Deadly 3A Crash Near Joplin Kills 38 In Train Car Collision
A head on crash 12 miles south of Joplin between Kansas City Southern passenger train No. 4 and a Missouri and North Arkansas motor car caused at least 38 deaths and 29 injuries. The fire from spilled gasoline engulfed the wreck, flames hampered rescues, and many victims burned beyond recognition. Names of the dead and injured span multiple towns in Missouri and Arkansas, with investigators tracing timing and signals on the track.
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Joplin
Kansas City
Neosha
Brewjrat
Vins Missouri and
North Arkansas
Brennen
Negineer Liensen
Herbert Rateliff
Eureka Springs
Ark
Frank Bradley
Ack
T. Eshleman
Dewey
Okla
Woot
Iimbry
Granby
Moe
Crumbaugh
Neosho
Livesteck
Kansas City Southern
S.A. Nicholas
Harrison
Camductor
George Johamied
Neviatcia
Luscombe
J. M. Slatin
Poop
Fave Tlapmon
Chidren
J. Mo Tlatmaorn
Bert Dobuson
Oklahoma City
Ola
Dloran AteClurs
Oirterville
da Ashland
Drury
Webb City
Judah
Lilly
Lova Eshleman
Charles Gilliland
Garnett
Kan
Bessie Howery
Parsons
Ruby Linsley
Seattle
Wash
J. C. Harrison
Stark City
Albert Williams
Newton County
Littleton
Missouri
North Ark
Steven
Vv Murrell
Carthage
J. C. Runyon
W. T. Rowland
Valley Springs
W. H. Embry
Lilly Hutchison
Nuenweg
Etth
Iza Lettcky
Murton
Ila
Mrs Wilson Near Death at White House Situation
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the U S president, lies near death after four months of illness. A complication of nervous ailments and Brights disease has sapped her vitality, with the end regarded as days or hours away.
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Wilson
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Bright
Built Without Bonds In Hutchinson Route Railway
A standard garage style railroad is under construction from North Pratt Kansas toward a probable tie with Union Pacific without issuing any bonds. Promoters of the Anthony and Northern are local residents. The line is to traverse their county.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Pratt
Union Pacific
Anthony & Northern
Proclamation of U S Neutrality Declared by Wilson
President Wilson signed a formal proclamation declaring American neutrality in the European war. The document names Austria Hungary Germany Russia and France as belligerents and bans Americans from serving with or aiding any side while preserving free expression and private sympathy. It outlines penalties for enlistment, recruitment, or support for belligerents and prohibits arming ships or transporting contraband, effective immediately.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Bryan
Austria
Latvia
Germany
Russia
France
Austria- Hungary
Bergi
Bates
Garmis
Wair
Bse
Raneau- Ca
Cael Et
Rts
Law of Nations
United States Terrtory
Wireless Station Is Closed In New Jersey
New York reports the transatlantic wireless lease station at Tuckerton New Jersey linking directly to a tower in Hanover Germany will be shut down to avoid possible violations of neutrality laws.
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New York
Tuckerton
N. J
Hanover
Germany
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Reaches Copenhagen
Russian Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna has reached Copenhagen on her way to St Petersburg via Sweden and Finland, signaling her continued travel as political or ceremonial press coverage notes.
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Denmark
London
Maria Feddorovna
Russia
Copenhagen
St. Petersburg
Sweden
Finland
Kansas Town Has Big Fire
Newton Kansas suffered a major blaze that destroyed the auditorium and a block of business buildings. The estimated loss reached about 500000 dollars.
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Kansas Town
Newton
Kan
Language as the Cause of European Strife
A Chicago Herald piece by George A. Dorsey argues that language divides nations more than economics, tracing Pan Germanism and Pan Slavism, linguistic shifts, and the failure of empires to respect language borders. It notes multilingual populations in Russia, Austria, Hungary, and Poland, the rise of linguistic consciousness, and coercive governance fueling discontent.
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George A. Dorsey
Field Museum
Chicago Herald
Hervia
Turkey
Europe
Dushan
Prague
Austria
Bohemia
Fos
Hungary
Galicia
Greece
Rome
Holy Roman Empire
Germany
Russia
Roumania
Poland
Kingdom
Warsaw
Lemburg
Cracow
Posen
Russian Poland
Duma
Belgian Forts Hold Against Attack With Small Loss
London reports Germany sent an ultimatum to Italy while Copenhagen notes heavy firing across the North Sea. Denmark is cut off with all steamship and rail communications disrupted. Berlin reports German warships destroyed fortified towns aiding French troop embarkation on the Algerian coast.
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Brussels
Paris
Meuse
Liege
von Emmich
Wise
London
Germany
Italy
Copenhagen
Denmark
Berlin
Algeria
Naval Battle Report Near Sandy Hook Coast War Declares in Europe
Sounds of battle heard southeast of Sandy Hook near 9 to 11 pm. Wireless operators heard French German and British cruiser traffic. London declares war on Germany after Belgium neutrality violated. King George promises navy glory and protection of the empire. Europe mobilizes as Austria Hungary and Germany face Russia France Great Britain Serbia and Montenegro in arms.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Hook
London
Great Britain
Germany
Admiralty
King George
John Jellicot
Britain
Berlin
Europe
Austria-Hungary
Russia
France
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U.S. Neutrality
Cites
Easant Kingdom
Ilinois
Bss
House of Hapsburg
Servia
Hfe
England
Balkan States
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Belgium
Near
Sandy Hook Coast
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