Cars Tip Over After Rail Break on Twentieth Century Limited
Nov 12 report details three Pullman coaches derailed east of the city by a broken rail. Passengers include H Col l ingham R J Mra L H McCormick Mrs E H McCormick Mrs J J Storrow J C Mammond W H Noyes and others from Chicago Boston New York and 417 Beacon Street. No serious injuries. train to Syracuse to attach additional cars. New York arrival expected noon.
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H. Collingham
Providence
R. J
L. H. McCormick
Chicago
E. H. McCormick
J. J. Storrow
Beacon Street
Boston
H. Ferguson
Rochester
Navy
James J. Storrow
Boston School Committee
Twentieth Century Limited
Mrs Storrow
Furs Stolen Worth $10,000 Suspected From Providence
Washington authorities seek the return of $10,000 worth of fur garments and skins believed moved to the capital after a Providence theft. Items include Persian skins mink skins sable coats and fox muffs among other valuable designs.
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Washington
Providence
R. I
Yale Alpha Chi Rho Elects Connecticut Members
The Yale University fraternity Alpha Chi Rho announces the election of Connecticut men Sanford Benham Perkins of Torrington a 1910 s Lawrence Luther Barber of Danielson 1910 Stanley Ernest Brown of Darien 1911 Howard France Phipps of Waterbury and Lawrence William Phipps of Waterbury all 1911.
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Connecticut
New Haven
Yale University
Alpha Chi Rho
Sanford Benham Perkins
Torrington
Lawrence Luther Barber
Danielson
Stanley Ernest Brown
Darien
Howard France Phipps
Waterbury
Laurence William Phipps
King Aids Arctic Exploration
King Haakon heads public subscription for Captain Amundsen's polar expedition with a $5,000 donation. The event takes place in Christiania on November 12 as part of the fundraising effort to support the polar journey.
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King
Christiania
King Haakon
Captain Amundsen
Weather forecast for a cold front across the region
The forecast shows a colder night with moderate westerly winds on Friday. A high pressure system moves east from the British northwest and overspreads the nation except New England. The map indicates a wide barometric range with freezing or lower temperatures reaching Halifax and extending east to Vermont and Tennessee.
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Ren
British Northwest
New England
Halifax
Vermont
Youth
Tennessee
Grave at Labrador disputed as Andree grave claim drifts
Dr Wilhelm Grenfell in St Albans casts doubt on Captain Chalker’s find near Cape Mugford, saying the cross bears a common Newfoundland name and likely marks a fisherman’s grave. Arctic experts in Stockholm and Nashville dispute Andree balloon fate and link to Labrador. Sheriff Sharpe arrest in Tennessee for Senator Carmack murder follows scene sighting with Cooper trio.
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St Albans
Labrador
Chalker
Andree
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Grenay
New Foundland
Cape Mugford
Grenfell
Stockholm
S. A. Andree
North Pole
Nanthorst
Nileson
Nawhville
Tenn
John D. ‘Sharpe
Senator Carmack
Sharpe
Colonel Cooper and Son
Carmack
Powder Works Explosion Injures Train Passengers
A blast in the glazing room of the Powder Coat Dodson plant in Kansas City wrecked the section and injured about thirty five passengers on a nearby train. one employee was killed. Cause of the accident is unknown.
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Kansas City
Excelator
Dodson
Baseball Row: Association Sets No Date for Resumption
The National Association of professional baseball clubs adjourned without date today, widening the breach between the American Association and the Eastern League and other minor leagues.
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Baseball
Chicago
National Association of Professional Herald
Shl
American Association
The Tulip Craze in 17th Century Europe
The piece traces how tulips spread to Germany and the Netherlands in the 1600s, detailing early color development, Haarlem’s famed varieties, and price extremes. It notes government intervention in 1678 to curb tulip extravagance after atypical trades, citing examples like the Viceor bulb traded for vast quantities of wheat and other goods, plus Semper Augustus values and peak Haarlem prices.
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Germany
Gesner
Haarlem
Envy and Opportunity Warn as Uncle Uhen Speaks
A dialecty Washington Star quote warns against covetous envy and its danger to neighbors, urging restraint. It reflects a moral aside from Uncle Uhen about covetousness and opportunity.
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Uhen
Investigation sparks death of election district watcher
Newborn man Edward Knaegh was arrested after Benjamin Stone, Republican captain and polling place watcher, died from injuries suffered following a dispute at the polls and a street fight. Police claim witnesses justify the arrest while Knaegh denies any knowledge of Stone’s death.
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Edward Kuaegh
Benjamin Stone
Stone
Knaegh
Insomnia and Alarm Clocks Versus Unruly Rest
A physician prescribes a structured alarm clock routine to cure insomnia. Nights progress from 2, then 15 minutes before, then a quarter past, with escalating walks of two miles. If not cured by the third night, the method restarts at 2. The era’s humor also features squibs about sharks, fresh water from the ocean, and brief jokes from Pearson’s Weekly.
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New York Press
Pearson's Weekly
Manama
Bahrein Islands
Pearl Faheries
Spain to send yacht to Marblehead for 1910 match
King Alfonso of Spain will send a small Sonder clan yacht to Marblehead in summer 1910 for an international match. The announcement follows a visit by an American team to Spain and ties between the Eastern Yacht Club and the Federation of Spanish Yacht Clubs. Three American boats will compete, built and outfitted domestically with native crews.
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Boston
Alfonso
Spain
Marblehead
Sonder
Astern Yacht Club
Federation of Spanish Yacht Clubs
Americana
National
Spanish Yachting Association
San Sebastian
Bilbao
Hasterm
Chinamen Drown in Canadian Boat Wreck off Breakwall
A gasoline launch towing a clinker boat from Canada wrecked on the south breakwall early today. Six Chinese men died, four rescued by clambering onto the wall and later taken by police boat. Bodies recovered.
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Buffalo
Canada
Minnewauska Steamer Launched for Atlantic Service
Belfast launch marks the Minnewauska steamer of 14,500 tons the largest in the Atlantic transport line. She is set to begin New York service early in 1909 after a successful launch today.
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Belfast
Navy
Minnewauska
Atlantic Transport Line
New York
Beehives Turned War Odds in Ancient Sieges and Climate Tale
A Civil War era climate tale claims a Virginia border patch altered by North Carolina improved an aged woman's health. The piece then recounts bees as weapons of war used in ancient sieges from Themiscyra to England, where swarms forced retreat by stinging troops and disabling movement.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Detroit Free Press
Themiscyra
Pontus
Lucullus
Themlseyra
England
New Cutter Arrives in New Bedford Harbor
The revenue cutter Acuabnet reached New Bedford Massachusetts on November 12 and anchored in the lower harbor amid a brief port greeting. The vessel’s arrival signals U S maritime activity increasing under coastal enforcement.
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New Bedford
Mass
United States Revenue
Acuabnet
Post deficit hit record height in 1905 postal service
Postmaster General Meyer reported a $16,910,279 deficit for the year ending June 30, 1905. Receipts reached $191,478,639 while expenditures totaled $208,361,886, the largest deficit in postal history. He urged Congress to consider a rural parcel post to reduce the deficit and aid farmers and country merchants.
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Washington
Meyer
Post Office Department
Congress
Trolley Crash Near Polls Causes Minor Damage And Escape
City report details a late night collision on Baldwin Street between Baldwin and East Main trolleys above Poll's. One passenger aboard escaped injury. only a battered fender reported. Other items note home moves on Farm Street, court motions over Lake & Strobel Co. shares, a divorce suit by Julius Chotzianoff’s daughter, and budget figures for the board of assessors.
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Baldwin
East Main Street
Poll's
John W. Hard
Chase Rolling Mill Co
Farm Street
Brazil
Hartford
Superior Court
Emma Strobel Gurran
George J. Strobel
Chris Strobel
Lake & Strobel Co
Herman Freedman
Julius Chotzianoff
Linden Street
Freedmans
Freedman
McEvoy
Board of Assessors
Board of Finance
Wedding Notice Amid Staged Dialogue and Mock Commentary
A fragmentary column mixes theater talk with a wedding notice for Alexander Hamilton Jones and Mary Jane Wiggs. The dialogue riffs on realism and public perception, referencing fictional stagecraft and a judge’s defense questioning.
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Jon
Alexander Hamilton Jones
Mary Jane Wiggs
Jones
Times
Extremely Unfashionable Bar Banter in 1920s Post Scene
A fragment quotes the Houston Post on private bar talk about unknown patrons and public attention to the theatre. It contrasts private mockery with the apparent height of affability, mentioning Randall Paris and a remark about a dove and cook.
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Houston Post
Randall
Paris
DINGLEY TARIFF HEARINGS AND COLLEGE MATCH REPORTS
Hearings on Schedule A of the Dingley tariff stress alcohol taxes and high duties as core aims. Notes predict changes in schedules including alcohol use in preparations and broader tariff protections. Boston reports fewer prospects for a Dartmouth Brown football clash this year despite alumni efforts. Henry Watterson Jr is believed buried in Louisville with his widow traveling home.
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Washington
House Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
Roosevelt
Committee On
Boston
Dartmouth
Brown
New England
Polo Grounds
New York
F. W. Marvel
Blake
Browns
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Wall Street
Mine Disaster in Hamm Neglects Grim Toll at Radbod
A mine explosion at Radbod in Hamm Germany traps 300 workers, with 27 bodies recovered and 70 rescued. Fire damp spreads as rescuers contend with burning shafts and a cordoned site. Elsewhere, navy desertion case in Philadelphia and Persian minister Hartewig’s return from St Petersburg are reported with cautious optimism on Persia’s southern front.
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Hamm
Westphalia
Germany
St Petersburg
M. Hartewig
Persia
Teheran
Emperor Very Sick Chinese Emperor Reported Sinking
Pekin reports the emperor is very ill and sinking while refusing Western medical help. The illness dominates local concern as officials monitor the agelong figure and possible succession implications.
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Pekin
China
Trial Begins for Edward W Schirrman in Potter Slaying
Danbury notices the start of Edward W Schirrman’s trial in superior court for the shooting death of Ida Potter, referred to as his wife in the report. The case unfolds as prosecutors present their charges and evidence in today’s proceedings.
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Danbury
Edward W. Schirrman
Ida
Potter
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