08 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1905
Page
1
Early reports say a North Pearl Street department store building collapsed during morning hours. About forty killed or injured with seventy five rescued by 10:30. Italian workers had begun removing a pillar when the floors fell, trapping workers and spreading debris across a fifty foot radius.
The St Thomas Episcopal Church at Fifth Avenue and Fifty third Street in New York was wrecked by fire today. The church was well furnished and the fire remained confined to the church while nearby St Regis Hotel and numerous top homes stood within a block.
Fever in New Orleans reported with new cases in state and several deaths. Officials note many suspicious illnesses and urge vigilance as Louisiana totals rise outside the city and in the metropolis.
State stock inspector quarantines herds at Sumeift Kansas after 33 head die from Texas fever among Kindred cattle. Public health and farm warnings issued for local ranchers and markets.
An early morning wreck in Emporia, Kansas, saw two switch engines crash into a way car on a Banta Fe cattle train. Nine stockmen and switchmen were hurt, with A N Sanders of Blodgett, Missouri, possibly dying. Others injured include Charles Young, Mike Fallean, Jane Dachus, Philip Trager, William Schlepular, Hert Hroodie, W Sawyer, Frank Alsh, S L Singleton.
A run on the Denver Savings Bank led to noon closure with depositors allowed inside one at a time. Depositors will receive ten percent of their deposits. Clark Cowan and Wm Fagg received invitations to a wedding in Anderson South Carolina for Prof W P Cowan and Erica Jane Clark on August 10. Prof Cowan recently became principal of Vinita colored school and arrived with property purchases, welcomed by local colored residents.
Six hundred mounted men surrounded the courthouse in Waco at two this morning and seized Sheriff Tinley, the jailer, and deputies before breaking the jail and hanging Nank Majors from a bridge after a confession. Majors had been convicted of criminal assault.
Crowds greet visiting envoys as they arrive at Portsmouth after a long voyage. Marines escort the delegation through lines toward the building to be occupied while Governor McLane plans a formal reception later in the day.
The article notes patterns to wear early fall with tЧies and four in hands as key accessories in advance fashion styling. It emphasizes coordinating ties and handkerchief patterns within the season’s styled looks.
A dispatch from Tokio notes Japanese forces landed at Port Imperator 160 miles south of Kastri Hay and captured two guns before bombarding Russian positions. The report mentions a wider clash and highlights ongoing hostilities in the region amid other local incidents and notices.
For sale a house and jet in good condition with city water in a good neighborhood. New property priced at 9900 dollars. One installment option listed as 450 dollars per year for several years. Contact T. Br. Englehart for details and viewing at once.
Watsons announces permanent location and offers a wide range of goods from toothpicks to suits. The notice boasts low prices on items such as loose raisins 4 lbs and table salt while inviting the public to inspect larger discounts at the store.
A meeting of property owners in blocks 58 59 42 and 3 is set at Seymour Riddle’s office on Wednesday evening August 9 at o o'clock to discuss sewer connections for the district. All interested are urged to attend. Also notes a court report: William Morris completed a 30 day sentence for wearing weapons and was re admitted on a change of assault with intent to kill in the Western district.
An ad extols DeWitt’s White Hazel Salve as a universal cure for cuts burns and piles while warning against counterfeits sold by Peppies store. It also announces Fraternal Aid Picnic at Lakeside Park with Frisco train tickets at one and one third fare, listing sale dates August 10 11 and 13 with final return August 13 and noting vendors Dooples Drugstore.
An old advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure will cure kidney stones and related ailments. It mentions products sold by Peoples Drag Store with brief and unclear health claims, typical of period sale notices.
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