Steamship Swain Burns. Fifty Rescued After Fire on Illinois River
Fire engulfed the steamer Swain on the Illinois River near Peoria, forcing fifteen passengers into the water from the gangplank. Captain Jim Bludso and crew evacuated passengers as boats packed with people fled the burning vessel. Forty-five saved, four children drowned or near-drowned. loss around 35000 dollars with most of the value tied to the vessel. The Peoria and LaSalle Packet Company owned the Swain, built nine years earlier in Clear Water Minnesota.
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Illinois
Feoria
Peoria d LaSalle Packet Company
Verne Swain
Peoria
la Salle
Swain
Martin Huston
Engir Casrider
Casricer
Fred Swain
Clear Water
Minn
Illinois River
Extra Session Costs Rise Over Half Million Dollars
Analyzing tariff law costs during a special session shows about 500000 dollars in expenses. Mileage allowances at 20 cents per mile, plus salaries for senators, representatives, clerks, and reporters push the total high. Senate and House expenditures include 154000 to members, 47000 to Senate, 73000 for extra employer pay, and 100000 for additional House staff. An additional 25000 covers general expenses and 10000 goes to official reporters for extra clerks.
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Samuel
Washington
Sena
Pac
Senate
Treasury
Auto Crash at Tide Flats Claims Five Lives at Night
A touring car at Dead Man's Curve on the Tide Flats trestle plunges through the railing into flood waters. Five killed include four young women and the driver. two women survive the plunge while others are drowned in the water.
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Seattle
Rat in Hair Saves Life in Virginia Woman Incident
Bertha Delina of Roanoke Virginia survived a self inflicted gunshot to the head after a rat hidden in her hair distracted her during the attempt.
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Bertha Delina
Roanoke
Value of '08 crop hits record $7.778 billion big farming gain
Secretary Wilson notes crop year 1908 yields lift farm product value to 7.778 billion, a world high. Agricultural balance of trade rises 75.7 percent in twelve years, from 234 million to 411 million annually, with gains in yields per acre across multiple states and diversified farm outputs.
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Wilson
James Wilson
United States
Ohio
Virginia
Indiana
New York
Nebraska
Counterfeit Plot Foiled in Louisville by Federal Agents
Police and Secret Service seize $1,000,000 in 100 peso notes from a brass bound trunk in Louisville. Three suspects including brothers John and Marion Roberts and a printer are held. The crew planned a larger counterfeit operation tied to a perforating and numbering machine delayed by manufacturers.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Secret Service Department
John C. Roberts
Marion Roberts
John Roberts
Mexico
Egyptian Lotus Flourishes in Calumet River
The Egyptian lotus blooms profusely three miles east of Hammond Indiana with thousands of flowers in open daylight. Locals say the plant grows wild here and on the Nile river and doubt any importation, suggesting it is native to both streams.
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Calumet River
Nile
Hammond
Ind
Calumet
Egypt
Nile River
Record Canal Year Expenditures Reach New High
Panama reports show the fiscal year ending June 30 as the highest expenditures since the United States assumed control. The monthly average was 2.7 million dollars, with January 1909 totaling over 3.25 million. Total expenses to date amount to 104.177884 million dollars, excluding the 50 million paid for the canal.
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Panama
United States
Contractors Found Guilty in Boston Flagstone Conspiracy
Michael J. Mitchell former city purchasing agent and Thomas F. Maher contractor were found guilty by a Boston Superior Court jury of conspiracy to defraud the city of 13 500 by signing contracts for excessive flagstones. Sentences deferred.
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Michael J. Mitchell
Thomas F. Maher
Boston
Sentemce
Skeletons Hint at Hidden Tragedy by Potomac
Fifteen skeletons found near the Potomac during excavation for the United States Medical School Hospital lie with three 1712 date coins. Evidence points to an Indian, pirate, or slave trade era tragedy. no definite truth emerges as investigators weigh red men, mythical pirates, and mutinous vessels.
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United States Medical School Hospital
Potomac
Potomac Banks
Upper
Fight for the "Ennants" Standings in Principal Baseball Leagues
In this section the article presents the standings of clubs across the main baseball leagues. It lists team positions, wins and losses, and points for or against, reflecting a competitive race through early season play. Names of clubs and cities appear as key facts driving the standings.
Windsor Handicap Title Won by Lady Sybil
In Windsor the Ontario handicap was captured by Lady Sybil, with the feature event indicating strong performance. In London Johnny Summers defeated Jimmy Britt in nine rounds, while Saratoga saw Ocean Round win the Spinaway Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at five and a half furlongs. Bonnie Kate won the Canadian Steeplechase at Fort Erie as Wa terway faded on a heavy track. The St Paul Driving Association matinee finale saw Glen win the free-for-all elimination pace for the silver cup, owned by J. H. Bohrer. Sidney Hatch set a new 100-mile world record with 16 hours 7 minutes 43 seconds, surpassing Albert Corry by 2 hours 43 minutes 14 seconds. The USGA released the amateur championship schedule for Wheaton Illinois from September 6 to 11.
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Johnny Summers
Jimmy Britt
California
London
Saratoga
W. Clay
Bonnie Kate
Fort Erie
Bonnie Nate
Ferris Stables
Waterway
St. Paul Driving Association
Hamline
Glen
J. H. Bohrer
Sidney Hatch
Chicago
Albert Corry
Burning of Gambling Paraphernalia Closes Indiana Case
In Paoli a crowd of nearly 2000 watched law officers burn $30 000 of gambling furnitures from French Lick and West Baden casinos. Three years after raids, indictments and pleas led to a compromise plan approving destruction of used items while exempting non gambling furnishings.
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Indiana
French Lick
West Baden
Paoli
Trains halted by Arkansas River flood in Colorado
Trains blocked in mountain passes as the Arkansas River overflows. Royal Gorge, 1000 feet high, washed by flood. tracks destroyed. Mid land, Rio Grande and other lines detoured via circuitous routes, including a 200 mile detour to Albuquerque. Homes evacuated to higher ground as tributaries overflow.
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Arkansas
Colorado
Royal Gorge
Colorado Midland
Denver and
Rio Grande
Alamosa
Colo
Arkansas River
Speed shoots inside home killing brother in law
George Speed of Fulton Kentucky killed his brother in law Abe Vinson and fired at his sister who was a guest with Vinson. Believing burglars targeted the house Speed shot on the balcony as the couple slept due to heat. No investigation was made before the fatal shot.
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Kentucky
Fulton
George Speed
Abe Vinson
Vinson
Speed
Pittsburg Man Found Dead After Three Months Hangs
An unidentified man about 70 years old was found hanging from a tree near a public road in Pittsburg Pennsylvania after roughly three months. Berry pickers located the body with no identification or signs indicating suicide.
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Pittsburg
Shere
Record heat wave sweeps Midwest and Southwest
Unusually intense heat, officially 110 degrees, causes at least three deaths in Kansas City and widespread prostrations across Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Southwest. Topeka's 102, Oklahoma City 112, Muskogee 110, with crops damaged and a drought-like day not seen since 1901. Civil war veteran William A. Kenyon dies in St. Joseph.
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Government Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Plains
Topeka
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
Suitor May Borrow But Woman Should Not Lend Fiancé Money
Justice Goff of the New York Supreme Court states it is inappropriate for a engaged woman to lend money to her fiancé. He adds it is not a crime if a man who borrows in this manner skips repayment, as the vow to marry may be spurious and lies within the borrower's private conscience.
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Justice Goff
New York Supreme Court
Bell Telephone gains control of Chippewa Valley line
The Bell Telephone Company has purchased the controlling interest in the Chippewa Valley Telephone Company. The line runs from Barron to Prentice along the Soo line, extending service in northern Wisconsin. The report notes growing fruit of other crops and new ventures, including a Brooklyn based New York Aerial Manufacturing and Navigation Company formed to transport freight and passengers by airships with capital of 25000 dollars.
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The
Bell Telephone Company
Chippewa Valley Telephone Company
Barron, Wis
Prentice, Wis
Dakotas
Minnesota
Bailey
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
New York Aerial Manufacturing and Navigation Company
Brooklyn
New York State
Indianapolis Speed Carnival Ends in Tragedy and Records
On the first day of the Indianapolis speedway races a fatal crash killed driver William Bourque and his mechanician Harry Holcomb as their car left the track and somersaulted into the fence. A third man, Clifford Litteral, died later from injuries. Twelve thousand spectators witnessed the disaster while Barney Oldfield and Louis Chevrolet set new speed records in earlier events.
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New
Indianapolis Speedway
William Bourque
Harry Holcomb
Bourque
Clifford Litteral
Ci Eyes
Accide
Robert Burman
Barney Oldfield
de Palma
Louis Chevrolet
Oldfield
Bank Robbers Kill City Marshal in Oklahoma Bank Heist
Two masked gunmen robbed the State Bank in Kiefer Oklahoma Monday night wounding cashier Wobling and killing City Marshal Inford as they drilled the safe. The robbers fled as a posse formed and pursued them.
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Oklahoma
Kiefer
Okla
Inford
Calmer Webling
Wobling
Marsi Inforc
5-Cent Show Saloon Foe Declared by Chicago Inspector
Chicago chief building inspector Edward F. Kelling says nickel theaters hurt liquor trade and oppose 5-cent theaters in the neighborhood. He notes saloonkeepers claim business declines as workingmen choose nickel shows for family entertainment over drinks.
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Chicag
Cent
Eward F. Kelling
Chicago
Ana Eldren
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Sam
Owen
Secret Service
Phil'delp
St. Louis
Cincinnati
L. Phil
Elp
Detroit
Wash’ton
Cleveland
American Association
Asport
Ontario
Windsor
Lady Sybil
United States Golf Association
Wheaton
Trade and Industry
Indianapolis
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