Train Crash at Sulphur Springs Kills 37
A fast passenger train crashed into a local train at Sulphur Springs Missouri killing 37 and injuring over 100. Engineer Glenn was killed while fireman J. E. Tinsley was badly injured as rear coaches telescoped. Boy scouts aided in rescue and relief trains carried doctors from nearby towns.
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Springs
St. Louis
Glenn Om
J. E. Tinsley
Ironton
Poplar Bluff
Desato
Riverside
Sulphur Springs
Missouri Pacific
Gheeg
Glenn
Cross
J. Tinsley
Bown
Boy Scouts
Red Cross to Aid Indians in Southwest Reservations
The American Red Cross plans a year long survey on Navajo, Pima, Papago and other smaller reservations in Arizona New Mexico and South Dakota at the request of Charles H W Burke US commissioner of Indian Affairs Burke seeks health improvement and Indian education on manthors and trained personnel assignment to the task
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Ington
Ted Cross
Arizona
New
Mexico
Dakota
Charles HW. Burke
United States
Burke
Chicago Street Car Strike Ends with 70 Cents Hourly Pay
Chicago reaches a settlement between the Chicago Surface Lines board of control and Division 241 streetcar workers. The agreement sets pay at 70 cents per hour, cuts by 12.2 percent, an eight hour day, and existing timekeeping rules. A union referendum will decide acceptance, likely delaying changes until after Monday morning.
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Chicago
Board of Control
Division 241
Street Cun Men's Union
Willian Quinlan
Union
Aldermanic Citizens’ and Association of Commerce
Rail unions approve Harding plan to end rail walkout
Leaders of striking shopcrafts unions vote unanimously to accept President Harding's plan. The document sent to the President outlines the case of the shopmen and the remedies proposed, including restoring full seniority rights to the strikers, a provision rail executives previously rejected 265 to 2. Washington may renew efforts to break the deadlock.
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Chicago
Harding
New York
Washington
Bell Dies Inventor of the Telephone at Baddeck
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, died at his Baddeck home at age seventy five after progressive anaemia. His laboratories near Baddeck, Cape Breton, have been active since 1886, and his patent No 17446 is regarded as the most valuable in invention history. There are over 13 million telephone instruments worldwide, carrying billions of conversations annually.
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Sidney
Alexander Graham
Bell
Baddeck
Bell Basic
Washington
Storm Blows Through Hot Springs Causing Million Dollar Loss
A thunderstorm struck Hot Springs on August 7 causing property damage estimated near one million dollars. The cloudburst isolated the city for several hours from the surrounding crest and state, complicating rescue and repair efforts.
Borah Warns Against Debt Cancellation Amid European Armament
Senator Borah argues against canceling war debts to Britain and France, tying debt relief to disarmament. He says such cancellation would aid militarism and prolong suffering, urging a practical plan for disarmament with any debt relief.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Great Britain
United States
Borah
Senate
Mellon
American Funding Commission
Europe
England
France
Senate of the
Reed's Lead in Missouri Senate Race Amid St Louis Vote
In St Louis on August 5 the tally shows James A Reed leading Breckinridge Long by 8 887 votes for the Democratic Senate nomination. Republican nominee William P Brewer trails by about 20 000 votes as county results are challenged to overturn Reed's plurality.
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Reed
St. Louis
Aug
United States
James A. Reed
Breckinridge Long
Brewer
Will. Pola
Rail President Dies In St Louis Aug James M Bert
An obituary note reports the death of James M Bert, president of the Souls South, in St Louis in August, marking the end of a leadership era.
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Rail
St. Louis
James M.berbert
of the Souls
South
U.S. Market Report Shows Hay and Grain Prices Mixed
The week ending Aug 3 across hay and grain markets notes high No 1 Timothy and alfalfa prices in major cities, with feed mixtures and flour mill byproducts listed. Wheat and corn futures moved in an unsettled pattern amid export demand, with cash corn staying solid, and futures closing near mixed levels. Livestock and dairy sections report higher hogs and cattle prices with steady butter, while regional fruit and vegetable markets show weakness in peaches and melons and varied stock turnover.
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Hay
Timothy
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
Atlanta
Memphis
Alfalfa
Kansas City
Proirie
Seaboard
Iowa
Kansas
North Dakota
Winnipeg
Georgia
North Carolina
Arkansas
Elbertas
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Carolina
Tom Watsons
Pittsburgh
Missouri
Middlewest
California
Jersey
trap death in Wardsville disclosed in brief
A brief local item reports a fatal trap incident blamed on a thief set by an unknown person in Wardsville. The report notes the trap caused a death and cites the involved party as a thief, with limited details available.
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Wardsville
Ilk
Rite Earl
Glen
Carbon
Renhiouse E
Brave Queen Esther and Deliverance in Jewish Plot
A historical lesson narrates Esther's risk to save the Jews, Mordecai's defiance, and Haman's scheme. It outlines fasting, obedience, and courage, ending with Esther's policy to seek the king's mercy and the Jews' deliverance.
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Mordecai
Haman
Esther
Hatach
Shushan
Sans Bi pinesa. agustine: SES AeL Mate et et ce
Sans Bi pinesa is cited with unspecified details about Augustin and SES AeL Mate. The fragment hints at a named person and an organization but lacks clear events or outcomes.
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Agustine
Tanlac Restores Appetite and Health, Woman Says
A woman describes severe suffering from poor appetite and weakness before taking Tanlac. She reports rapid improvement with a gain of thirty nine pounds and renewed energy, claiming she now eats freely and handles housework easily. Tanlac is advertised as sold by druggists.
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Tanlac
Fashion demands push for black and white fur trimmings
Consul Croas at Aden reports limited monkey skin supply for the year, warning that higher demand could raise prices or endanger monkey populations. In Addis Ababa, fur prices remain steady with cheapest grades at 45 cents and the higher at 90 cents.
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Paris
Consul Croas
Aden
Arabia
Department of Commerce
Adis Abeba
Peary's First North Pole Expedition
Peary's first North polar expedition lasted four years from 1898 to 1902. He failed to reach within 348 miles of the pole during that remote venture.
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Peary
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