Coroner's Jury Blames Six Men for Eastland Disaster
A Chicago coroner's jury found six men responsible for the Eastland capsizing deaths, citing overloading and faulty ballast. The jurors urged grand jury indictments for manslaughter against Hull, Pedersen, Erickson, Reed, Eckliff, and Greenebaum. Officials noted government oversight was not lax.
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Eastland
Chicago
William H. Hull
Chicago-St. Joseph Steamship Company
Harry Pedersen
J. M. Erickson
Robert Reed
Federal Inspector of Steamships
J. C. Eckliff
W. K. Greenebaum
Indiana Transportation Company
Weckler
Joseph R. Lann
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Bce
Pedersen
Clark Street
John O'Mara
Kenosha
L. C. Wheeler
Department of Justice
Robert Reid
Pederson
US Sends Final Note to Germany On Unfriendly Act Threat
Washington reports the German note was dispatched at nine and delivered to Berlin by Friday. Secretary Lansing will publicize the message after delivery, about 1200 words, warning that another American death will be treated as an unfriendly act.
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U. S
Washington
Berlin
State Department
Copenhagen
Gerard
Foreign Office
Lansing
United States
Germany
Get your tenant leases at the Mail Office
Lease notices inform tenants to pick up or renew documents at the Mail Office. The brief item directs residents to collect their tenancy papers from a central mail location. No additional details provided.
Canoe Capsize Near Beechwood Sends Two Teens Afloat
Adolph Johnson of Jamestown and Minnie Johnson of Kane narrowly escaped drowning when their canoe capsized about 200 yards offshore at Beechwood. A launch crew rescued them after their calls for help. Johnson, exhausted and shocked, was taken to Jones General Hospital. Minnie was revived after initial hysteria. He is about 17.
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Adolph Johnson
Jamestown
Minnie Johnson
Kane
Beechwood
Johnson
Jones General Hospital
Mistake in Salts Sends 80 Year Old to Hospital
Titusville reports David Childs of Randolph township Crawford county, 80, took saltpeter thinking it Epsom salts. He grew ill Thursday night and Friday morning, was hospitalized, stomach pumped, and expected to recover quickly after mild to moderate danger.
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Titusville
David Childs
Randolph Township
Crawford County
Titusville Hospital
Mr. Childs
Fierce Storm Ravages Conewango Valley Homes and Farms
A severe wind and rain storm struck Conewango Valley on Monday evening. Trees fell damaging properties including a Norwich trolley wire, barns at Warner and Lindquist farms, a silo at Hodge, and a Bell Telephone line near Garrett Burgett. Horses survived a barn blaze caused by lightning. Fruit trees were uprooted and farms sustained extensive damage.
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Conewango Valley
Lewis Fox
Russell
Warren
Jamestown
Robert Warner
Dodge
Swede Hill
Roy Adams
Charles Lindquist
Charles Hodge
Fred Petiit
Garrett Burgett
Bell Telephone Line
Record export trade shows largest surplus in U S history
Washington figures reveal that the American export commerce for the fiscal year ending June 30 posted a trade surplus of 1,094,422,792 dollars. The surplus rose 623,800,000 dollars from the prior year and exceeds the 1908 best by 428,000,000 dollars, with official data aligning closely to earlier estimates.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Immense Earnings of U S Steel Trust
New York July 28 The net earnings of the United Steel corporation for the quarter ended June 30 1915 totaled 27 950 055 compared with 12 457 809 in the prior quarter The surplus after charges rose to 8 267 345 from a deficit in earlier periods The usual 15 4 percent preferred dividend was declared payable August 30 with books closing August 2 and reopening August 17 No action on the common dividend was taken
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New York
United Steel Corporation
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Old Money Tree Gone After Storm Destroys Hidden Money
Cumberland Maryland reports a storm toppled the famed old money tree near Shepherdstown West Virginia on the Potomac. It allegedly sheltered for years sixty five thousand dollars a Union Army paymaster hid there from a Confederate, a claim later found false and leading to court martial. The paymaster vanished after digging up the money by night and living in Washington post release.
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Cumberland
Sheperdstown
W. Va
Potomac
Washington
Bull Moose to Back Brumbaugh in Progressive Drift
National Progressive party considers a plan to back Pennsylvania Governor Brumbaugh as a presidential candidate. Key Pennsylvania leaders reportedly favor Brumbaugh, while Perkins emphasizes national focus and warns against entangling in one state's affairs. The move aims to counter the Penrose McNichol machine and secure delegates to the Republican National Convention.
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New York
National Progressive Party
George W. Perkins
National Progressive Committee
Bull Moose
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Perkins
William Flinn
Pittsburgh
E. A. van Valkenburg
Philadelphia
A. Nevin Dietrich
Chambersburg
Washington Party
Beveridge
Indiana
Train Hits Auto. One Killed at Millville Crossing
In Corry Pennsylvania on July 26 a car driven by C L Curtis of Albion collided with a Cleveland Express locomotive on the Erie railroad at Millville. Eleanor Curtis age 15 died. The Curtis family escaped injury except for the tragedy. The coroner investigates and whistle signals are questioned.
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Corry
C. L. Curtis
Albion
Cleveland Express
Erie
Mill Village
Eleanor Curtis
War meal for two cents in Berlin and Wuertemberg
German authorities introduce a new composite food mixture in Berlin and Wuertemberg. The blend of maize flour dried vegetables and dried meat forms a macaroni like product designed to provide cheap meals for the needy. Two cents buys a full meal with a large appetite.
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Berlin
Wuertemberg
Wuertemburg
Governor Brumbaugh Names Three Pennsylvanians for Exposition Honor
Governor Brumbaugh wrote the Panama Pacific Exposition Commission naming Dr. John A. Brashear John Wanamaker and Rev Dr Russell H Conwell as the Pennsylvanians most eminently qualified to receive signal honor on behalf of the state. The selections followed recommendations from Keystone editors after inviting nominations for a prominent Pennsylvanian honoree.
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Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
John A. Brashear
Pittsburgh
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Russell H. Conwell
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Protest Against Tax For Road Building In Columbus Township
Citizens of Columbus township filed a suit in equity Tuesday to block a ten mill tax approved to fund two miles of road. Plaintiffs include William E Messenger C N Dodd John Hammond and Nelson Triskit representing other residents. Defendants are F E Crosby Lafayette Curtis and Tax Collector Fred Smedburg. Judge Hinckley set August 4 for a hearing on a temporary injunction.
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Columbus
William E. Messenger
C. N. Dodd
John Hammond
Nelson Triskit
F. E. Crosby
Lafayette Curtis
Fred Smedburg
Hinckley
General Survey of the War Fronts Reported
Germany presses toward Warsaw from the north and south as the city defends. Italian air raids hit Riva on Lake Garda while Italians attack Gorizia with unverified reports of capture. Western front shows few changes with minor engagements. Casualties run high on the Italian Austrian frontier.
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Warsaw
Teutonic
Vosges
Isonzo
Gorizia
Milan
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
London
Germany
Berlin
Narew River
Bug
Riva
Lake Garda
Tribune of
Geneva
Absconding Paymaster Arrested in New York
Samuel Bleurton paymaster for Canadian Steel Foundry of Montreal was arrested in New York charged with theft of seven thousand dollars. He allegedly disappeared with the money on July 10 after being sent to a company office to pay employees.
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New York
Samuel Bleurton
Canadian Steel Foundry Company
Montreal
Canada
Bleurton
Becker Denied New Trial. Becker to Die in Electric Chair
Justice John Ford denied Charles Becker a new trial for instigating Herman Rosenthal's murder. Becker, convicted twice, faces execution by electric chair after daybreak Friday. Ford spoke privately in his chambers, noting the decision and his 53rd birthday.
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Ford
New York
John Ford
The
Supreme Court
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Justice Lord
Michael Ford
Sing Sing
W. Bourke Cochran
Department of Government
H. C. Benham
Cochran
Benham
Philbin
German Suspects Arrested On Vatican Espionage Probe
Two Vatican employees of German descent named Schneider were arrested off Panza aboard a sailing boat for making figures and drawings. The pope declined to intervene on their behalf.
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Rome
Vatican
Schneider
Panza
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Adam Weckler
City
Epsom Salts
U.S. Steel Trust
Flinn, van Valkenberg and Company
Trio Keystoners
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