Damage to Crops From Rain and Cold Reaches 7 Million
Reports from state agriculture boards place total crop damage from last week’s heavy rains near 7 million dollars with potential further losses if wet weather continues. Kansas and Illinois show the heaviest impact while Ohio Indiana and other states report varied losses. Farmers fear weed overgrowth incomplete harvests and spoilage of shocks unless hot dry weather returns.
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Chicago
State Boards of Agriculture
Great Wheat and Corn Belt
Record-Herald
Kansas
Coburn
Kansas State Board
Ohio
Indiana
Seer Garrard
State Board of Agricuture
Board of Trade
Texas Senator Bailey Attacks Beveridge in Senate Clash
Washington July 1 Senator Bailey of Texas assaulted Senator Beveridge of Indiana after a heated exchange over remarks about Penrose. Bailey grabbed Beveridge by the throat, desks toppled, and fellow senators separated them as Beveridge denied insulting Bailey. Beveridge expressed regret and sought no personal grievance.
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Washington
Bailey
Texas
Beveridge
Indiana
Senate
Solicitor Penrose
State Department
Senator Beveridge
Penfield
Senator Bailey
Senator Hansbrough
North Dakota
Senator Spooner
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Barney Layton
Bacon
Spooner
Mr. Beveridge
Wen
North Dakota Town Wiped Out by Fire
Conway town business section in Larimore North Dakota destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 60 000 to 70 000. Fire started in a hardware store and spread rapidly to neighboring businesses.
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North Dakota
Larimore
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Conway
Here
Cronje Takes Oath of Allegiance to King Edward
Jamestown St Helena July 1 General Cronje the Boer commander captured at Paschendal Orange Free State in February 1900 has taken the oath of allegiance to King Edward. Many remaining prisoners are following his example.
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Jamestown
St. Helena
Cronje
Lord Roberts
Pardeberg
Orange Free State
Edward
Wabash River Flood Worsens Across Indiana Farmland
Heavy rains over 36 hours raise the Wabash river by twenty feet at Lafayette Indiana. All creeks overflowed and bottom lands are submerged one to three feet. Roads and culverts washed out. Wheat damaged and thousands of acres of corn ruined by flood.
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Lafayette
Ind
Wabash River
Flood forces hundreds from homes in La Porte region
Heavy rains overflow the Kankakee river, washing out banks and submerging miles of land near La Porte Indiana. The river reaches its highest level in years and crops face total loss as residents evacuate.
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la Porte
Ind
Kankakee
Bonfires Mark Joy Over King's Condition Across England
England celebrates favorable reports on the king's health with 3000 bonfires lit nationwide. A rocket from Earls Court's wheel imaged stars as fires erupted from Cornwall to Orkneys amid rain dampening London celebrations. Official residences remained unlit.
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England
London
United Kingdom
Earls Court
Lizard
Orkneys
Mansion House
Bank of England
Marlborough House
Strand
Fleet Street
Cleveland Votes Probe Of Officials Amid Bribe Claim
The Cleveland city council adopted a resolution to investigate recent official acts by its members. The probe will be conducted at a council meeting and stems from alleged bribe offers of 5000 dollars to council members.
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Cleveland City Council
Cleveland
Burlington Woman Charged in Stepdaughter's Death
Mrs Edward Edwards was arrested in Burlington Kansas for the murder of her four year old step daughter Viola Gladys Edwards. A coroner's jury ruled the child died by stamping and trampling. Edwards claims a strange man killed the child. She is the third wife of Edwards. The child was adopted by Edwards' second wife.
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Burlington
Kan
Edward Edwards
Viola Gladys Edwards
Edwards
Congress Nears Adjournment Amid Heated Senate Debates
Washington July 1 final adjournment nears as the house labs late into the night. The Philippine civil government bill advances amid strict party votes and heated exchanges over Cuban and Hawaiian measures. A request for conference reports, suspensions, and pay upgrades for Rear Admiral Schley highlight a busy session with clashes between Bailey, Beveridge, Elkins, and Platt.
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McCall
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Bailey
Texas
Beveridge
Indiana
State Department
Dr. Scott
Penfield
Department
Scott
Clayton
Elkins
West Virginia
Cuba
Platt
Connecticut
Hanna
Ohio
United States
Wood
Cuban Resolutions
Senator Elkins Earnest Address In Favor
Senator Elkins delivers an earnest address in Washington on July 11 urging support for his policy. The speech highlights legislative aims and political stakes in the ongoing debate.
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Elkins
Washington
Commercial Pacific Cable Company Proposal Discussed
A naval department conference with Secretary Moody Rear Admiral Bradford and Senator Perkins considered an Eastern Extension Telegraph Company plan. The proposal would accelerate Pacific cable work by a year and cut costs for the government in exchange for benefit from US survey findings aboard the Nero in 1899. Bradford will review and report in a few days.
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Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Washington
Navy Department
Moody
Bradford
Bureau of Equipment
Perkins
California
Committee On Naval Affairs
Eastern Extension Telegraph Company
Pacific Ocean
United States
Nero
Ocean
Four American Teachers Missing in Cebu May Be Alive
Manila report notes a Cebu constabulary prisoner’s claim that the four American teachers missing since June 10 were held in the mountains as of June 28. The native source suggests the teachers may still be alive.
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Manila
Cebu
English boxing victory as Americans bow to English amateurs
A coronation sporting tournament at the National Sporting club saw Harvard and Yale students lose to English amateurs. All amateur bouts went to the English, with Dodge of Harvard displaying grit against Parkes of the Polytechnic Boxing club in the heavyweights before Parkes won on points.
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London
National Sporting Club
Harvard
Yale
Dodge
Parkes
Polytechnic Boxing Club
Secon
United States Marshal Dismissal Affects Boisse Ida Officials
July 1 dispatch reports Marshal Frank C. He dismisses a local unit amid unclear cause. Source notes potential reappointment and temporary adjustments to the district’s enforcement leadership.
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United States
Boisse
Ida
Frank C
Northwestern Telephone ad highlights long distance reach
The notice promotes Northwestern Telephone Co lines and connections serving over 2,000 cities and towns across Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin with copper metallic circuits, first class service and low rates.
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Northwestern Telephone Co
Minnesota
North
Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
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