Juggernaut of Industry Claims 1,000 Lives Each Year
Pittsburg Mills report shows industrial deaths in 1906 totaling 2,660 with 19 from mill and mine accidents. The piece links fatalities to confined machinery, molten metal, cranes, and derricks in mills and mines around the Pittsburg district. It notes immigrant labor rising injury risk, and cites early 1907 figures for five months, highlighting ongoing work hazards and the heavy toll of coal and steel production.
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Pittsburg
Muman
Bruller
Atle Eunty
Phtuabore
Accura
Acquitted of Murder in Trenton Case
On Saturday Captain John F. A. was acquitted of the murder of Dr. Wayne McCoy, a physician in Wilil. The case claimed McCoy was attacked during a suspicious call in his absence and wounded after an attempt to arrest him.
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Trenton
John F. A
Wayne McCoy
Davie
McCoy
Yale and Harvard Prep For Classic Race Showdown
Wew London Conn June 24 The men of Yale and Harvard have begun five months of training for the Thais form. Thursday they will resume practice and aim to reach peak condition. Both camps claim readiness and wager on which will win the races as the rival camps sharpen for the big test.
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London
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Train Crash Kills Six in Hartford Conn Approach Crash
Six men were killed and about 40 injured when a passenger train on the New York New Haven Hartford line crashed into a work train backing into Hartford from New Britain near Sigourney Street. Some victims died at the scene. rescuers freed others as fires broke out. The engineer of the passenger train leaped to safety as officials reviewed blame.
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Power Conn
Hartford
New Britain
Wilson
Une
Wtaya
Holt A Dowen
Rebel Leader Is Contrite Visits French Premier
Marcelin Albert, a key voice in France south region unrest, met with Premier Clemenceau in Paris. The premier rebuked him, urging submission to the law and urging influence to calm protests. Albert left for the south saying he would fulfill his duties, signaling possible behind the scenes accord.
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Paris
Marcelin Albert
Prince
Clemenceau
Albert
Clenenceau
Eouth
Clalé
M. Aguert la
Nevis
M. Clemenceau
Kert
M. Fer- Toul
M. Fer- Toul, the @ximayor of Narbonne, and his comrades on the Argeliiers
Clemenceau Reinales
Strike at Wynndotte Yard Settled After Prolonged Walkout
June report from Wyn dotte yard of American Shipbuilding Co confirms a March 12 strike end with the company keeping strikebreakers in place and workers remaining in their positions. Emory Foster editor dies in New York. he served in Philadelphia Chicago and Washington editorial posts and was part of World editorial group.
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Netroit
Progresa
Wyndotte
American Shipbuilding Co
Spada
Welr
Emory Foster
New York
Philadelphia
Chiccago
Washington
Mre. J. Ellen Poster
Two Men Drowned Near Columbus Ohio in Hig Walnut Creek
Two men named Henry Zipt and Heroan Ludwhy drowned Sunday at Hig Walnut Creek near Columbus. Both failed to swim and sank beyond their depth as a tragic accident unfolded by the water.
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Colunbus
Henry Zipt
Heroan
Walnut Creek
Tley Kot
Agitation Fades in Tokyo as Political Strife Persists
Rumors swirl on June 2 in Tokio amid national debate over the American question. Politicians press the issue, using it to attack the military and rally public opinion. The scene remains tense as factions push their agendas in a volatile national dialogue.
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Tokio
Eight injured in Pennsylvania freight wreck at carnival outing
Eight persons including Biinn Pa June and Kiet were seriously hurt when a Pennsylvania railroad freight wuglie crashed during a Parker Carnival outing. The incident occurred Sunday near the carnival grounds with local authorities responding to the scene.
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Biinn
June
Kiet
Pennsylvania Railroad
Parker Carnival Co
Lore
Haywood Trial Defense Aims to Prove Conspiracy Victim
In Haywood's trial the defense will claim innocence and argue a conspiracy against him and the Western Federation of Miners. Clarence Darrow will outline the case, asserting Haywood rose from miner to federation official and was targeted by mine owners to wreck the union, with the Orchard confession cited as a possible tool for life-saving pardon. The defense expects days of testimony and a verdict by late July amid extensive rebuttal.
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Boia
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Clarence Darrow
Cent
Steynenberg
Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Darrow
Hayywood
Steuvenberg
Catholic Societies push stricter divorce laws in Ohio meeting
At Columbus the Ohio Federation of Catholic Societies urged investigations of “low amuges ments” believed to corrupt youth and endorsed a national push for tougher divorce laws. Bishop Hartley spoke as officers were elected, with Judge Gilbert Harmon named president and T G O’Malley Canton first vice president among others.
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Columbus
Ohio Federation of Catholic Societies
National
Federat
Hishop Hartley
Proddent
Gilbert Harmon
Toledo
Fiat
T. G. O'Malley
Canton
Jerry O'Shaughnessey
James A. Dalley
Anthony Duellan
Hamilton
General William Duffield Dies at 90 in Washington
William D Duffield longtime superintendent of the United States coast and geodetic survey and oldest living Columbia College graduate died at his Washington home Saturday. He spent much of his life in Michigan and was a brigadier general in the Civil War.
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Willian Duffield
Washington
William D. Dufield
United States
Coant and Geodetic Survey
Columbia College New York
Michigan
Twelve Women Praise Zoaphora Tonic In Local Letters
Letters from twelve women across Indiana and Michigan praise Zoaphora as a beneficial tonic. Mentions Kalamazoo, Indianapolis, and Bay City as places where testimonials were gathered, with customers claiming restored wealth, improved nerves, and better health after using the remedy.
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Silon
Medielie
Jagu-Phora Company
Kalownazoo
Mek
Theo
You Phora Company
Indianapolis
Zoa- Phone Company
Telegraphic Brevities of Accidents and Murders
A Pittsburgh and Lake Erie passenger wreck in yards killed one and injured ten, three fatally. a Pittsburgh metal plant fire caused $16,000 damage. tragedy in Hungary with thirteen killed near Debrecen as balloons fell. A brutal boarding house murder in Columbus, Oliver Anderson a Black man killed in a quarrel over a craps game, with Harry Lewis arrested after slitting his throat amid a beer bottle assault.
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Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Pittsburg
Charley Myere
Framan
Ellvworth Murphy
Bay
Thomas Colling & Bona
Allegheny
Peravna
Debrevain
Hungary
Aeronaute
Columbus
O. Jie
Oliver Anderson
Anderson
Harry Lewis
Lewis
Four Drown in Muskegon Lake Boat Accident
Four men and women from the city died when a powboat capsized Sunday on Muskegon Lake during a pleasure trip. Gus Hacone Oly Peterson Lydia Olle and Alita Jobin were aboard the boat, which reportedly overturned after someone aboard shifted the craft, causing the tragedy.
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Muskegon, Act
Gus Hacone
Oly Peterson
Lydia Olle
Alita Jobin
Thin City
Muskegon Lake
Famous Hotel Sold to Capitalists Syndicate
New York June 24 The Fifth Avenue Hotel one of the country’s most famous hostels has been sold by the A T M E R K to a syndicate of capitalists for 7 260 000 October 1908 the structure will be faced and a new building erected on its site
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Mite Counry
Te Atmee KR
Huo Ontate
Ite Eile
Drowned Brothers In Tragic St Louis Incident
In St Louis on June 24 two brothers, Fred Adiur and Augustus, attempted to save the other from drowning but both were swept by the current. One brother failed to reach shore while authorities searched the river for the second.
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St. Louis
Fred Adiur
Augustus
Fourteen Inches of Snow Falls at Hutte Mont
A Sunday snowstorm brought fourteen inches of snow to Hutte Mont area with slushy sidewalks and continued cold conditions. Residents prepared for lingering winter weather as crews worked to clear streets and assess the thaw.
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Hutte
Mont
War Against Mosquitos in Panama Canal District
Washington June 24 The Panama Canal health department reports measures adopted to combat mosquitos. Prolonged dry season and late rains created breeding conditions. Efforts include building poula removal works, diverting water into the main ditch, and oiling slow currents. Inspectors seek infection points as laborers flood the district to eliminate breeding places.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Health Department
Gillie
Ingone
Phyateiane
Dlatriot x Ar
Dr. Samuel Guy Receives 15-Year Sentence for Murder
In New York on June 14 the jury that tried Dr Samuel Guy for murdering his wife reviewed a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree. Dr Guy was immediately sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. Before sentencing he addressed the court denying he ill used his wife.
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Guy Gete
New York
Samuel
Guy
Babuyday Reht
Guyade
Poor Excuse From Goodland Man In Fatal Night
A Goodland Kan man claimed a dream caused a fatal shooting after killing a man and wounding two women with a .44 revolver aboard a Rock Island train site. The incident occurred on a night shift when airmen allegedly slept through the event.
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Goodland
Kan
Pasmangore
Rock Island
Velographers Strike Quiet in Franchisc Amid Telegrapher Tensions
The Velographers' Strike in San Franchisc enters its sixth day as Commercial Telegraphers' union leaders warn of action Monday. Out of town managers and chief operators expected to arrive, with potential work stoppages threatening service. Reports from various points indicate relentless delays, signaling a worsening crisis for the industry.
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San Franchisc
Dulon
Walt
Varlone Pointe
Lam
Four Die in Collision on Auburn Branch Route
Four people were killed and 11 injured in a wreck east of Miteford on the Auburn branch of the New York Central. A freight collided with a passenger train No 80 on a sharp curve, causing the train to telescope a smoker car and fire broke out but was quickly extinguished. Storm lashes Indian Territory, causing up to $500,000 in damage across wide areas.
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Meghewter
Fluiby
Welock
Miteford
Auburn
New York Central
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