and sprints as Harvard Pembroke and Yale show strong performances across events.
Realty association urged to oppose high commissions
R H Wester vice president of the Real Estate exchange sent a telegram to President Hall P Street of the Texas State Realty association at its first annual meeting. Wester praised the meeting and eight recommendations and urged a record against excessive commissions. He warned 40 to 50 percent rates hurt land sales, noting a 50 percent commission doubles land costs and harms agents and land values.
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R. H. Wester
Real Estate Exchange
Hall P. Street
Texas State Realty Association
Wester
Republicans Conclude Kentucky Gubernatorial Convention
Louisville delegates vote to instruct for Judge E C O rear for the governorship at the Kentucky Republican convention. The gathering names a state ticket for presentation to voters next fall.
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Louisville
E. C. O’rear
Kentucky
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