Bryan speaks on platform principles in Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia July 2 William J Bryan lectured in Pocahontas later tonight after a short stop at the station platform. He rejected a backward step and urged Democrats to uphold core principles, saying he would rather die fighting for right than win for wrong and that results matter more than party gain.
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Murderer jumps from swift train near Stamps Ark
William Nard, wanted for first degree murder in Waynesboro Tennessee, escaped a jail escort and died after leaping from a Cotton Belt train near Stamps Arkansas. He was handcuffed to Sheriff White of Waynesboro and was returning to Waynesboro with authorities after capture in Waco Texas. Nard, aged about forty, slipped free as the train traveled forty miles per hour and his head struck the rail.
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Waco
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Stamps
New Railway for Arkansas Extends Newport to State Line
The state board of railway incorporators granted incorporation to the Southern Missouri and Arkansas Railroad Company of Arkansas. The plan is to build a railway from Newport in Jackson County north through Jackson, Independence, Lawrence, Randolph and Clay counties for about eighty miles to the Missouri line with an eventual extension into Missouri.
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They Are One Even in Death in Springs Arkansas
Mrs Fan nié Wilson, driven by a personal crisis, killed herself with morphine at Springs Arkansas on July 2. Her husband known as Tex Wilson fled the city after hearing of the act and was later found dead in the suburbs. Autopsy indicates death by self administered opium poisoning.
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Hubbard resigns after thirty years with railroad
Jay 2 5 Kansas City Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis rail road official Hubbard tendered his resignation effective August 1. After the Memphis Frisco consolidation the baggage business of both roads will be handled at Springfield Missouri by W M Dyer, current general baggage agent of the Frisco system.
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Murder Case Ties Burris to Daughter's Death in Arkansas
Eureka Springs Arkansas July 2 State's Attorney maps filed information charging King H Burris and wife with murder of their daughter near the Missouri line Burris earlier reported the girl died by her own hand Constable found the body badly decomposed with a pistol in each hand and a bullet wound through the head Coroner's jury returned verdict of death by own action or shooting by unknown parties
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Mustered Out Units in San Francisco July 2
The Forty seventh infantry U. V. were mustered out of the service today in San Francisco. The Forty first infantry is scheduled to be mustered out tomorrow.
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Heat Toll Rises as Storms Break Heat Wave in Philadelphia
The New York City area ends a brutal heat spell as late afternoon thunderstorms sweep in. Hail and high winds struck parts of the city while temperatures fell from 99 before 3 pm to cooler readings after. Ambulances and hospitals coped with a record surge of heat prostrations. 248 of 423 cases proved fatal. Deaths and prostrations surged across Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and surrounding boroughs, with clergymen and prominent workers among the victims.
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Brooklyn
Three Deaths in Chicago Amid Humidity and Storms
Chicago reports three deaths and numerous prostrations blamed on high humidity. A severe thunderstorm brought lightning strikes in at least twenty five locations across the city, as heat levels peaked about five degrees under record highs.
White Heat at Baltimore Drives City to Peak 103 Degrees
Baltimore anxiety rose as record heat gripped the city with 103 degrees at 2 pm, a brief chill at 6 pm, and lingering heat into the night. Thirteen deaths and thirty nine prostrations were reported, signaling severe heat distress amid the July day.
Fiery Dead at Pitts Appalling Heat Wave Impacts City
Pittsburgh and suburbs report up to fifty deaths by 1 p m as a severe heat wave cripples industry and daily life. Workers fall in mills and stores while horses die and ice deliveries falter threatening an ice famine. An out of town death noted Chase Hendrie of Lexington Ky.
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Philadelphia Endures Terrible Heat Wave Death Toll Rises
Philadelphia records a brutal heat wave with 52 deaths and over 200 prostrations as temperatures soar past 102 degrees before a late cooling trend and wind shift. By 3 pm the thermometer reached 108, and by 8 pm a brisk wind reduced heat to 95, though fatalities and hospitalizations continued to climb.
Rain Breaks Torrid Wave Across New England
A wind gale with electric cloud display and localized rain broke a six day heat wave across New England. The storm formed in late afternoon and moved quickly, leaving notable rainfall in many areas. Seventy heat-related deaths were reported across New England during the period, including about twenty in Boston.
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Hest
St Louis Cools With Rain After Heat Wave
Rain brought relief to St Louis as temperatures dropped from 97 to 80 degrees. In the 24 hours ending at 8 o'clock tonight four deaths and forty-seven prostrations were reported at the city hospital, a larger number than for the entire previous summer.
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Heat Wave Claims One Hundred Lives in New Jersey Cities
A heat wave across New Jersey and New York caused at least 100 deaths and hundreds of prostrations. New York reported 31 heat related deaths with numerous others in nearby cities. Local showers cooled temperatures later in the day.
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New York
Horses Die on the Street in Kansas City Heat Wave
Heat wave in Kansas City area reports 10 degree temperature at 3pm with minimal breeze. Four heat prostrations noted, none fatal. Several horses perished on city streets as official readings show Kansas towns reaching 104 to 106 degrees.
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Hay City
Fort Scott
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Heat Records Across Cities Prompt Multiple Deaths
In Cincinnati two people died and sixteen suffered heat prostrations as part of a regional heat spell, reaching seventeen deaths and ninety-one prostrations so far. Washington reported seven deaths and many prostrations with 79 degrees at 9 pm. Cleveland logged five deaths and eighteen prostrations, Toledo three deaths, and Detroit four deaths with three prostrations.
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Lodging House Fire Kills Two in Butte
Two men burned to death and about a score injured when a gasoline lamp exploded during a saloon prank at the Pullman lodging house in Butte Montana. Fire swept a wooden building, burning through the lower floor before firefighters arrived. About one hundred guests fled or were rescued from windows as the blaze spread to upper stories. Property loss around $4,000 with no insurance.
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Heat wave in the South but low fatalities reported
Dispatches to The Constitution describe a warm to hot spell with unusually normal Georgia and southern weather. A single heat fatality reports a Negro in Norfolk, Virginia, while eastern and western regions suffer more severe effects and business disruptions.
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Suffering in Richmond as Heat Brings Two Deaths and Prostrations
Richmond Va July 2 Special. A violent thunderstorm cooled the city after a scorching day that set a new heat record. Earlier the morning reached extreme highs with two deaths and eight prostrations reported and at 1 pm the government thermometer showed 99 1 0, while solar readings neared 121. No additional deaths occurred though ambulances were kept busy.
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Usy
One Hundred Degrees and a Heat Death in Norfolk
Norfolk Va records one hundred degrees as Ned Lovett a Black man dies from sunstroke at work after a thunder shower yesterday and today. Heat waves break July records in the Old Dominion with brief reef in hot spell.
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Norfolk
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Temperature Reaches Ninety Two in Columbia Record
Columbia report notes official temperature at 92 degrees with high humidity easing some discomfort. A horse collapsed from the heat while rain remained scarce. Ten days of similar grass-drying weather could be worth millions to crops.
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Fine Breeze Relieves Heat in Macon on July 2
Central City Macon Georgia reports a warm day with a high of 88 degrees at 2 PM. A pleasant breeze developed around 8 PM easing the heat. No sunstrokes or heat-related incidents occurred today or this season.
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Macon
Heat wave in Rome with 95 degree day
Rome Ga July 2 Special The mercury touched 95 today in Rome and the heat was intense but tempered by cooling breezes. Last week Rome had the highest state temperatures with 99 and 98 on other days. No prostrations or deaths were reported.
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Brunswick
Pleasant Breeze At Athens Causes Mild Summer Day
In Athens Ga July 2 a pleasant breeze kept the heat mild with a maximum of eighty six degrees reported. No heat prostrations occurred this summer in the city as residents managed the warm day. Savannah Ga also reported a warm day with a moderate breeze and a maximum around eighty six degrees at 1 pm.
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Heat Drops Temperatures as Memphis Sees Relief
Memphis Tennessee July 2 The city faced intense heat with several cases of heat prostration. A four degree drop in temperature was recorded at 4 o clock today compared with yesterday bringing some relief.
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Memphis Tenn
Weather Bureau Reports No Immediate Heat Relief Predicted
Heat wave persists across the region with temperatures remaining above 90s in most areas. Thunderstorms bring only partial relief as a westward Atlantic disturbance and a West Indian system influence the forecast for the next 24 to 48 hours.
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Brunswick Heat Drops as Thunderstorms Moderate July Heat
Brunswick Ga July 2 Special. The day reached 93 degrees, the peak in a blistering heat wave. Local thunderstorms and showers cooled the air with no reported prostrations or deaths. The heat wave that gripped the area eased slightly due to the weather changes.
Deaths From Heat Not Yet In Columbus
Citizens of Columbus Georgia report no heat prostrations this season and no heat related deaths. The city saw a high of unknown temperature with no confirmed fatalities from heat. Local officials note the absence of heat induced illness so far this season.
Pleasant Evening Temperatures in New Orleans
New Orleans reports a high of 93 and a low of 77 after days of rain. No heat disturbances or fatalities, aside from the death of a mule, and business remained uninterrupted.
Strong breeze at Mobile cools by evening
Mobile Alabama on July 2 recorded a high of 95 and a low of 75. A strong breeze persisted through the day with a heavy shower and an electrical storm around six this evening easing the heat. No prostrations or heat-related incidents were reported.
Sultry at Charleston Five Degrees Cooler
Charleston South Carolina July 2 Spectal The highest temperature recorded by the weather bureau today was 86 five degrees cooler than yesterday The weather s sultry No deaths or prostrations have been reported for the past twenty four hours Montgomery None Too Hot Montgomery Alabama July 2 Spectal The thermometer went as high as 98 here today There have been no deaths or prostrations from heat here this summer
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Weather Bureau
Montgomery
Ala
Heat records and mild comfort city weather report
Ninety six is today’s high in Birmingham Alabama with 99 noted for the preceding two days and no heat fatalities reported. Chattanooga Tennessee records a 93.4 high and 69.6 low with low sunstroke incidence as humidity readings show 8 am and 67 pm, ending a cool pleasant day.
Prostrations at Raleigh Amid Heat Sizzle
Raleigh North Carolina July 2 highest heat 95 1 degrees a half degree higher than yesterday no prostrations or deaths reported no work interruptions rain and an electric storm late this evening Nashville Tennessee July 2 high 50 low 16 no deaths or prostrations reported Tod Carver alias Hilliard captured near St Johns after long chase Sheriff Scar telough and posse of Apaches pursue across Texas New Mexico Arizona for murder of Frank Lureur and Andrew Gibbons over a year ago
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Atlanta Cool Amid Global Heat Wave Despite Global Heat
Atlanta enjoyed unusually mild heat with 87 high and 70 low, average 75, no prostrations or deaths from heat. Other cities suffer extreme heat, hundreds die in New York tenements, horses collapse, while Atlanta remains comfortable and likely to stay warm. Weather forecaster predicts continued light relief today.
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Constitution
New York
Nhite
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Lightning Levels City House on Ninety Fifth Street
A lightning strike hit an unsighted brick and stone apartment house on Ninety Fifth Street near West End Avenue in New York. The fire destroyed the house, with an estimated loss of 150000 dollars, while high winds spread sparks to nearby residences causing several thousand dollars in damage. The home was owned by Leena Weber. the nearby Riverside Drive hotel, once a resort for the city’s elite, also suffered damage.
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Lightning Fire Destroys St Agnes Church in Brooklyn
A lightning bolt caused a massive fire at St Agnes Church in Brooklyn tonight. The fashionable church was destroyed with only the church wills standing, and losses are estimated at $250,000. Meanwhile President McKinley improves and plans to leave Washington Friday with his wife for Canton for the summer.
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Guam Natives Denied U.S. Citizenship in Hawaii
United States Judge Estee indicated he would not grant U S citizenship to a Guam native resident of Hawaii arguing only Hawaiian Polynesians admitted by Congress are eligible. The Hawaii admission issue and a concurrent resolution opposing Hawaii’s annexation to California are noted in the text.
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Riot in Belgian Chamber Over Civic Guard Speech
In Brussels today socialists and ministers clashed as a socialist interrogator questioned a general leading the civic guard. Insults such as liar and assassin were hurled at ministers amid calls to fire on rioters. The chamber eventually backed the government's stance on the issue.
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Japan Ordered to Withdraw Posts in Korea Tension Rises
Reports from Se cure on July 2 say Corea asked Japan to close its post offices and pull out Japanese officials, heightening strain between the two nations. Veiled references to Russian intrigue appear in the dispatches. A fresh report from Tianjin notes fighting in Manchuria and at the Chi Li frontier with a pitched battle at Shen Yang where natives defeat the Mohammedans. General Tung Fuh Sian is said to be pressing attacks on Chinese converts in Shanxi.
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Priests Leave Altar As Women Shriek At Protest In Mexico City
Mexico City on July 2 reports say a student anti clerical demonstration drew about 300 participants near the Columbus statue. Speakers blamed priests for immorality and accused Archbishop Labastida of treachery, while police and gendarmes kept order as crowds entered churches, shouted death to the clergy, and women screamed. The day ended with calls for prayer and fears of further action if priests are not punished.
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Church of
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Father Icaza
Lberaig
Americans Attacked in Jamaica Labor Riot Ends in Casualties
Reports from Kingston Jamaica dated July 2 recount a clash between American railroad superintendents and West Indian laborers including Jamaicans and Porto Ricans. A fierce fight ensued and the Americans fired revolvers in defense. Several laborers were killed and many Americans wounded, including the camp chief.
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Jamaica
Ecuador
Wer
Russia Holds To Manchuria Civil Administration Installed
Pekin July 2 The Russian civil administration set up in New Chwang Manchuria has raised questions about occupation. Some powers have recognized it while others await orders from home governments. The United States envoy is among those awaiting guidance. British and Japanese ministers may urge Li Hung Chang to open Manchuria to world trade while blocking Russian aggression. The matter was not yet before the court. Kurds Murdering Armenians From Mush Kurdistan reports say Kurds plunder villages and have killed Armenians amid belief that a notable, former sheriff of Aghar, was involved.
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