Fire wipes out millions at Coney Island amusement zone
A major blaze at Coney Island destroyed seven blocks of attractions including Tilyou's Steeplechase and several hotels, threatening Luna Park and Dreamland. About one million dollars in damage reported. three injured, including firefighter Gottfried Messerli. Rescue of San Dora the armless man by two hotel workers ends with safe evacuation.
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New York
Coney Island
Tilyou
Luna Park
Dreamland
Gottfried Messerli
Surfavine
San Dora
Guard Graves of Ancestors in Kansas City Cemetery
Kansas City Missouri Helena Ida and Lida Conley sisters join Wyandotte Indians to guard over graves at Huron cemetery in Kansas City Kansas. They threaten to shoot anyone touching remains while opposing sale of the burial ground and erect a protective shanty on site. Helena Conley says the trio will guard by day and night. The graves hold about one hundred ancestors and she asserts royal French blood and Ohio ownership heritage.
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Kansas City
Helena
Ida
Lida Conley
Huron Cemetery
Kan
Congress
Conley
Helena Conley
France
Ohio
Miracles at Kankakee See Healings at St Anne Shrine
Ninth day of St Anne novena in St Joseph's church drew thousands as several adults reported healings. Mary Pierce of Delphi Indiana said paralysis left her and she walked unassisted. Daisy Lamond of Kankakee said she can read without glasses after long blindness. George Neary Lost Nation Iowa and Michael McCormick Kinsman Missouri said they walked for first time in years.
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Kankakee
Lil
Fatal Memphis Fire Destroys Building Under Construction
An early morning fire in Memphis Tennessee destroyed the Memphis Gold Range Company Building under construction on the eleventh floor. One person lost their life and property damage reached $3600,000.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Gold Rage Company
Coal deposits eyed for west and northwest expansion
Acting Interior Secretary Woodruff says there is no imminent coal famine as geology surveys map 60 million acres west of South Dakota to Kansas with workable coal. About 28 million acres have been examined, with land available for entry under coal land laws and railroads holding vast private coal tracts.
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Washington
Woodruff
Interior Department
Geological Survey
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Governor Johnson surveys quiet iron range strike
Governor Johnson traveled from St. Paul to the iron range and Duluth to assess the strike. He found no need for state interference as workers remained orderly and parades dissolved after demonstrations. He predicted settlements could reopen mines if the dock strike ends and ore shipments resume.
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St. Paul
Minn
Gov. Johnson
Magills Now in Clinton After Murder Charge
Clinton sheriff Campbell and wife welcome Freda H. McGill and his bride as they arrive aboard the Illinois Central from St Louis. Magill's attorney R C A Lemon accompanies them. Margarite Magill is not present. The couple are charged with the murder of Magill's first wife, Mrs Pet Magill.
Tuberculosis hospital site visit by state commission
Latest News from Indiana Martinsville report describes Gov. Hanly appointed commission inspecting land for a tuberculosis hospital. Proposed site on a northern hilltop near Martinsville viewed as ideal despite limited public detail and some opposition. Members J N Babcock Dr Henry Moore Perry Bennett Isaac N Strouse and W S Holman conducted the first official site inspection.
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Martinsville
Hanly
Messrs
Max
Eugene Shireman
J. N. Babcock
Topeka
Henry Moore
Indianapolis
Perry Bennett
Greensburg
Isaac N. Strouse
the Tribune
Rockville
W. S. Holman
Aurora
Moyer Bail Arranged By Butte Union For Boise Bond
Charles H. Moyer head of the Western Federation of Miners faces trial for the Steunenberg murder and is released on 25000 bail arranged by Butte local union with bank draft through Boise.First National Bank of Boise to sign as surety pending completion of the bond. Pettibone case set for October 1 with speedy trial motion.
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Boise
Idaho
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
William D. Haywood
Steunenberg
Wood
Haywood
Federation
Moyer
George A. Pettibone
Pettibone
Peter Breen
Butte, Mont
Butte
Breen
Butte Union
First National Bank of Boise
Boise Bank
Adams Express Messenger Suicide in Fort Wayne
Frank Young, a messenger on the Pennsylvania line between Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, entered the local office, handed over his pouch, and bade farewell before swallowing two ounces of carbolic acid at the water hydrant behind the office. He died shortly after.
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Fort Wayne
Frank Young
Adams -Express
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Scathing Three Page Letter Reaches Kokomo City Hall
San Antonio resident W A Bard writes Kokomo City Treasurer Charles Jackson demanding $1,000 assessment on his former property. Bard, who aided the boom years, accuses officials of collusion with capitalists and criticizes streets built with obsolete materials. He urges Kokomo to modernize streets like nearby towns.
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Kokomo
Charles Jackson
W. A. Bard
San Antonio
Tex
Masons Plan to Erect City Building Temple
Lafayette Masons announce the purchase of a large building to be transformed into a temple. Committees will be named soon and a swift campaign will raise funds. Every Mason in the city will be asked to donate.
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Masons
Lafayette
Masons of
Explosion and Fire Kill Dozens at East Side Tenement
Nearly 100 residents, mostly Italians, fled a blazing six story building at 222 Christie Street after a basement explosion. At least 14 died and many injured as flames trapped occupants during panic. Separate reports note Sen. Edmund W. Pettus death in Hot Springs and Gov. Joseph F. Johnston expected to win Pettus’s Senate seat in Alabama.
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New York
East Side
Christie Street
Hot Springs
N. C
Edmund W.pettus
United States
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Joseph F. Johnston
BE. W. Pettus
Death of Trusted Messenger at Major Pennsylvania Stations
The messenger died after falling over in convulsions with no known cause of death by his own action. He did not handle money and had served as a trusted messenger for 12 years. Married 18 years ago to his wife, who was at his side, he was a popular figure at all Pennsylvania stations on his route.
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J. H. Bankhead
Morgan
Gov. Johnston
Pettus
Alabama
Johnston
Young
Pennsylvania
Campaign to raise funds for Robinson building ends soon
The article notes multiple lodges consider the Robinson building as a site, a campaign to raise funds will wrap within a week as the building option nears expiration.
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Robinson
Farm Land at 160 An Acre Sale Near Hope
Philip Spaugh of Hope sold 20 acres in Haw Creek township to George Wade for 3200 dollars at 160 dollars per acre. The site lies about two miles southwest of Hope. Spaugh bought the land four years ago in two 10 acre parcels for 100 and 72.50 per acre and reserved this year’s crops.
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Columbus
Philip Spaugh
Hope
George Wade
Hawcreek Township
Milk Supply Investigation in Anderson City
Dr E 90 McWilliams, secretary of the board of health, received a Washington dairy department request for data on the city milk supply. Names and addresses of all milk deliverers above 100 gallons weekly must be provided with diary conditions and milk tests. Investigation showed none of the city milk was cooled to proper temperature.
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Anderson
E. 90
McWilliams
Board of Health
Department of Dairies
Washington
Police Break Socialist Parade in Hancock Amid Red Flag Protests
In Hancock Michigan a socialist parade was dispersed by police for flag violations under a new city ordinance. Police arrested thirteen marchers including one woman after clashes as flag bearers resisted arrests and clubs were used. no serious injuries reported.
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Hancock
Mich
Mystery Robbery at Marengo Post Office Remains Unsolved
Postmaster Murphy reports the Marengo post office was robbed with no sign of the culprits. A morning visit revealed an unlocked front door and an unlocked safe. The loss totaled $500 from Murphy and $380 from Miss Anna Turner, plus her $2.50 weekly salary.
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Post
Marengo
Murphy
Anna Turner
Sibley Law Upheld Amid Campaigns and Confusion
A fragmented note indicates a legal ruling or reaffirmation titled Sibley Law amid campaign activity. The terse text mentions age, reduction, and a log or record, suggesting an archival or procedural matter with unclear specifics.
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Sibley
Italians Claim 22 Months Slavery On Mississippi Plantation
In St Louis Avanzo Amedea and Guibezzi Olindo allege they were held in peonage for 22 months on a Mississippi cotton plantation near Robinsonville. They escaped with an interpreter and say a colony of 12 Italian families, about 50 people, exists. An investigation by US Attorney Blodgett was begun Wednesday.
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St. Louis
Avanza Amedea
Guibezzi Olindo
Mississippi
United States District ‘Attorney
Blodgett
Robinsonville
Lawyer and Ex Mayor Forg er in Kenton Jail
Kenton Ohio lawyer and ex mayor Thomas Black, a leading Republican, surrendered to the sheriff and admits forging papers totaling 25 009 dollars. He says his forgeries spanned nine years in mortgages for Dr F W Sapp of Columbus. Black acted as Sapp’s agent in Kenton and forged mortgages dating from 1899 to this year.
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Kenton
Thomas Black
Black
F. W. Sapp
Columbus
Jealousy Sparks Fatal Shootings in Two Towns
In Wapanucka Edgar Ball, a railroad worker, killed his young wife and wounded his sister-in-law Maggie Dobson before dying by suicide. In Tulsa J D Stackhouse, restaurant owner, shot his wife and then killed himself in a jealous rage.
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Ardmore
I. T
Wapanucka
I. Vy
Edgar Ball
Maggie Dobson
Tulsa
J. D. Stackhouse
Eighteen Die in Christie Street Tenement Fire
Eighteen persons are dead and at least fifteen seriously injured after a fire early Monday in a Christie Street tenement. All occupants were Italians. Initial reports suggested a bomb in a basement grocery store but police found no evidence of incendiary cause.
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New York
Christie Street
Oldfield Sets Two New Records at Fargo Fair
Barney Oldfield opened the Fargo interstate fair by breaking two world automotive records. He set the first mile of a three mile race in 1:15 14 and the three miles in 3:51.
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Oldfield
Fargo
N. D
Barney
Cworld
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