Wreck toll rises as wooden day coaches fail passengers
At Manchester New York Aug 26 a Lehigh Valley wreck leaves 25 dead in Shortsville morgue four in Rochester and many more injured. Investigators blame a hole in the rail and flimsy day coach construction prompting calls for steel cars and stricter railroad safety. Archibald Buchanan oversees the response and future rail policy.
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Reno Not in It With Oroville as Divorce Center
Oroville California leads divorce activity with 115 licenses issued since January. By August 25 there are 55 divorce suits filed and 16 final decrees granted, with about one divorcee per martiree in the county.
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Oroville
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Radical labor action hinted after Kansas City meeting
United Press dispatch reports that five major unions plan a Kansas City conference to push a system federation strike against the Harriman lines. Labor leaders say success of overseas strikes spurs American federation efforts and could prompt quick spread to other rail systems after meetings with Franklin, Kline, O Sullivan, Ryan, and a Machinists representative before Kruttschnitt meets them.
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Plunder Tale At Dinner Party Ends In Teasing
The archbishop of York recounts a humorous anecdote about a York lady who travels to London with a five pound note for a hat. At York station another passenger steals the note from her bag while she steps away. The tale ends with the husband exclaiming about spending all the money.
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Jagegschmidt Beats Lts Schedule
Paris August 26 With less than clear lines in the schedule Jagegschmidt defeats Lts in a brief report from the city.
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Globe traveler breaks Verne time in around-the-world tour
Andre Jagerschmidt, Paria newspaper reporter, finished a world circumnavigation in 3 ½ days less than Phineas Fogg’s fictional time. He landed at Cherbourg aboard the Maer Olympic at 11:15 p.m. and drove to the destination in a 100 horsepower car. The journey began in Paris on July 17 at 1:18 p.m.
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Taft to speak at Essex Republican Club outing in Boston
President Taft will address politics at the home of Congressman A. P. Gardner Hamilton as the Essex County Republican Club hosts its annual outing in Boston on this date. A court case in New York centers on a bellboy charged with murder of William H. Jackson, an elderly millionaire, amid ongoing testimony.
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Barbarous warfare among clans in Misnyang district
In Misnyang district interior China clashes persist as clans kill relatives who aid enemies. A father-in-law killed his son-in-law and a daughter killed her own brother. An order bans sparing relatives of enemies, with executions for violations. A man killed his son-in-law. his wife then killed her younger brother in revenge.
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Pekin
Misnyang
Eight-holiday work week canceled in San Francisco shops
After a one week trial, the eight-holiday five-day work week was rescinded in San Francisco shops and the shop force reduced. Company officials say layoffs reach about 10 to 12 percent. Gold from the Empire mine at Grass Valley will plate Taft invitation for Panama Pacific ceremonies. The note ends with a dated verse.
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Cal
California
Taft
Panama Pacific
Empire Mine
Grass Valley
Big Firms Save Men Who Drink and Seek Neal Treatment
A Seattle report details major firms using the Neal Institute to restore valued employees from alcohol. The program offers a three day plant based treatment with no injections, aiming to end cravings and keep skilled workers. The notice invites inquiries and letters to The Neal Institute, Seattle.
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Neal Institute
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