Berlin Wreck Off Holland With 143 Aboard
The Rotterdam mail steamer Berlin from Harwich to Hook of Holland wrecked while entering port in a violent gale. Eleven survivors were rescued later as lifeboat crews battled mountainous seas and heavy snow. The disaster left most passengers and crew presumed dead. no Americans were aboard.
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London
Gether
England
Rotterdam
Berlin
Harwich
Hook
Hook of Holland
Hook of Hol
Alfalfa and sugar cane boom along Texas Gulf coast
In Cameron County Texas the alfalfa yields seven to eight cuttings yearly with soil moisture sufficing for a high eight foot stand. Rio Grande cane requires less frequent replanting and yields more sugar than other regions. Closner plantation cane won a gold medal at St. Louis Exposition. A Texas Gulf Coast book, by John Sebastian, is offered from Chicago and St. Louis offices. One line laments people who live on telling stories they cannot share with their children.
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Raymindville
Tex
Cameron County
Texas
Gulf Coast
Rio Grande
St. Louis, Brownsville
Mexico
Raymondville
Pat
Rio Grande Valley
St. Louis Exposition
Closner Plantation
Hidalgo
Brownsville
Texas Gulf Coast
John Sebastian
la Salle St. Sta
Chicago
Frisco
St. Louis
Train wreck on Pennsylvania express near Johnstown
A high speed Pennsylvania special derailed after brake failure on a curve at Black Diamond Pa seven miles east of Johnstown. Fifty four passengers and about a dozen crew were injured. no fatalities. Postmaster Fred A Busse of Chicago among the injured. most are recovering.
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Pittsburg
New York
Chicago
Black Diamond
Johnstown
Fred A. Busse
Conemaugh
John F. Kline
Joliet
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Allegheny General Hospital
Altoona Hospital
Frederick A. Busse
Samuel F. Nixon
Philadelphia
Felix Isman
Frank P. Hedgers
E. J. Murphy
Cr. W. Winkler
M. F. Pippenbrink
W. H. Baker
J. Wood Wilson
Marion
Ind
Thomas Bauer
Lafayette
Allegheny Mountains
South Fork
Greensburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Smoot Retains Seat Amid Lengthy Senate Battle
The four year contest over Reed Smoot from Utah ended with 42 colleagues voting to sustain him and 28 for unseating him, plus 18 paired. the final tally was 51 to 27 including 18 abstentions, as Smoot did not vote and Wetmore was absent. The chamber buzzed with spectators and lawmakers as the result was announced and many applauded.
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Washington
Reed Smoot
United States
Utah
Senator Smoot
Senator Wetmore
Harrows
Clapp
Dupont
Hale
Hansbrough
Hemenway
Kittredge
la Fellette
Smith
Cleak
Smoot
House
Senate
Woman Saves Son in Home Tragedy Near Kansas City
Mrs J Oscar Richardson, wife of a stationary engineer, sacrificed herself shielding her son during a domestic quarrel at their Rosedale home. She stepped between the boy and her husband who then fatally stabbed her before attacking the son.
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Kansas City
J. Oscar Richardson
Rosedale
Kan
Here
Richardson
Ohio centenarian dies in Piqua
Alexander Green age 100 dies Sunday morning in Piqua Ohio after celebrating his hundredth birthday. He was a descendant of the Von Greenfeld German aristocratic family and died of old age.
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Ohio
Piqua
Alexander Green
Mr."Green
von. Greenfeld
Supreme Court upholds John Day Smith law on hanging details
The Minnesota Supreme Court sustains the constitutionality of the John Day Smith law banning publication of hanging details. Pioneer Press Dispatch and Daily News faced indictment after printing murder details last spring. Case remanded for trial following a demurrer ruling by Judge Bunn.
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St. Paul, Minn
Supreme Court
John Day Smith
Pioneer Press
Dispatch
Daily News
William Williams
Bunn
Petition for Cock Fights Parade in Havana Led by Ex Senator
A 500 strong horsemen procession plus carriages and bands paraded Havana streets Sunday afternoon. Gov. Magoon reviewed from the palace balcony as bands played and a committee presented a petition signed by thousands calling for repeal of Gen Leonard Wood’s military order banning cock fights. He pledged to consider the matter before the crowd dispersed.
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Havana
Monteagudo
Magoon
Gov. Magoon
Leonard Wood
Magcon
Italy Decorates Mr Meyer in Saint Maurice Order
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel signed a decree bestowing George Von L Meyer the grand cordon of the Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus. Meyer is newly appointed postmaster general in President Roosevelt's cabinet.
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Italy
Mr. Meyer
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
George
von L. Meyer
Roosevelt
Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus
Fire Destroys Lyric Theater in Altoona Vaudeville House
A fire in Altoona Pennsylvania consumed the Lyric theater once operated as Keith's vaudeville venue. Officials suspect faulty crosswired stage electricals sparked the blaze on Sunday.
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Altoona
Lyric ’ Theater
Keith
Railroad official dies in church incident
James R. McClure, secretary and treasurer of numerous Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiaries, collapsed and died while attending services at a church in Philadelphia on Sunday. The death ends decades of service to the railroad system.
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Philadelphia
James R. McClure
Pennsylvania Railroad
End of Evelyn Thaw ordeal nears in New York court
The Evelyn Nesbit Thaw cross examination nears its end as District Attorney Jerome signals he has nearly concluded his case. He plans to introduce Abraham Hummel to identify an affidavit Thaw allegedly signed alleging cruelties during the 1903 Europe trip. Thaw’s testimony includes denial of signing or seeing the affidavit, with focus on letters and cablegrams tied to Stanford White and a London embassy secretary.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Jerome
Thaw
Abraham Hummel
Evelyn Nesbit
Europe
Mrs. Thaw
Mr. Hummel
Swho
Stanford White
Hatever
London
White
Madison Square Tower
Dr. Flint
Mr. Jerome
Woman Charged With Poisoning Husband in Sheridan
Mrs. Cora Stebbins Courter, 24, of Sheridan nine miles from Stanton, is jailed on murder charges after her husband Albert Courter, 28, died last Thursday. Police say the death is mysterious and a physician noted symptoms suggesting strychnine poisoning.
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Stanton, Mich
Cora Stebbins Courter
Sheridan
Caffield
Albert Courter
Courter
Hughes Seeks Ouster of State Insurance Chief Kelsey
Albany Governor Hughes asks the Senate to remove Otto Kelsey state superintendent of insurance for unfitness. He cites lack of appreciation for department needs and findings from the Armstrong committee investigation.
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Hughes
Kelsey
Albany
N. Y
Senate
Otto
Departmentec Dy
Armstrong’ Committee
Prominent Crawford County Lawyer Dies in Home Lamp Accident
In Meadville Pennsylvania Patrick C Sheehan a well known Crawford County lawyer aged 48 was burned to death early Sunday at his home in Conemaugh Valley He went to his home library in a night robe and apparently was struck by apoplexy dropping a lighted lamp setting fire to the lower portion of his body.
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Meadville
Patrick C. Sheehan
Grawford County
Conegantville
Sheehan
Baltey Inquiry Near Enid Report Expected Soon
A legislative committee is expected to complete its investigation into charges against Senator Baltey and report findings to both houses by Tuesday. His attorney urges patience as proceedings move forward.
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Baltey
Enid
Austin
Tex
Legislative Committee
Senatrie
Urgin
Deafness Not Curable by Local Applications
A medical advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by focal treatments. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness due to catarrh cured by Halls Catarrh Cure and promotes other remedies from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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F.J. Cheney
Toledo
Pearl Monopoly Seeker visits Washington
Joshua Pisa of the Isthmus of Panama, famed pearl merchant, visits Washington. He holds concessions granted by the Panama government that nearly monopoly the Pearl Islands oyster beds in the Pacific Ocean 75 miles from Panama City. He ships his pearls mainly to Paris.
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Joshua Pisa
Panama
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Paris
Salt Baths and Language Debates Cited in Travel Notes
A Travel Magazine snippet warns salt water baths risk faintness when warm, advising caution on ocean vessels where warm bathroom water is common. The piece also muses on Homer, Rafael, genre, and musical criticism, noting potential gaps in classical and contemporary terms for Wagner’s audience.
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Homer
Rafael
Wagner
Cardinal Fond of Golf Keen Vatican Secretary Plays Private Course
Cardinal Merry del Val, the Pope's secretary for state, is a keen golfer. He plays twice a week on a private course in the Villa Doria Pamphilj grounds.
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Merry del Val
Doria-Pamphill
Dyspepsia Concerns Prompt Longtime Maine Resident
A Maine man reports years of dyspepsia and liver complaints seeking remedies after trying various known treatments. The fragment hints at a personal health note and ongoing discomfort.
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Maine
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