Flood Wrecks Clifton Mills and Town in South Carolina
A June 7 report from Columbia South Carolina caps a flood disaster with at least 80 dead and property losses around 3.5 million dollars. Clifton area mills Clifton No 1 2 3 suffer heavy destruction. 26 homes at Clifton No 2, 13 at Clifton No 1, 20 at Clifton No 3. Pacolet and Converse also hit. BR Johnson, reported drowned, survives only to find family lost.
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Columbia,&. C
Piedmont
Clifton
BR. S. Johnson
Pacolet
Converse
Clifton No. 2
Clifton No. 1
Clifton No
Late Developments Do Not Lessen Horror
Devastated Pacolet and Clifton South Carolina settle ments report continued horrors from the flood. Officials fear up to 50 deaths while property damage spreads to mill points cut off by failed telegraph and telephone lines. Union remains isolated as a 200 foot section of the Southern railway bridge over Broad river collapses between Spartanburg and Columbia.
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Charlotte
N. C
Pacolet
Clifton
Pacolet River
South Carolina
Union
S. C
Lockhart Mills
Southern Railway
Broad River
Spartanburg
Columbia
Flood Death Toll Reported At Fifty-Five In South Carolina
Spartanburg reports approximate fifty five people drowned in floods hitting Pacolet and Clifton. Most victims likely mill workers. Four unidentified white bodies recovered below Clifton. Cotton mill losses estimated at three million dollars. Mass meeting raised three thousand five hundred dollars for flood relief with further offers received nationwide.
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Spartanburg
Pacolet
Clifton
Quo Vadis Wins Grand Prix at Longchamp
Paris June 7. The Grand Prix de Paris for 25 000 francs ran at Longchamp before a massive crowd. Edmund Blanc's Quo Vadis won the mile and seven furlongs event with W K Vanderbilt's Alpha finishing fourth amid a large fashion conscious gathering including Consul General Gowdy and Mr and Mrs W K Vanderbilt. English spectators were unusually numerous, attributed to King Edward's visit.
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Paris
Longchamps
Edmund Blanc
W. K. Vanderbilt
Alpha
Gowdy
King Edward
Loubet Hosts at Grand Prix as Blanc Dominates
President Loubet and Mme Loubet arrived to watch the Grand Prix where M Blanc swept all three places to cheers from the diplomatic corps. Vanderbilt placed third in the Prix du d Aoste with Bright, while American riders Thompson Caius and others won several events. Bets at the Paris mutual reached 794959 dollars, with 332704 on the Grand Prix.
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Mme. Loubet
Jockey Club
M. Blanc
Loubet
W. K. Vanderbilt
Bright
Paris Mutual
George Thompson
Caius
O'Connor
McIntyre
Nash Turner
Plague Experiments Banned After Berlin Doctor’s Death
In Berlin on June 7 the government issued a decree forbidding further plague germ experiments after the death of Vienna physician Dr. Milan Sachs at a Berlin hospital. The ban, decided at a ministry conference with leading specialists, aims to limit public health risk over knowledge gains. Dr. Sachs contracted plague in Dr. Koch’s laboratory, and he had been sent by Austria to assist sanitary work in Bukowina.
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Berlin
Vienna
Milan Sachs
Sachs
Koch
Ministry of Education
Leuthod
Renvers
Bukowina
Arleigh arraigned on grand larceny charge in Billings
F. G. Arleigh, who has used several aliases, appeared before Justice Fraser in Billings and was arraigned on grand larceny. He waived examination and was bound over to the district court in $60 bonds. Arleigh hired a horse from P. H. Smith and rode it several miles into the country before selling it.
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Standard
Billings
F. G. Arleigh
Fraser
District Court
Arleigh
P. H. Smith
Bulgarians Suffer Heavy Losses Near Salonica
In Cradobar near Salonica a Bulgarian revolutionary band was destroyed by Turkish troops on Saturday with fifteen killed. Another insurgent group was reportedly annihilated on the railway near Rovotz Servia after a six hour fight.
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Salonica
Cradobar
Ristovatz
Servia
Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association formed at Moscow
Representatives from Whitman College and other Pacific Northwest institutions met at Moscow Idaho to charter the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association The body plans an annual intercollegiate track meet to be held May 28 1904 at Whitman college and to share travel expenses among visiting schools.
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Standard
Moscow
Idaho
University Hall
Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Pacific Northwest
M. J. Elrod
University of Montana
J. F. Bonebright
University of Idaho
S. Shadd
Washington Agricultural College
C. W. Allen
Whitman College
A. S. Cordley
Oregon Agricultural College
University of Oregon
University of Washington
Montana Agricultural College
Campbell
Presiddent Kane
Elrod
Montana School of Mines
J. E. Bonebright
A. B. Gordley
Association
Northwest
Middle West
Board of Control
Whitman Colleem
Allen
Tulloch Replies to Charges Against Postmaster Merritt
Seymour W. Tulloch writes Postmaster General Payne defending his counter charges against Postmaster Merritt of Washington. He argues that irregular payroll and payoff claims involve clerks substitutes and approved officers, not local funds, and reiterates his denials of any improper payments or promotions tied to high officials.
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Washington
Seymour W. Tulloch
Payne
Merritt
Washington City
Tulloch
Washington Postoffice
Civil Service Commission
Porto Rico
Heath
Post Office Department
Another Move Aimed at Ending Pittsburg Building Dispute
Pittsburg, June 7. The Master Builders' association plans a general shutdown of building operations tomorrow to pressure bricklayers and stonemasons into a union agreement. Workers report for work to find no jobs, with an estimated 10,000 to 17,400 union and day laborers affected.
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Pittsburg
Master Builders’ Association
Harty Named Archbishop of Manila Not Bishop
Washington report clarifies Rev. H. H. Harty will serve as archbishop of the Catholic Church in Manila rather than bishop, as previously stated. The correction settles the question of his title and duties in the Philippines.
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Washington
H. H. Harty
Catholic Church
Manila
Callao Declared Free From Bubonic Plague
Lima Peru June 7 The supreme board of health has declared Callao port free from bubonic plague signaling a major public health milestone and potential return to normal trade and travel.
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Lima
Peru
Supreme Board of Health
Callao
At Church Dedication President Speaks During Service
The president delivered an address during a church dedication ceremony. The service included remarks emphasizing unity and community faith. Local attendees reported a respectful, orderly event with support from church leadership.
Grace Reformed Memorial Church Dedication With Roosevelt
President Roosevelt attended the dedication of the Grace Reformed Memorial church in Washington and urged the church to aid immigrants. He spoke of duty to help newcomers integrate and live by deeds, not words, to foster true brotherhood and Christian service.
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Washington
Grace Reformed Memorial Church
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
J. M. Schick
D. D. Bach
Fredericksbura
Mechureh
Dr. Schick
Reformed Church
United States
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