Tornado Hits Tlun gis Area Leaves Fatal Toll
A July tornado ravaged Streatr NL causing five deaths and numerous injuries. The storm destroyed or damaged Electric Park, Vulcan works, bridges, and factories costing millions in property loss. Dozens injured, including workers at Daugherty and Purcell sites, with extensive damage across towns and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streatr
Larry Doyle
Nels P. Levin
BR. Purcell
William Grown
George Doyle
Henry Pease
George Hunter
Hilie
A. J. Daugherty
Purcell
Electric Park
Ball Park
Vulcan Western Company
Indiana, Trinola and
Iowa
Sprig Til Shaft
Young Succeeds Miles as Army Promoted to General
President orders commissions for Major General Samuel Baldwin Marks Young to lieutenant general, and promotes Brigadier Generals Sumner and Leonard Wood to major generals. Miles retires August 8, Davis July 28, Young and Wood rise in the army. Born 1840 in Pennsylvania, Young served from 1861, rising from private to lieutenant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
M. Young
Miles
Sumner
Masor
Davis
Aly
Leonard Wood
Young
Samuel Baldwin Marks Young
United States
Pointer
Lile Miles
General Young
Pennsylvania
Twelfth
Pennsylvania Infantry
Fourth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Grant
Third Cavalry
Cuba
Philippines
Tornado Kills Four and Injures Ten in Mendota IL
A tornado struck Mendota in the northern part of the city killing four people and injuring ten others. The storm path spanned about eight miles and leveled structures, trapping many under debris. The Bojesdorf family suffered multiple injuries as the house collapsed while they sheltered in a cellar. Names of the dead include Cora Botescore and Ora Luny, ages 15 and 14, plus two Schmels aged 13 and 4. Injured include Mia Wirschim, John Wirchim, Mise Wirachim Bras, Carl Milligan, Jerome Milligan, Alice Wilson, Bde, James Smith, Henry Sweitner, and Mrs. James Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendota
Perona
Everthing
Cora Botescore
Ora Luny
Schmel
Death of P M Arthur Brotherhead Dies in Canada
Chief P M Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers dies in Winnipeg Manitoba from heart failure attributed to emotional strain physicians say. Funeral scheduled for 1 PM at the undertaking rooms. Remains to be shipped to Cleveland for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locomotive Engineers’ Brotherhood
Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Destructive Storm Hits Sheridan County Nebraska
Rushville Nebraska reports the most destructive rain storm in years sweeping Sheridan County. Tracks washed out on the Northwestern line between Rushville and Chadron cause train delays and passenger disruption. Railway officials rush repairs and mobilize all available men. The Bordeaux camping ground for the Northwestern Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors' reunion was flooded up to ten feet deep, forcing an early adjournment after July 12.
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Rushville
Neb
Sheridan County
Chadron
Bordeaux
Hind Itheen
Swindlers Arrested in Land Swindle Case in Ohio
Andrew K Koeber a Leipsic Ohio real estate dealer was arrested by U S Marshal Wenders and brought before Commissioner rough for a preliminary hearing. Postal Inspector Reid states Koeber hid 200 deeds and abstracts to the same property and the same tract had already sold to 157 persons. He is the fourteenth man linked to the scheme with headquarters said to be at Whittemore Indiana. Hundreds of victims are unearthed across many states and Tennessee Kentucky land claims were peddled. government costs exceed 50000 to pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tno Defraud
Andrew K.koeber
Leipsic
United States
Wenders
Rough
W. L. Reid
Reid
Koeber
Kober
Whittemore
Tennessee
Kentucky
Union
Incident closed over Jewish Russia petition affair
Washington reports the secretary of state made public correspondence about the petition to Russia. Instructions to U S charge Riddle in St Petersburg asked him to present the petition to the foreign office and seek reception. The foreign office refused to receive it, and the secretary notified the D NAI B Rith committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of State
Russia
State Department
United States
Riddle
St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
D’nai H’rith Committee
Doom of Toy Pistol Prompts Chicago Fine Proposal
Chicago Alderman Patterson urges a city ordinance to halt sale and use of toy pistols after several bath incidents and deaths. He calls for drastic penalties including fines from 30 to 200 for dealers and 40 to 50 for consumers to curb the plaything’s deadly harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Uscra
Patterson
Californian Kills Woman Then Ends His Life
Salinas California July 20 Charles Given son of a local rancher killed Sadie Block a young woman and then committed death by own action Their bodies were found in a disreputable house with throats cut Reports said the girl was daughter of the president of the Block Manufacturing company of Virginia A letter claimed she refused to live respectably which caused the deed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Cal
Charles Given
Sadie Block
T Tg
Block Manufacturng Company
Virginia
Graven
Wall Street Slump Deepens Amid Big-Name Selloff
July 18 reports reveal a sharp stock market decline driven by widespread selling of top issues. Rumors touch Rockefeller and Moore interests as bankers scramble to stabilize prices. railroads seek funds, and steel and electric shares hit new lows amid heavy liquidity strains. James J. Hill downplays panic, citing strong national business despite market fears.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Schwab
The
Steel Trust
James J. HI
Moore Brothers
Rock Island
Rockefeller
Morgan
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Keene
Pittsburg
Western
Gates
Southern
Pacific
Reading
Baltimore
Ohio
Louisville
Nashville
St Paul
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago
Moore
Boston
General Electric
Standard Oil
Union Pacific Railroad
Burlington
Lackawanna
Longsland
Naowhville
Chattanooga
Westinghouse Manufacturing
Nickel
Steen Trust
City water and a baby baptism question from the country
In a Chicago Tribune fragment a conversation asks why a baby was baptized while the family was away in the country. The response cites the wife’s belief that using city water for such a purpose would be wicked, highlighting a regional belief about water sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
No Iowa Man in It Washington July 20
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders view Vice Presidential choice as western with ties to Illinois Indiana or Ohio. President Roosevelt favors Beveridge of Indiana or another Midwest figure, seeking a strong plumping tour and party unity. If Beveridge declines, candidates from Illinois or Ohio loom. No deal with Cummins. Hanna’s Ohio indorsement contest ends with a sharp reply.
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Washington
Iowa
Cummins
Shaw
Roosevelt
Presiden
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Albert J. Beveridge
Senate
Beveridge
Congress
United States Senate
Illinoi
Haune
Hanna
Henna
Cunbmins
Towa
Woul
Recordi Ag
Tummins
Aaron Burr Memorial Legion Forms in Newark
An association in New Jersey to commemorate the dead statesman convened in Newark for a first annual meeting. The group aims to mark Burr’s 148th birth anniversary, rebut prejudiced depictions, and place Burr rightly in American history, with plans for a memorial volume. Members visited Burr’s birth site at a Newark parsonage and the First Presbyterian Church, birthplace of his father, and a pilgrimage to Burr’s deathhouse on Staten Island was scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New York
Aaron Burr
Newark
N.J
Colonel Burr
Charles F. Pidgin
Tn Clic
Boston
Firs Presbyterian Church
Staten Island
Burr
Beavers Indicted In Post Office Salaries Division
A Brooklyn special to the Story reports George W Geavers former chief of the salaries and allowances division of the post office department indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts. Bench warrants were issued for his arrest but not served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biaf
Washington
Brooklyn
George W Geavers
Salap
Post Office Department
Federal Grand Jury
Portuguese officers arrested in Lisbon conspiracy plot
A Cologne Gazette dispatch from Lisbon reports that several officers of the Fifth Portuguese Infantry have been arrested or charged with conspiring against King Charles. They will face court martial. Suspicions of a broad conspiracy against the dynasty have circulated for some time. Additional detachments are said to be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Cologne
Lisbon
Charles
Canadian Government Sails Expedition to Hudson Bay
July 20 report from N. F. states the Canadian government chartered the Newfoundland sealing steamer Neptune to take a scientific expedition to Hudson's Bay. The voyage aims to assess the region for a potential Canadian grain route. Captain Samuel Hartlett leads a Newfoundland crew experienced in ice work. the scientific party comprises Canadians and will winter at Chesterfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay
J. Johns
N. F
Russia to ban Zionist activities in crackdown
New York July 17 Russian correspondent reports Russia will bar Zionist promoters from holding meetings and collecting funds. Existing organizations must disband and stop all activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
New York
Manchurian Open Door Gains Declared By State Department
Washington reports the Manchurian issue settled with assurances from China to open several ports to world trade including Moukden and Ta-Tungkao. Russia agrees not to oppose openings, paving a broader open door for commerce, with details to be finalized in a treaty by Minister Conger and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Moukden
Manchuria
Ta-Tungkao
Yalu River
State Department
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Japan
Hay
Count Cassini
Newport
Hangen
Conger
China
Russia
May
Russia Heard From on Kishinev Petition
Washington reports Russia refuses to receive or consider the Jewish petition on Kishinev. American charge Mr. Riddle in St Petersburg conveyed Russia’s stance, asserting the affair is an internal matter and no outside influence will be considered. No further steps anticipated by the U S government at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear
Washington
State Department
Russia
Riddle
St. Petersburg
Tr Ig
Kishinev
Associated Press
Fast Train Wrecked Near Kansas City
The Missouri Pacific Colorado bound fast train from the west, leaving at 6 30 last night, was wrecked ten miles south of here. Three coaches and the engine were detrailed and ten persons injured, three seriously. The seriously injured are Mrs. C H Matthews Montevista Colorado Mrs Cathetine Cole Pueblo Colorado and Miss Bertha Hildebrand Lincoln Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Colorado
City
West
Here
C. H. Matthews
Montevista
Colo
Cathetine Cole
Pueblo
Bertha Hildebrand
Lincoln
Neb
Illinois Central strike nearly sparks riot in Webster City
About 120 Italian workers on the Illinois Central at Webster City Iowa struck. They surrounded workers who refused to walk out and were ready to attack with picks and shovels until police intervened and escorted the readers away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Webster City
Vanderbilt, Cornelius Forgiven by Mother After Rift
Newport R I July 18 Cornelius Vanderbilt has been forgiven and peace returns to the Vanderbilt family after seven years since his marriage to Grace Wilson A reconciliation is planned with a visit to The Breakers and lavish entertainments in store Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is credited with pushing for harmony following Cornelius bout with typhoid fever and a disputed will that left him cash but little trust funds. a settlement reportedly added 6 million to his inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ornelius Vanderbilt
Albert
Newport
R. L
Cornelius Vaderbilt
Vanderbilt
Grace Wilson
Cornelia N. Vanderblit
Europe
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Alfred Gwynne
Britain Worries Over Seven Islands Off Borneo
London reports via the Daily Chronicle that Britain questions American annexation of seven islands off Borneo. The islands, once part of the Sultan of Sulu and now under British North Borneo Company influence, are said to be strategically vital for Santhin harbor and Labukay. The U S embassy cites conquest and seeks a refined boundary between American Philippines claims and Sulu authority, noting no European occupancy and uncertain Spain recognition.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Borneo
Alsea
Ton
Washington
Santhin Harbor
Labukay
Taganae
Baguan
Baokcungsin
Lihiman
Sibaung
Boenan
Lunkayan
United States
Philippines
Sultan of Sulu
America
Suluwit
British Borneo Company
Spain
Borneo Company
Epworth Leaguers Rally at Detroit Meet with 17000 Delegates
Detroit July 18 Seventeen thousand Epworth leaguers are registered and arriving by train for Pentecostal meetings at Tent Ontario Detroit leaders Bishop Galloway Jackson Miss spoke on the Eighteenth Century Pentecost drawing enthusiastic crowds. Additional talks by Bishop Joynce Minneapolis and Gov Mills Elmira underline national clergy participation with state rallies in Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Epworth Leaguers
Tent Ontario
Galloway
Jackson
Miss
Church of the South
Joynce
Minneapolis
E. M. Mills
Elmira
Minnesota
Inoz
Wisconsin
The Crimes of Nations
Boston press summary reports Dr Bushee of the American Economic Association presenting an ethnic study of Boston population. He asserts racial patterns in crime, citing Irish violence, Italians and Germans in specific crime categories, with remarks on Scots Portuguese and Jews, based on 30 years of statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bushee
Boston
Frederick A. Zuahee
American Economic Association
Hoge
Seven Year Sentence For Julius Lehmann Case
Julius Lehmann a former member of the house of delegates received seven years in the penitentiary for perjury in the doodle matter verdict came in seven minutes. Lehmann posted bonds of 15000 dollars and appealed. Convicted May 17, 1902, the case progressed through the supreme court and is now pending further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Lehmann
St. Louis
Boodler
House of Delegates
Chary Pribery
Lehmann
Supreme Court
Hoosier Wins All Night Marblehead Race
In Vineyard Haven Massachusetts on July 18 the cruising schooner Hoosier from the Eastern Yacht Club Marblehead finished first, winning an all-night race. Owned by W. B. Nelson editor of the Kansas City Star, the Hoosier was the last yacht to depart Merkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Eastern Yacht Club
Marblehead
W. B. Nelson
The
Merkle
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Grundy
Kingley
Sureator
Bloomington
Central Illinois
McLean County
Doom OF Toy Pistol
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Ilinoia
Beavers
Exploring
Colorado Limited
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