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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1902
Page
2
A southwesterly wind storm swept from the international boundary into northeastern North Dakota damaging Borup Eldorado and Thompson. Wiped out towns blocked telegraph and telephone lines cut communication relief trains dispatched. No confirmed casualty reports yet though loss of life feared.
Lee Watson, allegedly involved in the rape and murder of a 13 year old girl named Jenkins in Athleston Taylor county Iowa, was arrested at Weiser Idaho. Sheriff McGinnis of Taylor county waits for requisition papers as the case moves forward.
Missouri flood danger shifts from Des Moines valley to the Missouri lowlands as the Mississippi rises. Des Moines river up 20 inches, Mississippi up a foot and a half near Des Moines mouth. Fire boxes on Burlington line run through water. Belfast residents flee to high ground as damage mounts into hundreds of thousands.
A severe electrical storm struck the Jennings Louisiana oil field injuring and destroying storage tanks of Jennings C4 company. Flames spread to adjoining derricks and tanks of Southern Northern and Crescent Oil companies. Workers rushed levees and burial of wells to prevent further spread as the fire rages endangering Jennings No. 2 and nearby facilities.
Two killed and eight others rescued after the yacht Arab a twenty one footer capsized in a sudden storm. Victims Mary Taylor sixteen and Harry Jensen seventeen found in the cabin as the vessel was towed to harbor. John H Cameron of the National Bank of the Republic owned the yacht.
Joseph Callaway, 62, a Quan trell era veteran, was fatally stabbed on a Lexington ferry by Doc Johnson who fled but was captured after hours in the woods. His son Hugh Callaway, 35, and John son fought over a dice game, Callaway was stabbed four times but survived. Johnson attacked the elder Callaway later, disemboweling him. Nina A. Phillips, 24, suicide jumps into Niagara Falls rapids from Goat Island bridge after expressing fascination with the falls. Florence Maybrick case drives British American Society petition for royal pardon in Denver.
Agreements reached between four railroads and their workers ease a week long freight handler and teamster strike in Chicago. Most strikers expected to return to work today while radicals may resist terms. No side claims victory as 20 of 24 railroads remain affected and militia readiness grows.
Omaha reports Twenty five more nonunion men were brought into the Union Pacific shops yesterday and five existing workers left to join the strikers. The strike remains unsettled with both sides showing no signs of weakening. Company officials say operations are proceeding smoothly and motive power remains in good condition.
Des Moines reports by State Labor Commissioner Ed Brigham and Deputy Commissioner Arthur Holder show low pay for female workers in Ottumwa and Davenport, with wages from 3 to 4 50 per week. The inspectors noted most women were unorganized, juvenile labor rare, and sanitary conditions generally good.
July 16 death reported in Yankton D. D. shows Fred Fanslow, %-year-old son of John Fanslow, drowned in the Missouri river. He dived from the bank into deep water while companions were unable to reach him as the swift current endangered others.
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