Nineteen Killed in Mattoon Charleston Interurban Crash
A head on collision on the Mattoon and Charleston electric line near Charleston Illinois left nineteen dead and about fifty injured. A telephone order mix up caused the wreck on a sharp curve as an interurban motor car and trailer were struck by a traction car. The injured were rushed to Mattoon morgue and hospital as families mourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Charles ‘Ton
Harleston
Charleston
Neil Fugate
Carys
L. M. Price
Samuel Boyer
Porter Myers
Humboldt
James ‘Casstevens
William Cole
Cook's Mills
F. W. Davis
Olec Miller
North Okaw
A.C. Ealy
G. H. Jones
C. R. Curtis
Alex Langston
Sarah C. Phillips
A. J.phillips
Otto Tower
Redman
Grace Young
J. C. Monroe
Will Jones
William Switz
F. Enos
Jerome Goss
Charles Jones
Charlier Jones
Ars
Lynchers in Mississippi threaten Gibson family exile
In Columbus Mississippi on August 31 authorities warn the Gibson family to move out of the county after unrest sparked by the lynching of John Gibson and related killings. Mrs Ed Winbourne identified Gibson as the assailant in an assault earlier that week. Three black men were shot two killed by Thursday amid heightened racial tensions following the Wednesday lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Miss
John Gibson
Ed Winbourne
Gibson
Alabama
Will Harris
Steamer Hudson Burned Off Tittle Hope
The twin row steamer Hudson of Bridge City burned to the water line off Tittle Hope while laden for New York. All crew escaped. Captain Williams was injured in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Hudson
Bridge Ct
New York
Wiliams
Fata Limited Collides With Box Car Near Huntingdon
Harrisburg reports the Fata Limited, traveling at about a mile a minute, struck a box car left on a switch near Huntingdon, a few miles away. The impact angered the engine but no serious injuries are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Fata Limited
Huntingdon
Dotson Sued for Assault on Reporter in Kanade City
Leroy Dotson a Western Union operator is sued for assaulting F. G Ley a newspaper reporter during a clash at a local location in Kanade City on Aug 1. The case cites a strike breaker context and involves a newspaper staff member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanade City
Pollesh
Leroy Dotson
Western Union
F. Gley
Collapse of Quebec Bridge Leaves Vast Wreck and 84 Dead
Aug 30 report details the collapse of the Quebec bridge over the St Lawrence. Phoenixville Bridge Co workers perished as half the cantilever failed in midstream. About 1,800 foot central span, $10 million project, begun seven years prior with subsidies from federal and provincial governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Canada
St. Lawrence Channel
Levis
Phoenixville Bridge Co
Montreal
Levis Hospital
Quebec Bridge
Balloonist plunges 2000 feet at Barnestable fair
Nearly 5000 fairgoers witness Prof Maloney drop 2000 feet when his parachute fails. He lands on a cedar fence post after the balloon’s gas leaks and sustains a torn back and hurt left arm but is semiconscious and expected to recover with no internal injuries.
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Barnestable
Mass
Barnestable County Fair
Maloney
Five Clairborne Residents Arrested on Peonage Charges
Shreveport on August 30 reports five well known Clairborne parish residents were arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Lea and brought for trial on peonage charges. The indictment says the men, all named Gray, restrained Tom and Anna H Jackson Ida Whela bone Frank Glover and others, all Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Clairborne Parish
United States
Lea
Gray
Tom and
Anna H. Jackson
Ida Whelabone
Frank Glover
Miners to sue steel trust and St. Louis County for damages
Hibbing Minnesota on August 30 reports striking miners plan half a million dollar suits against the steel trust and St. Louis County for injuries from shootings and imprisonments by sheriffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbing
Minn
Steel Trust
St. Louis County
Thirty Injured in Train Collision Near Asheville
Aug 30 report from Asheville North Carolina statesTrain No 41 of the Southern Railway collided with an engine on the west bound main line to the city. Thirty passengers were injured with no fatalities.
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Asheville
N. C
Wer
Southern Railway
Thia City
Two Boys Die by Their Own Hands Aboard Steamer
New York August 30 two boys committed death by own action from the steamer Patricia arriving from Hamburg Boulogne and Plymouth. The vessel was stopped and a search conducted for the youths but no trace was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patricia
Hamburg
Boulogne
Plymouth
Shoplifter Confesses in St Louis Robbery Case
Mrs Jennie Farrell and her daughters Mamie 17 and Jennie 10 were arrested in St Louis for department store robberies. Mrs Farrell confessed to the charges, following the alleged spree with the two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louia
Jennie Farrell
Mamie
Jennie
Farrell
Chicago Railroad Fight Ends With Bloodied President
Chicago man recounts a dramatic boardroom brawl at 11 Broadway where ex Illinois Central chief Stuyvesant Fish struck President James T. Harahan, leaving him bloodied. Directors Robert Goelet Cornelius Vanderbilt and Charles A. Peabody separated the combatants as Harahan fled to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kinois Central Railroad Co
Broadway
James T. Harahan
Stuyvesant Fish
Mr. Fish
Harahan
Robert Goelet
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Charles A. Peabody
Chicago
Illinois Central
Fish
E. H. Harriman
Knickerbocker
Harriman
Hanrahan
Robert Goeret
Mr. Harahan
Desperate Negro Outlaw Flees After Fatal Cabin Shootout
In Thomasville Georgia on August 29 Charles Williams, a negro outlaw, killed Sheriff D W Tyler of Grady county, Marshal Eugene Cardell of Cairo, and Deputy Sheriff James Hunnicutt of Thomas County. A posse pursued Williams toward Florida after he fired on them from a barricaded cabin and refused to surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Charles Williams
Florida
D W. Tyler
Grady County
Eugene Cardel
Cairo
James Hunnicutt
Thomas County
Tyler
Marshal Cardell
Man Escaped Lansing Prison Mutiny Dies in Osceola Arrest
Leavenworth Kansas identifies Benjamin Cravens as the man arrested in Osceola Nebraska. Cravens escaped the Kansas state penitentiary at Lansing on November 16 1900 during a prisoner mutiny.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Osceola
Neb
Benjamin Cravens
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Yale Professor Stricken On Honeymoon Trip
Yale University professor A R B Westing, who left New Haven on his honeymoon last month, has fallen ill with suspected typhoid during a trip to Chautauqua, N.Y. The illness was reported from Yate during the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
A RB. Westing
Yale University
Jaint Chdutauqua
Lion Attacks Crowd as Mrs Hucke Is Gravely Injured
In Pittsburgh on August 28 a mounted lion escaped at Luna Park. Anna Hucke of 78 Van Braam Street was mauled for about 15 minutes as bystanders watched in fear. Officer Sheridan shot the beast after repeatedly firing, saving Hucke who was rushed to the Homeopathic Hospital in grave condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Anna Hucke
van Braam Street
Luna Park
Sheridan
Homeopathic
Train Wreck Near Bowmen Claims One Life Injures Seven
A Clover Leaf passenger train derailed near Bowmen 12 miles north of Charleston Illinois after two cars jumped a switch. P E Conkling of Texarkana Texas was killed instantly. Seven passengers sustained serious injuries including Shirdon Ross C Provine Nelson Anderson J N Green James Green Charles Whipman and Harley Ferguson. The injured were taken to Brocton and Charleston for care.
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Charleston
Ill
Bowman
Here
P. E. Conkling
Texarkana
Texas
Shirdon Ross
Kentland
Ind
C. Provine
New Douglas
Nelson Anderson
Ashmore
J. N. Green
Dana
James Green
Charles Whipman
Toledo
Harley Ferguson
Brocton
Heavy rains devastate Gamma prefecture report
Tokyo reports show central province flooding with over 18,000 homes submerged. At least 500 lives lost and 250 people remain missing as the disaster expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Gamma Prefecture
G A R Officer Ends Life Over Financial Trouble
Capt. Raymond W. Clark of Oakland California a member of the G A R died by turning on gas in his room. Officials attributed the tragedy to financial embarrassment and mounting worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Raymond W. Clark
Editor Drowns Bathing at Lake Quinsigamond
Eugene Moriarity editor and proprietor of the Worcester Post and a prominent Democrat drowned while bathing in Lake Quinsigamond Worcester Mass August 28. The incident reports a sudden accident and the death of a public figure associated with the local press and political scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Eugene Moriarity
The
Worcester Post
Quinsigamond
Yellow Fever Cases Reported in Clenfuegon Outbreak
Five new yellow fever cases are reported in Clenfuegon, per a war department dispatch from Chief Surgeon Taylor in Mariana Cuba. None of the new cases involve military camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clenfuegon
War Department
Taylor
Mariana
Cuba
Death found in Lehigh Canal Coplay silk mill girl
Aug 28 Allentown reports the body of Julia Arbelter a Coplay silk mill girl found floating in the Lehigh canal. She had been missing since Saturday when authorities found her newborn infant strangled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal
Allentown
Julia Arbelter
Lehigh Canal
Real estate dealer barricades home during lunacy raid
Lorain Ohio, Charles H Randall, 45, known as curb stone, locked family inside and barricaded his house for three hours threatening two officers with a shotgun. He slipped out a window, fled along the lake shore, and was later arrested after a search. Randall had cashiered Oberlin Bank funds diverted by Cassie Chadwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie Chadwick
Burglar Seen By Veteran From Porch With Field Glasses
Bellefontaine Ohio resident Joseph Costin on his invalid chair porch watched a man enter the Hartzler home a distance away. He then saw the burglar leave and change clothing in nearby woods before escaping, Costin being unable to pursue or alert neighbors due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefontaine, O
Joseph Costin
J. A. Hartzler
Costin
Mr. Costin
Death of Mrs. Margaret Kennedy at age 84 in Poland township
After a long illness Mrs. Margaret Kennedy mother of Congressman James Kennedy died at the Poland township homestead at 84. Eight children survive including Julian Kennedy of Pittsburg engineer Hugh Kennedy of Lackawanna Steel Co. and others in Lowellville Punxsutawney Chicago Struthers.
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Youngstown
Margaret Kennedy
James Kennedy
Poland Township
Julian Kennedy
Pittsburg
Hugh
Lackawanna Steel Co
John Becker
Lowellville
Walter
John H
Punxsutawney
Samuel
Chicago
Thomas W
Struthers
Indians Routed Out in Fire at White City Resort
Flames broke out in the big poolroom and bowling alley building of the White City pleasure resort near Cleveland. Heberling's show animals were moved from cages and the Navajo Indians were routed out as fire threatened the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
White City
Heberling
Accident fatality in a threshing machine incident
West Union Ohio. James Wilson 59 of Cherry Fork was killed while oiling a separator. He slipped and fell into the machine’s mouth and was drawn into the knives, his body distributed through the separator in an instant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
James Wilson
Cherry Fork
Wilson
Sherman Brigade Reunion Draws Visitors in Shelby Ohio
Shelby Ohio hosts the annual Sherman brigade reunion with Governor Harris in attendance. A grand parade is reviewed by the governor and he delivers an address at Camp Sherman where veterans are housed in tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Brigade
Shelby
Harris
Camp Sherman
Hobo Found Sleeping on Dining Table at Traction Co Residence
A hobo was found asleep on the dining room table in the palatial home of E. K. Stewart Columbus Traction Co. general manager. No one knows how he entered and the man offered no explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, C
E. K. Stewart
Columbus Traction Co
Dayton Cigar Plant to Expand Women Workforce
Reports say the Cincinnati plant will close but the Dayton branch remains unaffected and will be strengthened with more women workers employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, CO
Cincinnati
American Cigar Co
Dayton
Cave-in at bank mine near East 54th Street claims boy
A cave-in at a bank along the Wheeling and Lake Erie tracks near East 54th Street in Cleveland killed 3 year old John Bahara and injured three other boys during a game of mine.
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Cleveland
Wheeling & Lake Erie
East 54d Street
John Bahara
Prominent Teacher Dies After Eating Raisin Pie
Urleans Ohio E. B. Kiser, a well known educator, died in Logan County after consuming a piece of raisin pie from a tin that reportedly contained a poisonous substance. Investigations are underway to determine the exact cause and source of contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urleans, O
E. B. Kiser
Logan County
Akron Tinner Dies After Roof Fall
Elmer Hamill a tinner with Akers Harpman Co. is dying after falling from a roof at a factory building in Akron. He slipped while other workers were plating the roof and tumbled to the ground, the accident described as dizzy height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Elmer Hamill
Akers & Harpman Co
Alx-Emory
Hamill
Armed agents confront liquor dealers in Logan chase
Two armed sleuths hired by the Anti Saloon League arrived to confront liquor dealers who kept their saloons open after legal hours. Salooneers were tipped off and a crowd chased the sleuths from the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
The
Anti
Gov Harris Tours Asylum In Meveland Visit
Governor Harris conducts inspection at the Newburg state asylum in Meveland. The governor traveling with Mrs Harris was driven to a hospital by automobile for care after an unspecified incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Meveland
Harnvia
Newburg
Witness Wanted in Dayton Double Murder Probe
Dayton authorities seek Max Schumann to obtain more details about the Mec Cabe's park killings of Anna Markowitz and Abraham Cohan. Schumann, once believed summoned to testify, vanished after reportedly visiting the Markowitz sisters and leaving Bertha with Anna near Lakeside Park.
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Dayton
Max Schumann
Anna Markowitz
Abraham Cohan
Indianapolis
MecCabe’s Park
Schumann
Markowitz
Lakeside Park
Bertha
Anna
Lakeside
Small Amounts Detected in Brown County Officials Accounts
Brown county village reports filed with the bureau of accounting show minor irregularities among local officials. Aberdeen payments totaled about 100 dollars with no purchases above market price. Several Fayetteville officials faced small discrepancies, and multiple other villages listed minor irregularities including Mayor Kilpatrick and Clerk Pinkhard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Brown County
Bureau of Accounting
Aberdeen
Johnson
John McCann
Fayetteville
H. B. Whitmore
Hamersville
Higginsport
David Kilpat
Willis Law Under Challenge in Ohio Tax Suit
The Interstate Oil Co., sued by the attorney general for tax delinquency under the Willis law, contests the statute as unconstitutional for special treatment and double taxation. State officials remain unfazed by the legal challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Interstate of Co
Fire destroys Farrin-born Lumber Co yard in Cincinnati
A blaze scorched the planing mill and hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber owned by the Farrin-born Lumber Co of Winton Place. The nine acre yard and structures may push losses to about $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Farrin-born Lumber Co
Winton Place
Postmasters Meet in Columbus Annual League Session
The fourth annual session of the League of Ohio Postmasters of the second third and fourth classes will be held in Columbus on September 3 and 4. Papers of interest to members are scheduled and delegates to the national meeting at Washington will be selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
League of Ohio
Washington
Sheet Tin Plant Sold at Bankruptcy Sale
The American Sheet and Tinplate property including plants at Marietta and Newcomerstown and coal lands near Cambridge was sold to Strauss & Co. of Philadelphia for $49,500. This marked the third offering of the plant in bankruptcy sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta, C
American Sheet and Tinplate
Marietta
Newcomerstown
Cambridge
Strauss & Co
Philadelphia
Freight train leaps trestle near Dundas in Gallia County
A southbound Hocking Valley freight train plunged from a trestle near Dundas, Gallia County. The crew escaped by jumping. The wreck and locomotive caught fire and burned. A broken wheel flange is blamed for the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hocking Valley
Dundas
Republicans Favor Popular Vote for 18th District Nomination
The Republican congressional committee of Ohio's 18th district met in Youngstown and decided that the next year's nomination for congressman should be by popular vote rather than by convention as first proposed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, O
Repubblican Congressional Committee
Tiffin approves private sale of $25,000 bonds after rejection
In Tiffin Ohio the board of sinking fund trustees rejected $25,000 four per cent in-year refunding bonds at public bidding due to insufficient premium. The authorities will now sell the issue privately and take the entire asset here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Sinking Fund Trustees
Louise Tannert Dies After Panhandle Trate Incident
Louise Tannert of Stoughton Wisconsin fell critically ill on a Pan-handle tract at Union Station in Columbus Ohio from probable poisoning. She was rushed to Protestant hospital and died about an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Louise Tannert
Stoughton, Wie
Union Station
Protestant Hospital
State Grange Rally Draws Thousands to Mantua Picnic
In Mantua Ohio an audience of several thousand Grangers heard Governor Harris Congress member Burton and former Vermont Governor Bell at the Ohio State Grange rally. Before speeches, visitors and guests gathered around tables laden with a typical picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantua
Harris
Burton
Gov
Bell
Vermont
Ohio State Grange
Questa
Young farmer Jamea Biddy dies in Gallia gun tragedy
In Gallipolis Ohio near Patriot, farmer Jamea Biddy fatally shot his wife after she declared she would live apart. The incident ends in a fatal domestic shooting with police likely investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jamea Biddy
Patriot
Hine
Bine
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Glander
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St. Lawrence River
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