Engine Collides With Pullman In Stamford Derailment Tragedy
Four dead and many injured after the Springfield Express rear-ended the first section near Stamford. The second engine plowed into the Pullman car Skylark, injuring about 31 passengers. Allan A. Warfield of Washington described the scene, while Fr. Brown Richmond and Dr. Harmon Howe were noted victims.
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Wilson Calls On Lane And Sees Few Senators At Capitol
President Wilson again visited the Capitol but most senators were absent at golf, baseball, or recreation. He spoke with six attendees about industrial commission appointments and the status of arbitration treaties. He then telephoned Secretary Lane and planned another Capitol visit to discuss further appointments.
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McReynolds Dodges Question on Resignation Rumor
Special to The Washington Coast reports June 12 that Attorney General McReynolds dodged a direct denial when asked about resignation rumors. A New York American city editor predicted a new cabinet member within days. The President’s tax plan on the tobacco trust drew strong comment from Mr. Wilson amid questions of friction.
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Hatfield Fails to Release Records on West Virginia Strike
Governor Hatfield refuses Senate request for military trial records from the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek era, citing public peace concerns. He notes martial law ended, prisoners released, and aims to present evidence in civil courts later. The Senate probes mining camps as witnesses describe rents, guards, and wartime conditions amid ongoing unrest.
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Youthful romance halted by sheriff arrest during elopement plan
Special to The Washington Pass reports Kenneth Littauer of Washington and Miss Helen Averill of Branford were halted moments before marriage when Sheriff McKee arrested Littauer, deemed a fugitive from his parents. Littauer, 19, a Central High School graduate, said little beyond confirming plans and his age while avoiding details about Averill.
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Washington
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Navy Aero Shot At Near Annapolis During 35 Mile Flight
A navy aeroplane piloted by Lieut A A Cunningham with Mechanician Greene was struck by a life bullet south of Annapolis at 1500 feet. The shot pierced the rudder and grazed machinery, missing the occupants. The four-plane flight covered 35 miles in 36 minutes, with other crews named Billingten Cheavalier Daniels and Bellenger. No clear suspect identity yet. no malice toward Cunningham or Greene believed.
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Washington Post
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Grandparents Graduate at Baylor University
William Porter and his wife, grandparents, completed a Baylor University college course in the presence of their grandson Lalandra Rock of Bosqueville and Mrs Matilda Porter of Waco. Mr Porter, 50, and his wife, 46, previously taught school in San Antonio before moving to Waco.
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Specia
Washington Post
Waco
Tex
William Porter
Lalandra Rock
Bosqueville
Matilda Porter
Patrick in fist fight with former employee in Oklahoma
Albert T. Patrick once sentenced to die in Sing Sing barely avoided a knockout in Cleveland Oklahoma after a confrontation with former associate Jack Rodenburg. Rodenburg accused Patrick of a shortage and struck him. the Cleveland city attorney intervened to prevent further harm. Patrick, pardoned by Gov. Dix, had come to Oklahoma to oversee oil interests financed by his brother-in-law J W Milliken of St. Louis. Rodenburg vowed to press the matter further.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Albert T. Patrick
Sing Sing
Oklahoma
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Gov. Dix
J.W. Milliken
St. Louis
Jack Rodenburg
Milliken
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Redenburg
New York
Boys in Fatal Duel End in Tragedy in Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia on June 12 Frank Carter a 16 year old hunchback of Harper fought George Miller in a duel using ground poker blades. Carter arrived with two pokers one given to Miller. Both boys were wounded Miller died from a heart thrust Carter fled aided by seconds but later bound up by companions who apologized.
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Charleston
W. Va
Frank Carter
Harper
George Miller
Muller
Carter
Miller
Yale Club to Build 22 Story Home Opposite Grand Central
Negotiations with New York Central Railroad culminate in a 21 year lease starting October 1 1914 for a 9 by 100 foot site at Forty fourth street and Van derbilt avenue directly opposite Grand Central. A 22 story clubhouse valued near 1 million dollars will rise by Christmas 1916 with ground breaking planned within a month.
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New York Central Railroad Company
Forty-fourth Street
Vanderbilt Avenue
Grand Central Terminal
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Wife Confesses to Killings of Husband and Child
Harrisonville Mo June 12 Mrs Arthur Kellar confessed she killed her husband, a railroad laborer, and their seven year old daughter Margaret last Tuesday. The ax murders occurred as they slept. The coroner's inquest found the woman guilty and she was jailed. She said she would not have killed them if she had known what she was doing, claiming prior head injury. She described feigning an attack and breaking a bed piece to mislead neighbors. Baltimore and Return advertisement follows.
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Treasury Plans Emergency Currency Sparks Banking Debate
President Wilson rejects fear amid McAdoo disclosure of possible 500 million in emergency currency under the Aldrich Vreeland act. Republican leaders, led by Senator Penrose, warn tariff and currency moves threaten business while bankers seek reassurance in the extra session.
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White House
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Five Perish in Wreck on Naval Aero Flight
Five people die in a wreck related to a naval air operation. President discusses canal trip and meets death in burning aero. Reports involve Hatsfeld, senators, and ongoing national concerns.
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Will not wed countess on special date in Spain
Marquis de Alcedo of Spain announces there will be no marriage of his daughter Ysabel, Countess Bannelos, to Maurice Edmund Burke Roche, twin son of Mrs. Burke Roche, daughter of the late Frank Work, the New York magnate.
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Anthony Berhhter
New York
Fu Xu
Stamford
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Arrest upheld in Columbia yacht case at Nagahama
Nagasaki official procurator rules the arrest of J Harvey Laden’s Columbia justified. Owner claims verbal permission to repair at Nagahama, while Japan says permit covered Miyajima and Takamitsu only. Ambassador Chinda seeks full report as party heads home via Trans Siberian Railway.
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Jane Addams for Mayor Consideration Sparks Chicago Praise
Chicago women jubilant over voting rights granted by the statute. Four thousand readers plan to attend a dinner in Springfield hosted by the Illino is organization. Jane Addams is in Europe and a cable message was sent to her. Citizens call her Chicago’s best. Potential mayoral speculation grows.
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Jury Deadlocked in Duffy Bribery Case in New York
After about two and a half hours of deliberation the jury informed Justice Goff it could not reach a verdict in the Peter J. Duffy bribery case. The panel stood 11 to 1 for conviction and Duffy was paroled until tomorrow with $5,000 bail set for a possible new trial. The action follows District Attorney Whitman’s forthcoming decision on a retry.
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Peter J. Duffy
Dead in fiery aero crash ends would-be joy ride career
Andrew Drew, a pupil of Orville Wright and son of a St. Louis banker, was killed near Lima as his biplane, used in a coast to coast flight by Calvin Rodgers two years earlier, failed to land. He had urged his partner Brabazon to join the dusk test flight despite warnings.
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Er Strate Hospital
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Astor At Tong Banquet Celebrates Peace Treaty in Chinatown
At a New York banquet in Chinatown, On Leongs and Hip Sings celebrate a peace treaty ending a decade of tong wars. Delegations from Pittsburgh, Chicago, Boston and other cities attend with Vincent Astor and notable New Yorkers present. The menu features bird dishes as the event marks a hopeful era of harmony.
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Court of Generis Viows
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Boston
Gurer
Jeong
Vincent Astor
Mherrif Har
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Paris Surgeon Proposes New Organ Insight
A Paris physician, linked to the Carrel medical team, argues the brain is a delicate organ and may tolerate only 3 to 4 minutes of interrupted circulation. He cites experiments and animal demonstrations as evidence of significant surgical potential in abdominal procedures.
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Jones
Alexis
Acrordine Carrel
New York
Cour
Pr Carrel
Rien
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