Paris Underground Railway Disaster Claims Over A Hundred
Paris Aug 11 84 bodies recovered with the death toll feared to exceed 100 after a massive Metropolitan Electric railway catastrophe. Firemen and police battled smoke heat while Prefect Lepine directed salvage and a judicial probe opened at Les Charonnes station. The city declared mourning as officials pledged relief for victims' families.
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Printers in Convention Endorse Defense Fund Plan
Delegates of the International Typographical Union approved a permanent five cent per capita monthly defense fund levy. The body debated apprenticeship learning time and rejected a nonmember access proposal. A six month training fee proposal was defeated as the committee report was adopted.
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American killed in Spanish Honduras
Martin Lippman a former New Yorker and banana plantation partner was assassinated July 28 near Port Teala Spanish Honduras. Frank Angle reported Lippman left the plantation July 27. his body was found in a cornfield with a bullet wound. A Honduran rival in a land dispute had threatened him earlier.
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Twenty-One Injured in Missouri Train Derailment Near Sehell City
A northbound Missouri Kansas & Texas Flyer derailed two miles north of Sehell City Vernon County injuring twenty-one passengers. Rails spread caused the wreck. no fatalities reported. Injured passengers, including Mrs Elia Foster and J C Alexander, were moved to Nevada and hospitals.
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Woman Identified as Mary Gordon Hospitalized After Self-Injury
In Chicago the woman who shot herself at the Auditorium hotel on Saturday is identified as Mary Gordon and is reported today to be barely alive. She shows no disquisition to talk.
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Stob conference in Chautauqua defends lynching
At the Stob conference in Chautauqua New York, speaker John Temple Graves of Atlanta defended lynching as a remedy for rape. He argued lynching is a crime but justified by the provocation, and called for eliminating rape by separating the races in the United States.
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Battle With An Italian Mob In Front Of Thompson Street Store
New York August 11 mobs of Italians attacked a police line in Thompson street to free a knife slasher held for fatally wounding a boy. Officers fought to subdue the crowd injuring the prisoner as the mob clashed with rocks clubs and rope.
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General Miles interview discusses retirement plans and Civil War staff
Chicago August 11 The Tribune prints Gen Nelson A Miles interview about leaving command of the army. He denies ambition for G A R leadership and recalls Civil War staff with five friends to accompany him on a trip, naming Col Nathan Church Col John S McEwan Maj Alex Sweeney Maj John D Black Gen George W Baird and Col I H Adams.
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Ithaca
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Connecticut
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New York
Martinique Storm Destruction Reports Rise
A U S dispatch from Consul Jewel in Fort de France confirms a severe cyclone on Martinique. It says the island suffered extensive damage with unroofed houses, uprooted trees, and five thousand left homeless as towns like Trinite and nearby villages were destroyed. one death reported and consulate intact.
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Miners Withdraw From Cripple Creek Strike Widens
Cripple Creek Colorado August 11 nearly all district mines except Portland and Woods Investment firm are shut down due to a miners strike. About 700 workers are on strike with hundreds leaving the camp. Union leaders say no ore will be shipped until an eight hour day and standard wage scales are agreed upon by United States Refining and Reduction Company and American Smelting and Refining Company.
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Root to Resign Before London Trip
Washington Aug 11 Secretary Root plans to place his resignation with President Roosevelt before sailing to London to sit with the Alaska boundary commission. The President may appoint a Secretary of War if needed during Root’s absence, but the resignation will not be acted on until after Congress meets. The timing hinges on Root’s work with the Alaska boundary commission.
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Prisoners Mutinied at Carthage Jail
Fifty prisoners in the county jail mutinied at midnight demanding better food. The fire department sprayed water from outside the cell block as inmates hurled bottles at officers and were subdued after lights were put out and a deputy was injured.
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Prize Fight Enthusiasm Shrugs Off Betting Fervor
In San Francisco on August 11 the Corbett Jeffries bout draws huge public interest and expected gate receipts near fifty thousand dollars. Out of town attendance rises with Philadelphia and other cities sending fans. Corbett moderates training with safety for his hands while Jeffries finishes workouts at Harbin Springs and plans to arrive near the city ready to fight.
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Outlaws Die in Oklahoma Shootout Near Yawkuska
Deputy marshals Bennett Willetts and Jacobson arrived in Guthrie with the bodies of Will and Sam Martin from a Saturday clash eight miles south of Yawkuska. Rewards totaling 12000 had been posted for the Martin gang. deputy James is critically wounded. The fight yielded about 1000 rounds of ammunition and several rifles. Clarence Simmons escaped.
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Co-operation Laundry Fails After Chicago Strike
The Co-operative Union laundry in Chicago declared a failure after six weeks of attempts to run it on a paying basis. Union representatives had reported discouraging results, and the operation closed yesterday ending the endeavor from the June strike.
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Pope Pius X Faints During Mass in Rome
In Rome on August 11 Pope Pius X fainted while celebrating Mass, then revived. Doctors treated him. officials postponed audiences as he rests. Venetians present numbered about 300, and witnesses described his pale condition and anxious guardians as crowds grew alarmed. The Pope, fatigued from coronation duties, appeared with a supported walk and later recovered enough to nap and resume light activity.
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Missouri Governor Opposes Mob Rule Across State
Jefferson City July reports quote Governor Dockery aligning with President Roosevelt on condemning mob action. He says passionate mobs may seem justified in heat, but sober judgment rejects mob violence. Dockery also rejects spying on the color question and urges sheriffs to resist mobs with force.
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Idaho Senator Heyburn Denied Marriage License
Senator Heyburn of Idaho was denied a marriage license in Philadelphia after he could not provide required details of his fiancée Mabel Geraldine Yeatman’s divorce. He sought papers from Kennett Square for the record and the wedding, set for Wednesday, may proceed with updated documentation.
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Australian Protectionists Declare Their Policy
New York dispatch cites Melbourne Times saying the Protectionists urge a pro protectionist federal government in Australia. They call for guarding the tariff intact and negotiating a preferential tariff with Great Britain to sharply raise duties on foreigners, redirecting imports from Germany and the United States.
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Will Vannutelli Named Papal Secretary of State
The Catholic Herald reports Vincenzo Vannutelli will be the papal secretary of state with the announcement from London dated August 11. He is set to assume the high Vatican post succeeding current incumbents and guiding church diplomacy.
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Lords Pass Third Reading On Irish Land Bill
London August 1 The House of Lords today passed the third reading of the Irish land bill amid formal debate and government support for the measure granting land reforms.
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Switch Thrown Causes Fatal Wabash Train Derailment
A Wabash fast freight derailed at Reddick last night after a switch was thrown against Engineer Albert Huckstep of Chicago. Fireman Harry McDonald and Brakeman William Cupples of Decatur were seriously injured. The derailment damaged the interlocking plant between Wabash and the Illinois Central lines, with heavy property losses reported.
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Sheriffs Convene Third Day Of Interstate Association Meet
Omaha hosts the twelfth annual Interstate Sheriffs Association convention with about 500 sheriffs from nearby states in attendance. Sheriff Power of Omaha welcomed delegates as sessions continue for a three day meeting.
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Missing cashier sparks bank mystery in New Holland
Cincinnati August 11 J K Brown cashier of the Union Bank at New Holland has been missing since Saturday. Depositors fear a mass of about $200000 in the bank is at risk while authorities expect the safe will reveal Brown's fate when opened. Brown held the combination and foul play is suspected.
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Four Year Old Girl Dies After Ranch Tragedy
In Miles City Montana on August 1 a four year old daughter of James Paboh died after being fed to death by a hoisted feeder. The child was placed on a meat feeder by the father Irving near the city and slipped away in the device. She was found in distress and later died.
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