Seven Sailors Killed In Tennessee Fire Pit Blast On USS Tennessee
A steam pipe burst in the starboard engine room of the armored cruiser Tennessee off Point Hueneme California at nineteen knots. Seven sailors died and seven were injured as scalding steam coal dust and soot blasted through the fire room. Survivors described the blast as terrifying and all victims were in the affected compartment at the time.
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Tennessee
Point Huenene
California
Uriel Sabree
F. B. Howard
Robertson
San Pedro
George Wood
Scranton
E. C. Boggs
Woodlawn
Ala
A. Reinhold
Germany
George W. Meek
Skidmore
Kan
E. J. Burns
P. J. Carroll
Maxfield
Robinson
Reinhold
Meek
Boggs
Herolam
Flood panic grips Armourdale as Kaw swells
The Kaw river rise spurs a rush of Armourdale families to move household goods to higher land while authorities halt stampede and arrest freighters charged with high rates. Packing houses evacuate basements. railroads suffer extensive track and bridge damage as the flood nears crest.
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Kaw
North Topeka
Armourdale
Kansas City
Kan
Drainage Board
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Tragedy Near Annapolis: Eight Dead In Trolley Crash
A head on collision near Annapolis Maryland between two cars on the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis railroad killed eight people and seriously injured many more. The wreck occurred as extra cars ran during naval academy festivities with orders confusion cited as the cause. Victims include Richard Norton A H Schultz Patrolman Shrieber Ruth Slaughter and others. General Traffic Manager William E Slaughter among the injured in critical condition.
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Annapolis
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
Naval Academy
Richard Norton
Baltimore
A. H. Schultz
Shrieber
Zach O'Neal
New York
Ruth Slaughter
William E. Slaughter
J. W. McDaniel
Slaughter
Canp Pardly
Revised List of Dead Increases on Wire Victims
Omaha June 1 A revised list of wire victims from last week’s tornadoes tallies seventeen dead in Nebraska. Entries include E P Envoldsen and wife near St Paul Howard County. Maud and Baby Carter near Carleton Thayer County. Mrs Chris Fintell and daughter near Franklin Franklin County. Mrs Vanorcka and two children near Red Cloud Webster County. Elijah Argenbright and wife near Geneva Fillmore County. Lulu Schmidt Joseph and Irene Shively near Schickley. T J Austin and son Ernest near Deshler Thayer County. The path of the tornadoes was strewn with wreckage of fine homes.
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Omaha
Nebraska
St. Paul
Howard County
E P. Envoldsen
Envoldsen
Carleton
Thayer County
Maud Carter
Baby Carter
Franklin
Franklin County
Chris Fintell
Henry Madison
Red Cloud
Webster County
Mré. Vanorcka
A. Small
Geneva
Fillmore County
Elijah Argenbright
Schickley
Lulu Schmidt
Joseph Shively
Irene Shively
Deshler
T. J. Austin
Ernest
Flood Strikes Fairbury Neb as Streams Break Banks
Heavy rain across south central Nebraska swamps fields and towns. Rock Island main line suspended after bridge washout near Fairbury. St Joseph and Grand Island line between Fairbury and Marysville halted. Five to seven inches fallen. Cub Creek floods homes, a three year old child drowns, others lose houses.
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Fairbury
Neb
Nebraska
Rock Island Road
St. Joseph and
Grand Island Road
Marysville
Kane
Jansen
Joseph Flaming
Cub Creek
Flaming
Construction Starts Soon on Omaha Line
S C Nelson named assistant to the vice president of the Omaha and Nebraska Central railway and says construction on the Omaha end will begin soon. Surveys are complete and right of way secured. work to start as rapidly as prudent management allows.
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Omaha
S. C. Nelson
Omaha and Nebraska Central Railway
Statistics on crops in Nebraska from county assessors
Labor Commissioner Ryder is compiling returns from county assessors to reveal farm wealth in Nebraska. The labor department schedules collect data on acres of farms, cultivated land, owner or tenant, milk cows, chickens and other fowls, and other essential statistics for state wealth assessment.
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Lincoln
Ryder
Nebraska
Labor Department
Ben Marshall Found Guilty in Omaha Assault Case
In Omaha on June 6 a jury took fifteen minutes to convict Ben Marshall of attempting to assault Miss Mollie Grann. He was also charged with another similar assault on Mrs. Anna Grabowski. A prior eight years ago he faced a charge involving a young girl but was found guilty only of assault and battery and served ninety days in jail.
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Ben Marshall
Omaha
Mollie Grann
Grann
Marshall
Anna Grabowski
Reunion of Spanish War Veterans in Lincoln
A reunion of Spanish American War Veterans drew nearly two hundred members from Nebraska regiments in Lincoln. Attendees included W. J. Bryan, once colonel of the Third Nebraska, and Governor Sheldon who served as a captain in Bryan's regiment. A campfire, business meeting, and banquet followed with speeches by Bryan, Sheldon, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
W. J. Bryan
Governor Sheldon
Mr. Bryan
Ernest Kennison Granted a Stay
Ernest E Kennison appeals to the supreme court for a stay of execution after a 23 year sentence for the murder of Sam D Cox. Judge Hamer granted a prior stay and plans arrangements for a 15000 hall.
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Ernest Kennison
Lincoln
Ernest
Kennison
Supreme Court
Sam D. Cox
Hamer
Convict Labor Payment Set at 76 Cents Daily
The state board of public lands and buildings adopted a resolution requiring payment of 76 cents a day per man for convict labor. The Lee Broom and Duster company has paid 50 cents and offered a 5 percent increase. The rule becomes effective June 17.
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Lincoln
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Lee Broom and Duster Company
No New Classifications Likely for Nebraska Freight Rates
Railway commission may issue no full new classification but will cut rates on certain commodities and gradually reduce others. Some members favor targeted cuts to boost relief rather than broad percentage reductions across all freight rates.
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Railway Commission
Lincoln
State Railway Commission
Nebraska
Engineer Falls From Cab on Burlington No 23
An engineer, B. Stanning, fell from the cab of Burlington train No 23 running at about forty mph on a seven mile stretch near Henton's. Fireman C A Jackson failed to notice the engine was unmanned until the cab was empty. The engineer lay unconscious by the tracks, bleeding, as the train continued with the fireman guiding the locomotive.
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Omaha
Cuta
Burlington
St. Joseph
Henton’s
Council Bluffs
B. Stanning
C. A. Jackson
Henton's
Jackson
Dentist Drowns In Salt Creek At Ashland Neb
Ashland Nebraska June 9 dentist Charles G Whistler drowned trying to ride to his gasoline launch on Salt Creek. The current swollen by rains carried the craft over a mill dam. three companions clung to bridge girders and survived. Whistler was an University of Iowa graduate and a leading resident.
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Ashland
Neb
Charles G. Whistler
Salt Creek
Whistler
University of Iowa
Saloon Association Ends Political Involvement in Nebraska
By unanimous vote the Nebraska Retail Liquor Dealers' association, after a two day meeting in Omaha, decided all members should withdraw from politics and contribute no funds to campaigns in the future. Fremont will host the next gathering and old officers were re elected.
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Omaha
Nebraska Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Fremont
Alleged Bank Robbers Captured Near Davenport
Sheriff Lowell of Republican county Kansas arrived in Fairbury to obtain a requisition for the return of two men believed involved in the Cuba Kansas bank robbery. The suspects were captured near Davenport.
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Fairbury
Neb
Lowell
Republican County
Kansas
Lincoln
Cuba
Kan
Davenport
Missouri Pacific Losses Claim $400 A Mile
In a statement to the state board of equalization Missouri Pacific railway officials say last year’s loss totaled $400 per mile. The line covers 297 miles of track into Nebraska.
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Missouri Pacific
Lincoln
State Board of Equalization
Missouri Pacific Railway
Nebraska
Tornado Kills Farmer and Wife in Howard County
A tornado swept the southwest Howard county area near Boelus on June 6 killing farmer E. P. Envolisen and his wife. Their home and farm structures were destroyed on the three mile northwest farm site.
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St. Paul
Neb
Howard County
E. P. Envolisen
Boelus
Train robber John Donaldson jailed for year
John Donaldson pleaded guilty to train robbery. Judge Stewart sentenced him to one year at hard labor in the state penitentiary for robbing passengers on a Rock Island train.
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Lincoln
State Penitentiary
Stewart
John Donaldson
Rock Island
Bryan Addresses Modern Woodmen in Lincoln
William J. Bryan delivered a memorial address to the Modern Woodmen in Lincoln praising fraternal bonds and their role in modern life. He emphasized unity and the value of fraternal organizations within contemporary society.
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Bryan
Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Andrews Addresses State University Graduates
Chancellor E Benjamin Andrews delivered the baccalaureate address to the senior class of the state university. The exercises were held in the Temple Building auditorium.
MacLean Delivers Oration at Lincoln Phi Beta Kappa Banquet
Chancellor George E. MacLean of the University of Iowa gave the main oration at the Phi Beta Kappa banquet on June 9 in Lincoln at the University of Nebraska event hosted by the Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
Brothers Drowned in Swollen Hooper Creek
George Burke and Scott Burke young sons of a farmer near Adams Neb drowned in Hooper creek which had swollen from recent rains. Local authorities reported the tragedy occurred June 4 with the two youths lost in the rising water.
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Adams, Neb
George
Scott Burke
Here
Hooper Creek
Taft Gains Votes as Louisiana Division Proposal Stirs GOP
At the Chicago meeting of the national Republican committee Taft's supporters won sixteen additional votes through contested outcomes in Florida Georgia and Kentucky. A proposal to divide the Louisiana delegation with anti Taft forces sparked tension with Hitchcock opposing any compromise and signaling a firm stand for Taft due to race and federal alignment concerns.
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Wedstone
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Gasey
Ohico
Hitchcock
National Republican Committee
Chicago
Taft
Louisiana
National Committee
Friends
Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Alabama
Arkansas
Old Guard
Senatora Crane
Scott
Penrose
Hart
Town
Mulvane
Kansas
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Powell Clayton
Charles P. Taft
Ielana
Missiissippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
South
Paraker
Tait
Charlies G. Dawes
W. Murray Crane
United States
Harry 8. New
Indiana
Charles G. Dawes
Illinois
C. N. Elies
New York
Elmer Dover
Ohio
Tornadoes Strike Shawnes and Dale Oklahoma
Two tornadoes passed Shawnes Oklahoma forty five minutes apart. The first covered many miles and was the largest cloud of the season. Property damage occurred but no fatalities were reported. The storm was most severe north of Dale Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Shawnes
Okla
Dale
Okle
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Philadelphia
Paosnis
Brooklyn
Uiang
New Ogo
Agara Fire Uranes Company
Liverpool
London
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Zbinden
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Frank Wallace
Sebree
News OF Nebraska
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Nebraska Central
Little White
Fireman
Mill Dam
Lodge
Clayton
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