Perilous Mountain Ride Near Lookout Mountain Tragedy Impends
Mrs Craddock and five children ride an open coal car along a mountain track on Lookout Mountain as a switch car moves unexpectedly. The group shouts with joy while the older boy Neil acts to stop the runaway car before a catastrophe at the curve near the Lookout Mountain house.
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HE Craddocks
Eagie Cliff
Lookout Mountain
Wooks Moccasin Bend
Tennessee
Wallace
Mountain Junction
Neil
Strang Station
Stone Church
Natural Bridge
Glen View
Cascade Falls
Sunset Park
Lookout Mountain House
Train Car Gala Ends in Narrow Mountain Ride
A family on a railway car decorated with holly and laurels speeds along Lookout Mountain. Passengers shout station names while a coal car de-rails, the brake failing as the car careens over trestles and through a clay bed. A mother faints, then recovers as the car stops and a route home awaits.
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Louis
Wallace Wallace
Baby Stuart
Ana
Groce
Sunset Park
Mamie
Little S Saa Ze Stuart
Lookout
Ding
Stuart
Wallace
Mississippi
Kalamazoo
Chicago News
Infuriated Fans Rescue Doctors from Mob at Peoria Ball Grounds
In Peoria Alabama on August 14 deputies and police protected Dr. Smith and Dr. Dougherty of Chillicothe from a mob after a bicycle accident. The auto was attacked and bricks were thrown as bystanders accused them of fleeing. The physicians were severely bruised before rescue.
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Peoria
Smith
Dougherty
Chillicothe
Admission Fees in Ancient Greek Theaters
Theaters built with public funds offered free entry, but crowding led to clashes. A law set admission at 1 drachma, about 19 cents, then lowered to 2 obols with state funds covering the cost. Daylong performances drew thousands who queued from dawn for the best seats.
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Greece
The Colossus of Rhodes Falls to Earthquake
The Colossus of Rhodes toppled by an earthquake in 224 B C left in ruins for about nine centuries. After Rhodes was captured, Saracens pulled it down and sold the broken statue.
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Rhodes
Monument to McKinley Planned Dedication in Buffalo
The Buffalo McKinley monument dedication is set for Thursday September 5 with Governor Hughes delivering the principal address. Vice President Fairbanks Speaker Cannon and other national figures are expected to attend. A parade of two Canadian regiments and American war veterans will highlight Labor Day events in a week ending September 7. Souvenir invitations go to former Buffalo residents including Grover Cleveland.
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Buffalo
Hughes
Fairbanks
Cannon
Canada
Grover Cleveland
Wife ordered to pay alimony and fees in Milwaukee divorce
Mrs Christina Beltman an 82 year old defendant in a Milwaukee divorce case was ordered by Judge Halsey to pay her husband 35 dollars in attorney fees 10 dollars as suit money and 5 dollars weekly alimony during the proceedings. She was restrained from disposing of 4000 dollars from west side property sale proceeds.
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Milwaukee
Christina Beltman
Halsey
Sergeant Merritt Dies of Yellow Fever in Cuba
Travana August 14 report says Sergeant Wesley Merritt of the hospital corps, one of the first yellow fever fatalities, has died. Dr. Agramonte, a Cuban expert, notes several cases in Cienfuegos and that the U S garrison is unlikely to face further infections due to strict precautions.
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Travana
Wesley Merritt
Agramonte
Cienfuegos
United States
Heiress Maudt Gaehner Inherits Ranches After Father’s Death
In Battle Creek Michigan on August 14Miss Maudt Gaehner aged 17 living with her grandmother Mrs Rebecca A Lapstad has inherited two large ranches and other real estate valued at 50000 dollars. Her father William Bacher died weeks ago. The legal transfer is complete and Mise L Bilberstein aunt of Miss Gaehner has been named guardian.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Maudt Gaehner
Rebecca A. Lapstad
William ©. Bacher
Mise &. L. Bilberstein
Raeher
Convention of Officers Reelects Leader for Next Meeting
Norfolk Va Aug 14 The convention of commissioned officers of the Uniformed Rank Knights of the Ku Klux Klan? World? in biennial session with the Jamestown exposition encampment re elected Major General W H Sletzer of Cleveland commander in chief and selected Lexington Ky as the next meeting place.
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Norfolk
Knights of the Maccabees of the World
W. H. Sletzer
Cleveland
Lexington
Desperate Spinsters Plan Bachelors Ball in Hillsboro
In Hillsboro UL on August 14, fifteen young women dressed as men staged a bachelors ball. They rented a frail troupe of musicians, hired a caterer, and escorted fifteen other women in party dresses to the event amid a scarce supply of unmarred men.
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Hillsboro
Fred Nye Dies From Trolley Car Injuries
Fred Nye brother of the late Bill Nye and assistant editor of the Sunday World died from injuries after being struck by a trolley car in New York. He wrote humorous poems and the comic opera book The King and the Broker, produced in the west, and formerly served on the Chicago Herald staff.
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New York
Fred Nye
Bill” Nye
The
Sunday World
Nye
West
Chicago Herald
Terre Haute Population Above 65 000 in New Directory
Terre Haute reports a city population exceeding 65 000 in the new directory issued Monday. The school enumeration led by State Superintendent Cotton last week tallies about 45 000 pupils, highlighting different population estimates.
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Terre Haute
Little Girl Loses Both Feet in Harvester Incident
In Peoria Illinois on August 14 a three year old girl named Mary, daughter of A. Rock from near Cuba Fulton county, ran into a harvester as her father rode it during a game of hide and seek. The accident left her with both feet severed.
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Peoria
Mary
A. Rock
Cuba
Fulton County
Creep for Lambs: Simple DIY Feeding Crib Construction
A Homestead writer explains building a lamb creep with sturdy 2 by 4 posts and strong rails. Dimensions suggest two and a half feet high, six feet wide, with barrel staves as uprights if needed, and sloped sides to minimize wool pull. Place near access with a low trough of bran oats oilmeal and cracked corn, daily cleaning and fresh feed.
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Homestead
England
The Cheap Stallion and Breeding Value Explored
The piece argues that low stallion fees reflect poor quality and limited offspring potential. It urges breeders to use better mares and avoid mongrel sires to avoid financial losses from unearned returns.
Feeding Hogs In England
English hogs receive diverse feeds including potatoes turnips carrots beets peas beans barley and oats. Grain is steamed or ground while vegetaries are cooked and mixed with swill. Grasses and clovers are cut in summer. English hogs lean toward the bacon type and require more variety to select muscle forming foods.
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England
America
Veterinary Remedies for Cattle and Horses From Old Manual
The article lists treatments for livestock skin and hoof problems including lice on cattle and brittle hooves in horses. It advises Scotch snuff along the backbone and neck, and soap applications for hooves and hair while noting lampas in colts. It covers mange signs and a kerosene emulsion method, plus feeding to improve condition.
Kelly Forgoes Summer Racing In East
Dan Kelly, the world sprinting champion from Portland Oregon, will skip summer racing after injuring a tendon. He hopes to regain form by fall and stays famed for lowering the 100 yard dash world record once held by Arthur Duffy, former Georgetown student.
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Kelly
Dan Kelly
Portland
Ore
Arthur Duffy
Georgetown University
Delehantys Another Baseball Family of Notables
The Delehanty brothers from Cleveland lead a family legacy in baseball with six sons making names on the diamond. Ed Delehanty earned renown as a top batsman before his death four years ago. Joe, Frank, Jim, Tom, and Willie followed across various teams from Allentown to Seattle, with Willie just starting at Oswego, N Y and expected to reach the major leagues.
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Delehantys
James Delehanty
Cleveland
United States
Ed Delehanty
Philadelphia
Washington
Joe Delebanty
Allentown
Montreal
New Orleans
Worcester
Buffalo
Williamsport Tristate
Frank Delehanty
Montgomery
Syracuse
New York Americans
Jim Delehanty
Little Rock
Chicago Nationals
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis Browns
Tom Delehanty
Toronto
Atlanta
Detroit
Seattle
Williamsport
Willie
Oswego
N. Y
College baseball captains named for next season
The Springfield Republican ranks Brown as top, followed by Cornell, Princeton, Pennsylvania State, Fordham, Harvard, Holy Cross, Williams, Yale, and Vermont. Captains elected include Princeton outfielder Harlan, Dartmouth Skillin pitcher, Georgetown Simons outfielder, Cornell Heisman shortstop, Villanova Savage third base, Brown Raymond outfielder, Holy Cross Barry shortstop, Exeter Connelly third base, Andover Reilly first base, Penn Cree shortstop, Tufts Atwood pitcher, Washington Jefferson Ramsey third base, Lehigh Galbraith second base, Phillips-Exeter Hawkes Michigan Sullivan, Minnesota Pat Boyle, Colgate Conlon, Pennsylvania Fennell pitcher, Harvard Leonard third base, Yale Tad Jones catcher.
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Princeton
Harlan
Dartmouth
Skillin
Georgetown
Simons
Cornell
Heisman
Villanova
Savage
Brown
Raymond
Holy Cross
Barry
Exeter
Connelly
Andover
Reilly
Pennsylvania State
Cree
Tufts
Atwood
Washington and Jefferson
Ramsey
Lehigh
Galbraith
Phillips-Exeter
Hawkes
Michigan
Sullivan
Minnesota
Pat Boyle
Colgate
Conlon
Pennsylvania
Fennell
Harvard
Leonard
Yale
Tad Jones
Springfield Republican
Fordham
Williams
Vermont
Army Football Schedule for 1907 Season
The Army Athletic Association lists the 1907 football dates with opponents Franklin Marshall Trinity Yale Rochester Colgate Cornell Tufts Syracuse and Navy. A request for details on Captain Henry C Smither Fifteenth Cavalry as head coach has been made with assistance from Robert W Forbes of Yale.
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Army
Army Athletic Association
Franklin Marshall
Trinity
Yale
University of Rochester
Colgate
Cornell
Tufts
Syracuse
Navy
Henry C. Smither
Fifteenth Cavalry
Robert W. Forbes
Czar and Czarina Lead New York Road Team
Judge William H. Moore of New York drives a pair of gray Orloffs named Czar and Czarina as leaders for his four horse road team.
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Czar
Czarina
William H. Moore
New York City
Russia
Baron Bell Colt Goes Mile Time Trial at 2:30
Baron Bell trained by Evans ran a two year old by Baron Bell in a mile race finishing in 2:30 with the last half in 1:14. The colt was recently broken to harness.
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Baron Bell
W.W. W. Evans
Anrina
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Sporting World
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J. W. Brock
Iowa
Mall
Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
Majestic Bune
John K. Steen
E. Madison
J. E. Vrooman
J. K. Steen
Hamberlaing
Foley
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