Train Crash Kills Sixteen in New Haven Fog
Sixteen people die and forty are injured when the White Mountain express rear ends the Bar Harbor Limited near New Haven in heavy fog. The wreck, blamed on visibility, leaves sleepers crushed, clothes swept to telegraph lines, and a mass of splinters around the coaches.
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New Haven
White Mountain
New York
Bar Harbor
Lmited
Maine
New Haven Railroad
White Mountains
A. B. Miller
Fowler
White Mountain Express
Stamford
N. A. Hotchkiss
Leonard Stenkiss
W. Scranton & Co
Albert Green
Wat
Autschut
Norfolk
Frank B. Rutter
S.C. Vv
Golding
Harold Avery
Broadway
Robert Yahn
Sreeum Street
Philadelphia
New Haven Hospital
Martin
Bryn Mawr
M. HW. H
Hatury EK
Tqumi
Mari
Waterlooans Hurt in Rock Island Wreck Near Maynard
Five Waterloo residents were among the injured in a Rock Island wreck between Maynard and Delwein. Orval Price and Victor Chevalier survived serious harm. J. B. Hepworth was killed. John Proctor of Kansas City died instantly. The crash occurred as a crowded smoker car left the rails and plunged down a ten foot embankment five miles from Delwein. Injured passengers faced high fares for auto transport as medical care arrived.
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Waterloo
Rock Island
Maynard
Delwein
Price
Chevalier
J. B. Hepworth
Oclwein
John Proctor
Kansas City
Waterloo Boya
West Union
Carman Meet Market
Oelswein
Great Western
Hepworth
Waterloo Bers
Earl Bettinger
Conger Street
Del‘wei
Mr. Chevalier
Mr. Price
G. H. Phillips
Orval Price
Victor Chevalier
Roy Reed
Namine
Maynard and
Oelwein
Andrews
Oceiwein
Seven Die in Wreck Near Maynard on Decorah Branch
A southbound Rock Island train No 444 derailed two miles south of Maynard Iowa causing a ten foot embankment plunge. Seven dead and many injured, including J B Hepworth and John Proctor among the deceased. Injured passengers from Oelwein Decorah Waterloo Cedar Rapids terminated in makeshift care as doctors and nurses arrived. The wreck halted near the Labor Day gathering with rail spreading blamed.
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Oelwein
Hock Island
Maynard
16 KILLED IN BRITISH WRECK NEAR HAWES JUNCTION
A London-Scotland express collision on the Midland Railway near Hawes Junction on lonely moor left fifteen to sixteen dead and about thirty injured. The second section rear-ended the first, causing flames and trapping passengers. Nine bodies were recovered, with hospitals in Leeds and Carlisle receiving injured travelers.
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Kirkby Stephen
Lonely Moor
Carlisle
London
Leeds
Des Moines Woman Attempts Suicide After Alleged Abuse
Mrs Mamie Gearhard told a Des Moines police officer she tried to commit suicide after claiming her husband beat her and destroyed her clothes. She said she could not reach the station to file charges, and that the incident occurred the day before from her bedroom.
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Des Moines
Mamie Gearhard
Wreck Triggers Heavy New Haven Stock Selloff
New York reports heavy selling of New York New Haven & Hartford stock after a wreck at Wallingford. Prices fell to a new low of 90 4, with Morgan and Baker rushing to the railroad’s office upon hearing the accident. Morgan said he has no friends aboard but dislikes such events.
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New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Wallingford
Financial District
J. Pisrpont Morgan
Geo. F. Baker
First National Bank
New Haven Railroad
Wallinford
Costs to Feed Eye as Well as Stomach
A reprint of a rant on rising living costs describes how affordable staples like vinegar coffee salt and candy have become expensive through fancier packaging and labeling. The piece blames consumer demand and producer marks up goods to cover fancy containers and marketing.
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Cross Roads
Lord Haldane Visits America Widens Ties With Canada
Lord Haldane England's lord high chancellor arrives in New York with his sister and Sir Kenneth Muir Mackenzie. He tours West Point aboard J P Morgan's yacht Corsalir, is welcomed by Colonel Townsley, then visits Albany for dinner with Chief Justice Edgar Cullen before heading to Montreal.
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Lord Haldane
England
America
West Point
New York
Viscourt Haldane
Elizabeth Saunders Haldane
Kenneth Muir-Mackenzie
Lord Haldana
Weat Point
J.P. Morgan
Corsalir
United States
Mili
Tary Academy
Townsley
Charles J. Dolerty
Canada
Lomer Gould
Quebec
Albany
Edgar N. Cullen
Court of Appeals
Montreal
Missing Nebraska fire chief Thompson sought on Kansas City riverfront
Kansas City detectives and river patrols pursued the disappearance of Paul H. Thompson fire commissioner of Nebraska. His bloodied coat and hat were found beneath the municipal wharf. Police theorize robbery and assault rather than suicide or murder, with Thompson possibly roaming the riverfront area after a night out.
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Kansas City
Paul H. Thompson
Nebraska
Thompson
Grand Island
Neb
River Front
Welock
International Shoot Day Two At Camp Percy
The second day of the international shoot at Camp Percy, Q continues with re entries and delayed bulletins from yesterday's results. Weather and scheduling interfere as many targets remain unanswered while events progress today.
Weather note with temperatures and ad copy remnants
Weather data fragment records temperatures with a maximum near 70 and a minimum around 40 from a September 2 report. Mentions branding by Burhanan Optival Co and Havana cigars in an advertisement.
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Burhanan Optival Co
Haldane Urges Shared Duty of Lawyers in Anglo American Group
Montreal Sept 2 The Lord Chancellor Richard Burdan Haldane spoke to the American Bar association on nationality as a study in law and ethics. He argued U S Canada Great Britain form a linked society with common language and aims and urged lawyers to shape public opinion toward a hopeful international faith.
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Montreal
Richard Burdan Haldane
Great Britain
American Bar Association
Hwieher
United States
Canada
Ile
Goan at Close Markets Edge Higher Amid Rain Worries
Chicago markets closed steady with wheat leading gains as September contracts were bought by cash houses and selling narrowed. Weather concerns from France and Argentina weighed on sentiment while December and May points posted new highs for the season.
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Chicago
France
Argentina
Thaw Controversy Roils Sherbrooke Courtroom
In Sherbrooke on September 2, Premier Gouin and Attorney General Gouin intervened to demand Thaw's release from the Sherbrooke jail. Judge Hutchinson reserved decision on habeas corpus as arguments continued, with Thaw facing possible deportation and swift action by New York officials.
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Sherbrooke
Harry KK Thaw
Quebec
Lomer Gouin
Alme Geoffrion
Thaw
Gould
Dominion
Neight
Geoffrion
Orisons
Hutchinson
Superior Court
New York State
Anne Geoffrion
Barry K. Thaw
St. Francis County
Wim. Travers Jerome
Ils
Jerome
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