Train wreck near Los Angeles leaves man dead and twenty two injured
A deliberate act toppled a Coast Line Limited trestle near Glendale California. One man killed and twenty two injured four of whom were dying. The south bound track was sabotaged by removing rails and wiring them outward causing the train to plunge sixteen feet after derailment.
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Prestie
Los Angeles
Cal
West Glendale
Coast ‘Line Limited
Arreyo Seco
Erestle
Americans Farm in Mexico Seen as Promising Trend
More than a hundred U.S. families have moved to the Republic of Mexico in the last month to farm near the northern border. They live on haciendas, learn from Mexican neighbors, and report success with individual farming and cotton prospects. Secretary Wilson touts alcohol as a future industrial fuel, urging exploration of starch-rich crops and plant-based sources to replace coal wood and oil as supplies tighten.
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United States
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
Republic
West
Amexico
Rio Grande
States
Wilson
Americus Club
Pittsburg
Department
Tomsk
Disaster hits Caroline Island as cyclone and tide flood area
A Sydney dispatch reports a cyclone and tidal surge sweeping Caroline Island causing immense property damage and injuring around 200 people. Rescue teams mobilize to assess the devastation and aid survivors.
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Caroline Iatea
Sydney
Wapa
Garoline Island
Mob Attacks in Georgia Lynching Report
Report from Kiddsville Georgia describes a mob killing a white farmer and his child, injuring several others after a colored man in custody fired on searchers. Two imprisoned suspects were abducted by a larger group with a woman and children among the victims.
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Kiddsville
Laura Moore
Manassas
Sam Padgett
Hare
Heldsville
Padgett
Wages on the Canal and the Smith Heirship
Secretary Taft affirms Panama Canal wage rules for steam shovel men engineers and conductors. Construction train engineers receive $210 monthly. cranesmen $185 to $250. hremen $83.43 to $120. The plan includes yearly increases and eight hour days while noting benefits on Isthmian work. Separate item reports James N. Smith estate heirs split an apparent 50 million fortune, real value under 25 million, with George G. Mason receiving about 12 million.
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Taft
Tate
Panama Canal
Rephew Smith
James N. Smith
Wall Street
Silent Smith
New York
George G. Mason
St Paul
Acthird
William Smith Mason
Hyanston
Lady Cooper
England
May Queen Bride and Frantic Global Notes
An assortment of light items from fashion to politics hints at Elen Terry’s wedding at age 59 and a parade of quirky world updates. Reports mention France inspecting meat, a Hoboken divorce suit over doughnuts, Ruef’s legal troubles, and Commander Peary’s polar venture amid broad social commentary.
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Elen
Terry
State Firemen's Tournament Opens in Sioux City
Arrangements for the Iowa Firemen's State Association tournament set for June 18 19 24 21 1907 at the Sioux City fairgrounds with 2500 expected attendees. Paid and volunteer departments from across Iowa join events including hose races tug of war ladder climbing and a free for all. Reed's band will provide music as rail discounts draw regional crowds.
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Iowa Firemen’s State Association
Fair Grounds
Sioux City
Iowa
Dune
Iowa State
Firemen's Association
Yhurasay
Fire Department
Fire Company Drill Corps
Iowa State Firemen's Association
Reed
West World Fragments Reflect No Dogs Admitted Law
A collage of truncated jokes notices and quips from old papers. It weaves street humor about a clever boy Dari a tramp an old moustache dyed man a dog reading joke and a medical bargain. The pieces echo early 20th century humor and misread lines.
Fifteen Slain by Cossacks in Terrorist Attacks
Reports from European hubs describe robberies by Russian terrorists triggering Cossack reprisals. Fifteen killed and over thirty wounded at a Leit Brus sian Poland factory district after a mail wagon raid. Separately a Warsaw rail office heist netted 5000 with four dead and nine wounded as guards fell. Eleven conspirators in a Tsarskoe-Selo assassination plot were detained in Verkoki Finland, with a failed chapel entry attempt foiled by a Cossack officer offered a $10000 bribe.
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Broidshed
Buttner
Leit
Brussian Poland
Lonkowa Street
Fistula
Warsaw
Tsarskoe-Selo
Verkoki
Finland
Nicholas
Memorial Day Reunion Reveals Blind Soldier’s Heroic Past
A veteran, once a Union artilleryman blinded at Petersburg, returns with Margie and Arthur to a peaceful home. The blind musician, Dennis Poole, recalls war glory and finds a possible daughter in Margie, linking a Petersburg hospital death to her unknown grandfather as Memorial Day memories continue.
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Arthur
Thor
Theort
Margie
Margaret
Mergie
Margiv
Dennis Poole
Thoughtfel
Petersburg
Hatranit
Lyman
Grandfather
Stephenson Wins Wisconsin Senate Nomination on First Ballot
Isaac Stephenson of Marinette wins the Republican nomination for United States Senator from Wisconsin on the first ballot after a late vote pivot. The later features note his wealth of about 16 million, self made rise, self education, and liberal giving to colleges, churches, and Marinette. He will be 78 on June 15 and remains vigorous.
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Wisconsin Republicoans Fisk Martinette
Isaac Steplenson
Marinette
United States
Wisconsin
Assemblyman
Goldsworthy
Connor
Hatten
Stephenson
Te Stephenson
Isaac Stephenson
Sarinette
Atlantic section ends ties with united charities. churches reorganize
The Atlantic section of the Council of Fawish Women parts from United Charities and will operate as a separate body. Cleveland prepares for the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America national convention next August. Various church and mission shifts include resignations and new postings across Endeavor and foreign missions, with appeals to revival efforts and church growth in the Americas and Australia.
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Atlantic
Council of Fawish Women
United Charities
Cleveland
Catholic Total Abstinence Uuion of America
von Osdun Vogt
Unsted Society of Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Francis EH. Clark
Christian Endeavor Society
West Indies
Panama
South American
Lesson in Courtesy at Chicago Market Comedy
The passage describes a humorous studio scene in a Chicago market where an old colored mammy character mixes eccentricity with wisdom and politeness. A young shopper greets her rudely and is rebuked for saying hello, revealing cultural tensions. The piece ends with a brief aside on theatrical jokes about eggs for a barnyard scene. Denmark’s oldest flag dates to 1218.
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Chicago
Patriot Hearts and a Soldier of Peace Tale
A family plans Decoration Day tributes to a forgotten grave as Margie urges reverence for those who fought. Arthur Lyman, a self described soldier of peace, faces past wars and a blind man’s charity that reshapes his life and duties.
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Arthur
Jock
Key
Margie
Httle
Woodlawn
Grand
Federation of Peace
Bowers
Hage
Jonas
Martzie
Slose
Iit
Che Saime Company
Arthur Lyman
Kavks
Memorial Day and the Grand Idea of Nation
A father speaks to a son about Memorial Day and the Civil War, urging love of country and shared sacrifice. He recalls brothers fighting brothers, nurses and civilians, and the debt owed to those who died. He notes the flag binds Alabama, Texas, Chile, and all, and that memory shapes good citizens.
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Oime
Fes
Carnegie
Alabama
Texas
Chile
Ind
Fou
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Peary
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Dari
Phiadelphia Ledger
David
New York Globe
Patried
Jobnale
Kauicker
Becker
Iowan
Lealands
Ilis
Fie
Bel
Trendi Ag
Garianie
Patire
Mare
Mayhan
Warwon
James Barton Adams
Tere
S.tsphenson
Thomas Spurgeon
Aletropoaliten Temple
London
Charles E. Spurgeon
Westminster
Herbert Spencer
Canal Sone
Young Men's Christian Association
George E. Stokes
Northwest Indianon Conference
Edward M. Taylor
New England
Board of Foreign Missions
Nebraska
Denmark
A Federation of Peace
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