Rock Wrecks Flyer in Fog Near Harrisburg
In dense fog at Newton Hamilton Pennsylvania a Pennsylvania Special passenger train from Chicago to New York struck a rock, derailing the Pullman combination car and three sleepers. The engine and first two cars tumbled. last car stayed on track. Passengers uninjured beyond shaking. crew moved the train east from Altoona. Separate Missouri Pacific wreck near Union Nebraska left three coaches off the rails. one killed, eight injured.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Newton Hamilton
Harrisburg
Altoona
Omaha
Neb
Union
Here
Tom G. Barnum
Frank Heavrin
South Omaha
Amos McNamee
M. E. Thomas
Oslo Hustin
Plattsmouth
C. Massy
Unadilla
Gus King
Hotel Clarendon Fire Saves Guests at Sea Breeze
Fire destroyed the Hotel Clarendon at Sea Breeze and ten adjoining cottages in Dayton Florida, but all 215 guests were awakened and guided to safety by the night clerk. The wooden structure was valued at $200000 and many prominent guests are listed from Detroit Cincinnati Chicago Minneapolis and other cities.
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Dayton
Fla
Clarendon
Sea Breeze
The
F. G. Smith
L. G. Smith
Nora Smith
Charles Row
Detroit
Indianapolis
J. A. Lemcke
Sarah Mills
Chicago
Elizabeth C. Squires
C. B. Gosby
Terre Haute
Ind
George A. Christian
Minneapolis
Paul E. Davis and Son
Mary B. Brownell
George Seldon
Eric
Mia
J. B
A. J. Cook
Bellefonte
Claims Mother s Husband
In St. Joseph Missouri a fatal shooting followed a strange entanglement as a 22 year old girl admitted she married William Smith while her mother was his legal wife. The trio had lived together with Smith as husband to both women and the mother claimed the marriage occurred in 1902. The daughter said her husband had improper relations with her after marrying her.
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St. Joseph
William Smith
Smith
Lost Crew of Five Found After 800 Mile Trek to Teller City
Captain William Mogg and four crew members from the whaling schooner Olga survived a 15 month absence. An Eskimo messenger carried a letter from Point Barrow to Teller City 800 miles away detailing their Arctic winter stay and perilous journey via dog teams through Nome and St. Michael to Valdez. They faced dangerous ice, bergs, and the broken season near Point Cape Prince Albert before walking to safety.
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Seattle
Wash
Post-Intelligencer
Port Townsend
Arctic Ocean
William Mogg
Olga
Arctic
Point Barrow
Mogg
Teller City
Nome
St. Michael
Valdez
Puget Sound
Gographical Society of London
Bankland
McClure
Point Cape Prince Albert
Thetis
Wessel
Flaxman Island
Maine Victims Honored in Maine Memorial Observance
Washington remembers the Maine on its 11th anniversary with religious services at St Patrick's Church and a military mass. Rear Admiral Sigsbee delivers the keynote at Arlington as a crowd gathers for solemn ceremonies honoring the sailors who died in Havana harbor.
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Washington
Maine
Havana Harbor
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Thomas E. McGuigan
Willam T. Russell
St. Patrick's
Arlington
Sigsbee
Taft Heads to Washington to Confer on Inaugural Plans
President elect Taft leaves Cincinnati for Washington to deliver the civil engineers report from Panama and discuss his inaugural address cabinet choices and other matters. He is to be made a Mason “at sight” Thursday night. Bryan forecasts a $100000 year of lectures across 1909 with 20 000 miles of travel and about 600 talks.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Washington
Roosevelt
Board of the Civil Engineers
Panama
Hilwinning Lodge of Masons
Bryan
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Smithereens
Former Banker Twining Forfeits Bond in Taos Mining Case
A Taos report says Albert Twining former bank president of Asbury Park New Jersey has disappeared after being sentenced to six years for speculating bank funds in Taos county mining properties. His bondsmen owe 350000. The case has run five years with the supreme court ordering start of sentence last Tuesday.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Taos
Albert Twining
Asbury Park
N. J
Taos County
Lable
Supreme Court
Twining
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DR. Dochterman
Citizens National Bank
Williston
N.D
H.C. Windel
U. S. Weather Bureau
North Dakota
G. M. ‘Thomas
N. D
F. S. Smith
Union Block
Hone
Williston, N. D
E. J. Haden
W'llaton Land Company
Williston ,Wd
G.j.cislason
London and Vicans
South Third St
Grand Forks
Percy
Crewe
Lavvyhr
N. & Blowart
Bessie & Greer
Attorneya At Law
Land Department
Rawson
Williston Land Co
Rawson Block
Wiliston, N.D
Albert J. Stafne
U. S. Land Office
Edwin A. Palmer
Bruegger
E. K. Ellefson Atty-At-Law Land Office
Wiilistos
Brugger Bik
Cras. C
Converse
Schafer
Mckenzie Guniyt
Drs
Beern 2
Marsden
A. McNiven, V. S
Ellen Peak
Chastendae
Congregational Church
Willistes
Dakotah Hotel
F. L. Gordon
Winchester
U. S. Ordnance Board
Gans
Womester Rereatine Anus Co
New Haven
Pennsylvania
Florida
Martin's Ferry
George W. Reese
John Coss
Coss
Ohio
Willemstad
Island of
Curacao
United States
Colon
Carpenters’ Toole
Stenehjem & Husebye
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