Collision of Motors and Death Toll Rises in Norfolk Wreck
A head on collision on the Bay Shore Terminal line near Futa's Siding Norfolk results in three deaths and many injuries. Motormen W. Yandall and C. D. Colden die. Linwood Fentress aged 10 is among the dead. The wreck involves cars from Ocean View and Viewbound routes amid Sunday excursionists. Several seriously hurt transported to city hospitals alongside notable injuries to Major L. W. P. Waller's brother RP Waller and Benjamin Rowson editor of The Minorist. Additional crashes reported include wrecks at Georgetown Indiana and a boiler explosion near Kirksville Missouri with multiple injuries.
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Bay Bhore
W. & Yandall
C. B Colden
Linwood Fentress
RP. Waller
L. W. P. Waller
Kh. J. Davis
George Stephenton
J. Pf. Stephenson
Joseph White
Futa’s Siding
Ocean View
View
W. Yandall
Yandall
C.D Colden
Linwold Fentress
Colden
Peatress
Kk. BP
Princeton
Ind
Georgetown
Southern Railway
New Albany
Edward Duval
Louisville
Dudley Cox
Birdseye
Rense Ross
Milltown
Harry Goodale
C. F. Meyer
Osborne
Slater
J. T. McMahan
Springfield
M. C. Page
Freedom sedition case links insurgent appointees to civil posts
Manila Aug 25 The defense called Governor Taft as a witness to show former insurgent leaders, guilty of offenses not war related, were appointed to civil positions. Taft testified they were chosen for influence, not as insurgent generals, and were loyal. Indianapolis Aug 25 A national federation of negroes was incorporated with directors including Judge John Stoesenburg ex Senator George Cardwell Geo W Clinton William Q Vance T S Tipton S C Manuel B F Porter W A Burney and W H Steward. The group aims to protect colored people from violence secure civil rights and advance the race.
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Freedom
Taft
Indianapolis
National Federation of Negroes
John If Stoesenburg
George Cardwell
New Albany
Geo. W. Clinton
William Q. Vance
T. S. Tipton
C. Manuel
B. F. Porter
W. A. Burney
W. H H. Steward
Qubles
Labor Federation asks Miss Gould to probe Western Union child labor
The Chicago Federation of Labor has appealed to Miss Gould to investigate conditions under which children work for the Western Union Telegraph company in Chicago. They note that messenger girls have been employed since the boys struck, highlighting a gendered shift in the labor action.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Gould
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
Carpenter Anton Christensen Kills Wife at Montgomery Hotel
In South Omaha on August 25 Anton Christensen a carpenter confessed to fatally shooting his wife in their room at the Montgomery hotel where she was proprietress. He stated the act arose from domestic difficulties.
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Omaha
Anton Christansen
South Mahashi
Montgomery Hotel
EXPERT BALL PLAYING What It Produced in Runs in the Last Two Days
Chicago August 25 Saturday and Sunday baseball scores were listed across leagues. Saturday results include Brooklyn 9 at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia 9 at Cincinnati, New York 4 at St Louis, Boston 5 at Chicago, with Chicago 14. Sunday shows St Louis 2 and 4 against New York, Cincinnati 6 against Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh 4 against Cincinnati in a second game.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Identity in doubt over Minnie Mitchell body find
Two articles found near the scene of the Aug 7 body discovery raise doubt about the identity of Minnie Mitchell. A lace fragment and a gold heart bracelet were recovered. relatives say the jewelry does not match Miss Mitchell’s and the pieces appear torn and broken. Police note the items may have been attached to clothing or worn as a bracelet. The case remains unsettled as investigators weigh the evidence.
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Seventy-fourth
State Streets
Minnie Mitchell
Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Peace union denounces military drills in schools
Mystic Conn August 25 At a Universal Peace union meeting a resolution denounces army and navy maneuvers as fueling military spirit and reliance on naval weapons It calls for abolition of military drills and boys brigades in schools Washington August 25 US Minister Bowen reports Caracas Venezuela that Carupano was occupied without opposition by government troops from Cumana Campane a seaport town 57 miles northeast of Cumana
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Conn
Universal Peace Union
Washington
United States
Bowen
Caracas
Venesuela
State Department
Carupano
Cumana
Campane
Town administers vigilante justice to assault suspect
Eaton August 25. One hundred lashes with a cowhide quirt were given by locals to Jerry Crimmins a sugar factory worker accused of assaulting a woman. He was tarred felathered and driven from town with a warning not to return on pain of death.
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Col
Jerry Crimmins
Junk dealer in bedrock dispute kills laborer in Legnnsport
In Legnsport Indiana on August 25 Thomas Hile a junk dealer struck Neils Hansen a 50 year old laborer with a single punch over a debt of less than 25 cents. Hansen died from a broken neck.
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Thomas Hile
Neils Hansen
Hansen
Old Bull of the Onaba dies at Arapahoe agency
Guthrie Oklahoma August 25 Old Bull a surviving Onaba chief who fought in Custer s 1876 Little Big Horn battle is reported dead at the Arapahoe Indian agency Coly Co The same note from Liverpool Ohio reports Thomas J Duffy secretary of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters nominated by acclamation at Alliance for Congress to represent the Eighteenth district
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Liverpool
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National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Alliance
Laboring People's Convention For Congress
Russian decree funds shipbuilding with local materials
St. Petersburg reports a minister of marine decree demanding exclusive use of Russian origin materials for all Russian ships, with exceptions for vessels built abroad. The order aims to boost domestic industry and self sufficiency in naval construction.
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St. Petersburg
Local man found dead in hotel in Marion
James D Pulley age 41 was found dead in a Marion hotel chair with carbolic acid on his person indicating self inflicted death. plus reports from Constantinople St Paul and Springfield about political appointments and a Joliet bank permit issued to Frederick Hil Charles Noble and J F P Baird for Joliet Trust and Savings Bank of Joliet with 100000 capital.
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Lil
James D. Pulley
Springfield
Ill
Auditor of Public Accounts
Frederick A. Hil
Charles A. Noble
J. F P. Baird
Joliet Trust and Savings Bank of
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Robbers Take Stamps and Cash in Larwell Nigh Notice
Indianapolis dispatch reports at Larwell Indiana burglars looted a stamp stock worth 51 dollars and grabbed all the money from the nostooice Friday night. No injuries are listed and no suspects yet named.
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Indianapolis
Larwell
Ind
Vivien Sartoris Lian Ried Wedding in Washington Visit
Vivien Sartoris Lian Ried wed in a ceremony officiated by the Rev Mr Spraege. The bride is daughter of Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoria and the late Alganon Chartis Sartoria of Wareet Hampshire England. The groom is son of Chevalier and Madame Edward Scovel, cousin of President Roosevelt. They left for an extended trip abroad and will reside in Washington during the winter.
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Vivies Sartori
Roosevelt
Mrs. Grant
New York
Washington
Drayman Roars Through Kokomo Saloon After Drug Edict
In Kokomo Indiana three men known to police drug a drayman named Robert Hill. The drug failed to tranquilize him and he fought back, tossing a man through a partition and running around the square knocking others down. Town officers eventually overpowered him. The wallet carried about 197.50 was the apparent target.
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Kokomo
Ind
Robert Tl
Hill
Drayman
Dynamiter’s attempt wounds home in Rockport
An explosion damaged Willace Marschal Arthur L. Morse’s house as a dynamite attempt failed to blow it up. Mrs. Morse, alone in the home, identified a fleeing man after the blast. The incident occurred while Morse was away on business. The blast shattered front bay windows and other glass in adjacent buildings. The suspect escaped into the street. Location cited: Turk's Head, Rockport, Mass. date Aug 25.
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Willace Marschal
Arthur L. Morse
Morse
Mrs. Morse
Turk’s
Rockport
Mass
United States
Maine
Government Well Represented at Sea Girt Rifle Meet
Teams from all corps prepare for the Sea Girt rifle tournament beginning on Labor Day. The army marine corps and national guard are entering, with 105 targets, new arms trials by Springfield arsenal and Frankford arsenal observers, and entries from Delaware District of Columbia Massachusetts New York New Jersey Ohio Maryland and more. New matches include the Leach cup and an Interclub event shot from home ranges across the United States on the same day and hour as the Sea Girt contest.
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United States Army
War Department Hagabe
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Prankford
United States Moring Corps
C. J. Taucheimer
Hilton
Marine Corps
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Colworia
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New Jersey
Enneyleania
Ohio
Maryland
National Rite Association
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Leach
Maine
California
Health balance harms wives and Dr Pierce remedy endorsed
The article claims wives suffer health decline and loss of vitality as marriage strains grow. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for irregularities, drains, inflammation, and female weakness with testimonials. It invites correspondence, secrecy, and bulk offers for medical books and remedies.
Meat Combine Perfected In Omaha Packing News
An official from Armour in South Omaha says a semiofficial consolidation of packing interests has been perfected and will be publicly announced soon. Cudahy may join to form a merged South Omaha packing trust aiming to cut costs, with fears it could raise prices for shippers and affect market rates.
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Omaha
Armour Plant
South
Cudahy Company
Armour
South Omaha
Beef Trust
Mrs Augusta Powers Weds Joseph Slate in Chicago
Mrs Augusta K Powers confined to bed married Joseph Slate at the Palmer House Chicago. Chicago builders are buying steel in Scotland and Europe cheaper than domestic product.
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Palmer House
Chicago
Joseph Slate
Scotland
Europe
Corn To Break The Record In Twenty Years Of Growth
Preoxperts claim corn yields will set a record this year in Lafayette and nearby counties. Lafayette Punk, back from a state tour, says wheat averages 25 to 40 bushels with occasional fifty. Central Trinola farmers delay thrashing due to unprecedented rainfall and cool weather. Early frosts worry corn, but overall state prospects remain excellent despite rain delays.
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Lafayette Punk
Ile
Thierney County
Trinola
Las Cron
LIVES UNDER AN UMBRELLA IN OMAHA WOMAN VANISHES
Mrs Nettle Moor once of Chicago sleeps in an open pasture near Thirtyeth and Mertha streets with two sons as companions They called on her but she refused help saying she would manage her affairs The trio left their camp and headed toward Thirty fifth street and vanished in a weed filled hollow at Thirty fifth and Prenets streets none has been seen since
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Omaha
Neb
Nettle Moor
Chicago
Thirtyuth
Mertha Streets
Mia
Poor
Door
Perth
Ainer
Capture of the Boyaca Rebels Near Panama
Reports from Omaha and Madrid detail the capture of the Colombian vessel Boyaca by insurgents on August 1 near Panama. The ship carried nearly 800 soldiers under Generals Ferreiro and Dano, plus officers, ammunition, and money. one American gunner, Hosea Elliven, refused to sail on the ill-fated voyage.
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Kingston
Ave
Eitbout
Paneme
Evibent Padilla
Hosea Eltiven
United States
Boyaca
Panama Barber
President at Nahant Christens Lodge Baby in Presence of Lodge Family
The article details President’s Nahant visit with Senator and Mrs Lodge for the christening of the Lodge baby performed by Rev. John Diamond. Godfather was the president. godmother Mrs Lodge. attendees included Miss Vivien Sartoris and prominent friends. Crowd greets along the route from Lynn to Nahant. large processional and festive displays mark the event.
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