Landslide Kills Many in Notre Dame de Salette Hamlet
Buckingham Que April 26 A massive landslide engulfed the Notre Dame de Salette settlement on the Lievre River, burying about half the hamlet and leaving at least thirty four dead amid wrecked homes. Rescue teams and messengers operate as the region braces for further slides and coffins are prepared for near by towns.
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Beg at Churches for Work in Granite City Tragedy
Fifty men knelt before Granite City churches seeking work as a rain soaked procession moved through mud. The crowd, largely foreign, ended with Christo Antoniss, a Hungarian, shooting himself in the abdomen after prayers failed to yield employment for his family.
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Frog Swallows Sparrow in Capitol Square Feat
Richmond, April 26 special to The Washington Fest reports a large frog leaped from a fountain in Capitol square and swallowed an English sparrow. Policeman Tom Carroll describes the frog waiting under a plank and then pouncing, driving the bird into its mouth with its front feet.
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Two Mail Bags Missing from Majestic and Philadelphia
London reports say two bags from New York containing securities worth 500000 disappeared in transit last month. One bag was for St Louis aboard the Majestic and the other for Brooklyn aboard the Philadelphia. authorities suspect clerical tally errors and are pursuing the senders and destinations while denying the bags held cash.
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Snow stops English travel as eight foot drifts bury towns
Severe blizzard halts travel across the United Kingdom with eight foot deep drifts in many areas. Railways tramways and cars blocked isolation of outlying districts reported deaths from exposure and crop damage noted. London enjoys sunshine but remains very cold as a government notice on banking appears at end.
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Five Gladiator dead and twenty three missing in Isle of Wight collision
London report details the Gladiator tragedy after the collision between the American liner St Paul and the British cruiser off the Isle of Wight. Five dead are confirmed, twenty three missing, six injured, with eight more possibly unaccounted. Divers found no bodies as crews prepared for a naval inquiry and Board of Trade review.
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Rescue and collision en route to New York at Solent
At Fort Victoria Royal Engineers saved several Gladiator sailors after a collision with the St Paul. Survivors and rescuers recount hours of danger as boats were lowered through snow and heavy seas. St Paul suffered bow damage and crews worked pumps to keep the vessel afloat while captains and pilots assess blame and report findings.
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B N A I Brith Session Addresses District Grand Lodge
Simon Wolf of Washington addresses the District Grand Lodge meeting in Winhington North Carolina. The thirty fourth annual convention of District Grand Lodge No. 5 covers Georgia South Carolina Virginia Maryland District of Columbia and North Carolina with 100 delegates. Sessions continue three days. Also notices the Washington Southern Ry dining car service on train 29 discontinuing parlor car service Sundays.
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Savannah
David Marx
Atlanta
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Richmond
Maine Republicans Set Not To Instruct Delegates
Portland April 26 Republican state convention will not instruct delegates at large for any national candidate. Leaders say debates on preferred candidates may arise but are unlikely to be adopted. Delegates at large expected to be Col. Thomas P. Shaw Portland Edward P. Ricker Poland ex Gov John F Hill Augusta and Judge Charles J Dare Orono.
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Augusta
Charles J. Dare
Orone
Chief Jose Dead Aged 111 Huntsman of California
Chief Jose of the San Manuel Reservation near Highland is reported dead at 111. Celebrated as a mighty hunter who trained many local players and aided whites, he was found in his cabin by his squaw and described as dried up by the coroner.
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Storm Across South Leaves Death List Rising
Storm devastates the southern states with at least 368 dead and 46 towns wrecked. The ferocious wind drives animals through rooms in destroyed homes as communities count losses and begin recovery efforts amid widespread damage.
Destruction by Tornadoes Across Four Southern States
Forceful storms swept Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Mississippi causing about 368 deaths injuring around 1200 and leaving several thousand homeless. Most fatalities were among Negro residents with extensive property and farm losses. 2500 houses and business buildings were destroyed. Towns reported include Baxterville Coll Pus Gilles Bend Columbus La Grange Cedartown and Albertville among others. Relief efforts launched with funds and volunteers aiding wrecked districts.
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Cave Springs
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Leesburg
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Venom extraction from lance-head viper at Bronx Zoo a world first in medicine
New York April 26 report of the first venom extraction from the deadly lance-head viper in eighty years. Dr Ditmars and colleagues captained the operation at the Bronx Zoo producing a tiny quantity of venom claimed sufficient to supply homeopathic serum for decades. The snake, captured in Brazil, will be kept alive for potential future harvests.
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Craze by storm drives farmer to deadly act
Special to The Washington Post reports Wallace Polk, an aged farmer, killed his wife then shot himself amid alleged insanity caused by yesterday's windstorm. His daughter was wounded but expected to recover after treatment by a surgeon. A separate New York note mentions Dr. William T. Bull undergoing a minor neck abscess operation at home.
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Wu Ting Fang Drops Temperance Act at Dinner Banquet
Chinese diplomat Wu Tingfang reportedly abandoned his temperance pledge during a Philadelphia American Philosophical Society banquet at the Bellevue Stratford on Saturday night. He drank wine from early courses, with a waiter ensuring the glass remained not long empty, despite earlier notes of teetotalism inspired by Mrs. Henderson of Washington.
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County Clerk George Oswald Dies Suddenl y
Hagerstown Maryland April 26 George Beard Oswald aged sixty five a wealthy Washington County figure died of heart disease in his room at Hotel Baldwin He served thirty five years as clerk of the Washington County Circuit Court was president of the Mechanical Loan and Savings Bank a thirty second degree Mason and forty two years treasurer of the Odd Fellows He recently married Miss Lelia Firey leaving an estate valued at several hundred thousand dollars.
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Laborers to be deported from Boston shipment May 4
Fifteen foreigners including thirteen Spaniards were brought to Boston from West Virginia and will be deported on the Saxonia May 4. They allegedly came as contract laborers after being detained in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on March 25 while en route on the Ivernta to work at Grasset Chemical Works.
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The Old Log College Founder discussed at church meeting
Dr W F Brown of Pittsburg read a paper to the Ministerial Association at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. A large audience attended as he spoke on The Old Log College and Its Founder yesterday morning.
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President May Decide It In Books Signed by Roosevelt
A Phoenix Investment suit seeks 50000 damages from Gordon Montgomery for selling Mrs. Mary N. McCune a 22 volume set claiming Theodore Roosevelt autographs in each. McCune paid 1200 and signed for 300 quarterly payments. she doubts the signatures. Local book market in Pittsburg grows, with multiple high bids for rare editions.
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Wilmington
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Mary N. McCune
Theodore Roosevelt
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Man to Beat Taft Then Strong Men On Their List
A crowded field for the presidential nomination includes Knox Hughes Fairbanks and Roosevelt allies as Taft searchs for strength. The New York governor remains in play with a possible vice presidential pairing. Pennsylvania Knox is seen as a compromise choice with strong state support and party friends ready to rally at Chicago.
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