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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1907
Page
1
A deadly rail accident near Canaan Station New Hampshire involves a heavy freight meeting a Quebec Express. Twenty five dead and twenty six injured as cars telescope and a mountain location delays aid. Medical help arrives late, with many fatalities aboard.
Dead and injured from the Hanover rail wreck are identified as TIMOTHY SHAUGHNESSEY of Castle Bar Quebec and others from Isle Verte Sherbrooke Nashua Manchester and Concord. Rescue work spreads to multiple towns as doctors and crews rush to the scene with injured transported to Dartmouth and Concord hospitals.
In Paris the public, led by mothers and protestors, denounces a brutal murder of a twelve year old girl and the commutation of the killer’s sentence. Demonstrations erupt across the city, police disperse crowds, and arrests are made as citizens demand justice and stricter penalties while warning of rising crime.
An official report cites a misread train order and dispatch discrepancies as the cause of a wreck near West Cannan. Train 16 crew and Boston-bound trains were delayed. journal notes show orders delivered and repeated but not consistently recorded, prompting a thorough investigation.
Four people were seriously injured when a suspension footbridge over the Blanchard River collapsed this afternoon. About 100 pedestrians were swept into the water as the Sindlestegstaus pension footbridge gave way after a cable snapped on one side, triggering several near drownings and escapes. Local authorities began rescue operations and river patrols searched for any missing individuals.
A telegram from U.S. Consul in Guanajuato reports that American George Rose and his wife Mina Winifred McGrath were attacked by bandits. Rose, a mining engineer with the Mexican Mining and Transportation Company, was killed. his wife was wounded but expected to recover. The message notes a son of Benton Harur Met unt yaa attended Michigan Agricultural College in 1996 and links to imports of Mexten.
A Danish horse dealer, Hanson, visited Copenhagen and once met King Haakon of Norway. In a moment of confusion he knocked a table cloth off a royal table, causing latches and cloth to fall to the floor. The incident left the king and the queen unhappy, though no one was hurt.
A Washington Post story relays an ill framed remark by an educator during an Australia New Zealand tour. He muses on drought to curb population and praises a “magnificent race,” mentioning David Starr Jordan and Stanford. He discusses sheep farming and drought’s impact on stock and value.
Mystery surrounds an accident in New York that injured Mlle Albertine Cassant, the lead actress at the Irving Place Theater. She was reportedly lifted over a fence by a cart as a party including Adolph Pavenstedt and others traveled to a Westchester road house when their wagon collided with a car, sending the auto toward German Hospital with a driver and 12 attendants. The group was north of Bronx Park when the crash occurred.
Mr Bacon, 54, was killed early in the morning when a manager from Mcrite Magnetic Control Company, Dantel, driving a car in the Cunard Building area, struck him in Park Avenue and passed over his body. The accident occurred as the vehicle sped through town, with reports noting the muffler and speed involved.
Commodore Alfred Brown, famed for endurance swims, completed the Battery to College Point crossing via Hell Gate in 12 hours 3 minutes, shaving hours from the previous best. He reached the College Point life saving station amid high wind, aiming for a longer distance in future attempts. The prior record in the route near Hell Gate stood at about 2 hours under earlier trials.
A boat with two young women and two men capsized on the Allegheny River near Pittshire. Sarah Burns, seventeen, of Homestead, died. The three companions were rescued by bathers at a nearby pool after the boat drifted toward the wake. The incident occurred during engine repairs when the craft halted and overturned in the current.
One hundred thousand spectators watched a grand balloon race organized by the Belgian Aeronautical Club. Thirty four balloons rose in the start, climbing beyond noon out of sight. Contestants included eleven Belgians ten Frenchmen eight Germans two Englishmen one Brazilian one Swiss, with no Italians.
The Washington Free New York reports that a test run will be made through the north tube of the Belmont tunnel under the East River tomorrow night. Traffic rush from New York beaches prevented an earlier test. The car at Woodvine barns will move to Fourth street entrance and be shifted to the tunnel via pontoon tracks. Alonso J. White, former mayor of Duluth and ex Minnesota legislator, has been transferred to Dannemora State Hospital for Criminal Insane from Auburn State Prison after a forgery conviction. Deposits are always subject to check at Fidelity Trust Co and a bank account offer is advertised.
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University returning from Europe warns the Republican party over tariff and trust issues. He says the party must pledge constructive legislation and begin with downward revision of the Dingley schedules to secure broad support in the coming campaign.
Bishop Berry recounted that President Roosevelt was told cocktails were served to Vice President Fairbanks in Indianapolis. The bishop said Fairbanks did not recall or order drinks and never touched intoxicants, while Roosevelt reportedly set a drinking vow. The arrangement was arranged by the entertainer, and Fairbanks reportedly did not notice the drinks.
Johnstown Sept 1 The Pennsylvania Railroad Company defied blue law orders by selling tickets at South Fork despite municipal prohibitions. Electric light plant services and other businesses faced closures while creameries and restaurants remained shut. Borough officials refrained from enforcing penalties against violators, citing need for crusaders to uphold the law.
Widespread distress follows a train wreck but Paris makes a demand. Dr Butler warns Republicans as political tensions mount. A horse attack kills Charty Winship in an incident reported alongside a trooper’s body found near a church. A Tar Heel church school is dedicated amid broader national notes on pensions and financial markets.
In a historic Alpine disaster, seventy six fatalities and ninety casualties are recorded. The majority of the dead were guides and vacationers, with the rest native flower gatherers. Most incidents stemmed from falls, avalanches, storms, and material collapses.
Mrs Cleveland accompanied by a nurse and a troop of attendants returned to New Hempshire for school terms and to aid the ex president. Cleveland, ill with stomach troubles, expressed good health but avoided public appearances. Children and admirers gathered outside his home as faculty and students recalled his brief, informal interactions from the last class day.
Confederate meeting at Glasgow discusses creating memorials to Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln. Virginia born Huekner proposes a Kentucky home for Davis and a national shrine plan modeled after Lincoln sites. Movement aims to set both birthplaces as enduring patriotic shrines.
Fourteen men in the execution row at Allegheny County Jail await trial or execution for murders. A fellow prisoner claims a ghost of Curps visited each night, disturbing sleep and causing the row to be moved to a new location after persistent murmuring.
Barry Winship, heir to a Georgetown fortune, was killed riding a saddle horse that bolted in Rock Creek Park near Bowlder Bridge. He separated from two companions, was found with a fractured skull, and died en route to Garfield Hospital. His family and upbringing are noted, with details on his education and social circle.
In Chun-Chow prefecture, native insurgents in Kwai Zuan District market towns led simultaneous uprisings with banners proclaiming the people are angered by officials to rise. The report cites Hongkong and Sept lo-Mosze Maca as centers connected to the unrest.
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