Wabash Train Wreck Near Peru Kills Italians Injures Dozens
A westbound Wabash limited wreck near Peru Indiana killed sixteen Italian immigrants en route to Colorado and left about fifty seriously injured after an undermined culvert caused the engine to plunge. Surgeons aided victims at local hospitals as crews and farmers assisted, with many more deaths feared among the injured.
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Colorado
Peru
Ind
H. A. Seabright
Logansport
EE. B. Clough
Baggage and Express Messenger
Toledo
Ohio
Julia de Pape
St. Louis
Thomas Jones
Marl
Ceder Springs
Ont
James Ray
Dallas
Tex
Bradshaw
Fort Wayne
A. D. Thompson
Joe Groge
Martin Blye
Clark Taylor
Otto Lavenville
Hoboken
N. J
Charlie Park
Annie Park
Trene Park
David Agnew
Reno
Greenup
Scotland
John ©. Maren
Denver
New York
Jose Pozza
Trinidad
Joseph Cruz
Coster Gate
Utah
George S. Milner
Alton
KE. Brownell
Baggageman
Italian Women and Babies Die in Wabash Train Wreck
A Wabash System report to President Ramsay details a June 26 wreck near Cass when flood waters washed out a culvert. Thirteen Italian immigrants were killed, three fatally injured, eleven seriously, one slightly hurt, with one passenger missing.
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St. Louis
Gould
Ramsay
Wabash System
Itty
Wabash Railroad
GHOULS AT WORK REPORTED AT WRECK IN LOGANSPORT
Logansport Indiana June 26 David Tucker and Ernest Zimmerman farmer boys were arrested at the wreck charged with robbing the dead and injured of money and valuables Two policemen were at the wreck but for their determined attitude the prisoners would have been roughly handled by an indignant crowd.
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Logansport
Ind
David Tucker
Ernest Zimmerman
Farmer Boys
Lovers and Sweetheart Die in Double Tragedy Near Quincy
In Quincey Illinois on June 26 Frank C. Strothoff and Louise E. Strothoff were found dead off the road five miles from town. Forest Strothoff had quarreled with Louise and is believed to have shot her before taking his own life. John Dittmar accompanied Forest on the outing the night before. The couple disappeared after a walk and were found later with a revolver nearby. The exact shooter may remain unknown.
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Quincey
Frank CC
Forest
Louise E. Strothoff
Quincy
Miss Strothoff
John Dittmar
Kruger welcomed in Rotterdam amid grand displays
Rotterdam hosts Mr. Kruger with a formal reception at the town hall. The burgomaster and many societies greet the Transvaal leader as bands play the Transvaal anthem and workmen line the streets. Kruger laments supply cuts while expressing faith in deliverance. A torchlight procession and serenade follow.
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Rotterdam
Kruger
South African Republic
Transvaal
Kruser
Jamaica Chamber seeks 2000 Boer prisoners for island
The Kingston chamber of commerce passed a resolution urging Governor Sir Augustus Hemming to ask imperial authorities to send 2,000 Boer prisoners to Jamaica. The note cites Jamaica’s advantages for farming and potential benefits from labor.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Chamber of Commerce
Augustus Hemming
German authorities arrest Boers in Damaraland
Kenhardt in the Cape Colony reports that on June 26 German authorities in Damaraland arrested several male Boers who had emigrated after the Narvegas fight. Thirty eight families of women and children have been placed in camp at Rehmeidt Drift.
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Kenhardt
Cape Colony
Damaraland
Narvegas
Rehmeidt Drift
Montana Game Law Clarifies Nonresident Taxpayer Rule
Special Dispatch from Helena June 2 says the new game law does not exempt non-residents connected with Montana companies paying taxes. To be exempt from the license, non-residents must be bona fide taxpayers listed on the tax rolls. The attorney general’s office advised game wardens to apply voter residency rules to determine residents.
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Helena
Montana
Beott
Malfeasance in Office Indicts Former Deputy Coroner
Chicago June 26 grand jury indicted former Deputy Coroner John Weckler for malfeasance in office alleging he conducted a false inquest on the body of Miss Marie Defenbach. Defenbach linked to an insurance conspiracy case that recently led to sentences for Dr. A M Unger and Fr Layland Brown. Weckley has not been located.
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Chicago, I
John ©. Weckler
Marie Defenbach
Miss Defenbach
A. M. Unger
Layland Brown
Weekley
West Virginia Flood Toll Soars Past Hundred Deaths
Officials report the flood disaster in West Virginia has caused an appalling death toll exceeding one hundred with ongoing rescue and recovery efforts under way.
Toll Rises in West Virginia Flood Disaster
Reports from Williamson and surrounding towns recount a flood that likely killed over 100 people, mostly women and children. Rescue efforts continue amid scenes of devastation from Eckman to Keystone with extensive property loss and unidentified bodies along Tug and Elkhorn rivers.
Flood Devastation Hits Bluefields Area In West Virginia
Details from Norwood describe an iron bridge wrecked by flood waters. A three year old colored child was found in a miner cabin among debris and starving, with parents missing. Relief trains distribute supplies along the Elkhorn valley while mule transport serves North Park branch. Dozens of corpses are believed in a large drift pile set afire last night.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Norwood
Elkhorn Valley
North Park
Elkhorn flood interruption halts Cooper area bridge work
A heavy rain at the head of Elkhorn washed out the new work and may delay traffic tomorrow. The bridge on Mill Creek west of Cooper is washed out.
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Cooper
W. Va
Elkhorn
Mill Creek
Railway Mail Chief Clerks Advise Post Office Office
Washington reports from the railway mail chief clerks indicate updated guidance to the Post Office Department. Details describe measures affecting mail handling and transportation logistics, aiming to improve efficiency and delivery times across routes.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Flooded tracks limit railway service in West Virginia and Virginia
Flood conditions affect rail lines with trains now running between Williamson and Lindsey W Va a 30 mile stretch and about 50 miles of Norfolk and Western track between Elkhorn and Lindsey submerged or heavily waterlogged hindering service.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Williamson
Lindsey
W. Va
Norfolk & Western
Elkhorn
Cloudburst Fears Rise as West Virginia Floods Worsen
June 26 reports from Truefields Pocahontas and Bluefields describe another heavy rain in the West Virginia coalfields. Water stands three feet deep in railroad yards washing away property. Repairs from last Saturday’s storm are again abandoned amid widespread damage with no lives yet reported.
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Truefields
W. Va
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Bluefields
Reliable Information From Storm Flood Reachs Dry Fork WV
An Associated Press reporter reaches Dry Fork near Tug River after Saturday flood. The toll is rising with at least 100 feared dead. Mules carry provisions to Bradshaw as rails and telegraph lines are down. Survivors recount massive waves, washed bridges, and drowned residents including Tom Beavers and others.
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Dry Fork
Tug River
Bradshaw
Pink Storm
Walter Rawson
Storm
Kanseon
J. W. Kliness
Cincinnati
Tom’. Beavers
Ohio
Frank Samuels
George Crigger
White
Panther
Eckman
Welch
No Distress in Flood District Declared by Governor
Governor White proclaimed no distress exists in the flood devastated district and no outside aid is needed as offers of help pour in from across the country. The statement follows widespread relief requests and relief efforts.
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White
Charleston
W. Va
Transports Logan and Grant Reach San Francisco
Washington reports the arrival of transports Logan and Grant in San Francisco from Manila. On the voyage the Logan lost Corporal Fred E. Cooley and Private Edward Depheart to chronic dysentery and malaria. On the Grant, James Long and Charles H. Thompson died June 0 and June 22 from chronic dysentery.
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Washington
Shafter
War Department
Logan
Grant
San Francisco
Manila
Fred EK. Cooley
Mth Infantry
Edward Depheart
38Th Infantry
James Long
5Th Infantry
Charles H. Thompson
4Th Infantry
Conferring the Degrees at Cambridge Commencement
The annual exercises at Cambridge honored a large class with special honors for the German ambassador. The ceremony marked one of the universitys largest graduating classes. Absence of President McKinley and Secretary Hay was deeply deplored as 150 students were to receive degrees.
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Cambridge
McKinley
Hay
Harvard Medical School a Million Dollar Morgan Gift
Harvard alumni dinner reveals J P Morgan has donated over one million dollars to build central and two side pavilions for the Harvard Medical School in Boston. Proceeds support applied biological research and a 20 acre land trust arrangement by Higginson heirs.
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Cambridge
Mass
Eliot
Harvard
J. P. Morgan
Harvard Medical School
Boston
Applied Biological Research
Honors Granted to Noted Guests at Cambridge Ceremony
Doctors of divinity included David Cordon Lyon Assyrian scholar and others while William Caleb Loring Henry Smith Pritchett and Jacobus Van Hoff received Doctor of Laws. The German ambassador impressed with conspicuous honors and sat beside the governor after President Eliot announced the degree drawing cheers from the audience.
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David Cordon Lyon
Alexander McKenzie
First Church of Cambridge
Harvard Board of Overseers
William Caleb Loring
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Henry Smith Pritchett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jacobus Henricus van Hoff
James Ford Rhodes
James Lynnder Minchell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Charles Sprague Sergeant
Arnold Arboretem
Boston
Wayne MacVeagh
United States
Italy
Theodore von Holleben
Eliot
Will Test The Law
Ed H. Reid of the State Commission company of Omaha was arrested in Denver on a charge of bringing 27 carloads of Texas cattle across the 36th parallel without Colorado inspection or fee payment. He was convicted and sentenced to six months. a writ of habeas corpus will be argued next. The National Livestock Association plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court to strike down interstate inspection and fee requirements.
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Denver
Ed H. Reid
Ftate Commission Company of
Omaha
Colorado
Texas
Reid
Ralph Talbot
National Livestock Association
Hallet
United States District Court
National Association
Supreme Court of the United States
Grand Jury Sets Record with 128 True Bills in Montana
Helena's grand jury, in session since June 10, completed work at 10:20 p m and was discharged by Judge Knowles. It returned 102 indictments, the largest number by a federal grand jury in the state, largely involving timber frauds and perjury. Indictments remain secret until arrests, with 26 true bills already public. A special Interior Department agent presented the cases.
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Standard
Helena
United States Grand Jury
Knowles
W. A. Clark
Interior Department
Morrison Jury Cannot Reach Verdict in Murder Case
Eldorado Kansas June 4 after two days of argument Jessie Morrison is on trial for the July 22 last year murder of Mrs Olin Castle. By 2 pm all but one juror favored conviction with one holding for acquittal and a hung jury was expected as supper was eaten and jurors returned to the room.
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Eldorado
Kan
Jessie Morrison
Aikman
Commissioners Appointed for Montana at Exposition
Governor Toole announced appointments of 26 commissioners from cities including Great Falls Helena Butte Deer Lodge Anaconda Libby Livingston Miles City Billings Bozeman Kalispell Missoula and more for the South Carolina Line Interstate and West Indian Exposition in Charleston starting December 1 and running to June next year.
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Standard
Helens
Toole
Montana
South Caroline
Charleston
J. BE. Morse
David G. Browne
Andrew Jensen
Great Falls
N. W
Walter Cooper
Bozeman
Powell Black
White Sulphur Springs
W.T Allison
Philipsburg
J. A. McGowan
Plains
Charles Buck
Stevensville
H. C. Keith
Kalispell
Frank H. Woody
Missoula
L. P. Evans
Glasgow
Shamrock Srset to begin Clyde trials after mainsail test
Shamrock Sr. today tested her new mainsail and shipped remaining gear. A sail stretching spin is planned tomorrow. Tuning trials start Friday on the Clyde for several days, then the cup challenger will be dismantled for her Atlantic passage.
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Glasgow
Shamrock Sr
Clyde
Atlantic
Surrenders and Captures in Philippine Islands Totals 37,948
The War Department publishes a supplementary list of captures and surrenders in the Philippine islands. Up to May 15 last, insurgents captured or surrendered total 37,948.
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Washington
War Department
Philippine Islands
Lusitania Wreck Off Newfoundland Strands Passengers
The Lusitania, 379-foot steamship with 500 aboard, ran aground off Cape Ballard near Renews in dense fog. Passengers, mainly emigrants, panicked and fought for boats as women and children were landed first. many trampled, knives drawn, and several may have drowned as the ship battered by heavy seas, with rescue efforts under way.
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John C. Williamson
Cruz
Jose Cruz
New York
Fannie Muehler
John Muehler
Luigi Beni
St. John's
N. F
Drae Oriental Steam Navigation Cong
Lusitania
cNay
Liverpool
Montreal
Cape Ballard
Cape Race
Renews
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Laird Pros
Glencoe
McNay
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William Cotter
Iron Mountain Railway
Butler
Adams
Cass
Cotter
Tron Mountain Road
Keystone
Hatfield
Brooke
Ennis
Davy
Hatfield Tunnel
Burke
C.F. Clifford
Ernie
Acorn
Tug
Roanoke, Va
Morgan
Germany
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mesers
Henry
Frank Higginson
University
Henry P. Bowditch
J. Collins Warren
Huntington Avenue
Baron von Holleben
Roosevelt
John Bellows
Gloucester
England
van Hoff
Crane
Sanders’ Theater
Lawrence Hayward
Marlborough
Sanford H. E. Freund
Samuel Smith Dreary
Bristol
K. I
Herbert C. Kahn
Indianapolis
Edward Livermore Gurlingame
Britain
Hugo Munsterberg
Robald Smith
Charles Cross
Grand Jury
Charteston Exposition
Shamrock
Meana
Atthel
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