Norfolk Jamestown Exposition Fire Aboard Steamer
A Norfolk to Jamestown Exposition voyage aboard a crack liner ended with a fire in the hold. Passengers remained ignorant until safe ashore as Fireboats and Commodore Leyland aided recovery. Commodore Leyland and Captain Blix and crew steadied the ship as firefighters battled the blaze and passengers were escorted to safety. the loss was estimated near 15000. The Hamilton fire-boat and New Yorker crew assisted, with injuries and hospital care following the incident.
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New York
Blix
Commodore Leyland
Gret
WcCarthy
Maelan
Gast Mearmy
New Yorker
Hames
Stavedores
Ge Hamilton
Val Sanny
Swach Channel
Cn Attigus
Rocket
Norfolk
Jamestown Expor
Bandit Robs 45 Passengers Near Ukiah
A lone bandit halted a Potter Valley railway crowd ten miles north of Ukiah and robbed 45 passengers of valuables including several hundred dollars and watches. No shots were fired and no injuries reported. One woman was forced to surrender her wedding ring. The suspect showed no violence and fled after the raid.
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Sweelal
Washington Post
Santa Roe
Hienswigman
Potter Valley
Ukiah
Tim
Baltimore & Ohio
Jersey
Seashore
Adirondack
Mountains
Nanore
New England
Canadian Provinces
Scotia
Allegheny Mountain
Painia
Planwure
Penna Ava
Ae Choy
Huntington tragedy at Versailles ends in multiple shootings
Henry Huntington former American diplomat and ex-attache in Paris reportedly shot his two sisters and two brothers after entering his dying father’s room to seek forgiveness. The suspect fled but was captured. the sisters Edity and Lisabe th died soon after while Henry’s own fate remained uncertain. The Huntington family, prominent in Paris society, faced a deadly incident amid estrangement.
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Worwlites
Henry Huntington
Douglas St Georges Huntington
Paris
Beth
Douglas Huntington
Henry
Huntington
Agat
Kiter
Edity
Lisabe
Douglas
Alonso
Memphis Fire Devastates District. One Killed, Two Injured
A Memphis Café Storage Company blaze on the eleventh floor caused one fireman death and injuries to two others. Property losses run into hundreds of thousands with extensive damage to multiple nearby firms including Olver Tunne Grocery and Breer House. Insurance coverage expected to cover about three quarters of the losses.
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Jasualhes
Memphis
Memphis Tennis
Memphis Café Storage Company
Wileh
Joseph Hicks
John Gurry
Willum M Kelley
Falling Walls Holdings
Olver Tunne Grocery Company
Behrtuk Grocers Company
Aemmats Papir Company
Memphis Cold Storige
Pkint Chism Pro
Breer
Aris
Wess Ina
South Front Street
Injured to Save Girls from Oncoming Car Crash
Four people were injured when a touring car driven by William Tod Wilcox swerved to avoid two children on Bell Avenue near Flushing. The car ditched into a ditch and rolled onto two wheels, sending Wilcox and passengers against each other. Lieut Walton Sexton of the battleship Connecticut and Gerald De Mermado suffered compound leg fractures. the two girls were among the others shaken and hurt as the vehicle overturned near the Oak Club. The chauffeur was unharmed.
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Washington Post
New York
Joh
William ‘Tod Witros
Walton Sexton
Battle Ship
Connecticut
Gerald de Mermado
AS Lascelles @ Co
Ives
Smintic Club
Ings
Flushing
Wilcor
Bell Avenue
Bellavenue
Bavelde
Witcux
SHOOTS HUSBAND DEAD Special to Tha T Washington Pret Hrewton Ala July 28
Wealthy turpentine operator Joseph Ghuns was killed by his wife Mrs Ghins after he attacked her for hair dressing. He pulled her hair and threatened, she fired a gas pistol in self defense, fatally wounding him. Mrs Gunn, young and from a rich family, was not arrested and the case may not be prosecuted.
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Washington
Joseph Ghuns
Mra Giving
Nayor
Gunn
Ikis Salawi
Joe Pochesso
Sam Aguline
Salnon
Federer Atreet
Youngmown
Sust
Ano Mart
Pochesso
Black Hand
Arch Tallon
Youngstown
Loa
South Sharon
Polles
Sam
Allos
Sandy Pereno
Steel Corporation
Tur Aces
Newcastle
Fix
Woman Falls From Window in Sanatorium Brawl
Clara Burkhardt of Philadelphia reportedly fell or jumped from an eleventh floor window of Marie Roystone sanatorium at 6 West Fourth Street and was hospitalized in critical condition with fractures and internal injuries. Mrs Roystone and residents placed her arrival a week earlier, with two roommates present in the room when the incident occurred. A butler described seeing the act from the rear, and an ambulance was summoned.
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Washington Posten
Marie
Ingurton
Hoystone
Deputes
Philadelphia
Mes Raystone
Clara Burkhardt Alte
Anna Baird
Barbara Vogel
Mra Raystone
Burkhardt
Russell Abner
Anys
North Carolina rail rate fight prompts high level exchanges
Telegrams from North Carolina and elsewhere hail Glenn’s victory in the rate controversy as the railways face court actions. Attorney General Bonaparte says the Department of Justice will ensure federal process is served and will act if needed to enforce the 214 cent passenger rate in the state while appeals proceed.
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North Carolina
Glenn
Cate
Corporation Commission
Brooklyn Democratic Club
Waguet
New York
Brooklyn
North Carolinas
Brooklyn Club
Senex Mass
Chara J Bonaparte
Psleigh
Bonaparte
Department of Justice
North Carola
Asregard
Fourth Circuit
Ausdchair
Southern Railway Company
Legisla Ira
Vortu Carcitre Cae
Edward T Sanford
Arth Caratloa
United States Court
Sanford
Department
Mn Sanford
Supreme Court of the United States
Ure
Banfords
Woman in Auto Killed in Arnolds Will Estate Crash
Lona Barrowa and passengers Mrs Florence Murray Dr Thoman Ford and Mrs Howard Black were in a car that struck an Iran bridge at Arnolds Will Estate last night. Mrs Murray was killed instantly. Dr Ford Barrowa and Mrs Black were seriously injured while others escaped unharmed. Barrows is described as the son of H G Barrows, a wealthy jewelry manufacturer. A separate note reports a distinct earthquake felt at Victoria British Columbia at 1220 am with no damage.
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Orth Attleborn
Lona D Barrowa
Flornce Murray
Thoman
Forde
Howard Black
Orth Attleboro
Iran Bridge
Arnolds Wils Estate
Murray
Ford Barrawa
Mre
Black
Brukes
Me Barrows
H G Barrows
Mire
Marra
Mr. Black
Iecal Telephone Exchange
Victora
Victoria
British Columba
Black Hand gang blamed for murders across four states
United States Steel Corporation raids target a vast Black Hand network tied to twelve murders in Mahoning and Shenango valleys. Police corner suspects in Hillsville quarries near New Castle while notes detail extortion plots, cash payments, and intimidation methods used against Italian workers and local mills.
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Hang Hai
Newcastle
New Castle Pa
Ued States Steel Corporation
New Castle Youngs Town
Ohla Sharon
Plainfield NI
Rochester M
Mahoningandy Sheasadeah Valley
Hillsville 2
Lawrence County
New Castleere
Johnston Limestone Company
Belltown
Rome
Italy
Lamigranta
Hillsells
Fiasco Over Japanese Treaty Said to Be Published
In St Petersburg on July 2 the treaty of commerce and navigation and the fishery convention were debated at the foreign office. The outcome will be published after ratification exchanges.
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St Petersburg
Foreign Office
Dead in church during revival frenzy in city
Mrs Annie Nagy of the city collapsed and died during a Christian Missionary Alliance service on East Forty ninth Street. Authorities reported two hours of prayers and a physician’s summons as worshippers spoke in tongues and clamored for a miracle.
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Spedlad
Cleveland
Annie Nagy
Thin ‘City
East Forty Ninth Street
Hfe Tien
Christians
al Manca
Hex W of
Kramer
Hemain
Bexsa
Natale
Che
Magills in Glintom Jail Amid Murder Charge
Magills in Glintom jail after being brought from St Louis to Clinton. A. big crowd at the station. the accused appeared pale while wife Vira Wagel Magill showed spirits. Attorney R A Lemon says the couple plead not guilty and expect a jury trial. state seeks October docket.
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Clinton
Fred Ho Magill
Fare Graham Magill
Magill
Vira Wagu
Dell
R.A. Lemon
Mme
Mia Magill
Pet Magill
Suietle
Wax
The
Law
Clintos
Tomorrw Magill
Cochran ‘Wir Returnn
Noth
Stricken Pastor in Tennessee Sermon of Life’s Uncertainty
In Madisonville Tennessee Reverend Wor smith age sixty five a Presbyterian minister and former grand master of the Masonic lodge collapsed in the pulpit while preaching on life’s uncertainty. He spoke of possibly never addressing his congregation again, then fell ill and died that night at the church.
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Tennessee
Knosville
Tenn
Worsmith
Presbyterian Church
Madisonville
Smith
Wasonic Ranch
Widow of Indiana War Governor Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Lucinda Morton widow of Tediaca s War Governor died today in Indiana after long feeble health. She had urged that a monument to her husband be unveiled and was unable to attend the exercises. Her passing closes a chapter of state history.
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Tediaca
Indianepolis
Morton
Indiana
State of
Haywood Freed by Jury at Boise
Haywood is released by a Boise jury amid ongoing trials for others charged in the alleged murder plot. Orchard is ready to die, stating he told the truth as Governor Gooding vows vigorous prosecutions. Former secretary treasurer and other defendants face indictments and further action.
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Haywood
Boise
Western Federaton
Stennenberg
Stram
Tome
Gov Gooding
Orchard
Haywood Jupilantia
Jurors Deadlock Then Acquittal Reached in Municipal Case
After multiple ballots the jury ends in a not guilty verdict. The case involves Mayor Pettibone Adams and Simpkins with a murder charge, and Orchard declares willingness to accept punishment. Jurors deliberated for twelve hours with a second acquittal following a long deadlock.
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Pettibone Adams
Simpkins
Acquittal Shocks Haywood Trial Crowd in Idaho
The trial ends with Willem Haywood freed on murder charges in the Frank Steunenberg case. Jurors acquit Haywood amid surprise and disbelief from prosecutors and officials. Gov Gooding vows continued pursuit of conspirators and adherence to law.
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Reise Idaho
Willem
Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Steunethers
Heywood
Charles H Moyer
Federation
George A. Petitone
Denver
Gov Gooding
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