Bloodhounds Track New Castle Train Wreck Suspects
Detectives believe the perpetrators are in New Castle after a violent derailment of the Baltimore and Ohio line near Chewton. Three people died and seventeen were seriously injured as spikes were pulled and rails cut, with a $44,000 satchel seized by railway agents playing into the probe. Investigators cordon off the wreck scene as reward offers rise and witnesses describe a chaotic rush to reach the site.
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Will Struggle Till Death at City Hospital Fight
A patient, William Stockett, shot himself in the head and survived, despite being strapped in a straitjacket as attendants wrestled to control his violent outbursts. Doctors describe his case as remarkable, noting immense strength and repeated attempts to escape.
Two Suspects Arrested In Royal Blue River Wreck
Elwood City Pa Sept 4 Two men were arrested here at midnight and are held on charges of suspicion of being connected with the wrecking for the Royal Blue River meas Chewton Siding Baltimore and Ohio Railway detectives questioned the suspects until after 11 pm Superintendent Delehanty said he believed the men would confess before morning.
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Bandit Tires Out Bloodhound In Powell County Chase
The pursuit of the bandit who robbed the Pennsylvania Railroad express train last Tuesday morning paused as the bloodhound could not proceed through the mountain terrain for water. Its handler W H Walker of Washington Pa was exhausted and lacerated by briars. The robber doubled back to near where he slept last night and crossed the mountain toward Licking Creek. A patrol of 50 armed men followed until the hound failed, and a new search party heads to Lickley Creek via Minehart Gap. The bloodhound will be ready for service again soon.
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Duel Across Table Ends With Soldier’s Heart Shot
In Worth County Georgia two men, William Rouse and William Bailey, dueled at a table over an old grudge. Bailey fired first, Rouse returned fire, and a bullet struck Bailey in the heart. Bailey died on the scene. Rouse then telephoned the sheriff to report the incident.
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Danish Honors Cook In Royal Welcome In Copenhagen
Dr Frederick A Cook arrived aboard the Hans Egede in Copenhagen harbor with Crown Prince support, then dined with the city’s elite and met the queen. He faced a flurry of telegrams from geographical societies and explorers, and then spoke at a grand banquet while Copenhagen’s streets swarmed with onlookers in the rain.
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Mexican rurales kill former St. Louis student De La Pena
William De La Pena a former student of the College of St. Louis and Ohio State University was killed by rurales acting on orders from the Mexican government. A dispatch from Jalicom reports he was invited to ride with soldiers at his country home and found shot the next day. Two rurales were wounded in the incident tied to opposition to President Dias and the reelection party.
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Kawna's Job Driven by Love and Family Ties
Special to the New Haven article outlines Carl Harrington Hanna, grandson of Senator Mark Hanna, leaving Cleveland work to marry Gertrude Leavitt of Stamford after meeting her at Horace Dutton Watts School. Despite parental opposition, Hanna announced the engagement and pursued company work to learn the ore business.
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Suit to remove Union Trust from Spreckels estate trusteeship
San Francisco officials report that Rudolph Spreckels and Claus A Spreckels jr, executors, sue to oust Union Trust Company from managing Claus Spreckels estate. The complaint accuses John D Spreckels of dominant influence over Krugt company, blocking foreclosure on Oceanic Steamship Company debt. The case challenges the will leaving the estate valued over 9 million to the widow and two sons.
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Mayors Bail Hitches Over Sunday Law Case
Atlantic City Sept 4 Mayor Franklin P Stoy was arrested on a misdemeanor in office charge for ignoring a state attorney general order to enforce Sunday closing laws. He posted 5000 bail after a magistrate hearing and next Tuesday faces a further hearing. Reformers seek action against saloonkeepers as county grand jury eyes Sunday sale violations.
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Stoy
Note Destruction by 16 Year Old Worker Leads to Court
New York September 4 A 16 year old Michael Ligenberg tore up a $10,000 negotiable note to avoid stamps, confessing to destroying letters for 75 cents daily. Merchant Jacob Frank employed him and questioned the tale. Justice Mayo held the boy until Wednesday despite his mother's fainting.
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Rainbow Salvaged After Boiler Accident in China Sea
The United States supply ship Rainbow of the Asiatic Squadron was salvaged after a boiler accident near Pedro Blanco in the China Sea. The Rainbow drifted unable to maneuver and was towed to port by the British steamer Fletoria with assistance from the Blue Funnel Line steamer Antosochus. Salvage decisions will rest with the U S government and Lloyds as weather threats from typhoons were reported in the area.
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Ironmaster William Singer dies in auto crash shock
Pioneer Pittsburg ironmaster William Singer and his wife died after a car collision when a farm wagon turned onto the road. Singer, hurt badly at the base of the brain, died after being pulled from the wreck. He and his wife had just celebrated a golden wedding and he had given each of their four children 4 million dollars. The accident occurred August 25 as the Chauffeur steered into a ditch to avoid the wagon. Three children and a son in Norway were with him. more funds may be left to the widow.
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Taft Is Pledged Fight Over Roosevelt Policies
Gifford Pinchot addressing the City Club of Los Angeles argues for a square deal between people and money interests in the natural resources controversy. He warns of a hard fight in Congress over water power rights and urges government control to prevent utilities and railroads from monopolizing resources. Pinchot links conservation to national efficiency and Taft's policies echoing Roosevelt.
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Huge Natural Bridge Found in Utah Spans 274 Feet
A Utah Archaeological Society party reports discovering a natural ridge bridge ten miles north of the Arizona line, six miles east of the Colorado River, in northern Arizona and southern Utah. The 274 foot span and remarkable height suggest giants once roamed the area, with evidence found along the Colorado River region.
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Drowned in South Pond When Skiff Capsized near Pulaski
Three adults and an infant die after a sailing skiff overturns on South Pond near Pulaski. In the boat were Mr and Mrs Henry Hinman and their infant of Pulaski, Alexander and George Hadden of Toronto, and Sant Barcklay of Pulaski. The bodies of Alexander Hadden and Hinman were recovered.
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Index To Todays Issue Ree Two Men and Dogs Hast Train Wreckers
Today s issue features items on a train wreck chase with two men and dogs racing dangerously. Other notes include explorers and autopsy mentions, political mentions, and various society updates across sections.
Race with Death Ends in Washington Carriage Fatal
Willem J Toole Stacken 41 of 10 Seventh street southeast dies after a failed heart condition causes his horse drawn carriage to speed to Providence Hospital. His father William J Toole 80 plus year Pennsyl vania avenue grocer collapses on Capitol grounds. The son, racing to save his father, maintains control as bystanders fear a runaway horse, but both deaths are confirmed by doctors. Survived by wife mother four sisters and six children. Funeral planned at St Peter s Church with burial at Mount
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Clyde Fitch Dead After Short Knife Incident Rally
Clyde Fitch American playwright died at Charons sur Mame after a rapid decline from appendicitis and surgical operation. Attended by friend Eugene Gauthier, Fitch had shown brief improvement before relapse. Born Elmira New York 1885 he produced Beau Brummell and over 50 plays shaping American drama with precise detail and brisk satirical wit. Contributions included The Climbers Sappho and The Girl and the Judge and a belief in drama as a national social document.
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