Wreck Kills 21 as Trains Collide in Fog
New Haven line near New Haven Conn. leaves 21 dead and nearly 30 injured after rear end collision of White Mountain Express and Bar Harbor Express in thick fog. Officials blame the obsolete banjo signal system used on the line and note the engineer faced limited visibility and delayed braking.
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New Haven
Conn
New York
New Haven and Hartford
Here
White Mountain
Augustus B. Miller
Walingford
Bar Harbor
North Haven
White Mountain Express
H. Murray
Whaley
Miller
Ellwell
Public Utilities Commission
Pacific
Stamford
Bac Harbor
Meriden
Victims of New Haven Wreck Identified Dead
A long list of identified dead and injured follows the wreck of the White Mountain express near New Haven. Names include William Altschul Norfolk VA Margaret Armstrong Washington DC Marie Bullitt Philadelphia Albert Green New York Royal W. Hotchkiss New Haven Harriet Biddle Torresa dale and H F Martin Bryn Mawr PA among others. Rescue efforts continued as authorities debated blame and officials burned wreckage before transporting the injured to hospitals.
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William Altschul
Norfolk
Margaret Armstrong
Washington
D. C
Marie L. Bullitt
Philadelphia
Albert Green
New York
Royal W. Hotchkiss
New Haven
Harriet Biddle
Torresdale
Bryn Mawr
H. F. Martin
Daniel Neal McQuillen, Jr
Crozer Fox
Elkins Park
Franke B. Rutfer
Scranton
Emilie Kennedy Davis
Robert M. Vahn
Philo Hotchkiss
George T
Korga
Mary Jane
Wilson Views Wreckage Near Hanover and Cornish
President Wilson passed through New Haven at 9 50 p m en route to Washington. He observed the Bar Harbor express wreckage burn as his train moved by. Earlier he golfed at Hanover and then departed at 2 55 p m for Washington. The visit among the mountains benefited his health.
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New Haven
Conn
Wilson
Cornish
N. Hi
Washington
Bar Harbor
N. H
Hanover
Capital Girl Victim From Washington In Train Disaster
Miss Marguerita Armstrong secretary of the Madeira School for Girls identified by shoes purchased in Washington was killed in the Bar Harbor train wreck near New Haven. Several other Washington residents aboard escaped injury while worry grew for girls at camp Abena. Henry Flather learned his brother WJ Flather was safe and workers reported all Washington passengers accounted for
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Washington
Maine Woods
Bar Harbor
Sherman
Abena
Belgrade Lakes
Sidwell Friends School
Washington, D.C
Daniel Dunn
Yale
Harry L. Mooney
Marguerita Armstrong
Madeira School For Girls
New Haven
National Capital
Miss Armstrong
Camp Abena
Maine
Fred B. Armstrong
New York
Wade
Lucy Madeira
Cooj
Miss Marriott
W. J. Flather
Henry Flather
Riggs National Bank
William J. Flather
Poland Springs
Mr. Flat
Siege at Doctor Mary Walker's Home Over Warrant
Oswego constables and deputy sheriffs surround Dr Mary Walker on her Bunker Hill estate to serve a warrant sworn by Princess Frederick Nicholas alleging assault. The former war nurse and companion Mary Rheims fled to James Murphy's farm. the princess vows no trespass and the doctor resists with defiant remarks about her grounds.
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Washington Post
Syracuse
Oswego
Bunker Hill
Frederick Nicholas
Mary Walker
Mary Rheims
James Murphy
Bankers Favor Flexible Currency Plan With Reforms
A Chicago bankers conference urged changes to the administration currency bill, backing a central bank with optional regional banks, cutting regional reserve capital to 10 percent, and placing bank representation on the Federal Reserve Board. They stressed stability and minority representation to guard against abuses, while warning against forced capital withdrawal from states.
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American Bankers’ Association
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Conference of Bankers
Chicago
Sol Wexler
Whitney Central Bank of
New Orleans
Federal Reserve Board
James
Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
Waxler
Federal Treasury
Senate
Hitchcock
O’gorman
House
Bankers
Weeks
Taen
Wexler
Cone
Bankers Oppose Central Board Power in Proposed System
Bankers argued the regional reserve plan would fail to raise enough capital in some districts to meet a $5,000,000 minimum and urged reducing capital requirements for all banks. They warned central board authority to remove regional directors could curb their judgment and objected to a government agent chairing local boards. Committee members named include George M. Reynolds Festus J. Wade H. E. Hut Joseph Chapman and Robert F. Maddox.
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Wexler
Crawford
South Dakota
Wesler
Central Board
Bankera
Bankers’ Committee
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank
Chicago
Festus J. Wade
Mercantile Trust Company
St. Louis
HE. J. Hut
National Bank of Norwalk
Norwalk
Reading’s Law Suit Seeks Dissolution of Reading Trust
Attorney General McReynolds files civil suit to dissolve Reading Company's control of coal mining and coal carrying railroads. Case targets 63 percent of anthracite, seeks to end alleged monopoly and prohibits further consolidation. lists defendants and officers, with major subsidiaries named and potential further actions considered.
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Reading
McReynolds
Philadelphia
Hard Coal Trust
Reading Company
Central Railroad of
New Jersay
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Temple Tron Company
Wickersham
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Lehigh Valley
Erie
Wilson and Hale to Confer on Retaining Rule by Force
President Wilson to meet Dr. Hale in Washington today as U S envoy Lind may return to the United States. Reports say Huerta strengthens war posture to deter intervention. Bryan asserts no new troop movements and says matters in Mexico look encouraging. Consuls report Americans seeking to leave as revolutions seize ships and block borders. many Mexico property holders fear for safety while some Americans stay to protect property.
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Bryan
Lind
United States
Carranza
Juarez
Mexico
Huerta
Gamboa
Mr. Lind
War Department
Navy Department
White House
State Department
Wilson
Washington
Cornish
N. H
William Bayard Hale
Hale
John Lind
Vera Cruz
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Lespinasse
Tenosique
Acapulco
Minito
Allen Ig
Torreau
Alger
Tonolobampo
Twenty-one Are Killed in Wreck
A major railroad disaster claims twenty one lives in a single- vehicle wreck. Investigators comb the scene as families await details. Local authorities coordinate with state officials to determine the cause and potential safety failures.
King Alfonso may pardon anarchist Rafael Allegro
Madrid reports King Alfonso discussed with premier Count Romanones the possibility of government proposed clemency for anarchist Rafael Sanchez Allegro who tried to assassinate the king on April 13. The monarch pressed for a pardon amid ongoing case deliberations.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Romanones
Rafael Sanchez Allegro
Allegro
Scared Into Eloping Prisoner's Wife At Reno Trial
In San Francisco on September 2 the government wrapped its Mann act case against F Drew Caminetti for transporting Lola Norris from Sacramento to Reno for immoral purposes. Lola Norris and Marsha Warrington testified, Caminetti pressed marriage plans, and Norris recalled Caminetti’s threats and coercion. Caminetti’s wife listened without emotion as details emerged, with cross examination revealing lingering affection and later denial of love.
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Gil
Caminetti
San Francisco
F. Drew Caminetti
Lola Norris
Sacramento
Reno
Nevada
Marsha Warrington
Misa Warrington
Maury I. Digen
Quilty
Chantpazie
Diggs
Miss Norris
Lula Norris
Stockton
San Jose
Jackson
Atkinson
Fisher Out on Bail After Grand Jury Decision in November
William J. Fisher, who said he stabbed William L. Altdorfer, posted a $3,000 bond and was freed from Hockville jail to await Montgomery County grand jury action in November. Judge Edward C. Peter approved the bail after defense petitions and scrutiny of testimony, with Fisher declaring the state has no case. Witnesses for the defense were not produced, while Mrs Altdorfer and neighbor Lewis Turner Jr testified for the state in a dramatic Chevy Chase courtroom scene.
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Wiliam J. Fisher
William L. Altdorfer
Chevy Chase
Hockville
Edward C. Peter
Arthur Mace
Fisher
Thomas Dawson
Arthur Peter
Mace
Columbia Country Club
Peter
Andrew J. Cummings
Fred B. Rhodes
Montgomery County
Altdorfer
Stair
Lillian Reeves
Lewis Turner, Jr
Peansons
Turner
W. Qaterbridge Spates
John A. Garret
Sougery
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Bayonne
J. Browning Clement, Jr
Chestnut Street
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Lincoln Avenue
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Margaret Murphy
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Central Railroad Company of New Jersey
Lehigh and Wilkes-Barren Coal Company
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company
Lehigh and Hudson River _ Railway Company
Lehigh
New England Hailroad Company
Ind
George Baer
Edward ‘T. Stotesbury
Henry C. Frick
Peter A. B. Widener
Henry A. du Pont
Delaware
Daniel, Willard
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Henry P. McKean
Samuel ‘Dickson
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