Five Die in Wreck at Troy New York Train Collision
A rear-end collision on the Boston and Maine road near Lansingburg station in Troy kills five and injures thirty. A military special from Fort Fibon Alten to Newport News crashes into the rear of a passenger train, turtles the engine, and collapses two Pullmans. Troopers aid the injured, doctors, nurses, and hospitals respond, and the engineer and fireman face investigation. Married Boston couple on their honeymoon identified among the dead. Mrs Poole of Concord NH among the injured.
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Maine Road
Lansingburg Station
Fifteenth United States Cavalry
Newport News
Seymour Kenton
Merson
Bath
Troy
Lansingburg
Lansineburg
City of Troy
Boston
Fourteenth United States Cavalry
Fort Fiban Alten
Cuba
Morrison Brush
Thomas, Holloran
Oth
Henry
Melrose
Arlington Mass
Albany IV
Day, Co&ch
Union Trust Co Offers Interest on Deposits and Checks
Notices indicate Union Trust Co allows drawing interest on deposits and checking accounts with five rates count at will. Train fare to Baltimore via Pennsylvania Railroad costs $1.23 round trip on Saturdays and Sundays with regular trains excluding the Congressional Limited. A withdrawal of Elkton car service via parlor car from Washington to Elkton Ga, Peusee and Ohio has been withdrawn for the petition.
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Banking Department of Union Trust Co
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional
Hdrawal
Elkton
Washington
Wikton Ga
Suit over alienation of affections in Henrico County
Mrs Bessie Paxson of New York sues Mrs Bessie Gordon widow of George Gordon in Circuit Court Henrico seeking 325000 for alienation of affections of Louis Paxson. Gordon moved to Virginia built a large estate. after Gordon's death, she married John Searles and lives in Los Angeles. The Virginia estate is attached. Gordon's relatives include Elizabeth Gordon Hanna.
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Washington
Richmond
Bessie C Paxson
New York
Henrico County
Bessie Il Gordon
George Gordon
Gordons
John & Searles
Los Angeles
Cal
Paxson
Gordon
Atlantic City
Virginia
Elizabeth Gordon Hanna
Dan Hanna
Mark Hanna
Gored to Death by Bull Near Martinsburg West Virginia
Fred Cowan and his seventeen year old bride Bertha Conniston were gored and trampled to death by an angry bull in a pasture near Richmond Falls Raleigh County. The pair had recently wed against parental wishes and were walking to the railroad after their ceremony. A red dress worn by the bride provoked the attack. the groom shielded her but was killed, and the bull then fatally injured the bride who died after being pitched over a wire fence.
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Wahington
Martinsburg
W Va
Fred Cowan
Neo Bertha
Tammany Stays By Hearst Amid Interior Doubts
Charles Murphy of Tammany Hall says they will support Hearst regardless of Independence League actions. Reports say Hearst remains solid with his managers but is puzzled by his interior campaign state, after a weak reception at a Montgomery County fair despite strong past mayoral crowds.
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New York
Hearst
Charles ¥ Murphy
Tammany Hall
Independence League
Montgomery County
Utah Democrats Back Bryan for President and Court Nominations
Salt Lake City on October 4 reports Utah Democrats nominated Orlqnda W Powers of Salt Lake City for Don Breas and James N Whiteotton of Provo for the state Supreme Court. The platform endorses William J Bryan as presidential candidate.
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Utah
Indorses Bryan
Salt Lake City
Democrats of
Orlqnda W Powers
Don Breas
James N Whiteotton
Provo
Justice
The
Supreme Court
Platform
Indorses
William J. Bryan
Mrs Bassett Denies Allegations in Federal Divorce Deposition
Special to The Washington Post Omaha Nebraska October 4 deposition of Mrs Fanny Rice Baggett daughter of ex Senator Rice of Arkansas in the divorce action brought by Charles C Bassett of Washington DC. Mrs Bassett denies all allegations in his petition. She had earlier filed for divorce in District Court alleging nonsupport false accusations and cruelty. Bassett filed a counter petition alleging infidelity and sought custody. Temporary alimony was granted pending final settlement.
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Washington
Omaha
Nebr
Fanny Rice Baggett
Rice
Arkansas
Charles C Bassett
Dickinson
Federal
Bassett
Appeal to President Diaz for clemency in Chihuahua executions
In El Paso on October 4, Richardson Mason and Harle join three Amartcanga sentenced to be shot in Chihuahua for life insurance murders. They will appeal to President Diaz, seeking executive clemency. No execution date has been announced and Mexico keeps such dates secret. An officer guarding the prisoners receives a sealed envelope to be opened on a set date, containing details about the execution of the named inmates.
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el Paso
Texas
Richardson Mason
Harle
Amartcanga
Chihuahua
Diaz
Mexico
France and Haiti Agree to Prolong Trade Pact
A treaty of commerce between France and Haiti, denounced by the Haitian government, is extended for three months. The extension permits a modus vivendi to avert tariff conflict, with both governments delaying any further warlike measures while negotiations continue.
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Prince Haiti
Bluefields Disaster Claims 18 Lives in Gas and Slate Chamber
Rescue workers recover 18 bodies after a dangerous cave in at Bluefields Virginia. Two rescuers die and the rest escape with great difficulty as gas fumes slow operations. Relatives gather at the death chamber mouth while authorities order a carload of coffins. Three mules are reported missing.
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Secune
Bluefields
West Fork mine disaster claims many lives at Parahontas
Oct 4 at Parahontas West Fork mines of Yocahontas Collieries Co suffered a massive explosion. Nineteen dead and thirty to forty entombed as rescue teams of 35 labor through the night and day. Two rescuers died from gas and one foreman narrowly escaped.
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Porahonias
West Fork
Yocahontas Collieries Company
St Paul
Parahontis
William Leckie
Death Ile
Edward Jones
Leckie
John Odham
Wd Brown
Tug Fork
Parahontas
Coaldale
Mill Creek
Toda
Browning
Veteran actor I3 dead in Daly's company
Fragmented obituary note reports a veteran actor and original member of Daly's company dying. The text is garbled but indicates a member tied to a Daly's Theatre group with unclear dates and spellings.
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I3 Dead
Orke
Daly
Acre
Moran for Governor Bryan and Hearst Endorsed
The Massachusetts state convention nominated John B Moran for governor after a turbulent struggle over endorsing William Jennings Bryan and William R Hearst. The platform urged Democracy to wrest power from monopolies, backed direct popular control, public ownership of utilities, eight hour workday, and broad reforms while praising Bryan and Hearst.
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New York
Anara
William Jennings Bryan
William R Hearst
John B Moran
Suffolk County
Prohibition Party
Independence League
Josiah Quincy
John A Sullivan
William S McNary
William L Douglas
Henry M. Whisney
Mr Moran
Brown
Hisgen
Nnfamation
Umupuy
Bryan
Moran
George Fred Williames
Williams
Nasional Dimocretic
Min
Itn
Granville
Melarlund
Cambridge
Hearst
Massachusetts
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Empire State of
Republi
New_York
Democracy
Massachusette
Maniac motorman runs speeding trolley on Williamsburg Bridge
Leo Schwartz twenty seven of Willamabure drove a crowded Grand Street car toward Manhattan while insane, releasing brakes at the bridge center. The vehicle sped down the incline as anxious passengers jammed doors, police overpowered him at the terminal, and he was taken to Bellevue Hospital amid claims of political boss influence.
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Leo Schwartz
Williamsburg Bridge
York
Otto Peete
Bia
Motorsmat
Hohoten
Willamabure
Manhattan
Apan
Beechwar
Schwartz
Policeman Kelley
Bellevue Hospital
Students Defy Faculty At Lake Forest University
Readable fragments show Lake Forest University students resisting faculty orders to leave, amid unclear details about ousting and class attendance as tensions rise between students and administration.
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Lake Forest
Flanagan Denies Charges In De Forest Divorce Case
Millionaire brewer Dewitt C Flanagan, named as co respondent, denies the divorce allegations of Dr Lee De Forest vice president of the American De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company. He says the charges are unfounded and will be disproved in due time. Mrs De Forest also denies her husband's petition for an absolute divorce.
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Brewer
de Forest
Washington Post
New York
Dewitt C Flanagan
Lee de Forest
American de Forest Wireless Telegraph Company
Flanagan
American de Forest Wireless Company
da Forest
Schwab in Big Wheat Deal Involves Bull Clique
Chicago reports Charles M. Schwab and Wall Street associates may back a vast wheat deal with holdings estimated at up to 15 million bushels. Brokers say the Bull Clique controls markets nationwide, centered in Chicago through A Valentine and others. Weatson crowd and Hammill & Co are named among holders, with talks of up to 96 million bushels overall. Prices were largely steady as traders watched for new moves and Valentine’s actions.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Charles ML. Schwab
Wall Street
A. Valentine
Armour Grain Company
Board of Trade
Eadtern
Shearnon, Hammill & Co
Weatson
Minnespollg
Mr.Valentine
Fight for Prussian Throne Ties Brunswk Succession
Letters from Frines von Buelow to Brunswick ministers state that the Duke of Cumberland cannot inherit the Brunswick throne due to anti Prussian agitation. Prussia confirms no accession by Cumberland or his son, aligned with the imperial Bundesrath. Prince Albrecht of Prussia, last regent, died September 13. The Duke of Cumberland, son of George I, is a British general and cousin to King Edward.
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Prussia
Duke of Cumberland
Albrecht
Duchy of
Brunswick
George I of
Hanover
Edward
Duke of
Brunawick
Britain Loyal to Marconi at Wireless Conference
Berlin reports that delegates to the international wireless telegraph conference favor an international accord to regulate wireless telegraphy. British representatives support cooperation while honoring existing Marconi arrangements. Agents of major wireless firms monitor the session as Marconi has not yet arrived. American delegates meet with Ambassador Tower and Mrs Tower at lunch.
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Berlin
Marconi
Tower
Bishop of Tuy to face prosecution in Spain
October 4 dispatches report King Alfonso presided at La Granja cabinet, approving minister of justice action to prosecute the Bishop of Tuy for a notorious attack on the government. Vatican nuncio said the Vatican not involved in protests by Spanish prelites. Parliament to open October 28 in Madrid.
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Spain
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Tuy
Tery
Madrid
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Tustlee
Tomwauones
Vatican
Washington Post
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Gary
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Cuba Sees Mass Meeting on Pebisgite for Future Government
A Washington dispatch reports May be plebisite to discuss Cuba’s future. Maj Ladd Banage and Gen Castillo resolve disarmament delays around Havana and Guines with marines to police, as insurgents and provisional government workers weigh elections plans and annexation options.
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Havana
Sith
Cienfuegos
Finar del Rio
Mai Lada
Castillo
Maj Ladd
Palace of
Anita
Maj. Ladd
Cuba
United States
Guin
Forsign
Dean
Congress
Funston
Agramonte
Albert
Guines
Senor Ayala
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Ashert
Qain
Gaines
Arma
Havane
Gunes
Gen. Funston
Santa Clara
Aleman
Taft
Senor Aleman
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