Gun breech blast kills nine at Fort Monroe practice
A 12 inch gun breech block exploded during target practice at Fort Monroe Virginia. Nine coast artillerymen died including one officer and eight enlisted men with several others injured. Lieutenant Van Dusen and Major General Carter led the initial casualty reports as the army investigated premature ignition of the powder charge.
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Washington
Fort Monroe
Higl
War Department
Harry C. Hess
Charleston
W. Va
Charles C. Adkins
Cincinnati
O. Albert Bradford
Dorothy
Roy Duffy
Naugatuck
John W. Chadwick
Tazewell
Tenn
Olive W. King
Dayton
Ohio
Alfred W. Smith
New York City
Andy J. Sullivan
Perkins
James H. Turner
Ripley
Arlie Adey
Brandonville
Judd F. Hogan
Geyer
Orville T. Rainey
Findlay
Elleworth W. Hoffman
Pittsburg
Charles F. Parks
Menominee
Mich
William C Sul
Chesapeake Bay
Oliver
William H. Carter
van Dusen
Townsley
Firing tragedy linked to breech ignition in 1895 model gun
Charles D Norton fired a 270 pound powder charge at a training event. Officials suspect a spark from the prior charge ignited the new powder before the breech could be locked. The 1895 gun, built at Watervliet arsenal near Albany, had a muzzle velocity of 1042 feet per second.
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Watervilet Arsenal
Albany
N. Y
Bureau of Ordnance
Forest fires grow in Montana as tinderbox heats up
Kalispell Montana July 22 The forest fire situation worsens with two new blazes reported. Smoke blankets the city and mountains remain unseen for weeks. Sheriff mobilizes deputies to combat fires on state timber lands. Supervisors Haines and Bunker head to Tally Lake and Blackfoot areas for reinforcements. Dawson Lumber Company Libby wires for help to fight a Fisher River blaze threatening vast timberlands. Only rain offers hope with no forecast at present.
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Kalispell
Mont
Haines
Tally Lake
Bunker
Blackfoot Forest
Dawson Lumber Company
Libby
Fisher River
Forest Fires Devastate Canadian Districts in Sloan Area
Flames wipe Three Forks from the map and destroy Jaffray and Bayness Lake in Sloan district. Candon is doomed while fires scorch over 250 square miles in Kooteney. Basio fire moves rapidly with back firing. Moyle remains anxious but presently safe.
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Winnipeg
Man
Three Forks
Jaffray
Bayness Lake
Sloan
Candon
Kooteney
Basio
Moyle
Seven Hundred Trapped as Forest Fires Sweep Bloomville Area
Seven hundred persons in Bloomville and Heinemann are trapped by advancing forest fires in Merrill Wisconsin. Rail lines are destroyed for miles, blocking escape routes as flames close in around the communities.
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Merrill
Wis
Bloomville
Heinemann
Doom Ends Rail Refuge For Merrill And Bloomville Invasion
In the excerpt Merrill and Bloomville are cut off as rail links fail, trapping residents in doomed towns seeking any possible escape by train. The narrative portrays overwhelmed officials, advancing danger, and emergency measures amid the collapsing rail network.
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Merrill
Bloomville
Chicago Population Tops Two Million In 1910 Census
Chicago reaches over two million residents based on the 1910 school census estimates. The minor population is 14,115, rising by 66,768 from 1908, placing total population at about 2,100,000. German parentage leads, followed by Polish Russian and Irish.
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Chicago
Baseball Results Across National and American Leagues
National League standings show Chi .61 29 and Pitts .658 win pace with Brooklyn and St Louis close behind. American League results list Philadelphia and Cleveland atop but Detroit and Chicago trails despite scattered wins across games.
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National League
W. L. Pet
Phil
N. Y
St. L
Pitts
Brook
Bos
Pittsburg
Rh.e. Brooklyn
Rucker
Dessau
Bergen
Cammitz
Gibson
Brooklyn
Wilhelm
Kuetzer
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Drucke, Wiltse
Meyers
Sallee
Bresnahan
American League
W. L. Pet Phil
Wash
Chi
Washington
R. HH. E
Cleveland
Link
Reisling
Beckendorf
R. HB
Detroit
Straud
Stanage
Karger
Carrigan
Philadelphia
R. H.E
Walsh
Sullivan
Plank
Thomas
Ray
Bailey
Spade
Kinsella
Stephens
Allen
Killifer
Vaughn
Mitchell
Scores From Regional Games Include Narrow Upsets
American Association matches in Indianapolis Minneapolis 7 Louisville 3 and Toledo Milwaukee 0 5 Columbus Kansas City 3 4 with ten minutes remaining in one game.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Ten Mining
Taft Addresses Bar Harbor After Brief Turmoil
Bar Harbor Maine July 22 The war over a presidential speech sparked anger until J P Bass arranged an armistice The Mayflower party yacht incident in Passamaquoddy bay left two intoxicated Indians in a lifeboat One storm caused damage across Eskilstuna Sweden with unroofed farms and factories but no fatalities
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Bar Harbor
Taft
J. P. Bass
Gor Commercial
Kebo Valley Club
Bass
Passamaquoddy Bay
Maine
Jackies
Stockholm
Sweden
Denal
Eskilstuna
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices July 22 1910
Chicago markets report mixed hogs and cattle prices with large receipts. Hogs reach 860 to 905 for light to heavy grades while cattle and sheep show strong to steady trends on estimated receipts and official figures.
Market quotation highlights mixed packers bids and advances
The market shows strength with bulk items advancing from 8 40 to 5 65, light goods moving from 8 70 to 9 10, and mixed packers quoted from 8 50 to 8 95. Traders note broad demand across categories and rising price ranges.
Heavy shipping grades steady sheep market report
The summary notes prices for heavy shipping grades from 800 to 875 Rough and 800 to 820 Cattie steady. Sheep values show strength with overall market firmness and steady demand across the livestock sector.
Grain firm bids from Chicago address in 1910
Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company, located at 544 and 545 Postal Telegraph Building in Chicago on July 21, 1910.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
British Statesman New Governor General of South Africa
A prominent British statesman is appointed as the new Governor General of South Africa. The selection signals closer ties between Britain and the South African administration as the role assumes ceremonial and diplomatic duties alongside colonial governance.
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Ernor General
South Africa
Bryan's Stand on County Option Splits Democrats and Republicans
Omaha dispatch reports growing talk that William J Bryan may bolt the Democratic ticket to back Republican nominees if the county option plank appears in the GOP platform. Nebraska papers say Bryan focuses on county option and may cross party lines if the Democratic convention rejects his measure.
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Omaha
William@. Bryan
Bryan
H Bryan
Nebraska
Ghost Walks for Reds: Sam Pays Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Traverse City Michigan July 22 Hundreds of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians receive payments from a $115000 court of claims award. Adults get 21 and children 1.25 while 3 years old and under. Agent Charles M Dickson distributes funds over ten days. News spreads by wire among the tribes and a new $300000 claim is anticipated.
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Traverse City
Mich
Indiana
Michigan
Sam
Court of Claims
Charles M. Dickson
Scottaville
North
Pappooses
Crippens Arrest Disputed
Scotland Yard denies reports Crippen and Le Neve woman have been arrested in Wales. No new developments reported in the case.
Freight conductors strike delays Grand Trunk cars in Chicago
In Chicago 400 loaded freight cars sit idle as Grand Trunk strike cripples freight movement. Nonunion workers limited. four through passenger trains remain on schedule. Wabash lines halt freight between Detroit and Buffalo. Officials warn disruption could end soon if work stoppage persists.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Railroad
Taylor Street
New York
Grand Trunk
Lehigh Valley
Wabash Railroad
Detroit
Buffalo
Fitzhugh
A Trunk Railroad
Montreal
Thenence
Sflows
Newngland
Fire injures man as youths torch newspaper on bench
Robert Finley dozed on a bench near East Park when mischievous youths set a newspaper ablaze under him. His clothes were nearly burned off and his head and shoulders scorched before policemen extinguished the fire. The attackers fled.
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Pittsburg
Robert Finley
East Park
Chicago and Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts Listed
Receipts and quotations for cattle sheep and potatoes across Chicago Omaha and East Buffalo. Includes cattle receipts 6 500 in Chicago with price ranges for heavy packing beef cows and stockers and calves. sheep and lamb receipts 15 000 with lamb and wethers prices. Omaha reports cattle receipts 2 800 with varied steers cows and calves prices and sheep 9 900 with yearling and lamb ranges. East Buffalo notes dull cattle demand and slower hog market with quoted ranges for hogs and lambs.
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Texas
Chicago
Omaha
East Buffalo
Dewning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Catth
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Carter
Charles D. Norton
Montana
Wisconsin
Bart
Minneapolis Journal
Erwin
Graham
Brown
Gasper
Roman
Iee
Bar
Grain Market
Reister & Son
Roosters
John A. Babcock Commission
U.S. Yards
Illinois
Il Bt
Herbert Gladstone
New
Uncle Sam
Pittsburger
Park Bench
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