Wreck on Rock Island Line Near Cedar Falls Kills Eleven
A northbound Chicago and Rock Island passenger train derailed three miles north of Cedar Falls IA at 10 30 am Friday after the engine struck a defective switch. Eleven people were killed and nine seriously injured. Names listed include C B Oliver Waterloo John W Watson Waterloo William Goodwin Waterloo J D Lanpher Shell Rock Roy Johnson Dike IA B M Christie Minneapolis and others with several unidentified. Train was traveling about 45 metres per hour at impact. A freight train waited on the switch when the collision occurred.
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Chicago and
Rock Island
Cedar Falls
C. B. Oliver
Waterloo
John W. Watson
William Goodwin
J. D. Lanpher
Roy Johnson
Dike
B. M. Christie
Minneapolis
Wi. J. Barron
Beamer
Schoul
Chieige
Ernest Lovejoy
Faribault
Mini
Oo J. 'O'Keaf
Maryle Lock
W. H. Mey
Ef Burlington
J. ‘A Newell
Finchford
John Shaw
Waterlow
J. H. Douglas
J. L. Mason
Cedar Rapids
L. McMahon
A. L. Welliver
B. A. Merdin
West Liberty
Cleveland Banker Shot at Home Stir Emotions
The wife of John J. Phillips, a Cleveland coal operator and banker, is under guard at her residence after Phillips was fatally shot at about 1 a.m. The family and physicians dispute the burglar tale while police question the suicide motive amid business reverses. Officers claim the widow appeared unfit for questioning.
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Ear
Cleveland
Puezles
John J. Phillips
Philips
Phillips
Samberger
Police Department
East
Frozen Arctic Expedition Loss Raises Fear of Death
News from Attawasca Canada reports the schooner Duch ess of Bedford of the Anglo American arctic expedition may have perished near the Mackenzie region. Alfred Arrisoa, two years out of the arctic circle, and Travitson Sletunson of Harvard University disclose the disappearances of Capt. Mikkelson Jamest Ler ingwell and J M Marks aboard the Greatty Hershed island. The Combine pays fine: The International harvester company of Wisconsin pleaded guilty in Austin Texas for violation of the Texas statute and paid a $3 fine.
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Mackensie River
Attahasca
Can
Alfred a@rriosa
Arctic Circle
Midnight Sun
Travitson
Ernest Sletunson
Tiarvard University
Geat Ty Hersehhed
rouZde
Mikkelson
Jamest Leringwell
Chicago
J. M. Marks
Warvesteer Combine
International Harvester
Wisconsin
Austin
Tex
Texas
Sioux City Live Stock Market Reports Prompt Decline
Dispatches from Wellington and New York indicate a softening livestock market with top prices around four dollars and twenty three cents, while others show varied quotations. The report notes unsettled firings and market forces impacting livestock values in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Siouxity
Mysterious Ubertine Governor Wianisas Incident Reported
A garbled OCR note mentions an event involving a governor and a controversial party plan. It references a large scale incident at a hospital and a shelter of several people, with unclear details about purpose and outcome.
Mob Drives Hindus From Washington Mill District
A violent mob in Bellingham Washington drives out hundreds of Indian workers and locals. Hindus and Sikhs suffer beatings and humiliation as authorities fail to halt the assault across mills lodging houses and waterfront areas. Police later clear some victims toward jail while the mob disperses by dawn.
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Washington State
Bellingham
Wash
Gail
Grilish
Columbia Line
India
Great Northern
Lmits
Holly Streets
Water Front
Ghis
Larson's Mill
Whatcom
Jake
Artist Ferdinand Earle Hounded On Return Home
Ferdinand Penney Earle, an artist, faced a hostile crowd in Monroe N Y after returning from a trip to secure a divorce. He exhorted the mob, drew a carriage whip, and was restrained by bystanders and officers who escorted him to his home as tempers cooled.
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Jigvie
Ferdinand Penney Earle
Janes
Monroe
Warle
Earle
Wreckers Fail to Ditch Express Near Pittsburg
Wreckers worked near Scott Haven and Suterville thirty miles east of Pittsburg Pennsylvania on Wednesday night. They pulled spikes from rails to derail the New York Express but were foiled by other trains. A following fast freight derailed after striking the loosened rails, with its engine overturning into the Youghingheny river. the fireman and engineer escaped unharmed.
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New York
Scott Haven
Suterville
Pittsburg
New York Express
Youghingheny River
Col Elijah Halford Retires From U S Army Pay Dept
Lieut Col Elijah W Halford of the United States army pay department was retired Wednesday upon reaching the statutory age of 64. He is attached to the headquarters of the department of California in San Francisco.
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Elijah Halford
Elijah W. Halford
Department
United States Army
Cal. Halford
Department of California
San Francisco
French cabinet vows rapid force to Africa revolt
Premier Clemenceau announced at a French cabinet meeting that Paris will dispatch strong cavalry infantry and artillery to Africa as quickly as possible. He said the government would take strong measures to quell the revolt in that country.
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Paris
Clemenceagn
Aforocco
United States Leases Narvik Bay and Vladivostek Areas
A 4 inch Shanghai dispatch reports the United States has secured a five year lease of Narvik bay near Vladivostok. It also states a separate lease covers the Matingary ude ak Vladivostek for the next winter.
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United States
Shanghai
Narvik Bay
Vladivostok
Ind
Ude Ak
Vladivostek
Whisky Price Rise Sparks Cincinnati Dealers Move
Whisky dealers in Cincinnati raise prices by 1 cent a gallon citing high corn costs. The move lifts the price from 1.52 to 2 dollars per selion, reflecting market pressure on spirits producers and retailers in the region.
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Cincinnati
Egyptian Prince Bahra Visits United States
The Egyptian Prince Bahra, from one of Egypt’s oldest families, travels to this country alone. A 22 year old, he speaks English fluently and knows five other languages. The report notes his smooth appearance and international background amid other local notices.
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Prince Bahra
Egypt
Prince J
Iie
New Light in CiMa Dowager Puts Liberals to Fore
The dowager empress of China names Puan Shi Kai to the foreign affairs board and as grand councillor of the fourth class. Chang Chi Tung and Yuan Shi Kai advance in rank as viceroys and ministers, shaping a stronger foreign relations leadership amid anti-Manchu sentiment concerns.
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China
Puan Shi Kai
Board of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office
Chang Chi Tung
Shangeha
Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Cailing
Yuan Shi Bai
Prince Tuan
Yang Lu
Li Hung Chang
Tuan Fare
Chili Province
Yuan Shi
Sir Chentais Lians Cheng
Washington
Cut Your Pieces by Train Prack at Manson Death
Tom Dacy a well known local character of Manson was killed on the east bound Illinois Central fast stock train. His body was found about a mile west of the depot disemboweled with legs torn off and a large hole in the head. Remains brought to Long's undertaking rooms. Coroner Norton not yet informed. Dacy was about 40, known for drinking. asthma worsened sleep. He wandered the town at night and was delirious recently, likely killed while in a drunken state.
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Tom Dacy
Illinois Central
Manson
I Long
Norton
Tacx
Healso
Sunl
Des Moines Woman Accused After Hypnotic Influence Incident
Police charged Grace Moore and Roy Brant after she followed him into Walnut street apartments. Both fined $25 after brief hearings. Moore, a Crocker street resident, was respected in Des Moines society. her husband pressed adultery charges but dismissed them.
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Des Moines
Roy Brant
Walnut Street
Grace Moore
Grant
Moores
Crocker Street
Moore
Des Maines
Money Orders Sent Home by Austrian Railroad Workers
A group of Austrian laborers employed by the Chicago and North Western Railway at Joliet send money to their homeland, with local post offices issuing large money orders to cover remittances of 30 and 100 dollars or more, hoping one day to live comfortably in Vienna.
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Lidora
Chicago and Northwesterit Railway Company
Cileage
Vienna
Archbishop Williams Buried at Boston Cathedral
Jer. John Joseph Will isons archbishop of Boston and dean of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States was laid to rest in a crypt beneath the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. Cardinal Gibbons presided with many prelates and Massachusetts notables in a pontifical requiem mass and solemn rites. The cathedral and city filled with crowds. pages of liturgy, chanted masses, and ablutions followed the eulogy as Archbishop Williams is honored by New England clergy.
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Archbishop Williams
le Built
Jer. John
Joseph Willisons
Boston
United States
Cathedral of the Maly Cross
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Catafalque
Cardinal Gitons
Leo MII
Williams
Elostic
New England
O’connell
Twenty Threshers Sickened by Contaminated Chicken Sandwich
A threshing crew of twenty near Manson was poisoned after eating pressed chicken sandwiches served after a day’s work. The meal caused ptomaine poisoning though prepared with care, and the men fell seriously ill before homeward travel. Reinforcements from Manson and Pomeroy aided recovery. no deaths reported.
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Henry Metzgar
Manson
Pomeroy
Harriman Tests Bridges in Iowa for Faster Trains
A testing train from the Central of Harriman plans rigors tests on division bridges. Cedar Falls Cedar River bridge is first, Webster City Boone River bridge second, with a large engine two coal cars and caboose racing over each bridge. Electrical devices measure structural response continuously.
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Tling
Central
Webster City
Harriman
Cedar Wails
Cedar River
Boone
Hamilton County Couple Splits in Quick Divorce Plea
N Allen, a young farmer from Rose Grove Township, seeks a divorce from Mary Burlis Allen after six weeks of marriage citing statutory grounds and alleged infidelity around July 1. The couple, tied to local prominence, filed in district court. petition offers few details and names no co respondent.
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Hamilton County
Pucmer
N. Ailen
Rose
Grove Township
Hamilton Cunty
Rion
Mart
Alen
Mary Burlis
Dunes
Allen
Work of Dynamiters Wrecks Chicago Store
A store owned by Stanley R. Graham in Chicago was destroyed by an explosion at 3 AM Wednesday. Several occupants in the wrecked building were thrown from beds but no injuries. The blast caused widespread alarm within blocks and a small panic at the Virginia hotel. Police attribute the blast to dynamiters seeking revenge on Chicago gamblers. Graham’s exact involvement remains unexplained.
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Chicago
Stanley R. Graham
Virginia
Mr. Graham
Doxs Garb of a Wonk Enters Trappist Monastery
George Wishley, a renowned western newspaper man, has entered the Trappist monastery at New Mellory near Dubuque to begin novitiate, after previously joining the order at Gethsemane, Kentucky. He has been a prominent writer for major papers including the Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Alan
Chicago
Des Moines Boy Killed by Oil Wagon Wheels
Little Johnny O Donohue six year old son of Pipeman O Donohue of Des Moines Fire Department was crushed under a heavy oil wagon as he climbed from his red wagon near his home. The wagon halted and the horses bolted causing the child to fall and be fatally run over by a wheel. The incident occurred near his home with no witnesses to the moment.
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Roy
Des Moines
Johnny O'Donohue
O' Donohue
Johnny
Tad
Strike by 175 Ironmolders Hits Noonday Work at Ryansville
Over 175 ironmolders walked out in Ryansville Wednesday demanding relief from an order barring beer on the premises during the noon hour. The strike followed the stove foundries’ noon restrictions.
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Heer
Ryansville
Destructive Georgia Storm Hits Fort Gaines Crops
A heavy white and rain storm moved through Fort Gaines, Georgia on Tuesday night. The system swept a wide area but caused no reported loss of life. Extensive damage is feared to crops across the region.
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Georgia
Fort Gaines
Jale
Postal Official Enits Life
Frank TY. Van Horn, late superintendent of carriers in the Jackson Michigan post office, faced a grand jury for stealing mail and hanged himself Wednesday to commit suicide.
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Enits
Frank TY. van Horn
Jackson, Mich
Births on Red Suir steamer Kroontind near New York
Seven babies were born aboard the Red Suir steamer Kroontind during its voyage from Antwerp to New York. One child was born each night for a week, highlighting a remarkable maritime maternity stretch.
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Varage
Kroontind
Antwerp
New York
Eastern Star Convention Opens In Milwaukee Temple
The twelfth triennial convention of the seni grind chepter of the Order of the Eastern Star opened a three days’ meeting at the Masonic temple in Milwaukee. Wednesday Glass is Sent to Winson. Louis Gisss of San Francisco, vice president of the Pacific States Telephone company, convicted of bribery, was Wednesday sentenced to five years imprisonment.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Milwaukee
Glass
Winson
Louis Gisss
San Francisco
Pacific States
Teddy Bear Workers Strike Over Price Cuts in New York
Teddy bear stylers at Bevin Manufacturing walked out in New York city protests against reduced pay for leg work. The action marks the first strike on the Teddy bear Wide, signaling labor tensions in the toy industry.
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Teddy Ber
New York
Bevin Manufacturing Company
Mexican War Veteran Captain Henry Brown Dies in Charleston
Captain Henry Brown, veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars and inventor of the bel huey ashow used at American ports, died in Charleston North Carolina on Wednesday. He was aged 60 years.
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Henry Brown
Charleston
N.C
Varm Haxd Struck By Train Near Merrill
Injured man Lorenzo Madge, working in a bay field near Merrill, was struck by an outbound Great Northern freight train and may die. companion Andrew McCurdy slept in a ditch and was uninjured. District Court at Sibley convened with Judge Ridge presiding. Plymouth county case continued to next Oct term.
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Lorenzo Madge
Bay Field
Jake Bauerly
Merrill
Sibley
Tudge Dav Meald
Sioux City
Ridge
Ate of Town
John Greff
Plymouth County
Monument to McKinley Dedication in Buffalo
A white marble obelisk eighty six feet high is dedicated at Niagara Square Buffalo by the State of New York to William McKinley. Gov Charles Evans Hughes gives the principal address as inscriptions note his birth in Niles Ohio 1843, Congress service, governor terms and presidency. The monument sits on a fourteen foot pedestal, within a tessellated promenade with fountains and parapets, and honors the 25th president who died in 1902 after an assassination attempt.
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Bugele
William McKinley
New York
Buffalo
Niagara’ Square
Niagara
Court
Delaware Avenue
Charles EB
Hughes
Presidenc
Congress
McAdoo
Suragnee
N. X
New York Central
Jordan
X.Y
Marcus A. Brownson
Tenth Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Lanover College
Hanover
Ind
William
Brunswick
Urussia
George Gould
New Rochelle
End of a labor of art handed to Gov Hughes
The fragment notes that E A Curtis of Fredonia and the home of President McKinley are mentioned as part of a project concluded Thursday when Clirgian Butler formally handed over a work to Gov Hughes, praised as complete in every detail and of rare artistic beauty.
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McKinley
E. A. Curtis
Fredonia
Clirgian Butler
Gov. Hughes
Cuba Costs Millions in 1907 Army Pacification Fund
The United States spent 2 554 970 dollars in 1907 to maintain the American army of pacification on Cuba. Of this total 1915 282 dollars covered transportation. Gen Aleshire urges more commissioned officers and post quartermaster sergeants, creation of a general service corps, and higher construction cost limits for institutes and hospitals. He notes lumber prices rose sharply and coal moves quickly from Nagasaki for trans Pacific service.
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Army of Pacification
Oran
Gen
Aleshire
Arms
Quartermaster’s Department
United States
General Service Corps
Nagasaki
Japan
Monona County Grand Jury and Local Incidents
Monona County grand jury convened in session with foreman Ahn P. Olson and clerk Walter Sampson named. Reports include Ella Rice, 20, fatally struck by a Central passenger train near Waterloo and a distracted cross to the track. Des Moines Jewish leaders offer bonuses to relocate persecuted Russian Jews. Castana hardware store robbed of 2 to 3 dozen knives. thieves targeted show cases. A monster turtle, 11.5 pounds, captured on Clear Lake shore.
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Monona County
Vie
B. E. Walworth
J. Higgins
B. F. Booker
W. Ll. Hull
Haberk Kelsey
W. C. Granough
Ahn P. Olson
Mr. Olson
Walter Sampson
Prin
Ella Rice
Hale Siser
Guy A. Feely
Mingis Central
Waterloo
Clear Lake
Commit death by own action
Mercy Ghinton an inmate of a Front Street resort at Manchester attempted to commit suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. She sustained severe burns to arms and face but is expected to recover. The W O F O convention in Battle Creek heard welcome addresses from Mayor Campbell Rev Driver and Prof SII. Woodbine Carnival dates Sept 10 to 14 with a carnival company secured to provide attractions.
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Trim
Mercy Ghinton
Manchester
Ww. C.F. UL
W.O. FO
Battle Creek
Campbell
Driver
Sii
Woodbine
Woolbine
Historic chronicle of wars and founding events across centuries
A sweeping, if garbled, timeline lists major world events from 1528 to 1907 including Cortes taking Mexico, battles at Mohács and Nordlingen, New Amsterdam becoming New York, Clive in Arcot, the Long Island defeat, French aid to America, early balloon ascent, and other milestones. The text interweaves dates, places, rulers, and notable incidents, ending with Pratt's critique of the United States Express Company on stockholder concerns and governance reforms.
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Mexico
Cortes
Nordlingen
Milton
Marquis de Fouquieres
New France
Baron D'Avaigour
Canada
New Amsterdam
New Yorke
Arcot
India
Lord Clive
George Hammond
Great Britain
Washington
Fort Mins
Alabama
Algiers
Pacific Ocean
Fingland
Fort
Vancouver
Congress
Samuel B., Hubbard
Connecticut
United States
Leigh Hunt
Fremont
Missouri
Watteras and Clark
North Carolina
Wirse
Govergrount
London
Sower
Vina del Mae
Chile
New York
William J. Bryan
Death of Dr. Seneex Powell Linked to Toxology Experiments
Dr Seneex Powell a member of Giefreulty of the Post Geta ne Medical School in New York City died reportedly from experiments in medical science. He sought to show alcohol could counter carbolic acid and often swallowed a near fatal poison dose then ingested alcohol in front of classes where he taught.
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Seneex
JD. Powell
Giefreulty
Post Getane Medical School
New York City
Larned Wins National Tennis Championship Again
William A. Larned captured the national tennis singles title at Newport for the third time, defeating Robert Leroy, intercollegiate champion of Columbia, to claim the cup. A retirement is anticipated as the championship scene shifts. A Massachusetts commission under Gov Guild is examining old-age insurance and pensions to establish the systems in the state.
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Gov. Guild of Massachusetts
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