Man's Heroic Fight in Niagara River Ends in Tragedy
Louis Cohen of Buffalo leaped into the Niagara River Sunday to save his wife after she jumped from near Second and Third Sisters’ islands. He held her hand for an hour against a 20 mph current, but she died in his arms and her body was recovered later near a rock about 100 feet above the brink as rescuers struggled to reach them. Officer James Martin and local volunteers attempted multiple rope casts. Cohen, weakened, could not hold on.
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Louis Cohen
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Cohen
Martin
William M
Hugh Brown
Train Drops Into Stream Near Cottage Grove Oregon
A passenger train on the Oregon and Southeastern railroad returning from Wildwood and the Rosemia mines plunged through a bridge over Roe river five miles east of Cottage Grove. About fifteen were injured and engineer W. E. Ostrander, fatally crushed, is expected to die after the bridge collapse submerged the engine tender and car. Fireman John Cooterm swam ashore unhurt and summoned help.
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Oregon and Southeastern
Wildwood
Rosemia
Roe River
Cottage Grove
W. E. Ostrander
Ostrander
John Cooterm
Power Plant Destroyed Halting Trindad Industry
An explosion in a transformer at the Southern Colorado Power company plant in Trindad caused a fire that wiped out the new power house. The loss in the plant exceeds 300000 dollars with further uncalculated costs from mine and industry shutdowns across nearby towns. Mines of Colorado Fuel and Iron and Victor Fuel may idle as electric power shuts down.
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Trindad
Colo
Southern Colorado Power Company
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Victor Fuel Company
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotes Brief
Saturday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show dressed beef steers at 5.75 to 7.00 per cwt and top hogs at 7.50.
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Sioux City
Gov Smith on Board Arrives in Seattle from Manila
The steamer Minnesota from Manila and Yokohama docked in Seattle Saturday with a large passenger list. Among those aboard was Gov Gen James Smith of the Philippines.
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Minnesota
Manila
Yokohama
Seattle
James Smith
The
Philippines
Kansas Supreme Court Rules Notice Law Unconstitutional for Railroads
The Kansas Supreme Court declares unconstitutional the statute requiring railroad companies to provide written notice of discharge causes to employees. The ruling narrows state regulatory authority over railroad labor practices.
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State Supreme Court of Kansas
Street Railway Strike Ends With 22 Cents An Hour
The Amalgamated Association confirms a settlement with Philadelphia Rapid Transit after a weeklong strike. About 450 strike breakers from New York are sent away. Wages rise to 22 cents hourly, ten hours make a day, and the swing system is abolished. Elevated workers receive 1 cent extra.
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Cr. O. Pratt
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
New York
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Record Opening Fueled by Heavy Operators On Wall Street
Speculative activity dominated the opening on the New York Stock Exchange as over a million shares traded in the first half hour. Wall Street viewed the rally as driven by financial interests and heavy operators rather than broad public buying, aided by easy money and optimistic crop prospects. Prominent moves included Harriman and Hill issues, Atchison, and steel stocks with heavy profit-taking in the latter. rumors circulated of a 70,000 share United States Steel settlement with a large short interest.
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New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Paris
Harriman and Hill
Atchison
Feaures
Stock Exchange
Lake steamer Iron Age burns on Lake Erie
The 226 foot Iron Age burned to the water’s edge ten miles southeast of Latarp Point in Lake Erie. Captain William J. Willoughby and nine crew escaped in a small boat and were rescued by the steamer Warner, taking them to Sandwich Ontario. The vessel valued at 32000 dollars and insured for 5000 dollars belonged to Captain Willoughby and engineer Richard Jaxter, both of Windsor Ontario.
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Ltarpoint
Lake Erie
William J. Willoughby
Willoughby
Sandwich
Ont
Warner
Iron Age
W. J. Willoughby
Windsor
Richard Jaxter
Railroads Plead Guilty in Arkansas Rebates Case
The Missouri Pacific and the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway admitted guilty before Judge Trieber in Little Rock Arkansas for illegal rebates to a grain merchant and were fined 15000 dollars.
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Department of Justice
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Trieber
Little Rock
Ark
Ocean Steamers Collide on North River
The Yale plying New York to Boston collided with the Bremen ferryboat near New York City on Friday. The Yale sustained only slight damage while the Bremen was badly stove in above the water line.
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Metropolitan Line
Yale
New York
Boston
North River
New York City
Lackawanna
Bremen
Portrait of Elihu Root Hung in State Department
An oil portrait of Senator Elihu Root, who served as secretary of state for most of Roosevelt's term, has been hung in the diplomatic row at the state department.
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Elihu Root
Roosevelt
State Department
Storm Hits St Louis in Severe Afternoon Weather
A powerful electrical and rain storm struck St Louis Missouri Friday afternoon causing widespread lightning damage and flooded sewers. Property losses were reported across multiple city sections.
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St. Louis
Man nets $100 for sturgeon fishing in Catskill
George Conine of Catskill New York spent an hour in a fishing skiff to catch a sturgeon. He brought back a 65 pound sturgeon that yielded $100 and dressed 114 pounds of meat.
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George Conine
Catskill
Doctor Found Dead in Chicago Coroner Hears Robbery Theory
Coroner hears testimony supporting murder hypothesis in the Wellington hotel death of Evansville physician Dr. John T. Binkley Sr. at 82, arguing robbery could explain the missing wallet watch and the pistol found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. evidence also notes his rheumatic hand and family ties.
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John T. Binkley
Evansville
Ind
Wellington Hotel
Chicago
Binkley
Gee. Upchurch
Elinor
Lynching of John Maxey in Frankfort Ky
A black man John Maxey who shot B C Bowers a circus man Wednesday night was seized from Frankfort jail early Thursday by a mob and hanged from the St Clair street bridge. Bowers, wounded, remains in critical condition at Kings Daughters hospital. The mob action caused widespread unrest among law abiding citizens.
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John Maxey
B. C. Bowers
Frankfort
St. Clair Street Bridge
Bowers
Kings Daughters Hospital
Maxey
Valdosta
Kansas City Clubman John W. Speas Dies by Suicide
John W. Speas, a prominent Kansas City club man and business figure, shot himself at his home in Kansas City Missouri Thursday morning. Despondent over illness, the 48 year old was president of Monarch Vinegar company and held several civic positions including treasurer of the Priests of Pallas Carnival association and first president of the Convention Hall board. His wife and son Victor were at breakfast nearby when the tragedy occurred.
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John W. Speas
Kansas City
Speas
Advancement of
Monarch Vinegar Company
Priests of Pallas Carnival Association
Convention Hall
Kansas City Club
Commercial Club
Victor
Abolition Leader Henry Montague Dies at 26
Henry F. Montague one of about three dozen organizers of an 1836 abolition party in Ann Arbor Michigan is dead at his Kalama zoo Michigan home at age 26. Montague was a leading agent of the underground railway aiding fugitive slaves on their flight to Canada.
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Henry F. Montague
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Kalamazoo
Mich
Mr. Montague
Undeground
Canada
Movement to bring Penn’s coffin to Delaware River banks
A Congress movement aims to ship the coffin of William Penn from a Presbyterian abandoned cemetery in Buckinghamshire England to the United States and inter the remains on the Delaware River banks.
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William Penn
Buckinghamshire
Eng
Delaware River
Congress
Trial Date Set for Sugar Dock Conspiracy Case
Trials of a dock superintendent and six checkers charged with conspiracy to defraud the government in weighing sugar at the American Sugar Refining company docks in New York City are scheduled for June 17.
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Checkers
Wth
American Sugar Refining Company
New York City
Airship Destroyer Demonstrated in Japanese Trials
Report from the steamer Monteagle says northern Japan trials show airships and aeroplanes can carry heavy guns and loads. It claims Japan invented an airship destroyer armed with contact-exploding shells for use against enemy airships.
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Japan
Monteagle
State Voters Face Record Long Ballot Over Constitutional Proposals
South Dakota readers learn that if current petitions succeed the ballot will run ten inches wide and seven feet long with six constitutional amendments and six laws plus possible additions like a game law. Printing shops warn only few can handle such a listing without stock and special arrangements. In Frankfort, city marshal W G Schneider survives a knife attack after arresting John Leslie, with Leslie charged for assault with intent to kill.
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Frankfort
W. G. Schneider
Spink County
John Leslie
Leslie
State Circuit Court
Man Killed by Train Near Bridgewater
Remains of Edgar Thompson of Bridgewater found along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line near a bridge. Witnesses say the 7:18 eastbound passenger train ran over and severed a leg, the body later discovered by laborer Alec Schwanke. Thompson, about 48, was married with three children in reduced circumstances.
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Bridgewater
Edgar Thompson
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Alec Schwenke
Whitnesses
Railroad Surveying Girds West of Forest City
Reports from the country west of Forest City indicate railroads are watching each other closely as they survey into reservation lands. Milwaukee surveyors push long westward loops to gain control while Minneapolis and St Louis teams move north from Leslie toward Thunder Butte region. If lines become operating within two years, South Dakota will noticeably change on future maps.
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Forest City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Leslie
Thunder Butte
South Dakota
Two Men In Gun Play At Colombe Injury Saddens Town
Jack Owens and William Jones fought in Colombe the first serious shooting on the Rosebud reservation segment in Tripp county. Six shots were exchanged with Owens allegedly firing wounding Jones in the calf. Excitement rose as Jones supporters attacked the scene’s building, breaking windows and doors.
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Colombe
Jack” Owens
William Jones
Rosebud
Tripp County
Owens
Jones
Father of All Snakes Displayed in Dick inson Window
In the extreme northwest of the state a store window at Dick inson shows the father of all rattlesnakes. A skin measures 7 feet 4 inches, taken from a snake that may be the largest rattlesnake ever killed in the Dakotas.
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Dickinson
Dakotas
Tragic Rifle Accident Claims Glenham Banker's Son
An 11 year old boy, son of E. C. Harrison cashier of Glenham State Bank, Glenham Walworth county, was killed when a rifle discharged during a play session with another boy in an unknown manner.
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E. C. Harrison
Glenham State Bank
Glenham
Walworth County
Vessey Fills a Vacancy On State Pharmacy Board
Gov. Vessey appoints Carl Pehrens of Rapid City to the state pharmacy board to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of S. R. Smith of Lead.
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Vessey
Carl Pehrens
Rapid City
State Pharmacy Board
S. R. Smith
Lead
Rain Deluge Soaks Jim River Valley Farmland
A Huron report notes rain fell over the Jim river valley Monday soaking ground. Crops are progressing well and pasture conditions are exceptionally abundant for this season.
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Huron
Jim River
Tamrots Triumph in Tripp County Seat Battle
Lamro defeated Colombe in a tight Tripp county seat contest by about 60 to 70 votes. Colombe had counted on Indian votes but overestimated their support.
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Tamrots
Lamro
Colombe
Tripp
Lightning Injures Edith Metzner in Bonhomme County Home
Edith Metzner a 16 year old daughter of a Bonhomme County farmer was struck by lightning in her home. The bolt shattered the room damaged the ceiling windows and burned her face arm and chest. She remains in critical condition and cannot bear light though her eyesight seems intact.
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Bonhomme County
Edith Metzner
Dakota Woman Ends Life at Home in Running Water
Blanche Henrick, elected organist of the Congregational church in Running Water, died by suicide at her home. The 6 months old baby and her husband's prolonged absence amid ill health are cited as factors. She used a revolver, the bullet entering just under the heart.
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Blanche Henrick
Marchand’s Body Recovered From Belle Fourche River
The body of John Marchand county commissioner of Creek county Wyoming and Stillwell Coal manager was recovered Tuesday after drowning on March 22 while crossing the Belle Fourche River fifty miles above Deadwood. High waters had halted search efforts until this week and Arlie Brantley, a high school boy, located the remains in fair preservation.
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Belle Fourche River
John Marchand
Creek County
Wyo
Stillwell Coal Company
Aladdin
Deadwood
Arlie Brantley
Hills Floods Abating and Railroads Face Damage
Rain ceases in the Black Hills area as railways assess storm damage. Whitewood bridge undermined and badly damaged over Whitewood creek. Burlington Hills line suffers washouts needing at least a week of repairs. Crouch line open while Pierre and Milwaukee lines reportedly unaffected.
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Black Hills
Whitewood
Whitewood Creek
Burlington Hills
Crouch
Pierre Line
Milwaukee
Tyndall Negotiates City Ownership of Light Plant
Town officials indicate success with city ownership of the water works and report negotiations are underway to take over the private light system. Plans call for a larger more powerful engine to run both water and lighting services.
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Tyndall
Soule injured in wind storm house overturn at White Owl
Rapid City reports Charles Soule, once Western Union manager at Sioux City and father of Attorney W. W. Soule, was seriously hurt when his claim house overturned during last Friday night’s wind storm at White Owl.
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Charles Soule
Rapid City
Charlies
Soule
Western Union
Sioux City
W. W. Soule
White Owl
Railroad Line Planned for Gann Valley
At a Gann Valley meeting locals decided to incorporate a railroad company with $1,600,000 capital. Support is reported from many backers as the project aims to build a new line.
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Gann Valley
Hisey Holds Speeches in Yankton for 1912 Bid
Andrew Townsend Hisey campaigns in Yankton declaring himself the candidate of the secular government party for president in 1912. He outlines his platform and audience questions follow.
Tornadoes devastate Zephyr and Oklahoma towns
A night of violent twisters strikes Zephyr Texas and towns in Oklahoma. In Zephyr Brown County a tornado leaves at least thirty two dead and dozens injured as nearly fifty houses are destroyed and the town’s school and churches are leveled. In Oklahoma Key West Depew Langdon Stroud Sapulpa and Jamestown see multiple fatalities and widespread flooding with extensive property loss and rescue efforts underway.
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Zephyr
Brown County
Texas
A_ section
Brownwood
Santa Fe Railroad
Thad Cabler
Oklahoma
Key West
Depew
Salt Creek
Stroud
Sapulpa
North Dakota
Langdon
Jamestown Fair Association
Mobbed English Miner Dies in Washington Pa After Town Outbreak
George Englert a coal miner from England died of wounds after being driven from Manifold by a mob of about 250 women. Officials saved him from the crowd and placed him on a streetcar to leave town. His wife, recovering from surgery, fainted upon news and remains unconscious with poor prospects.
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George Englert
Washington
Manifold
Englert
Clyde farmer slain in neighbor quarrel
Morris Donovan a wealthy Clyde New York farmer was killed by neighbor Beckwith Tremper at Tremper’s home after a night spent drinking cider in the Tremper barn. Donovan’s employee Fred Hart was present during the quarrel.
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New York
Morris Donovan
Clyde
N. Y
Beckwith Tremper
Tremper
Donovan
Fred Hart
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Kadoka
S. D
Durkee & Nellor, Publishers
Niagara River
Buffalo, N
Oregon
Colorado
Gov. Smith
New York Exchange
Root
Revolver
Penn
South Dakota News
Marchand
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