Heat Wave Clamps Northwest and Midwest Markets
The report notes record highs across the region with Bismarck posting a 168 degree measurement amid ongoing extreme heat. North Platte received a trace of rain, while Des Moines, Kansas City, and other areas logged minimal relief. Forecaster Frankenfield warned no major rain likely for the next two days as parched ground presses for moisture and storms provide only temporary reprieve.
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Washington
Des Moines
Kansas City
Texas
Arkansas
Minnesota
Frankenfield
Meuth
Bismark
N. D
Middle West
States
Rocky Mountain
Unconscious Neighbor Triggers Birmingham Mystery
Miss Viola Pickering, a 37 year old respected resident, was found unconscious in her Birmingham home after neighbors heard rumors of a troubling incident. A ladder was used to access the home, and two witnesses found her on a sofa semiconscious with wrist marks suggesting restraint. Police and friends rushed to aid her, sparking community uproar over the alleged assault.
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Birmingham
Mic
Viola Pickering
Miss Ticketing
Miss Pickering
Michigan Briefs Report Astringent Local Tragedies And Oddities
Oscar Goalthrit a pioneer of Hub bardston dies at 72. Mrs. Mary Ann Chipman 73 dies. Junus Milter committed to Kalamazoo asylum. Charles Kellogg injured between machinery. Anna Moran struck by Rapid Railway car. Campbell farm destroyed by forest fires. loss 1500 with no insurance. George Salisbury writes of $22000 Klondike gold. Modern Women union clinic at Lakeview Devil's Lake Aug. Hart to speak. Samuel Ellis dies. Willard Joslyn 24 nearly drowned after lightning strike. Interlochen rain averts village destruction. depot buildings burned. loss 3000. Mrs Jacob Hoffman 57 found with clothing burned. possible smoking blaze. Joe Smith unable to help. she likely dies.
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Oscar Goalthrit
Hubbardston
Mary Ann Chipman
Owusse
Junus Milter
St. Joseph
Kalamazoo
Charles Kellogg
Holly
Anna Moran
Libertyville
Ind
Mt. Clemens
Were Campbell
Lincoln
George Salisbury
Menominee
Alaska
Klondike
Michigan
Lakeview
Devil's Lake
Aug
Hart
Morenct
Samuel Ellis
Decatur
Willard Joslyn
Anes
Interlochen
Jacob Hoffman
Ithaca
Joe Smith
Kalamazoo Identifies Body in Alberta Murder Case
Kalamazoo police announced a murdered man found near Wetaskiwin Alberta in July. The unknown victim's body, badly decomposed, bore a coat from M Cramer & Sons and a metal tag for Kalamazoo Street Fair 1897. Later identified as Leon Stinton of Kalamazoo. suspect Bud Bullock fled to Alberta.
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Kalamazoo
H. A. Sletherington
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Ko Bullard
L. C. Stomer
M. Cramer & Sons
Kalamazoo Street Fair
Hetherington
Leon Stinton
Mary L. Smith
Bud Bullock
Stinton
Bullock
All Off Said a Battle Creek Woman Suicides
A Battle Creek woman, Jen Black, 28, drank carbolic acid on July 24 and died within minutes on her front porch after crying It s all off Her husband neighbors and a coroner s jury attended the scene Her former residence was Covington Indiana The event followed a distressing period with relatives and friends in attendance A coroner s inquest adjourned to Tuesday in Muskegon Michigan noting the tragedy among a string of July news items
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Battle Creek
Mich
Nie Black
W. Man
Qelock
Jen Black
Overrsan
Tuirsday
Covington
Ind
Bi Centenary Celebration Lights Up Detroit Streets
Detroit marks the bi centenary with a 21 gun salute from the Fessenden at sunrise. Cadillac Square's justice chair is dedicated, city hall is tolled, and historical exercises fill the Light Guard armory. Cartillac and party visit the waterfront for a cross at Jefferson and Woodward. Mayor Mayburn presents the city keys to Cadillac, followed by a reception at the Rusgrit house.
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Detroit
Fessenden
Chair of Justice
Cadillac Square
Light Guard
Cartillac
Jefferson and
Woodward Avenue
MayUnry
Cadillac
Rusgrit
Plucky Cashier Foils St Joseph Hold Up
A St Joseph cashier names Frank Hamilton fights back during a railroad office robbery. Two burly men grab cash and try to blow the safe open but Hamilton clubs one robber with a chair, the other escapes through a window. Police are on their trail. Also reported a steamer sinking near Saginaw with all 30 passengers saved.
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St. Joseph
Miinals
Indiana & Iowa Railroad
Frank Hamilton
Hamilton
Injunction Sought Over Strikers At Steel Plants
Reports from Pittsburg and McKeesport detail Persifer F. Smith preparing a United States Supreme Court injunction to stop strikers from interfering with American Steel Sheet Co. plants. Rumors of a carload sent to Wellsville circulate but unverified. Mayor Dennis denies curbing free speech, saying authorities warned against crowds and coat-grabbing. Monessen workers face tonnage bonuses. some were discharged for ties to Amalgamated union. strike activity appears limited with no large marches planned.
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Pittsburg
Persifer F. Smith
American Steel Sheet Co
United States Superior Court
Wellsville
Dennis
Association
McKeesport
Monessan
Amalgamated
Monessen
Importing Negroes Sparks Melrose Park Stir in 1901
Chicago dispatch reports Latrobe Steel & Coupler Works bringing 300 male workers 25 women and three preachers from Mobile Alabama to Melrose Park as 600 workers already employed face wage strike threats. Officials say whites unavailable. Guards and squaling sheds prepared for lodging. Nearby Birmingham police clash with agents transporting 400 negros. Also reports of a fatal knife fight in Kentucky and a Philippines customs appointment for W Morgan Shuster.
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Chicago
Melrose Park
Mobile
Ala
Latrobe Steel & Coupler Works
Latrobe
United States Steel Co
Pennsylvania Works
Steal Trust
Iports
Birmingham
International YMCA track meet opens at Pan-Am Exposition
At the Pan-American exposition grounds Buffalo July 23 the first day of the YMCA North America league meet featured swift sprints and close finishes. R B Barrett of Chicago Central YM A won the 100 yards with Hall of Buffalo second. Lambie of Wikmerding and Adams of Chicago West Side chased. Seymour of Syracuse matched the league record in the 10 feet 2 inches pole vault.
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Buffalo
International League of the
YM. A. of North America
Pan-American Exposition Grounds
R. B. Barrett
Chicago Central
Hall of Buffalo
Adams
Chicago West Side Association
Lambie
Wikmerding
Barrett
Chicago
Seymour
Syracuse
North America
Boer Prisoners of War Escape Attempts at Darrell's Island
In Hamilton Bermuda on July 21 reports say Boer prisoners confined on Darrell's Island made several escape attempts by swimming toward the mainland. Night patrols with seawater sharks present the risk, but two groups reached shore. guards captured them by daylight. A later attempt involved planking ashore, with gunfire and returns to the island as guards pursued.
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J. P. Deroux
J. G. du Preeze
Warwick
British War Office Dispatch From Pretoria
Lord Kitchener reports from Pretoria dated July 23 that a Cape Town train carrying 113 details and stores was halted at Shoppers six miles north of Buatfort West on July 1, with casualties including killed and wounded. An inquiry is in progress. French accounts describe Crabbe or Grabbe with 209 men attacked near Credock by Meitzinger at dawn, horses stampeded, a brief engagement ensued, and Crabbe retreated to Mortimer with minimal losses.
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London
British War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Cape Town
Buatfort West
Grabbe
Credock
Meitzinger
Crabbe
Mortimer
Five Hundred Teachers Sail to Manila from San Trusco
A train carried five hundred teachers from San Trusco to Manila on July 13. The group travels to take up positions in the national capital, marking a large deployment of educators.
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San Trusco
Manila vi
Dyspepsia Warnings and Early Attention Urged
The article discusses impaired digestion and dyspepsia as a miserable disease. It warns that uneasiness after meals, nervous headaches, sour stomach, and weak digestion may worsen if neglected. Early attention is advised to prevent further decline in stomach strength.
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