Michigan Excursion Train Wreck Kills One at Black River
An excursion train of over 500 people, operated by the German Aid Society of Alpena, derailed at Black River after the tender jumped the track. One man, August Grosinski, was killed in the first car, while about four dozen others were seriously hurt. Rescue teams arrived from Alpena with eight surgeons, and the wreck damaged two hundred feet of track. Grosinski’s son, who shared the seat, survived.
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Black River
Detroit and Marckinaw
German Aid Society of
Aunst Grosinski
Grosinski
Reck
Elief
Alpena
Michigan Farm Values Rise in 1900 Census Bulletin
The census bulletin reports Michigan farms totaling 203,261 on June 1, 1900, valued at $582,517,710 with land and buildings forming 78 and 27 percent respectively. Farm implements cost $28,795,380 and livestock $70,042,644, totaling $600,355,734. Farm products valued at $146,547,681, animal products 37 percent and crops 63 percent, forest included. total exceeds 1890 value by 75 percent.
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Michigan
Census Bureau
Agriculture of
Isso
Young Lad Attempts Suicide In Jackson
Henry Wandrel an 18 year old youth in Jackson attempted death by his own action by inhaling gas after turning on a room fixture and trapping his escape with trousers against the door. He was found unconscious and saved with difficulty. Despondency over a jilting by a young woman is cited as the cause.
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Henry Wandrel
Jackson
Wandrel
Noses Split by Lightning Strike in St Joseph Bridge
William Regan and Frank Shafer, carpenters in St Joseph, were struck by lightning while passing a tree during a storm. The bolt hit them on the nose bridge, splitting their noses. Both men were knocked down and remained unconscious for several hours.
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Willian Regan
Frank Shafer
St. Joseph
Storm Smashes Orchard Near Sparta and Englishville
A severe storm swept just south of Sparta, tearing trees from the ground near Englishville and lifting a barn owned by Sholtz into the air before it shattered. Fruit growers face heavy losses as raspberry rust worsens prospects for the season.
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Sparta
Englishville
Sholtz
Michigan in Brief Highlights Local Unions and Incidents
Statewide briefs report organized thrashing unions in Livingston and Wayne counties, a blind Owosso man finishing his house re shingles, Flat Rock bank moving to a new building, and Grand Rapids stock exchange beginning operations. Other items include drownings, fires, accidents, new towns and mills, political and public works notes across Michigan counties.
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Thrashers
Livingston County
Flat Rock Bank
Stock Exchange
Grand Rapids
Quincy News
Wayne County
Oceana
Muskegon
Newaygo
June Crop Report Highlights Wheat and Oats Shifts
The June crop report shows winter wheat slightly weaker and spring wheat stronger than a year ago. Spring wheat acreage falls 1.28 percent nationwide with major cuts in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Nebraska, while Washington and Oregon report gains. Winter wheat remains strong in many states as May gains shift to June conditions, with oats expanding slightly in some states and contracting in others.
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Red River Valley
South Dakota
Nebraska
Mit
Iowa
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Michigan
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Penneylvania
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New York
Iinois
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
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Michigan St
Maine
Miineis
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Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Missouri
May records set amid Chicago crisis reports and local news
May saw fifty personal crisis reports in Chicago, a new record. The Chicago ice trust raised ice prices due to a strike and water shortages. Kansas postmasters’ salaries rose by 100 dollars yearly, while the Florence Kansas master’s pay fell. A Leavenworth fight left Cary Nichols fatally wounded, Theodore Fields arrested after a knife attack. Louis D Auri gnac, linked to Humbert case, arrested in Tunis.
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Clifton
Calor
Columbes
Concordia
Downs
Ellisweed
Ellis
Enterprise
Erie
Fredonia
Florence
Kan
Leavenworth
Theodore Fields
Cary Nichols
Field
Nichols
Fields
Record of Destructive Midwestern Storms Across States
A major storm swept Iowa Illinois and South Dakota bringing a tornado and unprecedented rainfall. Des Moines and surrounding counties suffered immense damage with one death and many injuries while rail traffic halted. Rain totals included Cla rinda 5.24 inches Carroll 3.16 Des Moines 2.15 Ogden 2.07 Marshalltown 1.77. A 9 year old boy drowned in Linn creek near Marshalltown. Illinois reports a second tornado in three years at Carroll County causing extensive property loss estimated near 25000. Chadwick and other towns saw cloudbursts and flood damage. Across Kansas Salina drownings occurred crossing swollen creeks. Mitchell South Carolina endured a violent windstorm with seven inches of rain in an hour and widespread damage.
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Illinois
South Dakota
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Clarinda
Carroll
Ogden
Marshalltown
Bomford Langdon
Linn Creek
Clinton
Rock River
Carroll County
Ill
George N. Melendy
York Township
Jenks Melendy
Timothy Dunshee
W. E. Shoemaker
Baptist Church
Chadwick
Salina
Kan
Joseph Bass
L. R. McDowell
Smoky Hill
Mitchell
S. C
Tremendous eruption devastates Ratalhulen Guatemala
The Tacansa volcano eruption reported via the Chilean steamer Palena from Valparaiso says about 1,000 people dead and half of Ratalhulen destroyed. Quakes since April 15 have terrorized the region, with ash covering Champerico area and damage near Guatemala City.
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Guatemala
Tacansa
Palena
Valparaiso
Champerico
Quezaltenango
Bewice
Tacana
Guatemala City
CANNOT STOP STRIKE President declines to intervene
The President will not intervene to settle the anthracite coal strike. A New York Board of Trade invitation to appoint a settlement committee was discussed in a cabinet session. It was found the enabling law had been repealed and the president is powerless beyond his ceremonial duties. The mission to Washington was abandoned.
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New York Board of Trade
Board of Trade and Transportation
Washington
Religious News and Notes Snapshot of Faith Headlines
Religious News and Notes surveys missions in the Eastern States and church affairs. It notes the Church of England has thirty seven bishops and thirty deans, a Sabbath desecration outcry in the United States, and the Holy See forbids confessions by telephone. It reports theft of a 1,000 pound Parkville church bell, Alden Speare a leading Methodist layman who died in California, and Roosevelt invited to address a Denver Sunday school convening. It mentions Trinity Church Boston remodeling and choir stalls, Russia funds temperance, Rev Dr William Howe of Cambridge aged Colby graduate, Sir James Parker Deane's death at 90, and a Madras publishing house reception.
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Parkville
L. I
Alden Speare
California
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William Howe
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Mass
Colby College
James Parker Deane
Province of Canterbury
Madras
India
New Postal Currency Post Checks Proposed by Committee
A bill to establish postal checks for small sums up to one dollar is drafted by a committee. The checks would be redeemable at money order posts, with a fee added to face value. The plan aims to improve sending small sums by mail, replacing parts of the current money order system. The expert committee endorsed the general idea but found the detailed methods impracticable.
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Congress
Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Washington
Committee of Postal and Treasury
Bumper grain crop eyed by St Paul officials
A. J. Earling, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, tours the Northwest with executives predicting a bumper crop in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and South Dakota. He notes larger Dakota acreage and similar promise across the region, forecasting higher earnings for the railroad as farmers anticipate abundant grain and rising prosperity.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
A. J. Earling
Earling
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Farting
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
South Dakota
Tornado kills ten near Lake Park Minnesota
A tornado struck twelve miles north of Lake Park Minnesota at 5 PM Monday, destroying a three by two mile strip. Ten people died and many were injured as nine farmhouses barns and outhouses collapsed. Spangels church and other buildings in the town were demolished. Lake Park lies in Beecher County with about 600 residents on the Northern Pacific line.
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Minn
Spangels
Minnesota
St. Paul
Moorhead
Fargo
N. C
Northern Pacific Railroad
Beecher County
Rag Time Loudness Sparks Chicago Disturbance at Station
Chicago dispatch reports complaints from residents on Desplaines Street about noisy talking machines filling the day with raucous music. A disheveled man rushed the police station begging for five minutes of peace, asking to be sent to Martinique or Patagonia to escape the sound.
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Chicago
Martinique
Stonemason Robert Wilson Attempts Self Inflicted Gunshot
Robert Wilson a stonemason attempted suicide in Reading Kansas by firing a shotgun at his side in an upstairs room of Dr Brown's house the blast injuring him just above the heart and causing serious harm.
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Robert Wilson
Reading
Kan
Dr. Brown
Temperance Lesson Emphasizes Spirit Over Flesh
A temperance lesson on Romans 13 8 14 urges Christians to live by the spirit, not the flesh, stressing the body as a servant of the soul, the need to forsake sin for Christ, and warning against materialism while urging temperance as a duty aligned with Christian life and kingdom needs.
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Apostle
Paul
Christ
Roman Empire
Wagner and His Dog Peps, Composer and Canine Companion
Richard Wagner cherished his dog Peps who followed him from Riga and joined him on daily canal baths and rehearsals. The dog often howled at the piano, prompting Wagner to humor him and joke that the dog urged calm for fresh air. Peps is frequently cited in Wagner’s letters, reminding him when to walk and rest.
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Wagner
Peps
Richard Wagner
Riga
Pops
Shakspeare
Will Be Well Done Cutlins Farmers Prepping
Farmers plan summer boarders as haycode, asked what they will do this year. Conversation notes a lighthearted tone from the Philadelphia Record about rural preparations and expected seasonal activity.
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Cutlins
Philadelphia Record
What Hoodooed Him
A wry quip from the Baltimore American about luck and horseshoes. Dobbs notes a horse down on its luck after a barefoot bet, joking that luck did not favor the runner yesterday.
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Dobbs
Baltimore
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