Alpine Heat and Global News Gigantism
Rumors of a coal combine in Alpine reach the globe while enemies of the Colombian government reorganize. Heat deaths strike Baltimore and New Jersey as 96 to 108 degree readings toast a wide area centering on Kansas City.
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Topeka
Kan
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Albuquerque
N. M. Martin
Philadelphia
Billy Edwardes
Muncie
Ind
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Cove
Ark
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Shih Chih
China
Ole Konseth
Duluth
Minn
Congressman Hull
Iowa
Gen Chalee
Philippines
Addison Brown
United States
New York
Knox
Kansas City
Kansas
Crop Weather Reports Show Heat Affects Wide Regions
The weekly crop summary notes two weeks of extreme heat from Texas to Nebraska, with corn damaged in Kansas Missouri Arkansas and portions of Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee. Winter wheat harvests finish in Kansas and Missouri while rain slows Ohio and West Virginia. oats and cotton show varied conditions across the Midwest and South.
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Weather Bureaus
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Middle Atlantic Coast
Middle Atlantic States
Texas
Nebraska
Missouri
Arkansas
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pacific
Utah
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Cotton Belt
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Maryland
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Drewth
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Noted Virginia Prisoner Identified in Texas Lineage
A long hidden life story of Charles J. Searcy, a famed Virginia penitentiary prisoner, is revealed through a letter to Governor Tyler from Col onel James Buckner Barry of Walnut Springs. The letter, signed by Mrs. Barry, pleads for Searcy’s pardon as past appeals to governors Tyler and Faureal have failed.
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Virginia
Washington
Charles J. Searcy
Aguia Creek
Texas
Tyler
James Buckner Barry
Walnut Springs
Kirby Lumber Company organizes with new officers in Houston
Kirby Lumber Company directors meet in Houston with John H. Kirby as president F A Reichardt as vice president H B Rice second vice president James L Kirby treasurer William Y Fuqua secretary and auditor The firm plans to buy 5 000 000 000 feet of stumpage from Houston Oil Company of Texas and expects to process about 1 000 000 feet of lumber daily in the first year with main offices to be in Houston
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Kirby Lumber Company
Houston
Texas
The
John H. Kirby
H. B. Rice
F. A. Reichardt
Marcellus E. Foster
James L. Kirby
William Y. Fuqua
Houston Oil Company of Texas
Tragic milling death young man killed at Lima Lumber mill
Robert Franklin Victery 20, son of Charles H Victory, was fatally injured at Lima Lumber company mill in Livingston Texas. He was caught in a shaft while removing sawdust and was killed instantly after 150 revolutions. He was buried in Livingston cemetery beside his mother. He left a father and two sisters.
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Texas
Robert Franklin Victery
Charles H. Victory
Lima Lumber Company
Livingston Cemetery
Fight Looms Between Governor and Railroad Commission
A report from Austin on July 9 states a clash may occur as the governor pushes the railroad commission to grant a hearing on rate reductions. The commission plans to consider the matter at its own pace, despite strong public interest and gubernatorial urging.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Constitution Victory Dominates Triangular Race in Newport
The Constitution defeated Columbia by 28 minutes and Independence by 1 hour 18 minutes in a 30 mile light air triangular course on Narragansett Bay. The new Bristol sloop set a record as a light weather craft, finishing with over ten knots and a 49 minute 46 second second leg, amid cheers for the fastest boat of the era.
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Narragansett Bay
Boston
Herreshoff
Constitution
Columbia
Independence
Knights of Pythias Endowment Report Probed
Insurance Commissioner Schoefield released findings on the Connecticut Knights of Pythias endowment rank showing the 1900 report understated assets. The 1900 totals shifted from 644,969 assets and 419,161 liabilities to 334,855 assets and 560,123 liabilities, a deficit of 225,267 and a 451,075 discrepancy. The actuaries absolve current officials from blame.
Earthquake Triggers Deadly Landslide Flood in Lung Keng
A Canton ad by steamer Braemar reports a June disaster in Lung Keng China. An immense earthquake caused landslides and a flood that swept away 200 houses and crops. Large portions of land slid into the bay and a tidal wave followed, trapping many. About 300 lives are lost.
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Tacoma
Wash
Canton
Braemer
Lung Keng
San Francisco Recruiter Stirs New Orleans Machinists
A San Francisco man named John Keefe recruiting expert machinists in New Orleans triggers a union backlash. The local machinists’ union warns workers via ads against leaving for San Francisco, claiming a strike is in progress. Keefe seeks fifty men with good wages but requires transportation costs upfront, delaying enlistment. The union plans further action as departures loom.
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San Francisco
John Keefe
Union of
Machinists
Keefe
Hotel Grunewald
Dallas Sixth District Democratic Convention Ballots Counted
The sixth district Democratic convention in Dallas reconvened with full county delegate turnout. After 18 ballots Bear 31, Wooten 30, Odell 18, Wear 16, Johnson 15. Bosque supported Odell. The 130th ballot adjourned the session to 2:30 pm as contenders Odell and Wooten remained strongest. Decisive action expected soon to break the stalemate.
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Dallas
Texas
Meridian
Young
Bear
Wooten
Odell
Wear
Johnson
Bosque
Vian to Settle Steel Strike Plan Nearing Ratification
The World reports a plan to settle the steel strike within five days after a final ratifying meeting. The meeting will announce terms in New York or Pittsburgh, with J. R. Morgan credited for driving the settlement.
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J. R. Morgan
Creek Treaty Promotes Creek Land Sales and Town Lots
The McKinley proclamation putting the Creek treaty into effect arrives with Chief Porter, enabling Creek land sales to whites and title to town lots. The nation, with 5,000,000 acres of fertile land and oil at Red Fork, anticipates a settlement rush as Muskogee townsite commission restarts work under the treaty while Mount Calm reports a church revival led by Rev. Lawson of Denton.
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Porter
Red Fork
Mount Calm
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