Turkey's Bagdad Railway Aims To Open Vast Trade Belt
American Consul Harris reports from Smyrna on a 525 mile Bagdad railway planned to reach Damascus and Mecca, with 81 miles of tunnels and bridges costing 155000 to 185000 per mile. Seven year construction, total around 45000000 dollars, built with foreign capital and management, expected to boost Turkey's development and trade links including access for U.S. merchants.
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Turkey
Bagdad
Damascus
Mecca
Harris
Smyrna
Euphrates
United States
Fire Losses Compared: U S Higher Than Europe
A national board of fire underwriters report shows the five year American per capita fire loss at 3.02 dollars versus 0.33 dollars in six European countries. Excluding major fires would barely change the totals, leaving U S losses about 60 percent higher than Europe. The piece questions building codes, fire departments, and water supplies as causes.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
United States
France
Germany
Austria
San Francisco
New York Globe
Auto speed trap foes warners warn constables
A whiny look at drivers who dodge speed traps and the rise of anti enforcement activists. The piece notes outlaw groups and warned drivers who signal others, and predicts rival warnings against the warners themselves.
Proposals for Lincoln Cen Tenary Observances
Proposals for Lincoln and Darwin centennial celebrations include an international observance of Lincoln's birthday and possible memorials in Washington. A centennial highway from Washington to Gettysburg is proposed, with private readers urged to study the written works of Lincoln and Darwin, both born February 12, 1809.
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Lincoln
Darwin
England
Washington
Gettysburg
Wrights Aeroplane Crash In Fort Myer Flight Tragedy
Orville Wright and Lieut. Thomas E. Selfridge were aboard when a propeller blade broke causing the aeroplane to overturn and fall 75 feet. Selfridge died at 8 10 p m and Wright, severely injured, began recovery after hospital treatment. Selfridge, a West Point graduate, was 26.
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Washington, D. C
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Thomas E. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Army
Selfridge
Mr. Wright
Lieut. Selfridge
Lieut.selfridge
Wright
Lieut
San Francisco
Military Academy
West Point
Artillery Corps
Six Men Die When Train Strikes Handcar at Martindon
Six section workers were killed when a locally hauled Chicago and Illinois line train struck a handcar on a switch near Martindon Illinois late Tuesday. The handcar had been moved to a different track to let a fast train pass and the crew did not discover the collision until reaching the next station a half mile away. Parts of four bodies were found on the engine pilot.
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Kankakee
Ill
Eastern
Linois
Martindon
Kansan Kills Oklahoma Woman in Central Park Scene
Kansas man fatally shoots Mrs. Harry Pearson 21 in a lonely spot near Central Park addition east of Belle Isle street car line in Oklahoma City. Suspect Harry Parker 28, a grain inspector from Iola Kansas, fled. Mrs Pearson dies that night. Mother Mrs J D Mann of Iola contacted.
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Kansan
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ‘City
Central Park Addition
Belle Isle
Harry ‘Pearson
Harry Parker
Iola
Kan
Pearson
Parker
J.D
Wages Up in 1907 Amid Rising Retail Food Prices
The July report from the bureau of labor shows average hourly wages in major industries rose 3.7 percent in 1907 from 1906 while retail food prices increased 4.2 percent. Regular weekly hours fell slightly and employment rose by about 1 percent. food purchasing power per hour dipped 0.5 percent.
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Washington, D. DC
Bureau of Labor
Bureau
Lightning Ignites Powder Blast in McAlester
A powder magazine stored by a wholesale powder firm and the Samples Mining company was hit by lightning around 5 PM Wednesday. The blast killed miner Arthur Richards and seriously injured eight others. Richards was decapitated. The shock shattered windows up to miles away and damaged houses near the mine. A long line of box cars on the siding was wrecked and a 25 by 100 foot crater opened at the blast site.
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McAlester
Samples Mining Company
Arthur Richards
Richards
Auction plans set for Lawton town lots in Lawton
The acting secretary of the interior issues sale regulations for 1000 town lots adjoining Lawton Oklahoma. James W. Witton chief land officer of the general land office is appointed to supervise the auction. The sale occurs in Lawton on November 16.
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Lawton
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Interior
James W. Witton
General Land Office
Iron magnate Singer distributes 16 million at wedding
At a golden wedding supper in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, iron magnate W. W. H. Singer distributes 16 million among four of his children and his wife as part of the ceremony. Leach reportedly receives 4 million.
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Pittsburg
W.W. H. Singer
Leach
Flight at St Joseph Ends Safely in First Dirigible Trial
Lieut B D Foulois and Sergt Edward Ward piloted the Baldwin dirigible balloon at St. Joseph Missouri. Despite a 15 mile per hour southerly breeze the craft rose to 300 feet and circled the grounds for 15 minutes before a tense landing. Ward maneuvered to counter the wind as the balloon swayed and an aborted touch down occurred with a rope entangled above ground. Ground crews secured the craft.
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St. Joseph
B. D. Foulois
Sergt
Edward Ward
Aeronautic Corps
Sergt. Ward
Careless Nurse Mary Arthur Linked to Four Deaths
In San Diego a 19 year old nurse at the county hospital confessed to neglecting to discard atropine contaminated water. Four patients died and four more are seriously ill after exposure. An investigation followed Thursday afternoon and Arthur collapsed under surveillance.
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San Diego
Cal
Mary
Arthur
Miss Arthur
Explosion at Mare Island Causes Death and Injuries
An explosion of 250 gallons of gasoline on a barge moored beside the Grampus and Pike at Mare Island navy yard Friday afternoon killed Chief Machinist Teddy May and wounded Lieut. J. S. Townsend, Chief Gunners Mate W. H. Leahy, and Chief Gunner's Mate Moran. The Grampus and Pike were badly scorched along with the tender Fortune and the tug Unadilla, which caught fire while moored beside the submarines.
Weather kite reading from Pike's Peak summit
The meteorograph on a kite launched from Pike's Peak summit by Br Blair of the Weather Bureau reported 27 degrees Fahrenheit at an altitude of 16 000 feet about 2000 feet above the peak.
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Colorado .Springs
Col
Pike’s Peak
Blair
Weather Bureau
Forest Fires Darken Maine Towns and Woods
A dense pall of smoke from numerous forest fires spread across Maine on Friday night. The fires consumed thousands of acres of timber, obscuring the setting sun in many places and reddening the sky, causing grave anxiety for property safety in at least 14 towns across eight counties.
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Augusta
State of
Maine
Jury Frees Whitlow After Perjury Trial in Sapp Case
A Whitlow trial in Jola Kansas late Friday acquitted S F Whitlow of murder in the May Sapp case but found him guilty of perjury for his coroner inquest and trial testimony. The acquittal ends the murder charge.
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Jola
Kan
S. F Whitlow
May Sapp
Whitlow
Kansas Health Board Members Headed to Tuberculosis Congress
Kansas City Kansas health board members led by Dr. H. J. Crumbine left Friday to attend the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington D C from September 11 to October 12. The delegation represents the local health system and public health interests.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Board of Health
The Safe Way to Buy Paint Ad
Property owners can avoid trouble by using only pure materials and guarding against misrepresentation. The Dutch Boy Painter trademark from National Lead Company marks genuine white lead. The firm offers a free testing outfit and paint book by writing to Woodbridge Building New York City.
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National
Woodbridge Bldg
New York City
Bathing an Indian Idol at Jagannath Temple
Thousands of pilgrims from Hooghly districts flock to the Jagannath temple in Calcutta for a bathing ceremony. The image is viewed from a raised position, and the ritual begins at a fixed hour only after a small bird sits on the temple banner. The bird is believed to come from Puri to signal the start. it disappears immediately after the bath.
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Hooghly
Jagennath
Calcutta
Puri
Maheeh
Soldiers Learn to Stand on One Leg for War Risks
A remark suggests soldiers must train to balance on one leg due to potential leg injuries in conflict. The comment frames battlefield risks and military adaptation to combat wounds.
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Karl
Papa
The Butterfly and the Tomato Joke at a Richmond Dinner
During the Episcopal convention in Richmond a young woman joked with the bishop of London asking if the butterfly flies because tomatoes can. The bishop laughed, but an English guest pressed for an explanation of the joke’s point.
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Richmond
London
Lippincott's Magazine
Pale Girl Finds Coffee Harmful Then Thrives On Postum
A North Dakota woman once called pale credits coffee for dull headaches indigestion and low energy. After switching to Postum she reports clear complexion resolved headaches and renewed vitality for herself husband and children. She claims no nervousness or need for medicine since the change and notes the product’s connection to Grape-Nuts.
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N. Dak
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Scandia Journal
McTaggart Bros., Publishers
Scandia
Warners
McAlester, Ok
Baldwin
Mare Island
Pike's Peak
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