Explosion kills six in St Paul
A blast at the Kuhlo Manufacturing plant in St Paul near the Central police station left six dead and about twenty injured as walls fell and fire swept through the building. Inventor Arnold Kuhlo and assistant R J Patterson were testing a new gasoline tank when the explosion occurred. Rescue efforts were hindered by debris and rapidly spreading flames from acetylene gas.
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Dena
Arnold Kuhlo
Kuhlo Manufacturing Company
Rommie Buskey
St. Guskey
Oakland
Clifford Gamble
F. A. Gamble
Agnes Gagnon
West Third Street
R. J. Patterson
Arlingam Avenue
Kullo Company
Herbert Modgeman
Lea Cunningham
Joseph Gagnon
Emmanuel Forester
Martina Christensen
Matilda Johannes
N. A. Crane
Minneapolis
William Wuttke
Young Hodgman
Kublo
Kuhlo
St. Paul
Central Police Station
Market Street
Arnold Kuhle
Arlington Avenue
F. J. Wendrick Machine Company
Swedish Day at the Fair Promises Colorful Parade
Swedish day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition drew large delegations from across the U S and Canada. Festivities include a parade of hundreds in national costume, a 300 person Swedish Pacific Coast singers group, and a jubilee cantata with a 300 voice mixed choir. The event features exhibits, committees to aid guests, and a 2 pm program at the natural amphitheater. A separate note reports a New York pickpocket title, robbing B A Little of 150 dollars and 25 passes on a street car.
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Seattle
Wash
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Colorado
Tacoma
Spokane
Everett
New York
N. Y
B. A. Little
Chicago and Northwestern Hailroad Company
Bis
General strike to shut Sweden Aug 4 by unions
Labor unions in Sweden order a nationwide strike starting August 4 in response to the timber and wood pulp industry dispute. All but essential city gas, water, hospital attendants, farm labor, and rail operations may halt targeted service. The move aims to paralyze train operations and press demands.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Thaw Hearing Proceeds Amid Turmoil and Testimony
In White Plains New York District Attorney Jerome drives a 10 hour cross examination of Harry K Thaw as Evelyn Thaw appears ignored by her husband. Witnesses include Susan Merrill and Clifford Hartridge with details on alleged abuses and funds. Hearing expected to stretch a week longer.
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White Plains
New York
Jerome
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Thaw
Whaw
Delphin M. Delmas
Susan Merril
Cliford W. Hartridge
Merrill
Stanford White
Hartridge
William Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
Gould and Grand Trunk discuss transcontinental plans
In London George Gould held talks with Charles B. Hayes about Grand Trunk railway expansion. Officials expect the last mountain segment of the transcontinental line to finish by end of 1911. The extension should reach Edmonton by July 15 and open from Fort William to Winnipeg in September.
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London
Eng
Paris
George Gould
Charles B. Hayes
Grand Trunk Railway
Hayes
Grand Trunk
Edmonton
Fort William
Winnipeg
Earthquake rattles southern Sweden in Christianstad
A slight earthquake lasting four seconds struck Christianstad in southern Sweden. The tremor, moving from west to east, caused doors and windows to rattle and was followed by a heavy booming sound. The disturbance covered a large area but caused no damage.
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Stockholm
Christianstad
Sweden
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised in Iola Kans
A vintage advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney derangement, irregular secretions, backache, and swelling. Testimony from Charles Cole of Buckeye Street cites relief after use, claiming two years of wellness. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo N.Y.
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Dean
Charles Cole
Buckeye St. Iola
Kans
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Water Bite and the small scale cereal trial
A fragmented collage of quotes and anecdotes covers a child’s odd remark about a water bite, a Wad Lextam farmer’s Darley barley experiment yielding 400 ears from 78 grains, and a 32 year old marriage-age lecturer urging wedlock. Also included are coffee health warnings and a Postum Grape-Nuts testimonial from a Richmond reader claiming remarkable health gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wad Lextam
Darley
London Standard
Richmond
Wellyisle
A Long Way Back and Much More in 19th Century Gossip
A mixed collage of snippets includes a playful quarrel about Miss Passay and a kiss, a jab about patent starch progress, a fashion-on-the-clothesline test, an Allen's Foot Ease ad claim, and editorial quips on golf talk, mint gum marketing, church behavior, and social mores.
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Atchison Globe
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Northwest
Pittsburger
Charles Hayes
Horace
Grace
George
Miss Passay
Harry
Allen
LeRoy
Tsay
Jim
Wrigley
Wrigley’s
Zion
Hay
Wren
Guaret
Tre Cerrain Company
Foodan Band
Castoria
Bears
Lee
Defiance
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
Daisy Fly
Dietresu
N. Uy
Quem
Benes
Meh
Wrigley's
Gspearmint
Oreores Ust
Thompson's
Independent Grain Shippers
Woodward & Company
Duluth
Parton
Boston
MABE
Cascarets
Arne Adem
Eitulfas
Dre Duaber
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