Deadly Flood Rages Through Pocahontas coal Fields
Bluefield W V June 23 flood devastates Keystone and surrounding Ton of town losses mount as Elkhorn river swells washing away homes rail lines and coke plants. Officials estimate property damage over 2 million with hundreds missing or dead across Elkhorn valley and Clinch valley region.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Johnstown
Norfolk & Western
Elkhorn
Pocahontas
Elkhorn Creek
Tennis
Vivian Yards
Keystone
Landgraf
Ard
Norfolk
Vivian
Clinch Valley
Norfolk & Western Railway
Norton
Tazewell
Shakerag
Witten’s Mill
Raleigh Brush
Williamson
Welch
McDowell County
Tug River
Elkhorn River
Ennis
Gray
Dinsmore
Pocahontas Company
Death of Adelbert Hay Shocks Yale and Nation
Adelbert Hay eldest son of Secretary of State John Hay and former U S consul at Pretoria fell from a third story window at the New Haven house near Yale commencement. The instant death before 2:30 a m followed a quiet evening after dinner and theater. Police ruled accidental, with class mates and relatives arriving as officials studied the scene. Hay, 1898 Yale graduate, had planned boat race attendance with friends at New London. His father arrived in New Haven in grief as Yale and city mourn the sudden loss.
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New Haven, Conn
Adelbert &. Hay
United States
Pretoria
South Africa
John Hay
New Haven
Yale
Sone
Hay
New Haven House
Shire
New York
Chapel Street
Young Hay
Old College
Hyperion Theater
University
Julian Mason
Chicago
del Hay
New London
Seth Moseley
Hadtey
Dr. Hadley
Mr. Hay
Associated Press
Hadley
Washington
Mr. Whitney
Wall Street
Samuel D. Gilbert
Helen Hay
Moseley
Charles Wade
Cleveland
Wadena
R. I. MecDuffy
New York City
State sends aid as floods strike Bramwell area
Secretary of State Daw son orders Col John Newitt to Bramwell to take charge of flood relief. National guard troops are deployed to protect property while more troops and tents are prepared. A relief train or overland wagons will deliver supplies if rail service remains disrupted.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dawson
White
Parkersburg
John ©. Newitt
Bramwell
National Guards
Norfolk & Western
Huntington
Train master counts bodies in river stretch in Virginia
The Norfolk and Western train master walked 12 miles between Vivian and North Fork and found 20 bodies floating in the river.
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Tatwell
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Vivian
North Fork
Senator Kyle in Serious Condition at Aberdeen
Senator James M. Kyle, of Aberdeen South Dakota, after several days of illness, is in very serious condition with heart trouble reported as the cause. Doctors fear he may not recover.
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Kyle Dangerously
Aberdeen
James M. Kyle
Nash Renominated Likely at Ohio Republican Convention
Columbus dispatches report the Ohio Republican convention opening with Gov George Nash slated for renomination to a second term along with Lt Governor John Caldwell Attorney General Sheets State Treasurer Cameron and J W Johnson for public works Board. Contests focus on supreme court judge and clerk seats as all legislators and a new senator will be elected.
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Columbus
Ohio
George K. Nash
John A. Caldwell
John M. Sheets
J. D. Cameron
J. W. Johnson
State Board of Public Works
Supreme Court
T. A. Minshall
Ross
W. B. Crew
Morgan
J. T. Price
Allen
D. A. Russell
Meigs
J. B. Allen
Athenis
A. C. Critchfield
Wayne
Ll. A. Emerson
Belmont
W. KF. McLean
Shelby
A. B. Hall
Guernsey
N. M. Miller
Delaware
Foraker
Hanna
State Committee
Grosvenor
Skiles
Hildebrandt
Taylor
Shattuck
Beideler
Kyle
Nevin
van Vorhis
General Grosvenor
Taylor and Dick
George B. Cox
John A A. Caldwell
Caldwell
Anti-Saloon League
Vorakes Fo
Ater Foraker
Nash
MeeKie
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Higginbotham
Paris VanDyke
van Dyke
Plum Creek
Burke
Elkhorn Valley
John Lewis
Martha Morgan
Sam Poindexter
Bettie Brown
John Ballard
Annie Smith
Laura M'Coy
Nellie Smith
Ivan Solisky
Hairston
Algoma
Ashland
McDowell Coal Company
Roanoke Company
Louisville Company
Rolfe
Gilliam Company
Indian Ridge
Cosier Company
Houston Company
Tierney
Clinch Valley Division
Hook
Babe
Kead
Adelbert Stone Hay
Newburn, N. H
New Hamp
Hue Hue
Adelbert
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