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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
1
Descriptions of a devastating tornado strike at Snyder Oklahoma with surviving workers, hundreds of deaths and missing, numerous injuries, and fires destroying the town. Casualty figures rise toward a hundred, with victims transported to Oklahoma City and Lawton for care as relief efforts mobilize.
A Pennsylvania Railroad accident in Harrisburg killed twenty and injured over a hundred when a box car of dynamite exploded in the middle of the Cleveland Cincinnati express. Survivors, dazed, fled to river banks as flames engulfed cars and rescuers fought to reach pinned victims before a second blast. Among the dead were Alfred Crosby and several prominent rail and theater figures. the scene shifted from horror to swift rescue amid fires and shifting crowds.
Fire crews and a corps of city physicians rushed to the scene. hundreds of railroad workers swarmed the wreck area within hours, with a temporary morgue set at Boyd's Funeral. A jury will hear testimony as medical teams treat burns and serious injuries and crowds gather for a grim view of the devastation.
Harrisburg May 1 A partial list names ninety eight injured treated at hospitals or elsewhere with thirty six more in the wreck lacking injury details. among the severely hurt are White Brode Devila Loafer Glover Homan and many others from Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh and nearby towns. The report notes the axle light exhibit and previews a sensational next installment titled Raffles the Amazed Cracksman.
The May 11 wreck injured Mrs Tindell daughter of United States Senator Knox and her husband who walked from the scene to Steelton. Gov Pennypacker dispatched aid and a cabman loaned a ride to the executive mansion for medical attention and clothing. Several others including Mira Barr and Miss Brown escaped with light injuries as trains burned and passengers fled.
President Roosevelt returns to Washington at midnight after a 6 606 mile trip through twelve states and three territories. He praises Chicago greetings and thanks Rocket's crew for memorable dinners as he plans further southern travel before Congress.
New York May 11 Wallace Maccreery Opera singer jumped from ferry Newburgh near Jersey shore and drowned. A note said he would take his life after a theater manager failed to promise him a doorkeeper post. He was 53 and once sang Ralph Rackstraw with the Duff Opera Company. Relates later remarks by Matthew Grau on his instability. Also mentions German torpedo boats collision near Ruegen and an electric car light system comparison.
Page one summary notes a devastating Oklahoma wreck with a high death toll and the president’s return to the White House. It also lists items on pages about a Russian fleet near Japan, railway banquet, Reunion of Blue and Gray, and legal and political items including Hields’ trial and a poolroom arrest.
American Immigration Inspector Marcus Braun faces Hungarian police over claims of mail tampering and threats to a detective. Budapest authorities state he has no credentials proving ties to the US government and warn the public. Braun, president of New York’s Hungarian Republican Club, denies malfeasance while officials in Washington await further word.
Esther Bake testified before referee Robert Tilney that Franklin Syndicate funds are now in Hoboken in a safe vault with two keys, one held by Schlesinger and one by Miller, the Schlesinger key lost at sea. She said money credited to Mrs Blake tied to Light and Schlesinger came from the syndicate and that part was won gambling, with other sums in a vault near Central Park.
In Marietta Ohio during a Wallace circus performance lightning struck the main tent pole killing William Tubing of Lowell and seriously injuring four others, with Mrs Alexander Schafer and her six year old son fatally struck in Lancaster Ohio. The house was wrecked and a broader storm damaged trees barns and telegraph poles across the city.
Reports from Tokyo and London outline Roosevelt's mediation as near agreement to end the war with Russia, amid Russian Pacific squadron sightings near Japan and French neutrality disputes. French officials reject Russian coal-transport claims and stress adherence to neutrality rules amid Baltic and Indo China tensions.
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