Panic in Moorish Mosque Triggers Morocco Crisis
Paris reports government ordering 1000 troops to reinforce Cassablanca as Morocco teeters toward wider holy war. Tangier dispatches note Mulai Hafiz may lead 15000 to 20000 fanatics, with new Moorish forces at Casablanca and Fez panic after a mosque proclamation supporting Mulai Mohammed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Oran
Algeria
Cassablanca
Tangier
Morocco
Mulai Hafiz
Casablanca
Drude
Harry McLean
Fez
Grand Mosque
Mulai Mohammed
Mulai
Woman in Chicago Commits Suicide After Husband's Death
Mrs Christiana Levender of 1337 North Humboldt Street was found dead in the basement beside a gas stove with burners open. A note to relatives implied she could not endure her losses and intended to join Henry, saying she would take the children with her. Both spouses were to be buried together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Christiana Levender
Humboldt Street
Henry
Cath @iine Olin
Aime
Evther
Fires Devastate Western Upper Peninsula Timber Areas
Strong forest fires in the western upper peninsula over the past week have destroyed much timber and burned several logging camps with equipment. Settlers face heavy losses as towns faced peril, with ward work by large groups of men saving at least partial destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Youngstown Woman Fatally Self-Destructs in Newcastle
In Newcastle Pa on August 22 Maud King a 20 year old resident of Youngstown O attempted suicide by firearm. She fired three shots missing twice and finally struck herself in the stomach. She was sent to jail afterward amid public disgust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Powder explosion at Lal Rand mill kills three in Pleasant
Three men died in an explosion at the Lal Rand powder mill in Pleasant, Kenosha County. Named dead are Norman Phillips Johnny Notas and Walter Narre. Local authorities investigate the blast and its cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Lal Rand
Pleasant
Kenosha County
Norman Phillips
Johnny Notas
Walter Narre
Frightful Night at Asylum Riot Kills Inmate at Dannemore
A two hour outbreak at the State Hospital for Criminal Insane in Dannemore, Plattsburg, New York, ends with Isaac Dubois dead. Guards and villagers suppress the riot after inmates batter dormitories and barricade doors. It is the first major incident since 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg
N. Y
State Hospital For Criminal Insane
Dannemore
Isaac Dubois
Typhoid Epidemic Reports in Stricken Town
Harrisburg reports 90 typhoid fever cases, 12 meningitis cases, and 16 infantile paralysis cases in stricken town. Dr Moulton notes infection source found and efforts to stop spread ongoing while incubation period limits full scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Arthur B. Moulton
State Department of Health
Ridgeway
Dixon
Bride shoots husband in suspected self defense
In Eufaula Alabama on August 23 Mrs Levi Cade a newlywed of two months shot her husband in his sleep with a shotgun after he allegedly struck her. She says a voice urged her to kill the man who would strike his bride and she has not been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eufaula
Ala
Levi Cade
Jealous Farmhand Kills Woman then Sets Fire in Connecticut
In a jealousy fueled incident at Tashua Hill on the Mallett estate Lewia Koplinsky shot and killed Misa Lillian Mallett amid fears she would wed another man. He then fired the shed to conceal the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumbull
Lewia Koplinsky
Aaron Mallett
Tashua Hill
Misa Lillian Mallett
Queen of Chinatown Viola Brackett Found Dead
Viola Brackett a prominent figure in Southern California known as Queen of Chinatown was found dead in San Diego with a bullet wound and multiple knife wounds to her body neck and head authorities investigate the homicide and identify a motive and suspects involving her marriage to a wealthy Chinaman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Viola Brackett
California
Chinatown
Train wreck near Augusta injures two postal workers
Augusta Ga August 23 Georgia Passenger Train No 28 from Atlanta wrecked seventeen miles from here. D T Hubert express messenger and W H Carry colored postal clerk reported fatally injured. Five coaches derailed. Cause unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Georgia
Attlanta
D. T Hubert
W. H Carry
Hive
Record Shattered at Grand Western Handicap Shoot
In Denver on August 23 a five man squad set a world mark at the Grand Western Handicap by breaking 498 of 500 lying targets from 20 yards. The event drew shooters and spectators eager to witness the high precision display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Black Hand terror strikes Sharon as Rotunna attacked
In Sharon Pennsylvania August 24 a string of Black Hand intimidation culminates in the shooting of Mrs Anna Rotunna the wealthiest Italian woman in the region and wounding her husband Sylvester Rotunna Guiseppe Colleto is jailed after a two day pursuit while an Italian mob threatens to lynch him and an attack on the jail is feared if she dies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Pennsylvania
Anna Rotunna
Sylvester Rotunna
Guiseppe Collotto
Colletto
Rotunna
Collotto
Ambush Attack Threatens Coroner Sipe in Cannonsburg
Cannonsburg Pa Aug 24 a bold attempt to assassinate Coroner W H Sipe occurred as he returned from an inquest a pistol flashed from a roadside bush a bullet shattered the buggy top and narrowly missed him three more shots followed but hit not. A miner posse searched the area for hours but found nothing. Sipe has long faced threats from the Black Hand in Western Pennsylvania amid fear across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannonsburg
W. H. Sipe
Westland
Sipe
Pennsylvania
Moonshiner Raid Ends with Wounded Deputies
Washington reports Deputy Collector Hendrix and posse from Raleigh exchanged fire with Deputy Collector Henry and Durham posse at a moonshine still. Henry and two possemen were seriously wounded. Commissioner Capers ordered no expense spared for their care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue
Capers
Lur Ber
Greensboro
N. C
Hendrix
Raleigh
Henry
Durham
Fire Claim Five Lives in Boston Tenement
Suffocated by smoke in a Boston tenement blaze five people died and two others were overcome. The victims are Margaret Cooper 26 John D Wagner 65 uncle of Margaret Cooper and three children Margaret Theresa and John Cooper aged 6 and 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Margaret Cooper
John D. Wagner
Mra. Cooper
John Cooper
Theresa Cooper
Ship Tile B Starbuck Abandoned Off Sea
The merchants' exchange received notice that the Tile B Starbuck, sailing from New York to Honolulu, was abandoned at sea. No details were provided. The crew is reported safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Merchants’ Exchange
New York
Honolulu
Syracuse Contractor in Savannah Frauds In Critical Condition
Macon Ga August 24 John P Gaynor of Syracuse contractor convicted in Savannah frauds is critically ill in hospital after a period of illness. Physicians fear for his life unless he improves or is moved from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
John PF. Gaynor
Syracuse
Savannah
Touring car crash pins Hanna party in Asbury Park
A giant touring car driven by Carl Hanna collided with a butcher's cart near Seabright to Asbury Park. Eight Hanna party members and four from the cart were injured, with five pinned under the wreck for half an hour. Names include Ruth Sega, Cyril Carmichael, Vivian Carmichael, A Haas, and Charles Blake among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carl Hanna
Dan Hanna
Seabright
Asbury Park
Hanna
Ruth Sega
Henry Sega
Cyril Carmichael
Vivian Carmichael
A. Haas
Wallace Robertson
the Carmichaels
Thomas Carmichael
Robertson
George Robertson
Mr. Haas
Blake
Scott
the Stallos
Somersault Crash Kills Two in Newport Tour Car
W Waldo Merrill a Boston stock broker and his chauffeur Eric Landstrom died when their touring car plunged down a steep hill near Sanderstown at fifty miles an hour. Mrs Merrill and Mrs Frederick Milliken and Miss Rita Milliken were buried beneath the car but survived with injuries. rescue arrived from New York by P F Collier who directed freeing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
W. Waldo Merrill
Boston
Eric Landstrom
Sanderstown
Merrill
Frederick Milliken
Milliken
Milton
Mass
Rita Milliken
P. F. Collier
New York
Miller
Tonneau
Flames Sweep Dynamite Laden Ship Eureka
A Seattle dispatch reports the steamship Eureka bound from San Francisco to Seattle caught fire with hurricane force winds fanned by gales. The hold contained dynamite powder and explosives capable of blowing up Gibraltar. The crew's heroic efforts prevented loss of all aboard and the ship suffered severe damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Gibraltar
Eureka
Golightly
San Francisco
Train Derailment Report Near Provo Kills Several
A Denver Rio Grande passenger train no. 6 derailed east of Salt Lake City near Provo Utah during a severe storm. Reports say several passengers were killed and a number injured with few details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Col
Denver & Rio Grande
Salt Lake
Denver
Provo
Utah
Rabid dog bites 18 at Coney Island beach
A rabid dog belonging to Ben Davis bit 18 people on the beach at Coney Island causing concern among women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ben Davis
Coney Island
Agrarian Disturbances Hit Kursk Province
Grave unrest engulfs Kursk as crops of several wealthy landlords are burned in a wave of disturbances sweeping the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Kursk
Firing Declared Unprovoked in Pribiloff Incident
Tokyo reports that investigations show the Japanese fishermen offered no resistance and the firing by American guards was unprovoked during the June 9 Pribiloff incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Tila
Japan
Fishera
Ten Die in Collision at Contras France
A collision between an express and a passenger train at Contras France killed ten people and injured 26. No Americans were aboard the trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Contras
France
European reaction to American public school reforms
Observations by 200 British teachers on U S school systems inspire Europe wide debate. Germany Austria and France reflect on female teachers in boys classes and lack of technical training as trade schools gain urgency to prepare boys for diverse careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Mosely
United States
England
Teachers’ Commission
Europe
Germany
Austria
France
Herr Ullmann
Berlin
Stockings and Mosquitoes Spur Army Post Fashion Tip
An officer's wife at an army post shares a practical finding about mosquitoes. She notes white stockings repel bites, while black hose attract the pests, a habit observed by soldiers and visitors during mosquito season. She advises wearing white to avoid annoyance and unsightly rubbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Proposed Scotch Canal Plan Draws Edinburgh Glasgow Interest
Business leaders in Edinburgh and Glasgow push revived ship canal across Scotland narrowest point. Glasgow proposes a $40,000,000 cut while Edinburgh seeks $85,000,000. Earlier ideas envisioned enlarging the Forth and Clyde barge canal into a tidal, lockless route at $70,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Forth and Clyde
Sheep and the Foolish Simpleton Exchange
A humorous dialogue contrasts a foolish person asking why sheep seem dissipated with a witty answer. The speaker notes sheep seem idle on the turf, many have black legs, and all are fleeced in the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Foolish
Silly
Rich man buys auto as fortune misleads
A man who just inherited wealth proclaims no more trouble and hurries to buy a car, a purchase that foreshadows upcoming disappointment as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroitl Free Press
Deaths from X Rays Claim Dr. Weigel
The Rochester surgeon Dr. Weigel dies from a disease linked to long term X ray exposure, the fourth such fatality cited by the Christian Advocate. His case dates to 1904 with multiple surgeries after extensive injuries, while mystery surrounds the exact cause as unknown medical science contends a life principle is involved. Weigel led the Rochester Academy of Medicine and the American Orthopaedic Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weigel
Rochester
Thomas Edison
Boston
San Francisco
Fleischman
Rochester Academy of Medicine
American Orthopaedic Society
Bobbin Boys Wages and a Memoir of a Strike
John B. Lennon of the American Federation of Labor recalled a bobbin boys strike as a just and successful action. He described how the workers posted a bold placard in the spinning room stating The wages of sin is death, but the wages of the bobbin boys is worse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Lennon
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Lennon
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Moor
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Canning
Black Hand
Gaynor
Carl
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Burley
Man-A-Lin
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the Man-A-Lin Co
Columbus, Ohio
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