Special Squadron Menesee and Washington Sail to Frisco
From Europe to Frisco the special service squadron including Tennessee Washington and New York Tennessee head to the Pacific after brief repairs. Rear Admiral Stockton retires after finishing his last cruise. In Brest American and Japanese crews exchanged cordialities though limited shore leave due to tight schedules. France hosted a breakfast for the American squadron as Uriel Sebree succeeds Stockton as lighthouse board secretary.
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York
Tennessee
Stock
Washington
Bean
United States
Naval Station
Brest
Pacific
Navy Department
San Francisco
Stockton
Tlise
Chitose
Takenouchi
Tskuba
Paris
France
Paria
Stockton Fn
Uriel Sebree
Nighthouse Board
Belfast Under Military Occupation Amid Coal Strike Turmoil
Troops occupy Belfast as coal workers and strikers clash with authorities. Disturbances escalate after strikers seize streets on leaving work and violence fears rise as soldiers are ordered to fire if mobs persist. Cartels break talks with employers, deepening the dispute and tension across the city.
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Belfast
Ireland
Sok
Diera
Train derailment near Dallas injures several passengers
The Cannon Ball train of the Texas & Pacific ran off the track four miles east of Dallas. The mail car jumped the rails and dragged about 1,000 yards before stopping. Diner and sleeper cars stayed on track. no fatalities. Injured include J. E. Salt, Dallas. T. Bun, Dallas. O. L. Williams, Fort Worth. G. Gaus, Fort Worth. C. G. Smith, Fort Worth.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas & Pacific Road
J. E. Etcalt
Bundy
O. L. Willams
Penger
Fort Worth
G. Gaus
C. G. Smith
Aggagemano
Witness Berates Hau Not Guilty in Berlin Trial
Baron von Lidenau testifies in a deposition that Karl Hau, a Washing Dan college professor previously convicted of murdering his mother-in-law Frau Mollter, did not commit the crime. von Lidenau says he stood behind Frau Mollter and her daughter when the fatal shot occurred, unable to identify the killer. He states the murderer was not Hau, though he offers no decisive perpetrator.
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Hau
Berlin
Germany
Karl Hau
Frau Mollter
Baron von Lidenau
von ‘Lidenau
Frau
Sidenau
Wreck on Pennsylvania Line Kills Four In Valley Area
Four residents of Pennsylvania died and 25 were injured in a wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad near Kelly about 35 miles from the city. The Titusville express derailed after colliding with a freight car, killing Mrs. Alonzo Hur and a male infant of Johnstown, Pa, engineer M. B. Irwin of Oakmont, Pa, and George Cochran of Rimesburg, Pa. Injured were taken to Kitanning for preliminary treatment, with some to Pittsburg if not seriously harmed. The railway issued a curt report blaming a northbound freight car that broke down or jumped the tracks between Kelly Station and Ford City, leading to the collision.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kelly
Titusville
Yeasiee Siebhigee Aay
Pennsylvania
Alonzo Hur
Johnstown
M. B. Irwin
Oakmont
George Cochran
Rimesburg
Kelly Station
Ford City
No. 76
Irwin
Kitanning
Flyer Leaves Rails After New York Express Derails Near Chicago
An early 20th century New York express on the Chicago and St. Louis line derailed east of South Chicago, jolting along ties for about 1000 feet. The crash caused passengers to be thrown from seats with many injured, though no fatalities were confirmed. The accident was blamed on rail spreading on a new track south of Chicago and Hammond.
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Chicago
New York Express No.5
New York
Chicago & St. Louis
Fone
Hammond
Baltimore Mother Strangles Two Children in Home
Christine Nanadal, 26, killed her two children Mary aged 2 and Yarosalov ten months in their Clifton Park home. She had a history of mental illness and confessed she hoped leaves would ward off mosquitoes as she prepared to take the children from the house.
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Baltimore
Mary
Yarosalov
German Assurance Law Amended Amid Mixed Local Notes
Berlin August 7 The German Imperial Assurance Department approves the change in statutes for Equitable Life Assurance Company adopted in New York last February The report also notes a separate tragic case Beate Neuman 76 killed her husband John Neuman and in a quarrel reportedly used a butcher knife hammer and pitch to conceal the corpse The article mentions a murder case at Keanrsy Nebraska involving Augustus Rowe under arrest on suspicion
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Berlin
German Imperial Assurance Department
Equitable Life Assurance Company
New York
Stroadsburg
John “Neuman
Neuman
Corpes
Illinois Veteran Dies and State Nomination Talk
Illinois obituary notes Col W M Hanna veteran of the Fiftieth Illinois Infantry dies at 74 born in Lexington Indiana and later near Quincy. Civil War service marked by grand review honors and prize banner. Separate notes outline four Republican candidates for secretary of state including Rose Cowan Brown and McCann. Also mentions bankruptcy trustee Clay Wilson named for F B Taft Manufacturing Decatur with $200,000 claims. and a fatal beheading incident near Joliet involving William Myers after a train roof ride.
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Golden
W. M. Hanna
Lexington
Ind
Quincy
Fiftieth Illinois Infantry
Washington
Louisville
Fifteenth Army Corps
Seehear Yas
Springfield
Rose
W. Scott Cowan
Mount Carroll
John J. Brown
Vandalia
B. H. McCann
Bloomington
Soldiers Practice at Camp Lincoln Range Trial
Springfield troops of the sixth regiment first tried out on the rifle range at Camp Lincoln. Injunction proceedings in the circuit court were dismissed and Adjutant General Scott issued an order allowing the troops to practice. Governor Deneen visited the camp and witnessed the parade.
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Springfield
Camp Lincoln
Scott
Deneen
Adjutant General
Lightning's Playground in Illinois Death Zone
Scientists declare southern Illinois a lightning death zone with seven fatalities in two weeks within 50 miles and four in the county this year. An amusement park in Cairo opened with a Sunday religious service led by Rev. I A Humbred of the Congregational church, funded by popular subscription and to host weekly services.
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Mt. Vernon
Dlinois
United States
Prayer
Cairo
I. A. Humbred
Congrégational, Church of
Mound City
Ministers Killed in Mystery Crime in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon scene of a fatal shooting of itinerant minister James L. Williams formerly of Dahlgren Illinois. Williams was killed on a dark side street with between 200 and 300 dollars reportedly on him. Motive remains a city-wide mystery as investigators search for clues.
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Mount Vernon
James L. Willams
Dahlgren
Ill
Williams
Spain’s Illiteracy Plague Hinders Postal Service
Spain with 20 million people shows only about 35 percent literate and able to write, another two and one half percent can read but not write, while 62 percent are illiterate. In southern Spain postmen often cannot read addresses, delivering bundles to homes where owners skim letters and pay per letter, a joke about who treats postmen best getting more mail.
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Shain
Spain
New York Life Outline of Administration Policy
President Kingsley of the New York Life Insurance Company outlines an administration plan stressing strict economy open publicity global presence and policy-holder priority. An included Judge excerpt mocks ad copy about open-air sleeping and rustic generosity with a farmer and potato patch scene.
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Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life
Too Much Exposure: Elsie the Laundress
A colorful portrait of Elsie, a laundress of color, who keeps a bright smile but lost a front tooth. She explains missing patron visits after a ball at a club during festivities, saying she wore full evening dress and left out pieces, leading to illness.
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Elsie
Postum Cereal Helped My Family End Coffee Woes
A reader reports ditching coffee for Postum Food Coffee cured headaches nervousness and biliousness in self and mother. A neighbor with side pains found relief after stopping coffee and using Postum and could work and sew again. Several others quitting coffee and adopting Postum allegedly improved health.
Day of Atonement Sunday School Lesson Summary
A historical Sunday School piece explains the Day of Atonement as the fifth major Jewish festival, detailing its timing on the 10th of Tishri, fasting and prayer, and the high priest’s atonement within the sanctuary. It contrasts the atonement with other festivals and describes two goats as symbolic sacrifices for sin and for Azazel, noting the goal of purging guilt and restoring reconciliation.
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Sinai
Sivan
Tabernacles
Smith
Robinson
Jesus Christ
Azazel
Prince of Darkness
Professor Driver
Hastinga
Little romper pattern promises comfy morning wear
Pattern No. 6849 offers a circular bloomers cut and knee fullness adjustable by tape or elastic. Suitable for gingham, denim, and Holland, it allows a child to romp safely. Requires 2 1/4 yards of 36-inch material for a five year size. sizes 3 6 7 9 available. send 10 cents with size and pattern number.
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Chambray
Ponges
Gor Om
Pattern Department
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