Five Cincinnati Firemen Buried in Debris After Gas Explosion
A western Cincinnati blast leveled three factory buildings on Central avenue near Findlay street. Fire Company No. 13 arrived first. five of its members were buried when a wall buckled. Five injured firefighters include Capt. Jacob Cross and Lieut. Charles Benner. Natural gas is believed to have caused the explosions, with property losses pegged at about 285000.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Ball Crank Company
Warmer Pole and Top Company
Century Printing Company
Cincinnati Lithographing Company
Central Avenue
Findlay Street
Anthony Regensburg
No. 13
City Hospital
Jacob Cross
Charles Benner
Fred Engelke
Frank Gardner
Death by own action pact near St. Louis ends in rescue
Brice Wommack and Mrs Mokkie Anderson planned to drown themselves using a loaded skiff and weights in the Mississippi. James Landers, a city employee, pulled them from the water after they jumped from the boat. Wommack, accused of stealing the skiff, remains in police custody while Anderson is hospitalized in unstable condition.
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St. Louis
Brice Wommack
Troy
Lincoln County
Mok Jie Anderson
Mississippi
James Landers
Wommack
Anderson
Shot Invader of Home in Kingston N Y
Louis Victor Seydel, a New York broker, shot dead Clements Demaron, an Italian saloon keeper of West Park, and he spent hours seeking officials to surrender to. The incident occurred in Kingston New York as investigators began inquiries into motive and method.
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Kingston
N. Y
Louis Victor Seydel
New York
Clements Demaron
West Park
Confessed Teen Confesses Murder of Aged Winchester Victim
Roanoke 16 year old Harry Lewis, held on cruelty to animals charges, broke down and fully confessed to killing Henry F. Zachary, the elderly wine dealer in Roanoke, saying the crime was to help his father out of a hole.
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Bristol
Harry Lewis
Roanoke
Henry F. Zachary
Winiser
Lewis
Fighting Poverty With Pen New York Hero Civil War Col John Singleton Mearby
In a small city room Col John Singleton Mearby a Confederate partisan ranger commander lives on his writings after leaving the army due to age. Friends plan to appeal to President Taft for reinstatement or a new post to support him.
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New York
John Singleton Mearby
Partisan Rangers
Elnce
Department of Fietce
Taft
Fire Engulfs Wadsworth Town Along Southern Pacific Line
A large fire races through Wadsworth near Reno Nevada on the main Southern Pacific line threatening the town. High winds hinder efforts to contain the blaze and residents prepare for possible evacuation as flames spread toward surrounding areas.
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Reno
Nev
Wadsworth
Southern Pacific
Gov Carroll Indicted for Criminal Libel
Des Moines July 21 Gov B F Carroll was indicted by Polk county grand jury on criminal libel charges filed by John Downie former board of control member who resigned after accusations of misconduct by girls at Mitchellville Girls Reform School Downie claimed coercion in his resignation and statements.
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Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Polk County Grand Jury
John Downie
State Board of Control
Girls’ Reform School
Mitchellville
Downie
Governor Carroll Accuses Cownie in Cattle and Conduct Claim
Governor Carroll issues a published statement accusing Cownie of selling diseased state cattle and improper conduct with girls at Mitchellville. Cownie challenged the claim before the Polk county grand jury. The governor was released on his own recognizance and seeks an immediate trial to prove the statements. If convicted, penalties include up to one year in prison or a fine up to $1000.
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Carroll
Cownie
Mitchellville
Polk County
Iowa
Consul’s Life Threatened in Nicaragua Crisis
United States consul Edwin W. Trimmer at Cape Gracias Dios Nicaragua faces a murder threat. The cruiser Tacoma with fifty Marines is dispatched to land armed men to protect the consul and American interests as warnings spread from Consul Moffat at Bluefields Nicaragua of danger to Americans.
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Washington
Edwin W. Trimmer
United States
Cape Gracias Dios
Nicaragua
Tacoma
State Department
Moffat
Bluefields
Cannon ends Kansas trip during campaign tour
Alma Kansas reports Speaker Cannon closed his Kansas speaking tour last night and planned to return to Danville Illinois before heading to Mackinac Michigan for rest. He forecasts no opposition in the September 15 primary and will campaign his district by automobile in early September.
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Alma
Kan
Cannon
Kansas
Danville
Ill
Mackinac
Mich
Sanatorium Donation Marked for Workers Widows Orphans
At a Trades and Workers' association meeting in Battle Creek Michigan on July 21 W Post joined and offered to deed the sanitarium building erected and furnished there years ago at a cost of 400000 to the group. It will serve as a home for widows and orphans of members.
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Co. W. Post
Trades Body
Battle Creek
Mich
Trades and Workers’ Association
W. Post
Aviator Ehrmann Survives Lightning Strike Crash
During a cross country flight near Barcelona on July 21, Aviator Ehrmann's aeroplane was struck by lightning and fell in flames. He escaped unharmed, an outcome described as almost miraculous by investigators and witnesses.
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Barcelona
Ehrmann
Barnhart Renominated for Congress in Indiana
In South Bend Indiana on July 20 delegates of the Thirteenth district renominated Henry A Barnhart of Rochester for Congress at a party convention.
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Indiana
South Bend
Ind
Thirteenth Congressional District
Henry A. Barnhart
Rochester
Congress
Eleven Die As Fort Monroe 12 Inch Gun Breach Explodes
At Fort Monroe Norfolk the breach of a 12 inch rifle exploded during target practice killing eleven soldiers and injuring eight others. The board of inquiry investigates whether a mechanism flaw or crew negligence caused the disaster.
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Board of Inquiry
Norfolk
Fort Monroe
Harry G. Hess
Charles C. Atkins
Albert Bradford
Roy Duffey
Cleve N. King
Alfred W. Smith
James H. Turner
Arlie Adey
Andrew J. Sullivan
J. B. Hogan
George L. van Dusen
Washington
Townsley
Saat
New Judge Assigned in Browne Case Retrial
Chicago reports Judge Kersten will preside over the Browne retrial in criminal court starting Monday August 1. State's Attorney Wayman and Browne defense counsel agreed to the arrangement before Judge Dupuy.
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Chicago
Kersten
Lee O'Neil Browne
Wayman
Dupuy
Forest fires wipe out two Manitoba towns
Fires raged forty eight hours cutting telegraph links and forcing Sandon and Roseberry residents to flee. Officials fear the losses run into millions as nearby areas including Rossland remain safe and firefighting crews battle separate blazes in Wisconsin with hundreds of thousands in timber losses.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Man
Sandon
Roseberry
Kootenay
British Columbia
Rossland
Strikers U K Arbitration Set for Grand Trunk Wage Row
Vice President James Murdoch representing the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont conductors accepted Labor Minister King's offer of arbitration by a government named board. The company notes trains are running, but a Grand Trunk incident in Belleville left conductor John Mc Mann and brakeman M Donovan severely beaten after attackers swarmed their train.
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Montreal
Quebec
James Murdoch
Grand Trunk and
Central Vermont
Ottawa
King
Grand Trunk
Way
Portland
Gorham
N. H
Toronto
Belleville
Ont
John McMann
Loss of 40 Million in Pillsbury Flour Assets Sparks Protests
London July 22. At the Pillsbury-Washburn Flour company annual meeting R H Glyn claimed over 940 million dollars disappeared from company assets. He said 40 million was lost mainly through wheat gambling and improperly issued notes. Shareholders urged prosecutions but adjourned without action.
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London
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Company
United States
R H. Glyn
Glyn
Rawn Shot Dead. Police Hint Self-Destruction
Ira G. Rawn president of the Monon railroad was killed at his Winnetka home in a case shrouded by mystery. Detectives say a burglar likely fired the fatal shot but sources note close-range impact and imply Rawn may have killed himself. The death ties to graft and land fraud cases involving the Illinois Central and Western Indiana issues.
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Illinois Central
Chicago
Ira G. Rawn
Monon Railroad
Bryant Avenue
Pleasant Court
Winnetka
Mr. Rawn
Ralph G. Coburn
Rawn
Mrs. Rawn
Mrs. Bigelow
Ellsworth
McGinnis
Foreman Backely
Illinois Central Repair Department
Western Indiana Railroad
William J. Henley
Western Indiana
Crippen Suspect Held in Chicago
A man believed to be Doctor Crippen of London, linked to the disappearance of his wife Belle Elmore, was arrested by Chicago detectives on State Street. He carried over $2,000 in negotiable paper, was taken to the detective bureau, and denied being Crippen.
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Chicago
Doctor Crippen
London
Belle Elmore
State Street
Crippen
Stolen Bonds Reported In New York Currency Heist
About $80,000 in bonds and other securities were reported stolen from the American agency of the RussoChina bank in New York. The par value totals $66,000. Officials say secrecy surrounded the theft and many with knowledge refused comment.
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Russo-China Bank
New York
RussoChina Bank
Thaft
Fairbanks Tempered Attack on Muckrakers
Charles W. Fairbanks denounced attackers of public servants in a speech to the Advertising Clubs of America in Omaha Nebraska. He warned that those who wrongly abuse duty bound officials are traitors to the state.
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Omaha
Neb
Charles W. Fairbanks
Advertising Clubs of America
The Teacher and the Hodcarriers Leader
An eight year old scholar identifies Pat O Rourke as the president of the Hodcarriers union who climbed the ladder and looked down on others. The exchange presents a classroom moment with a political figure framed by a child.
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Pat O’rourke
The
Hodcarriers Union
Obed’s New Coat and a Village Tailoress Tale
In northern New Hampshire a notorious woman-hater once needed a suit before ready-made clothing. The tailoress cut a coat with extra seam allowances, but he never tried it on. He wore the oversized garment to the post office where a loafer asked about the new coat, and Obed replied, I hain’t, I’ve got seven yards of cloth wrapped round me.
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New Hampshire
Obed
The Done Up Shirt Waist and Hasy Task Soap
The article argues that shirt waists look better when laundered with Hasy Task soap which keeps fabrics white and clean. It promotes the soap as the only choice at five cents, claiming it defeats dirt and preserves material.
Immense Saving Possible In Sanatorium Costs
A preliminary National Association bulletin reports average cost per patient per day at thirty semi-charitable sanatoria as 1 669 dollars. The institutions spend over 1 300 000 dollars annually and provide more than 815 000 treatment days yearly. It notes potential annual savings of at least 150 000 000 dollars if indigent consumptives are properly segregated.
The Deacon’s Parable at the Country Church
A self-conscious young clergyman sermons at a country church. Afterward a grizzled deacon judges the effort with a parable about Tank Weatherbee’s deer hunt, noting the hunter followed the tracks all day in the wrong direction.
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Waal
Tank Weatherbee
Father and son debate work life in Life
Bob at home from college questions his father about lifelong labor and urges him to start working for himself. The father muses on their dynamic as the exchange hints at ongoing family business and the dream of independence.
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Bob
Father
Quote on pickpocketing ethics nears marital twist
A sharp quip frames a question about catching a pickpocket in the act. The response adds a dark humor twist by noting that the exception would be if the thief were his wife.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
San Pedro
Cal
Mme
Cavalieri
Paris
Robert Winthrop Chanler
Lina Cavalieri
Dr. Hawley H. Crippen
Ethel Clara le Neve
Montroue
Antwerp
Midocean
Gov. Carroll
Blil
Control Board
Gov
Mackinac, Mich
Aviator
Fortress Monroe
Browne
George Kersten
Galloway
Wis
Wausau
Eldron
Pike Lake Village
Marathon County
Shawano County
Portage County
Irma
Gleason
Bloomville
U. K
Pillsbury- Washburn Flour Company
Monon Road
Fairbanks Raps
Muckraker
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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