Three Dead as City Building Collapses in Cincinnati
A four story Dohan company building on Sixth Street collapses after a warning rumble. A passing man dies on the sidewalk and a woman on the street is uninjured. A laborer and Mary Dalley perish in the ruins. Seven workers were inside. three bodies found, others injured. The Sixth Street market area panics but no further injuries reported.
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Cincinnati
Sth
Dohan Company
Thal Avenue
Sixth Street
Mary Dalley
Sixth Street Market
Boilermakers Strike Five Rail Lines Over Wages
Following impending wage talks five railroads the Chicago Great Western Great Northern Northern Pacific and others ordered wage increases to 45 cents east and 47 percent west of the Missouri River. Boilermakers walked out at 8 a.m. with shops in St. Paul and other cities closed and the strike likely spreading to all shops on the lines.
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St. Paul
Chicago Great Western
Lime
Chicago
Minneaplis
Omaha
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Missouri River
Missouri
Great Western
Oelwein
Soo Hine
Shoreham
Brainerd
Fargo
Livingston
South Tacoma
Boilermakers Strike Shuts Great Northern Shops in Superior
Superior Wisconsin September 16 The entire boilermakers force numbering sixty employed in the Great Northern shops went out on strike during the day while the machinists remain at work.
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Superior
Wis
Great Northern
Defects in the Quebec Bridge Revelation at Inquiry
D B Haley president of the Bridge Workers union testified to a government commission about observed defects on the Quebec Bridge before its collapse. He said chords near the cantilever arm showed four webs giving way, with bent lacing and kinking, observed the eve of the accident. He escaped by boat after the bridge failed.
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Quebec
D. B. Haley
Rs’ Union
Phoenix Bridge Company
Yellow fever cases reported in Cuba by Havana governor
Magoon reports seven new yellow fever cases at Cienfuegos over two days. Six are Spaniards and one is American Private William Foster of the Fifteenth Cavalry. Cases linked to town exposure, not camp infection. Medwal patrol cited for improved detection. new bases at Alacranes and Nueva Paz, both Spanish posts.
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Washington
War Department
Havana
Magoon
Cuba
Cienfuegos
William Foster
Fifteenth Cavalry
Alacranes
Nueva Paaz
Worcester men charged with intimidation at New Haven plant
Frank McGee organizer of the International Molders Union and John A Dunn secretary of the local union were arrested in New Haven charged with intimidation of nonunion workers at Agon's foundry where a strike has been in force.
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New Haven, Conn
Frank & McGee
Worcester
Mass
International Molders
John A. Dunn
Penunion
Agon
Lusitania Disappoints in Maiden Atlantic Run
Shipping circles say the Lusitania failed to break records on its New York maiden voyage. Despite English reports of great speed, technical observers record 23.01 knots in fair weather versus the Deutschland's 23.15 knots westward. Critics note trial trips and prior miles, doubting 24 to 25 knot claims.
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New York
Gibraltar
Lusitania
Toughs Attack Purdue Students in Lafayette Riot
In Lafayette Indiana six Purdue students were seriously injured and fifteen others beaten in a riot as students returning from a dance were attacked by city toughs. A large combined crowd helped and five toughs were arrested with John Miller and N J McChesney of Charleston West Virginia named as among the most seriously injured.
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John Miller
N. J. McChesney
Charleston
W. Va
Inquiry Into Rogers Illness Reaches Court Testimony
Boston September 16. Prominent New Bedford businessmen summoned to testify on Henry H. Rogers of New York. A physician has declared Rogers unable to appear in court and unable to attend the supreme court session.
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Boston
New Bedford
Supreme Court
Henry H. Rogers
New York
Peruvian Navy Buys Italian Cruiser Dogali Refit Callao
The Peruvian government purchased the Italian cruiser Dogali formerly Salamina for 50000 dollars and will rename it Callao. Professor R H Chittenden of Yale University announces a 150000 dollar gift from Mrs James B Oliver of Pittsburgh. Drownings occur as Frank Maher and Lewis Truckey, Bay City machinists, perish when their rowboat capsizes near the Cheboyganing river mouth.
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Salamina
Callao
R. H. Chittenden
Sheffield Scientific School
Yate University
James B. Oliver
Pittsburg
Frank Maher
Lewis Truckey
Bay City
Mich
Cheboyganing
Mushir Ed Dowley
Persia
Teheran
Alec” Shields
Brooklyn
Shields
Logan
Canada
America
Market Quotations From St Paul Union Stock Yards
St Paul Sept 14 cattle good to choice steers 5.50 to 6.25 fair to good 4.00 to 5.00 good to choice cows and heifers 3.50 to 5.00 veals 4.00 to 5.50 hogs 5.60 to 6.20 sheep wethers 5.90 to 6.25 good to choice spring lambs 6.25 to 6.75
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St. Paul
Wheat futures steady prices on Minneapolis market
Minneapolis reports Sept wheat futures at 1.04 for Sept and Dec contracts, 1.08% for May. On track No 1 hard old near 1.08% with new 1.07% and No 1 Northern old 1.07% new 1.0614. No 2 Northern old 1.04% new 1.03% to 1.04% and No 3 Northern at 1.01 1.04.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Wheat and flax futures prices in Duluth market notes
Wheat to arrive and on track with prices for No. 1 hard at 1.10 per bushel and No. 1 Northern at 1.09 in Sept futures 1.07 for No. 2 Northern and 1.07 for Sept, 1.06 for Dec and 1.10 for May Flax to arrive on track with Sept at 1.24 and Oct 1.20 Nov 1.20 Dec 1.16 per unit.
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Duluth
Northern
Chicago grain and livestock quotations for mid September
Wheat Sept 94 1/2 percent Dec 98 1/2 percent. Corn Sept 59 cents Dec 57 1/2 cents. Oats Sept 52 1/2 cents Dec 52 cents. Pork Oct 15.45 dollars Jan 15.45. Butter Creameries 22 1/2 27 cents dairies 21 1/2 25 cents. Eggs 14 1/2 117 1/2 cents. Poultry Turkeys 13 cents chickens 11 cents springs 13 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Chicago dealers report cattle prices for cows Texas steers Western calves and stockers. Hogs show light mixed heavy and rough values. Sheep and yearlings Lambs are listed with varying bids and asks.
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Chicago
Texas
Plague in San Francisco No Quarantine Urged
Chang Man Wo president of the Chinese Six companies is found dead at 742 Sacramento Street in Chinatown from plague. A Greek laborer also dies on Green Street near the waterfront. Since May 27 total cases reach 24 with 13 deaths. Dr Rupert Blue says no alarm and no quarantine is needed.
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San Francisco
Chang Man Wo
Chinese Six Companies
Sacramento Street
Chinatown
Green Street
Rupert Blue
Forty Miners Injured in Wyoming Mine Explosion
An explosion at Union Pacific Coal No. 10 mine in Rock Springs Wyoming injured forty workers with twenty seriously hurt. Lamps ignited coal dust stirred by runaway cars causing damage to the slope timber and bulkheads. Most injured were treated at the state hospital or sent home.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Union Pacific Coal Company
Dream Prevents Disaster on Northern Central Railroad
Engineer James B. Burd of the Buffalo fiver dreamed of a landslide between Dauphin and Halifax, warned crew, then drove the train slowly after Dauphin. At a point north of Dauphin a real landslide blocked the track. the reduced speed allowed a safe stop with little or no damage.
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Harrisburg
Northern Central Railroad
Roundhouse
James B. Burd
Buffalo Fiver
Dauphin
Halifax
Burd
Booth Sails for America to Lead Salvation Army Campaign
General Booth, aged seventy eight, bids farewell at Euston Station before departing for Liverpool onboard the Virginian. He plans to campaign across Canada and the United States, saying his mission rests on individual regeneration by the power of God. A prayer meeting for officers is held in the station waiting room.
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Euston
General Booth
Liverpool
Quebec
Canada
United States
Old
England
Salvation Army
La Follette Distance From Stephenson Grows In Wisconsin
Milwaukee Sept 14 The Journal reports Senator La Follette told friends his presidential bid will not be tied to Isaac Stephenson’s quest for another senate term. He wants Wisconsin delegates to the Republican convention but will not bargain with Stephenson or rely on his financial or political influence to win Stephenson’s reelection or to aid La Follette’s national run.
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Milwaukee
The
Journal Boys
la Follette
Isaac Stephenson
United States Senate
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Marinette
Wellman Abandons North Pole Airship Attempt
Walter Wellman, head of the Wellman Chicago Record-Herald expedition, has reached Tromsoe aboard the Frithjof from Spitzbergen and announced he is abandoning this year's attempt to reach the North Pole after a failed flight on Sept. 2. He plans another try with a new airship in 1908.
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Trondhjem
Norway
Walter Wellman
Wellman
Chicago Record-Herald
Tromsoe
Frithjof
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Coach Roof Blown Off on Reading to Pottsville Train
Passengers on the Reading express near Reading Pennsylvania experienced a wind storm at fifty miles an hour that tore the roof from a car. The train plunged into darkness as rain poured down and the car leaked. The train halted at Leesport where travelers were moved to a different car.
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Reading
Pottsville
Leesport
Betrayal of Military Secrets Hits Prussia
Cobienz Sept 14 News reports fourteen arrested in a wide scale betrayal of military secrets. Twelve suspects including four civilians face high treason charges, one of the civilians is said to belong to the nobility. Prisoners kept in close confinement awaiting sealed trial while two non arraigned witnesses remain in custody.
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Cobienz
Prussia
Rivals Harriman and Hill Walk Arm in Arm in New York
In a rare sight Harriman and Hill, the railroad rivals, were seen strolling down Pine street arm in arm this week. The meeting appeared accidental and insiders say their personal relations have always been cordial, shaking up the financial district with curiosity.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
J. J. Hill
Pine Street
Financial
Provence Breaks Transatlantic Steamship Record
The French liner La Provence broke the Havre to New York transatlantic record, completing the 3,140 mile run in 6 days 1 hour 12 minutes. The prior record was 6 days 2 hours 15 minutes, with an average speed of 22.08 knots.
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New York
Havre
la Provence
Notable Seattle business leader killed by train at dock
Matajiro Tsukune, president of the Oriental Trading Co and Oriental- American tank, a prominent Seattle Japanese resident, was instantly killed when struck by a Great Northern switch engine in front of the Great Northern dock at Smith Cove.
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Seattle
Wash
Matajiro Tsukune
The
Oriental- American Tank
Oriental Trading Company
Great Northern
Smith Cove
Great Northern Cutoff In Use Between Kelly Lake And Fermoy
Hibbing Minnesota reports the Great Northern has completed and begun using a new twenty eight mile cutoff from Kelly Lake to Fermoy on the ore road. The line reduces running time and allows engines to pull seventy car trains in one piece instead of two sections.
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Hibbing
Minn
Great Northern
Kelly Lake
Fermoy
Prince Eugene Troubetskoy Indicted for Treason in Moscow Article
St. Petersburg report states Prince Eugene Troubetskoy, head of the Moderates, was indicted for high treason over an article in a Moscow weekly defending the late parliament and condemning its dissolution and a new electoral law.
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St. Petersburg
Eugene Troubetskoy
Moderates
Moscow
Woman Dies From Burns In Parafine Wax Incident
St. Paul Sept 14 Mrs Walter Hell died from burns suffered while melting paraffin wax to coat jars of preserves. The wax boiled over catching fire and her clothing ignited as she tried to extinguish the blaze. Death attributed to heart failure caused by the burns.
Pope Pius X Encyslical Condemns Modernism as Heresy
The Osservatore Romano reports Pope Pius X’s encyclical declaring Modernism a synthesis of all heresy and a path to atheism. It prescribes Catholicizing education, bans Modernist works, and sets diocesan censorship, councils, and limited ecclesiastical congresses to combat the movement.
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Rome
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Pius X
Leo XIII
Moors Discuss Peace Delegation Conference
A Moorish delegation met with General Drude and French officials in Casa Blanca to discuss peace but admitted they did not represent all hosts. Negotiations will continue as delegates seek other tribal leaders. Paris reports say the delegates accepted Drude’s conditions and plan to return Thursday to coordinate a general submission of hostile tribes.
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Casa Blanca
Drude
Ad- Tairal Philibert
M. Regnault
Morocco
Paris
Japanese Ambassador Sees Grey Over Vancouver Attacks
Baron Komura, Japan's ambassador to Britain, returned from a visit and met Sir Edward Grey at the foreign office. He carried dispatches from Vancouver and Ottawa and said Japan trusts Canada will punish those responsible for anti Orientals and is satisfied with the measures taken.
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London
Baron Komura
Great Britain
Edward Grey
Foreign Office
Vancouver
Ottawa
Japan
German embassy to Washington ambassador to stay on
Berlin announces Emperor William and Chancellor von Buelow fully back Baron Speck von Sternberg. The foreign office denies reports of his immediate retirement and says the ambassador may remain in Washington as long as he desires. The change in ambassadorship has been considered.
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Berlin
Washington
Baron Speck von Sternberg
William
von Buelow
Hartzell and Adams Sentenced for Arson Crimes in Allentown
Robert Hartzell received twenty years in a Philadelphia prison for twenty three counts of arson and theft. Daniel J. Adams, arrested with Hartzell, also drew twenty years after being tried at Easton for arson in Northampton county. The pair were linked to three business fires causing about $100,000 in losses.
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Allentown
Philadelphia
Robert Hartzell
Artzell
Daniel J. Adams
Adams
Easton
Northampton County
Emigration Figures From Russia Reach Half Million Jews
The Jewish emigration bureau reports over 500000 Jews have left Russia for the United States since 1893. The annual total rose from 24275 in 1893 to about 200000 in 1906, with many also moving to England Canada and South America.
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St. Petersburg
Jewish Emigration Bureau
Russia
United States
England
Canada
South America
Copper stocks tumble as Amalgamated slumps on exchange
Opening trading shows heavy selling in copper shares with Amalgamated dropping to 58 per share, down 8 percent for the day. About 40 000 Amalgamated shares changed hands in early trading amid broad market weakness driven by copper declines.
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Kers
Stock Exchange
Amalgamated
Boston
London
Utah Consolidated Mining Company
Amalgamated Copper
Reading
Evidence for Defense in Campbell Murder Trial
The defense presents George South as a witness in the Campbell murder trial. He testifies on the murdered Dr. Benjamin F. Harris's reputation for chastity and the defendant's long friendship with South, while the state objects to the line of questioning. William Wagegstaff of Antigo, a fellow lumber merchant, describes Campbell's prior peaceful reputation and a recent change in behavior before the shooting.
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Chicago
Amasa C. Campbell
Wisconsin
William J. Wagegstaff
Antigo
Wis
Campbell
Must Serve Full Term For Milwauke e Avenue Bank Forgery
Joliet Sept 14 Paul O Stensland president of the collapsed Milwaukee Avenue State Bank must serve the full term set by a Joliet jury for forgery. The pardon board denied his pardon application and no petition was filed. Convicts may apply after eleven months. he will remain jailed eight years and three months with good time.
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Chicago
Stensland
Prosecution Talks With Capitol Corruption Suspects
Harrisburg district attorney Weiss in consult with James Scarlett and associates in prosecutions linked to capitol construction contracts. Criminal suits expected next week before a Harrisburg alderman against persons named by the investigation commission in its report to Governor Stuart.
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Harrisburg
Weiss
James Scarlett
Investigation Commission
Stuart
Millionaire convict Gourdain sent to government insane asylum
Washington report states Louis A. Gourdain an eccentric millionaire convict once known for his Joliet prison scheme has been delivered from Atlanta to the government hospital for the insane in Joliet.
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Washington
Louis A. Gourdain
Chicago
Federal Penitentiary
Joliet
Atlanta
Government Hospital
Missouri Representative Encounters Roosevelts Third Term Talk
Representative Barthold of Missouri says he met a dozen or more United States senators and congressmen in Atlantic City who all predicted President Roosevelt would be nominated for a third term and would be compelled to accept it.
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Washington
Barthold
Missouri
Atlantic City
United States
Roosevelt
Mother Dies After Fire Kills Two Young Sons
In Dubuque on September 14, Mrs. August Pumpke died from burns suffered while trying to save her two and three year old sons who had set fire to their clothing with matches. The house was destroyed.
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Dubuque, Ia
August Pumpke
Carnegie seeks reduction of assessments on Fifth Avenue estate
Andrew Carnegie acting through counsel Robert L Cutting has filed in supreme court to lower the 1906 assessments on his Fifth Avenue residence, nearby property, and Carnegie Hall. The move aims to reduce tax valuations on the prominent properties.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Robert l Cutting
Supreme Court
Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
Carnegie Hall
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Chicago Grain and Provisions
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Booth
Veteran Salvationist
Senator la Follette
Tromsoe, Norway
Hill
Harriman
Prince
Pope
Dominion
Pardon Board
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