Notable Deaths and Disasters Across North America
Ex-Congressman John Van Voorhis dies in Rochester while minstrel Cool Burgess passes away in Toronto. National and local flames claim fires in Bladen Nebraska and Strattonville Pennsylvania, with 50 000 dollar losses. River gem hunts rise in Indiana as oil, money, and political turmoil ripple across the continent.
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John van Voorhis
Rochester
N. Y
Cool” Burgess
Toronto
Ont
United States
Canada
Kankakee
Indiana
Fred Piel
Bladen
Neb
Manila
Montreal
David Hobbs
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Sooboonagam Ammal
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
India
Standard Oil Co
Lima
Pennsylvania
John Goodson
Hannah McQuaid
Detroit
Zachariassen
H. W. Palmer
Sydney
C. B
Christian Bors
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Gen. Matos
Venezuela
New York
Avery D. Andrews
National Asphalt Co
Richard A. McCurdy
The
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Chicago City Railway Co
Deneen
George W. Hoadley
Buckingham Hotel
New York City
Henry Irving
Westminster Abbey
London
W. B. Smith
Western National Bank of
Louisville
Federal Grand Jury
Edward Martin
Department of Public Health and Charities
Mayor Weaver
Philadelphia
Supreme Court of the United States
George E. Green
Washington
George W. Beavers
Post Office Department
Fierce Great Lakes Storm Leaves Heavy Losses and 21 Dead
Reports from October detail a deadly Great Lakes storm that lasted 36 hours. The death toll reached 21 with 42 vessels damaged or lost. Notable wrecks include the Sarah E Sheldon near Lorain and several other ships along Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, with life saving crews rescuing survivors amid heavy seas.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Sarah E. Sheldon
Bradley Fleet
Lorain
Kingfisher
Case Avenue
Cleveland Harbor
Sheldon
Kunkle Bros
Frank W
John Fox
Henry Johnson
Ashtabula
Yukon
Rogers City
Mich
Joseph Fay
Bradley Estate
Lake Huron
Fletcher
Point Light
David Syse
Rhoades
Cheboygan Point
Grand Rapids
Lake Michigan
Holland
Kate Lyons
Grand Haven
Ole Oleson
Detroit
James Corrigan
Stewart
Walter Scranton
Detroit River
Scranton
Tasmania
Thunder Bay Island
Buffalo
N. Y
Duluth
Ripley
Dunkirk
Morgan
Harbor Beach
Saginaw Bay
Phillips
Kingston
Westmont
William declines America’s Cup challenge for next year
New York October 21 Emperor William will not contest the America's Cup next year and no other German will attempt to win the trophy. Herr Ballin the Kaiser's yachting representative arrived in the city yesterday to state the position.
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New York
Emperor William
Herr Ballin
Ballin
Kaiser
Wanamaker Head of Firm Wanamaker Brown Dies at 65
William H. Wanamaker, head of Wanamaker and Brown and brother of John Wanamaker, died at his Philadelphia home last night at age 65.
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Philadelphia
William H. Wanamaker
Wanamaker & Brown
John Wanamaker
First damage suit against Iroquois Theatre opens
Chicago October 25 The first damage suit over the Iroquois Theatre fire of December 30 1903 opens in the United States circuit court before Judge Landis Edna S Hunter sues for 25000 against the theatre company and the George A Fuller Construction Co claiming violations of building ordinances no roof flue proper exits no automatic sprinkler and inadequate fire safety measures The case is deemed highly significant as it could affect numerous related suits and potential damages
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G. B. Markle & Co
Hazleton
John C. Dondero
Jewett City
Conn
Birmingham Turnverein Hall
Pittsburg
Highland Bay
Bingham
Utah
Utica
N. Y
Ridgeway
South Yonkers
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Beverly
N. J
Warner
Pension Bureau
Bedford
Court House
Presbyterian Church
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Trafalgar Square
London
Nelson
Holland
Dogger Bank
North Sea
Gambetta
Fecamp
Mississippi River
Ivory
Station
Fred Phee
Edward Duffy
Fall River
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
Norfolk Va
Howard Willet
Heatherbloom
Dick Donnelly
Railway Age
Daniel J. Kelleher
Beechwood
Southport
Ind
Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern Traction Line
Charles F. Knuth
Cleveland
Levine
Knuth
May E. Golding
Buffalo
New York
Larkin Co
New York City
Hilda Austin
St. Regis
Frederick H. Bugher
Oakdale
L. I
United States
Panama Canal
Taft
Southern Express
Philadelphia & Erie
Dauphin
Chicago
Iroquois Theatre
United States Circuit Court
Landis
Edna S. Hunter
Theatre Company
George A. Fuller
Erie Life Saving Crew Rescued After 16 Hour Storm
Erie Pennsylvania reports nine men in an open lifeboat exhausted after a 16 hour voyage in gale conditions. They searched for a non existent distressed vessel after a false alarm from Captain Jansen. The tug Cornelius Desmond finally tow ed them into port at 3 15 PM Tuesday with families fearing the worst.
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Erie
Erie Life Saving
Jansen
North East
Here
Cornelius Desmond
Frightful Record of Rail Accidents for Year
Interstate Commerce Commission reports last full year totals: 350 passengers killed in train accidents, 6,498 injured. 798 employees killed, 7,052 injured. Other train and non train fatalities bring totals to 537 passengers and 3,261 employees killed, with 55,466 injuries. Collisions and derailments reached 11,595 with losses of 9,711,656 dollars.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Expensive Advertising by Mutual Life Under Scrutiny
New York October 25. A legislative committee investigating insurance companies heard that the Mutual Life Insurance Co funded nationwide reports favorable to the firm about the inquiry. Witness Charles J. Smith testified he oversaw sending out these reports and approved vouchers totaling 11 000 with bills to come. He estimated the total may reach 14 000.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Charles J. Smith
The
Explosion rocks six story tenement near Grand and Mott
An explosion of dynamite on the steps of a ground floor butcher shop shattered the seven story building at Grand and Mott streets in New York. Tenants of the block were thrown into a panic as the shop was wrecked and nearby houses feared damaged. No arrests reported.
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George B. Warner
Pulaski Leeds
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
State Hospital For the
Hopkinsville
Inter-State Commerce Commission
McClennan
Erie
Wilson
Buffalo
Lake Shore
Silver Creek N. Y
New York Bar
William Travers Jerome
New York County
la Crosse
Wis
Emma Soulsby
Avery Street
Allegheny
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
Siberia
San Francisco
Yokohama
Alice Roosevelt
Mary Sheltlin
Rudolph B. Sheltlin
Navy Yard
William A. Botomy
Scheltlin
Washington
South Deering
Ill
Jerry Simpson
Wichita
Kaw
New Brunswick
Great Lakes
Twelfth Illinois Infantry
Kansas
New York City
H. S. France
Los Angeles
Cal
France
St. Petersburg
National Assembly
Prince Troubetskoy
University of Moscow
Mobile
Roosevelt
Ala
Union Station
Bienville Square
United States
Count Witte
National Cable and Wire Co
Pittsburg
T. Lee Clark
Enterprise Bank
Herman Schultz
New York
Grand
Mott Streets
Millionaire Frank Clyde Killed Near Pennsylvania Station
Frank Clyde vice president of the William P. Clyde Steamship Co. and a millionaire, lost balance while boarding a approaching train at Fifty second street station and was dragged under the locomotive fatally.
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Philadelphia
Fifty-second Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frank Clyde
William P. Clyde Steamship Co
Strike Expands as Polish Factories Walkout Widens
In Lodz Russian Poland on October 25, seven factories went on strike yesterday, swelling the number of locked out workers to about 38,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Russian
Poland
Strengthen the Stomach with Dr Williams Pink Pills
An old Memphis reader reports lasting relief from indigestion after using Dr Williams Pink Pills, claiming three boxes cured chronic dyspepsia. The ad touts the pills as a blood maker without stimulants, urging readers to request a free copy of What to Eat and How to Eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Strong
Capleville
Shelby County
Tenn
Memphis
Curious Finds and Oddities From Around the World
A fourth century tombstone is found at Culross abbey in Fife Scotland. A partridge dropped into a locomotive smokestack near Bainbridge England after being shot. Bishop Mora conducts mass 1500 feet underground in Hidalgo Mexico. An unknown tramp contemplates life near Leigh England as lightning ends the moment. Beans sprout from discarded seed bag near Dover New Hampshire. A rabbit feigns death, then escapes when a dog loses interest.
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Culross Abbey
Fife
Scotland
Bainbridge
England
Mora
Hidalgo
Mexico
Leigh
Dover
N. H
Secret of Youth Found in Right Food Says 94 Year Old
A 94 year old man credits Grape-Nuts for restoring digestion and normal bowel action after two years of pain from indigestion. He says daily use improves strength, suppleness, and posture, allowing him to walk easily as he nears 94. The ad promotes Postum Co. products and the book The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Holland, Mich
Mutual Life Co
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