Tornado in Ohio Fatal to Three Victims
A severe Ohio tornado ripped through Zanesville and surrounding towns causing at least three deaths. St Thomas Catholic Church suffered a collapsed spire and roof debris during services. Priest Father Roach directed evacuations and performed last rites for two injured. Extensive property damage followed with hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed and millions in losses.
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Colibux
Ohio
Bunesville
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Dayton
Delaware
Columbus
Plain City
Zanesville
St. Thomas Church
Father Roach
Thomas Skinton
John PF. Dinan
Dinan
Nesville
Lou
Tattle Lee Huff
Kent
United Brethren Church
Newark
Union County
Bride and Groom Die In Presque Isle Boat Capsize
Eric Clune aged 22 and Mrs Clune 21 of Titusville Pa honeymooning near Presque Isle peninsula perished when a boat carrying six passengers capsized during a storm. In a second boat four others from Titusville and Erie struggled as the craft filled with water and sank. The tragedy followed a split picnic party leaving two rawboats to cross the harbor.
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Eric
Thomas Clune
Clune
Henry Cartwright
Titusville
Edward Munn
Tie Rat
Munn
Davin
Cartwright
Tornado_bounds Missouri Town Tragedy Claims Fifteen
A deadly tornado struck Bates county Missouri near Mundus City causing fifteen deaths and numerous injuries. The cyclone felled giant trees and wrecked homes along a 50 mile path ending northeast of Drexel. A nine car Santa Fe work train near Drexel derailed, killing one worker and wounding seventeen. Greek workers among the casualties.
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Mundus City
Bates County
Missouri
Laeygoe
Kas
Drexel
Kanage City
Drexa
Aviatrix Miss Clark Dies in Springfield Air Crash
Julia Clark the third American woman to obtain an airplane license and the first to die while piloting a plane. She crashed after a near fork landing, her body sent to Denver for cremation. A 23 year old from Denver, she pursued aviation despite Curtiss objections and joined the Wright-Curtiss group before her death.
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Springfeld
Wic
Jhlia Clark
America
Wero- Plane
Clark
Denver
Miss Quimby
Mineola
Curtiss Aviation School
San Diego
McClarkey
Curtian
McClaskey
Curtiss Clark
Taft Vetoes Army Measure Over Staff Change
Washington D C President Taft vetoes the army appropriation bill citing disapproval of provisions to oust Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood as chief of staff. He returns the bill to Congress with a message insisting the army must not be subjected to premature legislative action and stresses ongoing plans for army reorganization by the War College and General Staff.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Leonard Wood
Army of
United States
Senate Military Committee
War College
General Staff
Beef Trust 10 Dissolve
Washington DC The attorney general says district attorney Wilkerson of Chicago was informed by National Packing Co representatives that Armour Swift and Morris interests owning the company plan to wind up its business. They expect a definite dissolution plan by August 1 or will notify the attorney. Wickersham will withhold the civil suit until August 1 if not agreed.
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Washington, D. C
Wilkerson
Chicago
National Packing Co
Beef Trust
Armour, Swift and Morris
Wickersham
Honeymoon Trip Ends in Fatal Train Crash Near Harbor Creek
Ero Fi Snoums a Snyder, a Cincinnati millionaire ketchup maker, and his wife were killed when their touring car was struck by a fant train on the Leaky Shore allroad near the city. Snyder, 70, had planned a transcontinental tour and just completed a long journey through eastern Canada.
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Ero
Fi—Snoums A Snyder
Cincinnati
Harbor Creek Crowsing
Snyder
Canada
Wright to continue flying despite directors wishes
Orville Wright remains determined to fly at his own will. In New York he was elected president of the Wright Co. replacing his late brother Wilbur. He told the directors not to endanger him and then left quietly, raising questions about the board and his future leadership.
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Wright
New York City
Wright Co
Orville Wright
New York
Nas
Wilbur
Amuingly
Oite
Woircely
War Tactics in Cuba Described as Annihilation
Reports from Santiago depict brutal warfare in eastern Cuba with depopulation, devastation, and social breakdown. Civilians, including unarmed blacks and women, face deadly violence as Monteagudo forbids prisoners and rebels like Estenoz and Ivonnet continue burning and looting.
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Santiago
Cuba
Washington
Havana
United Transportation
Monteagudo
San Luis
Estenoz
Ivonnet
Two Die in Strike Riots at Porth Amboy Plant
In Porth Amboy New Jersey two men were killed and others wounded as thousands of strikers and sympathizers clashed with guards at the American Smelting and Refining Co plant. A 10 am assault on the fence left a worker dead and several injured. a second riot in the evening resulted in another fatality and additional injuries. Sheriff and deputies faced heavy violence amid the unrest.
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Porth Amboy
N. J
Pinkerton
American Smelting & Refining Co
Steven Burschak
Sheriff Bolachweller
Tony Buruta
Blind man regains sight by eye graft at Medico-Chirurgical
In Philadelphia a seven year blind machinist Owen Harris had his sight restored by a daring operation transferring tissue from another man’s eye onto his own. The procedure followed the removal of a badly damaged eye from a donor patient, enabling Harris to see again. In New York City a peekaboo hosiery display and fashion note mention Hall’s product, a netted fishers’ creation praised in a playful fashion column.
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Philadelphia
Owen Harris
Harris
New York City
Parce Aur la Seine
Godiva
Eggs Fly in Zion City Riot Overripe Exes Missiles Charged
In Zion City Illinois a riot erupts as exes quarrel with missiles during a religious gathering of Wilbur Glenn Voliva supporters. About 150 Cook Electrical Co employees flee their plant and clash across the street. Local chaos follows the unrest near the Zion community.
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Zion City
Chicago
Cook Electrical Co
Relighons Moeting Acros
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Suspected Chicago killings tied to Louise Lindloff
Chicago police believe Louise Lindloff, longtime wife and supposed sole supporter, killed five family members over seven years. The sequence includes the 1 year old Arthur Graunke, plus Julius Graunke, Keda Graunke, William Andiof, Alma Graunke, all suspected poisonings linked to her life insurance scheme.
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Chicago
Louise Lindloff
Arthur Graunke
Lindsof
Julius Graunke
Ked
Fires and poisoning attempt at New Haven doctor residence
A housemaid, Amojio Jamex, confessed to trying to set fire to a doctor's residence and poisoning him with carbolic acid in a hotel beverage, intending harm to Dr. Budd. The motive remains unclear as details are released from the confession in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Trias Polson
New Haven
Historic Heatelry Burned At Newburgh N Y
A historic West Point hotel built in 1829 burned after an alcohol lamp explodes. About 100 guests, mostly women from cadet graduation events, fled as flames damaged the structure. Estimated loss around 26000 dollars. cadet corps aided firefighters and guests in evacuation.
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Newburgh
West Point
Emen
Buckeye Notes Reshuffled Tales From Across Ohio
Scattered briefs from Cleveland Akron Lorain Newark Bellefontaine and Cincinnati report a firemen charter dispute milk and ice cream inspections a dentist sighting a graduation elopement a cigaret campaign and an unusual egg numbering scheme in Lorain grocers. Two boys drown near Mahoning park and James Kenealy a long time Cleveland forecaster dies. Dr Lewis Hurry longtime Columbus X-ray pioneer dies after a cancer battle.
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Pindlay
Mra
John B. Maswell
Cleveland
Tag Firemen's Association
International Longshoremen's
Atrleine
Great Laker Towing Ca
Thmen's Protective Association
Atesling
Lorain
Dr. We CO
Hall
Lorain Dentiet
Huron
Fab Tor
Newark
Bellefontaine
Guy Wilcox
Laura Bergschicker
Detroit
Wilcox
Akron
8. G. Rogers
Thomas S. Conway
Misa Lucy Page Gaston
Chicago
Miss Gaston
Mlinois
Jesnla Layton
Clarence Wark
Joseph Layton
Jeanie
Leavitteburg
Mahoning Park
James Kenealy
Kenealy
Mr. Kenealy
Weather Bureau
Stamford
Conn
Washington
Government Service
Columbus
America
Lewis M. Hurry
Barly
Ohie State
Roger
Their Most Joyous Moment In Cloakroom Revelry
A humorous garbled reminiscence from a cloakroom talk in Congress recalling joys from youth. Senator Bailey, Paul Howland of Ohio, and Representative Redfield share moments of pride and amusement, including a farcical incident with a yawn and a misfired prank during a parade and quick shipboard memory of a tossed platter.
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Bailey
Redfield
Gracy
Eczema Disfigured Baby Recovers After Cuticura Remedies
A Nebraska mother details her three year old Gilbert’s severe eczema and disfigurement. After two Chicago doctors’ failed treatments, Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the condition in four weeks, restoring his clean skin and hair. The family praises the remedies and offers free samples through Cuticura Dept L, Boston.
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Gilbert
Chicago
H. Albrecht
Weat Point
Neb
Boston
Henpecked Lion, Benham and Garfield Tea Ad Claim
Fragmented notes claim a son of me and a fair lon tamer. Promises health benefits from Garfield Tea and warnings about drugglars. The text is garbled with unclear attributions and stray phrases.
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Lion
Benham
Mia
Garfield
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Taft
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Mine O'Rourke
Miss O'Rourke
Representative Redfield
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Libby
Lily
Mr Neill & Libby
Defiance
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