Notable Diversions and Trials Across the Nation
George Vail Jr is jailed in Batavia accused of murdering his wealthy father George Vail who disappeared last September. Springfield police chief Morris faces arrest for levying political tribute on saloonkeepers. W H Austin of Pacific Copper is jailed in Mexico City for kidnapping Lawrence Ross. Henri Farman reports two flight trials at Brighton Beach. Arkansas Governor Little is hospitalized in St Joseph for acute melancholia. Gompers denies promising labor votes. Rex Beach returns from Alaska with possible eye issues. Frederick Dorr suspends brokerage in multiple western cities. Shegetaro Korikubo marries Maria Louise Harrison in La Crosse Wisconsin.
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George Vail, Jr
George Vail
Batavia
Morris
Springfield
Ill
W. H. Austin
Pacific Copper Company
Chicago
New York
Denver
Mexico City
Lawrence Ross
Buena Vista
Vera Cruz
Henri Farman
France
Brighton Beach Racetrack
John 8
Little
Arkansas
St. Joseph
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Rex Beach
Alaska
Frederick Dorr
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Butte, Mont
Spokane
Wash
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Shegetaro Korikubo
Marie Louise Harrison
L. A. Harrison
la Crosse
Wis
Fires, floods and crimes fill grim year in brief
Widespread disaster reports include 100 plus lives lost in British Columbia bush fires near Fernie and 6,000 homeless as towns Crow's Nest region destroyed. Chicago raises alarm with Armour elevators and Burlington sheds losses near $2 million. Other tragedies span indiana murder findings at Laporte and Metropolis, Illinois suicides after killings, and road accidents in Coshocton and Pratt City.
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Fernie
B. C
Chicago
Armour
Burlington
Laporte
Ind
Roosevelt
West Point
San Francisco
William Wilson
Coshocton
Paris
J. M. Randler
Oklahoma
James Kelley
Eva Sleeper
Link James
Metropolis
National Rendering Company
Hammond
Verdi, Ney
Des Moines
James Ryan
Pratt City
Ala
America
Turkey
Coal Creek
Hosmer
Michel
Crow's Nest
Kootenay
British Columbia
W. B. Whitwell
Ripley County
Missouri
Bolivar
Zoological Gardens
Philadelphia
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chillicothe
William Oliver
Mason, Mich
Hague Park
Jackson
Mich
Paris strike and global unrest headline 1910s era
A 24 hour general strike began in Paris protests riots across the world sparking violence in the Gates coke plant near Masontown Pennsylvania. Fires, explosions and drownings are reported including a fatal blast at Aetna Portland Cement in Michigan and a railroad derailment in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gates
Masontown
Winstead
Conn
State Armory
Odd Fellows
Manchester
United States
Colon
Washington
Aetna Portland Cement Company
Fenton
Mich
Canonsburg
Frank Talmer
Senator Allison of Iowa Dies in Dubuque at 76
United States Senator William B. Allison of Iowa died in Dubuque from heart disease. Born March 2, 1829 in Perry Ohio, he served in the House and Senate from 1873 to 1902, aiding Civil War measures, national credit, and resource development. Governor Cummins expected to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
United States
William B. Allison
Iowa
Allison
Locust Street
Fannie Stout
William Boyd Allison
Perry, O
Western Reserve College
Hudson, O
Ohio
Senate
James Harlan
Gov
Cummins
the Treasury
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
International Monetary Conference
Brussels
National House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
Tragic Young Mother Takes Own Life in Queens
Marie Sicaria aged 16 killed herself Tuesday in a poor Long Island City room after her infant was taken by a children's society and she and her laborer husband faced poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Children’s Society
Marie Sicaria
Long Island City
Four Chicago Family Drowned in Mississippi River
Four members of a Chicago family drowned on Tuesday afternoon in the Mississippi River near Galena Illinois. Rescue crews recovered bodies as authorities investigated the boating accident and weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena, Ill
Chicago
Lightning burns Low Hill schoolhouse near Centerville
Washington dispatch reports the Low Hill schoolhouse near Centerville, Pennsylvania was struck by lightning and burned. No injuries are mentioned. fire crews fought the blaze as the building sustained complete destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Centerville
Tragedy as 17-year-old Kenneth Drowns in Monongahela River
Eugene Kennedy aged 17 is reported drowned in the Monongahela River at Gibsonton, with details on the search and circumstances yet to be clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
Eugene Kennedy
Monongahela River
Gibsonton
Latrobe incident leaves man with injuries from hay load fall
D W Laxman fell from a load of hay in Latrobe sustaining a broken collar bone and a dislocated shoulder.
Miner John Latsko Killed In Slate Fall At Dunkirk Mine
John Latsko died when slate collapsed in the Dunkirk mine operated by Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal Co. The incident is noted in Monongahela records as a fatal mining accident with Latsko the sole listed victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
John Latsko
Dunkirk
Pittsburg
Fight at McGrew farm pits groundhog against five rattlesnakes
The Edward McGrew farm reported a strange encounter when a groundhog defended its nest as five large blacksnakes crawled in. The confrontation drew attention from nearby residents and raised concerns about wildlife encounters on farmland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Edward McGrew
Zimmerman farm yields turtle with 60 year old shell
Samuel Adams on the Lez Education farm area discovered a turtle on the Zimmerman farm. The shell bears initials and dates indicating the age exceeds six decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lezechburg
Zimmerman
Samuel Adams
Carpenter John McCombs Falls 25 Feet
Finleyville reports carpenter John McCombs fell twenty five feet from a building injuring three ribs dislocating an arm and suffering serious internal injuries in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finleyville
John McCombs
Kit tanning Plate Glass resumes full operations
Kittanning plant of the Kit tanning Plate Glass Co. reopened after a month shutdown and now employs nearly 800 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
Kittanning Plate Glass Co
Swartzwelder Dies of Heart Failure While Burning Brush
Benjamin F. Swartzwelder, 70, on his Greensburg area farm near New Florence, collapsed and died from heart failure during a brush burning excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
New Florence
Benjamin F. Swartzwelder
Guardsmen Pay Warrants Totaled 155239.89 in Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports that the final batch of warrants for the national guardsmen in camp brought the total payment to 155,239.89 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Irwin Fatal Tar Kettle Accident At Hilton Mill
James Loughner and Mike Benero workers at the Overmeyer mill near Hilton were likely fatally burned when a kettle of tar upset during work time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Loughner
Mike Benero
Overmeyer & Co
Hilton
Butler Prefers Jail Over Freedom in Hungarian Christening Arrests
Nine Hungarians arrested for dis orderly conduct at a christening were sent to jail for an indefinite period by Burgess Elmer E. Bell.
Railroads ordered to refund overcharges after complaints
Harrisburg reports the state railroad commission terminated two complaints about overcharging by railroads and ordered refunds of the excess charges to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Railroad Commission
Rooster Attack Gashes Mrs Ramberg in Oil City
Mrs Charles Ramberg of Silverly was attacked by a game rooster while feeding chickens. A spur pierced an artery in her arm and she nearly bled to death.
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Oil City
Charles Ramberg
Silverly
Fire Charges Blair Stable In East Waynesburg
Glen Morrison aged 17 was seriously injured while aiding firefighters at a blaze that destroyed Dr. R. B. Blair's stable in East Waynesburg by contact with a live electric wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R. B. Blair
Waynesburg
Glen Morrison
Miner Held on Yough Works Break-In Charge
D. W. Thomas, a miner at the Yough works, was held in 300 dollars bail on a charge of entering the workings with matches in violation of mining laws. He was sent to jail in default of bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
D. W. Thomas
Yough Works
Donora and Webster Link Free Bridge Plan At $200000
Donora and Webster planned a free bridge project valued at 200000 dollars. The two towns held a joint holiday at Cascade Park in New Castle while local mills, stores, banks and the post office closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donora
Donora and
Webster
Cascade Park
New Castle
Donora Mills
Bradford tragedy claims barber Roy Warner in lover’s quarrel
Roy Warner a 23 year old barber lies dead and his sweetheart Anna Peeler 22 lies dying in a hospital with bullet wounds to the temple and left breast following a dispute between lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Roy Warner
Anna Peeler
Worker Injured by Burst Pipe at Steelton Blast Furnace
Harrisburg report states William Wolhave, a Pennsylvania Steel Works employee, was knocked 18 feet by water from a bursting pipe at a Steelton blast furnace. He suffered a broken right knee and multiple broken ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
William Wolhave
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Steelton
Axe works accident maims arm at Beaver Falls plant
At the American Ax and Tool Co in Beaver Falls John Okanda attempted to pull a signal rope to stop the engine. The rope snapped and his bare arm struck a pile of sharp axes, nearly severing the limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
American Ax and Tool Co
John Okanda
Jail and Sheriff’s House Sit on Public Road
It is reported that the county jail and the sheriff's residence stand on a public thoroughfare and that the general public has used adjacent private property for years to bypass the buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
Drowning of William Magee in French Creek
William Magee aged 17 drowned while bathing in French creek. He became exhausted as Frank Berger and another swimmer attempted rescue. the group was near shore when cramps struck Berger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
William Magee
French Creek
Magee
Frank Berger
Connellsville sisters suffer fatal and serious injuries from live wire
Cecelia Tressler, 12, was killed when she touched a live electrical wire near the family home in South Connellsville. Her sister Hazel, 17, is in serious condition after the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
Cecelia Tressler
Hazel
Beav er Falls Man Loses Eye To Broken Bottle Accident
John Hofie of Kepnel slept on a hot night in his yard. He rolled in his sleep and his face struck a broken bottle, cutting his eye so severely it fell from the socket when he blew his nose. A physician reattached it and saved the eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
John Hofie
Irwin Free Delivery Granted by Three Carriers
Free home delivery has been approved for North Irwin and West Irwin by the Irwin office through three carrier services.
Oil City Tragedy Claims Rheiburg Daughter
The 38-year-old daughter of Frederick Rheiburg fell down stairs and broke her neck, dying almost instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
Frederick Rheiburg
Mary Cross Severely Burned in Kitchen Fire Incident
Cannonsburg reports Mrs. Mary Cross sustained severe burns after a kerosene stove fire in her kitchen. She was hospitalized in critical condition with probable fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canonsburg
Mary Cross
Traveling man fined for flirting at Kittanning hotel
In Kittanning a traveling man was charged four dollars and seventy five cents after flirting with a hotel dining room girl. The hotel proprietor filed the information before a justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittanning
Collision of bicycles in Ellwood City injures foreign rider and risks life
In Ellwood City Charles Ingham, 13, was badly injured after a bicycle collision at high speed. A foreign rider sustained serious injuries in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood City
Charles Ingham
Greensburg Man Fined for Beating Cow Abuser
In Greensburg and near Jeannette a man named Charles Lite was arrested after beating his cow with a club when it produced no milk. Humane Agent Levi Cline ordered the arrest and Lite was fined ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Charles Lite
Jeannette
Levi Cline
Lite
Greensburg woman predicted to survive a year dies in Sweden
Mrs. J A Nielson Greensburg visiting parents in Stockholm months ago forecast she would live a year. She died here recently leaving six surviving relatives.
Miner Killed in Gas Explosion at Bellevue Colliery
In Scranton a gas blast at the Bellevue colliery of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Co near the city killed one miner and fatally injured two others while four more men suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Bellevue
Delaware, Lackawana & Western Co
Boy Survives Train Jump After Horse Pulls Man Down
Washington report says Charles Short, 11, dodged disaster when a horse pulling near a fast moving train toppled Daniel Sykes at Noblestown. Short was unhurt while Sykes suffered fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Short
Daniel Sykes
Noblestown
Bradford Leader George C. Fagnan Dies at Home
The Hon. George C. Fagnan former Bradford mayor and McKean county treasurer died at his residence in Bradford He was a well known figure in the county and northwestern Pennsylvania and his passing is noted by local officials and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
George C. Fagnan
McKean County
Pennsylvania
Medical Examiners Report On June Tests
The state board of medical examiners completed its June examination review. Of 395 candidates tested in Philadelphia and Pittsburg, 312 passed and 83 failed to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Board of Medical Examiners
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Tragic Ontario & Western Yard Crash at Mayfield
In Mayfield the Ontario & Western yards saw two men killed and six seriously injured when workers repairing cars on a siding were struck by a following train. Three of the injured are believed fatally hurt.
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Scranton
Ontario & Western
Mayfield
Pennsylvania Pear Crop Expected to Break Records
Reports to the department of agriculture indicate Pennsylvania pears will set a record, offsetting last year’s shortage. Peaches are also anticipated to be large in size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Railroad Commission Sees 5160 Accidents in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg report covers six months ending June 30 showing 5160 accidents statewide. Of these 525 were fatal and 4635 caused injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Railroad Commission
Locomotive Worker Scalded by Steam in Altoona Shop
John Schultz was burned when an exhaust pipe burst at the Juniata shops. He was enveloped in steam and is believed to be dying at the Altoona hospital.
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Altoona
John Schultz
Pennsylvania Railroad
Juniata Shops
Enire
Altoona Hospital
Rooftop Collapse at Bayer Gillam Co Grocery
John Bennett was on the second floor when the rafters gave way and tons of groceries crashed into the cellar. Bennett sustained only slight bruises and was otherwise unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone
John Bennett
Bayer Gillam Co
Bennett
Train Kills Police Clerk and Manufacturer in Nicetown
Philadelphia report states Charles Humphreys chief clerk in the police bureau and Harry Bromley of a noted manufacturing family were struck by a Reading railroad train while crossing tracks at Nicetown station and killed.
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Philadelphia
Charles Humphreys
Bureau of Police
Harry B. Bromley
Reading Railroad
Nicetown Station
Tragic Belladonna Poisoning Child in Harrisburg Area
A young daughter of Prof. Robert C. H. Heck of Lehigh University ingested several belladonna tablets from a box found at Hockton Mills and died shortly after, while visiting her grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Robert C. H. Heck
Lehigh University
Hockton Mills
Here
Judge Van Swearingen Rules for Plaintiffs in Bradenville Suit
Greensburg judge J Q Van Swearingen of Uniontown presiding in 26 Kerbaugh Construction Co suits over Bradenville explosion damages has handed down two more decisions. He awards W F Kiser 200 dollars and E F Saxman 1600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
J. Q. van Swearingen
Uniontown
Kerbaugh Construction Co
Bradenville
W. F. Kiser
E. F. Saxman
Silk mills resume full operation in York district
A marked improvement in the silk trade is noted as the York Silk Manufacturing Co. mills and the Ash Ley Bailey silk mill resume full operations after months of reduced hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
York and Diamond Mills
York Silk Manufacturing Co
Ashley & Bailey Silk Mill
Pennsylvania railroad shops resume Saturday work
Harrisburg reports shop hands at the Pennsylvania railroad ordered to resume Saturday hours after a period of idle last days. The step aims to restore former work time and boost operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trinity Church Tenements Compared With Astor Estates
In Everybody's, Charles E. Russell questions Trinity Church’s vast New York estates and their neglect of East Side tenements. He contrasts Trinity’s alleged wealth and lack of improvements with the Astor holdings that fund housing upgrades, hospitals, and schools, arguing Trinity’s properties foster severe urban squalor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Church
New York
Charles E. Russell
Trinity
Astor
Astor Estate
Barracuda and Mackerel Turn Up Off Northern Coast
A huge school of barracuda and Spanish mackerel has appeared near the ocean beach by the old Cliff house. Each morning many swim toward the shore at high tide and are stranded on the sand as waves retreat. Residents report picking them up daily, noting the barracuda are uncommon this far north and may be driven inshore by nearby whales.
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Ocean
Cliff House
Mexico
California
Geal Rocks
San Francisco Chronicle
Woman becomes professor of zoology at Sassari University
Signora Rina Monti has been named professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Sassari Italy following teaching roles at the University of Pavia and Siena. She retains her maiden name in scientific work despite marriage and motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signora Rina Monti
University of Sassari
Italy
Maggi
University of
Pavia
Siena
Signor Augusto Stella
Markets Update: Finance Rates and Grain Prices
New York markets show money on call at 1 percent for fme loans 60 days 2 to 2 percent for 90 days 2 to 3 percent for longer terms. Grain and provisions steady. Flour quiet but firm. Wheat September at 1.02 and a half dollars. No. 2 red corn at 70½ cents. Oats mixed 76½ cents. Hay firm with ranges 4.30 to 6.50 and real values around 5.00. Sheep dull 3.00 to 4.50 with spring lambs 5.50 to 6.00.
Market Prices Across Cities On August Fifth
Cleveland notes prices for flour wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs potatoes timothy hay cattle calves sheep hogs and other commodities. Chicago Toledo Buffalo Pittsburgh entries list similarly with cash and futures quotes for wheat corn oats pork lard and live stock across the region.
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James H. Booth
Roseburg
Thomas E. Singleton
Portland
Ore
S. L. Barr
Webster City
Bonaparte
Russellville
Veronica Cassidy
Cincinnati
Wright
United States Military Academy
Grand Army
Hamburg-America Line
Crow's Nest Pass
Ralph Harris
Kansas City
Walloon Lake
Michigan
David Lamasuey
Carl Burton
University of Chicago
Aurora
Leonard Hendricks
Cranston
R. I
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Lenox
Mass
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
G. Winthrop Sands
W. K. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Chateau St. Louis de
Mirabeau
Hamadan
Democrats
West Virginia
Louis Bennett
Negro
Mebra
Austrian Tyrol
Grover Willoughby
Lebanon
Joseph Chamberlain
England
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