Denver Faces Flood Aftermath and Wreck Recovery
Still searching for possible flood victims Denver deploys fifteen thousand workers to repair damage from the disaster. Engineers and flagmen linked to the C B Q wreck are being sought amid a flood cleanup involving city employees and volunteers. Fire department pumps flooded basements as railroads mobilize workers from throughout the region to restore downtown Denver, with unemployed residents finding work on demolitions and repairs.
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Denver
Colo
Cherry Creek
Ciy Fire Department
State
Kansas
Fixing the Responsibility for Western Springs Wreck
Chicago officials assign blame for the Western Springs wreck that killed thirteen and injured many after an Aurora investigation. P 8 Eustis names flagman John and engineer George Brownson as responsible for train Nos. 2 and 8 respectively.
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Chicago
Eustis
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Western Springs
John
George Brownson
Aurora
Rebels on the Move Near Torreon
Bands of rebels under Campos and Argudo are reported at Canon de Fernandez and La Durango within fifteen miles of Torreon. About 2,000 armed and mounted men are believed involved. Colonel Gomez, commander at Torreon, has gone to meet them. an attack on Torreon is not anticipated.
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Mexico
Campos
Argudo
Canon de Fernandez
la Durango
Torreon
Gomez
Suspected Train Robbers Arrested in Coffeyville Raid
Captain Kivitt a gambler of South Coffeyville Al Livingston auto liveryman and Harry Bonar son of a wealthy Coffeyville family with two others were arrested for the attempted robbery of the Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train last Tuesday night. The train was held for over two hours near here while five highwaymen attempted to open the express safe.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Kivitt
South Coffeyville
al Livingston
Harry Bonar
Protest Supported in Senate Over Canal Toll Issue
Washington Great Britain argues the United States has no right under the Hay Pauncefote treaty to pass its own coastwise vessels free through the Panama canal while collecting tolls from British ships. The senate shows emphatic support and is thoroughly examining the matter.
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Senate
Washington
Great
Britain
United States
Panama Canal
Caribbean sea prepares for opening of Panama Canal
Caribbean waters poised as the Panama Canal access is readied for its inaugural opening. Authorities and engineers oversee the approach as ships await transit through the new route.
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Caribbean
Illinois Senate seat ousted over Lorimer corruption
Senate stripped Illinois junior senator William Lorimer of his seat after a vote 55 to 28 citing votes obtained by corrupt methods. The agitation began with fraud hints in 1910 when a legislator claimed a bribe of 1000 dollars for Lorimer’s election. A Burlington wreck in Illinois is also noted with thirteen dead and fifteen to twenty injured near Chicago.
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Washington
United States
Senate
William Lorimer
Illinois
Lorimer
Charlies A. “White
Hainois
Burlington
Chicago
Collision Kills and Wrecks Two Trains Near Western Springs
At 6 30 a m Sunday the Chicago section No 8 fast mail crashed into the stationary Overland Express from Denver near Western Springs a Chicago suburb telescoping two Pullman cars. The wreck damaged the Overland and the last damage report places the train near Lincoln Saturday afternoon. The prior disaster near Indianola Neb claimed eighteen lives with six Lincoln residents among the victims.
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Lington & Quincy Railroad
Western Springs
Chicago
Overland Express
Denver
Overland
Lincoln
Indianola
Neb
Nine Russian Mothers Seek City Marshal Ruling on Babies
The city marshal confronts a remarkable case when nine Russian mothers claim rightful parentage of infants. Field workers compare babies in a designated booth, revealing surprising findings as mothers rush to reclaim their children and all infants are slated for redistribution.
Progressives Set July 30 Kansas City State Convention
Progressive Republicans in Missouri plan a state convention in Kansas City on Tuesday July 30 to elect delegates to the national convention in Chicago. The call is issued by W R Nelson editor of the Kansas City Star and Times and Missouri national committee member.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Chicago
W. R. Nelson
Kansas City Star and Times
Aviator Drope Falls to Death Over Ravenswood Course
An elderly aviator and former amateur world speed record holder for planes perished in an instant on the Ravenswood course. Relatives reported his long aviation career and achievement before the fatal accident.
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Ravenswood Course
British Protest Nominees Fight Prohibition Issue
British protest against prohibitionists nominates Cha Fin and Watkins. They will leave the matter in Congress hands. Anti-Saloon League loses the fight and cannot get on the ballot. President Aaron S Watkins.
Races Called Off as Stars and Stripes Honors Vaulters
The Olympic relay of pole vault honors ended with Harry S. Babcock of Columbia Mark S. Wright of Dartmouth and Frank T. Nelson of Yale receiving medals after the United States claimed the majority of Olympic points. Ralph Rose of the Athletic Club and Patrick J. McDonald of the Irish American Athletic Club won the top two spots in shot putting.
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Stockholm
United States
Harry S. Babcock
Columbia University
New York
Mark S. Wright
Dartmouth
Frank T. Nelson
Yale
sColumbia
Wright
Nelson
Ralph Rose
Athletic Club
Patrick J. McDonald
Prohibition Party Nominates Chafin and Watkins in AC
Atlantic City ends its national prohibition convention by acclamation nominating Eugene W. Chafin of Arizona for president and Aaron S. Watkins of Ohio for vice president after a single ballot indicated delegates’ preference.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Party
Arizona
Aaron 8. Watkins
Ohio
British protest over Panama canal administration voiced
Secretary Knox notified Senator Brandegee that Britain protests the canal governance. The State Department’s position, echoed by Charge d Affaires Innes, is to leave the dispute for Congress to decide, with legislation pending.
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Canal
Washington
Senate
Knox
Brandegee
Senate Interoceanic’ Canal Committee
Great Britain
Innes
State Department
Congress
League Loses First Round in Omaha Saloon Case
In Omaha Nebraska a six man jury found Harvey Jacobsen not guilty after thirty minutes of deliberation. The anti saloon league had charged violations of the closing law and the verdicts will influence whether forty other saloon keepers face trial.
Roosevelt party faces ballot hurdle in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin Roosevelt party cannot appear as a regular ticket on the general election ballot. It may reach the ballot under individual or non-partisan nomination per statute. A law section allows 1000 elector petition to grant five words explaining the party principles.
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Madison
Wis
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Arraigned idle Students at University Life
Chancellor Samuel Avery of the University of Nebraska denounces students who spend winters at fashionable universities as idle idlers using learning institutions as winter resorts under the disguise of culture.
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Chicago
Samuel Avery
University of Nebraska
Lincoln Electors Split Over Taft Roosevelt Fight
No assurance among eight Republican electors chosen in April for Lincoln’s slate. Three candidates Wesley Wilcox A C Kennedy and Allen Johnson indicate support for Taft as the regular nominee, while five others G S Flory A R Davis A V Pease W J Broatch and W B Thorpe have not stated positions.
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Lincoln
Wesley Wilcox
North Platte
A. C. Kennedy
Omaha
Allen Johnson
Fremont
Taft
G. S. Flory
A. R. Davis
A. V. Pease
W. J. Broatch
W. B. Thorpe
Aero Race Off on 1800 Mile Circuit
The American grand circuit aeroplane race 1800 miles from Chicago and back was canceled by the Aero Club of America. The Illinois aero club received a telegram from the national body and the planned route included Lincoln and Omaha in the circuit.
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Chicago
United States
Aero Club of America of
New York
National Club
Aero Club of Illinois
Lincoln
Omaha
Wanted to Wipe Out Disgrace by Stealing From Employer
William M. Wrence, 4, a prominent member of the LaFayette Avenue Presbyterian in Brooklyn, admitted stealing upwards of $25,000 from his employer and said he spent it trying to be a good fellow. He begged detectives to let him have a revolver to wipe out his disgrace.
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New York
William M. Wrence
LaFayott Avenue
Brooklyn
Whites town hosts unique religious gathering
A brief note records a distinctive religious assembly in the new town of Whites, highlighting its unusual format and community participation.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Medicine Mentioned in Obituary Fragment
Incomplete clipping notes age and death context with reference to E. Pinkham's Vegetable Medicine. No full details of person, date, or location are readable.
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Diller Record
F. T. Pearce
Nebraska
Flagman
Pat Crowe
Missouri Progressives
Amateur
Avia
Tor
Eugene W. Chafin
Norfolk
FIN and Watkins
gress—Anti-Saloon League
Aaron. S. Watkins
Ments
N. E
Salt Lake City
E. Pinkham
Pougera Co
Beckman Aera
Ita Scheel
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