Global Briefs: Wrecks, Politics, and Probes Across Nations
Twelve killed and twelve injured in a Norris, Iowa Rock Island Express wreck. France and Spain decide to occupy Moroccan seaports and establish police posts. The James River bank in Frankfort, South Carolina, is dynamited, robbers escape with $8,000. Various indictments, releases, and political moves ripple worldwide as a broad round up of incidents unfolds.
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Rock Island
Norris la
France
Spain
Morocco
James River
Frankfort
S. C
Chicago
Belding-Hall Manufacturing Company
Jesse F. Hall
Lincoln
Henry Duval
Rocky Mountain Limited
Alvo Station
Neb
Dryden
New Jersey Rifle Association
United States Cavalry
Wilhelmina Bache
Waupung
Wisconsin
Michael Sell
Shawano County
Davidson
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania and
New York Central
Federal Grand Jury
Jamestown
N. Y
John King
James Bellows McGregor
Washington, D. C
Hoboken
N. J
Young Women's Christian Association
William S. Wirsing
Uniontown
James R. Smith
International Harvester Company of
Austin
Texas
Two Rail Rate Decisions Hit Pennsylvania and Minnesota
In Minnesota, Judge Lochren signaled the federal view that interstate commerce regulation rests with Congress as railroads seek to amend a two cent passenger rate and reduced freight rate order. In Philadelphia, Judges Wilson and Audenried ruled the two cent railroad fare law unconstitutional, with a direct appeal to the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Lochren
Robert
Bar
Philadelphia
Willson and Audenried
Common Pleas
State Supreme Court
First military airship tested at Farnborough
The first British military dirigible completed two trial flights at Farnborough. It handled well and could steer, but a belt break slowed a later engine run. After a smoother second trial, the ship traced a three mile circle at about half a mile altitude before returning to its shed.
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Farnborough
England
Capper
King
F. S
G A R Encampment Opens in Saratoga with State Welcome
Gov Hughes greets six thousand veterans as the forty first national G A R encampment opens in Convention hall Saratoga N Y. Speakers include Robert Bruce Brown James Tanner Most Rev John Ireland and Sen Macomber. Carrie Sparklin presents silver jubilee offering to the G A R.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Hughes
New York
Grand Army of the Republic
Women’s Relief Corps
Robert Bruce Brown
Zanesville
James Tanner
Washington
John Ireland
United States
Macomber
South Dakota
Carrie Sparklin
St. Louis
Grand Army
Women's Relief Corps
Brown
Murderer Ends Life to Avoid Arrest in Westerfield Case
Edward J. Hildebrandt, a 30 year old painter and boarder at the Westerfield home in Chicago, killed himself with a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday as officers prepared to arrest him for the murder of Mrs. Maud Westerfield.
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Chicago
Ill
Edward J. Hildebrant
Maud Westerfield
Auto Race Tragedy at Brunot Island Claims Life and Injuries
At Brunot's Island track near Pittsburgh two accidents left one dead Rex Bienerstein 35 president of Auto Repair Co and two others seriously injured Walter Christy 26 of New York City and mechanic Clarence Bastion from Allegheny. Police reported Christy after a record attempt crashed into wreckage and was critically harmed. crowd chaos followed as the race was halted and emergency crews moved in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Brunot’s Island
Rex Bienerstein
Auto, Repair Co
Walter Christy
West Eighteenth Street
New York City
Reinerstein
Bastion
Christy
Grand Stand
Train Robbers Seize $50,000 on Siberian Postal Train
Siberian postal train intercepted 15 miles from Tomsk by highwaymen who separated the engine from the freight car and seized $50,000 before escaping. The bold action marks a dramatic robbery on the line in Siberia.
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Tomsk
Siberia
Three Bodies Recovered After Boat Party Tragedy in Baltimore
The body of Gertrude Shaughnessy formerly of Harrisburg was found in the Patapsco River Sunday. On Monday the remains of three other boating party members were recovered. Authorities believe the drowning was accidental.
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Baltimore
Gertrude Shaughnessy
Harrisburg
Patapsco
Four Drowned as Gasoline Tank Explodes on Saginaw River
In Saginaw Michigan last night two young men and two girls lost their lives when a gasoline tank aboard a launch exploded during a river outing. Police and rescuers found the victims after the blast and fire, with inquiries focusing on the accident’s cause and the vessel’s ownership. Instances of casualties in river craft have prompted safety reviews by local authorities.
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Saginaw, Mich
Saginaw River
Burlesque Drum Beats Down Sapho Stage Moment
A Staten Island burlesque show at a Greater New York spa house used a bass drum cue to punctuate a leading lady’s heavy falls. The drummer’s hits transformed a dramatic Sapho finale into roaring laughter as the audience watched the star collapse in faux agony and demand vengeance on the drummer.
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Staten Island
New York
Chess
Sapho
Jean
Sugar Baskets Highlighted At Gay Resort Dinner
A fashionable resort dinner featured drawn sugar baskets with flaring edges and long handles at each place. Woven from variegated color strands and tied with sugar bows, the baskets held flowers matching a central bloom display. The event was described as very gay with no pet dogs invited.
Veteran mutiny prisoner released after forty eight years
The Hindoo newspaper reports Moosama Singh, who was convicted for taking part in the 1857 mutiny, has been released after 48 years in the Andaman Islands. He must report monthly to the local police superintendent.
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Andamans
Hindoo
Moosama Singh
Dining Out Tale Recalls Refused Meal and Nickel Tip
A man tries to impress a lady by feigning familiarity with fine dining and top service. He asks the head waiter for a table where they will be well cared for. The waiter recalls his last visit when he attempted to tip with a plugged nickel and was nearly thrown out.
Market Report Across Several Cities on September 11, 1907
The bulletin lists prices for Flour Wheat Corn Oats and livestock in New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg. It shows firm wheat and steady hay with mixed grain figures and varying cattle hog and sheep prices across the regions.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
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Oriental
Bethune
Oriental Quarter
Toledo
East Buffalo
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