Panama 1 Shaken Canal Not Hurt By Quake
A strong earthquake was felt in Panama Aug 31 causing alarm but no injuries or serious damage. Government and canal administration buildings in Panama and Ancon shook. workers returned to desks after brief panic. Reports indicate the quake was felt in Agua Dulce and Pacora, with no canal damage evident. The U.S. Weather Bureau seismograph logged brief, distinct shocks between eight and nine in the morning.
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Panama
Government
Canal Commission
Ancon
Aguadulce
Cocle
Pacora
Panama Canal
Colon
Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Sermon at a ball game in Nicollet Park
Minneapolis witnessed its first religious service at a professional baseball game as Rev. G. F. Morrill spoke before the Minneapolis-Kansas City contest. About 7,000 fans heard as Morrill urged faith and sportsmanship, praising Sunday sport and urging the Minneapolis team to pursue the pennant with vigor.
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Minneapolis
Minn
G. 4. Morrill
Nicollet Park
Morrill
King
Wife ofthen Wives and Marital Records Rise in Indiana
Mrs Grace Snell Coffin Coffin Walker Coffin Layman Love, also known as Grace Snell Coffin Coffin Walker Coffin Layman Love, plans an eleventh marriage after divorce from her tenth husband. The Indiana case, amid legal wrangles and rumors, ties her to a tumultuous matrimonial career. The latest ceremony occurred at Santa Ana California with Hugh Lover, ex-newspaper writer and health board secretary.
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Chicago
Simon Shippert
Newberg
Ind
Grace Snell-Coffin-Coffiln-Walker-Cofin
Sammary
Grace Snell-Coffin
Hugh Lover
the Board of Health of
Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Ana
Newton Couple Killed in Auto Plunge to Embankment
Charles and Mrs. Coppersmith of Newton were killed when their car rolled down a 30 foot embankment while en route to Des Moines for the state fair. Witnesses James Manning and Bert Baker rushed to aid, Roy Coppersmith, 17, was at the fairgrounds. Mrs Coppersmith was active in church and society, Mr. Coppersmith a local implement dealer.
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Charles Coppersmith
Newton
State Fair
Bergman and Coppersmith
Elks Order
Coppersmith
Roy Coppersmith
Rock Island
James Manning
Manning
Bert Baker
Fannie Schoenhut
Marshalltown
No Bumper Crop Warns Hill in Northwest Wheat
St Paul Aug 31 James J Hill chairman of the Great Northern warns crop statisticians against predicting a bumper northwest wheat harvest. He says such forecasts mislead markets and could harm the economy by encouraging over speculation. He doubts a bumper crop and cites a figure 60,000,000 bushels larger than some prior years as unlikely.
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St. Paul
Minn
Northwest
James J. Hill
Great Northern Ralroad
Him
Cotton Crop Decline Reported in Memphis Area
Memphis August 31 The National Ginners Association reports cotton condition through August 24 at 64.1 percent, the lowest in several years, signaling a weaker crop outlook for the season.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Ginneral Association
Aged Man Hurt Boarding Train At State Fair Grounds
Jacob Brown, an elderly man from near Cedar Falls, attempted to swing onto a Rock Island train at the State Fair Grounds in Des Moines. He slipped on the platform, fell face first onto prick pavement, and sustained a badly lacerated lip and nose.
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State Fair Grounds
Des Moines
Jacob Brown
Cedar Falls
Rock Island
Fair Grounds
Omaha Man Dies of Ptomaine Poisoning at Banquet
Omaha August 31 Frank J. Moriarity cashier of the Packers National Bank of South Omaha died at St Josephs hospital from ptomaine poisoning believed caused by something eaten at a recent banquet.
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Omaha
Omaha, Neb
Frank J. Moriarity
Packers National Bank of South Omaha
St. Joseph's Hospital
Boyer Family Reunion Held Near Moravia
The twelfth annual Boyer reunion took place at F. A. Boyer’s home near Moravia on August 21 with about 140 guests in attendance.
Thaw Made Librarian in Matteawan Prison
Matteawan New York authorities assign Harry K. Thaw as librarian while seeking regular occupation for the inmate.
Bloomfield Man Claims Prize Tomatoes From Southern Iowa
A. Knight, residing four miles east of Bloomfield, reports two prize tomatoes from southern Iowa weighing four pounds in total. One tomato measures 16 inches around in circumference.
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Bloomfield
A. A. Knight
Iowa
Mr. Knight
Accident Victim Rex Murphy Dies in Farm Shooting
An accidental shooting on the Robert Murphy farm west of Riceville Iowa ends in the death of Rex Murphy son of Robert Murphy. The incident occurred on a late August day at the Murphy residence and is under investigation by local authorities.
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Riceville
Robert Murphy
Rex Murphy
Zeppelin in Wreck Wild Greeting at Berlin
Boelzig Germany August 31 The Zeppelin airship started from Templehof for Friedrichshafen and met with an accident near Bitterfeld. The forward propellers broke and a fragment pierced the envelope letting gas escape. The airship landed softly in a meadow near the railroad and will need two days for repairs.
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Boelzig
Germany
Templehof
Friedrichshafen
Fas
Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Bitterfeld
Orville Wright
Mr. Wright
Wright
Count
Tempelhof
Duerr
Wittenberg
Juterbog
Potsdam
Sans Souci
Tegel
Farmer Dennis Keating Falls From Window in Monrodé Wisconsin
Freeport August 31 Dennis Keating a farmer of Monroé Wis fell from a third story window of an apartment here and was killed He had been sleeping with his head out of the window to obtain air
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Freeport, Ii
Dennis Keating
Monrodé
Wis
Car and Wagon Crash Injures Dozens in Chicago
Chicago August 31 more than a score of persons were injured many seriously and 60 others bruised when an Ogden avenue streetcar jumped the track at Washtenaw and West Twelfth. It struck and demolished a National Biscuit company wagon and teetered over with 60 to 75 passengers aboard. The motorman Patrick McWalters was pinned beneath wreckage as glass rained down and panic spread among those aboard.
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Chicago
Ogden Avenue
Washtenaw Avenue
West Twelfth Street
National Biscuit Company
Down Town
Patrick MecWalters
Flood Disaster in Monterey Wipes City. 15,000 Homeless
Mexico City reports conservative Monterey flood loss at 1,400 land area and 12 million dollars in property. 650 bodies recovered. entire quarter destroyed. water mains broken. 15,000 homeless. train service halted. risk of famine. Relief under way by city, Americans, and federal aid. vast rail damage and disease risks loom.
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Mexico City
Monterey
Cedarevta
Santa Catarina
Greek Rebels Pacified After Mutiny and New Cabinet
Athens reports a military mutiny settled after amnesty decreed for 548 troops who returned to barracks. Col Zorbas addressed them urging loyalty as crown prince may resign as army chief. Troops demanded army reforms including royal family reduced role, foreign officers to reorganize forces, navy strengthened with ships, and a royal yacht cutback.
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Athens
Greece
Col. Zorbas
City Sinks As Mine Caves In Scranton
A mine cave at Cork and Bottle colliery of the Oaitlawn Coal Company near West Scranton caused $200,000 in damage, sinking two city blocks six to eight feet and damaging homes and buildings. Public School No. 16, a $76,000 brick structure, is to be torn down. Other damaged properties include frame houses on Fairview and Chestnut avenues and Robinson Street.
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Scranton
Oaitlawn Coal Company
Fnairview
Chestnut Avenues
Robinson Street
Collision Fatal to Two in Reed City Michigan
In Reed City Michigan on August 31 engineer C G Pittman and fireman C A Dickson were fatally injured when a light engine collided with a work train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad near the city. Dickson lost both logs.
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Reed City
Mich
CG. Pittman
C. A. Dickson
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Here
Dickson
Cookman Institute Head Named
Cincinnati report says Rev. G B Ackerman of Hedding N Y was appointed president of Cookman Institute in Jacksonville Florida according to Freshmen's Aid society headquarters announcment.
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Cincinnati
Freshmen's Aid Society
G B. Ackerman
Hedding, N
Cookman Institute
Jacksonville
Fla
Arsenic in the Dumplings Death Traced to Recipe
Batt Lake City a column reports Mr and Mrs Frank L Kaiser died after consuming dumplings prepared with arsenic mistaken for baking powder by Mrs Kaiser. The incident highlights a tragic kitchen error and chemical contamination.
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Batt Lake City
Frank L. Kaiser
National Letter Carriers Convention Opens in St Paul
The seventeenth biennial convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers began in St Paul at the Auditorium with President W S Kelly leading the opening session. About 900 delegates attended as reports and committee appointments dominated morning business, followed by a parade and a reception. Cities Rochester New York Dallas Texas Dayton Ohio and Louisville Kentucky vie to host the 1911 convention.
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St. Paul
Dallas
Tex
Dayton, O
Louisvile
Fire Fatal to Fireman at Providence Storage Plant
One fireman was badly injured in a blaze at the Providence Storage Warehouse Company on Mason street. The central section of the plant burned out and losses were estimated at $100,000.
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Providence
R. 1
Providence Storage Warehouse Company
Mason Street
Fire destroys Iberia hotel and several nearby buildings
Iberia Louisiana reports a fire that destroyed the New Wagle hotel and several adjacent structures. The loss is estimated at about 60,000 dollars with one person named Deke overcome by smoke.
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New
Iberia
Wagle
Ital
Deke
Harriman Says Rest Needed After Illness Abroad
In a statement dictated from New York Harriman says he followed his course of rest advised by physicians after treatment abroad. Munich doctors examined him with Drs Brewer Crile James and Lyle finding no serious illness and urging continued rest with limited public contact. He asks press to withdraw representatives while promising to inform if anything serious occurs.
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New York
Harriman
Munich
Brewer
Crile
Probe continues into Pressed Steel Car strike probes
In Pittsburg on August 31 special agents Hoagland Pignielli and Schell will carry on private inquiries into alleged ill treatment linked to the Pressed Steel Car Company strike. Washington headquarters will be updated as officials seek to verify sensational testimony from last week's open session. Arrests are not expected, but officials will push for stricter actions to end peonage like practices in the mill.
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Pittsburg
Pugie
Pressed Steel
Hoagland
Department of Justice
Secret Service
Pignielli
Schell
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Pie declared brain food by Omaha educators
In Omaha, a board and high school principal sided with pie as brain food for students, noting pies outdo other foods for brain power apart from home made pies. In Newton, Iowa, Mr and Mrs Charles A Coppersmith died when their car rolled down an 80 foot embankment after the driver attempted to pass another vehicle.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha Board of Education
Graff
Omaha High School
Graft
Row Over Clams Becomes Fatal Hospital Shootout
In New York on August 31 two men Nicholas Nicetansa and Nicholas Loramo lie dying in hospital after being shot twice each. The attack followed a dispute over clams sold at five for five cents in a restaurant. The assailants Frank and Artias are held as suspects.
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New York
Nicholas Nicetansa
Nicholas Loramo
Frank
Artias
Nicetasa
Thaw Appointed Librarian at Matteawan Prison Hospital
Harry J. Thaw, recently recommitted to Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane, has been appointed to the post of librarian within the institution as part of a regular occupation plan. The decision follows authorities’ efforts to utilize his skills in a therapeutic setting at the N Y facility.
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Harry. Thaw
Matteawan
N. Y
Harry J. Thaw
Lbrarian
Prison guards dismissed at Western Penitentiary Pittsburg
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania authorities report that eight guards at the Western Penitentiary have been dismissed amid allegations they failed to intervene with prisoners alleged to be manufacturing whisky. The incident centers on misconduct related to prison discipline and control within the facility.
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Pittsburg
Pennaylyant al Penitentiary
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